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44th Vuelta al Pais Vasco - 2.HC

Spain, April 5-9, 2004

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Stage 2 - April 6: Bergara - Zalla, 180 km

Zberg takes sprint, Di Luca leads overall

By Martin Hardie

Beat Zberg fastest
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After nine categorised climbs and 180 leg-breaking kilometres, the second stage of the Itzulia came down to a reduced bunch who attacked each other successively throughout the final ten kilometres. In the end it was decided in a tight, somewhat surreal mini bunch sprint in which Swiss veteran Beat Zberg (Gerolsteiner) came out on top. Zberg was followed by Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), once again close but unable to win, and Colombian Mauricio Ardila (Chocolade Jacques).

Today's stage commenced with its longest climb (Cat. 2 Krutzeta), relatively close toward the start and followed later in the day by a series of laps over successive Cat 3 climbs near the finish in Zalla. In Bergara at the start it was raining and the drizzle continued off and on for much of the route. After heading south the race met the Krutzeta, a 7 kilometre ascent averaging about 6% and with switchbacks closer to 12%. None of the early attempts to get away succeeded but as the climb started Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner), Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Daniel Atienza (Cofidis) and Juan Mercado (Quick Step-Davitamon) managed to create a gap and crossed the summit 15 seconds ahead of the peloton. From here the race started to track west, down past Marino Lejaretta's farmhouse at Oleta, passing behind the mythical mountains of Anboto and Urkiola, through the town of Otxandio and down the long Dima pass to Iban Mayo's home town of Igorre.

By the bottom of the descent toward Dima, all the escapees had been swept up save for Unai Etxebarria, who had now been joined by Jérôme Pineau (La Boulangère). By Igorre and toward the next encounter, the Gorbea range and the Cat. 2 Bikoitzgane (4.5 kms long at 9.22% average), the pair had drawn out its advantage to a minute. At the summit 11 kilometres later that gap had swollen to six and a half minutes. Neither was a real threat to the general classification, although soon enough Pineau would be the virtual race leader as Etxebarria's presence took the pressure off the Euskaltel team before the roller coaster loops that made up the final 80 kilometres.

The first sprint of the day was at Llodio (77kms) and at this point the gap was steady at 6 minutes but over the next 20 minutes as they climbed the Garate (Cat. 3 3kms long, average 4.38%) the two had increased their lead by another 3 minutes. Pineau was now well and truly the virtual leader having left Bergara 1'40 seconds behind Valverde. Etxebarria had ceded much more time in the final parts of the first stage after his work had been done. Pineau's advantage finally prompted Kelme to take the initiative and they commenced to work at the front of the bunch reducing the difference to 5'34 soon after the Cat. 3 Humaran. The race was now onto the successive loops of the Cat.3 Beci and Avellaneda climbs.

Tough day out
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In the early parts of the first loop Pineau wasn't really collaborating as well as he could have been and Etxebarria attempted to escape a few times, to no avail. With Kelme doing all the work behind in the bunch the gap was rapidly being reduced and stood at about three minutes as the leading pair commenced the first ascent of the Beci. Etxebarria was doing all of the work to stay away, until near the top the Frenchman tried without luck to leave him. As the climb progressed for the peloton it didn't appear that anyone was now in control. A few gaps were made and brought back until Luis Perez (Cofidis) and Alberto Martinez (Relax-Bodysol) managed a small advantage. At the first cresting they were 1'52 behind Etxabarria and Pineau with the peloton following 19 seconds further back.

Little by little Perez and Martinez made there way closer to Etxaberria and Pineau. At the 131 km mark and the meta volante in Zalla, the chasers were 31 seconds back with the bunch at 1'27. Caught in between were Piccoli (Lampre) and Patxi Gutiérrez (Cafes Bacque). As the leading pair approached the slopes of the Cat. 3 Avellaneda, Martinez and Perez joined them. At the top, with 44 kms left to race, Pineau crossed first and the gap was 1'50. Martinez was now the leader on the road.

The route then turned quickly back to the Beci for the second crossing and Piccoli & Patxi Gutiérrez were finally brought home by the peloton now pulled along by U.S. Postal. As they headed onto the narrow wooded slopes the attacks came thick and fast. Ahead Pineau was dropped nearing the top. As they passed over the 'Samuel Superman' graffiti, Etxebarria, Perez and Martinez continued, and at the summit they had 24" on Pineau, 1'10 on Jonathon Gonzalez (Costa Almeria-Paternina), with a Saeco and Phonak coloured peloton close behind.

With 40kms to go the peloton was at 1'30. Behind on the descent seven riders, Igor Astarloa, Iker Flores, Iván Gutiérrez, Jonathan González, Ferrio, Cunego and Perreiro joined up with Pineau.The peloton was not very organised behind and allowed a gap to open. Liberty Seguros and US Postal tried to take charge but by the last meta volante and with 23 kms to go the Etxaberria group was 22" ahead of the chasers.

As it came to the early ramps of the second visit to the Avellaneda, the chasing octet was about to merge with the Etxaberria group. Perez and Martinez were looking back, sitting up as they were about to be caught. Then Unai Etxaberria launched a big turn which drew everyone's attention. Almost simultaneously, or better, just as everyone's eyes turned forward, Iker Flores went down the other side of the road. Unai was brought back but Iker was away. Behind Liberty Seguros was now running down the newly formed group of 10 which seemed to have lost a bit of momentum in the Euskaltel double take.

At the top of the climb as they passed the castle it was all back together, Iker's cheeky but valiant little gesture neutralised. Saeco imposed its numbers across the front on the road that was only about five bikes wide and then as they appeared to have it all under control Valverde came out of nowhere and drove it up the 7% ramps. Rebellin followed, then Mercado, as Saeco tried to bridge and bring it all back again.

Mayo was hovering, dancing on the pedals seeing who was doing what, and where. Valverde continued trying in vain to break the leaders, but behind the peloton was shattered. Then it was the turn of Cunego, then Mercado, then Serrano, they were joined and left for dead by el txintxeta, the Basque thumbtack, David Etxaberria. The trio had managed to make a dent in the peloton and Etxaberria a dint in them, but quickly joining and then passing the lot of them through the switchback towards the summit was Mayo. He was followed by Koldo Gil, the duo in turn chased by small group, comprising Menchov, Di Luca, Sanchez, Landis and Aitor Osa amongst others. This group in turn had dropped the Valverde group. The rest of the race was well out the back as Mayo was caught, and Sanchez went over the top first and down into what is becoming frequent of late the flying Sammy Sanchez mode. He was chased by Osa and Serrano and anyone else mad enough to try and emulate him.

Watching each other
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By the 5km mark it was again together and then apart as Mayo with the ever present and 2002 winner Osa on his wheel. It just wouldn't stop. Some Kelmes had got back and then Vinokourov had a tussle. Quick.Step launched a big turn out and down the right hand side. This didn't stop as they hit Herrero and the uncategorised climb with 3kms to go. Short sharp and sweet over the top was Sanchez again. But again he was brought back with everyone, or the ones that were left, watching each other. One more little rise to go and then came another prick from the thumbtack, David Etxaberria and he was off with a gap.

Etxebarria was grabbed by the manic chasers at the 1km banner, as some 40 odd riders headed into Zalla for a tight sprint. Sylvain Chavanel opened the sprint before Zberg took it wide with Sanchez following. Zberg took it by a half bike from the luckless Sanchez, while Di Luca's effort in the sprint gave him the overall, pipping Valverde who still managed to remain attached to the group during the mania of the final few kilometres but not far enough to the front to earn himself any bonus. The big losers of the day, Evans, Simoni, Perez and Astarloa all losing more than a minute at least.

Photography

Images by AFP

Results

1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                           4.46.48
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                     
5 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                          
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                             
8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                    
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                       
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     
11 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                    
12 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                               
13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                           
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   
15 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                               
16 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                           
17 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                
18 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                                 
19 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                               
20 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          
21 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                   
22 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                                    
23 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
24 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            
25 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
26 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                           
27 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                    
28 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 
29 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                       
30 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                           
31 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
32 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                             
33 Marco Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 
34 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
35 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                             
36 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          
37 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                         
38 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
39 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 
40 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             
41 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                       
42 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                     
43 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                                              
44 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
45 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                           
46 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                                
47 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         
48 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                             0.10
49 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                                0.16
50 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     1.08
51 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                            
52 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                             
53 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            
54 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 1.29
55 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                
56 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                             
57 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                          
58 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
59 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
60 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                       
61 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         
62 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                                
63 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                 
64 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
65 J.Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                            
66 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
67 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                               
68 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     
69 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 
70 Her Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                     
71 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                               
72 Jurgen Van De Waqlle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   
73 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                           2.01
74 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
75 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                              
76 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                                
77 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                           
78 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                        
79 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                                
80 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   
81 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        
82 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
83 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  
84 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                                
85 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                          
86 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                                          
87 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  
88 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                          
89 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     
90 José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           
91 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
92 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor        
93 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
94 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
95 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                          4.52
96 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
97 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                            
98 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                               
99 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                                   
100 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                               
101 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         6.06
102 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                               
103 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                               7.12
104 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                                 
105 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor        9.18
106 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                  
107 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                     
108 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                   
109 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                            
110 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                             
111 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                             
112 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   
113 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
114 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                    11.45
115 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                                   
116 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                                  
117 Alvaro Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                
118 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                                       
119 Jon Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                                 
120 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
121 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    
122 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
123 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
124 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                                               
125 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                      
126 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                                  
127 Igor Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  
128 Jose Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                  
129 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
130 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                          
131 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                
132 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    
133 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                           
134 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               
135 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
136 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
137 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                           
138 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                
139 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                     
140 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                         
141 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                              
142 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          
143 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
144 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
145 Cezary Zamana (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
146 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
147 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    
148 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
149 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                              
150 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                               
151 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  
152 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
153 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor           
154 J.Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
155 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                                
156 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
157 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
158 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            
159 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
160 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                           20.48
161 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                            
162 Christophe Stevens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                    
163 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                            21.05
164 Gorka Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                                    
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Krutzeta - Cat. 2
 
1 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            6 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      4
3 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        2
4 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               1
 
Alto de Bikoitzgane - Cat. 2
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      6 Pts
2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   4
3 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        2
4 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                            1
 
Alto de Garate - Cat. 3
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      3 Pts
2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   2
3 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            1
 
Alto de Humaran - Cat. 3
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      3 Pts
2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   2
3 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            1
 
Alto de Beci - Cat. 3
 
1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   3 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      2
3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         1
 
Alto de Avellaneda - Cat. 3
 
1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   3 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      2
3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         1
 
Alto de Beci - Cat. 3
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      3 Pts
2 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                  2
3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         1
 
Alto de Avellaneda - Cat. 3
 
1 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                           3 Pts
2 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                                   2
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                   1
 
Alto de Beci - Cat. 3
 
1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       3 Pts
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    2
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                   1
 
Metas volantes
 
Llodio, km 77
 
1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   3 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      2
3 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                                 1
 
Zalla, km 131
 
1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   3 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      2
3 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                         1
 
Muebles Paraiso y Virgen Lorea, km 157
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      3 Pts
2 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   2
3 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          1
 
Combination
 
1 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                               25 Pts
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      20
3 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                      16
4 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                  14
5 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          12
6 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                       10
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           9
8 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  8
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                     7
10 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   6
11 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                  5
12 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                             4
13 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         3
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 2
15 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                             1
 
Teams
 
1 Gerolsteiner                                                          14.20.24
2 Lampre
3 Phonak Hearing Systems
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi
5 Saeco
6 T- Mobile
7 Liberty Seguros
8 Team CSC
9 US Postal Service Berry Flor
10 Cofidis, le credit par telephone
11 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                             1.08
12 Illes Balears - Banesto                                                  1.29
13 Quick Step - Davitamon
14 Fassa Bortolo
15 Cafes Baque                                                              1.39
16 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   2.10
17 Chocolade Jacques Wincor                                                 2.58
18 Brioches La Boulangere                                                   3.39
19 Rabobank
20 Relax - Bodysol                                                          9.44
 
General classification after stage 2
 
 
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                              8.12.37
2 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                             
3 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                          
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                            
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
6 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                            
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                      
8 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                            
9 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                                    
11 José Azevedo (Por) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 
12 Marco Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 
13 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                           
14 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor                 
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
16 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         
17 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             
18 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                                
19 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC                                                     
20 Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                           
21 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                               0.08
22 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                      
23 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                        
24 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                                   
25 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   
26 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                    
27 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                            
28 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                                 
29 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                
30 Francisco Lara (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                               
31 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
32 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                               
33 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
34 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                             
35 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
36 Andreas Kloden (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
37 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Saeco                                              
38 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                         
39 David Lopez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                             0.10
40 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                                1.06
41 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                        1.08
42 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                            
43 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                           1.11
44 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                                 
45 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
46 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          
47 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                       
48 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                           1.37
49 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                                
50 Massimo Codol (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         1.41
51 Evgueni Petrov (Rus) Saeco                                                1.57
52 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                      2.17
53 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                     
54 Frederic Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     2.19
55 J.Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                        2.35
56 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            2.04
57 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                             
58 Florent Brard (Fra) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                          
59 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
60 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                     
61 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                       
62 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 
63 Her Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                     
64 Jurgen Van De Waqlle (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                   
65 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                         2.49
66 José Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       2.56
67 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                 3.01
68 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            3.21
69 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     
70 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                             
71 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                                
72 Benjamin Noval (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor               
73 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   3.38
74 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                          3.51
75 Richard Virenque (Fra) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                   
76 Christian Werner (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
77 Zbigniew Piatek (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                        
78 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Relax-Bodysol                                          
79 David Herrero (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                            4.02
80 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saeco                                               5.00
81 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      5.01
82 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           6.03
83 Marc Lotz (Ned) Rabobank                                                      
84 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
85 Mauro Facci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           6.33
86 Iker Camano (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       6.49
87 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor    7.11
88 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                               
89 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                  
90 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                          
91 Dimitri Fofonov (Kaz) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        
92 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  
93 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                          7.17
94 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                            7.47
95 Jokin Ormaetxea (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                          9.53
96 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                            
97 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                           10.23
98 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
99 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                         10.29
100 Tom Danielson (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                            
101 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                              10.59
102 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                   
103 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                     
104 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                           11.13
105 Carlos Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          11.45
106 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                              12.13
107 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                    12.51
108 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor           
109 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    12.56
110 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                                  
111 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                                
112 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                                  13.26
113 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    
114 Igor Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  
115 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                      
116 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
117 J.Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
118 Francisco Palacio (Spa) Cafes Baque                                     13.55
119 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             14.19
120 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) US Postal Service presented by Berry Floor            
121 Carlos Zarate (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          15.04
122 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   15.16
123 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                             15.23
124 Jon Del Rio (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                            16.46
125 Simone Bertoletti (Ita) Lampre                                               
126 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
127 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                                          
128 David Navas Chica (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                
129 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                                
130 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    
131 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
132 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Fassa Bortolo                                           
133 Jose Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                                  
134 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
135 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                    
136 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                                         
137 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
138 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                              
139 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                            16.56
140 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  18.39
141 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                               
142 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     19.02
143 Alvaro Glz. De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           19.58
144 Efrain Gutierrez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                           
145 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                               
146 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre                                              21.29
147 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
148 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                                  
149 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                               
150 Ivan Mayoz (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                               
151 Julio Lopez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                              
152 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            
153 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
154 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                        23.05
155 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                25.32
156 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
157 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
158 Cezary Zamana (Pol) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                         
159 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  
160 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                       25.49
161 Gorka Beloki (Spa) Brioches La Boulangere                               26.06
162 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                           30.32
163 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                            34.52
164 Christophe Stevens (Bel) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf               44.26
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     24 Pts
2 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           17
3 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                  14
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                   10
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    8
6 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                    6
7 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                           4
8 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                        4
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       3
10 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                          3
11 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                           3
12 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                         3
13 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                  2
14 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    2
15 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                                  2
16 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                        2
17 Lander Euba (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                                2
18 Koldo Gil Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       1
19 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                                1
20 Dario Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                             1
21 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              1
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Jerome Pineau (Fra) Brioches La Boulangere                                   8 Pts
2 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      7
3 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                                 4
4 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC                                                    3
5 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre                                2
6 Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            2
7 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                           1
8 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       1
9 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          1
10 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                        1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         28 Pts
2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                                  28
3 Beat Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                               25
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                          25
5 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      22
6 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                         20
7 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                       19
8 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Chocolade Jacques Wincor-Nixdorf                      16
9 Jorge Ferrio Luque (Spa) Costa De Almeria-Paternina                         12
10 Migue Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         12
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros                                                       24.37.51
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi
3 US Postal Service Berry Flor
4 Saeco                                                                     0.08
5 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                          0.15
6 Gerolsteiner                                                              0.16
7 Team CSC
8 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                    0.24
9 T- Mobile
10 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                             1.16
11 Lampre                                                                   1.22
12 Illes Balears - Banesto                                                  2.15
13 Quick Step - Davitamon                                                   2.56
14 Cafes Baque                                                              4.09
15 Chocolade Jacques Wincor                                                 5.28
16 Fassa Bortolo                                                            6.02
17 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   6.13
18 Brioches La Boulangere                                                   7.42
19 Rabobank                                                                10.26
20 Relax - Bodysol                                                         13.07