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54th Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta Ciclista del Sol) - 2.1

Spain, February 17-21, 2008

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Stage 3 - February 19: Otura - Jaén, 174.5km

Petacchi wins another sprint

By Bjorn Haake

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) is showing good early season form and won the third stage into Jaén. He was able to beat two Italians, national champion Giovanni Visconti (Quick Step) and youngster Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval-Scott). The five hills in the stage splintered the field, with a group of around 20 men battling it out for stage glory. Pablo Lastras Garcia (Caisse d'Epargne) took over the lead in the general classification.

Petacchi said that "the finish today wasn't the easiest. The last three or four kilometers were uphill, although it was a manageable grade. At any rate, the ascent produced a selection, because we were going very fast when we hit a climb about 15 kilometers from the finish."

It was the team Caisse d'Epargne who put down the hammer. They were aware that the current leader, Frenchman Clément Lhotellerie (Skil-Shimano), was in difficulty and they were desperately trying to make up the 51 seconds that separated Lastras from taking over the lead.

Petacchi was excited about the final, in which "only twenty of us were left over to sprint it out. I managed to beat riders that are better suited to the uphills, like Visconti and Riccò. In the sprint I was at the wheel of a Silence-Lotto rider, who jumped very strongly at less than 100 meters to go. This is certainly a good sign about my condition. I hope to continue to develop and especially to continue winning."

The race continues tomorrow with a stage over 173 kilometers from La Guardia de Jaén to Écija.

Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                       4.29.37 (38.721 km/h)
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                                  
3 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                         
4 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            
5 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
6 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
7 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                               
8 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep                                 
9 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
10 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
11 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                       
12 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                 
14 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
15 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                
16 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
17 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      
18 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
19 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
20 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                           
21 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep                         
22 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                 
23 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            
24 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
25 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 
26 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      0.09
27 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                   0.10
28 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      0.15
29 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              0.24
30 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                             0.26
31 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo         0.38
32 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  0.41
33 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                0.49
34 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                        1.39
35 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
36 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                         
37 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      
38 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                              
39 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     
40 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              1.56
41 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                 
42 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                               
43 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  
44 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo               
45 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     
46 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
47 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
48 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                                   
49 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       
50 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                          
51 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                            
52 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                               
53 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                       
54 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              2.00
55 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                
56 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                             2.02
57 Sergio Herrero Dominguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo    3.14
58 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            3.19
59 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  
60 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               
61 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott         3.43
62 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quickstep                             3.53
63 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                                
64 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               
65 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                           4.26
66 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                              7.12
67 Roman Klimov (Rus) Katyusha                                       
68 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo                    
69 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
70 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo            
71 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             
72 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            
73 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                     8.19
74 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                              
75 Jaime Garcia Latorre (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo        8.51
DNF Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katyusha                                  
DNF Israel Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo         
 
General Classification after Stage 3
 
1 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                12.25.09
2 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                         0.48
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              1.32
4 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            1.36
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep                             1.41
6 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 1.45
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              1.55
8 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                2.01
9 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                    2.08
10 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                   2.11
11 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott              2.22
12 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo         2.25
13 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     3.16
14 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      3.52
15 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                       5.17
16 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep                     5.24
17 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                             5.27
18 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
19 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                 
20 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
21 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                             6.00
22 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                6.26
23 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                  6.51
24 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                          6.53
25 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo           7.12
26 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              7.19
27 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   7.23
28 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                 
29 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      7.25
30 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                      7.44
31 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                     8.19
32 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            8.31
33 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     
34 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                    8.51
35 Sergio Herrero Dominguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo    9.19
36 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   9.24
37 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 9.34
38 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                10.05
39 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo               13.51
40 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        14.06
41 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  14.23
42 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                20.12
43 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                         20.13
44 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           
45 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi       20.19
46 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                             
47 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     20.34
48 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             20.43
49 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                 21.00
50 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott             21.31
51 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                             22.15
52 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                                   
53 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                               
54 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                            
55 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
56 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                            22.21
57 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          22.22
58 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                          23.38
59 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                           24.03
60 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quickstep                            24.12
61 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               
62 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                                
63 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur           24.27
64 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                          24.45
65 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                             25.14
66 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                        27.31
67 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                         28.47
68 Jaime Garcia Latorre (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo       29.17
69 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                    29.26
70 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo       31.16
71 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            32.24
72 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 34.42
73 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       35.16
74 Roman Klimov (Rus) Katyusha                                  39.36
75 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                             41.18