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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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Stage 20 - September 20: La Granja de San Ildefonso - Alto de Navacerrada (ITT), 17.1km

Leipheimer and Contador deliver one-two Astana punch

GC locked in ahead of sprinters' day in Madrid

By Gregor Brown, with additional reporting by Björn Haake in Alto de Navacerrada

Levi Leipheimer (Astana) gives it his all
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American Levi Leipheimer stomped his way to a second time trial win in the 63rd Vuelta a España and looks set as the favourite to beat for next week's World Championships. He bettered his Astana teammate and overall race leader, Alberto Contador, by 31 seconds at the end of a 17.1-kilometre climb up Alto de Navacerrada, but still trails the Spaniard on the overall classification by 46 seconds.

When asked if he could have won the Vuelta under different circumstances, Leipheimer said, "I had no pressure. [Contador] had a lot of pressure in this race. He is Spanish, it's the Tour of Spain. It's impossible to say [if I could have won]. He deserves the victory. I never though about winning the Vuelta [today]. I wanted to win the stage."

Spaniard Contador rode within himself to defend the maillot oro and, barring incident, will win the race's overall after tomorrow's 'sprinters' stage' in Madrid. Leipheimer remains second overall ahead of Spaniard Sastre of Team CSC-Saxo Bank.

With the possible win in Madrid tomorrow, Contador becomes only one of five riders to win all three Grand Tours – joining Bernard Hinault, Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi and Jacques Anquetil. He went from the maillot jaune on Paris' Champs Élysées to the maglia rosa in Milano and on to his final triumph in a period of 14 months.

Contador wasn't thrilled with his performance, but was happy to have put it behind him. "Today my form wasn't like I wanted it to be. I realised fighting for the stage win was difficult, so I just wanted to secure my lead in the overall classification," he said. There was a point when Contador realized he could lose the Vuelta, but he managed to pull just enough strength out to hold on.

"When you suffer, all kinds of thoughts go through your head. My teammate [Leipheimer] was very strong. I was close to my limits, but I also think that when things are difficult you can enjoy the victory even more," Contador said, looking forward to the evening's festivities. "I think today we will have a special dinner, not just the usual pasta and fish...But tomorrow we will do the real fiesta."

Astana begins and ends the stage

Team Astana started the day and ended the day. Dmitriy Muravyev, at 2:45 PM, was the first rider to launch down the start ramp in La Granja de San Ildefonso. He faced a 17.1-kilometre parcours with nearly 700 metres of climbing. The weather was perfect for the stage, with partly cloudy skies and temperatures of 25°C.

Kazakhstan's Muravyev crossed the line in Alto de Navacerrada 37:01 later. The time was a critical reference point for his teammates Contador and Leipheimer later on in the day.

Christophe Kern of Team Crédit Agricole, who featured in stage 13's escape to Alto de l'Angliru, came through to post the early best time. The 27 year-old Frenchman topped Tinkoff's Mikhail Ignatiev and Pavel Brutt with a time of 36:20.

Spain's Rubén Pérez of Euskaltel-Euskadi went well under Kern's time by 1:05. His time of 35:15 ousted Russia's Evgeni Petrov (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Belgium's Dominique Cornu (Silence-Lotto), Ukraine's Andriy Grivko (Team Milram) and fellow Spaniard José Ruiz (Andalucía-Cajasur).

Over to the big guns

Alberto Contador (Astana) grimaces
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The battle for fifth overall in the Vuelta was up for grabs between three riders: Robert Gesink, and Caisse d'Epargne teammates Alejandro Valverde and Joaquím Rodríguez. Gesink held 11 seconds on Valverde and 16 on Rodríguez at the start of the day. The 22 year-old Dutchman had a hard fight against the Spaniards.

The duo had Gesink on the ropes at the nine-kilometre check. Valverde put in 14 seconds one Gesink and Rodríguez 10 seconds, and by the 12-kilometre check, Valverde was 26 second up and Rodríguez only four. They delivered the knockout punch at the top of Navacerrada; Valverde finished third with 33:37 and 1:06 into Gesink and his teammate put 21 seconds into him. Valverde, winner of stage two, claimed fifth, Rodríguez sixth and Gesink slipped to seventh.

"I felt very well and decided to give it all in the time trial," said Valverde, according to a team press release. "The result tells that I was right to do so and the fact that I finished in the same second as Contador is a great satisfaction for me." His time was only tenths of a second off of Contador's ride.

Ezequiel Mosquera of Team Xacobeo Galicia was out to stake a place on the 63rd Vuelta a España's podium. He started the day at 54 seconds off of Carlos Sastre, but lost time on the way to Navacerrada. He was 12 seconds back at kilometre nine, 10 seconds at kilometre 12 and 13 seconds at the finish with a time of 34:21.

Carlos Sastre (CSC)
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Sastre's solid ride over the three weeks and 34:08 on stage 20 allowed him to maintain his third spot overall against an aggressive Mosquera. The latter will go on to represent Team Spain in the World Championships road race next week and Sastre will take a well-earned rest.

Contador and Leipheimer, with the former leading the race by 1:12, faced an internal battle even if neither of them admitted it. Who knows exactly what team orders Johan Bruyneel gave to the two riders in the team bus, but Leipheimer, after coming so close in the 2007 Tour de France, faced another opportunity to win a Grand Tour.

Leipheimer posted fast time checks, but it was not enough. He bettered Contador by 11 seconds at kilometre nine with a time of 10:32 and held 11 seconds at kilometre 12 with 18:21. However, his momentum carried him through to a stage win. His time of 33:06 did not give him the 1:12 gap needed on Contador, but it did ensure that he won the stage when his teammate finished with 33:37.

Leipheimer said that there was no question of who was going to win the Vuelta, even if he made the race closer with his stage win. "Before the race we only spoke about what kind of equipment to use," the American said.. "It was a difficult stage. What kind of wheels, what kind of helmet. Afterwards I told Alberto I am really happy for him. Now he can enjoy the victory because he worked very hard for it."

Critical movements

Marzio Bruseghin (Lampre)
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Marzio Bruseghin of Team Lampre made big movements in the classification with his ride. His time of 34:37 was enough to see him as provisional best until Cofidis' David Moncoutié posted 22 seconds faster. The Italian, whose last win came in the Giro's time trial to Urbino, finished eighth for the day and jumped from 12th to 10th in the overall.

Swiss Oliver Zaugg (Gerolsteiner) and Spaniard Daniel Moreno (Caisse d'Epargne) both dropped back one spot. Zaugg holds 11th and Valverde's teammate is in 12th. Irishman Nicolas Roche of Team Crédit Agricole, second in stage 18, held onto his 13th overall.

Photography

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  • Alberto Contador (Astana) grimaces as he finishes the stage 20 time trial. He can rest easier with one day to go before he wins his third Grand Tour.
  • Levi Leipheimer (Astana) gives it his all to take his second stage win, and securing second overall in the Vuelta. He is still the only American to stand on the Spanish Tour's podium, and goes one step higher than his finish in 2001.

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Results

1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                            33.06 (31.0 km/h)
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                    0.31
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          1.02
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.09
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           1.15
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 1.16
8 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                            1.31
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             1.37
10 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                             1.57
11 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            2.09
12 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    2.11
13 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              2.29
14 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                     2.30
15 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              2.31
16 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      2.32
17 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     2.33
18 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           2.50
19 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   2.55
20 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      2.57
21 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          3.06
22 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                                 
23 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               3.07
24 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         3.08
25 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          3.14
26 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       
27 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            3.16
28 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               3.17
29 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           3.20
30 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                     3.22
31 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                             
32 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
33 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             3.25
34 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                3.27
35 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                         3.29
36 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                    3.31
37 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 3.32
38 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       3.38
39 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                            
40 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    3.39
41 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                           3.43
42 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             3.44
43 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
44 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 3.45
45 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        3.47
46 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                  
47 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            3.54
48 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                           3.55
49 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    
50 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
51 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  4.00
52 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                               4.02
53 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         4.04
54 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                           4.05
55 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  4.07
56 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 4.11
57 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           4.12
58 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                    
59 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     4.13
60 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        
61 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    4.14
62 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                       4.16
63 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            4.17
64 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                
65 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          4.18
66 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 4.21
67 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            4.22
68 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                             4.24
69 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 4.27
70 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                4.28
71 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               4.31
72 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems            4.33
73 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                              4.36
74 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              4.37
75 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                         4.40
76 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             4.43
77 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                              4.44
78 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                    4.46
79 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          4.49
80 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                4.50
81 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
82 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                4.51
83 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                        4.52
84 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                   4.53
85 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                           4.56
86 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               5.01
87 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      5.03
88 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       5.04
89 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                 
90 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             5.07
91 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 5.15
92 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  5.16
93 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                5.21
94 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                   5.22
95 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           5.29
96 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          5.32
97 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 5.35
98 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                         5.38
99 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                      5.39
100 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
101 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                             
102 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      5.40
103 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   
104 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                          5.41
105 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    5.42
106 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       5.47
107 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                             5.48
108 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    
109 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                5.49
110 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         5.51
111 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                   5.52
112 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        
113 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   6.03
114 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                        
115 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                       6.12
116 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               6.15
117 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                6.21
118 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         
119 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    6.23
120 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  6.25
121 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                       6.31
122 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                         6.33
123 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                         6.43
124 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              6.50
125 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
126 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                      6.55
127 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     7.09
128 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          7.17
129 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          7.29
130 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  7.34
131 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                            7.49
 
Points
 
Alto de Navacerrada, km 17.1
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               25 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                      20
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         16
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            14
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    12
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             10
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    9
8 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                               8
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                7
10 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                6
11 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               5
12 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       4
13 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 3
14 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                        2
15 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Navacerrada, km 17.1
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               16 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                      12
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         10
4 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             8
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     6
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              4
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    3
8 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                               2
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                1
 
Teams
 
1 Astana                                                                1.41.46
2 Caisse d'Epargne                                                         2.33
3 Xacobeo Galicia                                                          4.34
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      4.46
5 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                     5.50
6 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                   5.58
7 Lampre                                                                   6.19
8 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                         6.48
9 Credit Agricole                                                          7.30
10 Rabobank                                                                7.37
11 Silence-Lotto                                                           7.51
12 Team Milram                                                             8.17
13 AG2R La Mondiale                                                        8.26
14 Française Des Jeux                                                      8.29
15 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                     9.11
16 Gerolsteiner                                                            9.50
17 Liquigas                                                               10.24
18 Quick Step                                                             12.05
19 Bouygues Telecom                                                       12.14
 
General classification after stage 20
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                77.55.29
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                             0.46
3 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          4.12
4 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           5.19
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       6.00
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 6.50
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                             6.55
8 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 10.10
9 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      10.57
10 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                          11.56
11 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        12.38
12 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         13.35
13 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                    13.41
14 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              15.59
15 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                    17.53
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           20.14
17 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              21.33
18 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     22.34
19 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   24.57
20 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                            25.13
21 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          26.22
22 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                   28.26
23 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                               28.38
24 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         29.28
25 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                             41.42
26 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                            41.43
27 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                           42.08
28 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    45.14
29 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             46.51
30 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                        48.07
31 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               48.27
32 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   50.44
33 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     50.47
34 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                          53.44
35 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       54.55
36 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                          54.59
37 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                55.59
38 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          56.32
39 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       56.51
40 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           58.00
41 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           58.40
42 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                         59.55
43 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           1.03.27
44 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          1.03.32
45 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             1.05.52
46 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                1.06.58
47 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         1.07.01
48 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            1.08.53
49 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         1.10.05
50 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         1.10.19
51 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       1.12.10
52 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                              1.13.06
53 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          1.13.15
54 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                     1.14.39
55 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                    1.18.33
56 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                          1.19.10
57 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            1.19.55
58 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                             1.22.17
59 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               1.24.24
60 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                1.28.24
61 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.29.47
62 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                 1.30.06
63 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                1.30.15
64 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              1.30.38
65 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              1.30.50
66 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              1.31.32
67 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               1.33.55
68 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   1.34.01
69 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          1.35.03
70 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 1.36.48
71 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             1.38.09
72 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                             1.39.10
73 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                      1.41.02
74 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                          1.41.10
75 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    1.43.13
76 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                1.45.41
77 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.47.26
78 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.49.33
79 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    1.49.41
80 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.50.57
81 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                        1.52.09
82 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          1.53.05
83 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        1.53.36
84 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        1.55.15
85 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems         1.55.39
86 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                  1.56.02
87 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.57.50
88 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                   1.58.12
89 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.58.46
90 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               2.03.10
91 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  2.03.54
92 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 2.05.58
93 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                       2.06.31
94 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  2.09.33
95 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           2.09.36
96 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                              2.10.33
97 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       2.10.36
98 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        2.12.19
99 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.13.42
100 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                2.16.00
101 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            2.20.20
102 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    2.20.22
103 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                             2.20.26
104 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       2.21.00
105 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            2.22.40
106 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             2.24.32
107 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                   2.24.43
108 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 2.25.24
109 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                      2.27.22
110 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                       2.29.33
111 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                    2.30.53
112 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               2.31.20
113 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  2.34.02
114 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  2.34.37
115 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                2.35.40
116 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                       2.38.37
117 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                 2.39.20
118 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                    2.39.53
119 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   2.40.03
120 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                2.40.10
121 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                     2.40.22
122 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             2.41.54
123 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                               2.42.50
124 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                      2.46.52
125 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                     2.50.05
126 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                     2.52.05
127 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      2.58.32
128 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                            3.04.00
129 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                         3.05.27
130 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                          3.06.52
131 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                       3.25.28
 
Points classification
 
1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   142 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                     137
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        129
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                              116
5 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        74
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   69
7 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             67
8 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    65
9 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    60
10 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           60
11 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                              56
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              52
13 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                       52
14 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 45
15 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 44
16 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           39
17 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             38
18 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       38
19 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      38
20 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                     38
21 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                          37
22 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                             34
23 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                             33
24 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            30
25 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 27
26 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        27
27 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              26
28 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 25
29 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                  24
30 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    24
31 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                               23
32 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              22
33 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  22
34 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                              20
35 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     19
36 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   19
37 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                       18
38 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              16
39 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                            16
40 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                           15
41 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                               14
42 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              13
43 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                             12
44 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               12
45 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       12
46 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                12
47 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 11
48 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                        10
49 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                        9
50 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             9
51 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                            9
52 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                9
53 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                             9
54 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                              9
55 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              8
56 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              8
57 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                8
58 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   8
59 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         7
60 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      7
61 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                         7
62 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                             7
63 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems               6
64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       6
65 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          6
66 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                   5
67 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                5
68 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         5
69 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    5
70 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   5
71 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                       4
72 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 4
73 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    4
74 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                          4
75 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                     4
76 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              4
77 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                       4
78 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             3
79 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 3
80 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    3
81 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                          3
82 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                 2
83 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                       2
84 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                          2
85 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                        2
86 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          2
87 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                       1
88 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 1
89 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           1
90 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                           1
91 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               1
92 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                1
93 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   149 pts
2 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     106
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                      99
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                        89
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               65
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             56
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   51
8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         48
9 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      46
10 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                  43
11 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 38
12 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           36
13 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                             36
14 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                               31
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              27
16 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      26
17 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 25
18 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               22
19 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             22
20 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              21
21 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             18
22 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             17
23 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                          17
24 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                         16
25 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 16
26 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  15
27 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        14
28 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            14
29 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                              13
30 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                   12
31 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      12
32 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                           11
33 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            10
34 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          10
35 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                             10
36 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   10
37 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               10
38 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                              9
39 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                9
40 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               9
41 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     9
42 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                     8
43 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            8
44 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems               8
45 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                             8
46 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              7
47 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                              7
48 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                       7
49 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                       7
50 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    7
51 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                    6
52 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  6
53 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                            6
54 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   5
55 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                5
56 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                              5
57 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                             4
58 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             4
59 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       4
60 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                 4
61 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                            3
62 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                 3
63 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                              3
64 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                              3
65 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                                3
66 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                2
67 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                   2
68 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               2
69 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  2
70 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                   2
71 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        1
72 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    1
73 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         1
74 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                             1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                       6 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               11
3 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         16
4 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             17
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                    17
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   19
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            25
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                               39
9 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  48
10 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                       56
11 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        62
12 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              63
13 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 64
14 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            69
15 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                             70
16 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           70
17 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             70
18 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                              90
19 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                             94
20 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                      99
21 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                  103
22 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  103
23 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                115
24 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                115
25 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             117
26 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                 119
27 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                              127
28 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           130
29 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                              132
30 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                 134
31 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                            137
32 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   138
33 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      144
34 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                           149
35 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    149
36 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             151
37 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                         152
38 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                        153
39 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 155
40 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                          156
41 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                     157
42 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         158
43 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                              160
44 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  161
45 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                              162
46 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              163
47 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     172
48 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            184
49 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                           191
50 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems             192
51 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                     194
52 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            194
53 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                196
54 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                            201
55 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  202
56 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                               203
57 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   207
58 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                            215
59 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                 241
 
Teams classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                                    233.06.41
2 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                    38.27
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                     39.22
4 Astana                                                                  41.16
5 Xacobeo Galicia                                                         51.31
6 Lampre                                                                1.14.28
7 Rabobank                                                              1.17.22
8 AG2R La Mondiale                                                      1.27.27
9 Credit Agricole                                                       1.28.56
10 Silence-Lotto                                                        1.42.27
11 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                     1.45.17
12 Française Des Jeux                                                   1.54.58
13 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                               2.24.05
14 Gerolsteiner                                                         2.29.42
15 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                  2.38.48
16 Quick Step                                                           2.52.45
17 Team Milram                                                          3.17.56
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                     3.56.11
19 Liquigas                                                             4.48.47

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