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62nd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 1-23, 2007

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Rest day 2 - September 17: Rest Day

Calm before the storm

Between the two rest days, the battle for the overall in the Vuelta a España was mostly quiet, with the sprinters and opportunists battling it out for stage glory but no major shake-ups in the general classification. Cyclingnews' Bjorn Haake looks back on the last week and the race ahead when the GC-contenders will face the final battle in the mountains and the pancake-flat time trial before reaching Madrid.

Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
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The five stages in between the two rest days contained only one chance for the contenders to put pressure on Rabobank's Denis Menchov in the overall classification, and Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) made the most of it, gaining 41 seconds with a daredevil descent from the Alto de Monachil to win stage 15 and move up from sixth to fifth overall.

Aside from that one stage, the intervening stages were a mid-Vuelta siesta for the GC riders, and a prime opportunity for the sprinters and escape artists to have their day. Alessandro Petacchi marked his return to form with back-to-back wins on stages 11 and 12. The only question nagging Petacchi's stellar comeback was what would have happened if Oscar Freire would not have dropped out after nine stages? Certainly, Petacchi's Milram train got its act together, and delivered their star to perfection both days with an arm chair ride behind trusted train conductors of Alberto Ongarato, Marco Velo and Erik Zabel. The Italian sprinter only had to deliver the goods, which he did in style.

Stages 13 and 14 went to the breakaways, but were certainly no gifts. Friday's stage from Hellin to Torre-Pacheco was contested under torrential rain and hail which disrupted the peloton's efforts to chase Andreas Klier (T-Mobile), Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) and Jérémy Roy (Française des Jeux). Klier attacked his companions to solo to victory, but the real action happened in the peloton, where Caisse d'Epargne tried to split the group and put Menchov into difficulty, but the observant Russian and the rest of his GC rivals safely made the split.

Saturday's stage was American Jason McCartney's finest hour as a professional. The Discovery Channel rider and ten others took some lessons from the day before, and with the GC battle temporarily on hold the eleven-strong group stayed clear of the peloton. Banking on his time trial skills, McCartney took off with less than ten kilometres to go, holding on to win by almost half a minute over Thomas Lövkvist (Française Des Jeux) and 50 seconds over the other chasers, led home by Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner). More importantly, the move earned the currently unemployed rider plenty of attention from teams.

Sunday's stage finally brought the overall contenders a chance to make a difference. However, it was not only the ascent to the Alto de Monachil that proved to be a battleground, but also the treacherous descent to the stage finish in Granada. In the end it was Spaniard Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) who prevailed in the southern part of his country. He attacked close to the top of the Monachil, then caught Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) on the descent and won the two-up sprint against his compatriot.

Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Fondital) was going well again but he decided that following his crash on stage one, he better get some rest and flew home to Italy from Granada on the morning of the second rest day. His compatriot Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step - Innergetic) still leads the points classification, but his narrow seven-point lead over Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) is anything but a secure lead.

The same can be said for the mountains classification, where Discovery's Jurgen Van Goolen has a three-point margin over race leader Menchov. The latter is likely to pick up more points in the remaining stages in the mountains. Menchov leads in the combination classification, where he is seven points ahead of former jersey oro Vladimir Efimkin. Efimkin is part of an impressive team that is more than a quarter of an hour ahead of Euskaltel-Euskadi in the teams classification.

Stage 15 was only a teaser, though, and after two transitional stages there will be some tough roads ahead for the riders before the time trial on Saturday will seal up the overall victory. With the races in the other competitions also still going on full swing, there should be some interesting tactics developing in the next few stages.

Stage 11 - September 12: Castellón - Algemesí, 191.3km

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
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Alessandro Petacchi marked a return to the big time with career win number 18 in the Vuelta a España. The Italian, who was hassled over the summer in a doping-related investigation, rode the wheel of Milram team-mate Erik Zabel through the final bends in the finishing town of Algemesí. World Champion Paolo Bettini's charge fell short, as the Italian from Quick.Step was only able to finish second. Zabel kept speeds high to finish third, over André Greipel (T-Mobile) and Carlos Da Cruz (Française Des Jeux).

"I needed the win," said the exhausted 33 year-old. "After the Giro, everyone knows the problems I had. I hope these problems are over soon. It's been a long time, since I didn't race the Tour [de France]. At the beginning of this Vuelta, I found myself in bad form. I felt very exhausted in this Vuelta since the very first day. After yesterday's rest day, today I felt a bit better."

Results

Stage 12 - September 13: Algemesí - Hellín, 176km

Alessandro Petacchi (Milram)
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The rest day has proved to work wonders for Alessandro Petacchi as he has taken the two subsequent stages. The tall Italian from La Spezia, Italy, navigated his way down the finishing straight in Hellín, holding off compatriot Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) and Byelorussian Alexandre Usov (Ag2r Prévoyance). The Milram sprinter continues to celebrate after a mentally stressful summer, and enjoyed his 19th career stage victory in the Vuelta a España.

The bustle of the opening week from the Iberian Peninsula was that Spaniard Oscar Freire was back on the top of his game. The three-time World Champion collected three stage wins before saying 'adios' before stage 10. As Freire left the Vuelta to prepare for the upcoming race for the rainbow jersey in Stuttgart, Petacchi took centre stage.

Results

Stage 13 - September 14: Hellin - Torre-Pacheco, 176.4km

Andreas Klier (T-Mobile)
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Experience beat out youth, as 31 year-old Andreas Klier of T-Mobile responded to the late attack of 22 year-old Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) and overpowered him on the finish straight. The two had left their breakaway partner Jérémy Roy (Française Des Jeux) in the dust as the attacks started coming in the final phase of the race. There were no changes in the overall leaders.

"That was a very important win for me after a very long time," said Klier, whose last win was Gent-Wevelgem in 2003, "but it doesn't change the fact that this has been a hard year for me. A crash destroyed my chances in the Spring Classics, which are always my biggest goals. But now I have new motivation for 2008." At the end of March Klier collided with a tractor while training, and came away with a broken cheekbone and a severe concussion.

Results

Stage 14 - September 15: Puerto Lumbreras - Villacarrillo (Parque Natural Sierra de Cazorla), 207km

Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel)
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Discovery Channel's Jason McCartney put on an impressive show by launching a solo attack to win the Vuelta a España stage 14. The 34 year-old American was initially part of the 11-man escape group, but blasted free under 10 kilometres remaining as the group's harmony disintegrated. The solo chase by Thomas Lövkvist (Française Des Jeux) proved unsuccessful, as he finished second ahead of the escape remnants, led by Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner).

McCartney has gone winless since 2004, but his talents as a strong supporting player are not doubted in the gruppo. However, the rider, who finished third overall in the demanding Tour of California, needed a big win to put him in the spotlight as contract negations are being made for 2008. The Discovery Channel team is ending at the end of this year, and the 2004 Olympic participant is currently looking for a new team.

Results

Stage 15 - September 16: Villacarrillo - Granada, 201.4km

Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
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Samuel Sánchez of Euskaltel-Euskadi took Vuelta a España stage 15 by the reigns for his second career win in his home tour, in the process, putting important time on his general classification rivals. An attack on the slopes of the Alto de Monachil enabled the 29 year-old to bridge to Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas) on the downhill run into Granada. Beltrán could not match his compatriot's speedy legs in the two-up sprint. Carlos Barredo (Quick.Step - Innergetic) finished third, ahead of Sanchez's team-mate Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at 24 seconds.

The maillot oro group of Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) and Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne) finished 41 seconds back, while Sánchez moved up one position to fifth ahead of Spaniard Ezequiel Mosquera (Karpin Galicia), who at one point was reported as an abandonment in the day's stage by race officials.

Results

Current Standings

General classification after stage 15
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   62.32.27
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.01
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                2.27
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       3.02
5 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           4.01
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      4.35
7 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                      5.15
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            6.17
9 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                        6.22
10 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              7.41
11 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           8.19
12 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            9.04
13 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   9.34
14 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   11.02
15 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           12.08
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       13.06
17 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  13.35
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         15.51
19 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                        16.59
20 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                              17.55
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   18.06
22 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               18.33
23 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                              20.08
24 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                20.19
25 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           20.35
26 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             22.34
27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                        23.02
28 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 23.46
29 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                              24.03
30 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              24.42
31 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             25.56
32 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                25.59
33 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         27.04
34 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  28.02
35 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              30.33
36 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          31.23
37 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              31.49
38 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                  33.02
39 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 34.20
40 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      35.13
41 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                             35.49
42 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                      36.52
43 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             37.09
44 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.35
45 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                          37.50
46 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           41.32
47 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        41.33
48 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                      42.03
49 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                         43.12
50 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           44.31
51 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              46.03
52 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                             49.36
53 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   50.04
54 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    50.17
55 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                             50.39
56 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         51.25
57 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             51.28
58 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           53.51
59 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                54.27
60 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             55.24
61 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                           55.48
62 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    55.52
63 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                 55.55
64 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         56.28
65 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  56.43
66 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                     56.58
67 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                 57.11
68 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        58.26
69 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  58.27
70 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         58.45
71 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                             59.22
72 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                              1.01.44
73 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.03.02
74 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.03.48
75 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                     1.03.59
76 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       1.04.09
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                   1.05.39
78 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    1.05.50
79 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      1.05.53
80 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   1.06.58
81 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                        1.07.02
82 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                               1.07.26
83 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                           1.08.56
84 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    1.09.11
85 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                1.10.28
86 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.12.11
87 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.15.33
88 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                1.16.19
89 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   1.17.14
90 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.18.01
91 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.18.49
92 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            1.19.43
93 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       1.19.57
94 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    1.20.22
95 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                           1.20.44
96 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  1.22.10
97 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         1.22.16
98 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                        1.23.41
99 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.23.44
100 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                               1.23.50
101 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.24.50
102 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.25.13
103 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                          1.25.40
104 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                               1.27.39
105 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.28.11
106 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.28.33
107 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1.29.01
108 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             1.29.26
109 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        1.30.33
110 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.31.06
111 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          1.32.12
112 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                       1.32.43
113 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                            1.33.13
114 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                          1.34.47
115 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.35.12
116 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         1.35.53
117 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.36.03
118 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                   1.36.59
119 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                               1.37.12
120 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.38.50
121 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                   1.40.00
122 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.40.07
123 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     1.40.23
124 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                            1.42.00
125 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.42.15
126 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                     1.43.39
127 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                           1.45.06
128 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         1.45.11
129 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            1.45.53
130 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                    1.45.56
131 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.47.33
132 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               1.47.42
133 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                     1.48.13
134 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       1.48.47
135 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.49.10
136 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.49.43
137 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                 1.50.13
138 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
139 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur             1.52.44
140 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            1.53.42
141 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              1.55.42
142 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                            1.55.48
143 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.55.52
144 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                           1.58.15
145 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                1.59.06
146 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     1.59.18
147 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                           2.03.19
148 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           2.03.22
149 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               2.03.30
150 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                      2.06.33
151 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                          2.06.55
152 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  2.07.39
153 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                               2.08.05
154 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            2.09.35
155 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 2.15.27
 
Points classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          101 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              94
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                90
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                         87
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         81
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 70
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             63
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  60
9 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              51
10 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           51
11 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                           46
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              44
13 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                       43
14 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        41
15 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                39
16 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   37
17 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                     37
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     37
19 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                37
20 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            36
21 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   36
22 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       34
23 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             32
24 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                   32
25 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    28
26 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 25
27 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     24
28 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                23
29 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                  23
30 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                            20
31 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                20
32 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     19
33 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   19
34 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         18
35 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                             18
36 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      16
37 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                             15
38 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            15
39 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              14
40 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     14
41 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            14
42 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                13
43 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              13
44 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        12
45 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                10
46 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                10
47 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   10
48 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              9
49 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 9
50 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                 9
51 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                         9
52 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           9
53 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                           9
54 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                         8
55 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            8
56 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   8
57 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     8
58 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                 8
59 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        8
60 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                   8
61 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               7
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           7
63 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            7
64 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      6
65 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      6
66 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                  6
67 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               5
68 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                  5
69 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              5
70 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               4
71 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             4
72 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        4
73 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                     3
74 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      3
75 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                3
76 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                              2
77 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       2
78 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        2
79 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          2
80 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               2
81 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                      2
82 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            2
83 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                   2
84 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1
85 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                          1
86 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                             1
87 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1
88 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                        1
89 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           78 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                         75
3 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              45
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         44
5 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              38
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  37
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             36
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                        35
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     31
10 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     31
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       28
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                        26
13 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                             24
14 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     21
15 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                              20
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             20
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     18
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     18
19 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      16
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              16
21 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                15
22 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   12
23 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              12
24 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     12
25 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                 11
26 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      11
27 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        11
28 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 9
29 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   9
30 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                  8
31 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                 8
32 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               8
33 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           8
34 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   8
35 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  7
36 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                 7
37 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 7
38 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    7
39 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          6
40 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               6
41 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                   6
42 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        6
43 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             6
44 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             6
45 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                6
46 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            6
47 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            4
48 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            4
49 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             4
50 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               3
51 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                       3
52 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                  3
53 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          3
54 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              2
55 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                    2
56 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  2
57 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      2
58 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2
59 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 2
60 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      2
61 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  2
62 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                          2
63 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                2
64 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 1
65 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                              1
66 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        1
67 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        1
68 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                       1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          7 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              14
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  17
4 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             19
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         22
6 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                        28
7 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        39
8 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      49
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              50
10 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                66
11 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      69
12 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              74
13 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          79
14 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     81
15 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         82
16 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   87
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     87
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            99
19 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                99
20 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                  103
21 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   105
22 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 107
23 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            110
24 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            110
25 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                118
26 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               120
27 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          121
28 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             121
29 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             126
30 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                  126
31 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           128
32 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                               134
33 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                141
34 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    143
35 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                       143
36 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           146
37 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                            148
38 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     156
39 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          158
40 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               165
41 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               177
42 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                            186
43 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                186
44 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      188
45 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    194
46 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                 194
47 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      198
48 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    201
49 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             209
50 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         210
51 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             216
52 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                       223
53 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          251
54 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              254
55 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      269
 
Teams classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                              187.39.22
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 16.38
3 Team CSC                                                          20.54
4 Liquigas                                                          22.23
5 AG2r Prévoyance                                                   23.00
6 Predictor-Lotto                                                   31.39
7 Quickstep-Innergetic                                              36.31
8 Karpin Galicia                                                    37.11
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                              45.50
10 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                  50.19
11 Gerolsteiner                                                     53.13
12 Discovery Channel                                              1.00.35
13 Relax-Gam                                                      1.08.50
14 Rabobank                                                       1.13.47
15 Crédit Agricole                                                1.20.15
16 Andalucia-Cayasur                                              1.41.26
17 Lampre-Fondital                                                1.56.15
18 T-Mobile Professional Cycling                                  2.13.06
19 Française des Jeux                                             2.22.14
20 Bouygues Telecom                                               2.37.36
21 Team Milram                                                    3.37.49

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