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18th Challenge Volta a Mallorca - 1.1 (x5)

Spain, February 8-12, 2009

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Stage 4 - February 11: Bunyola - Bunyola, 143.3km

Home sweet home for Colom

By Peter Hymas

Antonio Colom (Katusha)
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Team Katusha resumed control of the Challenge Mallorca with Antonio Colom soloing to victory into his home town of Bunyola, 56 seconds ahead of a four-man chase group led by Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Columbia - Highroad) and Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) in the hilly 143.3km stage. Colom attacked the lead group with 13km to go on the ascent of the Cat. 2 Coll de Sóller (km 135), crested the summit with 53 seconds to a chase group of 10, and maintained the gap over the final 8.3km to the finish line.

Colom's victory moved the 30-year-old Spaniard into first overall of the Challenge Mallorca, a race won previously by Colom in 2004, while Pineau and Boasson Hagen's efforts put them into second and third respectively on general classification.

"I'm very happy with this victory," said Colom. "I'm glad to win in front of my family and in front of my friends. This is satisfaction you can’t buy. Today the whole team worked for my victory and I want to thank them. I won this challenge in 2004, I hope to win it again."

The penultimate Challenge Mallorca stage contained five Category 2 climbs, a decisive factor in the abandonment of 60 riders on the day. The fireworks commenced from the gun with three riders, Alejandro Paleo (Xacobeo Galicia), Bram Schmitz (Van Vliet EBH Elshof) and Rafael Serrano (Contentpolis - AMPO), escaping after only 2 kilometers of racing.

The leading trio crossed the Coll de Sa Creu (km 26) with a one minute advantage over the peloton and increased their lead to 3'40 after 43 kilometers of racing. At this point, Jesús Rosendo (Andalucia Cajasur) set off in pursuit of the leading trio, and succeeded in bridging the nearly four minute gap after 30 kilometers of chasing.

The leading quartet tackled the Cat. 2 Coll de Sóller (km 85) for the first time, won by Rosendo, while a Katusha-led peloton closed their advantage to one minute at the summit. Katusha's efforts reduced the peloton to approximately 40 riders and the team maintained the pressure at the front approaching the next categorized climb, the Cat. 2 Valldemossa (km 107).

Paleo and Schmitz were dropped by Rosendo and Serrano on the ascent of the Valldemossa. Rosendo won the mountain points at the summit ahead of Serrano with the an even further reduced peloton in hot pursuit. A chase group of eight crossed the Valldemossa 10 seconds behind the lead duo with another 20 riders following at 20 seconds.

Team Katusha's chase efforts absorbed Rosendo and Serrano five kilometers after the Valldemossa summit and Katusha riders Vladimir Karpets, Christian Pfannberger and Antonio Colom swept up all the points at the Deiŕ special sprint line (km 115).

Colom attacked with teammate Joan Horrach and Pablo Lastras (Caisse d'Epargne) approaching the second ascent of the Cat. 2 Coll de Sóller (km 135), but their efforts were neutralized before they arrived at the climb. Colom, intimately familiar with the terrain approaching the finish in Bunyola, again went on the offensive during the 7.6km ascent of the Coll de Sóller and his effort paid off with a solo victory nearly one minute ahead of a select chase group.

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Results

1 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                            3.54.49 (36.62 km/h)
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad            0.56
3 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step                                     
4 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                                  
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team Columbia - Highroad                      
6 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                  1.00
7 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          1.01
8 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                       1.05
9 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                        
10 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                   
11 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                    1.06
12 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
13 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                1.28
14 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                               1.32
15 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank                             2.00
16 Íńigo Landaluce (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
17 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                    
18 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step                                2.25
19 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
20 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          2.35
21 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                                 
22 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                       
23 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Team Katusha                          
24 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                             
25 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                    
26 Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne                          2.46
27 Rafael Valls (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon        3.52
28 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                         4.18
29 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
30 Javier Etxarri (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                      5.01
31 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                    
32 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
33 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                             
34 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram                             
35 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           5.04
36 Jonathan Tiernan-Lock (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison          5.47
37 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          
38 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                 
39 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                  7.23
40 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Team Columbia - Highroad                
41 Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Elk Haus                                       
42 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse               
43 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Elk Haus                                  
44 Esteban Plaza (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             
45 Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                            
46 Pedro Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
47 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           
48 Eriz Ruiz (Spa) Orbea                                             
49 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                        
50 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                   
51 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
52 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
53 Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
54 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                
55 Juan José Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
56 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea                                         
57 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                               9.27
58 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                                   
59 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                       9.30
60 Joan Horrach (Spa) Team Katusha                              11.37
61 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
62 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                   
63 Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram                                   
64 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             
65 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                     
66 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                 
67 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha                               
68 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          
69 Joseba Larralde (Spa) Orbea                                       
70 Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon           
71 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                                    
72 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                  
73 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                       
74 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha                            
75 Adrián Palomares (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                        
76 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                          
77 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                  11.45
78 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        12.11
79 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             12.23
80 Juan Fco Mourón (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             
81 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                 13.10
82 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                     13.15
83 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                      14.36
84 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           
85 Rikke Dijkxhoorn (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  14.38
86 Jos Van Emden (Ned) Rabobank                                      
87 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank                                   14.40
88 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
89 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                    
90 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas                                    
91 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
92 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
93 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                                 
94 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                      14.52
95 Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step                                   
96 Harald Starzengruber (Aut) Elk Haus                               
97 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Orbea                             15.46
98 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                17.43
99 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                      
100 Stephen Adams (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                     
101 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Rabobank                                   
102 Sjoerd Kouwenhoven (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                    
103 Eneko Echeverz (Spa) Orbea                                       
104 Andrés Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
105 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                                  
106 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne             17.46
107 Jean- Mitja Schlüter (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse             
108 Lars Vierbergen (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       
109 Daniel Sesma (Spa) Orbea                                         
110 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                      20.45
111 Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                     
112 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                         
113 Andrés A Antuńa (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon        
114 Ángel Madrazo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        20.47
115 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                23.52
116 Gorka Izaguirre (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                        
117 Bas Stamsnijder (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                  26.08
118 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                            30.54
119 Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea                                      
DNF Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Team Katusha                                
DNF Mathias Jelitto (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                      
DNF Geert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha                               
DNF Vicente Reynes (Spa) Team Columbia - Highroad                    
DNF Eric Baumann (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                     
DNF José A López (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             
DNF Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                   
DNF Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
DNF Rick Flens (Ned) Rabobank                                        
DNF Björn Glasner (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                        
DNF Rene Obst (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                        
DNF Kenny De Haes (Bel) Team Katusha                                 
DNF Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                  
DNF Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                 
DNF Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                
DNF Romain Villa (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                   
DNF Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram                                
DNF Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram                                  
DNF Markus Eichler (Ger) Team Milram                                 
DNF Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram                                   
DNF Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                                 
DNF Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad                  
DNF Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - Highroad                   
DNF Héctor Espasandín (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          
DNF Delio Fernández (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            
DNF Thomas Murray (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                     
DNF Jeroen Janssen (Ned) Plowman Craven - Madison                    
DNF Jon Mozley (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                        
DNF James Millard (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                     
DNF Ross Creber (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                       
DNF Tom Barras (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                        
DNF Stefan Parinussa (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                 
DNF Lars Wackernagel (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                 
DNF José Carlos Valdez (Mex) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon     
DNF Luis Mas (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon               
DNF Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon        
DNF Raúl Santamarta (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon        
DNF Fco David Delgado (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon      
DNF Enrique Mata (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon           
DNF Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                        
DNF Florenz Knauer (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                       
DNF Alexander Grad (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                       
DNF Michael Kurth (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                        
DNF Thomas Bontenackels (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                  
DNF Emmanuel Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Kuota - Indeland                  
DNF Stefan Denifl (Aut) ELK Haus                                     
DNF Clemens Fankhauser (Aut) Elk Haus                                
DNF Wolfgang Murer (Aut) Elk Haus                                    
DNF Steffen Radochla (Ger) Elk Haus                                  
DNF Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus                                     
DNF Daniel Schorn (Aut) Elk Haus                                     
DNF Jan Valach (Svk) Elk Haus                                        
DNF Mikel Ilundain (Spa) Orbea                                       
DNF Ricardo García (Spa) Orbea                                       
DNF Lars Jun (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                              
DNF Stefan Vreugdenhil (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                    
DNF Jeffrey Wiersma (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                       
DNF Pedro Jose Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                        
DNF Marc Perry (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                        
DNF Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                  
 
Sprints
 
Palma 
1 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          3 pts
2 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           2
3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             1
 
S'Eglaieta 
1 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             3 pts
2 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             2
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           1
 
Special sprints
 
Deiá 
1 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          3 pts
2 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             2
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           1
 
Deiá II 
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha                               3 pts
2 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Team Katusha                          2
3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                                  1
 
Mountains
 
Coll de Sa Creu 
1 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          10 pts
2 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          7
3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             5
4 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                 3
5 Pedro Jose Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                         2
6 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha                            1
 
Coll de Claret 
1 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          10 pts
2 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          7
3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             5
4 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             3
5 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                                  2
6 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Team Katusha                                  1
 
Coll de Soller 
1 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                            10 pts
2 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          7
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           5
4 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             3
5 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha                            2
6 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                 1
 
Valldemossa 
1 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                            10 pts
2 Rafael Serrano (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          7
3 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           5
4 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                   3
5 Josu Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               2
6 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                        1
 
Coll de Soller II 
1 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                                 10 pts
2 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram                                7
3 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            5
4 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          3
5 Edvald Boasson (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                     2
6 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad                        1
 
Teams
 
1 Team Columbia - Highroad                                   11.47.19
2 Quick Step                                                     1.25
3 Rabobank                                                       2.13
4 Liquigas                                                       2.43
5 Caisse d'Epargne                                               3.14
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            5.10
7 Contentpolis - AMPO                                            5.49
8 Team Katusha                                                  11.20
9 Xacobeo Galicia                                               14.36
10 Team Milram                                                  14.51
11 Andalucia Cajasur                                            16.12
12 Orbea                                                        23.31
13 Elk Haus                                                     26.46
14 Cofidis                                                      28.04
15 Van Vliet Ebh Elshof                                         32.09
16 Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon                          33.22
17 Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                                    34.02
18 Plowman Craven - Madison                                     38.21
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                           15.07.36
2 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step                                 0.41
3 Edvald Boasson (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                      
4 Sylvian Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step                                  
5 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          0.46
6 Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram                                0.50
7 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         0.51
8 Íńigo Landaluce (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      1.45
9 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                     
10 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank                             2.00
11 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                      2.05
12 José Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     2.10
13 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step                             2.35
14 Aitor Pérez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                             
15 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                               3.35
16 Rafael Valls (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon        3.37
17 Javier Etxarri (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                      4.46
18 Arjen De Baat (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      5.32
19 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                         5.59
20 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                               7.08
21 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
22 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    7.23
23 Pedro Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
24 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse           7.52
25 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                               9.12
26 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                       9.29
27 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                  11.48
28 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             12.08
29 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha                                 
30 Andrey Amador (CRc) Caisse d'Epargne                         12.14
31 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                               13.20
32 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                        14.29
33 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          14.32
34 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne            15.15
35 Bjorn Thurau (Ger) Elk Haus                                  16.51
36 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Elk Haus                                  
37 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           
38 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                              17.02
39 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne           17.05
40 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad                 17.24
41 Esteban Plaza (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                        19.08
42 Eriz Ruiz (Spa) Orbea                                        19.09
43 Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas                              19.13
44 Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                 21.03
45 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                        21.34
46 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                  22.00
47 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                22.37
48 Diego Gallego (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon      23.23
49 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        23.34
50 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea                                    23.35
51 Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step                                 24.30
52 Dennis Pohl (Ger) Team Kuota - Indeland                      25.49
53 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                      26.00
54 Harald Starzengruber (Aut) Elk Haus                          26.08
55 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                      26.12
56 Daniel Sesma (Spa) Orbea                                     27.14
57 Evan Oliphant (GBr) Plowman Craven - Madison                 27.44
58 Eneko Echeverz (Spa) Orbea                                   28.34
59 Andrés Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               28.48
60 Jean- Mitja Schlüter (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse         29.06
61 Andrés A Antuńa (Spa) Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon    31.07
62 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                       32.34
63 Juan Fco Mourón (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        35.40
64 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas                               36.06
65 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                37.52
66 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Team Katusha                             41.45
67 Andoni Blazquez (Spa) Orbea                                  47.46
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     8 pts
2 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             4
3 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             4
4 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                           3
5 Dirk Müller (Ger) Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                       3
6 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           3
7 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea                                         1
8 Juan Fco Mourón (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             1
 
Special sprint classification
 
1 Romain Sicard (Fra) Orbea                                        12 pts
2 Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                     4
3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                             2
4 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                                  1
5 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                           1
6 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                             1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Bram Schmitz (Ned) Van Vliet EBH Elshof                          30 pts
2 Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia Cajasur                            24
3 Alejandro Paleo (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            13
4 Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha                                 10
5 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            8
6 Vladimir Isaychev (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                           5
7 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO                          3
8 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step                                   3
9 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                 3
10 Edvald Boasson (Nor) Team Columbia - Highroad                    2
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team Columbia - Highroad                                   45.24.55
2 Quick Step                                                     1.25
3 Rabobank                                                       2.13
4 Caisse d'Epargne                                               3.14
5 Liquigas                                                       4.25
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            5.10
7 Contentpolis - AMPO                                            5.49
8 Team Katusha                                                  11.20
9 Team Milram                                                   14.51
10 Andalucia Cajasur                                            16.55
11 Xacobeo Galicia                                              24.19
12 Team Nutrixxion Sparkasse                                    45.40
13 Cofidis                                                      47.30
14 Van Vliet Ebh Elshof                                         51.53
15 Orbea                                                        52.40
16 Burgos Monumental - Castilla Y Leon                          53.06
17 Elk Haus                                                     55.55
18 Plowman Craven - Madison                                   1.07.30