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

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Stage 2 - Sunday, September 7: Gijon - Cangas de Onis, 148 km

A climb to the top for Luis Pérez

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Cipollini goes home, to no-one's surprise

By Hernán Alvarez Macías

Luis Perez wins
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Luis Pérez (Cofidis) won the second 148 km stage of the Vuelta España 2003 between Gijón and Cangas de Onís, finishing in 3 hours, 27 minutes and 32 seconds just ahead of Carlos Sastre (CSC). In fifth place was Joaquín Rodríguez (ONCE-Eroski), who took over the golden leader's jersey from Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano after finishing in front of his teammate in the bunch sprint.

An emotional Perez said of his first pro win, "I trained very hard in Navacerrada and over other climbs in winter and in spring and here is my prize. We made a good breakaway with Sastre, and I could prevail in the finish."

Pérez and Sastre rode excellently up the Cat. 1 Alto Mirador del Fito. They created a good gap at a favourable moment, and maintained their advantage until the end. They descended very fast and had 30 seconds to the peloton at the foot of the climb, and that was more than enough to hold off the bunch over the last 8 km.

Joaquin Rodriguez
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After finishing fifth in the stage, new leader Joaquín Rodríguez (ONCE) commented that "The Mirador del Fito is a really tough climb. It's good to be the leader in order to avoid falls. This is a very good start; but it's that, just a start. We must be very prudent because we have more than two weeks of racing".

Aitor González (Fassa Bortolo) and Angel Casero (Bianchi) lost 1'30 to the leaders today and both are almost out of contention for the golden jersey. Apart from Igor González de Galdeano (ONCE-Eroski), the candidates for overall victory are looking like Roberto Heras (US Postal) and Oscar Sevilla (Kelme).

"It was a hard day, but I am pleased with my performance," said Sevilla post-stage. "This is just the beginning, there's a lot of racing yet and we will see how things go."

Where's Cipollini?

There were two absences on the start line in Gijón: Ivan Quaranta (Saeco) and Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze). Quaranta had already abandoned yesterday after riding just 3 kilometres in the team time trial, and the "Bello" Mario decided not to race the second stage. Cipollini had been pressured to come to the Vuelta by his team, who needed his presence to assure their invitation. It was clear that "Super Mario" came just to do a favour for his teammates who wanted to ride here, as Cipollini certainly didn't show any desire to compete.

Vuelta director Enrique Franco told a Spanish radio station, "It was a retirement that we knew was going to happen. He came just to let his team ride. He already said he wasn't in good condition". Franco also commented about Quaranta, "His case is incredible. We will account for that in the coming Vueltas".

How it unfolded

Oscar Sevilla
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After an aggressive start, a breakaway went at km 26 with four riders in it: Pedro Horrillo (Quick Step), Constantino Zaballa (Kelme-Costa Blanca), César García Calvo (Labarca) and Cristian Pepoli (Saeco). At the first intermediate sprint at Sama de Langreo they had 1'16 lead to the peloton. In the Alto de la Faya de los Lobos, the second climb of the stage, Horrillo couldn't follow the wheels of the other three.

Zaballa, García Calvo and Pepoli extended their gap over the rest to 2'08 with 80 kilometres to go. At that point, Zaballa was the virtual leader because he was only 45 seconds down on González de Galdeano at the start. The gap was cut to 1'15 with 65 kilometres to Cangas de Onís, with ONCE-Eroski's Mikel Pradera and Jörg Jaksche working hard to limit the gap.

In Villaviciosa (kilometre 98.5) the peloton captured Pepoli, García Calvo and Zaballa. The ONCE-Eroski squad had prevailed over the rebel trio, and the yellow men pulled so hard that the peloton split into two. Some good riders, like Alex Zülle (Phonak), José Luis Rubiera (US Postal) and Levi Leipheimer (Rabobank) remained in the second group, losing precious minutes to the first group, with Rabobank chasing hard to limit the damage.

Sastre and Perez escape
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The gap became bigger as the front riders began riding very fast. At the last intermediate sprint in Gobiendes, the difference between both groups was 2'26. The lead group hit the Alto del Mirador del Fito with Kelme in front, but it was the time for Luis Pérez and Carlos Sastre to take their chances and they did. The pair took a few riders with them, including Isidro Nozal (ONCE), but they were too strong and crested the summit with 15" lead over Nozal and 30" to the peloton. On the descent into Cangas de Onís, they maintained their advantage and finished up with 14" still intact. Perez rode perfectly to come off Sastre's wheel with 200m to go to take his first ever professional win.

Stage 3 - September 8: Cangas de Onís-Santander, 154.3 km

The third stage is a 154.3 km ride between Cangas de Onís and Santander. There are two climbs in it: Alto de la Rebollada (3rd category, 390 m) and Alto de la Montaña (3rd category, 200 m). The finish is in Santander, a city by the sea. There are three intermediate sprints in Balmori, San Vicente de la Barquera and Muriedas. This is the day for the sprinters to obtain a victory over the rest of the peloton, as two of the world's top, Erik Zabel and Alessandro Petacchi, have a chance to win a stage.

Photography

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Results

1 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          3.27.32 (42.79 km/h)
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   0.14
4 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           
6 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
7 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
8 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco                                    
9 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
10 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
11 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                  
12 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                  
13 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                  
14 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                 0.15
15 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     
16 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                
17 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               
18 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           
19 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                   
20 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
21 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 
22 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
23 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                            
24 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    
25 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                      
26 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             
27 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     
28 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                             
29 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                        
30 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   
31 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                           
32 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                        
33 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            
34 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                             1.29
35 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  
36 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre                                      
37 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                                
38 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
39 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        1.33
40 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                  
41 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   1.35
42 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                               
43 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         
44 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
45 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                              
46 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                                  
47 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
48 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
49 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               
50 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      
51 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                      
52 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                   
53 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              
54 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            
55 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 3.55
56 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué              
57 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                      
58 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                4.12
59 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
60 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               
61 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
62 Domingo Sanchez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                 
63 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
64 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                
65 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                  
66 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
67 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
68 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                      
69 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                                
70 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 
71 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 4.19
72 Cadel Evans (Aus) Team Telekom                                   
73 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     
74 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                
75 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                              
76 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone              
77 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                               
78 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                
79 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     
80 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio                                    
81 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone             
82 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            
83 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              
84 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                    
85 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                           
86 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                                  
87 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                       
88 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                         
89 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
90 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
91 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                    
92 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                  
93 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                               5.59
94 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                       
95 Sergio Perez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                          
96 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                    
97 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                     
98 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                 
99 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                     
100 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                
101 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  8.02
102 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                    
103 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom                                 
104 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone       
105 Oscar Mason (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola                  
106 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria         9.24
107 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco                             11.14
108 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                  
109 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
110 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    
111 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                        
112 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
113 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                             
114 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                              
115 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                    
116 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                                  
117 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi                                
118 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi                              
119 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Bianchi                              
120 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    
121 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             
122 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         
123 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
124 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                  
125 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                       
126 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                   
127 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                            
128 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       
129 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco                                 
130 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
131 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola           
132 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              
133 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                           
134 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                   
135 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
136 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                             12.58
137 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                              
138 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              
139 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco                                    
140 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria          
141 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                                     
142 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                     
143 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                      
144 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
145 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
146 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                              
147 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    
148 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola               
149 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
150 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                         
151 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    
152 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  
153 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                                
154 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         
155 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                  
156 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                
157 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              
158 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                            
159 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                                   
160 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
161 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              
162 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola             
163 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
164 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco                                   
165 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
166 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                              
167 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor                    
168 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        
169 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                                    
170 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                  
171 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
172 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC                                      
173 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                     
174 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                          
175 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola           
176 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                        13.09
177 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola       15.43
178 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                          16.45
179 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola               
180 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron           17.02
181 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone         
182 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre                            17.04
183 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                     
184 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone           
185 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
186 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                             
187 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Team Saeco                               
188 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Team Saeco                                 
189 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC                                 
190 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone        17.07
191 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 
192 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                           17.08
193 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    
194 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                    
195 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Telekom                          17.53
196 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                             29.18
DNS Mario Cipollini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    
 
Points
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               25 pts
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    20
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     16
4 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron           14
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         12
6 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        10
7 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     9
8 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco                                   8
9 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  7
10 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6
11 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                 5
12 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 4
13 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                 3
14 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    2
15 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de la Madera - Cat. 3, km 9                                    
1 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                  6 pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4
3 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             2
4 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     1
 
Alto de la faya de los Lobos - Cat. 2, km 54                        
1 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                   10 pts
2 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                7
3 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     5
4 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        3
5 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   2
6 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               1
 
Alto Mirador del Fito - Cat. 1, km 131                              
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               16 pts
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    12
3 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              10
4 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                        8
5 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                     6
6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           4
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                             3
8 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                  2
9 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 1
 
Metas volantes
 
Sama de Langreo, km 35.7                                            
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     4 pts
2 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
3 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    1
 
Pedrosa, km 85                                                      
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     4 pts
2 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    2
3 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                1
 
Gobiendes, km 120                                                   
1 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         4 pts
2 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                               2
3 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       1
 
Teams
 
1 Once - Eroski                                             10.23.19
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                               
3 Milaneza - MSS                                                    
4 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ                                    0.01
5 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                              
6 IBanesto.com                                                  0.02
7 US Postal Service Berry Floor                                 1.16
8 Quick Step - Davitamon                                        2.39
9 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque                                          5.02
10 Team CSC                                                     5.11
11 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                 
12 Team Bianchi                                                 5.19
13 Lampre                                                       6.10
14 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       6.39
15 Fassa Bortolo                                                9.08
16 Paternina - Costa de Almeria                                 9.14
17 Team Telekom                                                 9.23
18 Rabobank                                                    11.30
19 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                 11.53
20 Alessio                                                     20.53
21 Saeco - Longoni Sport                                       21.59
22 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola                              22.52
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                    3.59.47
2 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                   
3 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            0.01
4 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              
5 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                    0.11
6 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
7 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                  0.25
8 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                       
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                              
10 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) iBanesto.com                           
11 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            0.42
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  0.45
13 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       0.46
14 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   
15 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            
16 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 0.48
17 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     0.50
18 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
19 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.51
20 Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Team Bianchi                        1.02
21 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                 1.13
22 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                             1.19
23 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                           1.21
24 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              
25 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              1.25
26 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                         
27 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                              1.30
28 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                  
29 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                            1.31
30 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco                               1.39
31 Pablo Lastras (Spa) iBanesto.com                                 
32 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) iBanesto.com                                
33 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     2.06
34 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        2.07
35 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  2.09
36 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     2.11
37 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
38 Peter Farazjin (Bel) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone        2.17
39 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                              2.18
40 Francisco Vila (Spa) Lampre                                      
41 Angel Casero (Spa) Team Bianchi                              2.22
42 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   2.25
43 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
44 Benjamín Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               2.31
45 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              2.39
46 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           2.46
47 Christian Werner (Ger) Team Telekom                          2.47
48 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                               2.48
49 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    3.01
50 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron            
51 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                 3.02
52 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                     
53 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    
54 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             3.58
55 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                   4.08
56 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor                       
57 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                      
58 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                4.15
59 Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                  4.21
60 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                 4.29
61 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                  4.44
62 Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon               4.46
63 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 4.50
64 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       
65 Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Bianchi                            4.59
66 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone          5.01
67 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone             
68 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone            
69 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           5.02
70 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Team Bianchi                       5.06
71 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                           5.08
72 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                    5.09
73 Domingo Sanchez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria             5.18
74 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
75 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                   
76 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                       
77 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom                                5.24
78 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              5.25
79 Renato Silva (Por) Milaneza-MSS                              5.28
80 Gonçalo Amorim (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                
81 Cadel Evans (Aus) Team Telekom                               5.31
82 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team Telekom                              
83 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio                                    
84 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                            5.32
85 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     
86 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Milaneza-MSS                              5.35
87 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola          6.09
88 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            6.35
89 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué          6.41
90 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                 6.48
91 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                   7.03
92 Gustavo Otero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                     7.05
93 Andrea Brognara (Ita) Alessio                                7.08
94 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                7.12
95 Mario Aerts (Bel) Team Telekom                               7.13
96 Pedro Cardoso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                             7.15
97 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza-MSS                                 
98 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                 7.38
99 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone    8.44
100 Bobby Julich (USA) Team Telekom                             9.14
101 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                9.47
102 Oscar Mason (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola              9.52
103 José Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 10.18
104 José Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria        10.30
105 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                       11.24
106 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) iBanesto.com                           
107 Sergio Perez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    11.25
108 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    11.45
109 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon              11.48
110 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       
111 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
112 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    11.50
113 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         
114 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Bianchi                           12.01
115 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Bianchi                              
116 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Team Bianchi                              
117 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Bianchi                              
118 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre                                   12.03
119 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                                  
120 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   12.04
121 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                  12.18
122 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                                  
123 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria              12.20
124 Angel Edo (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                               12.30
125 Giosue Bonomi (Ita) Team Saeco                             12.39
126 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Team Saeco                                 
127 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor               12.54
128 Simone Masciarelli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola      13.04
129 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor                  13.05
130 Juan José De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo               13.17
131 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                        13.19
132 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               13.30
133 David Cañada (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    13.32
134 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 13.34
135 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
136 Cyril Dessel (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                  13.48
137 Alexandre Usov (Blr) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
138 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué              14.00
139 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron             14.01
140 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                             14.02
141 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                  
142 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        
143 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria         14.04
144 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Fassa Bortolo                         14.09
145 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         
146 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                            
147 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Alessio                         14.10
148 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                                     
149 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                      
150 Davide Frattini (Ita) Alessio                                   
151 Bekim Christensen (Den) Team CSC                           14.11
152 Steffan Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                        14.12
153 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom                         14.16
154 Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC                                 14.21
155 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Team Saeco                              14.23
156 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         14.34
157 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola         14.48
158 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola             
159 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola           
160 Alberto Vinale (Ita) Alessio                               14.49
161 Igor Pugaci (Mda) Team Saeco                               14.50
162 Pietro Zucconi (Swi) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola          15.07
163 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                15.14
164 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                        15.30
165 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              
166 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                    15.44
167 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                  
168 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                          
169 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron               15.45
170 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                  
171 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola       17.33
172 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               17.37
173 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone      17.46
174 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone        17.49
175 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone    17.52
176 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Lampre                            17.53
177 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                               18.09
178 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                          18.10
179 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Fassa Bortolo                        18.15
180 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Alessio                                18.16
181 Michael Sandstod (Den) Team CSC                            18.17
182 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Alessio                           18.20
183 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                18.21
184 Antonio Bucciero (Ita) Team Saeco                          18.29
185 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Saunier Duval-Vini Caldirola          18.35
186 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                18.49
187 J.Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria     18.52
188 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                           19.11
189 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               19.47
190 Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Domina Vacanze-Elitron           19.49
191 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            23.30
192 Germán Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               23.31
193 José Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               24.32
194 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Telekom                          25.10
195 Nicola Gavazzi (Ita) Team Saeco                            28.01
196 David Plaza (Spa) Team Bianchi                             30.05
 
Points classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         32 pts
2 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                 30
3 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               25
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    20
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     16
6 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                16
7 Angel Vicioso (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             14
8 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Domina Vacanze-Elitron           14
9 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              12
10 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       10
11 José Azevedo (Por) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             10
12 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            9
13 Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    9
14 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    8
15 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco                                  8
16 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                   8
17 Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 7
18 Max van Heeswijk (Ned) US Postal-Berry Floor                    7
19 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                      6
20 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6
21 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                       5
22 José Gutierrez  (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        4
23 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 4
24 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor                      4
25 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                        3
26 Klaus Möller (Den) Milaneza-MSS                                 3
27 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                   3
28 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    2
29 Michael Barry  (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                      2
30 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2
31 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              2
32 Kyryl Pospyeyev (Ukr) Domina Vacanze-Elitron                    1
33 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                     1
34 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1
35 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                               1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               16 pts
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    12
3 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                   10
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              10
5 Felix Cardenas (Col) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                        8
6 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                                7
7 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                  6
8 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                 6
9 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                     6
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    6
11 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                          4
12 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4
13 Mikel Pradera (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                             4
14 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                 3
15 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) iBanesto.com                            3
16 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       3
17 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         2
18 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            2
19 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa de Almeria                  2
20 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                1
21 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone               15 pts
2 Isidro Nozal (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                              16
3 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                 18
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                         19
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                    27
6 Marcos Serrano (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            34
7 Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                                    44
8 Joan Horrach (Spa) Milaneza-MSS                                 57
9 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                68
10 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   87
11 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Labarca-2-Café Baqué                 168
12 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) O.N.C.E.-Eroski                            217
13 Christian Pepoli (Ita) Team Saeco                             219
 
Teams classification
 
1 Once - Eroski                                             11.59.22
2 IBanesto.com                                                  1.14
3 US Postal Service Berry Floor                                 1.46
4 Kelme - Costa Blanca                                          2.16
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           2.30
6 Milaneza - MSS                                                4.30
7 Quick Step - Davitamon                                        5.03
8 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                              7.59
9 Team Bianchi                                                  8.22
10 Domina Vacanze-Elitron-RDZ                                   9.04
11 Lampre                                                       9.19
12 Team CSC                                                     9.32
13 Phonak Hearing Systems                                       9.51
14 Paternina - Costa de Almeria                                13.14
15 Fassa Bortolo                                               13.23
16 Team Telekom                                                13.41
17 Labarca-2 Cafe Baque                                        14.02
18 Rabobank                                                    15.24
19 Colchon Relax - Fuenlabrada                                 19.23
20 Alessio                                                     25.11
21 Saeco - Longoni Sport                                       26.56
22 Saunier Duval - Vini Caldirola                              29.04