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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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Rest Day 2 - September 12: Rest Day

Rolling along

Spain's Egoi Martínez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) keeps the maillot oro warm
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The Vuelta a España just keeps rolling along. The raced entered the Pyrenees, hitting the high mountains for the first time, and then had a spell of rolling stages. The result? The maillot oro ended up on the shoulders of a relative outsider, who has to be considered more of caretaker than a real contender. Egoi Martínez of Euskaltel-Euskadi was the lucky one, who took advantage of a long breakaway and time bonuses to snatch the leader's jersey away from Astana's Levi Leipheimer. Cyclingnews' Susan Westemeyer examines stages seven to 12.

The race favourites – Alberto Contador of Astana, Carlos Sastre of CSC, Caisse d'Epargne's Alejandro Valverde and Leipheimer – all managed to stay close to one another much of the week with a slight advantage going to the two Astana riders. Valverde appeared to lose all his chances on Thursday's stage when the main group gapped him on the descent of the day's final climb.

Leipheimer must have felt as everything was going against him in this race. He took the maillot oro in the fifth stage time trial, only to lose it the next day. He won it back on stage seven and lost it the next day when Martínez gathered enough bonus seconds to take the lead by 11 seconds. To top it off, Leipheimer, who has made no secret of the fact that he himself wants to win the Tour de France, had to hear that Lance Armstrong is returning to the peloton – and apparently in an Astana jersey – with the announced intention of winning the Tour yet again.

The main theme of the second week was the breakaway. Escape groups controlled stages seven, eight and nine. The sprinters finally got their chances, taking the last three stages – even if the sprints didn't always go as planned.

In the mountain rankings, Alessandro Ballan of Lampre won the first Pyrenees stage and took over the red mountain jersey, only to turn it over to David Moncoutié (Cofidis) two days later – both in escape groups, by the way. On the points front, Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) turned the blue jersey over to Valverde for two days, and it ultimately ended up with Greg Van Avermaet of Silence-Lotto, who used – what else – an escape to take it.

Stage 7 - September 6: Barbastro - Andorra, 223.2km

Italy's Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) takes the stage and overall lead
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After the rest day in the shadow of the mountains, things turned serious in this stage with the first high mountains. Alessandro Ballan, better known as a Spring Classics man, showed he can tackle the Pyrenees too. He broke out of the escape group to take the stage win and the overall lead in the race. It was, surprisingly, his first win of the season.

The break of the day got away at kilometre 18, with Ballan, Marc De Maar (Rabobank), Gianni Meersman (Française des Jeux), Iñigo Landaluze (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Xabier Zandio (Caisse d'Epargne). The group fell apart at the end, and with 14 kilometres to go, Ballan took off from De Maar and headed up La Rabassa for the second time, to arrive alone at the mountaintop finish 2:42 ahead of his nearest competitor.

In the group of favourites, Contador was able to jump out and grab five seconds on his rivals.

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

Levi Leipheimer back in gold, but only for one day...
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The stage to Pla de Beret went the way of Astana and Moncoutié, who escaped from the day's escape similar to how Ballan won the day before. Contador and Valverde picked up a few seconds on Sastre, and Leipheimer was able to take back the gold jersey.

Moncoutié was part of an early break group, from which he got away with about 20 kilometres to go. He won the last two climbs, both category one, which gave him enough points to take over the mountain jersey as well.

However, the real story of the day was Astana. José Luis Rubiera and Andreas Klöden pushed the pace so high on the final climb that Sastre fell out of the group. He caught back, but that just inspired Contador, Valverde and Euskaltel's Igor Antón to take off. They picked up five seconds on Sastre and nearly caught Moncoutié, who salvaged a 34-second lead at the finish line.

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

Greg Van Avermaet of Team Silence-Lotto wins from the escape
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Leipheimer lost the maillot oro again, as yet another breakaway was successful, with an outsider moving up from 16th place and 6:41 down to first place and an 11-second lead. Egoi Martínez of Euskaltel took advantage of the circumstances and took the lead, while Silence-Lotto's Van Avermaet out-sprinted his break companions – including some high-powered names – to win the stage.

The break, which got away at kilometre 53, included such big names as Davide Rebellin, Juan Antonio Flecha, Damiano Cunego and the previous day's hero, Moncoutié. They came in 6:42 ahead of the peloton.

Leipheimer did not seem disappointed in losing the lead, saying the team had purposely held back on the day, letting the escapists go and reserving strength for upcoming stages.

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

France's Sébastien Hinault gets one over the big guns
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The sprinters finally had their chance after the mountains, and two French riders were able to dupe the big names. Sébastien Hinault of Team Crédit Agricole out-sprinted Loyd Mondory of AG2R. Well-established sprinters Oscar Freire and Tom Boonen were back in fourth and fifth place.

Matej Jurco of Team Milram made the day's long break, but despite a lead of up to over seven minutes, the peloton had him near 15 kilometres to go. Liquigas tried to set things up for Filippo Pozzato, and then Quick Step took over the lead with three kilometres to go, but it was the Frenchmen who had the say in Spain on this day.

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Stage 11 - September 10: Calahorra - Burgos, 178km

Oscar Freire displayed his form is on track for a fourth world title
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Freire was able to set things right on this stage, pipping Boonen at the line to take the win. There was another long, but unsuccessful, break during the stage, and Martínez successfully defended his overall lead.

Euskaltel controlled things most of the day, with their worst competition coming from the wind. It was at various times a headwind, tailwind and from both sides, and didn't make the rolling parcours any easier.

The break of Serafín Martínez (Xacobeo Galicia), José Antonio López (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Andriy Grivko (Team Milram) went clear early, and had a lead of over seven minutes, but the sprinters were determined to use one of their few chances and gathered them in.

The fight for position got serious after the final bend at 500 metres. Boonen had the perfect lead out and looked to take the win, but Freire sneaked up on him and won by centimetres.

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Stage 12 - September 11: Burgos - Suances, 186.4km

Italy's Paolo Bettini takes a pre-Worlds win and a swipe at Team Quick Step
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Italy ruled on this day by taking the top four spots in Suances. Reigning World Champion, Paolo Bettini, took his second win of the Vuelta, on the day that he fell out with his employer, Team Quick Step. The big news among the favourites was that Valverde lost over three minuets and dropped to 11th place.

The other main theme of the day was the weather. The sun and heat of the first week were long gone, and this stage featured rain, fog and cool temperatures.

Again, an escape group got away, but this time the peloton didn't let the lead get so big and roped them in with 30 kilometres to go. At that point, though Valverde had already disappeared from the scene. He dropped back on the final descent of the day, with 50 kilometres to go, and despite furious efforts, was never able to catch up again.

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General classification after stage 12
 
1 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        45.48.33
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                  0.11
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                         0.29
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               1.38
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                2.10
6 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                2.23
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                  3.22
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                            3.40
9 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                 4.09
10 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     4.10
11 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           4.19
12 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      4.53
13 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               5.51
14 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 6.03
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              6.22
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     7.25
17 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        8.39
18 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                 10.17
19 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                 10.20
20 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   11.36
21 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                        12.08
22 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              12.14
23 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                         12.37
24 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                    12.50
25 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          14.05
26 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               14.43
27 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        15.28
28 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  15.36
29 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   16.33
30 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                         16.52
31 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                              17.29
32 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                 19.17
33 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                              20.47
34 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   20.48
35 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                  23.50
36 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            24.06
37 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                 24.53
38 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               24.59
39 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                          26.02
40 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    26.09
41 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 27.06
42 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            27.26
43 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                     27.51
44 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               27.59
45 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               29.07
46 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  29.16
47 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         29.28
48 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        30.18
49 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     30.20
50 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              30.36
51 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                             30.43
52 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                    32.00
53 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           32.39
54 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                       32.56
55 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                33.11
56 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       33.34
57 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     35.29
58 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                35.33
59 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                            36.14
60 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                36.25
61 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                37.42
62 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    38.39
63 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          39.51
64 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                 40.05
65 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   40.20
66 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                41.18
67 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    41.35
68 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                        41.43
69 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      42.09
70 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                42.36
71 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     42.36
72 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     42.56
73 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               43.06
74 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       43.16
75 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             44.34
76 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      44.38
77 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 46.33
78 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     47.56
79 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     48.26
80 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                         48.32
81 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              48.39
82 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                             48.47
83 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 49.36
84 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   49.58
85 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     50.19
86 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 51.10
87 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       51.17
88 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        51.21
89 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                          51.28
90 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                  52.14
91 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        53.31
92 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                 54.26
93 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                              55.33
94 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     56.51
95 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         57.11
96 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                           57.27
97 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         57.38
98 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               57.57
99 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               57.58
100 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 59.15
101 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                           1.00.10
102 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.00.38
103 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                          1.02.50
104 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                        1.04.31
105 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 1.06.13
106 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                               1.06.23
107 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                1.07.36
108 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        1.08.13
109 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                           1.08.52
110 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        1.09.39
111 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                            1.09.41
112 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     1.10.15
113 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    1.10.35
114 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems             1.12.33
115 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                              1.13.12
116 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   1.14.03
117 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      1.16.26
118 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     1.18.06
119 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       1.18.14
120 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1.19.17
121 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                1.19.57
122 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 1.20.11
123 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                            1.20.11
124 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                        1.21.29
125 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         1.21.57
126 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                     1.21.58
127 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                      1.22.16
128 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      1.22.32
129 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     1.22.50
130 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            1.23.09
131 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                          1.23.48
132 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                           1.23.58
133 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            1.26.10
134 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                         1.28.39
135 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         1.29.06
136 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        1.29.49
137 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                         1.30.46
138 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                    1.31.22
139 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               1.32.30
140 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa)  Andalucía - Cajasur                 1.32.57
141 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.33.13
142 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 1.34.17
143 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                            1.34.43
144 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                           1.36.08
145 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                          1.36.18
146 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                               1.37.30
147 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       1.38.02
148 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.38.55
149 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         1.42.16
150 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                            1.43.45
151 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                          1.43.48
152 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                          1.45.22
153 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           1.46.12
154 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                              1.46.52
155 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                            1.54.52

Points classification

1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   99 pts
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        76
3 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                               75
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        74
5 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                            70
6 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                     60
7 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                            58
8 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                         53
9 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                              52
10 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             51
11 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      50
12 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  46
13 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     38
14 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 33
15 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  31
16 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                            31
17 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 30
18 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           30
19 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           29
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                              28
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                27
22 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       26
23 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          24
24 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                      24
25 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                 24
26 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               23
27 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           21
28 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                          21
29 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             18
30 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   18
31 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                              18
32 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                          18
33 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         16
34 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                15
35 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             14
36 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    13
37 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                    13
38 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             12
39 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                         12
40 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                11
41 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                           10
42 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       10
43 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     9
44 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                           9
45 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               9
46 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      9
47 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             8
48 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                             8
49 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                               8
50 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                             8
51 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                            8
52 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                          8
53 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     7
54 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 7
55 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  7
56 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                        7
57 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                               6
58 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      6
59 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         6
60 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        5
61 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               5
62 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   4
63 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    4
64 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                         3
65 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      2
66 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 2
67 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                       2
68 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                2
69 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   2
70 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                            2
71 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                      2
72 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             2
73 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                      1
74 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                               1
75 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1
76 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                               1
77 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1
78 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                            1
79 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       1
80 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1

Mountains classification

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      87 pts
2 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                               51
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                          42
4 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    38
5 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                        32
6 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                  31
7 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               31
8 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         26
9 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        26
10 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       22
11 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    19
12 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              18
13 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                             18
14 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     18
15 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               17
16 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                17
17 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               16
18 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          14
19 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                 12
20 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     12
21 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             10
22 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          10
23 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     10
24 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           9
25 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 9
26 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  9
27 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       8
28 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             8
29 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 8
30 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                7
31 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                7
32 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                     7
33 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    7
34 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                             6
35 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               6
36 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                  6
37 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                                6
38 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     5
39 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                  5
40 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 4
41 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                               4
42 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               4
43 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                         4
44 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa)  Andalucía - Cajasur                     4
45 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                         3
46 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              3
47 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       3
48 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                                3
49 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                                3
50 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                                3
51 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     2
52 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                  2
53 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               2
54 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                     2
55 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    2
56 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                   2
57 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                  2
58 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 1
59 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           1
60 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                              1
61 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     1
62 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                               1

Combination classification

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                    14 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                             27
3 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  28
4 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           31
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       34
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 35
7 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           36
8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       37
9 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                           38
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      41
11 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         48
12 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             71
13 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          75
14 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               78
15 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          81
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                84
17 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                            85
18 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   100
19 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                    100
20 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                               103
21 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                103
22 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           107
23 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                109
24 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                            119
25 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           124
26 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                              138
27 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                   139
28 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                            146
29 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 146
30 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                            147
31 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                147
32 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                            147
33 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                        149
34 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  158
35 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                          160
36 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                         162
37 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            170
38 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          176
39 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                        179
40 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 206
41 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       210
42 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          220
43 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          227
44 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               243

Teams classification

1 Astana                                                               137.14.39
2 Caisse D'Epargne                                                          0.10
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                       1.43
4 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                      3.52
5 Rabobank                                                                 12.23
6 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                        16.20
7 Lampre                                                                   22.00
8 Credit Agricole                                                          22.58
9 Silence - Lotto                                                          24.00
10 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                      35.01
11 Gerolsteiner                                                            40.21
12 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                        40.42
13 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                  47.48
14 Quick Step                                                              50.23
15 Française Des Jeux                                                      50.59
16 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                     55.09
17 Team Milram                                                           1.31.48
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                      1.52.42
19 Liquigas                                                              2.16.06

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