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61st Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 26-September 17, 2006

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Stage 13 - September 8: Guadalajara - Cuenca, 180 km

Sanchez swoops to stage success

For second year running, stage 13 goes to Euskaltel rider

By Shane Stokes in Cuenca with additional reporting by Hernan Alvarez

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
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Last year fortune seemed to smile on Euskaltel rider Samuel Sanchez, with his victory on stage 13 to La Bien Aparecida owing a fair bit to luck. On that occasion Mauricio Ardilla looked set to take the honours, but the Colombian sprinted for the wrong banner and sat up 100 metres before the line. Sanchez and Oscar Pereiro both capitalised on this error, slipping by and taking first and second on the stage.

364 days later, Sanchez won again, but this time it was strength, timing and fearless descending which saw him race home first. He displayed his climbing ability when he bridged across to a crack group of riders including those of the calibre of Danilo di Luca (Liquigas), Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne), Carlos Sastre (CSC) and Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) which had gone clear on the tough ascent through the old part of Cuenca. Once past the summit, he then jumped at the right time - with 7 kilometers to go - to get a gap, and then used his remaining strength and the skills honed by an early background of moto cross riding to build a decent lead and hold off – just about – a fast-closing, 28 man group to the line.

“I think that the victory of last year was perhaps a little lucky,” he admitted. “One of my breakaway companions sat up 100 metres from the line. This year it was different – I had the strength to get the victory in another way and it is a very nice and emotional win for me.

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears)
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“It was a difficult descent but not really one where you had to take many risks. I think if it was more dangerous it would actually have been better for me. I did take some risks on the last hairpin before entering Cuenca – it was necessary to do so in order to take the correct line around the bend. I made a huge effort to get this win.”

Sanchez had a lead of ten seconds with one kilometre remaining and even took a drink in that final run in to the line, but was very nearly overhauled by points leader Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) and continuing maillot oro Alejandro Valverde in the big sprint which happened behind him. “It was very hard in the last kilometre. I didn’t have much of a lead and I had to go very hard. I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it, I really had to dig in in the final three or four hundred metres,” he said.

He was asked about that gulp of fluid, something which could arguably have cost him a small amount of time due to the disruption in his rhythm. He felt it was necessary. “Well, I was feeling half dead and my mouth was really dry so I needed a drink,” the 28 year old stated. “I made a very big effort on the last climb against all the big favourites, and then especially on the descent, and because of that I didn’t have a lot of power near the end. I needed to drink.”

Taking one for the team

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
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His win is the first of the race for the Euskaltel team, who started with high expectations but whose best result was Inigo Landaluze’s third on stage 11, plus Sanchez’ 14th place overall heading into today. Landing this result now relieves some pressure on the team, and also increases his own personal ambitions.

“We started in Malaga with three leaders and were looking to do something…maybe not in the overall, but to take a stage win. For me to get the victory here is something very special; the team will be very happy. Now the goal for me is to improve a bit in the overall classification [he is currently 12th overall, 5’21 back] and if I can finish in the top five, I would be very happy.”

Earlier on in the stage a group comprising Michael Boogerd (Rabobank), Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Lars Ytting Bak (Team CSC), Frédéric Bessy (Cofidis) and Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) went clear and, thundering along over the undulating terrain and past ghostly fields of dead sunflowers, built a near eight-minute lead. However it all came back before the third category ascent up to the old cliff-side part of Cuenca, where Danilo Di Luca and a few others blew the race apart.

Race leader Valverde was very prominent, showing well on the climb and taking third on the stage plus a eight second time bonus. He said that his confidence is high prior to tomorrow’s crucial time trial. “It is true that I feel very well”, he said. “Tomorrow morning we will go and see the course of the time trial. We already had the opportunity to see a part of it today in the final of the stage with the climb of El Castillo and the descent to the finish line.

Team-mates Oscar Pereiro and Alejandro Valverde
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“The course is a very hard one but personally I prefer that to a flat parcours. Everybody seems to expect a duel with Vinokourov but the one I fear the most is Kashechkin, for the very simple reason that he is closer in the general classification. As a result, he has a better chance of taking over the maillot oro. But I have faith in my abilities because in the time trial we rode in the Tour of Romandy, we had more or less the same time. That is a positive sign for tomorrow.”

His team-mate Oscar Pereiro will be holding back in the race against the clock due to his goal of helping Valverde in the race, and also because of a slight illness he felt today. “Since breakfast I suffered with my stomach,” he said. “I felt sick with and wanted to vomit, but then I recovered and could do the work the team requested from me to help Alejandro.

“Tomorrow I don’t think I will give it all in the time trial because the most important thing is to recuperate some forces to be able to help our leader during the last week. It will be a difficult one for everybody.”

Sanchez’ goal of taking a high placing in the final general classification means that he, along with Valverde, Sastre, Vinokourov, Kashechkin and others will be going flat out all the way. Although Spanish riders have traditionally done well in stage races, he is one of the rare breed who can do so while also thriving in the Classics. Past results there have included second in this year’s Fleche Wallone, fourth in Liège-Bastogne-Liège and fifth in the Championship of Zurich; like Vinokourov and Valverde, he is able to change his focus and ride well in Grand Tours.

“My season is in two parts. Early on I prepare myself for the Classics as well as possible, and then I change my manner of training to get ready for the second half of the season. I think a Tour of three weeks requires a different type of training. I believe it is good to do things that way, the early part for the Classics and then, later on, target a strong ride in the Vuelta.”

How it unfolded

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The riders of the 2006 Vuelta a España covered some intersting and notable terrain in stage 13; Luis Ocaña, one of the greatest Spanish riders of all time, was born in Priego (where the race passed at km 100) in 1945, won the Vuelta in 1970 and died in 1994. And the town of Cuenca has hosted the finish of stage several times in recent years. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) had won last year here.

Lorenzo Bernucci (T-Mobile) didn't sign in today at the start in Guadalajara, leaving 158 riders in the peloton; Markus Fothen (Gerolsteiner), Andrea Moletta (Gerolsteiner), Sven Montgomery (Gerolsteiner) and Angel Gomez (Saunier Duval) had left the race yesterday.

Unlike the previous days, the race started calmly on Friday. It wasn't until km 57 that the peloton allowed a breakaway with five riders in it to escape: Frederic Bessy (Cofidis), Michael Boogerd (Rabobank), Lars Bak (CSC), Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel) attacked at the second climb of the day in Alto de Corcoles. Landaluze inserted himself in his third breakaway of the Vuelta. At the summit of Corcoles, Boogerd rode first followed by Rebellin and Bessy.

A tribute to Pantani
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At the second intermediate sprint in Priego (km 100), Iñigo Landaluze crossed the billboard first with Bessy and Bak, leading the peloton by 7:38 at this point. The Basque rider won the Luis Ocaña trophy for passing at first place at that point.

At 136-kilometers into the race, with a 3:36 gap still open between the break and the main pack, the peloton reacted and started taking back time. At km 155 (25 km to the end), the distance was very short, just 40 seconds as the peloton put a very fast tempo (around 70 km per hour) to reach them. Five kilometres on, the five leaders were caught.

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears)
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At Alto del Castillo (summit at km 167.2 - 12.8 km to go) the real show began. Luis Perez (Cofidis) attacked; Alejandro Valverde reacted followed by Paolo Bettini (Quick Step), Carlos Sastre (CSC) and Danilo Di Luca (Liquigas). Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) was behind and passed to lead the race at the descent.

Sanchez took risks on the descent to stay way and with just three-kilomneters to the line was still seven seconds ahead of the favourites - including race leader Valverde. The Euskaltel rider led by 10 seconds with just 1,000 metres to go. The last kilometre was a flat straight that didn't fit Sanchez well but he pushed hard, made a fantastic last effort, and won the stage. Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) came behind with Alejandro Valverde in third place.

Stage 14 - September 8: Cuenca-Cuenca, individual time trial, 33.2 km

Stage 14 will be the second time trial after the team TT at stage one in Malaga. It will be a good chance to see how the favorites can do, especially Alejandro Valverde, against the clock. The route won't be flat as the riders will face Alto del Castillo (Cat. 3 - 1,120 m. - summit at km 20.7) in the middle of the course. It seemed not to be the key stage for the overall classification as there are three mountain stages yet left.

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Results

1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              4.03.43
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                         
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                                
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                              
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                               
9 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                              
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                    
11 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
12 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                   
13 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                             
14 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
16 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              
17 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
18 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           
19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     
20 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
21 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                         
22 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                       
23 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
24 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                       
25 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
26 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
27 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
28 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
29 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
30 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                0.21
31 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     0.36
32 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.41
33 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.06
34 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             
35 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                     
36 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
37 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
38 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
39 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                      
40 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
41 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                               
42 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                
43 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        
44 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                         
45 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
46 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                          
47 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         
48 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      
49 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                          
50 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
51 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.51
52 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
53 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
54 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
55 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             
56 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              
57 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
58 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
59 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                           
60 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                           
61 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
62 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
63 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                           
64 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
65 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
66 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     
67 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
68 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                           
69 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                    
70 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
71 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
72 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          
73 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                   
74 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                            
75 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            
76 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
77 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
78 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
79 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
80 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
81 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                        2.16
82 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
83 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
84 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      
85 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                           
86 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      
87 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                            
88 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
89 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              
90 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                              
91 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
92 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
93 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
94 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
95 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      
96 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   
97 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      4.14
98 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 4.41
99 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                    
100 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
101 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                            
102 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                       
103 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
104 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
105 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
106 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                      
107 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                      
108 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
109 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                          7.21
110 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
111 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                         
112 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       
113 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
114 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         
115 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                             
116 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                            
117 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
118 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
119 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                           
120 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
121 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    
122 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
123 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                            
124 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                       
125 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                      
126 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
127 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                  
128 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
129 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                       
130 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
131 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
132 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       
133 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
134 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
135 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                     9.05
136 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                       
137 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
138 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                            
139 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                          
140 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                    
141 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
142 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
143 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
144 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
145 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
146 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                      
147 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
148 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  
149 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                                  
150 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
151 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
152 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
153 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                         
154 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                               
155 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
156 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                           
157 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
158 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
DNS Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                     
 
Points
 
1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   25 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       20
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  16
4 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                              14
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                12
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            10
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     9
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                              8
9 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                             7
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                   6
11 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        5
12 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                  4
13 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                            3
14 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                              2
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  1
16 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               -5
 
Mountains
 
Alto de la Tendilla km: 31 - 3 ª Categoría                                   
1 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     6 pts
2 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                   4
3 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    2
4 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                         1
 
Alto de Córcoles km: 60 - 3 ª Categoría                                      
1 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                            6 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        4
3 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     2
4 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            1
 
Alto del Castillo km: 167 - 3 ª Categoría                                    
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   6 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 4
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              2
4 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                    1
 
Sprints
 
S.I. Sacedón km: 51,6                                                        
1 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  4 pts
2 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            2
3 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                1
 
 
S.I. Priego km: 100                                                          
1 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   4 pts
2 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     2
3 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Team CSC                                                           12.11.09
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                        
3 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                         
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                     
5 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                       0.21
6 Lampre - Fondital                                                      0.41
7 Astana                                                                 1.06
8 Liquigas                                                               1.51
9 Credit Agricole                                                        2.12
10 Relax - GAM                                                               
11 Team Milram                                                           3.22
12 Bouygues Telecom                                                      3.42
13 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                          
14 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                    
15 Davitamon - Lotto                                                     4.03
16 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                       4.48
17 Rabobank                                                                  
18 T- Mobile Team                                                        7.38
19 Française des Jeux                                                   10.18
20 Gerolsteiner                                                         11.13
21 Quick Step - Innergetic                                              18.20
 
General classification after stage 13
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            53.42.21
2 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                    0.35
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           0.52
4 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1.04
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 1.46
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               2.13
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                2.36
8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          2.39
9 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  3.10
10 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 4.07
11 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                     4.56
12 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                5.21
13 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 6.07
14 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                         
15 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     6.19
16 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             6.28
17 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               6.44
18 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                           7.24
19 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                7.44
20 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
21 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       8.07
22 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                8.35
23 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    8.56
24 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   10.19
25 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                  10.40
26 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              12.43
27 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    13.23
28 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                             15.09
29 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    17.32
30 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                     18.48
31 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   19.15
32 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           19.18
33 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                       21.56
34 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          24.18
35 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                25.34
36 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            25.45
37 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                     26.05
38 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       26.06
39 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              27.27
40 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                              27.40
41 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           28.19
42 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        29.11
43 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                        30.24
44 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                       32.02
45 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               34.24
46 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              34.56
47 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        35.25
48 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              36.42
49 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        36.57
50 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   37.24
51 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              38.30
52 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                   39.09
53 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 39.19
54 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                              39.50
55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  41.11
56 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                41.29
57 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     41.50
58 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                       42.17
59 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              42.55
60 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                44.39
61 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 44.51
62 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              45.33
63 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   46.54
64 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 49.29
65 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              51.52
66 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      52.17
67 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                   55.22
68 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      55.23
69 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         55.46
70 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                         56.11
71 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        56.26
72 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               57.36
73 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  58.33
74 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               59.35
75 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              1.00.10
76 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.01.31
77 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               1.02.36
78 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.02.38
79 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.02.41
80 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 1.03.19
81 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               1.04.06
82 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1.04.32
83 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.04.57
84 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1.05.13
85 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.06.10
86 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.06.41
87 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                   1.06.59
88 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.07.09
89 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  1.07.41
90 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.07.50
91 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       1.07.54
92 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.08.22
93 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                            1.08.59
94 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                               1.09.08
95 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.09.42
96 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.10.17
97 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1.10.41
98 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.11.21
99 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                             1.11.39
100 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  1.12.02
101 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.12.15
102 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      1.13.04
103 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.14.39
104 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  1.15.12
105 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     1.15.57
106 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.16.00
107 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             1.16.05
108 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   1.17.06
109 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           1.17.45
110 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   1.18.02
111 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.18.41
112 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                           1.18.57
113 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        1.19.21
114 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.19.24
115 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.21.59
116 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.22.09
117 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                             1.22.43
118 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               1.22.59
119 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.23.27
120 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             1.23.42
121 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            1.23.47
122 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.23.48
123 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                     1.24.10
124 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    1.26.01
125 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.26.11
126 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  1.26.23
127 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          1.26.32
128 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     1.27.00
129 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                           1.28.56
130 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              1.28.59
131 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               1.30.27
132 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   1.30.44
133 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.30.46
134 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               1.31.18
135 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   1.31.49
136 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    1.32.25
137 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.33.17
138 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                     1.33.21
139 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               1.33.36
140 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           1.34.34
141 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
142 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      1.36.02
143 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.37.04
144 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.37.43
145 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    1.37.48
146 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                             1.38.32
147 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.38.55
148 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  1.39.18
149 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.40.26
150 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           1.41.09
151 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1.41.10
152 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                1.43.07
153 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.45.24
154 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                1.46.06
155 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               1.47.00
156 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                              1.55.07
157 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                2.01.59
158 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               2.03.16
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      155 pts
2 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        84
3 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                              79
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             79
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  75
6 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                   66
7 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                65
8 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                            55
9 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    47
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            46
11 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                45
12 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  44
13 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   42
14 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           40
15 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                     40
16 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                37
17 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                 37
18 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  29
19 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 28
20 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  27
21 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                       26
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      26
23 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 24
24 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 24
25 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 22
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  81 pts
2 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        70
3 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   67
4 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        53
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  48
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             44
7 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            40
8 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            36
9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 33
10 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                     32
11 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   32
12 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        28
13 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      27
14 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 26
15 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    23
16 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                  21
17 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 19
18 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        18
19 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      16
20 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                       16
21 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 15
22 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                       15
23 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 14
24 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                           14
25 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                      12
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  11 pts
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             19
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                      27
4 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                   27
5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    28
6 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            29
7 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 31
8 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   42
9 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  47
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       47
11 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   50
12 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                       52
13 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  56
14 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 67
15 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                       78
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 80
17 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   81
18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               81
19 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                        82
20 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                     100
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     101
22 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            103
23 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              104
24 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 110
25 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     113
 
Teams classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                160.32.15
2 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                      10.32
3 Astana                                                                16.41
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   19.27
5 Lampre - Fondital                                                     28.28
6 Team CSC                                                              45.41
7 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                52.17
8 Relax - GAM                                                         1.04.25
9 Rabobank                                                            1.05.43
10 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                    1.18.36
11 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                   1.22.03
12 Credit Agricole                                                    1.30.42
13 Liquigas                                                           1.40.28
14 Davitamon - Lotto                                                  1.48.59
15 Gerolsteiner                                                       2.12.12
16 Française des Jeux                                                 2.14.11
17 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             2.16.08
18 T- Mobile Team                                                     2.18.04
19 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            2.44.30
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                   2.54.22
21 Team Milram                                                        3.07.29

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