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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 8 - Saturday, September 3: Tarragona-Lloret de Mar, 189 km

Petacchi prevails for the third time

Heras maintains the leadership on another easy day

By Hernan Alvarez Macias

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
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Not once, but three times. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) has won his third stage at the Vuelta a España in a bunch sprint that finished in Lloret de Mar. Ale-Jet had to come around Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) in the last 100 metres after he lost his lead out man Marco Velo, while Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) sprinted well for third place. Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros-Würth) kept the golden jersey after this transition stage.

"I will stay in the race for the second week, that's for sure," said Ale Jet post-stage. "If I feel good during the next stages, especially on Monday and Tuesday [the Pyrenean stages], I will go on, because later I will have another chance."

About the World's he said, "I don't want to talk about the World Championships any more. Now I am at the Vuelta. The World's race is very difficult; it's completely different from a Grand Tour stage where riders race for three weeks. After 250 kilometres it's certain that Hushovd will do well, as will Bettini or Boonen. I like to win in the Vuelta for me, for my team and for my fans."

Xavier Florencio (Relax)
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Xavier Florencio (Relax Fuenlabrada) was part of the breakaway of the day, which got caught with 14 km to go. "I was in my own region, but I couldn't do it. From the start of the stage, we knew it was very difficult to finish the break, but you should try. With a team like Fassa Bortolo it's very difficult to hold a breakaway to the end."

Angel Gomez (Saunier Duval) was also part of the day's break. "The pace was rather faster than in the Giro," he told the media. "Let's see if I can give some joy to the people who support me later on the race. From tomorrow and Monday on, the real Vuelta a España begins. There will be a more selective race on those stages."

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros)
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Roberto Heras had no problems today, but was more looking towards tomorrow's 48 km time trial. Heras named Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre, and Francesco Mancebo has the main riders who could take time out of him. "I don't know, the result is a bit unpredictable, but the golden jersey doesn't worry me," said Heras. "It is just as easy to keep it as to lose it. The key for me is simply to go to fast, because I don't know what can happen."

How it unfolded

After Sebastien Joly (Credit Agricole) quit the race yesterday, 180 survived the first week of the Vuelta. At km 6, Angel Gomez and Bart Dockx (Davitamon-Lotto) decided to attack. Xavier Florencio pursued them together with Daniele Nardello (T-Mobile), but the latter gave up after 18 km as the gap was still under a minute. But Florencio persisted, and despite suffering a puncture at km 24, he made it up to the two leaders a few km later, after they slowed for him. The break consolidated and the three passed through the first intermediate sprint in La Gornal (km 32) around 4 minutes ahead. Dockx crossed the line in first place followed by Gomez and Florencio.

Bart Dockx (Davitamon-Lotto)
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The three leaders gained good ground over the peloton. At km 48 they led by 7'08. The trio kept increasing the difference to the rest and at km 78 it was 10'33. The Fassa Bortolo team realized they should raise the tempo for its only goal: a bunch sprint with Alessandro Petacchi celebrating. At Sabadell (third and last intermediate sprint at km 101) the gap was around 9'40 while Dockx crossed first, Gomez second and Florencio third. There were 88 km left, more than enough distance for the sprinters' teams to catch the three riders.

T-Mobile and Credit Agricole also helped chasing the breakaways and the advantage at km 110 was cropped to 8'15. Thirty kilometres later the gap was drastically reduced to 3'25. At km 142 (47 km to go) Jose Ivan Gutierrez crashed once again during the Vuelta, but he went on.

Credit Agricole and Fassa Bortolo kept working, though the leading trio struggled to maintain the difference. With 28 km to go the breakaway was totally controlled, as the leaders had a 1'38 gap. The peloton caught the breakaways with 14 km to go, having spent almost 170 km in front. Luis Pasamontes (Relax Fuenlabrada) took his chances, didn't wait a second, and attacked the group at that same moment.

Heras
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His effort wasn't successful, neither was that of his teammate Freddy Gonzalez, who got caught when the Fassa Bortolo train turned on engines a few kilometres before the end. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Phonak) also defied the Italian outfit, attacking on a small hill with 3 km to go, but with 2 km to the finish, he was swallowed by the peloton.

Fassa Bortolo prepared the sprint, but things came a little unstuck in the final corner with 500m to go when Petacchi was shuffled off Velo's wheel. Instead it was Thor Hushovd who got it, and mighty Thor led out the sprint with Bettini and Petacchi on his wheel. But Petacchi showed his class, hit the afterburners, and cruised around Hushovd to win his third stage.

Stage 9 - September 4: Lloret de Mar-Lloret de Mar, 48 km

This is a crucial stage in the race. It's a long individual time trial close to the sea. There's only one slight mountain difficulty called Alto de Tossa (Category 3, 260 meters above sea level) at km 21.4. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) will have a big chance to regain the golden jersey that he wore in the first stage. Roberto Heras should do a decent time trial to keep there in the top three positions. A very exciting stage to watch and an important day in the race.

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Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             4.19.14 (43.74 km/h)
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                         
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                                
4 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                   
6 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             
8 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                        
9 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          0.03
11 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                            
12 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                  
13 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                     
14 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                     
15 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       
16 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            0.05
17 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
18 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                 
19 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                   
20 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    
21 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
22 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                       
23 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                         
24 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                 
25 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
26 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    
27 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  
28 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                          
29 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
30 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                     
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
32 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
33 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                                  
34 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
35 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               
36 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                          
37 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              
38 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  
39 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                         
40 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
41 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                     
42 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              
43 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             
44 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                        
45 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
46 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                              
47 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               
48 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
49 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                       
50 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
51 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   
52 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         
53 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      
54 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
55 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
56 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
57 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
58 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    
59 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
60 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic             
61 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                    
62 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             
63 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
64 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
65 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
66 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
67 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
68 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      
69 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
70 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                    
71 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                         
72 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         
73 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                         
74 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      
75 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
76 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
77 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
78 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
79 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                    
80 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
81 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
82 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
83 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
84 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                                
85 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
86 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                         
87 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          
88 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                          
89 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                      
90 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
91 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
92 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                       
93 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
94 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
95 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                            
96 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                       
97 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 
98 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                      
99 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
100 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                           
101 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
102 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
103 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  
104 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                   
105 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
106 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
107 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
108 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
109 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
110 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                        
111 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
112 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
113 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
114 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
115 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    
116 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                        
117 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             
118 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   
119 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
120 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
121 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       
122 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
123 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                
124 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
125 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               
126 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                             
127 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                  
128 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
129 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
130 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                            
131 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
132 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
133 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
134 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
135 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
136 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
137 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
138 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
139 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
140 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                            
141 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                          
142 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
143 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      
144 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
145 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
146 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   0.43
147 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                            1.10
148 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
149 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       
150 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                               
151 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 
152 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                  1.31
153 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
154 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                     2.09
155 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
156 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
157 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
158 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
159 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     2.35
160 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                      3.00
161 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
162 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
163 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               
164 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   3.14
165 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                               3.33
166 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                  
167 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                              
168 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            4.03
169 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             4.17
170 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 
171 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                             4.42
172 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                   5.05
173 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             
174 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                          
175 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                     5.06
176 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
177 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                          6.50
178 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                       
179 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                        
180 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   8.18
 
Points
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  25 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                       20
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                              16
4 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      14
5 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                 12
6 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     10
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            9
8 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       8
9 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      7
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             6
11 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           5
12 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 4
13 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                    3
14 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                    2
15 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                      1
 
Mountains
 
Puerto de El Ordal - Cat. 3, km 65
1 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  6 pts
2 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  4
3 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        2
4 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     1
 
Sprints
 
La Gornal, km 32,9
1 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        4 pts
2 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  2
3 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  1
 
El Ordal, km 62,9
1 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  4 pts
2 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  2
3 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        1
 
Sabadell, km 101,2
1 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        4 pts
2 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  2
3 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  1
 
Teams
 
1 T- Mobile Team                                                     12.57.47
2 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
3 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                       0.03
4 Fassa Bortolo                                                              
5 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                 0.05
6 Credit Agricole                                                            
7 Team Gerolsteiner                                                          
8 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     0.08
9 Lampre - Caffita                                                           
10 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                    
11 Bouygues Telecom                                                          
12 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                      0.10
13 Team CSC                                                                  
14 Davitamon - Lotto                                                         
15 Rabobank                                                                  
16 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                         
17 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                       
18 Comunidad Valenciana                                                      
19 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                              
20 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                        
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                                     
22 Domina Vacanze                                                        3.38
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team           33.22.47
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           0.12
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           1.07
4 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  1.09
5 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       1.11
6 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 1.26
7 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               1.37
8 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       1.39
9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                          
10 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     1.58
11 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 2.03
12 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          2.05
13 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               2.08
14 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                2.11
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                2.13
16 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   2.19
17 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           2.29
18 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     2.30
19 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     2.32
20 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
21 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2.45
22 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                             2.49
23 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   3.00
24 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                  3.03
25 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     3.13
26 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      3.33
27 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           3.39
28 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         4.14
29 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             4.52
30 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         4.55
31 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              5.00
32 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 5.15
33 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  5.24
34 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             5.27
35 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5.29
36 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 5.30
37 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                6.05
38 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     6.09
39 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        6.11
40 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             6.12
41 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                               6.18
42 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         6.21
43 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                6.24
44 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     6.49
45 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                     
46 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                 6.52
47 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic         7.15
48 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  7.26
49 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                     7.35
50 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          7.50
51 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             7.52
52 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        8.47
53 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  8.50
54 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  9.17
55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    9.19
56 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             9.29
57 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                         9.35
58 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        9.52
59 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  10.35
60 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                               10.51
61 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  11.07
62 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            11.43
63 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               11.47
64 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                 12.21
65 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   12.40
66 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                               12.56
67 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    12.59
68 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                          13.15
69 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       13.46
70 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              14.24
71 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 14.51
72 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir           14.55
73 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                14.58
74 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                15.19
75 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems               16.02
76 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     16.09
77 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 16.35
78 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           17.01
79 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              17.09
80 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                     17.27
81 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            17.55
82 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                           18.49
83 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   19.09
84 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    19.33
85 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 20.16
86 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 20.23
87 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             20.29
88 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                              20.37
89 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                               21.04
90 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                    22.09
91 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                      22.36
92 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 23.08
93 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                           23.10
94 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  23.49
95 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              24.18
96 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   24.44
97 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       24.52
98 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           24.56
99 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 25.03
100 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             25.18
101 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           
102 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                           25.20
103 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                 25.29
104 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                        25.35
105 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          25.43
106 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   25.48
107 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne     26.19
108 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                            26.29
109 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                        26.47
110 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                            27.16
111 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                       27.46
112 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                      28.03
113 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                    28.18
114 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                           28.27
115 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        28.29
116 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         28.30
117 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                   28.36
118 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         29.02
119 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              29.23
120 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            29.35
121 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 29.59
122 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             30.22
123 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                              30.44
124 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             31.24
125 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            31.28
126 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 31.32
127 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                    31.34
128 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                           31.41
129 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  31.43
130 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                     
131 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                        31.44
132 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 31.52
133 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   32.00
134 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                               32.02
135 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                32.15
136 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      32.44
137 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          33.22
138 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                   
139 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                33.23
140 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                            33.26
141 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                               33.33
142 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  33.53
143 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                          34.14
144 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                 36.17
145 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 36.20
146 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              37.05
147 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     37.22
148 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                        38.00
149 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  38.43
150 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  38.48
151 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                  39.19
152 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            39.46
153 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                              39.47
154 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                           40.03
155 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         40.07
156 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                              40.09
157 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 40.31
158 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             
159 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  41.28
160 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                       42.15
161 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     42.21
162 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   43.31
163 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    43.36
164 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  43.41
165 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                  44.12
166 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                     44.43
167 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                           45.14
168 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               47.08
169 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                             47.22
170 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           47.58
171 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                    52.26
172 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                    52.55
173 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   54.34
174 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 54.47
175 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                     59.16
176 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone        1.03.12
177 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.05.57
178 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.08.00
179 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                        1.21.20
180 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                1.25.17
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                       94 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  75
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           69
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             45
5 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 43
6 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   42
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                 40
8 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                                 35
9 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       32
10 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             29
11 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        28
12 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  28
13 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             26
14 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                25
15 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   24
16 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       24
17 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            23
18 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            23
19 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        21
20 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                             20
21 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     19
22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        19
23 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    18
24 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            17
25 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     17
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        32 pts
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    22
3 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 20
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             16
5 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                15
6 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       13
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              12
8 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                11
9 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         11
10 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            10
11 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   10
12 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         8
13 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        7
14 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                7
15 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                   7
16 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 6
17 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  6
18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             5
19 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                5
20 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     5
21 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   4
22 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   4
23 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  4
24 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 4
25 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           3
 
Combination classification
 
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  9 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             10
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    21
4 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         25
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             38
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         39
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              47
8 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                53
9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        55
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            63
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  66
12 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                 71
13 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  88
14 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      91
15 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   96
16 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team      110
17 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                              134
18 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           137
19 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   151
20 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                 152
21 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      158
22 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               158
23 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                174
24 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   198
25 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               207
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                      100.11.47
2 Comunidad Valenciana                                                   0.48
3 Team CSC                                                               3.09
4 Lampre - Caffita                                                       4.46
5 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                       4.52
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 5.14
7 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     5.55
8 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                       7.22
9 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                 8.36
10 Quick Step - Innergetic                                               9.09
11 T- Mobile Team                                                        9.21
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  10.17
13 Credit Agricole                                                      10.38
14 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                    11.05
15 Bouygues Telecom                                                     14.14
16 Davitamon - Lotto                                                    18.56
17 Rabobank                                                             31.29
18 Fassa Bortolo                                                        39.20
19 Team Gerolsteiner                                                    48.48
20 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                 1.06.07
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                              1.13.14
22 Domina Vacanze                                                     1.14.49

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