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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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

Van Avermaet scoops biggest triumph, Martinez grabs lead

By Shane Stokes, with additional reporting by Bjorn Haake in Sabiñánigo

Champage is just part of the spoils for the winner.
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Outsprinting 10 other breakaway companions to the line in Sabiñánigo, the talented young Belgian rider Greg Van Avermaet added to his fine 2008 palmares with the first Grand Tour stage victory of his career.

The Silence Lotto rider got away in the group after approximately 53 kilometres of racing and, 147-odd clicks later, had little problem in outsprinting Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner), Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale), Damiano Cunego (Lampre) plus the other six riders.

Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) crossed the line in 10th place, one ahead of yesterday's victor David Moncoutie (Cofidis), but reaped the benefits of the driving he did in the break. Together with the time bonuses for placing first and second in intermediate sprints, he amassed enough time to take over the leader's gold jersey.

The Basque rider ended the day 11 seconds ahead of Levi Leipheimer (Astana) who, for the second time in the race, conceded the maillot oro one day after taking it. He and team-mate Alberto Contador remain the best-placed of the general classification contenders, and will be able to save their team-mates for later in the race.

"For a young rider like me to win a stage in the Vuelta, that is definitely the highlight of my career," said Van Avermaet. "When we had six minutes over the top of the final climb I believed we could stay away, but I wasn't sure about winning. There were strong guys like Cunego, Rebellin and Nocentini in the group."

Martinez was of course another one of the strong guys, but he used up his fuel in building the best possible lead. The maillot oro was a reward for his efforts, and he plans to enjoy his time in the spotlight. "When I arrived at the finish I was thinking about the finish in Prato Nevoso, where I finished second behind Gerrans," he stated, referring to this year's Tour de France. "During the stage I knew I could take the jersey, so I rode harder.

"I also have to thank my team-mate Alan Pérez, who could have gone for the stage win himself," he added. "But knowing we could take the overall lead, he rode for me."

That will keep the critic's silent!
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Martinez suggested afterwards that Astana allowed him to grab the race lead. "I spent one year at Discovery Channel and I have to thank Johan Bruyneel for letting me take the jersey," he said. "I won't win the Vuelta, Contador is the strongest rider out there."

Leipheimer stated that the day was about controlling energy output, and keeping the bigger picture in mind. There's over a week and a half of racing left and the Astana domestiques need to be strong later in the Vuelta.

"The stage was hard, especially the beginning," he said. "A lot of riders were attacking us. They probably thought there is a chance we would give away the jersey again, because it is a lot of work for the team.

"We wanted to let six to eight riders get away, but there were always groups of 10 to 12," he added. "We didn't really have a choice. There's still two weeks to go. We have the number one and two favourites and we have to conserve our energy."

Having dual captaincy is something which benefits the team at this stage, as it gives Astana two options for the overall, as well as forcing its rivals to monitor both. He sees this continuing. "There is no reason why the two of us [Contador and Leipheimer] can't continue to do our own races," he stated.

Getting away from the GC contenders

Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Euskaltel - Euskadi)
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As a medium mountain stage - and coming after two tough days - it was always likely that a break would succeed. The day got off to a tough start, both from the rapid pace and the second-category Alto del Túnel de Vielha. Mikhail Ignatiev (Tinkoff), Maarten Tjallingii (Silence-Lotto), David Moncoutie (Cofidis), Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas), and Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) went clear close to the top, and crossed the summit in that order.

They were caught on the descent, but another group pushed ahead on the second category Col d'Espina. Moncoutie, Damiano Cunego (Lampre), Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel), Alberto Losado (Caisse d'Epargne), Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R), Matteo Tosatto (Quick Step), Paolo Bettini (Quick Step), Alan Perez (Euskaltel), Patrice Halgland (Credit Agricole), Vasili Kiryienka (Tinkoff) and Philippe Gilbert (Francaise des Jeux) slipped away but were reeled in after the summit. Moncoutie had taken the prime at the top and started gathering the points that would see him end the day in the best climber's jersey.

The pace saw the peloton split briefly into three and, with the pressure on, the day's big break slipped clear. Present were Cunego, Van Avermaet, Perez, Flecha, Rebellin, Moncoutie, Nocentini, Martinez, Andrea Tonti (Quick Step), Xabier Zandio (Caisse d'Epargne), Patrice Halgland (Credit Agricole) and Christophe Kern (Credit Agricole).

Van Avermaet took the bonus sprint ahead of Martinez and Moncoutie, while later on the latter took top points on the category three Puerto de La Foradada ascent and the first category Puerto de Serrablo, which topped out 134 kilometres after the start. This would see him end the day with a total of 78, well ahead of the 51 held by previous KOM leader Alessandro Ballan (Lampre).

"I had good legs. I wanted to get into the break for the mountain points," he said afterwards.

Martinez was also doing what was needed to make sure of another jersey, beating Van Avermaet to take the second intermediate sprint in Sabiñánigo, 16 kilometres from the finish. With eleven kilometres remaining the break had seven minutes 20 seconds lead, and it finished six minutes 42 seconds up at the line.

General classification contender Carlos Sastre said that it was a complicated day in the saddle. "Today's stage was very fast and very difficult right from the start," he stated on www.carlossastre.com. "There was a lot of attacks until the breakaway got established, followed by a high-speed pace. Before setting out it seemed like a relatively straightforward stage, with a breakaway and nothing much else...and in the end a lot did happen.

"The team had to work fairly hard today, especially my team-mates Iñigo Cuesta and Michael Blaudzun, in their efforts to help out Juan José Haedo," he said. "Haedo had a bad time of it today and we had to help him to get through the stage, so we had to work a little harder in that respect.

"In the final part, we mainly tried to ensure that the breakaway didn't get too far ahead of us and that we were all close enough to stop too many riders getting into the general classification."

Stage 10 - September 9: Sabiñánigo - Zaragoza, 151.3km

The race continues tomorrow with a flatter stage, a 151.3 kilometre leg from Sabiñánigo to Zaragoza. The second category Puerto de Monrepós appears early on and should enable another breakaway to get clear.

The general classification riders have a respite before the next mountains, but Sastre suggested that echelons could enliven these flatter days.

"We've made it through the Pyrenees stages, which have been hard and have affected the pack," he said. "We are now gradually moving over to the north of Spain, towards Suances via Zaragoza and Burgos - where the wind is bound to make an appearance".

That means things could change yet again, and that it's not just the mountains and time trial that could affect the outcome of this race.

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Results

1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                4.57.22 (40.52 km/h)
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
4 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre
6 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
7 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole
8 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step
9 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
12 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              0.52
13 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                         6.42
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
15 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas
16 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale
17 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole
18 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
19 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
20 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
21 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram
22 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas
23 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
24 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre
25 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
26 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
27 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre
28 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto
29 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
30 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
31 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
32 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
33 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step
34 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
35 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
36 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre
37 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
38 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto
39 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
40 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia
41 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto
42 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
43 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
44 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto
45 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto
46 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
47 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
48 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
49 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole
50 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
51 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
52 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
53 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
54 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux
55 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
56 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
57 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto
58 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
59 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
60 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
61 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
62 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre
63 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
64 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole
65 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
66 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
67 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
68 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram
69 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
70 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre
71 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
72 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre
73 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
74 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas
75 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas
76 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
77 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
78 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
79 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
80 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
81 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
82 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
83 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
84 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
85 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step
86 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
87 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
88 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
89 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
90 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
91 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
92 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
93 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step
94 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
95 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
96 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram
97 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
98 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana
99 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
100 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
101 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
102 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux
103 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
104 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
105 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
106 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner
107 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
108 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
109 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
110 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
111 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step
112 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
113 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
114 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
115 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
116 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
117 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux
118 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
119 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
120 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems
121 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
122 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana
123 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
124 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
125 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
126 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
127 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
128 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux
129 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas
130 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
131 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
132 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
133 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
134 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
135 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
136 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram
137 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
138 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
139 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux
140 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana
141 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
142 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas
143 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
144 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
145 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto
146 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
147 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       7.04
148 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     7.12
149 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                8.02
150 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                               9.37
151 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                      12.14
152 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
153 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole
154 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas
155 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas
156 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            16.02
157 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                          18.26
158 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana
159 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                         19.08
160 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
161 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre
DNS Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                       
 
Teams

1 Credit Agricole                                                       14.58.48
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                       0.52
3 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                        6.42
4 Quick Step
5 Gerolsteiner
6 Lampre
7 Silence - Lotto
8 Caisse D'Epargne
9 Cofidis, le credit par telephone
10 Rabobank
11 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                       13.24
12 Liquigas
13 Bouygues Telecom
14 Team Milram
15 Astana
16 Française Des Jeux
17 Team CSC - Saxo Bank
18 Tinkoff Credit Systems
19 Andalucia - Cajasur

Sprints

Sprint 1 - Castejón de Sos, 64.4km

1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       4 pts
2 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            2
3 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       1
 
Sprint 2- Sabiñánigo, 184.8km

1 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            4 pts
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       2
3 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   1
 
Sprint 3 - Sabiñánigo, 200.8km

1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      25 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           20
3 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                  16
4 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                     14
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                  12
6 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 10
7 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         9
8 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                 8
9 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         7
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           6
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      5
12 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  4
13 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                             3
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                    2
15 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                               1
 
Mountains

Mountain 1 - Alto del Túnel de Vielha, 12 km (Cat. 2)

1 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                10 pts
2 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                      7
3 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       5
4 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                 3
5 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                   2
6 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                               1
 
Mountain 2 - Coll de L'Espina, 46km (Cat. 2)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      10 pts
2 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                     7
3 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   5
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                   3
5 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                2
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1
 
Mountain 3 - Puerto de La Foradada, 92km (Cat. 3)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       6 pts
2 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   4
3 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                 2
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                   1
 
Mountain 4 - Puerto de Serrablo, 134km (Cat. 1)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      16 pts
2 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           12
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      10
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                   8
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            6
6 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                 4
7 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                   3
8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                      2
9 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1
 
General classification after stage 9

1 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    33.23.56
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                              0.11
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                     0.32
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        1.00
5 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.38
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            2.10
7 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2.23
8 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.34
9 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              2.54
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             3.22
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       3.41
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                            3.46
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 4.14
14 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  4.16
15 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
16 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                4.35
17 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    5.17
18 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          6.22
19 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           8.02
20 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      9.18
21 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                 9.24
22 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                              9.36
23 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                             10.01
24 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           10.18
25 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                    10.56
26 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           11.24
27 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      13.57
28 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   14.45
29 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    14.59
30 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              15.19
31 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                     15.38
32 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 15.55
33 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               16.23
34 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                          17.32
35 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               17.34
36 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           19.05
37 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             19.14
38 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                              19.31
39 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        19.54
40 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          20.00
41 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             20.51
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                21.40
43 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             22.06
44 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      22.36
45 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                22.41
46 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        23.47
47 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           23.56
48 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              25.23
49 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 25.33
50 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    26.50
51 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          26.59
52 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 27.10
53 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 27.26
54 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     28.21
55 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    28.58
56 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 29.07
57 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         29.29
58 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            29.52
59 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                31.11
60 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            31.43
61 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        31.49
62 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                   32.23
63 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                       32.47
64 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            33.38
65 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          34.12
66 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            35.59
67 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              36.00
68 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      36.16
69 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             36.29
70 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            36.39
71 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           39.08
72 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                    39.14
73 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   39.37
74 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                           40.04
75 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               40.14
76 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  40.31
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                40.42
78 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            40.45
79 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  41.52
80 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 42.31
81 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                         44.26
82 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   44.31
83 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                             44.53
84 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             45.36
85 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               46.13
86 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                         47.02
87 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 47.09
88 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                     47.14
89 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                       47.15
90 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             47.29
91 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             47.37
92 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 47.53
93 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                48.14
94 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     48.34
95 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 48.54
96 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       49.08
97 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           49.34
98 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   50.25
99 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      50.27
100 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                         50.35
101 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   50.48
102 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                          51.04
103 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   51.26
104 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                         52.44
105 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems           52.59
106 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                            54.35
107 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                             55.03
108 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   55.42
109 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 56.03
110 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                                         56.56
111 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    57.26
112 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               59.27
113 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                              59.31
114 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.00.28
115 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.00.53
116 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.01.44
117 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.02.50
118 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.02.58
119 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   1.03.06
120 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1.03.24
121 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.04.13
122 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           1.04.32
123 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.04.59
124 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.05.28
125 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.06.48
126 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.07.21
127 Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.08.12
128 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.09.10
129 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.09.26
130 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1.11.38
131 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                     1.11.57
132 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                      1.11.59
133 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.12.19
134 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.12.34
135 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.12.50
136 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     1.12.52
137 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.13.42
138 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                1.13.59
139 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             1.14.28
140 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.14.55
141 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.15.06
142 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                    1.15.50
143 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.16.14
144 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.16.28
145 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                       1.16.34
146 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.17.55
147 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             1.18.16
148 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        1.18.27
149 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.18.28
150 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                       1.19.46
151 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                     1.20.02
152 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                          1.20.33
153 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     1.21.08
154 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                      1.21.25
155 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.24.42
156 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                       1.25.43
157 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.26.56
158 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           1.29.00
159 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.30.18
160 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                        1.34.50
161 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1.38.22

Points classification

1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne           74 pts
2 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      73
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas                               63
4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                               56
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           56
6 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                        48
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                 45
8 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                  43
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                 37
10 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                              33
11 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     31
12 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    30
13 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         30
14 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    26
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia              25
16 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              24
17 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                         24
18 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                    24
19 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                   24
20 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              20
21 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                18
22 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                 18
23 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                     17
24 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                             17
25 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi          16
26 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             16
27 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      16
28 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                14
29 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom               14
30 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                           14
31 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                              14
32 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                       13
33 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                             12
34 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                 12
35 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                            12
36 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   11
37 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                              10
38 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                 9
39 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        9
40 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  9
41 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         9
42 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                8
43 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             8
44 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                8
45 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                              8
46 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                               8
47 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                7
48 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    7
49 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                        7
50 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     7
51 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                           7
52 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                  6
53 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                         6
54 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            6
55 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    5
56 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  5
57 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                           5
58 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                  4
59 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                      4
60 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                        4
61 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                     3
62 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                          2
63 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    2
64 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                   2
65 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                2
66 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                1
67 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                  1
68 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     1
69 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1
70 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                               1
71 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                1
 
Mountains classification

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      78 pts
2 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                               51
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                        26
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 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems               16
16 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi          14
17 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                    13
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                 12
19 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne          10
20 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             10
21 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                     10
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           9
23 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 9
24 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  9
25 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                7
 
All around classification

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                        13 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                 23
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne           24
4 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      26
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia               27
6 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               34
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     37
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           38
9 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                               40
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi          42
11 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank             51
12 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              60
13 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                84
14 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                    84
15 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                               85
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                87
17 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                              87
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                 89
19 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                         96
20 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   97
21 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               110
22 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                    110
23 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                    120
24 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                126
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                  132
 
Team classification

1 Caisse D'Epargne                                                      99.54.20
2 Astana                                                                    5.58
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                       7.59
4 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                      9.35
5 Rabobank                                                                 18.20
6 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                        22.21
7 Silence - Lotto                                                          25.52
8 Credit Agricole                                                          28.07
9 Lampre                                                                   28.11
10 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                      34.27
11 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                        43.21
12 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  43.26
13 Gerolsteiner                                                            46.19
14 Française Des Jeux                                                      48.57
15 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                     52.18
16 Quick Step                                                              54.41
17 Team Milram                                                           1.33.54
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                      1.45.05
19 Liquigas                                                              2.16.09

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