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62nd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 1-23, 2007

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Stage 6 - September 6: Reinosa - Logroño, 184.3km

Oscarito dominates Vuelta's sprints

Three-time World Champs takes third 2007 Vuelta win

By Gregor Brown and Hernan Alvarez

Freire decided on this salute
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Oscarito has put his season's woes behind him, and has positioned himself as the man to lead Spain in the upcoming World Championships by winning his third 2007 Vuelta a España stage. Oscar Freire rode the crest of the bunch sprint wave to finish in front of compatriot Koldo Fernández (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and German André Korff (T-Mobile).

"No one wanted to win, not even me. I wanted the breakaway to succeed," Freire said with some surprise at the end of the day. "I knew it was going to be difficult because there were sprinters like Petacchi and Boonen who stayed quiet yesterday. I knew it was going to be a hard sprint, especially because of the wind coming from behind that was better for them. In the end, I reached the final metres with strength, and I took it all again."

The Vuelta a España was treated to a true 'bunch sprint' as the race wound up in the red wine-producing town of Logon. The teams of Milram, Quick.Step and Lampre-Fondital had been working on the front for most of the closing kilometres of the day's stage, especially with seven kilometres to go, after the escape was caught.

T-Mobile added its magenta colours in the mixer with a tremendous surge in the closing five-thousand metres. It was pumping the rhythm to 60 kilometres per hour for André Korff. However, nowhere in the sprint picture were the orange colours that dominated yesterday's stage. One could have been mistaken to think that Rabobank's sprint captain was not going for the stage.

Freire did appear to the honed cycling fan's eye, but in the dark red jersey of sprints leader (a competition he will easily lead going into tomorrow's 176.3 kilometre stage). The 31 year-old Spaniard, three-time World Champion, was locked onto the wheels of Milram as it swamped T-Mobile with 2,200 metres remaining. As too was Australian Allan Davis (Discovery Channel).

Davis pushed the turbo button at 700 metres, and left behind the likes of Tom Boonen (Quick.Step - Innergetic). The 27 year-old's surge seemed to be enough to snag his first Grand Tour win, but the line seemed further and further away as the roar of a crushing wave was becoming deafening. Washed away, Davis watched as the seasoned Freire took control.

"They think it is easy, but it is not at all. Bunch sprints are always very dangerous and the less you risk, the better. In the final metres, one has to decide whether to get in the sprint or not. The team says I have to get in, my team-mates work for me and I have to answer back."

Korff and Fernandez see Freire
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Freire is happy with his three stage wins so far, but feels obligated to give it ago if the race arrives in a sprint again tomorrow. "So far in the Vuelta, I can't ask for more, but I will stay in the race. If there is a bunch sprint tomorrow, I will have to get in again."

Korff gave his team-mates 'gracias' in the form of a third spot. Boonen kept his Belgian engine running up the left-hand side of the road to cruise in for fourth. Angelo Furlan (Crédit Agricole) did well with fifth, while fellow Italian Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) seemed unable to find his Giro d'Italia legs.

Escapees Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas), Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r Prévoyance), José Antonio López (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Stéphane Augé (Cofidis) enjoyed up to 169 kilometres of freedom today. They achieved a maximum advantage of near nine minutes while covering the sun-drenched and wind-swept roads. Today was the first day that the peloton could be seen breaking up under the power of Spain's winds.

López was the first to crack. The Spaniard popped at 14 kilometres remaining.

Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne) maintained his one minute advantage over Denis Menchov (Rabobank) at the end of stage six. The Russian wearer of the maillot oro of race leader is focused on the tough weekend ahead.

"I will try to be the race leader as much time as I can," noted Efimkin. "As I said before, every day we are getting closer to Madrid for the last stage. And if I have more chances to win, I am happier."

He commented on his role in the team. "I think it is more comfortable to have three leaders instead of two [including Pereiro and Karpets - ed.]. I am the current race leader, and it's possible that in the next coming days I will work for them with enthusiasm." Saturday's time trial could re-sort the general classification. "I will try to ride as fast as possible in the time trial in Saragossa. If I can't, it will be fine too."

How it unfolded

Another day in gold
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The capital of La Rioja Logroño is by the Ebro River. It is part of Camino de Santiago which is a road to Santiago de Compostela covered for the first time by Saint James that, today, many walkers do cover to Galicia. Logroño hosted a Vuelta's finale 14 times before. The last one before today had been in 1995 when Italy's Nicola Millani won.

183 cyclists started today in Reinosa on the way to Logroño. There was an early breakaway made by José Antonio López, Magnus Backstedt and Yuriy Krivtsov. Stéphane Augé of Cofidis joined the group that led the race by 4'34" over the peloton at the first intermediate sprint (kilometre 18). The four riders rode a good tempo and increased the gap up to 8'40" at kilometre 37.

The big group showed control of the stage by not allowing the breakaway to get an unmanageable margin. At kilometre 87, the distance between the peloton and the leaders was less than six minutes. 40 kilometres on, the gap was 6'25".

Before Angusiana (kilometre 136 - 48.3 kilometres to go), the peloton split in three groups due to the wind. The first peloton group cropped a lot the distance with the break. In Angusiana, the leaders were just 3'45" ahead. With 35 kilometres to the end, the distance was 2'54". The sprinters' teams like Quick.Step (with Boonen and Bettini), Milram (Petacchi) and Lampre (Bennati) upped the tempo and reduced the advantage. The break was about to die.

José Antonio López couldn't keep his break mates' rhythm. Backstedt, Krivtsov and Augé pushed on, but the distance was too big. They led by only 1'08" over the peloton with still 13 kilometres to cover. Finally, they were caught with more than seven kilometres to the finish line.

Freire is fast this year
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Then, Milram team with five men on the front tried helping Ale-Jet. The sprint was made on a very long straight line but Petacchi couldn't find his top speed. Freire was there among the best sprinters, and he found the right place, coming from left. The rider from Torrelavega won once again. It was his third win in the 2007 race. It is the first time that Freire won three times in the same Grand Tour. Koldo Fernández and André Korff were second and third.

Stage 7 - September 7: Calahorra - Zaragoza, 176.3km

On paper this stage should be one for escapes or sprinters giving the following day's time trial and the early, and only, appearance of a climb. However, riders may have to put their tactical skills on display in the form of 'abanicos' ('echelons' in Spanish). The high winds in the area leading to the finish town of Zaragoza are known to bust all but the weakest of riders.

Photography

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Results

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                 4.24.10 (44.29 km/h)
2 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
3 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                      
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                  
5 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    
7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                    
8 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
9 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                         
10 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
11 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                       
12 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
13 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       
14 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
15 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
16 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            
17 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
18 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                         
19 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
20 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         
21 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       
22 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
23 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                           
24 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
25 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                    
26 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                           
27 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                     
28 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
29 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                     
30 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            
31 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
32 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                              
33 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                      
34 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         
35 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      
36 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                     
37 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                    
38 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
39 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
40 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               
41 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                          
42 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
43 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                  
44 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                           
45 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   
46 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     
47 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                         
48 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
49 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
50 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                    
51 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
52 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
53 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                           
54 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
55 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  
56 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                         
57 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                        
58 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                               
59 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                     
60 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                                    
61 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
62 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                     
63 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  
64 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                               
65 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            
66 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                                    
67 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                          
68 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                            
69 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      
70 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                     
71 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  
72 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
73 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
74 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
75 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         
76 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
77 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
78 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
79 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
80 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
81 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                            
82 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                    
83 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
84 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
85 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
86 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              
87 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                                
88 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                     
89 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      
90 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
91 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                      
92 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   
93 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
94 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
95 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    
96 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        
97 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
98 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     
99 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                                 
100 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
101 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                            
102 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
103 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                
104 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        
105 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                
106 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                
107 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   
108 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
109 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      
110 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
111 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
112 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
113 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
114 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
115 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                            
116 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                       
117 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                 
118 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              
119 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
120 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          
121 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                
122 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                
123 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                    
124 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
125 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
126 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                   
127 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       
128 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      
129 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                   
130 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            
131 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                        
132 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
133 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
134 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                       
135 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
136 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                    
137 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              
138 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                       
139 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     
140 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
141 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        
142 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
143 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                  
144 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      
145 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                            
146 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                                
147 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            
148 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         
149 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            
150 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                     
151 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                     0.25
152 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 0.28
153 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    0.43
154 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                0.55
155 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          
156 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                        
157 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
158 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
159 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
160 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
161 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
162 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                          
163 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
164 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
165 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
166 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
167 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
168 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.23
169 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
170 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                               
171 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                        
172 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         
173 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
174 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            1.33
175 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              1.47
176 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                7.12
177 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
178 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                         17.23
179 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
180 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir            
181 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
182 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                               
183 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
 
Sprints
 
Corconte - km. 18,4

1 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            4 pts
2 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         2
3 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    1
 
Fuenmayor - km. 170,5

1 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         4 pts
2 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                    2
3 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   1
 
Logroño - km. 184,3

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                      25 pts
2 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              20
3 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                    16
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                                14
5 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        12
6 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  10
7 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                   9
8 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       8
9 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                        7
10 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    6
11 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                      5
12 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                4
13 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      3
14 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 2
15 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               1
 
Teams
 
1 Liquigas                                                         13.12.30
2 Bouygues Telecom                                                         
3 T-Mobile Professional Cycling                                            
4 AG2r Prévoyance                                                          
5 Quickstep-Innergetic                                                     
6 Rabobank                                                                 
7 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                        
8 Predictor-Lotto                                                          
9 Discovery Channel                                                        
10 Crédit Agricole                                                         
11 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                         
12 Team Milram                                                             
13 Karpin Galicia                                                          
14 Team CSC                                                                
15 Française des Jeux                                                      
16 Gerolsteiner                                                            
17 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                    
18 Lampre-Fondital                                                         
19 Caisse d'Epargne                                                        
20 Andalucía-Cajasur                                                       
21 Relax-Gam                                                               
 
General classification after stage 6

1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                          24.34.51
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 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          3.51
28 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                4.10
29 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         
30 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    4.47
31 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                      4.49
32 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                4.58
33 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 5.01
34 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              5.03
35 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   5.06
36 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                              5.11
37 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     5.16
38 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                           5.29
39 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             
40 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                           5.46
41 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              6.02
42 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                6.14
43 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                           6.21
44 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 
45 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
46 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                       6.49
47 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            7.12
48 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     
49 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                   7.21
50 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              7.48
51 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                    7.52
52 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            8.13
53 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                         8.20
54 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 9.11
55 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          9.20
56 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  9.22
57 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                     9.23
58 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                      9.38
59 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     9.57
60 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
61 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                10.27
62 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             10.52
63 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                               11.12
64 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              11.52
65 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                         12.32
66 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                               12.41
67 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    12.56
68 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                           13.34
69 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        14.08
70 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                            14.14
71 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                               14.16
72 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    14.37
73 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                    14.38
74 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                14.58
75 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                        16.01
76 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                       16.02
77 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               16.37
78 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     17.01
79 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                17.12
80 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           17.28
81 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                  18.03
82 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            
83 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                       
84 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                       
85 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                 
86 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                  18.21
87 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                    18.31
88 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       18.33
89 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
90 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                               18.37
91 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                           20.00
92 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             20.02
93 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  20.22
94 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                    20.53
95 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         21.28
96 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                            21.51
97 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        21.55
98 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            21.58
99 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           22.33
100 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  23.20
101 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                  23.34
102 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                     
103 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              24.01
104 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                     24.35
105 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                       24.58
106 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                              25.54
107 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       26.18
108 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               26.19
109 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      26.46
110 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            27.19
111 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  27.24
112 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   27.26
113 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               27.51
114 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         28.33
115 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         29.03
116 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             29.18
117 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      29.32
118 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                     
119 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
120 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              
121 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     30.06
122 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   30.08
123 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
124 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                         30.13
125 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            30.57
126 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                            31.18
127 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                           31.39
128 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                       32.17
129 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                           32.27
130 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                               32.56
131 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             33.26
132 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         34.53
133 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       35.18
134 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 35.36
135 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         35.39
136 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                               35.54
137 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          36.04
138 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                36.07
139 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 36.10
140 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                        
141 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                     
142 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 
143 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                   
144 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                    36.32
145 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                        36.34
146 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                              36.40
147 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                
148 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             36.41
149 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    37.33
150 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                             38.24
151 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                              39.14
152 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                   39.35
153 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                39.36
154 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                         39.50
155 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               40.49
156 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               41.07
157 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                    
158 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                
159 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        
160 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  41.30
161 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                     42.02
162 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        42.11
163 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                           43.52
164 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                    
165 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        
166 Bert Roesems (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   
167 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
168 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                    
169 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                       
170 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                  44.12
171 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                     46.21
172 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 46.42
173 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      48.19
174 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     49.48
175 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              52.49
176 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                          53.27
177 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                53.53
178 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                             55.54
179 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                            58.11
180 Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir       59.52
181 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                            1.00.02
182 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1.03.18
183 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1.06.04
 
Points classification
 
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                     115 pts
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                             61
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                                47
4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 34
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                           34
6 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                      32
7 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   30
8 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              29
9 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                  28
10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             27
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    26
12 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                 26
13 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                               26
14 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                               25
15 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                   21
16 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         20
17 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               18
18 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          17
19 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                   17
20 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               16
21 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     13
22 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   13
23 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                12
24 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       12
25 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10
26 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          10
27 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     10
28 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                8
29 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               8
30 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       8
31 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                    8
32 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               8
33 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                      8
34 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          7
35 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          7
36 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                   7
37 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                      7
38 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas                                       7
39 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        6
40 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        6
41 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        6
42 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        6
43 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                    6
44 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               6
45 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        6
46 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 5
47 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                    5
48 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               5
49 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                           4
50 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           4
51 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 4
52 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     4
53 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                                4
54 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                   4
55 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                          3
56 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                3
57 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   3
58 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3
59 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                       3
60 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                3
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          2
62 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         2
63 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              2
64 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2
65 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                        2
66 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         1
67 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             1
68 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               1
69 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                        1
70 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                        1
71 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                               1
72 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    1
73 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1
74 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          44 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                30
3 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          29
4 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        28
5 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                           26
6 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             24
7 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        21
8 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                 20
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                20
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          16
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                12
12 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               12
13 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          10
14 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        10
15 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                    8
16 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                     8
17 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                    7
18 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      7
19 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                            6
20 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 6
21 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               6
22 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     6
23 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              6
24 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                6
25 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       5
26 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                        5
27 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    5
28 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                        5
29 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          4
30 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                    4
31 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               4
32 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                                4
33 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                    3
34 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                         3
35 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                            3
36 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                2
37 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                      2
38 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                        2
39 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        2
40 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                            2
41 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 1
42 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                   1
43 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          1
44 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                   1
45 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                          1
46 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                         1
47 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                17 pts
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          25
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           30
4 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                34
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 38
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                    41
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           42
8 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               58
9 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                    68
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      70
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         73
12 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               84
13 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                   86
14 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                   91
15 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                     92
16 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    99
17 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           100
18 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               103
19 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      108
20 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             115
21 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        130
22 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                         130
23 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    131
24 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      145
25 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       154
26 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      159
27 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      167
28 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                      171
29 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               191
30 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            206
31 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        206
32 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                              219
33 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              231
 
Team classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                                 73.49.27
2 Liquigas                                                          1.10.00
3 Team CSC                                                             3.16
4 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                                 3.22
5 Predictor-Lotto                                                      3.33
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                    3.38
7 Cofidis-Le Crédit par Téléphone                                      3.47
8 AG2r Prévoyance                                                      5.06
9 Discovery Channel                                                    6.24
10 Rabobank                                                            7.44
11 Karpin Galicia                                                     11.34
12 Quickstep-Innergetic                                               12.14
13 Gerolsteiner                                                       13.36
14 T-Mobile Professional Cycling                                      18.18
15 Relax-Gam                                                               
16 Française des Jeux                                                 21.05
17 Lampre-Fondital                                                    21.52
18 Andalucía-Cajasur                                                  22.17
19 Crédit Agricole                                                    32.10
20 Bouygues Telecom                                                   47.33
21 Team Milram                                                        54.13       

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