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29th Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia - 2.1

Spain, March 4-8, 2009

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Stage 4 - March 7: Alhama de Murcia - Alhama de Murcia, 156.1km

Plaza takes season's first in Murcia

Rubén Plaza used his form that gave him third overall in the Volta ao Algarve to win stage four of the Vuelta a Murcia in Alhama de Murcia, Spain, on Saturday. The Spaniard of team Liberty Seguros won ahead of José Herrada (Contentpolis-Ampo) and Denis Menchov (Rabobank).

Russia's Menchov gained enough time on overnight leader Frantisek Rabon (Columbia-Highroad) over the 156.1-kilometre stage to move into the overall lead. The two-time Vuelta a España winner leads the general classification over Plaza and teammate Pieter Weening.

Stage four featured two climbs – Alto de la Perdiz and Alto del Collado Bermejo. The second 1150-metre climb left 23 downhill kilometres to the finish line.

Menchov faces tomorrow's fifth and final stage before he can claim the race overall. The 142.5-kilometre stage from Santiago de la Ribera to Murcia features three category three climbs; the final comes 11 kilometres to the finish. (GB)

Results

1 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      4.09.34  (37.53 km/h)
2 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                
3 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                 
4 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                      
5 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad             
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       
7 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                        
8 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                        
9 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                
11 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      0.31
12 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                1.15
13 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                               
14 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           
15 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia               1.23
16 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                       
17 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                         1.50
18 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   
19 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          
20 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                        
21 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 4.54
22 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      
23 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      7.03
24 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                             11.00
25 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    11.06
26 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                            
27 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur               
28 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                        
29 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                                 
30 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                     11.31
31 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
32 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia         18.03
33 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
34 Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                            
35 Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                     
36 José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   
37 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                            
38 José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                            
39 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                      
40 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                           
41 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                             
42 Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                       
43 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                         
44 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                        
45 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
46 José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur              
47 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       
48 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
49 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                           
50 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                    
51 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               
52 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                
53 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                          
54 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad               
55 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                       
56 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad                   
57 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      
58 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            
59 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                18.18
60 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    26.51
61 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          
62 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira             
63 Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira          
64 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                    
65 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   
66 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                    
67 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                              
68 Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                      
69 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team                   
70 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia                     
71 Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team                     
72 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
73 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                
74 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team               
75 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   
76 Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira                   
77 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
78 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                 
79 Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              
80 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                        
81 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad                
82 Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                         
83 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                         
84 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                       
85 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                             
86 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad                    
87 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                  
88 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team                  
89 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                      
90 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
91 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
92 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
93 Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                         
94 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                         
95 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
96 Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                         
DNS Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                         
DNS Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                 
DNF Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                       
DNF Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                        
DNF Jesús Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                    
 
Points
 
1 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           25 pts
2 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              20
3 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                               16
4 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                    14
5 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           12
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     10
7 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                       9
8 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                       8
9 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        7
10 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                               6
11 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         5
12 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   4
13 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                              3
14 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          2
15 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  1
 
Sprints
 
Los Ventorillos
1 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   3 pts
2 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      2
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            1
 
Totana
1 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   3 pts
2 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      2
3 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                          1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de La Perdiz
1 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    10 pts
2 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                         8
3 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      6
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            4
5 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   2
6 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                  1
 
Alto de La Santa
1 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                  3 pts
2 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                               2
3 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                1
 
Alto de Collado Bermejo
1 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           10 pts
2 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                       8
3 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                6
4 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            4
5 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          2
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                      1
 
Teams
 
1  Rabobank                                             12.29.57
2  Liberty Seguros                                          0.31
3  Xacobeo Galicia                                          1.58
4  Caisse D'Epargne                                             
5  Andalucía - Cajasur                                     10.42
6  Contentpolis - AMPO                                     18.38
7  Andorra - Grandavalira                                  26.51
8  Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     28.19
9  Team Columbia - Highroad                                34.51
10  Team Saxo Bank                                         38.57
11  Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                         39.00
12  Garmin - Slipstream                                    39.45
13 Spanish National Team                                 1.10.30
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                         11.43.20
2  Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        0.20
3  Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                            0.35
4  José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia           0.44
5  Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                   0.45
6  Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   0.50
7  Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                 0.51
8  Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  1.15
9  Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       1.58
10  Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                          1.59
11  Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                  2.06
12  Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad           
13  Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                        2.07
14  Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira               2.17
15  Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     2.35
16  Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia              3.29
17  Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   3.52
18  Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     4.21
19  Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                   5.00
20  Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              5.03
21  Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                5.18
22  José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                    10.10
23  Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                10.45
24  Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  11.40
25  Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                    12.08
26  Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                      12.34
27 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                    12.39
28 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                            14.19
29 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur          14.38
30  Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               14.52
31  Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad         17.38
32  Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                         18.08
33  Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                              18.27
34  Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad             18.28
35  Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      18.37
36  Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                      18.42
37  Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  18.53
38  José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne             18.56
39  Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  18.58
40  Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   19.04
41  José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur        19.11
42  Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  19.23
43  Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                     19.25
44  Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia        19.27
45  Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 19.33
46  Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                       19.49
47  Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne               19.51
48  Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                      19.56
49  Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                20.13
50  Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team               20.20
51  Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    20.27
52  Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 20.38
53  José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                      21.01
54  Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                21.20
55  Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 21.23
56  Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad          21.38
57  Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                     22.15
58  Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                            22.23
59  Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                 24.04
60  Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                27.14
61  Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - Highroad          27.16
62  Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                 27.27
63  Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              27.34
64  Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                   27.43
65  Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                27.47
66  David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    27.51
67  Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad              28.10
68  David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team            28.14
69  Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                            28.15
70  Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                  28.29
71  Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   28.53
72  Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team             29.02
73  Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                   29.18
74  Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              29.40
75  Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia               29.49
76  Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team              29.50
77  Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia             29.52
78  Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   30.08
79  José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur           30.09
80  Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                   30.10
81  Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira             30.25
82  Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      
83  Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team              30.31
84  Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira                  
85  Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira    30.36
86  Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team         30.56
87  Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur          30.57
88  Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira       31.02
89  Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                       31.20
90  Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                        31.43
91  Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                   31.46
92  Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                   32.16
93  Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team               33.05
94  Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                33.12
95  Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        33.44
96  Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              34.12
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road              48 pts
2 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           36
3 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       36
4 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                                 35
5 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                               32
6 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                            32
7 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                   28
8 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road             25
9 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              21
10 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team                20
11 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                     17
12 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                        17
13 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D'Epargne                      16
14 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   14
15 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                             14
16 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      13
17 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - High Road         12
18 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                              11
19 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                          11
20 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    10
21 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 10
22 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      8
23 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       7
24 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         7
25 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team                  7
26 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   6
27 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  6
28 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                     6
29 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    5
30 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                        5
31 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                   4
32 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                           4
33 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     4
34 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team                   4
35 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                              3
36 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High Road                 3
37 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                3
38 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      3
39 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                          2
40 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                      2
41 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia             2
42 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         1
43 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                         1
44 Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank                         1
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   6 pts
2 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                    6
3 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      4
4 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                        4
5 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                 3
6 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                          1
7 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            1
8 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          1
9 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - High Road          10 pts
2 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    10
3 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                       8
4 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                         8
5 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                7
6 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                      6
7 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                                  4
8 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            4
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                            4
10 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                3
11 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                              2
12 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                         2
13 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                   2
14 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  2
15 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     1
16 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         1
 
Murcian rider classification
 
1 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D'Epargne                11.45.26
2 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  25.08
3 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team              26.08
4 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                27.34
5 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team                28.25
6 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team           28.50
7 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                32.06
 
Teams classification
 
1  Rabobank                                             35.11.44
2  Liberty Seguros                                          1.20
3  Caisse D'Epargne                                         3.55
4  Xacobeo Galicia                                          4.01
5  Andalucía - Cajasur                                     13.35
6  Contentpolis - AMPO                                     20.25
7  Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     30.19
8  Andorra - Grandavalira                                  31.49
9  Team Columbia - Highroad                                34.16
10  Team Saxo Bank                                         39.47
11  Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                         40.34
12  Garmin - Slipstream                                    41.05
13  Spanish National Team                                1.14.45