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58th Vuelta a España - Spain, September 6-28, 2003

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Stage 19 - Friday, September 26:  La Vega de Alcobendas - Collado Villalba, 164km

Heras reduces Nozal's advantage; Simeoni wins stage

Manolo Saiz expelled for dangerous behaviour

By Hernán Alvarez Macías in Villalba

Ooh yeah for Simeoni
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Roberto Heras (US Postal Service-Berry Floor) made the attack that the Vuelta España was waiting for. The show is back on as Heras reduced the advantage Isidro Nozal has over him to 1 minute and 55 seconds in Stage 19 between La Vega de Alcobendas and Villalba. Heras attacked on the climb of Alto de Navacerrada and got a gap of 1'14 over Nozal at the end of the stage. The winner of the stage was Filippo Simeoni (Domina Vacanze), who was part of an earlier breakaway and beat Claus Møller (Milaneza) in a two man sprint, 16 seconds ahead of Heras' group.

Roberto Heras played an excellent tactic, noticing Nozal was fading on the last climb of the day, and attacked him. The USPS rider said afterwards, "It was a perfect stage. I think we have played a perfect strategy. The time that I achieved is not bad, but tomorrow [mountain time trial stage] we have to race only eleven kilometres. We have to recover, and we'll see how he recovers".

The leader is still Nozal, who said, "I resisted very well in the Alto de los Leones, but in Navacerrada it was different because the climbers put a much stronger tempo from the bottom of the climb. The men who had to attack did it. I was isolated in the middle of the climb, but I was calm because I knew I had Angel [Vicioso] and Marcos [Serrano] with me to help me".

More suffering for Nozal
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Tomorrow's stage will be the decisive one of the race. The leader commented "I think I have enough of a margin to keep the leader's jersey. Now I'm the one who has the pressure and I'll see how I can handle it."

Filippo Simeoni was cheerful with his victory after getting in the right breakaway of the day. "I think the Vuelta gives me luck. Today we made a tense and long breakaway", said Simeoni. "This is the second time that I've won here in Spain as I did in Cuenca in 2001 too. I have been helping my team for 18 days and this was the day to get in a break".

About his team and the problems with its inclusion in the Vuelta he said, "We arrived at the Vuelta with a lot of controversy, but we demonstrated we are a very competitive squad. We have two men like Santos González and Michele Scarponi very well placed in the overall classification. I think Scarponi is a good rider that can fight for the overall victories in the future."

How it unfolded

The early break
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The 161 riders that finished yesterday in Las Rozas signed on for today's stage. At kilometre 6 the attacks in the peloton began and at kilometre 13 a group of 19 riders broke clear. The break was going well, so well that the front riders led by more than four minutes at the first intermediate sprint in Hoyo de Manzanares. Although it was a break with too many riders, they seemed to cooperated well, extending the gap to 7'04 at the Alto de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. The peloton seemed not to care much about the breakaway even though the gap was big. The stage was long and many kilometres were had to be ridden.

The first attacks in the peloton came at the Cat. 1 Alto de los Leones. Kelme and iBanesto.com wanted to change the tempo and began to ride hard at the bottom of the climb. Nozal held up very well as Oscar Sevilla (Kelme-Costa Blanca) and Leonardo Piepoli (iBanesto.com) led the front group of the peloton, Meanwhile Igor González de Galdeano (ONCE-Eroski) had some problems climbing and lost some seconds, but was able to get back on after the descent.

Valverde and Sevilla
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There were many movements in the race. There were now 11 riders leading the stage: Constantino Zaballa (Kelme), Juan José de los Angeles, Filippo Simeoni (Domina Vacanze), Cristian Moreni (Alessio), Angel Vicioso (ONCE-Eroski), Francisco Lara (Team Bianchi), Claus Møller (Milaneza), Oscar Pereiro (Phonak), Floyd Landis (US Postal), Karsten Kroon and Beat Zberg (Rabobank) with 50 km to go.

At the last intermediate sprint in La Pradera, the leaders were 4'35 ahead of the peloton as "Tino" Zaballa won the sprint and attacked the front riders. He was caught at the bottom of the Navacerrada on which the 11 leaders slowly disintegrated into smaller groups. Near the foot of the climb, Roberto Heras decided to make his first attack, followed by Cádernas and Piepoli. He saw Isidro Nozal responded well, but a few metres later Nozal was beginning to fade and so Heras tried for the second time. Nozal was looking tired and had problems on the climb, and at the summit of the Alto de Navacerrada Heras had a gap of 1'29 over the ONCE man.

Heras on the attack
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Nozal reduced the damage by 14 seconds on the descent with the help of his teammates, as Heras came in with a group containing several other GC riders, driven mainly by US Postal and Kelme. In front of the race, Simeoni and Møller managed to hold off Heras's group on the descent to come into the finish with a comfortable enough lead to contest the win. Simeoni attacked into the corner and gapped Møller, who was forced to settle for second behind the experience Domina Vacanze man.

Manolo Sáiz expelled from the race

ONCE-Eroski's team director Manolo Sáiz was expelled from the Vuelta after having a serious argument with the motorcycle rider of a TV cameraman in the middle of the Navacerrada climb. Sáiz became angry when he saw that the race leader Nozal was having a very bad time on the climb. The ONCE director stopped the car and started insulting and screaming at the motorcycle rider. Apparently, the rider was obstructing Sáiz's way when the director wanted to tell some of his men to help Isidro Nozal.

However the president of the race jury, Belgian Jean Michel Voets, ruled that Sáiz had not respected the commissaire's instructions during the stage. "We decided to expel Mr. Sáiz from the race until the competition is over," said Mr Voets in a short press conference. "Sáiz has badly offended the image of cycling and also the image of the Vuelta España."

Stage 20 - September 27: San Lorenzo de El Escorial-Alto de Abantos, 11.2 km

The 20th stage is an 11.2 km mountain time trial between the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Alto de Abantos. The Alto de Abantos is a category 1 climb and it will be difficult for the time trial specialists. We will see if Roberto Heras adapts himself better than Isidro Nozal in this mixture of climbing and riding against the clock. It's the last chance for the US Postal rider to take the golden leader's jersey from Nozal. The gap is now smaller and it will be an exciting stage to watch.

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Results

1 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                  3.51.18 (42.54 km/h)
2 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                      
3 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron            0.16
4 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                        
5 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                            
6 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                            
7 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                          
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          
10 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                              
11 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                           
12 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                                
14 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                     
15 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                              
16 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                   
17 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                       
18 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                   
19 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                        
20 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                                 
21 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
22 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                        0.23
23 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    0.58
24 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                      1.30
25 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                                   
26 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               
27 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                   
28 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                                 
29 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 
30 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                          
31 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                  
32 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
33 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                        
34 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        
35 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                       
36 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                     
37 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                
38 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                
39 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                               
40 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
41 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                     
42 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        
43 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                      
44 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            
45 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     
46 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                 
47 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               
48 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
49 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         1.37
50 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
51 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  4.36
52 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             
53 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                         
54 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        
55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    
56 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
57 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        
58 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre                                         
59 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                                      
60 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       
61 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             
62 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom                                     
63 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
64 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                          
65 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                        
66 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                              
67 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                      
68 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                        
69 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                               
70 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                        
71 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                 
72 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
73 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                             8.14
74 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                      
75 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco                                        
76 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                
77 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                       
78 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                10.21
79 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                        
80 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      
81 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        
82 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   
83 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC                                13.57
84 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                  18.30
85 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 
86 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                    
87 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor                      18.32
88 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                             18.35
89 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                     
90 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                    
91 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                                      
92 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                                  
93 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               
94 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             
95 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                    
96 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                      
97 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                 
98 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                                    
99 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                          
100 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     
101 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                  
102 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
103 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 
104 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                            
105 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                           
106 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco                                      
107 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                       
108 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              
109 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                 
110 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                  
111 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           
112 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                     
113 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                  
114 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                     
115 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                     
116 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
117 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
118 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                     
119 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                   
120 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          
121 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
122 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
123 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                                 
124 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                                
125 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                
126 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 
127 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                                   
128 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       
129 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
130 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                        
131 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      
132 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       
133 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                         
134 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         
135 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                              
136 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                               
137 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                    
138 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
139 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                        
140 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre                                    
141 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                       
142 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
143 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                    
144 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              
145 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
146 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                  
147 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                             
148 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          
149 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                         
150 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                        
151 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                       
152 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi                                 
153 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            
154 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                 
155 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi                                   
156 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                      
157 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                  
158 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                            18.53
159 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  18.55
160 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                
DNF Domingo Sanchez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
 
Points
 
1 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                       25 pts
2 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                    20
3 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              16
4 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                      14
5 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                          12
6 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                          10
7 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                         9
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                    8
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         7
10 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             6
11 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                          5
12 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         4
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                               3
14 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                    2
15 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                             1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Cat. 3, km 64                     
1 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                        6 pts
2 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        4
3 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                     2
4 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1
 
Alto de Los Leones - Cat. 1, km 84                                     
1 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                    16 pts
2 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         12
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       10
4 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 8
5 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        6
6 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                            4
7 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                              3
8 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                        2
9 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                       1
 
Alto de Los Angeles de San Rafael - Cat. 3, km 98                      
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        6 pts
2 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                        4
3 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                       2
4 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1
 
Alto de Navacerrada - Cat. 1, km 142                                   
1 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                    16 pts
2 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                       12
3 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                           10
4 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          8
5 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                              6
6 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                           4
7 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                       3
8 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        2
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                           1
 
Sprints
 
Hoyo de Manzanares - km 35.8                                           
1 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                        4 pts
2 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                     2
3 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1
 
Galapagar - km 50.5                                                    
1 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        4 pts
2 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          2
3 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    1
 
La Pradera - km 127.5                                                  
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        4 pts
2 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                     2
3 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          1
 
Teams
 
1 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ                                   11.34.26
2 Milaneza - MSS                                                       
3 IBanesto.com                                                     0.16
4 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                             0.58
5 US Postal Service Berry Floor                                    1.37
6 Team Bianchi                                                     2.44
7 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                     
8 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  
9 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                      3.58
10 Once - Eroski                                                       
11 Rabobank                                                        4.36
12 Team Telekom                                                   10.10
13 Fassa Bortolo                                                  10.49
14 Team CSC                                                       16.25
15 Phonak Hearing Systems                                         19.49
16 Alessio                                                        22.55
17 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque                                                
18 Quick Step - Davitamon                                         27.15
19 Paternina - Costa de Almeria                                   29.54
20 Lampre                                                         33.00
21 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola                                 41.14
22 Team Saeco                                                     44.52
 
General classification after stage 19
 
1 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           65.13.30
2 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        1.55
3 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                  3.03
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      4.06
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                             5.13
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                       5.16
7 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 6.11
8 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                7.37
9 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                      7.43
10 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                       8.14
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                  10.11
12 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                   10.41
13 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         10.49
14 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           13.30
15 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                              14.14
16 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                          14.57
17 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     16.59
18 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            17.44
19 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone           29.15
20 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     33.07
21 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                40.56
22 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            40.59
23 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                            47.31
24 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                 48.01
25 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   50.24
26 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        55.14
27 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                            59.53
28 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                              1.01.40
29 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.04.56
30 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     1.06.10
31 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 1.07.23
32 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone        1.09.38
33 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                              1.10.40
34 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     1.11.28
35 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                 1.13.10
36 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron        1.13.58
37 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                 1.16.35
38 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS                            1.17.21
39 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.17.44
40 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                             1.29.05
41 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              1.33.06
42 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 1.36.56
43 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            1.42.21
44 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  1.45.28
45 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.46.23
46 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1.48.37
47 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                       1.50.36
48 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                            1.51.25
49 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                   1.53.18
50 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                1.54.18
51 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      1.58.30
52 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre                                  1.59.45
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                               2.00.17
54 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                             2.00.23
55 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      2.00.42
56 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                       2.02.15
57 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                2.04.24
58 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                               2.05.19
59 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              2.07.13
60 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                            2.07.27
61 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                       2.07.33
62 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria          2.08.59
63 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                         2.09.30
64 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      2.10.18
65 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                              2.11.29
66 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                2.11.57
67 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                              2.13.06
68 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                          2.13.12
69 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                              2.13.42
70 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 2.14.09
71 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  2.15.18
72 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                2.17.47
73 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 2.20.46
74 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.21.22
75 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                          2.22.15
76 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                     2.24.50
77 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    2.28.26
78 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron               2.28.31
79 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                   2.29.22
80 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor                   2.32.15
81 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                2.32.27
82 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria               2.34.28
83 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                            2.34.41
84 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                 2.35.16
85 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              2.36.05
86 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone      2.37.53
87 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                2.38.17
88 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                    2.38.37
89 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 2.39.58
90 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone    2.42.22
91 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria               2.43.42
92 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2.44.04
93 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                  2.45.16
94 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        2.45.40
95 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      2.46.04
96 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom                              2.46.28
97 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2.48.22
98 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                 2.49.13
99 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      2.49.37
100 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                2.50.43
101 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                2.52.11
102 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                          2.52.18
103 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi                          2.53.45
104 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                          2.53.58
105 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone         2.55.52
106 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       2.55.55
107 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                        2.57.49
108 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                       2.59.25
109 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola         2.59.48
110 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                3.01.31
111 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                         3.02.47
112 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                          3.02.54
113 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué               3.04.35
114 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                  3.07.00
115 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  3.07.11
116 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    3.09.29
117 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola           3.10.34
118 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                3.12.39
119 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria          3.13.44
120 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                     3.15.55
121 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         3.16.33
122 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco                               3.16.47
123 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            3.17.21
124 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   3.18.08
125 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                          3.18.15
126 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola       3.18.46
127 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor                   3.20.01
128 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola         3.20.36
129 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                         
130 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                     3.21.53
131 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                          3.22.52
132 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron              3.25.25
133 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola           3.26.28
134 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                            3.26.33
135 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                            3.27.14
136 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                3.27.37
137 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                            3.27.41
138 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          3.27.44
139 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi                            3.29.54
140 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor                3.30.47
141 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola          3.31.14
142 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                              3.31.48
143 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                    3.33.42
144 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                              3.34.54
145 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                              3.35.35
146 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                 3.36.35
147 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 3.37.25
148 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                           3.37.40
149 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco                                3.39.13
150 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                 3.42.50
151 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                 3.43.33
152 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                3.44.56
153 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC                             3.45.13
154 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                            3.47.50
155 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre                             3.48.42
156 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                3.49.16
157 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola       3.49.58
158 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                3.53.14
159 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué              3.55.46
160 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                4.22.23
 
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                     151 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           135
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       132
4 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                         107
5 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   99
6 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 92
7 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                        75
8 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                       70
9 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              68
10 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           67
11 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               65
12 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                 65
13 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      64
14 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                 64
15 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                   61
16 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                         58
17 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            58
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 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                52
22 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             52
23 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        47
24 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   44
25 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          42
26 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        34
27 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            33
28 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                  32
29 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                   31
30 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                            28
31 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi                                28
32 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               27
33 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                                 27
34 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                         26
35 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                               26
36 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                      25
37 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    25
38 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                     24
39 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                      24
40 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        23
41 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          22
42 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                      21
43 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                      20
44 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               20
45 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      20
46 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                      19
47 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   19
48 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                       19
49 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     19
50 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          18
51 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                              18
52 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                       18
53 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 18
54 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                             17
55 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                                16
56 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                         16
57 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                       15
58 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           14
59 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                                14
60 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                                  13
61 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                   12
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      12
63 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                    11
64 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                             11
65 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                        10
66 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    10
67 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              10
68 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                        10
69 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       9
70 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                                  9
71 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        8
72 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                      8
73 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                8
74 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     8
75 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                    7
76 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor                       7
77 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     7
78 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                     7
79 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                           7
80 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                        6
81 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                       6
82 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                   6
83 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       5
84 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                      5
85 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                      5
86 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        4
87 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              4
88 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 4
89 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        4
90 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                       3
91 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  3
92 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                       3
93 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                   2
94 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                       2
95 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              2
96 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                             2
97 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2
98 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                                2
99 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone              2
100 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1
101 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                           1
102 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre                                   1
103 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco                                     1
104 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                                1
105 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                      1
106 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    1
107 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                                    1
108 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                      1
109 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom                                   1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                         194 pts
2 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                      112
3 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                   101
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        88
5 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                  72
6 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       58
7 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                         57
8 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   56
9 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                        52
10 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            49
11 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           49
12 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                         48
13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                               39
14 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                   38
15 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        33
16 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           31
17 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                31
18 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                            31
19 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                   30
20 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   29
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
26 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                        17
27 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        16
28 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     15
29 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             14
30 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                          14
31 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               12
32 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                     12
33 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 12
34 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      12
35 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                     12
36 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           10
37 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                     10
38 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                      10
39 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                9
40 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        8
41 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                          8
42 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            8
43 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                  7
44 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                   6
45 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone              6
46 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       6
47 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                 6
48 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               5
49 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                       4
50 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                              4
51 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                             4
52 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                                  4
53 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       4
54 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                4
55 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                    3
56 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             3
57 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          3
58 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           2
59 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                     2
60 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         2
61 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                1
62 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1
63 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
64 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       1
65 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                              1
66 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 1
67 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                   1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        11 pts
2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                          15
3 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   20
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 24
5 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                  25
6 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                        25
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                          30
8 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             40
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                               46
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      50
11 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                        53
12 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           55
13 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        56
14 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                   60
15 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   65
16 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                      66
17 Claus Møller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                   67
18 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                               71
19 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        72
20 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                   73
21 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          75
22 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           78
23 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             87
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     88
25 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                101
26 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     103
27 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                     114
28 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                    117
29 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           121
30 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             129
31 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         129
32 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                            130
33 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              131
34 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                                138
35 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                       140
36 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                  141
37 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     141
38 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                                155
39 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                        165
40 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                    173
41 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                      174
42 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          175
43 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                           176
44 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                         176
45 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                     185
46 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          191
47 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      192
48 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                     204
49 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     213
50 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                     225
 
Teams classification
 
1 Once - Eroski                                               195.48.51
2 IBanesto.com                                                     1.31
3 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                            19.24
4 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                29.54
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             38.07
6 Milaneza - MSS                                                  38.22
7 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ                                      57.47
8 US Postal Service Berry Floor                                 1.32.02
9 Fassa Bortolo                                                 2.00.52
10 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                  2.34.33
11 Team CSC                                                     2.56.44
12 Rabobank                                                     3.08.26
13 Paternina - Costa de Almeria                                 3.18.04
14 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque                                         3.21.20
15 Quick Step - Davitamon                                       3.24.04
16 Team Bianchi                                                 3.34.42
17 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       4.09.40
18 Team Telekom                                                 4.10.07
19 Lampre                                                       5.18.30
20 Alessio                                                      6.06.23
21 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola                               7.39.36
22 Team Saeco                                                   8.45.14