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58th Vuelta a España - Spain, September 6-28, 2003
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Stage 20 - Saturday, September 27: San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Alto de Abantos, 11.2km ITT
Dream victory for Roberto Heras
Nozal chokes and loses 2'23
By Hernán Alvarez Macías in San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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With just one stage to go, Roberto Heras (US Postal Service-Berry Floor) is the new leader of the Vuelta a España after winning the mountain time trial between San Lorenzo de El Escorial and Abantos. Heras rode the fantastic time of 25'08, crushing the leader up until now Isidro Nozal (ONCE-Eroski), who could only manage 27'31 which put him as 43rd on the stage. Heras is now the leader on GC with a 28 second advantage over Nozal. Roberto Heras started crying when he knew he was the virtual winner of the Vuelta. "This is a difficult climb because it has some flat spots and some hard uphills. We are winning the Vuelta little by little. I wasn't good in the first time trial (in Saragossa), but I recovered in the second one in Albacete. This is big, really big; I'm in a big team".
US Postal director Johan Bruyneel was obviously very happy. The Belgian said post-stage, "It's a great satisfaction to win here. It's incredible what Heras has done and it's also incredible to win both the Tour de France and the Vuelta España at the same year. It was almost impossible to get the leader's jersey, but Heras made an excellent time trial and Nozal did it very badly; so both things combined caused this position."
Isidro Nozal was of course very sad at his loss. "I've done a good race overall," he said. "I must congratulate Heras because of the great time trial he rode; he was better than me. The first kilometres were very hard for me. I was getting worse every meter."
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ONCE's manager Pablo Antón said "I'm actually very disappointed. I have to congratulate Heras because he won the race on the road and also Isidro because he made a great effort. What Nozal has done is very good, he did everything he could."
Heras will win the Vuelta España for the second time in his career after his victory in 2000. It's been a great year for the US Postal Service-Berry Floor team that is about to obtain two of the three Grand Tours of this season. American Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France and now the Heras is on the point of succeeding in his own land. A thing that seemed impossible to achieve now is a reality as Heras eliminated the three minutes Nozal had in just two days. Nozal was about to win, everybody in the peloton gave him 80 or 90 percent chance of winning, but Heras proved once again that anything is possible in cycling.
How it unfolded
For the third time in this Vuelta a España, the time of David Millar (Cofidis) was the first serious reference points. Millar was the provisional leader of the stage after clocking 26'17 for the 11.2 cobbled, twisting and at times very steep kilometres.
Nevertheless, Fabian Jeker (Milaneza-MSS) rode better and stole the best time from the Scot half an hour after he had finished. Jeker clocked the fastest time at the 6 km intermediate check and went on to finish in 25'23, obliterating Millar's time. But this wasn't to stand for too long, as Félix Cárdenas (Labarca) and later Alejandro Valverde (Kelme-Costa Blanca) both came in with 25'22, a second faster than the Swiss.
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It seemed that Roberto Heras had a very tough job. He climbed extremely well with an excellent tempo, always maintaining his rhythm and not fading at any time. Nozal started two minutes later and comparing both times Heras gained 7 seconds in the first kilometre, 22 seconds by the second kilometre and so on. The blow for Nozal came in the eighth kilometre when Heras gained almost 30 seconds. From that moment on, Nozal's expectations and strength began to fail. Isidro couldn't maintain the tempo and seemed completely exhausted, so he finally lost the golden leader's jersey. In the final 1.2 km Nozal lost 31 seconds to Heras. The USPS rider ended up in a time of 25'08 and the ONCE man in 27'31.
Stage 21 - September 28: Madrid-Madrid, 145.8 km
The 21st and final stage is a 145.8 km leg that will be ridden in the city of Madrid and its surroundings. The stage has a flat route with some very small climbs. The three intermediate sprints are in Arganda del Rey, Morata de Tajuña and Móstoles. The riders start in Madrid and finish in the same city after doing eight laps of the central part of the capital of Spain. It will be a nice ride for Heras as his leadership is not in jeopardy. Nozal will be thinking of what might have been in the last stage, after being clad in the gold jersey just two days ago.
Photography
Images by AFP Photo
- Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank) going full gas in the mountain TT
- Roberto Heras (USPS-Berry Floor) gives it everything at the finish
- Isidro Nozal (ONCE) utterly exhausted at the finish
- Big smiles for Heras and Bruyneel post stage
Images by Unipublic
- Oscar Sevilla (Kelme) pushes himself to finish 9th in the stage
- Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (ONCE) did not have a great day, and lost 2'19 to Heras
- Roberto Heras (USPS-Berry Floor) comes across the line with the new best time
- Isidro Nozal (ONCE) checks his time at the finish. It's not good.
- Roberto Heras (USPS-Berry Floor) on the podium after winning the stage and taking the lead
Results
1 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 25.08 (26.73 km/h) 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.14 3 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 4 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 0.15 5 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 0.22 6 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.32 7 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 0.34 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 0.48 9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.58 10 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.03 11 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1.06 12 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.09 13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 14 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.10 15 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 1.16 16 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 17 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.24 18 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 1.28 19 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.29 20 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 1.31 21 José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.36 22 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.39 23 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 24 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 1.40 25 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 1.41 26 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.46 27 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 1.48 28 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 1.57 29 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.58 30 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.01 31 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.03 32 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.06 33 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi 2.10 34 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.14 35 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 36 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 37 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 2.15 38 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 2.18 39 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 40 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 2.19 41 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 42 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2.21 43 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2.23 44 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.25 45 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 2.26 46 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2.27 47 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.30 48 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.31 49 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 50 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio 2.33 51 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.34 52 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.39 53 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.42 54 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 55 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi 2.43 56 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.45 57 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco 58 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 59 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.46 60 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 2.47 61 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom 2.50 62 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi 2.51 63 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 64 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.54 65 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.56 66 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.57 67 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 2.59 68 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor 69 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 3.02 70 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 71 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre 3.03 72 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 3.04 73 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 3.07 74 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.14 75 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom 3.15 76 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 3.16 77 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 78 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 3.17 79 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank 3.19 80 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 3.20 81 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3.21 82 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.24 83 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.26 84 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.28 85 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 3.29 86 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre 3.30 87 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 3.32 88 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 89 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom 3.35 90 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 3.36 91 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 92 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 3.37 93 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 94 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 3.40 95 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre 3.42 96 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor 3.44 97 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 3.45 98 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 3.47 99 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio 100 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank 3.50 101 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 102 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 3.53 103 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 104 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 3.55 105 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 106 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.58 107 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 3.59 108 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC 4.01 109 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco 4.02 110 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 4.03 111 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 4.07 112 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi 113 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 4.08 114 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 4.09 115 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 4.10 116 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 4.11 117 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 118 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom 4.12 119 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo 120 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 4.13 121 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.16 122 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 4.18 123 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 4.19 124 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 125 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 4.21 126 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS 4.22 127 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 128 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 129 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor 4.23 130 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco 4.26 131 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS 4.28 132 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com 133 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 4.30 134 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 4.32 135 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor 136 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 4.34 137 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 4.35 138 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 4.36 139 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com 140 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 4.42 141 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 4.47 142 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 4.50 143 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.53 144 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 4.54 145 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio 4.55 146 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC 5.14 147 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio 5.15 148 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 5.19 149 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 5.20 150 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 5.28 151 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 5.36 152 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 5.42 153 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 5.44 154 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 5.52 155 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 6.10 156 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 6.13 157 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi 6.22 158 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC 6.48 159 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 7.11 Points 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 25 pts 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 20 3 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 16 4 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 14 5 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 12 6 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10 7 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 9 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 8 9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 7 10 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 6 11 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 5 12 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 4 13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 3 14 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 2 15 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 1 Mountains Alto de Abantos - Cat. 1, km 11.2 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 16 pts 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 12 3 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 10 4 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 8 5 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 6 6 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 7 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 2 9 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1 Teams 1 Kelme - Costa Blanca 1.18.00 2 IBanesto.com 0.46 3 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ 1.24 4 Milaneza - MSS 1.33 5 US Postal Service Berry Floor 2.00 6 Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.21 7 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque 2.27 8 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 2.45 9 Rabobank 2.51 10 Once - Eroski 3.20 11 Team Bianchi 3.33 12 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada 3.58 13 Fassa Bortolo 4.16 14 Team CSC 4.19 15 Phonak Hearing Systems 5.18 16 Quick Step - Davitamon 5.36 17 Paternina - Costa de Almeria 5.46 18 Team Telekom 5.55 19 Lampre 6.44 20 Alessio 8.31 21 Team Saeco 8.37 22 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola 9.56 General classification after stage 20 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 65.40.33 2 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 0.28 3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.25 4 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 3.27 5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 4.47 6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 5.51 7 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 5.56 8 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 6.33 9 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 6.51 10 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.56 11 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 9.08 12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 9.52 13 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 10.13 14 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 12.51 15 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi 14.18 16 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 14.38 17 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 17.05 18 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 18.31 19 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 29.34 20 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 33.30 21 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 39.35 22 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 41.18 23 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 46.45 24 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC 47.54 25 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 49.39 26 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 56.51 27 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom 1.00.48 28 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 1.02.00 29 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.04.47 30 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.06.52 31 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.07.29 32 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.09.41 33 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 1.10.24 34 José Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.11.09 35 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 1.12.21 36 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 1.13.44 37 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 1.17.42 38 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.18.28 39 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS 1.19.54 40 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 1.30.39 41 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 1.35.10 42 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 1.37.32 43 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 1.41.57 44 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.45.58 45 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 1.47.13 46 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.49.39 47 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 1.50.59 48 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com 1.54.06 49 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio 1.54.56 50 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio 1.55.10 51 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom 2.00.48 52 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre 2.00.53 53 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 54 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.01.29 55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com 2.01.48 56 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 2.01.59 57 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 2.03.57 58 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank 2.04.12 59 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi 2.08.29 60 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.08.55 61 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 2.09.40 62 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 2.09.42 63 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 2.10.21 64 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo 2.10.37 65 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 2.12.02 66 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.12.58 67 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2.13.44 68 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS 2.13.56 69 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre 2.14.41 70 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 2.15.18 71 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 2.16.30 72 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 2.19.28 73 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.21.36 74 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.22.18 75 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom 2.23.55 76 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.25.01 77 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank 2.29.30 78 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.30.26 79 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 2.30.47 80 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.33.26 81 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor 2.34.04 82 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi 2.34.56 83 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 2.37.34 84 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 2.38.46 85 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.39.38 86 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 2.39.44 87 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 2.40.33 88 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.40.40 89 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 2.41.50 90 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.43.13 91 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 2.46.29 92 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.47.02 93 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.47.06 94 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon 2.47.41 95 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom 2.47.48 96 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 2.47.55 97 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.49.45 98 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.50.04 99 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre 2.52.37 100 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank 2.52.41 101 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom 2.54.35 102 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.55.06 103 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo 2.55.19 104 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi 2.55.57 105 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 2.56.34 106 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com 3.00.22 107 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.02.14 108 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com 3.02.58 109 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 3.03.31 110 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom 3.04.28 111 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 3.05.11 112 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio 3.05.46 113 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3.08.42 114 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank 3.08.55 115 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 3.11.24 116 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.12.42 117 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 3.15.26 118 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 3.16.54 119 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 3.16.59 120 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.18.22 121 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco 3.18.54 122 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi 3.19.03 123 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 3.19.33 124 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon 3.20.22 125 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 3.21.28 126 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.22.33 127 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor 3.22.38 128 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.23.31 129 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 3.24.13 130 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 3.24.33 131 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 3.28.24 132 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS 3.28.57 133 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.29.05 134 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 3.29.13 135 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio 3.30.14 136 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC 3.31.00 137 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 3.31.55 138 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank 3.33.12 139 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor 3.33.15 140 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.33.27 141 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi 3.34.21 142 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank 3.35.42 143 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre 3.36.44 144 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.38.58 145 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.38.59 146 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank 3.39.16 147 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco 3.40.03 148 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco 3.40.11 149 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC 3.44.56 150 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio 3.47.30 151 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio 3.48.16 152 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC 3.50.06 153 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo 3.50.07 154 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre 3.50.29 155 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 3.51.51 156 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 3.53.23 157 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.55.35 158 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 3.57.44 159 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 4.26.12 Points classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 152 pts 2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom 151 3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 135 4 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 123 5 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 99 6 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 92 7 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 83 8 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 81 9 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 70 10 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 69 11 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon 68 12 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 67 13 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 65 14 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 65 15 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 64 16 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola 64 17 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 61 18 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 57 19 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 56 20 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 55 21 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 53 22 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria 52 23 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 52 24 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 47 25 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 42 Mountains classification 1 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 204 pts 2 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 112 3 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 101 4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 100 5 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 72 6 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 64 7 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 58 8 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 57 9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 56 10 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 52 11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 50 12 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 49 13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 39 14 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 38 15 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS 38 16 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 33 17 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 32 18 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 31 19 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 31 20 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com 31 21 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 23 22 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 23 23 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com 22 24 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi 20 25 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 18 Combination classification 1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 8 pts 2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué 13 3 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 14 4 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 21 5 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 27 6 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 27 7 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone 28 8 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 37 9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com 46 10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 52 11 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada 54 12 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 56 13 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor 57 14 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo 59 15 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS 61 16 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com 65 17 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com 67 18 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS 67 19 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 75 20 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 76 21 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 76 22 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 78 23 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 84 24 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 89 25 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron 90 Teams classification 1 IBanesto.com 197.09.08 2 Once - Eroski 1.03 3 Kelme - Costa Blanca 17.07 4 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 30.22 5 Milaneza - MSS 37.38 6 Euskaltel - Euskadi 38.11 7 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ 56.54 8 US Postal Service Berry Floor 1.31.45 9 Fassa Bortolo 2.02.51 10 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada 2.36.14 11 Team CSC 2.58.46 12 Rabobank 3.09.00 13 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque 3.21.30 14 Paternina - Costa de Almeria 3.21.33 15 Quick Step - Davitamon 3.27.23 16 Team Bianchi 3.35.58 17 Phonak Hearing Systems 4.12.41 18 Team Telekom 4.13.45 19 Lampre 5.22.57 20 Alessio 6.12.37 21 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola 7.47.15 22 Team Saeco 8.51.34
