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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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

Oscar 'The Cat' Freire leaps to victory

By Hedwig Kröner, with additional reporting by Bjorn Haake in Burgos

Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
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Rabobank's Oscar Freire has won the Vuelta's stage 11 from Calahorra to Burgos, scoring his first stage victory at the race. The three times World champion deceived the rest of the sprinters once again with his impressive final speed, beating Quickstep's Tom Boonen by a hair. Argentinean Juan José Haedo of Team CSC-Saxo Bank came in third.

Freire was relieved to have brought his team a victory, and to show that he wasn't only riding the Vuelta to prepare for the World Championships in Italy later this month. "I always come to the Vuelta to prepare well for the Worlds, but I always give my best," he said after the finish. "Today also I was fighting for the win. I wasn't feeling great in the beginning of the Vuelta, but the last few days I was feeling better, which is why I was trying yesterday and today. It is always important to do well here." The Spaniard was out of luck in yesterday's stage, where he finished fourth.

Looking ahead to the big event in Varese, the triple World champion hoped that this year's preparation would bear fruit. "I hope this is a good sign for the Worlds. Last year I prepared essentially the same way, but I was lacking a bit at the Worlds. This year I arrived at the Vuelta much fresher," he said.

He took advantage of Boonen's lead-out and managed to pass the Belgian in the final metres. Behind them, a difficult right hand bend 500 metres before the finish had made life hard for the sprinters, who had to fight hard to keep their positions. Freire lost some ground there, but could came back with the help of Boonen's lead-out by Matteo Tosatto.

Boonen was delivered to the line in an armchair, but could not achieve his third stage win at the race.

AG2R's Lloyd Mondory, who placed second in yesterday's bunch sprint, again achieved a top five result. "I was well-placed in the sprint," Mondory said, satisfied with his new status within his squad. "The team did a great job. I had the legs to win. Yesterday, the guys saw that I am capable of winning. After yesterday, my team-mates also saw me in a new light today."

Three men in front

Serafín Martínez (Xacobeo Galicia), José Antonio López (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Andriy Grivko (Team Milram)
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The day was marked by a three-man breakaway, namely Serafín Martínez (Xacobeo Galicia), José Antonio López (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Andriy Grivko (Team Milram), who escaped the bunch at km 33. Their advantage grew to more than seven minutes but the sprinter's teams cherished their chances of victory and made sure to catch the break with seven kilometres to go.

Still, Milram's Grivko believed that the break could have made it through. "It was a nice day and I think it was a nice try, because the last few kilometres we went very fast," he said. "But it was windy and the last ten kilometres were too difficult. The other guys didn't seem to have the legs. I will try again."

Spain's Martínez was also in the break and satisfied to have spent a day in the limelight of the TV cameras. "I am happy I tried," he said. "The three of us intended to stay away, but it was impossible. In the end they [the peloton - ed.] caught us quickly." Even the Cat. 3 climb towards the end of the stage could not keep the chasers away.

Orange team under control

With the peloton arriving together at the finish in Burgos, there were no changes to the General Classification. Euskaltel's Egoi Martínez' golden jersey was safely in the hands of the Basque team, which controlled the pace together with the sprinter's outfits until the finish.

Still, the day made the riders suffer because of the difficult terrain and a wind that constantly changed direction. "It was a difficult ride, a continuous up and down," said Team CSC's Carlos Sastre. "We were lucky, too, because there was some wind that was a tailwind, then a headwind at times. But it was still a tolerable day for us riders who look more towards the week-end stages. I think these last two stages did us some good; recovering a little to face those next stages with a bit more guarantees."

How it unfolded

The sun blazes over the peloton
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Another sprinter's day got underway for the peloton in Calahorra under warm temperatures; it was already 25° Celsius when the bunch started. There were no overnight abandons. Oscar Freire later earned his prize money for the stage win, but will have to pay 100 Swiss Francs to the UCI. The latter fine was imposed on the Spaniard for not signing in before the stage start, along with Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne).

A few breakaway attempts were made early in the stage, and a trio finally went clear after 33 kilometres: Serafín Martínez (Xacobeo Galicia), José Antonio López (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Andriy Grivko (Team Milram).

The escapees' lead was up to more than seven minutes after 60 kilometres covered. However, once the pace was being set by Euskaltel, Lampre and Rabobank, their advantage started to shrink slowly, but steadily.

By the time the break reached the only difficulty of the day, the Cat. 3 climb of Alto de Valmada with 47 kilometres to go to the finish, the gap was down to 4'45. Despite the pulling of teams like Liquigas and Rabobank, the bunch made it all together over the hill and continued to gain time over the escapists.

Freire throws the bike for good measure…
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With 15 kilometres to go to the line in Burgos, the peloton was 1'33 minutes back, and pushing 62km/h to reel the trio back in. World champion Paolo Bettini personally saw to it that his team-mate Boonen was going to reach the finish for a mass sprint.

With seven kilometres to go, it was game over for the breakaway. Then, AG2R, as well as Quickstep took the reigns during the last clicks. It was all about positioning with a last right hand bend at 500 metres to go. Quickstep's Tom Boonen was perfectly led out to the last 200 metres, but Oscar Freire managed sneak in from the left and throw his bike just a few centimetres before the Belgian's.

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

It is another hilly day in Spain, with the Alto de Bocos (cat 3), el Portillo de Lunada (cat 2) and el Alto de Campillo (cat 2) making life hard for the tired riders. The stage is 186.4 kilometres long and the finale - used for the first time in the Vuelta - is a flat affair for the last 30 kilometres.

But a little hump in the last 15 kilometres could still see a small group or a lone breakaway arrive at the finish in Suances. The overall is unlikely to change but those looking for stage glory will go all out. They know that the next day is a rest day.

Suances is located at the Cantabrian Sea in northern Spain and a favourite vacation spot for those wanting to hang out at the beach. It is a perfect location to spend one of the two rest days.

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Results

1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                      4.19.28 (41.16 km/h)
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                   
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                  
5 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
7 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 
8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                                
10 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
11 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                             
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    
14 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
16 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                          
17 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                         
18 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                
19 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
20 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                               
21 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                
22 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        
23 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
24 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
25 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
26 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
27 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                             
28 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                  
29 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
30 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                        
31 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
32 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
33 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 
34 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                
35 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                   
36 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
37 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
38 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
39 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
40 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
41 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
42 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        
43 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
44 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        
45 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              
46 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                        
47 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
48 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
49 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
50 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
51 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                
52 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                  
53 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                         
54 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                 
55 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
56 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                                
57 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
58 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   
59 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                
60 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              
61 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                     
62 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
63 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                
64 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
65 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    
66 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
67 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
68 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
69 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
70 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                      
71 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
72 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
73 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
74 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                              
75 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                               
76 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
77 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              
78 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
79 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      
80 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
81 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
82 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
83 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
84 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
85 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                   
86 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                         
87 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                          
88 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                             
89 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                             
90 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                                 
91 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
92 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
93 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                               
94 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                            
95 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                  
96 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
97 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                  
98 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                 
99 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                     
100 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          
101 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              
102 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             
103 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  
104 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
105 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
106 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
107 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              
108 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
109 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
110 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            
111 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                          
112 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
113 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
114 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
115 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     
116 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                               
117 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                             
118 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                             
119 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
120 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
121 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                              
122 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
123 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
124 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                               
125 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                         
126 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                           
127 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    
128 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
129 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                              
130 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
131 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                     
132 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    
133 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                              0.20
134 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        0.22
135 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          0.26
136 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               
137 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                              
138 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    0.28
139 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                           
140 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                          0.36
141 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                     0.39
142 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                             0.40
143 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             0.52
144 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
145 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 0.59
146 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 1.08
147 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                           1.27
148 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                             
149 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  1.40
150 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.46
151 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                1.48
152 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                             
153 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             2.30
154 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                           3.34
155 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                         5.30
156 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
157 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                 
158 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          5.32
 
Points
 
S.I. Redecilla del Camino, km 109
1 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             4 pts
2 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       2
3 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               1
 
S.I. Ibeas de Juarros, km 165.2
1 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             4 pts
2 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       2
3 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               1
 
Burgos, km 178
1 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           25 pts
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                 20
3 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  16
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                14
5 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        12
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         10
7 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                9
8 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      8
9 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                               7
10 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        6
11 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          5
12 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                            4
13 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   3
14 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     2
15 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Valmal (Cat. 3) km 142
1 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       6 pts
2 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               4
3 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             2
4 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Team Milram                                                           12.58.24
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                           
3 AG2R La Mondiale                                                              
4 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                          
5 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                             
6 Silence-Lotto                                                                 
7 Rabobank                                                                      
8 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                              
9 Gerolsteiner                                                                  
10 Bouygues Telecom                                                             
11 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                          
12 Credit Agricole                                                              
13 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                       
14 Quick Step                                                                   
15 Caisse d'Epargne                                                             
16 Astana                                                                       
17 Lampre                                                                       
18 Française Des Jeux                                                           
19 Liquigas                                                                     
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    41.05.45
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                            2.32
9 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              2.54
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             3.22
11 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                            3.46
12 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       3.55
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 4.10
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 4.16
15 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  4.30
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                                              9.50
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 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               16.23
33 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 16.40
34 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                          17.32
35 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               17.34
36 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             19.28
37 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                              19.31
38 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        19.54
39 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           20.24
40 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          21.11
41 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             21.34
42 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                22.25
43 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      22.36
44 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                22.41
45 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             22.58
46 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        23.47
47 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           23.56
48 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 25.33
49 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              25.37
50 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    26.50
51 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          26.55
52 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 27.26
53 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 27.55
54 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     28.39
55 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 29.07
56 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         29.29
57 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            29.52
58 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                31.11
59 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            31.43
60 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        32.11
61 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                   32.23
62 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                       32.27
63 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            33.52
64 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    34.42
65 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              36.00
66 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      36.16
67 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             36.29
68 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            36.44
69 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            36.53
70 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           39.08
71 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                    39.14
72 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   39.57
73 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               40.14
74 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            40.45
75 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                40.56
76 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                           41.15
77 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  41.16
78 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          41.44
79 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  41.52
80 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 42.11
81 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                         44.26
82 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   44.31
83 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                             45.33
84 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                               46.13
85 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 46.57
86 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                       47.15
87 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             47.29
88 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                         47.47
89 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 47.53
90 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                     48.07
91 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             48.22
92 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     48.34
93 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                48.59
94 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             49.28
95 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           49.34
96 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 50.09
97 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      50.27
98 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                          50.35
99 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    50.48
100 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                          50.52
101 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   51.26
102 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  51.40
103 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                      53.22
104 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                         53.24
105 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems           53.44
106 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                            54.23
107 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                             55.03
108 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   55.56
109 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    57.26
110 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 57.49
111 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               59.27
112 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.00.28
113 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.01.08
114 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.01.38
115 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.03.04
116 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   1.03.06
117 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1.03.24
118 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.03.43
119 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.04.01
120 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           1.04.32
121 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                      1.04.59
122 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.05.28
123 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.07.21
124 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.07.51
125 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.09.10
126 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  1.09.40
127 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                     1.11.57
128 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     1.12.52
129 Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     1.13.19
130 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.13.35
131 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                1.13.59
132 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1.14.08
133 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.14.24
134 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.15.54
135 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.16.14
136 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                    1.16.18
137 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.16.42
138 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             1.17.01
139 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.17.16
140 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                       1.17.19
141 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                      1.17.29
142 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.17.43
143 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  1.18.13
144 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        1.19.12
145 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.19.13
146 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                     1.20.02
147 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             1.20.06
148 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                       1.20.13
149 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     1.23.27
150 Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.24.56
151 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                      1.24.59
152 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                       1.26.02
153 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                          1.28.03
154 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.29.08
155 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.30.10
156 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           1.30.44
157 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       1.38.22
158 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                        1.40.51
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     99 pts
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                                 75
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          74
4 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                              56
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          56
6 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                                           53
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                51
8 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         50
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                       48
10 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               45
11 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    42
12 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       38
13 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                             33
14 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    31
15 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              31
16 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   30
17 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   28
18 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                  27
19 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             25
20 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             24
21 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                        24
22 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                   24
23 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 23
24 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             21
25 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre                                             21
26 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               18
27 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     18
28 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                18
29 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                            17
30 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           16
31 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         16
32 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            16
33 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               14
34 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      13
35 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  13
36 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                      13
37 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            12
38 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                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 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                9
44 Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       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 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               8
50 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             8
51 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                              8
52 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                            8
53 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                               7
54 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   7
55 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       7
56 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                    7
57 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                          7
58 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                                 6
59 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        6
60 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           6
61 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                          5
62 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 5
63 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                 4
64 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     4
65 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      4
66 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    3
67 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                           3
68 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                         2
69 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   2
70 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                  2
71 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              2
72 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     2
73 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               2
74 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               1
75 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                 1
76 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                 1
77 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    1
78 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         1
79 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                              1
80 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     84 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 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 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      8
26 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            8
27 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems                8
28 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               7
29 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                               7
30 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                    7
31 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   7
32 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            6
33 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              6
34 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               6
35 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    5
36 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 5
37 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                4
38 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                              4
39 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                 4
40 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                              4
41 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     4
42 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                        4
43 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                        3
44 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                             3
45 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                               3
46 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                               3
47 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    2
48 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              2
49 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                    2
50 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                 2
51 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                 2
52 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                  2
53 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                1
54 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          1
55 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      1
56 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             1
57 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                              1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                       17 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                26
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          26
4 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     30
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              32
6 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              38
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          39
8 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    40
9 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                                              40
10 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         48
11 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            57
12 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             65
13 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   77
14 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                  79
15 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                               90
16 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                             91
17 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                   92
18 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                                92
19 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                              93
20 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               95
21 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                       102
22 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   107
23 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              117
24 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   124
25 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 133
26 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                               135
27 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     144
28 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                               147
29 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                               149
30 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                               155
31 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                             159
32 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    161
33 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                            162
34 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             170
35 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française des Jeux                                  176
36 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               177
37 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                           187
38 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    200
39 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          205
40 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             209
41 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             239
 
Teams classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                                     122.59.47
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                                                              2.16.50


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