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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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Stage 8 - September 7: Andorra - Pla de Beret, 151km

Moncoutié delivers solo punch ahead of Astana show

USA's Leipheimer back in overall lead

By Gregor Brown, with additional reporting from Bjorn Haake in Pla de Beret

David Moncoutié (Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone) wins
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France's David Moncoutié of Team Cofidis launched an early escape bid that garnered him victory in the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España – 151 kilometres from Andorra to Pla de Beret. It was his first win in three years. While the 33 year-old enjoyed solo success, Spaniard Alberto Contador of Team Astana led the classification battle behind. His moves dropped favourite Carlos Sastre of Team CSC-Saxo Bank by five seconds and helped team-mate Levi Leipheimer move back into the race lead.

America's Leipheimer, 34, holds 21 seconds over Contador and 49 seconds over Spaniard Alejandro Valverde of Team Caisse d'Epargne.

"I had some difficult moments, but I have a lot of experience behind me and that helped. I am taking the Vuelta day by day, looking to Asturias," said Sastre, winner of the Tour de France.

"I didn't feel bad all day, but at the beginning of the last climb, after that letdown to La Bonaigua, I started to cramp and had little choice but to go at my own rhythm," said Sastre with an eye toward how he might recover during tomorrow's stage.

Moncoutié looked to be within reach of taking his first win since 2005's Tour de France stage at the base of Pla de Beret. He had dropped Sébastien Joly (Française des Jeux), who was the last remaining escape companion of the original group that contained Nikita Eskov (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Christophe Kern (Crédit Agricole) and Juan Manuel Gárate (Quick Step).

Astana on the move

Kisses for Levi Leipheimer (Astana)
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Astana put the polish on a day of solid pace-making for the 6.2-kilometre climb. José Luis Rubiera and Andreas Klöden throttled the elite group along. Before three kilometres to the summit and six kilometres to the line, Contador's team-mates had Sastre shooting out the back of the thinned peloton.

Sastre had little support. He joined with Vasil Kiryienka (Tinkoff Credit Systems) and John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale), and the trio started to claw its way back. Contador got word of Sastre's return and blasted off with Valverde and Spaniard Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) at five kilometres to race. He attacked again at three kilometres, but Valverde and Antón held tight.

"The only thing I regret is that again the time differences are so small," said Contador. "They could have been more substantial if Alejandro (Valverde) had cooperated a bit more with Igor Antón and me. I don't understand why he didn't do that. Also for him it was in his interest to gain more time on Carlos Sastre."

Nonetheless, Contador continues to bide his time patiently. "The Pyrenees provoked no decision (in the overall). As I already thought at the start of this race, the Asturian mountains and the time trial in the last weekend will decide who will win this Tour of Spain."

Valverde bounces back

Valverde took the sprint for second, 34 seconds behind the winner, and the four seconds bonus seconds on offer. He put in a great effort 24 hours after yesterday's stage, where he looked to be writing himself out contention for the Vuelta overall.

"I completely recovered from the bad day I had yesterday," said Valverde. "My legs hurt a little bit while climbing the first climb of the day but I soon felt very good. I ate correctly, and the day was totally different.

"In Pla de Beret, when I was with Contador chasing behind the French rider, I was almost not able to take my turn because we were riding at 35 kph and Contador, who is the best climber in the world, took me to the limit."

"It is true that I am still very well placed in the general classification but the mountains in Asturias are still to come and that will be another story so that I will keep on going with my plan which is to see what happens day by day," concluded Valverde.

Antón, eighth in last year's Vuelta, marked himself as Euskaltel's captain for the 2008 edition with an impressive tough ride. He finished fourth for the day, five seconds ahead of the group of the new race leader, Leipheimer.

Leipheimer, four days after his stage win in Chided Real, moved back into the race lead as a result of powerful Astana riding. Similar to the Giro d'Italia, he should act as a wild card for the team.

When asked if his team gave the jersey away to Sylvain Chavanal and Alessandro Ballan (Team Lampre) earlier in the race, Leipheimer said, "No, I think that Chavanel and Ballan both earned it. We didn't contest Chavanel, but realistically I can't beat him in the sprint. He would get the jersey, no matter what, but to make it easy we collaborated a little bit with him. It was good for us to save the team. Ballan on the other hand was really very strong yesterday. They both earned their jersey."

Leipheimer affirmed that he is still working for his team-mate Contador. "I just have to follow everyone right now as I am ahead in the classification, but in the end, Alberto will be the captain. The final climb yesterday and the final climb today were not so hard. They are not steep and that big time differences can't be made. Although I've never seen the Angliru, I am convinced that the mountains in Asturias are another story…

"It's a long way to go," said Leipheimer. "Now we have the leader's jersey and everybody will look to us to control. There's a lot of work to do."

He took the overall lead from Ballan, who may have found the weather better in stage eight, despite the added pressure in the race overall. After a yesterday's stage of longevity and inclement temperatures, riders were ready for a different stage today. The day took in four mountain passes, with the finish on the Pla de Beret, but it was shorter than yesterday – at 151 kilometres.

Lampre kept control for Ballan of a wily start out of Andorra. Riders were edging for freedom to form part of what could be the escape of the day. None other than former race leader, France's Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis), even made a move. A solid escape did not materialise until Kern, Eskov, Joly, Gárate and Moncoutié moved clear at kilometre 38.

The five held 2'23" over the 25-kilometre Coll del Cantó. The gap stayed more or less the same over the top of Alto de Enviny – 27.7 kilometres later. The five had 2'52". The gap nearly doubled – 5'22" – which forced Contador's Astana team to take responsibility of the pace-making with Lampre.

The five leaders kept working, but behind the peloton was falling apart before the climb of Puerto de La Bonaigua. Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas), Bingen Fernández (Cofidis), Matti Breschel (CSC-Saxo Bank) and Matthew Lloyd (Silence-Lotto) all crashed at kilometre 113. Agnoli crashed again as he chased back.

Ballan's gold faded fast on the 19.7-kilometre climb. He drifted back and so did his Lampre's team-mates. Sastre's CSC and Contador's Astana team took over the muscle work.

Moncoutié hit out on his own at kilometre 129.Joly gave chase and Gárate faded. Over the top of the Puerto de La Bonaigua, Moncoutié held around 20 seconds on Joly, Eskov, 55 seconds to Garate and Kern and 1'45" on the main chase group. Ballan's golden days were over; he trailed nineteen minutes back, although still front of the gruppetto.

Stage 9 - September 8: Viella - Sabiñánigo, 200.8km

It will be the third straight day in the high mountains. The 200.8 kilometres feature four categorised climbs. The first one, the Alto del Tunel de Vielha, is only a category three mountain, but the road tilts upwards right from the start. That is never welcomed warm-up for the riders. Unless of course you plan to go on the attack from the gun and the necessary warm-up has been done.

There will not be many flat metres in this stage as the riders constantly ascend or descend. In the middle part of the stage, the category two Coll de la Espina and el Puerto de la Forada await the riders. The end of the descent of the Forada brings the peloton immediately to the start of the start of the Puerto del Serrablo, a category one mountain.

At the top it is still not over for the racers. A gradual descend of some 50 kilometres may allow some dropped riders to get back into action. Only the last dozen kilometres are somewhat flat to the finish in Sabiñánigo.

At 780 metres in altitude, Sabiñánigo is known for its extended skiing areas in the winter. It hasn't been used as a finish town since 209.58. The start town of Vielha hosts a stage start for the third time in the Vuelta history.

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Results

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                4.24.58 (34.19km/h)
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        0.34
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                         
4 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  0.39
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
7 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                               
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
10 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
13 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       1.22
14 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1.23
15 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
17 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                
18 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      1.36
19 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    1.40
20 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
21 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                2.03
22 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                         
23 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     2.27
24 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    2.53
25 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 2.55
26 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                             
27 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
28 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
29 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            3.24
30 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                  
31 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   4.13
32 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
34 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                
35 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   4.48
36 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
37 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                  
38 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
39 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                  
40 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     5.22
41 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                 5.48
42 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  6.23
43 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                7.09
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       7.10
45 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              7.13
46 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                               8.09
47 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                          
48 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           
49 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                               
50 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                      8.21
51 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 10.14
52 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          11.43
53 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                      
54 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                 
55 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
56 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 
57 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                        
58 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 
59 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
60 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    
61 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                              
62 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
63 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
64 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                               
65 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
66 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              
67 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                     
68 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                                
69 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
70 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
71 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   
72 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                            
73 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
74 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
75 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
76 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
77 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         
78 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      
79 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                
80 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
81 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                          19.00
82 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                              
83 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
84 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                             
85 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                
86 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
87 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                 
88 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                               
89 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                              
90 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                         
91 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                
92 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                   
93 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
94 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                          
95 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
96 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                     
97 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                
98 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  
99 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                            
100 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
101 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                 
102 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                               23.15
103 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               
104 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
105 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                             
106 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                 
107 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                            
108 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
109 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
110 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
111 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   
112 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               
113 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
114 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
115 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 
116 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
117 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                               
118 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
119 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                         
120 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
121 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             
122 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
123 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                 
124 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
125 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          
126 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
127 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                             
128 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
129 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
130 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
131 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                          
132 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                         
133 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    
134 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    
135 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
136 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     
137 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
138 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
139 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            
140 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                              
141 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                              
142 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                              
143 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                             
144 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            
145 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    
146 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                           
147 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                               
148 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                               
149 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                        
150 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                              
151 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                              
152 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                       
153 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                            
154 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
155 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
156 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     
157 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
158 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
159 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                              
160 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                  
161 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                               
162 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole 
DNF Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole

Sprints

Sprint 1 - Rialp, 84.5km

1 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            4 pts
2 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          2
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                              1
 
Sprint 2 - Esterri d'Aneu, 112km

1 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        4 pts
2 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            2
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                              1
 
Sprint 3 - Salardú / Naut Aran / Pla de Beret, 151km

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         25 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              20
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                           16
4 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  14
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        12
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  10
7 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  9
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                     8
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        7
10 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 6
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  5
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                    4
13 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              3
14 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                         2
15 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   1
16 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             -5
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       -5
 
Mountains

Mountain 1 - Coll del Cantó, 41km (Cat. 1)

1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                             16 pts
2 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       12
3 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           10
4 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          8
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          6
6 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                      4
7 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                  3
8 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                      2
9 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur               1
 
Mountain 2 - Alto de Enviny, 69km (Cat. 2)

1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                             10 pts
2 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        7
3 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            5
4 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          3
5 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          2
6 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                   1
 
Mountain 3 - Port de la Bonaigua, 133km (Cat. 1)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         16 pts
2 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       12
3 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           10
4 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          8
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                              6
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         4
7 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                    3
8 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                       2
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     1
 
Mountain 4 - Alto de Pla de Beret, 148km (Cat. 1)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         16 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                           12
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              10
4 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   8
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   6
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                     4
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         3
8 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  2
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     1                                         
 
Teams

1 Caisse D'Epargne                                                      13.16.46
2 Astana                                                                    1.24
3 Credit Agricole                                                           3.04
4 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                      4.23
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                       4.32
6 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                         5.55
7 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                          6.34
8 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                        7.45
9 Française Des Jeux                                                       11.16
10 Silence - Lotto                                                         12.59
11 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  13.17
12 Rabobank                                                                15.18
13 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                     18.59
14 Quick Step                                                              26.09
15 Lampre                                                                  26.40
16 Gerolsteiner                                                            30.11
17 Team Milram                                                             33.17
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                        56.21
19 Liquigas                                                                59.23

General classification after stage 8
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                          28.20.03
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                     0.21
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        0.49
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.27
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            1.59
6 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2.12
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.23
8 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              2.43
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              3.11
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                            3.35
11 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 4.03
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 4.05
13 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                4.24
14 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    5.06
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          6.11
16 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       6.41
17 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           7.51
18 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      9.07
19 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                              9.25
20 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                              9.50
21 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           10.07
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      10.24
23 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                    10.45
24 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 10.49
25 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           11.13
26 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      13.46
27 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    14.48
28 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              15.08
29 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                     15.27
30 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 15.44
31 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                15.55
32 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               16.12
33 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                          17.21
34 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               17.23
35 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                     18.34
36 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           18.54
37 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                              19.20
38 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        19.43
39 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          19.49
40 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             20.40
41 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   21.16
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                21.29
43 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             21.55
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      22.25
45 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                22.30
46 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        23.36
47 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           23.45
48 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              25.12
49 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 25.22
50 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             25.45
51 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    26.39
52 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          26.48
53 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 26.59
54 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 27.15
55 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     28.10
56 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    28.47
57 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 28.56
58 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         29.18
59 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            29.41
60 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                31.00
61 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            31.32
62 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        31.38
63 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                   32.12
64 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                       32.36
65 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            33.27
66 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          34.01
67 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              35.49
68 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      36.05
69 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                  
70 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             36.18
71 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            36.28
72 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           38.57
73 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                    39.03
74 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   39.26
75 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               40.03
76 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  40.20
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                40.31
78 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            40.34
79 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  41.41
80 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 42.20
81 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            42.30
82 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                         44.15
83 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   44.20
84 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               46.02
85 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                           46.35
86 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                         46.51
87 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                     47.03
88 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                       47.04
89 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             47.18
90 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 47.42
91 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                48.03
92 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     48.23
93 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 48.43
94 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       48.57
95 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           49.23
96 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      50.16
97 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                          50.24
98 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    50.37
99 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           50.53
100 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                         51.13
101 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   51.15
102 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                            51.32
103 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                         52.33
104 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems           52.48
105 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            53.18
106 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                54.10
107 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                            54.24
108 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                             54.52
109 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   55.31
110 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 55.52
111 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                              56.25
112 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    56.45
113 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  56.56
114 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               59.16
115 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.00.17
116 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.00.42
117 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.01.33
118 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.02.39
119 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.02.47
120 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   1.02.55
121 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1.03.13
122 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.04.02
123 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           1.04.21
124 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.04.48
125 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.05.17
126 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.06.37
127 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.07.10
128 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.07.59
129 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.08.01
130 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.08.59
131 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.09.15
132 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.09.23
133 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                    1.10.07
134 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1.11.27
135 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                     1.11.46
136 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                      1.11.48
137 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.12.08
138 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.12.12
139 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.12.17
140 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.12.23
141 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     1.12.41
142 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                       1.13.06
143 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                1.13.48
144 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             1.14.17
145 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.14.44
146 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.16.03
147 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.16.17
148 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                       1.16.23
149 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             1.16.45
150 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           1.17.05
151 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.17.41
152 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        1.18.16
153 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.18.17
154 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                       1.19.35
155 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                     1.19.51
156 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                          1.20.22
157 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     1.20.57
158 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                      1.21.14
159 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                        1.22.55
160 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.24.31
161 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1.25.45
162 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.26.45

Points classification

1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              74 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                  63
3 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                  56
4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                           48
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                    45
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                     43
7 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         42
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                    37
9 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                              36
10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                 33
11 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       30
12 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            30
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       26
14 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        25
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 25
16 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 24
17 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                            24
18 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                      22
19 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 20
20 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        17
21 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                17
22 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                16
23 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         16
24 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   14
25 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                  14
26 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                              14
27 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                 14
28 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                12
29 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      11
30 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                 10
31 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                       10
32 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                    9
33 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     9
34 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            9
35 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                9
36 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   8
37 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                8
38 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    8
39 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                 8
40 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                  8
41 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                   7
42 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       7
43 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           7
44 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        7
45 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                              7
46 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                     6
47 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           6
48 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                            6
49 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               6
50 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       5
51 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                              5
52 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              4
53 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                     4
54 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                         4
55 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                           4
56 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                        3
57 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                             2
58 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                       2
59 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                      2
60 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                     2
61 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   2
62 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   1
63 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                     1
64 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        1
65 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             1
66 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   1
 
Mountains classification

1 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                  51 pts
2 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         41
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                             32
4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                           32
5 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                     31
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  31
7 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       31
8 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           25
9 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           22
10 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       19
11 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 18
12 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                        18
13 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  17
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                   17
15 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                       13
16 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             10
17 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                10
18 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    9
19 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   7
20 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                   7
21 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems    7
22 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                6
23 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                6
24 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  6
25 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   6
26 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                    4
27 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                  4
28 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                     4
29 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        4
30 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            4
31 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur         4
32 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                              3
33 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            3
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 3
35 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              2
36 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                     2
37 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          2
38 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                      2
39 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                     2
40 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    1
41 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1
42 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1
43 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                  1
 
All around classification

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                           10 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                    20
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              20
4 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                  26
5 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  33
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        34
7 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                  37
8 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         40
9 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 43
10 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 50
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             63
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                   67
13 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                  71
14 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   72
15 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                 76
16 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                            89
17 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                      91
18 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            103
19 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                   108
20 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                       115
21 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  137
22 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   138
23 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        144
24 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 150
25 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                      162
26 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         168
27 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 201
28 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              217
29 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 243
 
Team classification

1 Astana                                                                84.48.06
2 Caisse D'Epargne                                                          0.44
3 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                      3.37
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      14.33
5 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                        16.23
6 Rabobank                                                                 19.04
7 Silence - Lotto                                                          26.36
8 Lampre                                                                   28.55
9 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                       35.11
10 Credit Agricole                                                         35.33
11 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  37.28
12 Française Des Jeux                                                      42.59
13 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                        44.05
14 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                     46.20
15 Gerolsteiner                                                            47.03
16 Quick Step                                                              55.25
17 Team Milram                                                           1.27.56
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                      1.39.07
19 Liquigas                                                              2.10.11

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