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62nd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 1-23, 2007

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Stage 19 - September 21: Ávila - Alto de Abantos, 133km

Samuel Sánchez takes two

'Samu' leads Alto de Abantos battle while Evans fights to maintain podium position

By Gregor Brown and Hernan Alvarez

Sanchez can't believe his good fortune
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Samuel Sánchez capped off excellent Euskaltel-Euskadi teamwork to win stage 19 of the Vuelta a España. The 29 year-old Spaniard, winner of stage 15, out-sprinted Daniel Moreno (Relax-GAM) on the top of the Alto de Abantos to take his second stage win. Maillot oro Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Carlos Sastre (Team CSC) passed through for third and fourth.

Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) showed a vast amount of experience as he struggled to maintain his classification position. The Aussie couldn't hold the wheels of the lead group, and lost 1'22 to an aggressive Carlos Sastre, and slipped from second to third overall, but limited his losses enough to hold his podium spot.

Sánchez now sits in fourth, just nine seconds behind Evans. "Here, when Roberto Laiseka won the first important stage of the team in a Grand Tour I was at home watching it. I was an amateur rider, I was 21 years old, and I watched him winning here," recalled Sánchez. "And look, eight years later I won here. It was a great joy but those nine seconds weren't enough to reach the podium in Madrid on Sunday.

"I must share honours today. For my team-mates, for me and also for CSC. I worked with Carlos in order to break the race. He wanted to win the Vuelta, and I wanted to better my position in the general [classification]. Each one looked out for his own interests. We tried to get rid of Denis [Menchov] and his team, but we were conscious he was superior. ... We tried at our best."

"Our team plan was to win with Igor Antón," he continued. "If he had come from behind, he would have won the stage. Daniel Moreno was bad company because he is a fast rider. Igor is a 24 year-old rider and has a bright future. We can't ask Igor for more."

The steep gradients at the base of the Abantos saw the race explode and Euskaltel capitalize on the riders it had positioned in the front group. Euskaltel-Euskadi's Alan Pérez and Iñaki Flores had been in the lead for much of the day, with Igor Antón joining later. Antón dropped back as the cobbles kicked in at the foot of Abantos, and 'Samu' made his surge from the group of classification favourites.

Lampre's Sylvester Szmyd
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Antón helped Sánchez drive the pace, and join the weakening lead duo of David López García (Caisse d'Epargne) and Sylvester Szmyd (Lampre-Fondital). Antón dropped off as Sastre was forced to chase down the Sánchez to preserve his spot in the general classification. Sastre started the day 3'02", third behind race leader Menchov, while Evans started 2'27" behind, in second, and Sánchez 4'01", in fourth.

Evans was blown out the back door as Sastre made chase with Menchov on his wheel, and the Australian was immediately put on the defence to protect his second overall and, later, third overall. Evans, in an all-white (and dirty) kit of the combination classification, chased with Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne), Carlos Barredo (Quick.Step - Innergetic) and Ezequiel Mosquera (Karpin-Galicia) in tow.

Evans pulled out every bit of experience he had in order to keep a manageable gap on the eve of tomorrow's time trial. Eventually, 'EZ' Mosquera came though and helped. The time loss for the 30 year-old Australian who finished second in the Tour de France was 1'25", and he is now 47 behind Sastre and nine seconds in front of Sánchez.

Euskaltel will pop a few bottles of Champagne tonight to celebrate its coup. The move garnered the team its second stage win in the Vuelta, both coming courteous of Sánchez. The first was a downhill blast in to Granada ahead of Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas), and the second, the grimy uphill push to Abantos.

Tomorrow, Sánchez will need load of luck to close the nine seconds to Evans, and an eventual podium spot in Madrid. He should be able to easily hold his fourth overall from Mosquera, who is 1'25" back. However, the Spaniard has more than proved that he has the legs to lead Team Spain in the World Championships, next Sunday in Stuttgart.

"I was going with Sastre at full strength, doing pulls with him at our best, trying to make the biggest time gaps," added Sánchez. "In the end, it wasn't enough. Let's see if he [Evans] doesn't have a good day, and I have a day like last year in Rivas Vaciamadrid, and I am able to gain those nine seconds left to stand in the podium. It would be a dream for me and a historical feat for the team."

Carlos Sastre (CSC) attacked
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Sastre will have an uncomfortable night; the Spaniard holds second but only by 47 seconds. Evans is a better time trialist, but the parcours is short, 20 kilometres. Tomorrow will be more of a fight for second than it will be for the jersey oro, which, barring any sort of freak accident, Russian Menchov should take home.

"If you don't try, things won't fall down from the sky," summarized Sastre. "I arrived at this race willing to fight; I also came here to enjoy it. So far, I am very happy because I could do both things.

"I knew Menchov was very difficult [to defeat] but I had to try it. From the start, my team and I tried to break the race in order not to have a calm start. On the last climb I did not have strength. The gradients, with rain and added pave makes your bike slip so much. When Samuel started I saw I had to go faster no matter what. I knew Denis was behind my wheel, and he showed he is strongest rider in this tour."

How it unfolded

The monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
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Abantos is a mountain that the organization has used only four times; all of them in recent years. At the foot of its south hillside is the famous town San Lorenzo de El Escorial, known for its beautiful monastery. The last time Abantos was ridden, 2003, Roberto Heras won a memorable uphill time trial, stealing the maillot jersey to Isidro Nozal.

Andrea Tonti (Quick.Step - Innergetic) and Stijn Devolder (Discovery Channel) didn't take the start in Ávila. The Belgian became the overall after winning the long time trial in Saragossa. He wore the leader jersey just for one stage. The survivors to start the stage, with three days left, counted 146.

The first steady breakaway was made by Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis), Juan Manuel Gárate (Quick.Step - Innergetic), Marcus Ljungqvist (CSC), Manuel Váquez (Andalucía-Cajasur), José Luis Arrieta (Ag2r Prévoyance), Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne), Marco Marzano (Lampre-Fondital), Alan Pérez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Stéphane Augé (Cofidis) at kilometre 26. They were chased by David López García (Caisse d'Epargne), Ángel Vallejo (Relax-GAM), Javier Mejías (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Karsten Kroon (CSC), Joost Posthuma (Rabobank), Sébastien Minard (Cofidis), Iñaki Flores (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas). Both groups joined each other at kilometre 40 when the 17 riders led by two minutes and 17 seconds over the peloton.

The peloton struggles
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The race changed a lot on the first ascent of Abantos. Vanotti took the lead, and passed at the summit in first place (kilometre 83). David López García chased the Italian, and was 23 seconds behind while Isasi, Alan Pérez, Arrieta, José Luis Rubiera (Discovery Channel) and Ludovic Turpin (Ag2r Prévoyance) were 55 seconds slower than Vanotti. Meanwhile, Carlos Sastre (CSC) attacked the peloton, trying to get rid of Menchov. The favourites were 2'29" behind Vanotti over the top.

Later on, there were three groups leading on the wet roads: Vanotti together with David López García, who caught the Liquigas rider; Isasi, Alan Pérez, Arrieta, Rubiera and Turpin chased the duo 30 seconds slower, while Sastre and Menchov were together with Cadel Evans, Samuel Sánchez and others at 1'32" behind (kilometre 98).

Two kilometres later (kilometre 100), the leaders were seven: Vanotti, Lopez, Pérez, Arrieta, Rubiera, Isasi and Turpin.

On the penultimate climb of Robledondo, the favourites were nearing. At the summit (kilometre 107.2 - 25.8 kilometres to go), the seven leaders rode just 1'07" ahead of Menchov, Sastre and company.

Lopez, Vanotti, Rubiera and Turpin led while the Euskaltel riders went back to help Antón and Sánchez with around 15 kilometres to go. They commanded the start of Abantos (13 kilometres to go). Up the road, David López García had attacked the lead group, and led solo with 10 kilometres remaining. Behind him, Samuel Sánchez got rid of Menchov and Sastre.

Rabobank kept the race under control
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Poland's Sylvester Szmyd joined Lopez in the up front with eight kilometres to go. They had a hard time because Sastre was coming with Menchov glued to his wheel. A foursome (Sastre, Menchov, Sánchez and surprisingly Daniel Moreno) took the leadership with three kilometres to the finish line. Meanwhile, Evans was having a tough time. The Australian was racing with a small group that was 1'08" slower with 2,000 metres remaining.

Finally, the quartet arrived together in the last metres. Samuel Sánchez proved he is good sprinting, and crossed the finish line in first place; Moreno was second while Menchov and Sastre arrived third and fourth, respectively. Evans made the last effort and arrived 15th, one minute and 25 seconds behind.

Stage 20 - September 22: Villalba-Villalba (ITT), 20km

The dead-flat power-test starting and finishing in Collado Villalba should be a chance for a TT man to display his legs while it is not likely to change the GC dramatically due to its distance of 20 kilometres. However, it is the last day before the parade stage in Madrid and any time differences could be significant in determining the final podium.

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Results

1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           3.37.01 (36.77 km/h)
2 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                           
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          0.03
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              
5 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  0.14
6 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                               0.29
7 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                0.41
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                         0.49
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         0.51
10 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   0.59
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               1.20
12 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          
13 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              1.23
14 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                              
15 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  1.25
16 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              1.41
17 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 2.18
18 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  2.21
19 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    2.37
20 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2.50
21 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
22 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                     3.08
23 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             3.39
24 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      3.41
25 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     4.29
26 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                 5.06
27 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
28 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            5.33
29 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             5.44
30 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      6.27
31 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                      6.29
32 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      7.17
33 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                    7.38
34 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                             
35 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        7.40
36 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                8.55
37 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 10.27
38 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                      11.31
39 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                             13.41
40 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        15.25
41 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
42 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       17.15
43 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                19.00
44 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      19.05
45 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                 
46 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                     
47 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                
48 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   
49 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              
50 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                         
51 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                              
52 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   
53 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                     
54 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              
55 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                     
56 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                            
57 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                
58 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
59 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
60 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
63 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
64 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
65 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                      
66 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              
67 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                       
68 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                     
69 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
70 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
71 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                        
72 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          
73 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      
74 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                         
75 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                      
76 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
77 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                                
78 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                              
79 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   
80 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          
81 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
82 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                              
83 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  
84 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                   
85 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                              
86 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      
87 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                               
88 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                             19.17
89 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                                 
90 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    
91 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                           
92 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                 
93 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    19.57
94 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            19.59
95 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             
96 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                     
97 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                                20.01
98 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            20.19
99 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           21.42
100 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                        22.13
101 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   22.17
102 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                              23.35
103 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                            
104 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
105 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
106 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            
107 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
108 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       
109 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                         
110 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
111 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
112 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                        
113 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               
114 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      
115 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         
116 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
117 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                         
118 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                     
119 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       
120 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                          
121 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           
122 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
123 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
124 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              
125 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                     
126 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
127 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 
128 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       
129 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            
130 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  
131 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                      
132 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
133 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
134 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                      
135 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                              
136 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
137 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
138 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                      
139 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
140 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                      
141 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
142 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
143 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                23.49
144 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   
145 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
146 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             23.52
DNS Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
DNS Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               
 
Sprints
 
Las Navas del Marqués - km. 34.6
1 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    4 pts
2 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                         2
3 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                1
 
 
San Lorenzo de El Escorial - km. 70
1 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    4 pts
2 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                            2
3 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       1
 
Alto de Abantos - km. 133                                                         
1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                25 pts
2 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                           
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            14 pts
5 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    12
6 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                 10
7 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   9
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                            8
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            7
10 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      6
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  5
12 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         4
13 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                 3
14 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                             2
15 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     1
 
Mountains
 
Puerto de Valdavia - km. 16 (Cat. 3)                                       
1 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                         6 pts
2 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                              4
3 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                      2
4 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                1
 
Alto Hoyo de la Guija - km. 47 (Cat. 2)
1 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                                 10 pts
2 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          7
3 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                          5
4 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          3
5 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                    2
6 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              1
 
Alto de Robledondo - km. 57 (Cat. 3)
1 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                          6 pts
2 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 4
3 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          2
4 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              1
 
Alto de Abantos - km. 83 (Cat. 1)
1 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       16 pts
2 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      12
3 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            10
4 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                                  8
5 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               6
6 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     4
7 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              3
8 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                         2
9 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                          1
 
Alto de Robledondo - km. 107 (Cat. 3)
1 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               6 pts
2 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       4
3 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     2
4 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                                  1
 
Alto de Abantos - km. 133 (Cat. 1)
1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                16 pts
2 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                         12
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            10
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             8
5 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     6
6 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                  4
7 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   3
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                            2
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            1
 
Teams
 
1 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 10.54.07
2 Caisse d'Epargne                                                      0.59
3 AG2r Prévoyance                                                       2.16
4 Liquigas                                                              6.51
5 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                       7.39
6 Team CSC                                                              7.45
7 Relax-Gam                                                            22.23
8 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                 22.30
9 Predictor-Lotto                                                      22.32
10 Rabobank                                                            23.44
11 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                24.11
12 Karpin Galicia                                                      24.30
13 Lampre-Fondital                                                     25.25
14 Discovery Channel                                                   39.10
15 Gerolsteiner                                                        39.38
16 Andalucía-Cajasur                                                   40.33
17 Française des Jeux                                                  54.23
18 Crédit Agricole                                                     58.41
19 T-Mobile Professional Cycling                                     1.03.11
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                         
21 Team Milram                                                       1.07.41
 
General classification after stage 19
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                      77.59.17
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          3.02
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                   3.49
4 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              3.58
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         5.23
6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                               5.47
7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                               7.55
8 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  7.58
9 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                         8.27
10 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         10.08
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              10.21
12 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     11.51
13 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              12.46
14 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  16.03
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     17.18
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            21.53
17 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 27.19
18 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      29.23
19 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                30.37
20 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 30.55
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                      32.19
22 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                 34.18
23 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   36.00
24 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                             41.34
25 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                   41.47
26 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              42.03
27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                           44.30
28 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                 44.31
29 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 46.22
30 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                     47.25
31 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            48.42
32 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          48.58
33 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         49.23
34 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                     49.37
35 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                 50.01
36 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                50.16
37 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    54.43
38 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    55.16
39 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir             57.50
40 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                58.26
41 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                         58.49
42 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                      59.15
43 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                  1.01.23
44 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            1.03.00
45 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.03.01
46 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.03.50
47 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   1.05.52
48 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.08.07
49 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   1.08.55
50 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                              1.09.19
51 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                  1.10.56
52 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                      1.15.40
53 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              1.17.00
54 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            1.17.10
55 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                          1.19.04
56 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.20.19
57 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       1.20.20
58 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1.20.27
59 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.21.55
60 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                           1.24.13
61 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          1.25.23
62 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    1.25.56
63 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         1.28.13
64 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     1.28.53
65 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  1.28.54
66 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           1.29.46
67 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.31.22
68 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1.31.28
69 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                            1.31.40
70 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                         1.34.18
71 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                              1.36.36
72 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                              1.37.18
73 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.37.20
74 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          1.38.25
75 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.39.10
76 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.40.38
77 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   1.42.17
78 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.43.48
79 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 1.45.03
80 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                              1.45.28
81 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1.47.40
82 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                          1.48.15
83 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      1.48.16
84 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             1.48.47
85 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         1.49.09
86 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                              1.49.11
87 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             1.50.19
88 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        1.50.43
89 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            1.51.20
90 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   1.54.17
91 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.54.42
92 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       1.55.46
93 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                   1.57.20
94 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            1.59.09
95 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       2.02.48
96 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                        2.04.25
97 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   2.04.53
98 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            2.06.25
99 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         2.07.28
100 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                          2.09.47
101 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                    2.10.56
102 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2.11.56
103 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    2.12.46
104 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                      2.12.51
105 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                              2.14.20
106 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2.17.09
107 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             2.18.18
108 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                2.20.31
109 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                             2.21.17
110 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                      2.21.47
111 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           2.22.33
112 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               2.23.49
113 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                              2.24.27
114 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            2.26.05
115 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                2.27.22
116 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                  2.28.17
117 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          2.29.09
118 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                      2.29.14
119 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                     2.29.26
120 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                        2.30.14
121 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                              2.31.12
122 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               2.31.59
123 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                               2.32.36
124 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       2.32.51
125 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                             2.32.53
126 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                            2.35.47
127 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            2.35.57
128 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                2.36.14
129 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                 2.36.33
130 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       2.36.42
131 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                  2.38.18
132 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                        2.38.49
133 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            2.38.52
134 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        2.40.24
135 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                    2.41.18
136 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                         2.43.16
137 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                               2.44.18
138 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                               2.46.24
139 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                   2.50.11
140 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                              2.53.55
141 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  2.54.06
142 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              2.54.27
143 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     2.58.44
144 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                  2.59.38
145 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    2.59.43
146 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                               3.00.11
 
Points classification
 
1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                118 pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           115
3 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  106
4 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               102
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            89
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     81
7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  73
8 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               71
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            64
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        60
11 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                54
12 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          51
13 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                          51
14 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      50
15 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        49
16 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                   47
17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              46
18 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   44
19 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         42
20 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      37
21 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               36
22 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                      32
23 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                32
24 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 26
25 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 26
26 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    25
27 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       24
28 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        24
29 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                        23
30 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                23
31 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                     23
32 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                       22
33 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     22
34 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                               20
35 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                            20
36 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      19
37 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                    18
38 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        18
39 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    17
40 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                     17
41 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        17
42 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                15
43 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                15
44 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               15
45 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               14
46 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                   13
47 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                   13
48 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               13
49 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           12
50 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                   12
51 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                12
52 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   10
53 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                   10
54 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      10
55 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                     9
56 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              9
57 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    9
58 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                            9
59 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    8
60 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                            8
61 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     8
62 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               8
63 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                           8
64 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   7
65 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             7
66 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  7
67 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              7
68 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               7
69 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                        7
70 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             6
71 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         6
72 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                         6
73 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  5
74 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 5
75 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  4
76 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           4
77 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                              4
78 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          4
79 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                         4
80 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           3
81 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             3
82 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                    3
83 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                      2
84 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               2
85 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  2
86 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     2
87 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           2
88 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         2
89 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         1
90 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 1
91 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                                1
92 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                     1
93 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         1
94 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            90 pts
2 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              78
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            69
4 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        63
5 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                54
6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                 45
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     40
8 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         38
9 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 38
10 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                          37
11 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        33
12 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          32
13 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        31
14 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        30
15 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   28
16 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                           26
17 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     25
18 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                24
19 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      23
20 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                 20
21 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 20
22 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                20
23 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                                19
24 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         17
25 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   15
26 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    13
27 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      12
28 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             12
29 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                12
30 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        12
31 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                    11
32 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         11
33 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           11
34 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           10
35 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          10
36 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                     9
37 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  8
38 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                     8
39 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                    8
40 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  8
41 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              8
42 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      8
43 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    7
44 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                             7
45 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         7
46 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                    7
47 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                             6
48 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  6
49 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      6
50 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           6
51 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                6
52 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             6
53 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                6
54 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   6
55 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               6
56 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                 5
57 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                5
58 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             5
59 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                   4
60 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               4
61 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               4
62 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                4
63 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                          3
64 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     3
65 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     2
66 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                        2
67 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         2
68 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                       2
69 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                         2
70 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    2
71 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     2
72 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             2
73 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               1
74 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                           1
75 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                          1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             4 pts
2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                13
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            14
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     16
5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                 23
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                           29
7 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                           32
8 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                         36
9 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    41
10 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 56
11 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     64
12 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      66
13 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 75
14 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                79
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        83
16 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                            92
17 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                       106
18 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              111
19 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                               126
20 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              130
21 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       132
22 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   143
23 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                      157
 
Team classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                                 233.53.37
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    13.13
3 AG2r Prévoyance                                                      29.34
4 Team CSC                                                             34.55
5 Liquigas                                                             35.58
6 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                      56.40
7 Predictor-Lotto                                                    1.00.43
8 Karpin Galicia                                                     1.00.55
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               1.19.02
10 Quickstep-Innergetic                                              1.22.42
11 Relax-Gam                                                         1.47.54
12 Gerolsteiner                                                      1.50.49
13 Rabobank                                                          1.51.33
14 Andalucía-Cajasur                                                 2.27.53
15 Crédit Agricole                                                   2.28.57
16 Lampre-Fondital                                                   2.39.38
17 Discovery Channel                                                 2.49.39
18 T-Mobile Professional Cycling                                     3.40.31
19 Française des Jeux                                                4.02.12
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                  4.36.17
21 Team Milram                                                       5.55.24

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