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84th Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC

Spain, June 14-20, 2004

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Stage 4 - 17 June: Llorts - Ordino-Arcalís ITT, 12.4 Km

On the road to Arcalís, Perdi Karpets the field

By Martin Hardie

Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Saunier Duval) has won his third stage in a row in the Volta a Catalunya, taking the 12.4 km mountain time trial between Llorts and Arcalís. Perdiguero impressed everyone again with his time of 30'46 to beat Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and David Latasa (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme) by 16 and 19 seconds respectively. Race leader Vladimir Karpets (Illes Balears-Banesto) finished fifth at 28 seconds, and now trails Perdiguero by 22 seconds on GC.

A tortuous climb

The mountain road to Arcalís holds a special significance - it was here back in 1997 that we saw Jan Ullrich leave the field for dead when he powered away to take the stage and the yellow jersey on his way to his Tour de France victory. The road switches back and forth continuously, as if it will never reach the top. Like something out of one of those fantasy golf course calendars with the world's hardest imaginary golf holes, the road to Arcalís is like some cruel parcours designer's joke as it zig zags its way up the mountain face. Today snow still heavily covers much of the slopes and on either side the melting snow streams down the sides of the mountain, smothering the road in places.

The image of Ullrich burning through those curves is one that is firmly embedded in my cycling memory. Today a new image and a new cyclist have been burnt into that memory. Over 12.4 kilometres, the small bunch sprint expert Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero, of Joxean Fernandez Matxin's squad Saunier Duval-Prodir, produced an amazing performance on the road to Arcalís. One that was not expected at all but marks not the coming out of a new champion as Ullrich's ride did, but the emergence of a confident and transformed rider who now really cannot be discounted on any sort of terrain. Perdi is not the new Ullrich, but this was a performance of pure desire and guts, cooked up in the inner bowels of the bright yellow magic bus of Matxin's.

Perdi came in 16 seconds ahead of the veteran Basque climber Roberto Laiseka, who many touted as the favourite for today's stage. Laiseka climbed steadily, with his ribs visible through the orange skin that encases them, he carved time off his immediate predecessor with the best time, Kelme's David Latasa and all those that came before. Laiseka looked like a winner. Then came Perdi and then Karpets. Race leader Vladimir Karpets was ahead of Laiseka and Perdi over the early time checks, but as Perdi increased speed towards the end of the climb, Karpets went the other way, starting strongly but gradually fading towards the finish.

Over the successive switchbacks and ramps, Perdi was up and out of the saddle. When he sat he ground a gear to make your heart sing. And as the final metres seemed like an eternity, Perdi was sprinting, the same way he does out of a bunch, to his third victory in a row in the Volta. His sixth in three tours.

The image of Perdi today, small, strong, green jersey, red glasses, open mouth and yellow shorts - pure colour, pure class. As Matxin would say "pure marketing". But marketing with a big wallop of heart and strength capable of delivering the results and rocking the opposition's boat. Watching the effort, Pedro Delgado could only say, "sensational, brilliant, a champion..."

What a difference a day makes, as yesterday Perdi freely admitted that even after taking two consecutive stages in the Volta and lying second overall, he didn't see himself as a GC contender. The very simple reason was that he doesn't see himself as a time trial specialist, let alone in a cronoescalada - an uphill mountain time trial.

Perdi remembered yesterday that he had never "finished within the top thirty in a uphill time trial" and that he could quite easily lose a "minute at least" admitting that his "strength was not in the mountains even though I have won at the summit of Pal".

Perdi did believe that today's stage would cause the vital selection and fairly well settle the race, as from here, although it is by no means a flat course, it is all downhill to Barcelona. The main worry for Perdi was that his teammates who were in the hunt for GC - Piepoli and Joaquim Rodriguez - had lost time on the way up to Pal.

Asked after today's stage whether he was a sprinter or a climber, all Perdi could answer, as he swung his arm around team Director Matxin's shoulder, was "I was a sprinter, but Matxin won't let me sit down!".

Having made that vital selection himself, Perdiguero now stands a good chance of taking out the Volta. With Matxin at the helm, it would be a deserved victory for Perdi and for the exciting Saunier Duval team. With three days to go anything can still happen, but Perdi looks better for it than he did yesterday.

Tomorrow is the downhill ride from Llívia to Blanes, and may see some escapes over the first half, but the run on down to the finish should see Saunier capable of neutralising any long range attempts to steal their march.

Results

1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           30.46
2 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              0.16
3 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        0.19
4 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   0.22
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                         0.28
6 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      0.47
7 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          0.57
8 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                      1.00
9 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                           1.06
10 Alberto Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               1.23
11 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                  1.25
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 1.29
13 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                            1.41
14 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   1.51
15 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                               2.00
16 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis                                                
17 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     2.02
18 Félix Rafael Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                 
19 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             
20 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  2.03
21 Moises Duenas (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                   2.05
22 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               2.10
23 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                            
24 Itor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                       
25 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 
26 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           2.11
27 David Herrero (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                             
28 Charly Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi                                      2.18
29 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.21
30 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                         2.24
31 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2.27
32 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               2.30
33 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                          2.45
34 Benoît Joachim (Lux) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            2.49
35 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               
36 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                       2.51
37 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                2.53
38 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             2.54
39 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            2.57
40 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                    2.59
41 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                              3.02
42 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                   3.07
43 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          3.10
44 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 
45 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                               3.26
46 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       3.27
47 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 3.28
48 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      3.29
49 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                             3.30
50 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         
51 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              3.32
52 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      3.36
53 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                 3.39
54 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis                                        3.40
55 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
56 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                             3.44
57 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                               
58 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               3.46
59 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    3.49
60 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      3.57
61 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 4.00
62 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                           
63 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi                                        4.08
64 David Fernandez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                       4.09
65 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         
66 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                      4.17
67 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     4.24
68 Stijn Devolder (Bel) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            4.31
69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                         4.38
70 Christia Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                           4.39
71 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                4.40
72 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                   4.46
73 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi                                         4.48
74 Matej Jurco (Svk) De Nardi                                          4.50
75 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          4.51
76 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi                                    5.00
77 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             5.01
78 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) De Nardi                                     5.04
79 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                
80 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          5.05
81 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis                                      5.07
82 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                5.10
83 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                          5.12
84 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                5.17
85 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi                                    5.20
86 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  5.26
87 Julen Urbano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                      5.34
88 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      5.41
89 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               5.42
90 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                        5.46
91 Carlos R. Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                     5.48
92 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  5.59
93 Javier Perez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                          6.00
94 Fernando Torres (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   6.11
95 Crescenzo D'amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                6.13
96 Javier P.Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 6.15
97 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
98 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 6.22
99 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                        
100 Juan C. Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       6.23
101 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  6.35
102 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         6.37
103 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo              6.48
104 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         
105 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo               6.54
106 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                7.00
107 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            7.10
108 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         7.17
109 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi                                      7.23
110 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre                                     7.30
111 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                       8.48
112 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                 8.50
 
Points
 
1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              25 pts
2 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                20
3 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          16
4 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     14
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           12
6 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        10
7 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             9
8 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         8
9 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                              7
10 Alberto Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  6
11 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                     5
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    4
13 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                               3
14 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                      2
15 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  1
 
Mountains
 
Ordino Arcalis - Cat. E, km 12,40
 
1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              30 pts
2 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                25
3 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          20
4 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     16
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           12
6 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        10
7 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             8
8 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         6
9 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                              4
10 Alberto Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  3
11 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                     2
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    1
 
Teams
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                        1.33.46
2 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 1.56
3 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    2.32
4 Relax-Bodysol                                                        3.47
5 Cofidis                                                              3.48
6 Cafes Baque                                                          3.59
7 Illes Balears-Banesto                                                4.21
8 Costa Almeria-Paternina                                              5.19
9 U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                                  5.33
10 Fassa Bortolo                                                       6.15
11 Liberty Seguros                                                     6.22
12 Gerolsteiner                                                        7.59
13 Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                                        9.44
14 De Nardi                                                            9.46
15 Lampre                                                              9.51
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir        10.21.14
2 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                         0.22
3 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              0.35
4 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        0.54
5 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      1.13
6 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   1.22
7 Alberto Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.11
8 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                      2.12
9 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            2.46
10 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                        3.01
11 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis                                            3.03
12 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     3.08
13 Félix Rafael Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                             3.43
14 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                               3.45
15 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                   3.52
16 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                                
17 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           4.01
18 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                         4.04
19 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             
20 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                  4.21
21 Moises Duenas (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                   4.36
22 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                              4.57
23 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  5.03
24 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                    5.55
25 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               6.18
26 Itor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                   6.23
27 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           
28 Michael Barry (Can) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             6.38
29 Benoît Joachim (Lux) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            6.44
30 Daniel Rincon (Col) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             6.56
31 Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                7.09
32 Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    7.25
33 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               8.22
34 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 8.36
35 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
36 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              9.05
37 David Herrero (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                         9.19
38 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             9.28
39 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis                                        9.36
40 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               9.51
41 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 9.57
42 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo               10.08
43 René Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                  10.27
44 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                         10.49
45 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                         11.00
46 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                      11.04
47 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                        11.32
48 Christia Vandevelde (USA) Liberty Seguros                          11.34
49 Allan Davis (Aus) Liberty Seguros                                  11.41
50 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               12.09
51 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            12.18
52 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       13.40
53 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) De Nardi                                   13.54
54 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                            14.49
55 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    17.56
56 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                         18.59
57 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           19.12
58 Devis Miorin (Ita) De Nardi                                        19.19
59 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                19.21
60 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         20.11
61 Carlos R. Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                    20.19
62 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                              20.55
63 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor    21.01
64 Michele Gobbi (Ita) De Nardi                                       21.04
65 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     21.08
66 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                            21.11
67 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     21.12
68 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                          21.28
69 Stijn Devolder (Bel) U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           21.47
70 Lorenzo Cardellini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo              22.06
71 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      22.25
72 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        23.40
73 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo               24.08
74 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         24.26
75 Matej Jurco (Svk) De Nardi                                         24.30
76 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    25.33
77 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                     28.47
78 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) De Nardi                                   29.15
79 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 29.19
80 Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Cofidis                                     29.32
81 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                       30.39
82 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                32.34
83 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     32.43
84 Charly Wegelius (GBr) De Nardi                                     32.54
85 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              33.20
86 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     33.36
87 Roberto Petito (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 33.39
88 Vicente Reynes (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         34.34
89 David Fernandez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                      36.13
90 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                36.19
91 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                   36.58
92 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis                                      38.20
93 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        38.23
94 Andrea Ferrigato (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                38.40
95 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                         39.32
96 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     39.34
97 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) De Nardi                                    39.38
98 Crescenzo D'amore (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo               40.49
99 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           41.40
100 Javier Perez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                        42.06
101 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           44.07
102 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              44.25
103 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Lampre                                    44.49
104 Javier P.Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               44.52
105 Juan C. Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      47.52
106 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                48.23
107 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 48.32
108 Steffen Radochla (Ger) Illes Balears-Banesto                      48.46
109 Fernando Torres (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 53.08
110 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) De Nardi                                     53.15
111 Julen Urbano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    53.44
 
Points classification
 
1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              75 pts
2 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           46
3 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        40
4 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                36
5 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     29
6 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          28
7 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis                                               17
8 Alberto Lopez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  14
9 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           14
10 Félix Rafael Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                               10
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           10
12 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                        9
13 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre                                            9
14 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        8
15 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              7
16 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                                           7
17 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                             7
18 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre                                             7
19 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                                 6
20 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                     5
21 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                     5
22 Pedro Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  4
23 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    4
24 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                   4
25 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                               3
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              46 pts
2 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                35
3 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          26
4 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           22
5 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        22
6 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     19
7 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                              16
8 Félix Rafael Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                16
9 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                             12
10 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                     11
11 José Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 10
 
Metas Volantes classification
 
1 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                               6 pts
2 David Fernandez (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                           5
3 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               4
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         3
5 Fco.José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             2
6 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) De Nardi                                         2
7 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               1
8 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Cafes Baque                                       1
 
Catalan rider classification
 
1 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                          
2 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                     
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
4 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  
5 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Costa Almeria-Paternina                             
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                       31.07.17
2 Illes Balears-Banesto                                                5.49
3 Relax-Bodysol                                                        5.56
4 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    7.04
5 Cafes Baque                                                          7.47
6 Cofidis                                                              9.31
7 U.S. Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                                 10.56
8 Liberty Seguros                                                     14.01
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                19.02
10 Lampre                                                             22.06
11 Fassa Bortolo                                                      22.26
12 Gerolsteiner                                                       24.09
13 Costa Almeria-Paternina                                            25.19
14 Acqua & Sapone-Caffe Mokambo                                       31.08
15 De Nardi                                                           46.22

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