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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 15 - Sunday, September 11: Cangas de Onis-Valgrande Pajares, 191 km

Heras good as gold

Menchov loses 5'17 by day's end

By Hernan Alvarez Macias in Pajares

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros)
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Picking himself up from the hard crash he suffered three days ago, Roberto Heras (Liberty-Würth) has shown once again he is the king of the Spanish mountains. Crossing the line solo and 5'17 ahead of Denis Menchov (Rabobank), the 31 year-old did more than enough to regain the prestigious golden maillot. Heras now leads the race by exactly 4 minutes and 30 seconds over the Russian on the GC. Arriving in second place was Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel), 32 seconds back, with Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Comunidad Valenciana) taking third, 46 seconds behind the stage winner.

Heras attacked at the penultimate climb of Alto de la Colladiella and straight away, it was obvious Menchov could not follow the Spaniard's tempo, even on the descent. Little by little, Heras edged away from the Russian, and by the day's end just about everyone else. "The Colladiella is a very difficult mountain and we knew it," he said.

"We took risks when going downhill and in strategic terms, the stage went perfectly. I was conscious that I descended with great risk. But the point is that if you want something, you have to take your chances."

Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
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Heras also wanted to highlight the great work his team did, saying, "It was a sensational team work from all of us. I dedicate this victory to my team-mates because it was theirs," making mention of the fact that there's just one week left in the race.

"It was a bad day," admitted Menchov, his face showing signs of both resignation and tiredness.

"I don't know why this happened, maybe it was the cold weather, but there are no excuses," said the Rabobank rider. "That's cycling. The Liberty team has ridden very well, everything went right for them today," he said. With the advantage Heras has over him, Menchov also believed winning the Vuelta is no longer possible, but said he said he is happy with what he has achieved thus far.

How it unfolded

The peloton
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145 riders signed on for today's stage. The attacks were constant from the very beginning, with many moves by riders trying to get in the right breakaway. But that didn't happen until km 60, when 16 riders made their escape, including: mountain maillot Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval), Angel Vicioso, Joseba Beloki (Liberty Seguros), Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi).

Behind them, six riders were in pursuit of the lead group: Oscar Pereiro (Phonak), Mario Aerts (Davitamon-Lotto), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Benjamin Noval (Discovery Channel), Mauricio Ardila (Davitamon-Lotto) and Giampaolo Caruso (Liberty). Seven kilometers later, both groups joined together, making 22 men leading the race, with the peloton around one minute behind.

Rain, cold and heavy fog were all part of the harsh weather dished out today, totally opposing conditions in the first week with boiling heat and dry days throughout Andalusia and Castilla-La Mancha. At noon in Pajares, the thermometer marked 13°C with a very cloudy sky and chances of rain.

Roberto Heras' face
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At km 80, Pereiro punctured when the break's lead was around the two minute mark. A big chase group of 14 riders formed roughly 15 kilometers later with Juan Miguel Mercado (Quick Step), Victor Hugo Peña (Phonak), Pablo Lastras (Illes Balears) and Marcos Serrano (Liberty) among them.

Problems for overnight leader Denis Menchov began soon afterwards, as another Rabobank soldier, Jukka Vastaranta, abandoned the race, leaving just five team members at the 110 kilometre mark. At the summit of the third climb, Joaquin Rodriguez led the first breakaway group, followed by Angel Vicioso, Oscar Pereiro and Francisco Lara (T-Mobile).

Carlos Sastre (CSC)
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At the head of the peloton, Roberto Heras decided not to wait for the last climb of Pajares and attacked when climbing the Alto de la Colladiella (summit at km 137.6). Heras' attack took riders with him: Vuelta leader Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre (CSC), Carlos Garcia Quesada (Comunidad Valenciana), Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile), Santos Gonzalez (Phonak), Francisco Mancebo (Illes Balears), Ruben Plaza (Comunidad Valenciana) and Juan Miguel Mercado (Quick Step). At that moment, the break held an advantage of around four minutes. Behind, local knowledge saw Heras gap his group by 40 seconds, which proved decisive by the end of the day.

Soon after, the Liberty leader made contact with the chase group. Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel), Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval), Egoi Martinez (Euskaltel), Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) and Alexandre Botcharov (Credit Agricole) and Nicki Sorensen (CSC) were still leading the race, but the chasers were now just 20 second behind. This latter group included not only Heras, but also Joseba Beloki, Angel Vicioso, Michele Scarponi and Paolo Bettini.

Little by little, Heras was making inroads into Menchov's lead, and at km 172 (19 km to go), Heras became the virtual race leader.

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros) claims victory in Valgrande Pajares.
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In fact, Heras' tempo was so good that he soon caught the lead riders, well supported by his team-mate Michele Scarponi and in the company of Francisco Lara (T-Mobile), Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Comunidad Valenciana) and Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel).

With less than 6km to the finish, Heras attacked his group and found himself on his own. Pedalling with authority, and seemingly oblivious to the terrible conditions, the three-time winner showed he had completely recovered from his crash and was still King of the Spanish mountains.

Stage 16 - September 13: Leon-Valladolid, 162.5 km

The ride from Leon to Valladolid will be a typically flat one. With no climbs in sight and the highest point will be La Mudarra at 860 m. above sea level, it's another occasion for the sprinters' teams to show their qualities, with a breakaway unlikely to succeed. The three intermediate sprints are: Mansilla de las Mulas (km 15.5), Valderas (km 68.9) and La Mudarra (km 131.8). And it goes without saying that it's very unlikely that the top positions on the GC will change.

Photography

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Results

1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            4.53.53
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 0.32
3 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    0.46
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      2.28
5 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                   3.11
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       3.12
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    3.19
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         3.47
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                               
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                4.09
11 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         4.33
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     4.45
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                4.47
14 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 5.03
15 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         5.08
16 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           5.09
17 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                     5.17
18 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              
19 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                   
20 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
21 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                           5.23
22 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             6.29
23 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 6.42
24 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                6.54
25 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                         7.42
26 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          7.48
27 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       8.44
28 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 8.47
29 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                     8.51
30 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                             9.56
31 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   11.22
32 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems          11.55
33 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
34 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
35 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  12.10
36 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  
37 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                   
38 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
39 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                    
40 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                  12.42
41 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   12.57
42 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                   
43 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                         13.03
44 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                13.53
45 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         14.10
46 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         
47 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    16.32
48 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 17.08
49 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                            17.34
50 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
51 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       17.40
52 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            17.42
53 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       19.07
54 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     22.28
55 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    24.16
56 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
57 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
58 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
59 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                
60 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      
61 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
62 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
63 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
64 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                         24.56
65 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  25.05
66 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                 26.09
67 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                26.33
68 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                            
69 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                   
70 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
71 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
72 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                          28.11
73 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 30.02
74 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       
75 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          
76 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
77 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
78 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                            
79 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  
80 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
81 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                     
82 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
83 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
84 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                          
85 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                                
86 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                      
87 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
88 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   
89 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                          
90 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
91 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
92 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
93 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                       
94 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
95 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
96 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
97 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
98 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      
99 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
100 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
101 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
102 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                         
103 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
104 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
105 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
106 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
107 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
108 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
109 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                      
110 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
111 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       
112 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
113 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 
114 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                
115 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
116 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                               
117 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                
118 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
119 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne          
120 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        
121 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
122 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
123 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   
124 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
125 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
126 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
127 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
128 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
129 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
130 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
131 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                   
132 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
133 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                      
134 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
135 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 32.50
136 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           36.45
137 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  38.48
138 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         39.27
139 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                       39.38
140 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           40.47
141 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                             41.51
DNF Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
DNF Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                        
DNF Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
DNF Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                          
 
Sprints
 
S.I. Priandi, km 44,5
1 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         4 pts
2 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      2
3 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           1
 
 
S.I. San Pedro de Villaria, km 71
1 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      4 pts
2 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             2
3 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         1
 
 
S.I. Pola de Lena, km 161
1 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                 4 pts
2 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                             2
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                               1
 
Points
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 25 pts
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   20
3 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      16
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        14
5 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     12
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         10
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       9
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            8
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              7
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   6
11 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            5
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                        4
13 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   3
14 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                    2
15 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de la Faya de los Lobos, km 56 - Cat. 3
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     6 pts
2 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 4
3 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         2
4 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      1
 
Alto de la Colladona, km 79 - Cat. 1
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    16 pts
2 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                12
3 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     10
4 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      8
5 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       6
6 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         4
7 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             3
8 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    2
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                    1
 
Alto de Santo Emiliano, km 115 - Cat. 3
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     6 pts
2 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      4
3 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  2
4 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                   1
 
Alto de Colladiella, km 138 - Cat. 1
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    16 pts
2 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                12
3 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                10
4 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         8
5 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                   6
6 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       4
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                    3
8 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      2
9 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       1
 
Puerto de Pajares, km 188 - HC
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 30 pts
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   25
3 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      20
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        16
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         12
6 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     10
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       8
8 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              6
9 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            4
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   3
11 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                              2
12 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            1
 
Teams
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana                                               14.50.10
2 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                           8.07
3 Quick Step - Innergetic                                               10.53
4 Davitamon - Lotto                                                     10.56
5 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    14.34
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   14.58
7 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                14.59
8 Team CSC                                                              15.40
9 T- Mobile Team                                                        19.05
10 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                     19.48
11 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                               27.48
12 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                    29.38
13 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                     38.49
14 Rabobank                                                             44.10
15 Fassa Bortolo                                                        53.13
16 Lampre - Caffita                                                     57.57
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                     58.27
18 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                 1.01.29
19 Team Gerolsteiner                                                  1.04.30
20 Credit Agricole                                                    1.04.45
21 Domina Vacanze                                                     1.15.49
22 La Francaise Des Jeux                                              1.21.35
 
General classification after stage 15
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           61.47.40
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           4.30
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           4.50
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 6.45
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       8.02
6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     11.16
7 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         11.30
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 12.05
9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                     13.32
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         14.20
11 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    14.53
12 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               15.33
13 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                 15.56
14 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     22.21
15 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems          24.14
16 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                              24.31
17 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             29.49
18 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone        29.54
19 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  30.11
20 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                               34.25
21 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  34.41
22 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            34.47
23 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team    35.32
24 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                        36.54
25 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               39.49
26 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       42.29
27 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    42.59
28 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              43.23
29 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       46.20
30 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                               46.22
31 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                47.26
32 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       49.56
33 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   50.38
34 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                    50.49
35 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         53.53
36 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     55.00
37 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          1.00.25
38 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                        1.00.47
39 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                1.05.23
40 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              1.06.09
41 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        1.06.40
42 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          1.07.10
43 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1.08.11
44 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                             1.08.46
45 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                    1.10.18
46 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          1.11.08
47 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          1.13.55
48 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.14.04
49 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1.14.15
50 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                              1.14.17
51 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          1.14.46
52 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  1.15.50
53 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                             1.16.05
54 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            1.16.13
55 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               1.17.08
56 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.17.12
57 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1.19.33
58 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1.19.40
59 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              1.21.17
60 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                   1.21.36
61 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.21.48
62 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              1.23.29
63 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                1.26.15
64 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  1.26.26
65 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.29.04
66 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  1.31.17
67 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         1.31.36
68 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                         1.32.47
69 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.33.34
70 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir         1.36.15
71 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               1.36.53
72 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               1.37.43
73 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1.40.44
74 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1.41.10
75 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.45.13
76 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 1.45.19
77 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1.45.24
78 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            1.45.55
79 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        1.47.59
80 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               1.48.28
81 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   1.50.08
82 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                1.51.58
83 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                1.52.55
84 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            1.53.51
85 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                           1.54.20
86 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                     1.54.31
87 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       1.58.30
88 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.59.12
89 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.00.07
90 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.00.08
91 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.00.36
92 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           2.00.37
93 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         2.03.06
94 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                2.03.23
95 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            2.06.46
96 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         2.07.01
97 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                          2.10.01
98 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    2.11.11
99 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.12.25
100 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                        2.13.31
101 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                  2.13.41
102 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone          2.13.58
103 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                2.15.32
104 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                      2.17.46
105 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          2.17.51
106 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                2.18.25
107 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                            2.19.19
108 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                           2.21.09
109 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    2.22.22
110 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                              2.22.28
111 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 2.23.46
112 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              2.24.27
113 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.24.36
114 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            2.26.32
115 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                2.27.43
116 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               2.28.22
117 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 2.30.26
118 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             2.30.34
119 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                2.31.49
120 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2.32.34
121 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               2.34.24
122 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               2.36.38
123 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                  2.36.43
124 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             2.38.15
125 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                        2.40.30
126 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                            2.41.27
127 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                            2.41.55
128 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                         2.43.20
129 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                            2.46.20
130 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone      2.48.41
131 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   2.49.13
132 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2.52.54
133 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               2.54.01
134 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                2.54.14
135 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     3.01.57
136 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                  3.05.55
137 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               3.08.13
138 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           3.11.09
139 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        3.19.27
140 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         3.22.35
141 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                3.23.54
 
Points classification
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                132 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            117
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 104
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             92
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           89
6 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   78
7 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         64
8 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              60
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   58
10 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                    50
11 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           49
12 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  44
13 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          41
14 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                       40
15 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            40
16 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                   38
17 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               36
18 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    36
19 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       35
20 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            33
21 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       29
22 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        29
23 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   28
24 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       27
25 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            27
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   176 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       109
3 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                106
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             66
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             60
6 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   53
7 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                52
8 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         49
9 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              43
10 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                    41
11 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            34
12 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  34
13 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            32
14 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        32
15 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                27
16 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       26
17 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          26
18 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               26
19 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       23
20 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              21
21 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    21
22 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     21
23 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  20
24 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     18
25 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      13
 
Combination classification
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  5 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              8
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             12
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   16
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         20
6 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              32
7 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   33
8 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     33
9 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        46
10 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           47
11 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       49
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                       51
13 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   55
14 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            57
15 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                   59
16 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               61
17 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          62
18 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            68
19 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        69
20 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       78
21 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      87
22 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     90
23 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        92
24 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                  94
25 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                      100
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana                                              185.45.48
2 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                          25.31
3 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                30.28
4 Team CSC                                                              32.03
5 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                      40.43
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   44.41
7 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    44.42
8 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   1.02.20
9 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             1.11.37
10 T- Mobile Team                                                     1.13.49
11 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                             1.43.16
12 Lampre - Caffita                                                   1.45.36
13 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                  1.54.46
14 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                   2.14.40
15 Rabobank                                                           2.25.40
16 Credit Agricole                                                    2.40.48
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                   3.09.02
18 Fassa Bortolo                                                      3.51.38
19 Team Gerolsteiner                                                  3.55.06
20 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                 4.11.28
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                              5.48.12
22 Domina Vacanze                                                     6.09.12

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