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54th Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta Ciclista del Sol) - 2.1

Spain, February 17-21, 2008

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Stage 4 - February 20: La Guardia de Jaén - Écija, 173.5km

Petacchi takes flight

By Gregor Brown

After winning in the GP Etruschi and yesterday's stage three, it appears that Alessandro Petacchi (Milram) has taken flight in this 2008 season thanks to the win in Vuelta a Andalucía stage four today. Petacchi successfully battled Borut Bozic (Cycle Collstrop) and Sebastian Siedler (Skil-Shimano) after 173.5 kilometres of racing from La Guardia de Jaén to Écija, and recorded career win number 145.

Spaniard Pablo Lastras (Caisse d'Epargne) continues to lead the overall, which he took at the end of yesterday's stage three from Clément L'Hottelerie (Skil-Shimano).

"Today, my team has truly worked well," said the 34 year-old Italian from La Spezia. Joining Petacchi in Andalucía are team-mates Christian Knees, Marco Velo, Igor Astarloa, Fabio Sabatini, Alberto Ongarato and Volodymyr Diudia.

"They managed the course from beginning to end while collaborating with the team of Caisse d'Epargne, who was working to protect the lead of Pablo Lastras."

The stage was marked by a five-man escape group, but its success was not to be thanks to the work of the German team.

"[My team-mates] always maintained control over the five escapees without giving them too much of a margin," Petacchi continued. "In the finale – a little past the red kite – Diudia, Astarloa and Knees closed on the attacks and then Sabatini, Ongarato and Velo took control up until 200 metres to go without problems."

"I feel really good to be able to give my team the third win of the year."

Petacchi's racing season may come to a halt if the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has its way. It is requesting its rider be suspended due to high-level of Salbutamol in a test result following stage 11 of last year's Giro d'Italia. CONI's appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is set for April 2.

The five-day Spanish race concludes tomorrow with a 155.2 -kilometre stage from Antequera to Córdoba.

"It went exactly as I hoped and we could count on the help of the teams of the sprinters to neutralize the breakaways," noted the overall leader, Lastras, after the stage. "Tomorrow will not be an easy day and we will have to be very careful, but I hope to finish this race the best possible way, which means on the first step of the podium."

Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                        4.18.46 (40.113 km/h) 
2 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                                   
3 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                                
4 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                           
5 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                                     
6 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
7 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
8 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                                
9 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo               
10 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                        
11 Jaime Garcia Latorre (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo             
12 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep                                 
13 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                    
14 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                               
15 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                                  
16 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                
17 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                  
18 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                        
19 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 
20 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
21 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
22 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        
23 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           
24 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                       
25 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                  
26 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
27 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
28 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   
29 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
30 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      
31 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                  
32 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
33 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     
34 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     
35 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                             
36 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
37 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                   
38 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                          
39 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  
40 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
41 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 
42 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo                
43 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                            
44 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                   
45 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                                  
46 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       0.15
47 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
48 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep                          
49 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo             
50 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  0.20
51 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                         0.21
52 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                               0.23
53 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       
54 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                                
55 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 
56 Roman Klimov (Rus) Katyusha                                        
57 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott              
58 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        
59 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
60 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
61 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        
62 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
63 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quickstep                                  
64 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo                     
65 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                               0.37
66 Sergio Herrero Dominguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo     0.46
67 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                          0.48
68 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         0.56
69 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                               1.03
70 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                     1.09
71 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur               1.29
72 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                            1.39
73 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                           
74 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                                 
DNF Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                           
 
General Classification after Stage 4
 
1 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 16.43.55
2 Clément Lhotellerie (Fra) Skil-Shimano                          0.48
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                               1.32
4 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             1.36
5 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep                              1.41
6 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  1.45
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               1.55
8 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 2.01
9 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                     2.08
10 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                    2.11
11 Arkaitz Duran Daroca (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott               2.22
12 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo          2.25
13 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      3.16
14 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       3.52
15 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                        5.17
16 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Quickstep                              5.27
17 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
18 Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  
19 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                      
20 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quickstep                      5.39
21 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram                              6.00
22 Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 6.26
23 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                           6.53
24 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo            7.12
25 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   7.14
26 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                    7.23
27 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil-Shimano                                  
28 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       7.48
29 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram                      8.19
30 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur             8.31
31 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
32 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur               8.48
33 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                       9.23
34 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    9.24
35 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                  9.34
36 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott                    10.00
37 Sergio Herrero Dominguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo    10.05
38 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 10.25
39 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo                14.14
40 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott         14.29
41 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   14.46
42 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 20.12
43 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                          20.13
44 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         20.19
45 Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             
46 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                              20.43
47 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      20.49
48 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  21.00
49 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott              21.31
50 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Quickstep                               22.15
51 Borut Bozic (Slo) Cycle Collstrop                             22.21
52 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                           22.22
53 Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Cycle Collstrop                        22.36
54 Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano                              22.38
55 Lucas Persson (Swe) Cycle Collstrop                                
56 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        
57 Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano                           23.38
58 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            24.26
59 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            24.27
60 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil-Shimano                                
61 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quickstep                             24.35
62 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              25.51
63 Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram                                 
64 Marco Marcato (Ita) Cycle Collstrop                           26.24
65 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano                         28.19
66 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Skil-Shimano                          28.47
67 Jaime Garcia Latorre (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo        29.17
68 Denis Flahaut (Fra) Saunier Duval - Scott                     29.26
69 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo        31.31
70 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             32.47
71 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  35.05
72 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        36.12
73 Roman Klimov (Rus) Katyusha                                   39.59
74 David Kopp (Ger) Cycle Collstrop                              42.21