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86th Volta a Catalunya - PT

Spain, May 15-21, 2006

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Stage 4 - May 18: Perafort - Vallnord (Sector Arcalís) Andorra, 225.0 km

Castaño breaks through

Carlos Castano (Kaiku)
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The little known Carlos Castaño (Kaiku) has surprised the big guns to win the queen stage of the Volta a Catalunya, a 225 km stage containing four climbs and finishing on the special category ascent to Vallnord, sector Arcalís. Castaño jumped clear of the peloton towards the bottom of the climb, caught the remnants of the early breakaway, and crossed the line with 52 seconds to spare on Christophe Moreau (AG2R) and 1'53 over Santiago Botero (Phonak Hearing Systems). He also took the lead in the general classification, with Botero in second at 1'18 and Moreau third at 1'24.

It was 27 year-old Castaño's third win as a pro, in this only his second year in the paid ranks. It was also the second win by a pro continental team in this ProTour race.

How it unfolded

Christophe Moreau (AG2R)
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The breakaway of the day was formed after just nine kilometres, as no-one was too keen to ride hard with 225 km of racing to go. In it were Ricardo Serrano (Kaiku), Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel Euskadi), Remy di Gregorio (Française des Jeux) and Christophe Moreau (AG2R). On the first climb of the day, the Cat. 2 Alt de Belltall (km 43), Di Gregorio was first ahead of Moreau and Landaluze.

After that, the breakaways gained a huge advantage of 23'13 after 62 km, which had only reduced to 20'54 after km 111. Gerolsteiner and Phonak started to chase, and the gap shrank to a safer 12'18 after 160 km.

Di Gregorio was first to the meta volante sprint at Sant Julia De Loria (km 183.1) before the final part of the stage started with three more climbs to tackle. Moreau was first to the Cat. 1 Alt De La Comella, getting rid of his companions, and made it to the foot of the climb to Vallnord with 6'50 on the main bunch, where Caisse d'Epargne had joined in to help the chase.

Santi Botero
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Then came the surprise attack from Castaño with 15 km to go, joined by David de la Fuente (Saunier Duval). They got a gap, and Castaño felt good enough to go solo, first catching Landaluze, and then Moreau towards the top. The Frenchman did well to hold onto second place, but no-one was catching Castaño. The best of the rest was Botero, who conceded nearly two minutes to Castaño at the top to take third.

With three more easier stages to come, Castaño now looks good to take the overall win in the Volta, a surprise for a relatively new pro continental rider. It could end up being a feat similar to Jose Antonio Pecharroman (who was 14th today) three years ago, or it could be that we have uncovered the next good Spanish stage racer.

Tomorrow's fifth stage will start in Llivia and finish in Manlleu after 161.5 km, containing two Cat. 2 climbs.

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Results

1 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                   6.03.41
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         0.52
3 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.53
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                     2.12
5 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                      2.37
6 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                             
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
10 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            
12 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            2.57
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
14 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 2.59
15 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3.15
16 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
17 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                      3.26
18 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              3.41
19 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      3.52
20 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                       4.01
21 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             4.05
22 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                                 
23 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
24 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                
25 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
26 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
27 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
28 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                   4.32
29 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                         
30 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                 
31 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          5.02
32 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  5.04
33 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      
34 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    5.23
35 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    
36 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                       5.26
37 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              
38 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             
39 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
40 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        5.48
41 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
42 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                                6.26
43 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    7.31
44 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                              
45 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      7.53
46 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     8.07
47 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
48 David H. George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                8.15
49 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                8.18
50 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          8.24
51 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                         8.39
52 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       
53 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
54 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
55 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           9.17
56 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             10.07
57 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                    
58 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                    
59 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
60 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       10.43
61 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             
62 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
63 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                             
64 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       
65 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      
66 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      10.57
67 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
68 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   11.23
69 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
70 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
71 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                           11.39
72 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            11.44
73 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                         
74 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                12.21
75 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 12.28
76 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                       12.43
77 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                             12.56
78 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                     13.03
79 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      13.47
80 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku                                  14.03
81 Rafael Casero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                          14.11
82 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            
83 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
84 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            
85 Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            
86 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  14.20
87 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              14.51
88 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          15.27
89 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   16.18
90 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             17.13
91 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             
92 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                             
93 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       17.47
94 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                 18.05
95 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               
96 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      18.31
97 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           18.39
98 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                               19.15
99 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku                                      19.42
100 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
101 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
102 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
103 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
104 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            20.45
105 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   21.28
106 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      22.50
107 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                        22.53
108 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     
109 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                  
110 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
111 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
112 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        
113 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                           
114 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                
115 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
116 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
117 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
118 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
119 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
120 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         
121 Jordi Riera (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                                
122 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone              
123 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
124 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
125 Jesus Buendia (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                              
126 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                              
127 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              22.57
128 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      23.20
129 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel                       23.23
130 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                  24.23
131 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                            24.29
132 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
133 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                 24.40
134 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           
135 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
136 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
137 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                         28.12
138 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
139 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       
140 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
141 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                              
142 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               
143 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
144 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
145 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                        
146 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
147 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
148 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    
149 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
150 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                             
151 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
152 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                              
153 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
154 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
155 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                    
156 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                  
157 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                          
158 Matteo Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
159 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Kaiku                                    
160 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel                         
161 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
162 Isidro Cerrato (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
163 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 
164 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku                                   
165 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
166 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                
167 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
168 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
169 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
170 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
171 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
172 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         
173 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                                   
174 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
175 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
176 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                       
177 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
178 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     
179 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     
180 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               
181 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
182 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
183 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                     
184 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            28.20
185 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         28.47
186 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                             28.50
187 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             
188 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                              29.52
189 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
190 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
191 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
192 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                          32.28
 
Points
 
1 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        25 pts
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           20
3 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      16
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       14
5 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                        12
6 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             10
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                            9
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       8
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                7
10 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           6
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           5
12 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               4
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            3
14 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    2
15 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
 
Mountains
 
Alt De Belltall - Cat. 2, km 43,50
1 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         10 pts
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            7
3 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            5
4 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                        3
5 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    2
6 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1
 
Alt De La Comella - Cat. 1, km 194,00
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           16 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           12
3 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         10
4 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                        8
5 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    6
6 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                  4
7 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                        3
8 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2
9 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          1
 
Alt De La Massana - Cat. 2, km 203,10
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           10 pts
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            7
3 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          5
4 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3
5 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            2
6 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1
 
Alt De Vallnord Sector Arcalis, Special Cat., km 225,00
1 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        30 pts
2 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           25
3 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      20
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       16
5 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                        12
6 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             10
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                            8
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       6
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                4
10 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           3
11 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           2
12 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1
 
Metas Volantes
 
Agramunt, km 78,00
1 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                        3 pts
2 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          2
3 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
 
Sant Julia De Loria, km 183,10
1 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          3 pts
2 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                        2
3 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Kaiku                                                       18.18.12
2 AG2R Prevoyance                                                 1.46
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                  2.06
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                          2.19
5 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                            4.37
6 Andalucia-Paul Versan                                           5.44
7 Discovery Channel                                               8.12
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               8.35
9 Bouygues Telecom                                                9.08
10 Comunidad Valenciana                                          10.25
11 Relax-Gam                                                     10.47
12 Rabobank                                                      11.34
13 T-Mobile Team                                                 13.03
14 Francaise Des Jeux                                            14.48
15 Quick Step-Innergetic                                         15.35
16 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                         17.11
17 Credit Agricole                                               17.30
18 Davitamon-Lotto                                               19.33
19 Team CSC                                                      20.45
20 Team Milram                                                   24.33
21 Liquigas                                                      28.59
22 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                              29.48
23 3 Molinos-Resort                                              31.24
24 Lampre-Fondital                                               32.28
25 Gerolsteiner                                                  37.29
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                  14.32.52
2 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.18
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         1.24
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                     1.51
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           2.04
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                             
7 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         2.13
8 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
9 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                         2.27
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   2.43
11 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                     2.50
12 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 2.54
13 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            3.09
14 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3.22
15 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         3.34
16 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                              3.39
17 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                            3.40
18 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      3.48
19 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             3.52
20 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  
21 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        4.07
22 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                             4.09
23 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                      4.11
24 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                             4.13
25 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
26 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                       4.15
27 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4.17
28 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                   4.41
29 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                         
30 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                         4.42
31 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                       5.30
32 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          5.32
33 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    5.40
34 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
35 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                  5.41
36 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             
37 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                     5.50
38 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             5.53
39 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        6.40
40 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    7.03
41 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                                7.12
42 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  7.28
43 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     7.30
44 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                          7.49
45 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      8.15
46 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          8.19
47 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         8.27
48 David H. George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                8.30
49 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                       8.46
50 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                      8.53
51 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                         9.00
52 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           9.16
53 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                   9.19
54 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                9.41
55 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             10.28
56 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        10.30
57 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan               10.35
58 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             10.36
59 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     10.37
60 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      
61 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       10.48
62 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  10.58
63 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone       11.20
64 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   11.21
65 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  11.30
66 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            11.37
67 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 11.41
68 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        11.48
69 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 12.03
70 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                           12.04
71 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                12.30
72 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                    12.38
73 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                     13.30
74 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                             13.39
75 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                       13.43
76 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      14.04
77 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       14.10
78 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  14.11
79 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                       14.22
80 Rafael Casero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                          14.38
81 Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       14.43
82 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku                                  14.53
83 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    14.58
84 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              15.16
85 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      16.07
86 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                   16.17
87 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             16.48
88 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                        17.33
89 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       18.05
90 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                        18.14
91 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                 18.20
92 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      18.42
93 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     19.56
94 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        20.02
95 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                               20.06
96 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       20.41
97 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku                                           
98 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             20.45
99 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                               21.27
100 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   21.40
101 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         22.14
102 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           22.37
103 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                        22.41
104 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      22.55
105 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                23.00
106 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      23.07
107 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      23.08
108 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         23.09
109 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                             23.10
110 Jordi Riera (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                           23.12
111 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                         23.21
112 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                    23.23
113 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  23.26
114 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         23.39
115 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         23.41
116 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                         23.42
117 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        23.46
118 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                        23.51
119 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel                       23.52
120 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel                   23.58
121 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        24.19
122 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             24.38
123 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                            24.52
124 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          24.53
125 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                  24.56
126 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                 25.11
127 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    26.38
128 Jesus Buendia (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                         27.05
129 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                           27.35
130 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                              27.38
131 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                27.53
132 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   27.55
133 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                              27.56
134 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           27.57
135 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            28.03
136 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         28.08
137 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                             28.12
138 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
139 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                             28.14
140 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                        28.17
141 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         28.19
142 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
143 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                28.22
144 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                28.25
145 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                          28.26
146 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku                                   
147 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                            28.29
148 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          28.32
149 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                     28.34
150 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                  28.36
151 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel                    28.39
152 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   28.40
153 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                  28.42
154 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Kaiku                               28.43
155 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         28.51
156 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    28.54
157 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                     28.57
158 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone      28.59
159 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        29.00
160 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    29.01
161 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            29.08
162 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        29.13
163 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                         29.14
164 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                             29.23
165 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              
166 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                         29.39
167 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      29.55
168 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   30.05
169 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       30.35
170 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir             30.55
171 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                      31.00
172 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                              32.21
173 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               32.36
174 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              32.47
175 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          33.44
176 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                  34.19
177 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            34.33
178 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                            34.36
179 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                              34.46
180 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                  34.55
181 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             
182 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           36.16
183 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                          37.28
184 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                37.30
185 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               38.29
186 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 38.50
187 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                         39.23
188 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                          41.31
189 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             41.39
190 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         41.52
191 Matteo Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          48.06
192 Isidro Cerrato (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                        52.16
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                43 pts
2 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        31
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             30
4 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      28
5 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        25
6 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            25
7 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  25
8 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                           25
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      24
10 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          21
11 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          20
12 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                20
13 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              20
14 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            18
15 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            17
16 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                      15
17 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                       12
18 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                     12
19 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               12
20 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          11
21 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              11
22 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                      10
23 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    10
24 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   9
25 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                             9
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           58 pts
2 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   46
3 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        30
4 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                         25
5 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           24
6 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            23
7 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      22
8 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       19
9 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     17
10 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  16
11 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                       12
 
Metas Volantes classification
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             7 pts
2 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          5
3 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                        5
4 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone               4
5 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                    4
6 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                    3
7 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    3
8 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                                2
9 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2
10 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1
 
Memorial Cañardo-Trofeu Ufec classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
2 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            
3 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                          
4 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        
5 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku                                            
 
Teams classification
 
1 Kaiku                                                       43.46.09
2 Phonak Hearing Systems                                          0.26
3 Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                                  0.47
4 AG2R Prevoyance                                                 1.17
5 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                            3.58
6 Andalucia-Paul Versan                                           6.05
7 Discovery Channel                                               7.28
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                               8.25
9 Bouygues Telecom                                                8.48
10 Comunidad Valenciana                                           9.48
11 Relax-Gam                                                     10.24
12 Rabobank                                                      10.53
13 T-Mobile Team                                                 12.22
14 Francaise Des Jeux                                            14.27
15 Quick Step-Innergetic                                         15.39
16 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                         16.42
17 Credit Agricole                                               16.58
18 Davitamon-Lotto                                               18.47
19 Team CSC                                                      18.52
20 Team Milram                                                   24.23
21 Liquigas                                                      28.47
22 Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                              30.03
23 3 Molinos-Resort                                              31.28
24 Lampre-Fondital                                               32.23
25 Gerolsteiner                                                  36.04

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