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62nd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 1-23, 2007

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Stage 4 - September 4: Langreo - Lagos de Covadonga, 185.1km

Efimkin conquers Lagos de Covadonga for stage and Maillot Oro

GC battle sorted on 12.6-kilometre cloud covered brut

By Gregor Brown and Hernan Alvarez

Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Vladimir Efimkin stomped clear of the his escape companions on the Lagos de Covadonga climb and successfully held off a raging GC battle to grab the stage win and overall leader's maillot oro. The 26 year-old Russian of Caisse d'Epargne finished over a minute clear of the chase led by Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) and Denis Menchov (Rabobank).

Carlos Sastre's Team CSC did the majority of the pace-making on the final climb. The efforts distanced GC favourites Australian Cadel Evans (seventh) and Spaniard Oscar Pereiro (11th).

The day was marked by a 30-man escape and the final 12.6 kilometres, up the Lagos de Covadonga. The group was holding on to a gap of two minutes at the base of the hors catégorie climb when Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) launched an attack, thereby marking the end of the group's harmony.

Clouds quickly covered the road as the stage kicked up to 1,110 metres. One by one the escapees, which included Americans Chris Horner and Christian Vande Velde, were picked up by the chase led by CSC's Iñigo Cuesta. However, one man struck clear, Efimkin.

The rider, whose only other pro win this season came in the morning stage of the Euskal Bizikleta, showed impressive rhythm up the slopes that touched 15 percent gradient in parts. He had to keep his composure if he was to last the ten-plus kilometres to the top of the Asturian climb. Behind the Russian, CSC was scorching the roads for the eventual launch of Sastre.

Menchov puts the hurt on
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In an atypical style, Sastre accelerated at just over seven kilometres remaining with his rivals left scrabbling to grab his wheel. Visibly strongest was another Russian, Denis Menchov. Menchov captured the Spaniard with Pereiro slightly off the pace. Sastre cooled his jets, letting his team-mates take up the pace once again, but he succeeded in showing he was on form, as did Menchov.

The move whittled down the front group and se tup the race for counter-attacks. As Evans was scrabbling to come to terms, Menchov launched an acceleration of his own that formed the key chase. Behind Efimkin were Menchov, Sastre and, briefly, team-mate Chris Anker Sørensen, and Saunier's Piepoli. Evans, José Angel Gomez Marchante (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Oscar Pereiro and Liquigas' Manuel Beltrán and Franco Pellizotti were chasing behind. Sørensen was pulled back from the early escape but put in every bit of his resources into helping Sastre maintain his position. His limits were maxed when Menchov hammered one more time in an attempt to drop Sastre at less than two kilometres. Sastre and Piepoli were able to crawl back while Efimkin was clear to win by just over a minute.

Piepoli, who was fighting more for the stage than GC position, held off a resurgence of Stijn Devolder. The Belgian was part of the early escape, but he refused to crack and used the slight ease in the gradient to recapture the leaders in the finale for a third place finish.

Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval)
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Pereiro finished almost two minutes back of the winner and a minute behind his rivals, but was pleased with his team-mate's win. "It is a big challenge for him to try winning this Vuelta a España, but he is got one minute [of advantage] over the favourites," noted Pereiro.

"Our team is very strong. Efimkin was in the front doing a tremendous stage; "Chente" [Garcia Acosta] and Horrach, too. Vladimir [Karpets] and I are waiting for our moment with a favourable time trial in Saragossa. Hypothetically, the next uphill finishes are more favourable for us."

Pereiro was impressed with Evans. "Cadel Evans indeed came to win the Vuelta a España. This first week after riding the Tour [de France] is when he will suffer, as he is getting fit. I think he did things well after the Tour, and he made his move today. When he put his team to work, he showed he didn't come here to go for a walk."

How it unfolded

A large breakaway
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Lagos de Covadonga is a famous climb that was part of the Vuelta for the first time in 1983. Many known riders succeeded in this mountain including illustrious Pedro Delgado, Laurent Jalabert and Pavel Tonkov.

Lorenzo Bernucci (T-Mobile) didn't start today. Therefore, the total riders who began going through Covadonga were 186. The first attack came in the first climb that was Alto de la Faya de los Lobos (Cat. 2 - kilometre 17.2). A very big group got clear of the bunch including Mauricio Ardila Cano (Rabobank), Chris Horner (Predictor-Lotto), Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel), Jurgen Van Goolen (Discovery Channel) and Franco Pellizotti (Liquigas). Behind them, another group came up and caught the leaders to join a bunch with more than 30 riders on it.

At the first intermediate sprint in Alto de la Madera (kilometre 62), the leaders' advantage was more than six minutes. Mickaël Delage (Française Des Jeux) crossed below the billboard at first place followed by David Garcia (Karpin-Galicia) and Van Goolen. The peloton had a hard job trying to swallow such a massive breakaway.

From kilometre 100, the peloton started chasing the leaders at a faster pace. At kilometre 128, the gap was drastically reduced to three minutes and 52 seconds, cropping two minutes' advantage in almost 30 kilometres. At the second climb of the day in Alto de la Llama (Cat. 3 - kilometre 131) the gap was 3'45". Carlos Barredo (Quick.Step-Innergetic), Van Goolen, Rene Mandri (Ag2r Prévoyance) and Joan Horrach (Caisse d'Epargne) got the bonus points. The distance became shorter a shorter minute after minute.

In Cangas de Onis (22.5 kilometres to go), the leaders were in the up front more than two and a half minutes ahead of the rest. Meanwhile, there was a crash in the big group that included the Crédit Agricole's team leader Pietro Caucchioli. The Italian was able to continue but his GC chances will be in jeopardy.

Carlos Sastre (CSC) leads
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The big show began at the bottom of Lagos de Covadonga. The leaders maintained a little gap but with the big names closing behind. The chase was guided by CSC Team. Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis) followed by Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne) took the leadership from the escape group. The Russian had a better tempo, and then led the race solo with 11 kilometres to go.

Efimkin was part of the big breakaway of the day and found the right time to resist even with the favourites behind him. The big names climbed at top speed: Carlos Sastre, Denis Menchov, Cadel Evans and Leonardo Piepoli chased the Russian and easily picked up the original members of the long break. With eight kilometres to the finish line, the Caisse d'Epargne rider had a 2'12" over his chasers.

Lagos showed its toughness in La Huesera, which is the hardest part of the mountain. Efimkin resisted and got the most of the 'flat' sections of the climb while he led by 1'41" ahead of Menchov five kilometres before the finale. With three kilometres to the end, Vladimir didn't fade and had a 1'34" over the chasing group.

Finally, Efimkin was able to celebrate. He became the third Russian winning at the top of this mythical Vuelta mountain. Piepoli, Devolder and Menchov came second, third and fourth in Covadonga.

Stage 5 - September 5: Cangas de Onís - Reinosa, 157.4km

The stage from Cangas de Onís to Reinosa will not decide the Vuelta with its last peak coming at kilometre 136 but it will likely make one contender a 'non-contender.'

Three category 2 climbs dot the parcours before the final category 1 blast up the Puerto de la Palombera. Any rider wishing to have a chance today might want to channel the forces of German Dietrich Thurau who won an almost identical stage in 1976.

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Results

1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        4.39.56 (39.67 km/h)
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     1.06
3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                               1.28
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1.33
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                     1.36
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                              1.49
11 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                              1.50
12 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           1.54
13 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                    1.57
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
15 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 2.18
16 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          2.23
17 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         2.29
18 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             2.30
19 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                      2.32
20 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                              2.49
21 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                          2.57
22 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                          3.02
23 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             3.05
24 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             3.09
25 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   3.11
26 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    3.33
27 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
28 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       3.51
29 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  4.10
30 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                 
31 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   4.15
32 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 4.47
33 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.58
34 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              5.01
35 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           5.03
36 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                5.06
37 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             5.10
38 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                           5.11
39 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             5.14
40 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  5.16
41 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      5.29
42 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
43 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        5.46
44 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           6.02
45 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              6.08
46 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            6.21
47 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            
48 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        
49 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
50 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
51 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              
52 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                        6.24
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              6.54
54 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   6.56
55 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                       7.01
56 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         7.12
57 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                7.21
58 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  7.46
59 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          7.48
60 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
61 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
62 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                      7.52
63 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                     
64 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  8.11
65 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         8.13
66 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                             9.03
67 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                      9.07
68 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        9.16
69 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  9.18
70 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       9.20
71 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                       
72 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               9.22
73 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  9.23
74 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
75 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      
76 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
77 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
78 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
79 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                  
80 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
81 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
82 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     
83 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            9.28
84 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                              9.52
85 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                              
86 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                         10.22
87 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           11.18
88 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                     12.38
89 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             13.34
90 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                             
91 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
92 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
93 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                      
94 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                 
95 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           13.37
96 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                         
97 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                            13.42
98 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     13.50
99 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
100 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                15.08
101 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   15.17
102 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    15.23
103 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  15.53
104 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                           17.19
105 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    17.45
106 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              17.50
107 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       17.59
108 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                    18.03
109 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
110 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
111 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                
112 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                        
113 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
114 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                     
115 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
116 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
117 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              
118 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
119 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                    
120 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   
121 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                 
122 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
123 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                     
124 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                       
125 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                             
126 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
127 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
128 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                          
129 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   
130 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
131 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                 
132 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           
133 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
134 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                            
135 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
136 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                     
137 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
138 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
139 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
140 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            
141 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
142 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                  
143 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
144 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                       
145 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
146 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        
147 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
148 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
149 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                  
150 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                 
151 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                               
152 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                    
153 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
154 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                        
155 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                
156 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
157 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                
158 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                
159 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
160 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    
161 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
162 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
163 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
164 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
165 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                   
166 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
167 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   
168 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
169 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                
170 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
171 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     
172 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
173 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                      
174 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
175 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
176 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
177 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     21.35
178 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                             22.00
179 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                         23.34
180 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir    24.56
181 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       25.55
182 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  26.44
183 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                             28.04
184 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                          29.45
185 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                           34.13
186 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     36.24
DNS Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
 
Sprints
 
Alto de la Madera - km. 60
1 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              4 pts
2 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                    2
3 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           1
 
Cangas de Onís - km. 162,6                                              
1 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              4 pts
2 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    2
3 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                             1
 
Lagos de C - km. 185,1
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             25 pts
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       20
3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             16
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        14
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              12
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        10
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  9
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             8
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        7
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                 6
11 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 5
12 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              4
13 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                       3
14 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2
15 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de la Faya de los Lobos - km. 17 (Cat. 2)
1 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          10 pts
2 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    7
3 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     5
4 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  3
5 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                               2
6 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 1
 
Alto de la Llama - km. 131 (Cat. 3)
1 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          6 pts
2 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           4
3 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                    2
4 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  1
 
Lagos de Covadonga - km. 185 (HC)
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             30 pts
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       25
3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             20
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        16
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              12
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        10
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  8
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             6
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        4
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                 3
11 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 2
12 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              1
 
Teams
 
1 Caisse D'Epargne                                              14.04.42
2 Liquigas                                                          1.10
3 Team CSC                                                          3.16
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            3.22
5 Predictor - Lotto                                                 3.33
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                               3.38
7 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                  3.47
8 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   5.06
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                6.24
10 Rabobank                                                         7.44
11 Karpin - Galicia                                                11.34
12 Relax - GAM                                                     11.52
13 Quick Step - Innergetic                                         12.14
14 Gerolsteiner                                                    13.36
15 Credit Agricole                                                 14.09
16 T- Mobile Team                                                  17.50
17 Française Des Jeux                                              20.37
18 Lampre - Fondital                                               21.18
19 Andalucía - Cajasur                                             21.25
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                28.53
21 Team Milram                                                     46.20
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                       16.02.50
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      1.06
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          
4 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
5 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                               1.28
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1.33
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                     1.36
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                              1.49
11 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           1.54
12 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                    1.57
13 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
14 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                              2.18
15 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
16 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          2.23
17 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         2.29
18 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             2.30
19 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                      2.32
20 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                              2.49
21 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                          2.57
22 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                          3.02
23 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             3.05
24 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   3.11
25 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               3.33
26 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
27 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             3.37
28 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       3.51
29 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                             4.10
30 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
31 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 4.47
32 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   4.49
33 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             4.58
34 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              5.01
35 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           5.03
36 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                5.06
37 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                           5.11
38 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             5.14
39 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  5.16
40 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                        5.29
41 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          
42 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        5.46
43 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           6.02
44 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             6.14
45 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                          6.21
46 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            
47 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
48 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
49 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    6.49
50 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                        6.52
51 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   6.56
52 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         7.12
53 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
54 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                7.21
55 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           7.48
56 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                 7.52
57 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         8.13
58 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              8.16
59 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                              
60 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                      8.20
61 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  8.39
62 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  9.10
63 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       9.20
64 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               9.22
65 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              9.23
66 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
67 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      
68 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   9.38
69 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9.51
70 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     
71 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  9.57
72 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
73 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
74 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       10.05
75 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                             10.27
76 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           11.45
77 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           11.52
78 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                      12.32
79 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                            12.41
80 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 12.56
81 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                        13.34
82 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                    13.37
83 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     14.08
84 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                            14.16
85 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                 14.38
86 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
87 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
88 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                         14.54
89 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             14.58
90 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                             15.23
91 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                              
92 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                         15.53
93 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     15.57
94 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             16.04
95 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                     16.16
96 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                            17.12
97 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        17.28
98 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     17.45
99 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            17.53
100 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                              18.03
101 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                        
102 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   
103 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
104 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
105 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
106 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
107 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
108 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
109 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
110 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                            18.21
111 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   
112 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       18.31
113 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                     
114 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                            
115 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       18.33
116 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                 18.34
117 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                  18.37
118 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                
119 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
120 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     
121 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
122 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
123 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
124 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                  
125 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
126 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                
127 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         18.52
128 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 19.05
129 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                           19.07
130 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                             
131 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
132 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          19.08
133 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          19.34
134 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                19.58
135 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        20.07
136 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       20.11
137 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                    20.20
138 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                              20.22
139 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                20.39
140 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   20.48
141 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  21.24
142 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                           21.41
143 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
144 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              23.21
145 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            23.34
146 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                 
147 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
148 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                    
149 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                        
150 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                  
151 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                       
152 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           
153 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
154 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
155 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
156 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
157 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                          
158 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        
159 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
160 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
161 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
162 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     23.43
163 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir    24.56
164 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                        26.19
165 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                               
166 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
167 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                    
168 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
169 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                 
170 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                     
172 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                
173 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
174 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    
175 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                             27.31
176 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  27.53
177 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        28.22
178 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      29.03
179 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  32.15
180 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       34.11
181 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                             36.20
182 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                         36.32
183 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                          38.21
184 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                     41.55
185 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                           42.29
186 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          48.31
 
Points classification
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                   65 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          45
3 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                30
4 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             27
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  26
6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             25
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              22
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                        22
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       20
10 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                  20
11 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                              19
12 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       17
13 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                17
14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            16
15 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                              16
16 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                          13
17 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             12
18 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            12
19 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       10
20 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                             9
21 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           9
22 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                             8
23 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            8
24 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    8
25 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            8
26 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       7
27 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       7
28 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   7
29 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 7
30 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     6
31 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     6
32 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     6
33 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             6
34 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                 6
35 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            6
36 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     6
37 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              5
38 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 5
39 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            5
40 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   5
41 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 5
42 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              4
43 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  4
44 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                4
45 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                       3
46 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir             3
47 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                             3
48 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                    3
49 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         2
50 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   2
51 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   2
52 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                     2
53 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           2
54 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      1
55 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1
56 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                            1
57 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1
58 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                  1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       35 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             30
3 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       25
4 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     21
5 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             20
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        16
7 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     15
8 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          14
9 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              12
10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       10
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                 8
12 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   7
13 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         6
14 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              6
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            6
16 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           6
17 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             6
18 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    5
19 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 5
20 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       4
21 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 4
22 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                             4
23 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                 3
24 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  3
25 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                              2
26 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                   2
27 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     2
28 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         2
29 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              1
30 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                1
31 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       1
32 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
33 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                      1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              9 pts
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       18
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        20
4 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             24
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              30
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                 31
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        32
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            46
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       56
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   57
11 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                67
12 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                73
13 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             82
14 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                  90
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         91
16 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    96
17 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   138
18 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   146
19 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                           160
20 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 174
21 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            178
22 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                     203
23 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           227
24 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         230
 
Team classification
 
1 Caisse D'Epargne                                              48.13.24
2 Liquigas                                                          1.10
3 Team CSC                                                          3.16
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            3.22
5 Predictor - Lotto                                                 3.33
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                               3.38
7 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                  3.47
8 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   5.06
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                6.24
10 Rabobank                                                         7.44
11 Karpin - Galicia                                                11.34
12 Quick Step - Innergetic                                         12.14
13 Relax - GAM                                                     12.20
14 Gerolsteiner                                                    13.36
15 Credit Agricole                                                 14.37
16 T- Mobile Team                                                  18.18
17 Française Des Jeux                                              21.05
18 Lampre - Fondital                                               21.52
19 Andalucía - Cajasur                                             22.17
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                35.28
21 Team Milram                                                     48.15

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