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61st Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 26-September 17, 2006

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Stage 3 - August 28: Córdoba - Almendralejo, 220 km

Ventoso scoops the honours

Hushovd holds on to race lead

By Shane Stokes in Almendralejo, with additional reporting from Hernan Alvarez

Francisco Ventoso (Saunier Duval)
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One of the most notable things about the field for this Vuelta a España is the high quality of the sprinters who are present, with fastmen of the calibre of Robbie McEwen, Alessandro Petacchi, Thor Hushovd, Erik Zabel and Luca Paolini all here. Yet for the second day running these names were foiled when Saunier Duval's rapid-finishing Francisco José Ventoso displayed exactly the right combination of strength, speed and timing to scoop his biggest career win to date.

Runners up Hushovd – who retains the maillot oro - O'Grady, Zabel and McEwen will rue a missed chance but in truth, the gutsy Saunier Duval team fully deserved the victory on this, the longest stage of the race. David De La Fuente showed some of the determination which earned him the most aggressive rider award in the Tour de France when he went clear early on with Enrico Franzoi (Lampre-Fondital) and Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Cofidis). That move was finally neutralised with seven kilometres to go but another Saunier Duval rider, David Millar, then took a flyer with a kilometre remaining and stayed clear until 500 metres from the finish in Almendralejo.

Ventoso was the Spanish team's third wave, the 24 year old benefiting from another slightly premature move by McEwen plus his own good timing to get things precisely right on the uphill rise to the line.

"I am very happy to be with this team," he stated with a smile, keen to pay tribute to his Saunier Duval squad. "They did everything just right during the stage and in the end, I was able to win. We decided to have somebody in the early move and it was a very good strategy, one which paid off in the finale.

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
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"David de la Fuente went early on and after he was caught, David Millar had a go inside the final kilometre. It was difficult for him to stay away due to the high speed, but then I went for the sprint and was able to win."

Ventoso said that this success and an important win earlier in the season made up for a frustrating 2005. "After my first year, I had a lot of motivation for cycling but I had a tough time last season and it was difficult for me. However with my win earlier this year in Bicicleta Vasca and now here in the Vuelta, it is very important. I am very pleased and am 100 percent motivated once more. I hope to make the Spanish team for the world championships but it is logical that if I am selected, I will be working for riders such as Oscar Freire and Alejandro Valverde."

Today's three man break mopped up all of the intermediate bonuses on offer but Thor Hushovd's second runner-up position in two days ensured that he retained the maillot oro. He was pleased, yet the strong final surge he unleashed when coming from a long way back showed that a possible victory was lost.

"I had a bad position and couldn't get the stage win," the Norwegian Credit Agricole rider explained at the finish. "I was too far behind coming in to the finish. I get to keep the jersey though because the team did a really good job for me. So I am happy."

Francisco Ventoso (Saunier Duval)
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Today's final kilometre was narrow and twisting, something which could have produced a big crash but fortunately did not. Hushovd and several other riders felt it was risky. "It was dangerous on the run in," he pointed out.

Third-placed O'Grady agreed. "Everyone was pretty tired, it was a long, hard day and then all hell broke lose in the last 20 kilometres. The last few corners were definitely on the limit, that is for sure."

Although the Australian has proven in the past that he is one of the fastest guys in the peloton, his move this year to Team CSC has coincided with pronouncements that he will no longer go for the maillot vert in the Tour. Today he also downplayed the notion of chasing the points jersey here.

"I'm not targeting it," he explained after his trip to the podium to mark CSC's ongoing lead in the best team classification. "I was just having one more crack today, trying to get the leader's jersey. I had a pretty decent position going into the last couple of kilometres. I did a good sprint, I was happy. It was just that two guys were stronger. Thor came past in the last 20 metres and he was really putting out some big horsepower. I needed him to have a bit of a bad day, though [in order to get the race lead]. I did everything I could, but it didn't work."

Despite his strong result, he'll most likely change his approach for the remainder of the race. "My ambition is not to go for a points jersey. I am not sure if I will go for another sprint, either…I asked to have a crack today and Bjarne let me have a go. But I am here to help out Carlos [Sastre], he needs me to be there for him. That's the priority."

The Vuelta a España is known for its unrelenting heat, particularly here in the south of the country. The searing sun is responsible for the somewhat arid landscape in this part of Spain, and it also makes things difficult for the riders. Indeed temperatures climbed to a blistering 42 degrees today, only slightly shy of the 45 degrees achieved when the race went to Cordoba last year.

Like many others, GC contender Oscar Pereiro crossed the line drenched in sweat, and he stressed the effect this can have. "The big thing about today is that it was very, very hot. I think the next few days may be the same. It makes things very, very hard for us, the riders can end up very tired as a result.

"I didn't do much today, it was a day to take it as easy as possible. My goal is to rest until the Covatilla on Wednesday, that will be an important stage."

How it unfolded

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
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The Vuelta left Andalusia and welcomed Extremadura today. This was the longest stage of the race as the riders rode 220 kilometres between Cordoba and Almendralejo, with the latter hosting the Spanish Tour for the first time since 1997. Almendralejo means 'little plantation of almonds' in Spanish and the town is named after the trees that were originally planted in this area around 1200.

None of the riders abandoned the race after two stages, and the 189 riders who started in Malaga signed on today in Cordoba. After the descent of the first climb at Alto de Villaviciosa (km 6), three riders made a breakaway: Spain's David de la Fuente (Saunier Duval), Italy's Enrico Franzoi (Lampre) and France's Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Cofidis). As the kilometres went by, the trio was able to increase the gap and led the race by a 5'23 advantage over the peloton at km 23. At the second and last climb of the day (Puerto del Aire – km 30), De la Fuente was first, Franzoi second and Duclos-Lassalle third.

The heat was a key factor during the stage. At 13:30, the temperature on road was around 40° Celsius. All the riders had to deal not only with a very long stage but with the sun that melted everything. Meanwhile, the three leaders kept a good pace and had a 6'25 gap over the peloton at km 59. At the first intermediate sprint after 82 km, De la Fuente crossed the line first, with Duclos-Lassalle and Franzoi in second and third, and the lead was up to 7'06, having come down from a maximum of 7'46.

The peloton
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At the second intermediate sprint at km 128, De la Fuente again took the maximum bonus points with Franzoi and Duclos-Lassalle behind as the trio still held over six minutes. The peloton, led by Credit Agricole, the current leader's team, never left the three men get too far ahead. At km 167, Duclos-Lassalle had a puncture and the other two waited for him. The lead group lost some more seconds and now led by 5'09 over the main group. 18 kilometres later, the distance was just around three and a half minutes as Credit Agricole, Davitamon-Lotto and Milram worked hard to reduce the gap.

De la Fuente and Franzoi got rid of the tiring Duclos-Lassalle with 16 km to go, and held on for another 10 km before they were swallowed by the hungry peloton. The sprinters' teams fought for control, with Quick.Step and Milram particularly prominent. Paolo Bettini was well placed with one kilometre to go, but an attack by David Millar (Saunier Duval) then threw the cat among the pigeons. Millar flew around the last few dangerous corners, but couldn't hold off the bunch and was passed with 500m to go.

As he did yesterday, Fred Rodriguez (Davitamon-Lotto) hit the gas with Robbie McEwen on his wheel. But he was hindered slightly by Danilo Napolitano (Lampre), lost the momentum, and McEwen was forced to go too early. The Australian kept his nose in front until inside the final 100 metres, when a powerful Francisco Ventoso surged to the left and won the stage from Thor Hushovd, Stuart O'Grady, Erik Zabel and Robbie McEwen.

Stage 4 – August 29: Almendralejo-Caceres, 142 km

A stage through the Extremadura region from the provinces of Badajoz to Caceres. The journey will be much shorter than today as the cyclists will race 78 fewer kilometres and will face no mountainous difficulties at all. It is a flat/undulating stage, almost perfect for the sprinters. There are two intermediate sprints: La Garrovilla (250 m above sea level, km 39) and Puebla de Obando (430 m., km 90).

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Results

1 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir            5.43.45 (38.4 km/h)
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                       
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                        
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
6 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
7 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                         
8 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                       
9 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
10 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           
11 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
12 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
13 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                
14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
15 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
16 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                               
17 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   
18 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            
19 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                    
20 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
21 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               
22 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
23 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              
24 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
25 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
26 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
27 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
28 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
29 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
30 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    
31 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
32 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                     
33 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                    
34 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
35 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
36 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                 
37 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                      
38 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
39 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
40 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                            
41 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              
42 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
43 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
44 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            
45 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                 
46 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
47 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 
48 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
49 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               
50 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
51 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
52 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
53 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                
54 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
55 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                             
56 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               
57 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
58 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
59 Miguel A. Martín Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           
60 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
61 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 
62 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
63 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
64 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
65 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         
66 José Ange Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
67 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                       
68 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
69 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
70 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
71 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
72 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     
73 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
74 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                      
75 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
76 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
77 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                   
78 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       
79 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    
80 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  
81 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      
82 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
83 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
84 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
85 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            
86 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       
87 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                
88 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                      
89 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                      
90 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
91 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Team                                
92 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
93 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
94 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
95 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
96 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    
97 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   
98 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                               
99 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
100 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                        
101 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                 
102 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              
103 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               
104 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    
105 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                     
106 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               
107 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                    
108 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
109 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
110 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
111 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
112 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                          
113 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   
114 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
115 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                             
116 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
117 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                           
118 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                           
119 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                
120 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                               
121 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         
122 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
123 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            
124 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
125 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
126 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
127 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
128 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                    
129 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
130 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               
131 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     
132 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
133 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                   
134 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    
135 Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
136 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                              
137 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
138 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
139 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  
140 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                             
141 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
142 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Team Milram                                
143 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
144 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
145 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           
146 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 
147 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
148 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
149 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
150 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
151 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
152 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
153 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    
154 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
155 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
156 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                            
157 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
158 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                   
159 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
160 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
161 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française des Jeux                            
162 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
163 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                      
164 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                  
165 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                 
166 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
167 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                       
168 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    
169 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
170 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                  
171 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                  
172 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                              
173 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                
174 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                             
175 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
176 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                    
177 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
178 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
179 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             
180 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
181 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
182 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
183 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   0.35
184 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    0.59
185 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        5.02
186 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
187 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                         14.47
188 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                
189 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                             
 
Points
 
1 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 25 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                20
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     16
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      14
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               12
6 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           10
7 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        9
8 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                      8
9 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        7
10 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          6
11 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             5
12 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4
13 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               3
14 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2
15 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Villaviciosa - Cat. 3, km 6
1 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   6 pts
2 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       4
3 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   2
4 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            1
 
Puerto del Aire - Cat. 3, km 30
1 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      6 pts
2 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               4
3 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       2
4 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               1
 
Sprints
 
Peñarroya - Pueblonuevo, km 82,6
1 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      4 pts
2 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       2
3 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1
 
Azuaga, km 128
1 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      4 pts
2 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
3 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       1
 
Teams
 
1 Lampre - Fondital                                           17.11.15
2 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   
3 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                     
4 Liquigas                                                            
5 Gerolsteiner                                                        
6 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                              
7 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                 
8 Bouygues Telecom                                                    
9 Credit Agricole                                                     
10 Team CSC                                                           
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             
12 Astana                                                             
13 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                   
14 Rabobank                                                           
15 Team Milram                                                        
16 T- Mobile Team                                                     
17 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                 
18 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                   
19 Française des Jeux                                                 
20 Relax - GAM                                                        
21 Quick Step - Innergetic                                            
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                          10.10.33
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                   0.11
3 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               0.12
4 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       0.14
5 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                0.19
6 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                       
7 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                      
8 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                    
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        
10 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                    
11 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                        
12 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  0.20
13 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                               0.23
14 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.24
15 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             0.26
16 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
17 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
18 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              
20 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears     
21 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                   0.27
22 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                       
23 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     
24 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                     
25 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                0.28
26 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
27 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
28 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
29 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
30 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
31 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
32 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
33 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
34 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              0.29
35 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              0.30
36 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               
37 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
38 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
39 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  
40 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                
41 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    
42 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                
43 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               
44 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                0.31
45 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                      
46 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                 
47 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                             
48 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Team                                
49 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                
50 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                   
51 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                  
52 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                             
53 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                             0.32
54 José Ange Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               
55 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               
56 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   
57 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
58 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          
59 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                      
60 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                            
61 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                              
62 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas                                    
63 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
64 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                               
65 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
66 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                      0.34
67 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
68 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     
69 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
70 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
71 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
72 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
73 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   
74 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     0.35
75 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            0.37
76 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                      
77 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                     
78 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
79 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
80 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
81 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
82 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    
83 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
84 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
85 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                         
86 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
87 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                     
88 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                      
89 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                      
90 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             
91 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   
92 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            0.38
93 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  
94 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
95 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
96 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                
97 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 
98 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        0.40
99 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
100 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                
101 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                               
102 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                             
103 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               
104 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                               0.41
105 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
106 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    
107 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          0.43
108 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
109 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
110 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
111 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           
112 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
113 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      
114 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                           0.44
115 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              
116 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                          
117 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
118 Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
119 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                       0.45
120 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                      0.46
121 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
122 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
123 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                              
124 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           
125 Miguel A. Martín Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems          
126 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
127 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
128 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
129 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                
130 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              
131 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
132 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
133 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               
134 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            
135 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
136 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                       0.47
137 Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Française des Jeux                     
138 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
139 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
140 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
141 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
142 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                 0.48
143 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
144 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         0.49
145 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
146 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
147 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
148 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
149 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          
150 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         0.52
151 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
152 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                     0.53
153 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française des Jeux                        0.55
154 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                
155 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  0.56
156 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
157 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 
158 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                              
159 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     
160 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   
161 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     
162 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                           0.57
163 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             0.59
164 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1.00
165 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    
166 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            1.03
167 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                       1.13
168 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                   1.21
169 Volodymyr Dyudya (Ukr) Team Milram                            1.25
170 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                  1.27
171 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.33
172 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1.39
173 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         1.41
174 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             1.42
175 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         1.43
176 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         2.11
177 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                           2.29
178 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            3.09
179 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       3.34
180 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          4.03
181 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        4.14
182 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              4.16
183 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             5.11
184 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                           5.34
185 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                              7.23
186 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                        7.36
187 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                        15.19
188 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                         17.21
189 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                           17.41
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                44 pts
2 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 35
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         27
4 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                               26
5 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       25
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      20
7 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     19
8 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          13
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           12
10 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                           12
11 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               9
12 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     8
13 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  8
14 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     8
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                           8
16 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       7
17 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             6
18 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             5
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4
20 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   4
21 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               3
22 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      3
23 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              3
24 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   2
25 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  18 pts
2 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      6
3 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            6
4 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   6
5 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                5
6 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               4
7 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       4
8 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone       2
9 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               1
 
Combination classification
 
1 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     26 pts
2 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             100
3 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone     143
4 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 199
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                    30.17.24
2 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                0.07
3 Team Milram                                                     0.08
4 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                              0.09
5 T- Mobile Team                                                  0.11
6 Astana                                                          0.12
7 Liquigas                                                        0.13
8 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                              
9 Credit Agricole                                                     
10 Quick Step - Innergetic                                        0.15
11 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            0.18
12 Rabobank                                                           
13 Gerolsteiner                                                   0.19
14 Lampre - Fondital                                              0.21
15 Bouygues Telecom                                               0.24
16 Davitamon - Lotto                                              0.25
17 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                0.27
18 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             
19 Française des Jeux                                             0.28
20 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                               0.30
21 Relax - GAM                                                    0.37


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