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59th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 4-26, 2004

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Stage 10 - September 13: Alcoi - Xorret de Catí (Castalla-Alicante), 174.5 km

A Mountain named Jimenez - the Xorret shakes the field

By Martin Hardie in Xorret de Cati

Eladio Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme)
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Comunidad Valenciana's Eladio Jimenez won the stage of La Vuelta to Xorret de Catì for the second time. In doing so continued the tradition commenced by the late Jose Maria "Chava" Jimenez who won here when La Vuelta first visited in 1998, and that Eladio continued when he won here in 2000. Thus it seems only riders by the name of Jimenez are victorious in Xorret de Cati.

The race today was a bonus for all of us who watched - three races in one panned out during the day. The first race that got under way for the battle between the sprinters, Freire, Zabel and O'Grady, as each searched for the points along the way. With three metas volantes and the final on offer, the trio were out for a day long battle to garner whatever advantage they could in a competition that is hotting up as a battle royale between three of the best fast men around.

Floyd Landis (USPS)
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The second race was the one for G.C. It took place well behind the sprinters' break, at times as far back as 14 minutes and even at the foot of the final 4 km wall the peloton lagged four kilometres behind along the road. This race saw Valverde and Heras gain some precious seconds on Landis, but not enough in the end to depose the American, who kept the gold jersey by just eight seconds.

The third race was of course a personal one with only destiny and history the foes. That race saw Eladio Jimenez seeking to continue the tradition of maintaining as the name Jimenez as the synonym for Xorret de Catì. It is still a mountain called Jimenez.

How it unfolded

Jimenez and Freire
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Jimenez started his quest early on in the day when he and Oscar Freire left the fold of the peloton after a mere 14 kilometres. As Freire took the first sprint points in Mariola, Zabel took third place back in the peloton. But the German veteran knew that if he wanted to really counter Freire's move and keep his hold on the points jersey he would have to bridge the gap. Over the coming stretch Zabel was joined by O'Grady, who obviously couldn't let the German get away with Freire. The pair along with José Miguel Elias (Relax-Bergasol), Juan Fuentes (Saeco) and Ruslan Ivanov (Alessio-Bianchi) caught Freire and Jimenez after 40 km.

Steadily their advantage grew from 30 seconds to over 14'30 and only then started to fall as Liberty Seguros took control in the form of a marathon effort on the part of Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano. Igor pulled the Liberty train for a good 50 kilometres over the climbs of the Tibi and the Carrasqueta. His job was not to run down the breakaway, but to keep anybody who had an eye on their GC position struggling behind his teammate Nozal and captain Heras.

Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis)
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On the final, evil ascent of the Xorret, Eladio Jimenez slipped away from his seven companions. Fuentes had tried to go first but was run down by a super O'Grady. The Aussie champ seems to be having the best season of his life and his crossing of the Xorret was a marvel to the eyes, if not complete pain to Stuey. All of the riders zig-zagged across the road during the steepest 20% sections - and they were repeated ramp after ramp. The rain and hail didn't help their cause and it seemed at times that although they were in their smallest gears that they could at any time just stop turning the pedals.

Jimenez eventually got away and although Freire challenged for a little while he couldn't bridge and started to fall back to the others. Jimenez crowned the Alto solo through a wildly enthusiastic throng of spectators, and slipped out of the rain on one side onto the somewhat drier roads and the three tricky kilometres down and around to the finish line.

Eladio Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme)
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Behind as his break away companions fell by the wayside, the only one with the stamina to challenge was Stuey, crossing the summit in second place to the amazement of onlookers. He scaled the wall and came down the other side to claim a second place that for a sprinter was as glorious as any win could be. As he reached his team helpers, his head and arms just collapsed onto his handlebars as his body shook from the effort. The points he gained at the finish were enough for him to bunny hop Zabel and he now holds a tight four point advantage in what is growing into one of the classic points duels we have seen.

O'Grady was clearly in no condition to talk to anyone after his effort, but we did manage to speak to Jimenez shortly after he crossed the line. An ecstatic Jimenez told Cyclingnews that, "I thought it was almost impossible to win here again...my two wins have been completely different. Today I was in an escape from almost kilometre zero and I arrived here alone. It's pretty impossible to imagine that; it's a bit of dream really."

Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Liberty)
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The day's third race was really one between Liberty and the Valenciana boys. Although Landis held on to the golden jersey, for the last two days he has lost time to the climbers, Heras and to the all-round superhero Alejandro Valverde. How much longer Floyd can grit his teeth and hang on is not yet known, but if he can it will be a Herculean effort that deserves every ounce of praise. One thing is for certain, his efforts and his style are appreciated by all. His tenacity in the face of Heras and Valverde today was extraordinary. He hung in there and remains in gold by eight lonely seconds. It would not be beyond the realms of possibility to see Landis lose some time along the road to Madrid but still find himself within striking distance for the final race against the clock.

With Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano having set the pace in the peloton for an eternity as the final climb neared the green Valencianan gang took over to launch Valverde up the wall. But first it was the turn again for one of La Vuelta's tiny young emerging gems to show his wares again - Paternina's Jorge Ferrio, who has been climbing well in Spain's week long races all year, took advantage of the situation to attempt a brave solo bid to clear the bigger names he accompanied. He did so and managed to remain clear all the way to the line of the power packed trio - Heras, Valverde and Piepoli - two of whom who obviously have their own battle to fight out during the coming eleven stages.

Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme)
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As the climb really got under way, Valverde attacked strongly from the tiny remaining group and created a nice hole between himself and Heras who with Piepoli eventually regained his wheel - but now without a big effort. Another amazing effort by Nozal saw him nearly make to the three as well. But a content Valverde spoke to Cyclingnews as he stood near the podium watching the giant TV and the finish line to see how much time he had gained on Landis: "I gave it everything on the climb, Roberto stayed on my wheel and I just kept going I am really happy with the way things are going," he said.

Valverde's team, excluded by the UCI Pro Tour, excluded from the Tour, is now setting itself up as being a real threat in La Vuelta. Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme gets people into the breaks, pulls the peloton when it matters and attacks at every opportune moment. It is going to be hard, but one thing is for sure it will not give in.

Valverde gained valuable time on Landis today, not the 57 seconds he needed, but enough to set himself up to possibly be the next race leader. Tomorrow's uphill grind to Caravaca de la Cruz, although not a classified mountain finish, could well end up providing another opportunity for him to move closer to the lead. It suits him much more than it does a climber like Heras, but on the other hand the way the power sprinters are performing the finish may be another ongoing prime time chapter in the O'Grady-Zabel-Freire match up.

Hamilton returned to have some form today and coming in with Landis was some orange light at the end of the tunnel in the form of Samuel Sanchez. The Euskadi boys have been having a tough time of late and today's effort by Sanchez deserves mention as it could hopefully be a signal of some significant form just around the corner.

In terms of the road to Madrid and with a G.C. that has a top six of Landis, Valverde, Mancebo, Nozal, Heras and Beltran, spread out over a mere 59 seconds, the fireworks will continue for some time yet.

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Results

1 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                4.31.57
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             0.32
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                       0.48
4 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi
5 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                          1.04
6 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                            1.10
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    1.50
8 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     4.06
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               4.18
10 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
12 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                     4.46
13 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                               4.47
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                       4.48
15 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
16 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                    4.57
17 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
18 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      5.06
19 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
20 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
21 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
22 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
23 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                    5.31
24 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
25 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
26 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           5.32
27 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
28 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                        5.56
29 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  6.00
30 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
31 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
32 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
33 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
34 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                             6.07
35 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                     6.27
36 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
37 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     6.31
38 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
39 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
40 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
41 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
42 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
43 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
44 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros
45 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     6.45
46 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC
47 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bergasol                          6.48
48 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             6.54
49 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                7.00
50 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                 7.03
51 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
52 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank
53 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
54 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
55 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque
56 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
57 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque
58 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco 
59 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   7.35
60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          7.52
61 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         8.02
62 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
63 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        8.04
64 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                      8.07
65 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 8.19
66 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre
67 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
68 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
69 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque
70 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
71 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros
72 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team
73 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque
74 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
75 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
76 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
77 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
78 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque
79 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance
80 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC
81 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        8.30
82 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   8.44
83 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                            8.52
84 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
85 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon
86 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                  9.15
87 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                         9.23
88 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          9.35
89 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
90 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            9.37
91 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                        9.42
92 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
93 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
94 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                9.47
95 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                     9.48
96 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros
97 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           10.20
98 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
99 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                     10.43
100 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          11.01
101 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor
102 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         11.26
103 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                  11.47
104 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                          11.51
105 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               11.55
106 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        12.28
107 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
108 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           14.26
109 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                               15.21
110 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros
111 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor        15.38
112 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                  22.15
113 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 27.11
114 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque
115 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
116 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
117 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria
118 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
119 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto
120 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC
121 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
122 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank
123 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
124 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
125 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme
126 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco
127 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre
128 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol
129 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
130 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems
131 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
132 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
133 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team
134 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
135 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre
136 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi
137 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo
138 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
139 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque
140 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC
141 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco
142 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
143 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros
144 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
145 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi
146 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bergasol
147 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance
148 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
149 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie
150 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco
151 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
152 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
153 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone
154 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
155 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
156 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
157 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
158 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC
159 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance
160 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco
161 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC
162 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
163 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         29.53
 
DNF Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems
DNF Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Quick.Step-Davitamon
DNF Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
 

Points
 
1 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     25 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               20
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                         16
4 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                 14
5 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                            12
6 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               10
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       9
8 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        8
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  7
10 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 6
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         5
12 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        4
13 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  3
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                          2
15 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Benixama - cat. 3, km 66
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                6 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      4
3 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  2
4 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                          1
 
Puerto de Biar - cat. 3, km 88
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                6 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      4
3 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  2
4 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                             1
 
Alto de Tibi - cat. 3, km 118
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                6 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      4
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                          2
4 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  1
 
Puerto de la Carrasqueta - cat. 2, km 137
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               10 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      7
3 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                             5
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                2
6 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  1
 
Alto Xorret de Catí - cat. 1,km 171
1 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     16 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               12
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                         10
4 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  8
5 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                             6
6 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                4
7 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3
8 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        2
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  1
 
Sprints
 
Banyeres - km 17,6
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                          4 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      2
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       1
 
Fontanars - km 59,6
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       4 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                2
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                          1
 
Cruce CV-817 - km 163,8
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       4 pts
2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                2
3 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                  13.45.15
2 Saeco                                                             3.31
3 Rabobank                                                          3.58
4 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                  4.08
5 Relax-Bodysol                                                     5.01
6 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                      5.39
7 Liberty Seguros                                                   5.41
8 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            5.57
9 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            7.01
10 US Postal Service presented by B.                                7.45
11 Illes Balears - Banesto                                          8.00
12 Team CSC                                                         8.38
13 T-Mobile Team                                                   10.08
14 Cafes Baque                                                     10.49
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             12.20
16 Alessio - Bianchi                                               12.57
17 Quick Step - Davitamon                                          13.14
18 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                             13.23
19 Lampre                                                          15.38
20 Fassa Bortolo                                                   16.54
21 AG2R Prevoyance                                                 34.58
 
General classification after stage 10
 
1 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          36.23.51
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               0.09
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                     0.29
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                0.32
5 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                               0.47
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            0.59
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      1.35
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                         2.42
9 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                2.50
10 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     4.16
11 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           4.19
12 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    4.24
13 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      4.35
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                       5.17
15 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  6.12
16 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         6.33
17 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                7.00
18 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     7.07
19 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        7.24
20 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               7.52
21 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria             8.04
22 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                             8.45
23 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        8.49
24 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              8.59
25 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  9.43
26 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           9.45
27 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            10.00
28 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     10.11
29 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                          
30 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10.53
31 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    11.34
32 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  12.07
33 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   12.15
34 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                     13.01
35 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  13.05
36 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          13.15
37 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                13.22
38 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       
39 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           13.26
40 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                           13.55
41 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     14.03
42 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   15.20
43 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                        16.05
44 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        16.07
45 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           16.10
46 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   16.18
47 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            17.05
48 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                              18.35
49 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                          18.57
50 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    19.33
51 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         19.40
52 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            20.06
53 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    20.43
54 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                   22.56
55 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                              23.01
56 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           24.14
57 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                     24.57
58 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                          26.33
59 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon             26.43
60 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   27.24
61 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                 28.16
62 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           28.50
63 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             29.16
64 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             29.40
65 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           29.44
66 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         30.20
67 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 31.08
68 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                               31.31
69 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           32.02
70 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  32.14
71 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           32.27
72 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                              32.38
73 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                    33.57
74 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       34.25
75 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                     34.48
76 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       35.05
77 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         36.09
78 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                          36.57
79 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie    37.05
80 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.38
81 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            38.54
82 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 40.00
83 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor      40.12
84 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         40.31
85 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                41.03
86 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         41.12
87 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  41.52
88 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                       42.01
89 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            42.15
90 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme       42.33
91 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           42.42
92 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   44.49
93 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                        45.19
94 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                              45.31
95 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        46.01
96 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             46.12
97 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                      46.31
98 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         46.56
99 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                47.17
100 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                    48.42
101 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria               50.14
102 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                       51.22
103 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                     52.29
104 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         54.07
105 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                55.11
106 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      55.30
107 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor        56.17
108 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      57.22
109 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                            57.23
110 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                           57.49
111 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   58.16
112 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   58.30
113 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.00.06
114 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.00.16
115 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                1.01.11
116 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros              1.01.23
117 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    1.01.43
118 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                              1.02.42
119 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                             1.04.56
120 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         1.07.40
121 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           1.07.41
122 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                1.07.54
123 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.08.38
124 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                        1.09.49
125 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie     1.10.29
126 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                      1.12.14
127 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre                                   1.12.57
128 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            1.13.32
129 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     1.14.02
130 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                 1.14.20
131 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      1.14.52
132 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                            1.16.09
133 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                               1.17.14
134 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.17.45
135 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                           1.18.09
136 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.18.24
137 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 1.18.34
138 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  1.18.44
139 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                             1.19.11
140 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                                     1.19.39
141 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           1.20.21
142 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                            1.21.48
143 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             1.22.03
144 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             1.22.28
145 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.23.35
146 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                             1.23.45
147 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto               1.26.00
148 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                            1.26.01
149 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               1.26.53
150 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone          1.28.07
151 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                   1.28.40
152 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.29.06
153 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      1.29.51
154 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                           1.31.09
155 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       1.31.11
156 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 1.31.26
157 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.31.51
158 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                1.32.01
159 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                         1.32.25
160 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
161 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                  1.32.50
162 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                1.33.43
163 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         1.40.33
 
Points classification
 
1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              114 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     110
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        108
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             75
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 72
6 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                50
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           50
8 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 47
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         44
10 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      43
11 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 43
12 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             38
13 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                 38
14 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           36
15 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          35
16 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       32
17 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    28
18 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             28
19 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        27
20 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 27
21 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                              21
22 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      20
23 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    20
24 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              20
25 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   20
 
Mountains classification
 
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               48 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     38
3 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                    35
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       33
5 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                    32
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         31
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 27
8 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                       20
9 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  20
10 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          17
11 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                          14
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                14
13 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      14
14 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                        14
15 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              14
16 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                14
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                    13
18 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        13
19 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                           12
20 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          11
21 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                 11
22 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               10
23 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     10
24 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              9
25 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        8
 
Combined classification
 
1 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       17 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 19
3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 20
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  24
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           26
6 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                29
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              42
8 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     44
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        48
10 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                 48
11 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        55
12 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        56
13 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     66
14 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                    75
15 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      77
16 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              78
17 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              80
18 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                   83
19 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme             85
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                         86
21 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                       87
22 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          91
23 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             98
24 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 103
25 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    124
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                 109.12.24
2 US Postal Service presented by B.                                 6.41
3 Liberty Seguros                                                   8.36
4 Illes Balears - Banesto                                          10.16
5 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                           16.24
6 Team CSC                                                         18.15
7 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                     18.27
8 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           21.24
9 Cafes Baque                                                      24.07
10 Relax-Bodysol                                                   27.46
11 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                27.56
12 T-Mobile Team                                                   35.13
13 Saeco                                                           36.56
14 Quick Step - Davitamon                                          53.16
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           1.00.11
16 Rabobank                                                      1.00.19
17 Fassa Bortolo                                                 1.03.16
18 Lampre                                                        1.08.04
19 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                           1.08.23
20 Alessio - Bianchi                                             1.30.41
21 AG2R Prevoyance                                               1.34.50
 
        

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