Bozic sprints to win ahead of bunch

On another hot day at the Vuelta a España, Vacansoleil's Borut Bozic outsmarted some formidable sprint competition to claim the Vuelta's sixth stage in Xàtiva. The Slovenian launched his sprint early and held off the best efforts of some of the fastest sprinters on the planet to take the biggest win of his career and, after several days of brave endeavor, a win for his Dutch team.

Bozic finished one bike length clear of Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas), who took his second successive third-place stage finish. André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) finished in 10th position on the stage but did enough to extend his tenure in the Gold leader's jersey by at least another day. Tom Boonen (Quick Step) remains six seconds behind in second place. Bennati and Farrar fill third and fourth, three seconds further back.

For Bozic however, the classification will be of little concern. A member of a wildcard team, the 29-year-old seized his opportunity and now has a big win to add to his palmares. With a week more suited to slighter riders ahead, Bozic will climb content in the knowledge that he is a Grand Tour stage winner.

If at first you don't succeed...

Another scorcher and another squadron of brave souls prepared to throw caution to the proverbial wind. Matthé Pronk (Vacansoleil) and José Antonio López Gil (Andalucía-Cajasur) decided they hadn't enjoyed enough time off the front on Thursday. They chose to ignore the company of their peers and set off in the early kilometres with Bingen Fernandez (Cofidis) and Aitor Perez Arrieta (Contentpolis-Ampo).

It was a case of déjà vu for the peloton as they relaxed their grip on the reins and allowed the breakaway to gallop away to an almost seven-minute gap after 30 kilometres had been covered. Shortly thereafter, Columbia-HTC made it clear that they had designs on their third stage win of the race as the team played policemen for the bunch, maintaining the gap at around the five minute mark.

As the mercury topped 38 degrees Celsius, the entire race resorted to its own form of self-preservation. The speed for the first three hours of racing did not reach the number on the thermometer as the peloton rolled off 35 kilometre in each of the hours that passed. Thoughts of Saturday's time trial, or, at the very least, air conditioning, occupied the collective mentality.

Out in front, the leaders pushed on regardless. López Gil (Andalucía-Cajasur) was quickly becoming the biggest benefactor. At the summit of the second climb of the day, the Category 3 Alto de Millares, the Spaniard had done enough to take the best climber's jersey from Aitor Hernandez (Eukaltel-Euskadi). Pronk meanwhile was starting to signs of two big days out. The Dutchman began to yo-yo towards the top of Millares, but had no trouble catching back on the descent.

As the race pushed its way through its third quarter, the peloton began the painstaking process of reeling the leaders in. Like experienced fly-fishermen the group patiently retrieved the line given out at the start of the day. By the time the leading quartet went through the town of Navarrés their advantage was back to just three-and-a-half minutes.

As the race entered the outskirts of Xàtiva for a ceremonial visit - 40 kilometers prior to the finale proper - the gap ticked below two minutes. As the Category 3 Alto de Beniganim commenced, Pronk finally decided enough was enough as he left the three Spaniards to their own devices and returned to the peloton. The Beniganim forced a game of musical chairs for the breakaway as Aitor Perez Arrieta (Contentpolis-Ampo) traded places with Italian Paolo Tiralongo (Lampre-NGC), who bridged across to join José Antonio López Gil (Andalucía-Cajasur) and Bingen Fernandez (Cofidis) in front with 25 kilometres remaining.

Ah, the impetuousness of youth

Ten kilometres later, Columbia had closed the race down, upping the pace as they passed the leaders in order to discourage any further attacks. However, as the road tilted upwards and briefly reduced the momentum of the bunch, it was clear that two riders had missed the Columbia memo. Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC) and Matti Breschel (Saxo Bank) went away and pushed out to a 16-second gap at the top of the climb.

Despite surviving the descent intact, the arrival of David de la Fuente (Fuji-Servetto) and Philippe Gilbert (Silence-Lotto) alongside the group marked the end for the remnants of the day's original break. As the peloton linked up with the back of the group, Gilbert gave his traditional death rattle, but was himself swallowed up within a kilometre.

As Gilbert returned, a short-lived flourish from David Moncoutie (Cofidis) and Johnny Hoogerland (Vancasoleil) did little more than guide the way back into Xàtiva. As the sprinters moved to the front, it was the green jerseys of Liquigas that were most prominent, with Tom Boonen slotted into fifth wheel.

A heady cocktail of speed, heat and disorganisation saw the final kilometre filled with a long line of cyclists with no discernable head. Scattered lead-out men from each of the main squads traded places at the front, but as the heads of state waited for the one another to go, it was Vacansoleil's Borut Bozic who hit the afterburner first. The Slovenian showing a clean pair of heels rolled out a prolonged sprint. 177 kilometres from where it all began; it was Bozic who threw his hands aloft in Xàtiva.

There's no place like home, there's no place like home

In spite of the searing heat of the day, the attrition rate was impressively low. Likely due to the relaxed paced of the peloton, just two riders were peeling the numbers from their backs. Andalucía-Cajasur's Manuel Ortega and Contentpolis-Ampo's Oscar García-Casarrubios called it quits during the stage.

The two Spaniards had at least found themselves a little further down the Vuelta road than the biggest departure of the day: Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen. The Columbia-HTC rider did not start today after he fell ill the previous evening.

The abandons mean that 192 riders will be expected to take to the start ramp of the Vuelta's first individual time trial tomorrow in Valencia. The 30.3-kilometre course will see members of the peloton take in their second motor-racing circuit of the race; this time around it will be sections of the Formula 1 circuit in the Spanish costal city.

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil4:40:50
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 1 - Cell 2
3Daniele Bennati (Ita) LiquigasRow 2 - Cell 2
4Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 3 - Cell 2
5Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick StepRow 4 - Cell 2
6Leonardo Duque (Col) CofidisRow 5 - Cell 2
7Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 6 - Cell 2
8Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 7 - Cell 2
9Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 8 - Cell 2
10André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 9 - Cell 2
11Linus Gerdemann (Ger) MilramRow 10 - Cell 2
12Ivan Basso (Ita) LiquigasRow 11 - Cell 2
13Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 12 - Cell 2
14Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 13 - Cell 2
15Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 15 - Cell 2
17Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana0:00:06
18Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo BankRow 18 - Cell 2
20David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 19 - Cell 2
21Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 20 - Cell 2
22Matteo Carrara (Ita) VacansoleilRow 21 - Cell 2
23Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo BankRow 22 - Cell 2
24Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 23 - Cell 2
25David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 24 - Cell 2
26Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram0:00:09
27Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 26 - Cell 2
28Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 27 - Cell 2
29Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 28 - Cell 2
30Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 29 - Cell 2
31David Millar (GBr) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeamRow 31 - Cell 2
33Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 32 - Cell 2
34Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-LottoRow 33 - Cell 2
35Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 34 - Cell 2
36Robert Gesink (Ned) RabobankRow 35 - Cell 2
37Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 36 - Cell 2
38Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 37 - Cell 2
39Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 38 - Cell 2
40José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 39 - Cell 2
41Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 40 - Cell 2
42Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo BankRow 41 - Cell 2
43Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 43 - Cell 2
45Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 44 - Cell 2
46Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 45 - Cell 2
47Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 46 - Cell 2
48Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) RabobankRow 47 - Cell 2
49Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 48 - Cell 2
50Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) AstanaRow 49 - Cell 2
51Daniel Navarro (Spa) AstanaRow 50 - Cell 2
52Lieuwe Westra (Ned) VacansoleilRow 51 - Cell 2
53Christian Knees (Ger) MilramRow 52 - Cell 2
54Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 53 - Cell 2
55Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 54 - Cell 2
56Amaël Moinard (Fra) CofidisRow 55 - Cell 2
57Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 56 - Cell 2
58Björn Schröder (Ger) MilramRow 57 - Cell 2
59Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) VacansoleilRow 58 - Cell 2
60Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'EpargneRow 59 - Cell 2
61Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 60 - Cell 2
62Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 61 - Cell 2
63David Moncoutié (Fra) CofidisRow 62 - Cell 2
64José Luis Rubiera (Spa) AstanaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Damien Monier (Fra) CofidisRow 64 - Cell 2
66Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick StepRow 65 - Cell 2
67Dominik Roels (Ger) MilramRow 66 - Cell 2
68Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 67 - Cell 2
69Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 68 - Cell 2
70Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 69 - Cell 2
71Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 70 - Cell 2
72Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 71 - Cell 2
73Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 72 - Cell 2
74David López García (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 73 - Cell 2
75Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 74 - Cell 2
76Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 75 - Cell 2
77Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) CofidisRow 76 - Cell 2
78Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 77 - Cell 2
79Manuel Quinziato (Ita) LiquigasRow 78 - Cell 2
80Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTCRow 79 - Cell 2
81Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) LiquigasRow 80 - Cell 2
82Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 81 - Cell 2
83Paul Martens (Ger) RabobankRow 82 - Cell 2
84Koos Moerenhout (Ned) RabobankRow 83 - Cell 2
85Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 84 - Cell 2
86Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 85 - Cell 2
87Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 86 - Cell 2
88Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 87 - Cell 2
89Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 88 - Cell 2
90Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 89 - Cell 2
91Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 90 - Cell 2
92Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 91 - Cell 2
93Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 92 - Cell 2
94Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeamRow 93 - Cell 2
95Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 94 - Cell 2
96Paul Voss (Ger) MilramRow 95 - Cell 2
97Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 96 - Cell 2
98Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo BankRow 97 - Cell 2
99Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 98 - Cell 2
100Jesús Hernández (Spa) AstanaRow 99 - Cell 2
101Oliver Zaugg (Swi) LiquigasRow 100 - Cell 2
102Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 101 - Cell 2
103Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 103 - Cell 2
105Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 104 - Cell 2
106Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 105 - Cell 2
107Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 106 - Cell 2
108Fabio Sabatini (Ita) LiquigasRow 107 - Cell 2
109Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step0:00:27
110Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 109 - Cell 2
111Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas0:00:28
112Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-ServettoRow 111 - Cell 2
113Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step0:00:32
114Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:00:36
115Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:00:37
116Oscar Freire (Spa) RabobankRow 115 - Cell 2
117Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:40
118Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 117 - Cell 2
119Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:00:42
120Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil0:00:44
121Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas0:00:46
122Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 121 - Cell 2
123José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale0:01:06
124José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 123 - Cell 2
125Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:01:17
126Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:01:22
127Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 126 - Cell 2
128Michael Schär (Swi) AstanaRow 127 - Cell 2
129Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 128 - Cell 2
130Assan Bazayev (Kaz) AstanaRow 129 - Cell 2
131Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 130 - Cell 2
132Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo BankRow 131 - Cell 2
133Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 132 - Cell 2
134David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 133 - Cell 2
135Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:01:26
136Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC0:02:04
137Matthias Russ (Ger) MilramRow 136 - Cell 2
138Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC0:03:10
139Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick StepRow 138 - Cell 2
140Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo BankRow 139 - Cell 2
141Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo BankRow 140 - Cell 2
142Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeamRow 141 - Cell 2
143William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 142 - Cell 2
144Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 143 - Cell 2
145Maciej Bodnar (Pol) LiquigasRow 144 - Cell 2
146Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 145 - Cell 2
147Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step0:04:45
148Marco Marcato (Ita) VacansoleilRow 147 - Cell 2
149Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank0:04:58
150Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:06:26
151Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 150 - Cell 2
152Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 151 - Cell 2
153Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 152 - Cell 2
154Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 153 - Cell 2
155Julien El Farès (Fra) CofidisRow 154 - Cell 2
156Martin Velits (Svk) MilramRow 155 - Cell 2
157Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick StepRow 156 - Cell 2
158Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeamRow 157 - Cell 2
159José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 158 - Cell 2
160Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-LottoRow 159 - Cell 2
161Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis0:06:46
162Bingen Fernández (Spa) CofidisRow 161 - Cell 2
163Rein Taaramäe (Est) CofidisRow 162 - Cell 2
164Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 163 - Cell 2
165Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTCRow 164 - Cell 2
166Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGCRow 165 - Cell 2
167Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 166 - Cell 2
168Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 167 - Cell 2
169Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) AstanaRow 168 - Cell 2
170Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:06:55
171Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 170 - Cell 2
172Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 171 - Cell 2
173Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-LottoRow 172 - Cell 2
174John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La MondialeRow 173 - Cell 2
175Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La MondialeRow 174 - Cell 2
176José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 175 - Cell 2
177Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeamRow 176 - Cell 2
178Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 177 - Cell 2
179Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des JeuxRow 178 - Cell 2
180Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:10:30
181Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 180 - Cell 2
182Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 181 - Cell 2
183Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des JeuxRow 182 - Cell 2
184Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) VacansoleilRow 183 - Cell 2
185Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 184 - Cell 2
186Jens Mouris (Ned) VacansoleilRow 185 - Cell 2
187Matthé Pronk (Ned) VacansoleilRow 186 - Cell 2
188Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTCRow 187 - Cell 2
189Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:13:17
190Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MilramRow 189 - Cell 2
191Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues TelecomRow 190 - Cell 2
192Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 191 - Cell 2
DNSKim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTCRow 192 - Cell 2
DNFManuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 193 - Cell 2
DNFOscar García-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 194 - Cell 2
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Sprint 1 - Millares, Km.: 78,7
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo4pts
2José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2 - Xàtiva (1st pass), Km.: 144,5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo4pts
2Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis2Row 1 - Cell 3
3Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 2 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3 - Xàtiva (finish), Km.: 176,8
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil25pts
2Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream20Row 1 - Cell 3
3Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto14Row 3 - Cell 3
5Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step12Row 4 - Cell 3
6Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis10Row 5 - Cell 3
7Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux9Row 6 - Cell 3
8Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto8Row 7 - Cell 3
9Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC7Row 8 - Cell 3
10André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC6Row 9 - Cell 3
11Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram5Row 10 - Cell 3
12Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas4Row 11 - Cell 3
13Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3Row 12 - Cell 3
14Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne2Row 13 - Cell 3
15Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 14 - Cell 3
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Mountain 1 - Alto de la Muela, 3rd category, Km.: 64
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur6pts
2Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2 - Alto de Millares, 3rd category, Km.: 86
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur6pts
2Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3 - Alto de Benigánim, 3rd category, Km: 152
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur6pts
2Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis4Row 1 - Cell 3
3Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Most aggressive
#Rider Name (Country) Team
1Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil
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Teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Caisse D'Epargne14:02:39
2LiquigasRow 1 - Cell 2
3Team Columbia - HTCRow 2 - Cell 2
4Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:06
5Contentpolis - AmpoRow 4 - Cell 2
6Garmin - Slipstream0:00:09
7Silence - LottoRow 6 - Cell 2
8Euskaltel - EuskadiRow 7 - Cell 2
9Fuji - ServettoRow 8 - Cell 2
10Team MilramRow 9 - Cell 2
11Cofidis, le credit en ligneRow 10 - Cell 2
12Quick StepRow 11 - Cell 2
13Française Des JeuxRow 12 - Cell 2
14Team Saxo Bank0:00:12
15Xacobeo GaliciaRow 14 - Cell 2
16Astana0:00:15
17Andalucía - CajasurRow 16 - Cell 2
18AG2R - La MondialeRow 17 - Cell 2
19Lampre - N.G.C0:00:18
20Cervelo Test TeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21RabobankRow 20 - Cell 2
22BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:01:20
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General classification after stage 6
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC24:21:13
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step0:00:06
3Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas0:00:09
4Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 3 - Cell 2
5Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank0:00:18
6Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil0:00:23
7Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas0:00:27
8Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 7 - Cell 2
9Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto0:00:28
10David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:33
11Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC0:00:34
12David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:37
13Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank0:00:38
14Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:00:39
15Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'EpargneRow 14 - Cell 2
16Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:40
17Manuel Quinziato (Ita) LiquigasRow 16 - Cell 2
18Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:41
19Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank0:00:42
20Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeamRow 19 - Cell 2
21Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:43
22Leonardo Duque (Col) CofidisRow 21 - Cell 2
23Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) AstanaRow 22 - Cell 2
24Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank0:00:44
25Björn Schröder (Ger) MilramRow 24 - Cell 2
26Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick StepRow 25 - Cell 2
27Tadej Valjavec (Slo) AG2R La MondialeRow 26 - Cell 2
28Christian Knees (Ger) Milram0:00:45
29Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram0:00:46
30Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank0:00:47
31Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-SlipstreamRow 30 - Cell 2
32Manuel Váquez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 31 - Cell 2
33Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 32 - Cell 2
34Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana0:00:48
35Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux0:00:49
36Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:00:50
37Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Fuji-ServettoRow 36 - Cell 2
38Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:00:51
39Damien Monier (Fra) CofidisRow 38 - Cell 2
40Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-EuskadiRow 39 - Cell 2
41Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 40 - Cell 2
42Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana0:00:54
43Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-ServettoRow 42 - Cell 2
44Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeamRow 43 - Cell 2
45Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) VacansoleilRow 44 - Cell 2
46Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto0:00:55
47Mickaël Delage (Fra) Silence-Lotto0:00:56
48Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil0:00:57
49Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 48 - Cell 2
50Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:00:58
51Bram Tankink (Ned) RabobankRow 50 - Cell 2
52Thomas Rohregger (Aut) MilramRow 51 - Cell 2
53Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:00:59
54Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank0:01:00
55Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:02
56Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 55 - Cell 2
57Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step0:01:03
58Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam0:01:04
59Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) RabobankRow 58 - Cell 2
60David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream0:01:06
61Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:01:08
62Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La MondialeRow 61 - Cell 2
63Marco Velo (Ita) Quick StepRow 62 - Cell 2
64Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank0:01:10
65Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:11
66Fränk Schleck (Lux) Saxo BankRow 65 - Cell 2
67Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervélo TestTeamRow 66 - Cell 2
68Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 67 - Cell 2
69José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervélo TestTeamRow 68 - Cell 2
70Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas0:01:12
71Mickaël Chérel (Fra) Française des JeuxRow 70 - Cell 2
72Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick StepRow 71 - Cell 2
73José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana0:01:13
74Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:16
75Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:17
76Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 75 - Cell 2
77Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:01:19
78Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia0:01:20
79Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo BankRow 78 - Cell 2
80Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGCRow 79 - Cell 2
81Françis De Greef (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:01:22
82Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:23
83Amaël Moinard (Fra) CofidisRow 82 - Cell 2
84Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto0:01:24
85Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:25
86Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank0:01:26
87Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:01:27
88David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:01:28
89Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas0:01:29
90Jesús Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:01:31
91David Moncoutié (Fra) CofidisRow 90 - Cell 2
92Jesús Hernández (Spa) Astana0:01:34
93Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:01:42
94Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTCRow 93 - Cell 2
95Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:01:44
96Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram0:01:46
97Björn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil0:01:47
98Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:01:48
99Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Liquigas0:01:54
100Michael Schär (Swi) Astana0:01:59
101Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana0:02:03
102Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:02:22
103Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream0:02:25
104José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale0:02:29
105Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française des Jeux0:02:35
106Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step0:03:11
107Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream0:03:19
108Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC0:03:25
109Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC0:03:41
110William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:03:44
111Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam0:03:49
112Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis0:03:50
113Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Slipstream0:03:53
114Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank0:03:57
115Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas0:03:59
116Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:04:05
117David De La Fuente (Spa) Fuji-Servetto0:04:36
118Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:04:50
119Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC0:05:12
120Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam0:05:22
121Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil0:05:41
122Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux0:05:43
123Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank0:05:51
124Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:06:04
125Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:06:30
126Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:07:03
127Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam0:07:04
128Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:07:10
129Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:07:20
130Martin Velits (Svk) Milram0:07:24
131Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step0:07:32
132Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto0:07:34
133Rein Taaramäe (Est) Cofidis0:07:36
134Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis0:07:37
135Javier Benitez (Spa) Contentpolis-AmpoRow 134 - Cell 2
136Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream0:07:46
137Jean Eudes Demaret (Fra) Cofidis0:07:51
138Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:06
139John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale0:08:10
140Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:08:25
141Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française des Jeux0:08:27
142Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas0:08:29
143Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:08:56
144Paul Voss (Ger) Milram0:08:58
145Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:09:03
146Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:09:05
147Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto0:09:49
148Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana0:09:50
149Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:09:55
150Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC0:09:57
151José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:10:04
152Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-CajasurRow 151 - Cell 2
153Karsten Kroon (Ned) Saxo Bank0:10:08
154Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Française des Jeux0:10:13
155Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil0:10:16
156Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne0:10:19
157Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step0:10:38
158Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi0:10:39
159Vicente Reynes (Spa) Columbia-HTC0:11:17
160Matthias Russ (Ger) Milram0:11:27
161Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:11:37
162Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis0:11:50
163Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:12:35
164Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:12:46
165Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step0:13:10
166Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas0:13:27
167Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:13:35
168Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank0:13:53
169Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream0:13:54
170Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank0:14:51
171Anthony Roux (Fra) Française des Jeux0:15:01
172Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale0:15:21
173Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:16:00
174Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervélo TestTeam0:16:08
175Timothy Gudsell (NZl) Française des Jeux0:16:18
176Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:16:52
177Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Saxo Bank0:17:42
178Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:17:52
179Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil0:18:59
180Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil0:19:54
181Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC0:20:19
182Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:20:38
183Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Columbia-HTC0:21:01
184José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:21:03
185Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram0:21:46
186Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil0:24:16
187Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:25:02
188Mikel Gaztañaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo0:25:03
189Martijn Maaskant (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream0:25:26
190Alberto Fernández Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo GaliciaRow 189 - Cell 2
191Damien Gaudin (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom0:27:09
192José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur0:27:23
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Points classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC84pts
2Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step70Row 1 - Cell 3
3Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream67Row 2 - Cell 3
4Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil58Row 3 - Cell 3
5Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas47Row 4 - Cell 3
6Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto33Row 5 - Cell 3
7Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank29Row 6 - Cell 3
8Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step28Row 7 - Cell 3
9Davide Viganò (Ita) Fuji-Servetto28Row 8 - Cell 3
10Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo TestTeam26Row 9 - Cell 3
11Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram25Row 10 - Cell 3
12Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank25Row 11 - Cell 3
13Gregory Henderson (NZl) Columbia-HTC25Row 12 - Cell 3
14William Bonnet (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom24Row 13 - Cell 3
15Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC21Row 14 - Cell 3
16Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC21Row 15 - Cell 3
17Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis21Row 16 - Cell 3
18Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas20Row 17 - Cell 3
19Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Française des Jeux17Row 18 - Cell 3
20Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram15Row 19 - Cell 3
21Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil14Row 20 - Cell 3
22Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas12Row 21 - Cell 3
23Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto12Row 22 - Cell 3
24Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step12Row 23 - Cell 3
25Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step10Row 24 - Cell 3
26Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas10Row 25 - Cell 3
27Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo10Row 26 - Cell 3
28Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC9Row 27 - Cell 3
29Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne9Row 28 - Cell 3
30Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank9Row 29 - Cell 3
31Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana9Row 30 - Cell 3
32Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo8Row 31 - Cell 3
33David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia8Row 32 - Cell 3
34Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram8Row 33 - Cell 3
35José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur7Row 34 - Cell 3
36Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank7Row 35 - Cell 3
37Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur7Row 36 - Cell 3
38Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia6Row 37 - Cell 3
39Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas6Row 38 - Cell 3
40Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram6Row 39 - Cell 3
41Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil5Row 40 - Cell 3
42Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo TestTeam5Row 41 - Cell 3
43Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom5Row 42 - Cell 3
44Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale4Row 43 - Cell 3
45Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC4Row 44 - Cell 3
46Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis3Row 45 - Cell 3
47Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil3Row 46 - Cell 3
48Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux3Row 47 - Cell 3
49Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi3Row 48 - Cell 3
50Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil3Row 49 - Cell 3
51Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis2Row 50 - Cell 3
52Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank2Row 51 - Cell 3
53Matti Breschel (Den) Saxo Bank2Row 52 - Cell 3
54Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil2Row 53 - Cell 3
55Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto2Row 54 - Cell 3
56Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream2Row 55 - Cell 3
57Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur2Row 56 - Cell 3
58Francisco José Martínez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur2Row 57 - Cell 3
59Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo1Row 58 - Cell 3
60Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil1Row 59 - Cell 3
61Christian Knees (Ger) Milram1Row 60 - Cell 3
62Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne1Row 61 - Cell 3
63David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream1Row 62 - Cell 3
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Mountains classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur20pts
2Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank9Row 2 - Cell 3
4Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo9Row 3 - Cell 3
5Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis8Row 4 - Cell 3
6Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia7Row 5 - Cell 3
7Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Julián Sánchez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Matthé Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil3Row 8 - Cell 3
10Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis3Row 9 - Cell 3
11Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil3Row 10 - Cell 3
12Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC2Row 11 - Cell 3
13Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram1Row 12 - Cell 3
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Combination classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia105pts
2Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram141Row 1 - Cell 3
3Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank160Row 2 - Cell 3
4Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur181Row 3 - Cell 3
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Team classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Liquigas73:05:06
2Caisse D'Epargne0:00:10
3Team Columbia - HTC0:00:15
4Team Saxo BankRow 3 - Cell 2
5Garmin - SlipstreamRow 4 - Cell 2
6Quick Step0:00:21
7Silence - Lotto0:00:28
8Team Milram0:00:30
9AstanaRow 8 - Cell 2
10Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team0:00:36
11Xacobeo GaliciaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Cofidis, le credit en ligne0:00:40
13Rabobank0:00:41
14Française Des Jeux0:00:43
15Cervelo Test Team0:00:46
16AG2R - La Mondiale0:00:49
17Fuji - Servetto0:00:50
18Euskaltel - Euskadi0:00:55
19Contentpolis - Ampo0:01:29
20Lampre - N.G.C0:01:35
21Andalucía - Cajasur0:01:41
22BBOX Bouygues Telecom0:01:54

 

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