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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 4 - Tuesday, August 30: Ciudad Real-Argamasilla de Alba, 232.3 km

Petacchi wins tight tussle

McGee maintains Vuelta lead

By Hernan Alvarez Macias

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Today in Argamasilla de Alba, Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) took a second consecutive stage victory, prevailing in a tight sprint finish in 5 hours, 41 minutes and 29 seconds. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) and Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) finished in second and third place, while Française des Jeux's Bradley McGee's overall leadership was never in jeopardy.

"200 metres from the line, [Tom] Steels jumped with much force, but I felt my progression was a good one. Today, after 233 kilometres, I made the best sprint and am satisfied," said a delighted Petacchi.

"This sprint was difficult to manage because of the rectangular-shaped finale. But when there were corners, my team-mates managed to keep things under control. However, to complicate things, a rider became part of our train in front of [Marco] Velo and we thought he wanted to do his job in the sprint. Instead, when [Alberto] Ongarato moved [over], he also moved, leaving too big a gap. At that point, Velo had to leave [the train] early and clearly decreased our speed in the end because he was tired," he said.

This is the stage win number 14 for Ale-Jet on the Vuelta: two wins in 2000, one in 2002, five in 2003, four in 2004 and two so far this year. And he certainly appears to be in great condition to contest the world road championships in Madrid come September 25.

Bradley McGee (Française des Jeux)
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Said Petacchi: "As far as the World's go, I will only say I have won two stages of the Vuelta and that the race on the 25th of September will be a long one and difficult to control. At the moment, I lack a little power and I hope that this Vuelta helps me to find it."

Roberto Heras (Liberty-Würth) who is ninth on the GC knows these days should not be taken lightly before the race enters his favoured territory: the big mountains. "It was a very long stage [indeed the longest of the three-week race - ed.]", said Heras to the media "with much heat. Fortunately, there was no wind."

Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Quick Step) also commented about the heat to Spanish TV, saying: "I'm used to this weather and I like this temperature." It wasn't as boiling as yesterday but the numbers were around 35°C.

How it unfolded

The peloton
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Overnight leader Bradley McGee didn't put his signature at the sign-in, and while it's compulsory for every rider to do so, the leader was late but wasn't penalised by the race organisers.

The first breakaway was made of four riders: Sebastien Joly (Credit Agricole), Leon Van Bon (Davitamon-Lotto), Frederic Finot (La Française des Jeux) and Christophe Edaleine (Cofidis). At the first intermediate sprint in Almagro (km 22), Edaleine was first, Van Bon second and Finot third.

The gap between the leaders and the peloton kept growing. At the second intermediate sprint in Daimiel (km 49), the advantage was 8'32. Edaleine passed in first place with Finot and Joly behind. By km 72, they had around 14 minutes' advantage to the peloton, and with a century completed, they led by 10'53. However, the gap began to be reduced as the peloton seemed to start working. At km 109, the difference was 7'44.

The breakaway
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Led by Fassa Bortolo, Quick.Step and other a few other teams the leaders' advantage was 4'30 by km 129 as the race made its way through the Quijote lands of Castilla-La Mancha, the Spanish region that inspired Miguel de Cervantes to write his most famous book exactly 400 years ago. Inside Castilla-La Mancha, the peloton passed through Ossa de Montiel (km 142), Oscar Sevilla's native town where he still lives, and his neighbours duly saluted him.

Up front, Van Bon couldn't keep the pace of the other three leaders and was swallowed by the peloton at km 144. Six kilometres behind, the gap between the leaders and the peloton was 2 minutes and 37 seconds.

The peloton
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At km 186 (46.3 km to the finish), the three Frenchmen were caught by the peloton led by Fassa Bortolo, as Petacchi's men dominated proceeding. However, 20 kilometres from the finish, three cyclists dared to rebel Fassa's power: Benoit Joachim (Discovery Channel), Luis Pasamontes (Relax Fuenlabrada) and Torsten Schmidt (Gerolsteiner).

The three brave souls established a maximum 30-second gap that was completely destroyed 5km from the finish due to the pace of the Fassa Bortolo train. At the finish, Petacchi had more enemies as Marco Zanotti (Liquigas) and Tom Steels (Davitamon) also fought hard for the victory. Petacchi went right down the centre of the road and was fastest once again, this time by a few inches, with Erik Zabel and Thor Hushovd rounding out a very tight finish.

Stage 5 - August 31: Alcazar de San Juan-Cuenca, 176 km

Another typical stage around Castilla-La Mancha. There's only one climb: Category 3 Alto del Castillo (rising to 1120 meters above sea level), along with three intermediate sprints on the road: Campo de Criptana, Quintanar de la Orden and Carrascosa del Campo. The stage will end in Cuenca, a city very used to Vuelta stage finishes. The great sprinters will most likely have another chance to show their skills, but one could also see the first successful breakaway; the Alto del Castillo is not a big mountain, but sprinters' teams should be careful with this climb if they want to succeed tomorrow.

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Results

Provisional

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            5.41.29
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
5 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                   
7 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                  
9 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                      
10 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                      
11 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                      
12 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                      
13 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                     
14 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                      
15 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                        
16 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                         
17 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                    
18 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
19 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      
20 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             
21 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              
22 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     
24 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
25 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
26 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
27 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
28 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                             
29 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
30 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
31 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
32 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   
33 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                   
34 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                         
35 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                                 
36 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
37 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                    
38 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
39 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
40 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
41 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
42 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           
43 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
44 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                    
45 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                  
46 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
47 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
48 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        
49 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
50 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             
51 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
52 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        
53 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
54 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 
55 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
56 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                
57 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic            
58 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             
59 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
60 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                        
61 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
62 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
63 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                
64 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
65 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                        
66 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  
67 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   
68 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             
69 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                         
70 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
71 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               
72 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                            
73 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
74 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
75 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                
76 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                       
77 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
78 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
79 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
80 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
81 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
82 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
83 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
84 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
85 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    
86 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
87 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        
88 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
89 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
90 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        
91 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   
92 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne        
93 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     
94 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
95 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
96 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
97 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
98 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                     
99 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                           
100 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
101 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
102 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
103 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                   
104 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
105 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                     
106 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                               
107 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                        
108 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
109 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
110 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            
111 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
112 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
113 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
114 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                              
115 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     
116 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     
117 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
118 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                            
119 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                
120 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  
121 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
122 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           
123 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                  
124 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            
125 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
126 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                        
127 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
128 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                     
129 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       
130 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
131 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                             
132 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
133 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
134 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
135 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                              
136 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
137 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
138 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                          
139 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                  
140 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
141 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           
142 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                             
143 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                
144 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   
145 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
146 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
147 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
148 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
149 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
150 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
151 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
152 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
153 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
154 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              
155 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        
156 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                         
157 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
158 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
159 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                         
160 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
161 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           
162 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
163 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               
164 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               
165 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              
166 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
167 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               
168 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
169 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
170 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                      
171 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                 
172 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
173 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
174 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
175 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                
176 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
177 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
178 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
179 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            
180 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                  
181 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
182 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
183 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
184 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                             
185 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
186 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    
187 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  0.23
188 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   0.32
189 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  0.33
190 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 
191 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                0.40
192 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                         
193 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                            0.41
DNF Oscar Mason (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
 
Points
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 25 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                      20
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          16
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  14
5 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      12
6 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                 10
7 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                9
8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                 8
9 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                     7
10 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                     6
11 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                     5
12 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     4
13 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    3
14 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     2
15 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                       1
 
Sprints
 
S.I. Almagro, km 22
1 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               4 pts
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                     2
3 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1
 
 
S.I. Daimiel, km 49,5
1 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               4 pts
2 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
3 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     1
 
 
S.I. La Solana, km 87,1
1 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               4 pts
2 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                     2
3 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1
 
Teams
 
1 Credit Agricole                                                   17.04.27
2 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                          
3 Rabobank                                                                  
4 Team Gerolsteiner                                                         
5 Bouygues Telecom                                                          
6 Lampre - Caffita                                                          
7 T- Mobile Team                                                            
8 Domina Vacanze                                                            
9 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                        
10 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                   
12 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
13 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                  
14 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                        
15 La Francaise Des Jeux                                                    
16 Davitamon - Lotto                                                        
17 Fassa Bortolo                                                            
18 Comunidad Valenciana                                                     
19 Team CSC                                                                 
20 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                             
21 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      
22 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                         
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                            14.32.01
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           0.32
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                      0.39
4 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 0.41
5 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
6 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               0.42
7 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              0.53
8 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          1.02
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          1.05
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         1.12
11 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                1.17
12 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             1.20
13 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                
14 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1.21
15 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems               1.23
16 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               1.25
17 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      
18 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.28
19 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems          1.29
20 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       1.31
21 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
22 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   
23 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                               1.32
24 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.33
25 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
26 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                1.34
27 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
28 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.37
29 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                          1.38
30 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                    1.39
31 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
32 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              1.41
33 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                        
34 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
35 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
36 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                 1.42
37 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      1.44
38 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        
39 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        
40 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1.45
41 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
42 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
43 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 1.46
44 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
45 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            
46 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               
47 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            1.47
48 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1.51
49 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic        1.52
50 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                1.53
51 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.54
52 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    1.55
53 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                               
54 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.57
55 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
56 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         1.59
57 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2.03
58 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                2.04
59 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
60 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    2.08
61 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   2.09
62 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                           
63 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone        2.10
64 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             2.11
65 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                            2.14
66 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
67 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             2.15
68 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   2.21
69 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     2.29
70 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 2.30
71 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.35
72 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  2.39
73 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            2.42
74 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                            2.47
75 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            2.49
76 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    2.52
77 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  2.59
78 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        3.28
79 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 3.35
80 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                               3.48
81 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            3.55
82 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 4.17
83 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                 4.26
84 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                     4.36
85 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           4.46
86 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 4.54
87 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    5.55
88 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              6.01
89 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  6.11
90 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                        6.13
91 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  6.15
92 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   6.16
93 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                            6.19
94 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                             6.21
95 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               6.22
96 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                   
97 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              6.31
98 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
99 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                   
100 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                          6.35
101 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      6.44
102 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  7.11
103 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           7.33
104 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               7.47
105 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                    7.59
106 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           8.18
107 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                8.19
108 Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              8.26
109 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                              8.32
110 José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems        8.44
111 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          8.47
112 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                             8.55
113 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      8.56
114 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  9.12
115 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             9.22
116 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                            9.28
117 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   9.45
118 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      9.47
119 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   9.49
120 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      9.50
121 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               9.54
122 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               9.56
123 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                 9.59
124 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           10.02
125 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               10.04
126 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
127 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                  10.08
128 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                          10.10
129 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               10.11
130 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         10.13
131 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
132 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               10.17
133 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   10.19
134 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                10.22
135 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                10.25
136 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       
137 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                10.26
138 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 10.28
139 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                       10.29
140 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                   10.30
141 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 10.34
142 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           10.38
143 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              10.48
144 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                        
145 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                             11.09
146 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                          11.19
147 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           11.41
148 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                     11.42
149 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         11.45
150 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                             
151 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               11.48
152 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                           
153 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  11.49
154 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    11.53
155 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               11.56
156 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    12.02
157 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            12.06
158 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             12.07
159 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                            12.08
160 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          12.13
161 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 12.14
162 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              12.18
163 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               12.19
164 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 12.20
165 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       12.21
166 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   12.27
167 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
168 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                12.29
169 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                           12.31
170 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        12.32
171 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              12.46
172 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                         12.59
173 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               13.05
174 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               13.12
175 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           13.45
176 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    13.46
177 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                14.01
178 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 14.22
179 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                 14.28
180 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          14.31
181 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  14.35
182 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         14.38
183 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                14.44
184 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                    14.57
185 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone       15.02
186 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            15.15
187 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         15.35
188 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                    16.07
189 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                 16.43
190 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       16.45
191 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                          17.43
192 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                      21.00
193 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                             26.38
 
Points classification
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 50 pts
2 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  42
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          40
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                      39
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                28
6 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             25
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            25
8 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            22
9 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      20
10 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                   19
11 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       17
12 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                16
13 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   15
14 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                14
15 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           14
16 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 14
17 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             12
18 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                  12
19 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  11
20 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    11
21 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               10
22 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          10
23 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                               10
24 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                9
25 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             9
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   13 pts
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             12
3 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       7
4 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             6
5 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   4
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             4
7 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  4
8 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             2
9 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                  1
10 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   8 pts
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             10
3 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            20
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            22
5 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   24
6 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                 27
7 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            52
8 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      65
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                      43.39.41
2 Lampre - Caffita                                                      0.07
3 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                0.28
4 Comunidad Valenciana                                                      
5 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                      0.34
6 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                          
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                0.35
8 Team CSC                                                              0.38
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    0.40
10 Fassa Bortolo                                                        0.41
11 Bouygues Telecom                                                     0.42
12 Quick Step - Innergetic                                              0.50
13 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  0.54
14 T- Mobile Team                                                       1.32
15 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                    1.40
16 Credit Agricole                                                      2.39
17 Davitamon - Lotto                                                    6.00
18 Team Gerolsteiner                                                    9.51
19 Domina Vacanze                                                      11.02
20 Rabobank                                                            14.52
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                               16.19
22 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                  22.45

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