Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 4-26, 1999

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German Marcel Wust (Festina) won stage 4 between the Madrid suburb of Las Rozas to Salamanca over 185.6 kms. 32-year Wust is leading the Vuelta and achieved his third consecutive sprint win in this year's race. He beat Italian Giovanni Lombardi and Russian Sergueď Ivanov. After 5 stages he now has a 29 second lead over Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen and 0.35 to South African Robert Hunter, who won stage 1. Wust is smart. He got among the Telekom team as it was lining Lombardi up for the sprint.

He said: "I am without doubt the best sprinter and it is the best who wins. I have also profited from the work of Telekom." He has also benefitted from the absence of Mario Cipollini and is starting to sound like the Italian.

Before Wust powered his way to the finish the peloton had to contend with a major attacking move from 6 riders stimulated by Laurent Jalabert with help from Italian Andrea Tafi. Jalabert said: "I am bored just sitting in the peloton and doing nothing." It is Jalabert's first race back since injury in the Tour of Castillion.

Two Russians - Andrei Zintchenko and Viatcheslav Ekimov, two Italians Wladimir Belli and Gianni Faresin, joined Jalabert and Tafi, and they led the race for 35 kms but never gained more than a minute on the peloton. The 6 were chasing Dutchman Koos Moerenhout who had nearly 6 minutes lead after a early escape. Mourenhout picked up the early premies.

Swiss rider Laurent Dufaux abandoned at km 86 (Avila) with an injury to his right leg which was the result of a fall on Tuesday. He will now be missing in the mountains on Thursday. Another unhappy rider during the stage was Belgian Jo Planckaert who fell around 15 kms from the finish. He came in well behind the peloton (12.30). Ironically, his uncle Eddy Planckaert was the last rider before Wust to win 3 consecutive stages (1982).

On Thursday, stage 5 ends at Ciudad Rodrigo (160 km) with a major Cat 1 climb over the Alto de Portillo (1240m). Wust said: "I will surely lose my lead tomorrow." An adequate estimation of his climbing abilities.

Stage 4, Las Rozas - Salamanca, 196 kms:

AVS: 42.553 km/h

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                           4.21.42
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom
  3. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites
  4. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  5. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
  6. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
  7. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin
  8. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service
  9. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis
 10. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 11. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank
 12. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
 13. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 14. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas
 15. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites
 16. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 17. Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 18. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 19. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis
 20. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 21. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 22. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step
 23. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 24. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 25. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 26. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 27. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 28. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank
 29. Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 30. Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada
 31. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 32. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 33. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto
 34. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lotus-Festina
 35. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 36. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 37. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 38. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 39. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 40. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 41. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 42. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 43. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 44. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites
 45. José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto
 46. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto
 47. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 48. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank
 49. Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 50. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 51. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step
 52. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
 53. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 54. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank
 55. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 56. Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
 57. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips
 58. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina
 59. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis
 60. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 61. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 62. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis
 63. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 64. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 65. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto
 66. Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina
 67. Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
 68. Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas
 69. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 70. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas
 71. José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 72. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas
 73. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
 74. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto
 75. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros
 76. Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 77. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 78. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 79. Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 80. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips
 81. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
 82. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti
 83. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 84. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto
 85. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis
 86. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 87. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis
 88. Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips
 89. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
 90. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips
 91. Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 92. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom
 93. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 94. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 95. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites
 96. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 97. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 98. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti
 99. José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
100. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica
101. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica
102. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
103. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service
104. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
105. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina
106. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step
107. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas
108. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service
109. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina
110. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis
111. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips
112. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil
113. Roland  Meier (Swi) Cofidis
114. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
115. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto
116. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
117. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada
118. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti
119. Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica
120. Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites
121. Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica
122. Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank
123. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica
124. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina
125. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
126. Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada
127. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin
128. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti
129. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
130. José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto
131. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          0.23
132. José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   0.26
133. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              0.26
134. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             0.33
135. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    0.35
136. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                0.44
137. Luis M. Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  0.47
138. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                   0.56
139. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     0.57
140. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca           1.01
141. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             1.13
142. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                          1.13
143. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       1.13
144. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.13
145. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.13
146. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        1.13
147. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        1.13
148. Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                  1.13
149. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1.13
150. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.23
151. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             1.23
152. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                            1.23
153. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                  1.23
154. José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      1.48
155. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                            1.52
156. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               1.52
157. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.52
158. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    1.56
159. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                 1.56
160. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.15
161. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       2.15
162. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2.33
163. Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                       2.45
164. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                       2.45
165. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                          2.45
166. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   2.45
167. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               2.45
168. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                   11.14
169. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                           11.14
170. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     11.14
171. David George (RSA) US Postal Service                        11.14
172. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                         11.14
173. Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 11.14
174. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        11.14
175. Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          11.14
176. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     11.14
177. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Liquigas                                11.14
178. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                     11.14
179. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas                             11.49
180. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          12.30

Points premie 1, Avila, km 86:

  1. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                  4
  2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                    2
  3. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        1

Points premie 2, San Pedro del Arroyo, km 111:

  1. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                  4
  2. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                                 2
  3. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                 1

Points premie 3, Peńaranda de Bracamonte, km 142:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                               4
  2. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          2
  3. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        1

Points premie 4, Salamanca Finish, km 185.6:

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                                25
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                  20
  3. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           16
  4. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          14
  5. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           12
  6. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                10
  7. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                               9
  8. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                         8
  9. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                               7
 10. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         6
 11. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                    5
 12. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                  4
 13. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        3
 14. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                               2

Mountain premie 1, Alto de Galapagar, Cat 3, km 8.2:

  1. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                  6
  2. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 4
  3. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                             2
  4. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                                1

Mountain premie 2, Alto de la Paradilla, Cat 2, km 34.2:

  1. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                 10
  2. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 7
  3. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            5
  4. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                                3
  5. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                2
  6. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                 1

GC after Stage 4: 

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                          19.55.09
  2. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                 0.29
  3. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                            0.34
  4. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               0.39
  5. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               0.40
  6. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.41
  7. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.41
  8. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              0.41
  9. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         0.42
 10. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.44
 11. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.44
 12. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                   0.45
 13. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                 0.45
 14. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                         0.46
 15. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                      0.46
 16. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           0.48
 17. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              0.48
 18. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                    0.49
 19. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      0.50
 20. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal Service                        0.50
 21. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.50
 22. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     0.50
 23. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                      0.52
 24. Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                           0.52
 25. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                    0.53
 26. Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            0.54
 27. Enrico Cassani (Ita) Team Polti                              0.54
 28. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                     0.54
 29. Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis                                   0.54
 30. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                          0.55
 31. Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      0.55
 32. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          0.55
 33. Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                0.55
 34. Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                          0.55
 35. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                             0.56
 36. Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                      0.56
 37. Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.56
 38. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.57
 39. Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     0.57
 40. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                            0.57
 41. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                               0.57
 42. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         0.58
 43. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.59
 44. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.59
 45. Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    1.00
 46. Tyler Hamilton (USA) US Postal Service                       1.01
 47. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1.01
 48. Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lotus-Festina                           1.01
 49. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             1.02
 50. Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                                1.02
 51. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.02
 52. Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        1.03
 53. Manuel Fernandez Gines (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                1.03
 54. Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                      1.03
 55. Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                1.03
 56. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina                           1.03
 57. Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        1.03
 58. Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.04
 59. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      1.04
 60. Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1.04
 61. Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                1.04
 62. José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               1.04
 63. Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.04
 64. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                        1.04
 65. Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                             1.05
 66. José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                         1.05
 67. Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                                 1.05
 68. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       1.05
 69. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                           1.06
 70. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Cofidis                              1.06
 71. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.06
 72. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica               1.06
 73. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     1.07
 74. Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                          1.07
 75. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                1.07
 76. José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1.08
 77. David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                1.08
 78. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.10
 79. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                               1.10
 80. Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica      1.11
 81. Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           1.12
 82. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      1.12
 83. Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                              1.14
 84. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1.14
 85. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                             1.15
 86. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                  1.16
 87. Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.16
 88. Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.16
 89. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank            1.17
 90. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                              1.18
 91. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    1.18
 92. Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1.19
 93. Leonardo Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                              1.19
 94. Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.20
 95. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           1.20
 96. Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                          1.20
 97. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             1.21
 98. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              1.21
 99. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                           1.21
100. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                        1.21
101. Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.22
102. Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                       1.22
103. Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                  1.22
104. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                               1.24
105. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica             1.24
106. Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               1.25
107. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                            1.25
108. Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                      1.26
109. Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips             1.27
110. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    1.29
111. José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   1.30
112. Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   1.30
113. Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               1.31
114. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 1.32
115. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              1.32
116. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             1.33
117. Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         1.33
118. Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1.35
119. Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                                1.38
120. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             1.39
121. Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    1.39
122. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti                     1.43
123. Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                            1.44
124. Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         1.52
125. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                             1.52
126. Luis M. Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  1.53
127. Roland  Meier (Swi) Cofidis                                  1.53
128. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           1.54
129. Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      1.56
130. José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                          1.57
131. Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Cofidis                               1.59
132. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          2.02
133. Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     2.06
134. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                            2.06
135. Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 2.07
136. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca           2.17
137. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                          2.20
138. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                    2.22
139. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  2.22
140. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                        2.25
141. Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                  2.30
142. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                       2.34
143. Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin                          2.38
144. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             2.40
145. Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                               2.42
146. Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   2.45
147. Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   2.45
148. Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                            2.47
149. José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      2.54
150. Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    3.04
151. Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                  3.15
152. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                               3.29
153. Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                               3.31
154. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  3.37
155. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   3.47
156. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                 3.48
157. Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service                       3.48
158. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   4.13
159. Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                   4.24
160. Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       5.07
161. Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        5.25
162. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                       5.41
163. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     7.47
164. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                         12.02
165. Peter van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                     12.04
166. David George (RSA) US Postal Service                        12.18
167. Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 12.31
168. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                   12.42
169. Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          12.46
170. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        13.45
171. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     14.24
172. Rodolfo Massi (Ita) Liquigas                                15.51
173. Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          16.34
174. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips               16.58
175. Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            17.29
176. Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     18.32
177. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal Service                         19.25
178. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                           27.00
179. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          28.37
180. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Liquigas                             44.18

Overall Points:

  1. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                                81
  2. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom                  56
  3. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                              48
  4. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Rabobank                                   43
  5. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           41
  6. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          34
  7. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        29
  8. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                27
  9. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 25
 10. Abraham Olano Manzano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 20
 11. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                        20
 12. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                      17
 13. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           16
 14. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             16
 15. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                        16
 16. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       15
 17. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                      15
 18. Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                            15
 19. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                              14
 20. Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                           14
 21. Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                              14
 22. César Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           13
 23. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                13
 24. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              12
 25. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                12
 26. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                  12
 27. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        12
 28. Ińigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    10
 29. Jorge M. Santos Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica               10
 30. Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            9
 31. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      9
 32. Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                                  9
 33. Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                              8
 34. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                  8
 35. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                               7
 36. Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                                  7
 37. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                             7
 38. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       6
 39. William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                      6
 40. Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) Lotus-Festina                              6
 41. Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis                                       5
 42. Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                    5
 43. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    5
 44. Samuele Schiavina (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     4
 45. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            4
 46. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                        3
 47. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     3
 48. Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          2
 49. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                     2
 50. Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                        2
 51. Grzegorz Gwiazdowski (Pol) Cofidis                              2
 52. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                2
 53. Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1
 54. Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                             1
 55. Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                               20
  2. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                 16
  3. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                11
  4. Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                9
  5. German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        6
  6. Serguei Outchakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                         6
  7. Victor Peńa (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                             6
  8. Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            5
  9. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                              5
 10. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                5
 11. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         4
 12. Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                               4
 13. Dario Frigo (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                              2
 14. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       2
 15. José Joaquim Castelblanco (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca              2
 16. Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Team Polti                                 1
 17. Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                                 1
 18. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                 1

Overall Teams:

  1. Once-Deutsche Bank                                       59.47.34
  2. Vitalicio Seguros                                            0.04
  3. US Postal Service                                            0.10
  4. Rabobank                                                     0.14
  5. Team Deutsche Telekom                                        0.21
  6. Mapei-Quick Step                                             0.27
  7. Cofidis                                                      0.31
  8. Team Polti                                                   0.31
  9. TVM-Farm Frites                                              0.32
 10. Banesto                                                      0.36
 11. Benfica                                                      0.37
 12. Festina-Lotus                                                0.39
 13. Fuenlabrada                                                  0.40
 14. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                           0.43
 15. Lotto-Mobistar                                               0.50
 16. Saeco-Cannondale                                             0.53
 17. Euskaltel-Euskadi                                            0.55
 18. Liquigas-Pata                                                0.57
 19. Lampre-Daikin                                                1.04
 20. Riso Scotti-Vinavil                                          1.15
 21. Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                                    1.27

Stage Preview:

The 196 kms journey between Las Rozas and Salamanca is rather dichotomised. The start is at an altitude of 710 metres and by half way the riders have climbed to 1690 metres with lots of steady climbing. There are 6 climbs in total including one Cat 2 and one Cat 3. But the rest of the stage is flat. An early breakaway is definitely encouraged by the early climbing but the second half is not conducive for a small group resisting the organised chase of the sprinters' teams. It is likely to be decided in a mass sprint.