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62nd Vuelta a España - GT
Spain, September 1-23, 2007
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Stage 12 - September 13: Algemesí - Hellín, 176km
Petacchi takes back-to-back wins
Milram's sprint man unstoppable after rest day
By Gregor Brown and Hernan Alvarez
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The rest day has proved to work wonders for Alessandro Petacchi as he has taken the two subsequent stages. The tall Italian from La Spezia, Italy, navigated his way down the finishing straight in Hellín, holding off compatriot Daniele Bennati (Lampre-Fondital) and Byelorussian Alexandre Usov (Ag2r Prévoyance). The Milram sprinter continues to celebrate after a mentally stressful summer, and enjoyed his 19th career stage victory in the Vuelta a España.
The bustle of the opening week from the Iberian Peninsula was that Spaniard Oscar Freire was back on the top of his game. The three-time World Champion collected three stage wins before saying 'adios' before stage 10. As Freire left the Vuelta to prepare for the upcoming race for the rainbow jersey in Stuttgart, Petacchi took centre stage.
Petacchi had problems of his own over the summer. He was involved in Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) investigations, trying to save himself from charges of over-using the asthma drug Salbutamol. His flight down the finishing stretch in Algemesí during yesterday's arrival was as much a shot at CONI as toward World Champion Paolo Bettini, who finished second.
Today was one for Petacchi's record books. Very few riders have won as many stages in the Vuelta as Ale-Jet has. Leaving the site of yesterday's sprint-stomping in Algemesí, he had 18 career wins in his palmarès, and 176 kilometres later it was to be 19. Bennati, winner of the Vuelta's first stage in Vigo, fired as Zabel dropped his captain off. Weaving around Zabel's left, charging on Petacchi's right, the 26 year-old from Arezzo did not have the gas to pass in the head-to-head sprint.
Further back, on the left, Usov was looking to secure his second win of the the season and second-ever Vuelta stage. The form that allowed him to take Tour du Limousin's fourth stage in August was not enough to get him close to the Italian fast-men. He closed the day in third, over Italy's Davide Viganò (Quick.Step - Innergetic), Switzerland's Aurélien Clerc (Bouygues Telecom) and Sweden's Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas).
Sprinter Koldo Fernández (Euskaltel-Euskadi) was 11th on his attempt to secure a birthday win. He made his mark on the sprint scene when he won the final stage of this spring's Tirreno-Adriatico. "Of course it's complicated [to beat Petacchi]," the 26 year-old commented. "Sometimes you don't know how to succeed; when waste your energies getting behind Petacchi's wheel, but then you don't have room to pass. You never know how to try.
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"I think they are indeed interested in the Vuelta. Of course, for the Italians the most important one is the Giro," Fernández continued, commenting on the Spanish riders' commitment to the Vuelta. "It's a pity, but the Spanish dedicate a lot to the Tour de France. For us, the Tour is very important, but there are riders who prepare themselves very well like Samuel Sánchez and Carlos Sastre, who are then in the top positions [at the Vuelta]."
The haul south along Spain's east coast seemed to be the perfect day for an escape to succeed, especially given that there were experienced riders Davide Rebellin (Gerolsteiner) and Philippe Gilbert (Française Des Jeux) in the move with Yuriy Krivtsov (Ag2r Prévoyance), José Ruiz (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Sébastien Minard (Cofidis).
Ruiz was shelled with 30 kilometres remaining, and with seven kilometers to go, it was only Italian 'Tin-Tin' Rebellin and Belgian Gilbert remaining. The duo had saved some energy for its freedom march. The added pressure of T-Mobile, and then Lampre-Fondital, meant that its march lasted only for another 2,000 metres.
Denis Menchov's team-mates ensured safe passage for its leader over the 176 kilometres from Algemesí. The 29 year-old Russian continues his grip on the race leaders maillot oro by over one minute to Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Epargne) and Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto). He try to remain safe as he approaches the next big rendezvous, likely to be stage 15 to Granada.
Tomorrow will see Petacchi go for three in a row, and try to equal the successes of Freire this year's Vuelta.
How it unfolded
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This was the first time that Algemesí (Valencia) hosted a Vuelta start and that Hellín (Albacete) hosted a Vuelta arrival. The last time the province of Albacete received a Vuelta finale was in 2003 when Isidro Nozal won the individual time trial in the capital city. Even though he won that day four years ago, and first in the overall classification for many days, Nozal ended second overall in Madrid.
There were two men who didn't start today in Algemesí: stage nine winner Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval-Prodir) and Egoi Martínez (Discovery Channel). Piepoli became a father yesterday, and his wife suffered complications during the birth, so he left for Monaco to be with his family. Martínez suffered a hard crash yesterday that left his arm and a wrist in pain. Therefore, there were 171 riders remaining in the race at the start.
The escape of the day was made by Rebellin, Krivtsov, Minard and Gilbert at kilometre 13. Later on, Ruiz joined the group that led by 3'32" at kilometre 25. The five leaders were not able to increase their lead much; the maximum they obtained was 3'17" at kilometre 92. The distance was too short for the small group to have a chance of winning.
The advantage was just 2'06" at kilometre 141 (34 kilometres to go). Ruiz couldn't keep the pace of his companions, and he was forced back to the peloton. Team Milram was pulling hard for Petacchi, along with help from Rabobank for overall race leader Menchov.
With 10km to go, the four in the front were just 33 seconds ahead of the peloton. However, the escape lasted more than expected. The foursome did as much as it could to reach Hellín alone. Gilbert attacked his mates with less than six kilometres. Rebellin followed him while the other two were caught by the big group. The Belgian and the Italian eventually faded.
T-Mobile led the peloton. It was stretched due to the high speeds that reached 55 kilometres per hour. Many teams were up front, and Milram was forced out of control. In the last kilometre, Lampre added its riders to help Bennati. Petacchi only had Zabel in the finishing straight, but he had managed to take control, coming from centre with around 200 meters to the finish line. Bennati followed him but Ale-Jet's top speed was too much.
Stage 13 - September 14: Hellin - Torre-Pacheco, 176.4km
The riders will leave Hellín to travel south to Torre Pacheco in the Murcia region. The 176-kilometre parcours will be just what the doctor ordered as the next day comes with a handful of mountain passes. The riders will face only the category 3 Puerto Espuña, 90 kilometres from the finish line. Any riders wishing for an escape will have to work very hard as the sprinters will be itching to put one in the back before Saturday's stage.
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- The sprint opens up on the long, straight boulevard
- Bennati and Petacchi go head to head
- Ale-Jet knew he had it on the bike throw ahead of Bennati
- Petacchi begins his salute
- Petacchi celebrates along with team-mate Erik Zabel in the background
- Rooooooaaaaaaaaaar! Petacchi screams with delight after winning the sprint
- A snare drum is an unusual prize for the stage winner - maybe Petacchi can start a marching band?
- Smiles for Petacchi on the podium
- Petacchi all cleaned up and happy on the podium after winning stage 12
- Menchov gets the leader's jersey after stage 12
- Another trip to the podium for Menchov
- Denis Menchov (Rabobank) is looking more and more comfortable in the maillot oro
- That one hurt! Petacchi looks a little pained after his second win of the Vuelta
- Petacchi looks for an exit from the press of the media
- A little time to rehydrate for the stage winner
- Petacchi composes himself before confronting the media scrum
- Petacchi gets congratulations from his team-mate
- Hugs for the stage winner
- Petacchi gets congratulated by his team-mate on a job well done
- The bike throw decides the finish and Bennati is denied
- Disappointed faces behind Ale-Jet
- Nice biceps, Ale-Jet - Petacchi salutes rather emphatically after his second Vuelta win
- Paolo Bettini didn't make the split but still gets to keep the points leader's jersey
- The podium is that way Alessandro - Petacchi gets directions
- Petacchi right where he wants to be on the podium getting applause and kisses
- Denis Menchov has nine more stages before he can keep this golden jersey
Results
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 3.41.01 (47.78 km/h)
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
3 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance
4 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic
5 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom
6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
8 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner
9 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
10 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
11 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC
13 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
14 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom
15 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam
16 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance
17 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
18 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
19 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto
20 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team
21 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
22 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
23 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
24 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
25 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
26 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne
27 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas
28 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
29 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole
30 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
31 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
32 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto
33 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas
34 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
35 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
36 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux
37 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
38 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole
39 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
40 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
41 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto
42 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC
43 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto
44 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
45 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic
46 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia
47 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
48 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic
49 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam
50 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
51 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
52 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
53 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
54 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
55 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne
56 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom
57 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia
58 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas
59 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia
60 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
62 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
63 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC
64 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance
65 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank
66 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole
67 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance
68 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
69 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance
70 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
71 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
72 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
73 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
74 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
75 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto
76 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
77 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
78 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia
79 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto
80 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
81 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
82 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
83 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic
84 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto
85 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
86 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam
87 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
88 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
89 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team
90 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
91 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
92 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team
93 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
94 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
95 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
96 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam
97 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas
98 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
99 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
100 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux
101 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas
102 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
103 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital
104 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam
105 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
106 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
107 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam
108 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas
109 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia
110 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
111 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam
112 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
113 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank
114 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team
115 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto
116 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic
117 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
118 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
119 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
120 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.16
121 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team
122 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 1.15
123 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team
124 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 1.23
125 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.50
126 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 2.03
127 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital 2.05
128 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
129 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir
130 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux
131 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux
132 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia 2.20
133 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
134 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC
135 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam
136 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
137 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
138 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole
139 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
140 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
141 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam
142 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux
143 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital
144 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux
145 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic
146 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic
147 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
148 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram
149 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
150 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
151 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
152 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
153 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner
154 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic
155 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 2.44
156 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
157 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
158 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
159 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
160 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
161 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram 2.46
162 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram
163 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
164 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole
165 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic
166 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 6.07
167 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 8.03
168 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 14.25
169 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 16.53
DNS Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
DNS Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir
DNF Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
DNF Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux
Sprints
Ontinyent, 51.2km
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 4 pts
2 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2
3 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1
Caudete km, 94.3km
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 4 pts
2 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2
3 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance 1
Hellín, 176km (finish)
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 25 pts
2 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 20
3 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance 16
4 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 14
5 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 12
6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 10
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 9
8 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 8
9 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7
10 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 6
11 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 4
13 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3
14 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 2
15 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam 1
Mountains
None
Team
1 Euskaltel - Euskadi 11.03.03
2 AG2R Prevoyance
3 Bouygues Telecom
4 Liquigas
5 Caisse D'Epargne
6 Gerolsteiner
7 T- Mobile Team
8 Predictor - Lotto
9 Quick Step - Innergetic
10 Team CSC
11 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
12 Saunier Duval - Prodir
13 Cofidis, le credit par telephone
14 Rabobank
15 Credit Agricole
16 Relax - GAM
17 Karpin - Galicia
18 Lampre - Fondital
19 Andalucía - Cajasur
20 Team Milram 2.03
21 Française Des Jeux 2.05
General classification after stage 12
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 48.08.26
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 2.01
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 2.27
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 3.02
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 4.35
6 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4.42
7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 5.49
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 5.56
9 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6.28
10 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 6.39
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 7.13
12 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7.58
13 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 8.45
14 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam 9.34
15 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto 9.39
16 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 11.02
17 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 11.40
18 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 11.44
19 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 12.38
20 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 14.15
21 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 15.08
22 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 16.06
23 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 16.17
24 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 16.44
25 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 17.29
26 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 18.05
27 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 18.12
28 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 21.13
29 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 21.55
30 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 22.51
31 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 23.12
32 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 23.13
33 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 24.05
34 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam 24.34
35 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia 25.55
36 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 26.33
37 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 26.42
38 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 28.29
39 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 28.43
40 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 29.58
41 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia 30.24
42 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux 31.15
43 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 31.23
44 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto 31.58
45 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 32.02
46 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 32.08
47 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 32.51
48 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 33.06
49 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital 33.38
50 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank 33.53
51 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 34.18
52 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 35.44
53 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 36.52
54 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 37.13
55 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia 37.22
56 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 37.25
57 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 37.44
58 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 37.59
59 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 38.24
60 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 39.28
61 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance 41.21
62 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 41.34
63 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 41.36
64 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 41.45
65 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 42.58
66 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 44.00
67 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 44.24
68 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance 44.51
69 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 45.24
70 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC 47.53
71 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 48.57
72 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 49.00
73 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole 49.07
74 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto 51.03
75 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 51.05
76 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 51.21
77 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam 51.32
78 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 51.39
79 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 51.53
80 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam 52.27
81 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 52.33
82 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 52.52
83 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance 53.02
84 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 54.13
85 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 54.24
86 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 54.29
87 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team 54.43
88 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 55.18
89 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 55.40
90 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 57.15
91 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
92 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 57.23
93 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 58.23
94 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 58.48
95 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.00.28
96 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.00.45
97 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.02.02
98 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital 1.02.46
99 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.03.22
100 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.04.28
101 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.05.07
102 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.05.17
103 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 1.06.00
104 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team 1.06.05
105 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.06.18
106 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.06.25
107 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1.06.32
108 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.07.11
109 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.07.52
110 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 1.08.30
111 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.08.33
112 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.08.38
113 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.09.39
114 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.09.47
115 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 1.09.55
116 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.10.23
117 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 1.10.50
118 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam 1.12.31
119 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 1.12.46
120 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.13.20
121 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam 1.13.48
122 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.14.29
123 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 1.14.33
124 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram 1.15.00
125 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.15.34
126 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 1.16.17
127 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.17.27
128 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.17.34
129 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.17.50
130 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam 1.18.10
131 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram 1.19.10
132 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.21.59
133 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 1.22.33
134 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.23.13
135 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 1.23.16
136 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam 1.23.32
137 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.24.22
138 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 1.25.19
139 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.25.29
140 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 1.26.08
141 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.26.17
142 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam 1.26.21
143 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.27.02
144 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 1.27.13
145 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.28.24
146 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 1.28.30
147 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 1.29.33
148 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.29.38
149 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.29.59
150 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 1.31.13
151 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 1.32.21
152 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 1.32.37
153 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.33.19
154 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 1.35.37
155 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 1.36.05
156 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.37.13
157 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.39.03
158 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank 1.40.24
159 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 1.40.35
160 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.40.49
161 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.43.45
162 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 1.43.51
163 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux 1.44.00
164 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance 1.45.21
165 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 1.45.41
166 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.50.40
167 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.51.27
168 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole 1.54.49
169 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 2.00.43
Points classification
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 101 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 76
3 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 76
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 75
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 75
6 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 66
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 50
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 47
9 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux 45
10 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 45
11 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 44
12 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 42
13 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 38
14 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 36
15 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 33
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 32
17 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 32
18 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance 32
19 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 30
20 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 29
21 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team 28
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 26
23 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic 26
24 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team 24
25 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 23
26 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam 23
27 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 22
28 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 22
29 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 21
30 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole 21
31 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole 20
32 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux 18
33 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 17
34 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto 17
35 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam 15
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 15
37 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 14
38 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 14
39 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 14
40 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 14
41 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 12
42 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia 10
43 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 10
44 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 10
45 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 9
46 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 9
47 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9
48 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 9
49 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 8
50 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 8
51 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic 8
52 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia 8
53 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 8
54 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 8
55 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance 8
56 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 8
57 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 7
58 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7
59 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 6
60 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam 6
61 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 6
62 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 6
63 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 5
64 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 5
65 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 5
66 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 5
67 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto 4
68 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4
69 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance 4
70 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 4
71 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 4
72 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 3
73 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 3
74 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 3
75 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 2
76 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
77 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 2
78 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 2
79 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
80 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 2
81 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 2
82 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 2
83 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2
84 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom 2
85 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 1
86 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic 1
87 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 1
88 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1
89 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux 1
90 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram 1
91 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1
92 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 1
93 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank 1
Mountains classification
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 71 pts
2 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 70
3 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 61
4 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 44
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 38
6 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 38
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 35
8 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 31
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 30
10 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 28
11 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 26
12 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 26
13 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam 24
14 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam 21
15 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank 20
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20
17 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 19
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam 18
19 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia 15
20 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 12
21 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 12
22 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 12
23 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 11
24 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 11
25 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto 10
26 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 10
27 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 8
28 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8
29 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 8
30 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia 8
31 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team 7
32 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 7
33 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 7
34 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 6
35 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 6
36 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 6
37 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
38 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6
39 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole 6
40 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6
41 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6
42 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5
43 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC 5
44 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 5
45 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 4
46 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4
47 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 4
48 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 3
49 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 3
50 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 3
51 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 3
52 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 2
53 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 2
54 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2
55 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 2
56 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 2
57 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2
58 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 2
59 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 1
60 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1
61 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital 1
62 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 1
63 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance 1
64 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram 1
Combination classification
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 5 pts
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 18
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto 18
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 23
5 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 31
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 34
7 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 41
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas 50
9 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam 58
10 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 69
11 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto 74
12 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 78
13 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 86
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 87
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 90
16 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 95
17 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance 95
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 104
19 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 108
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 108
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 109
22 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 112
23 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 119
24 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 129
25 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 132
26 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 135
27 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 139
28 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 141
29 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 145
30 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam 151
31 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam 166
32 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 167
33 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 167
34 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic 172
35 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 174
36 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia 174
37 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 175
38 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 191
39 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance 200
40 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 207
41 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia 215
42 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 223
43 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 225
44 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital 226
45 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 238
46 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 251
47 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 261
48 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 272
Team classification
1 Caisse D'Epargne 144.43.21
2 Predictor - Lotto 7.55
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi 8.58
4 Team CSC 10.27
5 Liquigas 10.35
6 AG2R Prevoyance 12.03
7 Karpin - Galicia 16.32
8 Cofidis, le credit par telephone 20.12
9 Saunier Duval - Prodir 20.15
10 Quick Step - Innergetic 24.19
11 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 29.46
12 Rabobank 34.20
13 Gerolsteiner 36.20
14 Relax - GAM 40.31
15 Credit Agricole 51.09
16 Andalucía - Cajasur 1.13.28
17 Française Des Jeux 1.14.46
18 T- Mobile Team 1.22.55
19 Lampre - Fondital 1.25.28
20 Bouygues Telecom 1.33.00
21 Team Milram 2.24.39
