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59th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 4-26, 2004

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Stage 11 - September 14: San Vicente del Raspeig - Caravaca de la Cruz, 165 km

Zabriskie's Point!

By Martin Hardie in Caravaca de la Cruz

David Zabriskie (USPS-Berry Floor)
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The talk around our press caravan parked just past the finish line today in Caravaca de Cruz was all a bit film-like, concerning Italian movie directors and whether or not Dave Zabriskie (USPS) would make it to the end. As we calculated the falling gap and how many seconds the peloton could draw back in the remaining kilometres, the question was would today mark Zabriskie's point?

An unplanned attack at kilometre three saw the 25 year old North American leave the security of the peloton for a long, long, one 162 km adventure of suffering in the Murcian sun. When Cyclingnews asked Zabriskie whether his attack was his own decision or an order from his director Bruyneel, he told us, "No it was not an order...it was not a plan at all."

What followed was something that you rarely see, the success of a day long solo break. 99.9 percent of the time, they are reeled in somewhere along the route, if not in the final kilometres of the day. But Zabriskie managed to achieve the unbelievable and we saw the second day in a row when the break has been successful at the end. Zabriskie sweated his way across the desert-like landscape to arrive at the finish, with his blue USPS jersey stained from the salt that poured out of him all day, with a comfy 1'11 still to spare.

Zabriskie added that it was more than just a physical battle. "All day I had to try and not crack mentally," he said "and I didn't really think that the victory was all sealed up until the last two hundred metres."

Alejandro Valverde (Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme)
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He built up a massive lead which at one point nearly reached 20 minutes and admitted that he had unintentionally but more than likely benefited from the fall of Alejandro Valverde in the opening kilometres. Valverde, who currently stands in second position overall, nine seconds behind Zabriskie's teammate Floyd Landis, fell at high speed four kilometres after Zabriskie's attack, and the peloton slowed up whilst he received medical attention and got back into the race.

Zabriskie told us that he didn't seek to benefit from Valverde's situation and that it was right for the bunch to soft pedal immediately after the fall. "The group should have waited for Alejandro as he is one of the leaders of the race...but at that point I already was off the front."

Following the finish, Valverde was immediately taken to hospital in Almeria for X-rays for his ribs and knee to ascertain if he had in fact suffered any fractures. As the day wore on, the peloton became interested in trying to run down the solo breakaway but at no point did it really look like it would reach him. The gap was simply too big to catch Zabriskie, who later described himself as someone who is "definitely strong in the time trials" and can "sometimes climb...In stage racing, I seem to recover well day after day."

David Zabriskie (USPS-Berry Floor)
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His ability to recover will surely be welcome as after the finish today he had trouble walking or climbing the podium stairs without assistance. Below the podium amongst the crowd and clapping and whistling along with them was his teammate Tony Cruz who remarked - "I'm here to celebrate - my teammate won!!!"

Zabriskie said that the USPS team came here "with a lot of motivation to do well. I haven't really raced much in the last couple of years, so I definitely I have high morale at the moment and the motivation to keep going until the World Championships. I don't know what the future holds I will just take it as it comes," he concluded.

Other than the Valverde incident the only other occurrence of note today was the ongoing battle for the points jersey. Erik Zabel closed Stuart O'Grady's advantage along the road, picking up six points by taking second place in the three metas volantes to put him two points ahead of the freckly Aussie coming into the finish. O'Grady didn't contest any of these sprints, preferring to wait until then end to strike back.

Stuart O'Grady (Cofidis)
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On the run into town Matt White brought O'Grady up to the head of the peloton in anticipation of the finish. Perdiguero took over from the Fassa train leading the bunch up the narrow finishing kilometre. At one point, it appeared that O'Grady might get boxed in one the right hand side of the road and then when he did get out Zabel gave him a 'don't argue' with the shoulder in attempt to move the Aussie of his line. But Stuey wasn't daunted and looked set to take the bunch gallop, only to be pipped by, Petacchi at the post. The third place gave O'Grady 16 points, while Zabel picked up 12 for fifth place and at the end of today's chapter the two are separated by only two points with O'Grady still leading.

Tomorrow is the much welcomed rest day, for riders, La Vuelta workers and even correspondents (Yeah, right - ed.). The day after, we enter the deep south of Spain and the Andulacian city of Almeria. Returning are the mountains and the battle for the general with the finishing special category climb up to 2,120 m at the Astronomical Observatory at Calar Alto in Almeria. And just to warm the legs up for that, there will be a couple of Cat. 1's along the way! Scattered along the route are three intermediate sprints for the taking, so we might also expect another grand day in the battle between Zabel, O'Grady and Freire.

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Results

1 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor        4.05.31 (40.51 km/h)
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           1.11
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie                
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie             
7 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         
8 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                     
9 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         
10 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 
11 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                         
12 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                           
13 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                  
14 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   
15 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre                                           
16 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                           
17 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
18 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       
19 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
20 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         
21 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            
22 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                   
23 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  
24 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        
25 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                 
26 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                             
27 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        
28 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               
29 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  
30 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                            
31 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         
32 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
33 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 
34 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         
35 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                
36 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
37 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                
38 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                
39 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                    
40 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
41 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
42 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                                
43 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                         
44 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
45 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
46 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            
47 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                        
48 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 
49 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
50 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              
51 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                             
52 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 
53 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
54 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
55 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      
56 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                     
57 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       
58 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
59 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                           
60 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
61 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                          
62 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         
63 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             
64 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie                
65 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                    
66 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
67 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
68 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                  
69 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                
70 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
71 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           
72 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  
73 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 
74 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      
75 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
76 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                      
77 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        
78 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 
79 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               
80 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          
81 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         
82 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
83 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            
84 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
85 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                   
86 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                          
87 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                                             
88 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                        
89 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       
90 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
91 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                     
92 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                     
93 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
94 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   
95 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                       
96 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                                   
97 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                    
98 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        
99 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                      
100 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                       
101 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
102 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                            
103 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                    
104 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             
105 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     
106 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     
107 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                         
108 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                              
109 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           
110 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  
111 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                              
112 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             
113 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                
114 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                              
115 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                         
116 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
117 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           
118 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                                    
119 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie               
120 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           
121 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       
122 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               
123 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                              
124 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                                  
125 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     
126 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            
127 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                    
128 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                  
129 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                   
130 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                            
131 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                       
132 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
133 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        
134 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                      
135 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
136 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                               
137 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
138 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             
139 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                 
140 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                       
141 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            
142 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                             
143 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            
144 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                   1.42
145 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                     
146 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                     2.34
147 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                
148 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            2.51
149 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                
150 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                           
151 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          3.54
152 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                  
153 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                        
154 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   
155 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                        
156 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     3.56
157 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie               
158 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                          
159 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 
160 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                    
161 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      
162 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                
163 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  
 
Points
 
1 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             25 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             20
3 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               16
4 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              14
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      12
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           10
7 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        9
8 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                    8
9 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                        7
10 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                6
11 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        5
12 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          4
13 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 3
14 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  2
15 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre                                          1
 
Sprints
 
Torrellano - km 15,8                                                    
1 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              4 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2
3 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                                1
 
 
Fortuna - km 75
1 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              4 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2
3 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            1
 
 
Cruce Calasparra C-3314 - km 131,6
1 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              4 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2
3 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     1
 
Teams
 
1 US Postal Service presented by B.                             12.18.55
2 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                               1.11
3 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                
4 Cafes Baque                                                           
5 Illes Balears - Banesto                                               
6 Liberty Seguros                                                       
7 Team CSC                                                              
8 Fassa Bortolo                                                         
9 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                          
10 Relax-Bodysol                                                        
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               
12 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                     
13 T-Mobile Team                                                        
14 Lampre                                                               
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  
16 Saeco                                                                
17 Quick Step - Davitamon                                               
18 AG2R Prevoyance                                                      
19 Rabobank                                                             
20 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                         
21 Alessio - Bianchi                                                    
 
General classification after stage 11
 
1 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          40.30.33
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               0.09
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                     0.29
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                0.32
5 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                               0.47
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            0.59
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                      1.35
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                         2.42
9 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                2.50
10 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     4.16
11 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           4.19
12 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    4.24
13 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      4.35
14 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                       5.17
15 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         6.33
16 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                  6.43
17 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                7.00
18 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     7.07
19 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        7.24
20 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               7.52
21 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria             8.04
22 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Cafes Baque                             8.45
23 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        8.49
24 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              8.59
25 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  9.43
26 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           9.45
27 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            10.00
28 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                     10.11
29 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                          
30 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      10.53
31 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    11.34
32 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  12.07
33 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   12.15
34 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                     13.01
35 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  13.05
36 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                13.22
37 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       
38 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           13.26
39 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                           13.55
40 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   15.20
41 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          15.58
42 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                        16.05
43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        16.07
44 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           16.10
45 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   16.18
46 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     16.48
47 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            17.05
48 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                              18.35
49 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                          18.57
50 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    19.33
51 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         19.40
52 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            20.06
53 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    20.43
54 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                   22.56
55 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                              23.01
56 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           24.14
57 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                     24.57
58 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                          26.33
59 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon             26.43
60 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   27.24
61 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                 28.16
62 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           28.50
63 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             29.16
64 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             29.40
65 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                           29.44
66 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         30.20
67 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 31.08
68 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                               31.31
69 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                           32.02
70 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           32.27
71 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                              32.38
72 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                    33.57
73 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       34.25
74 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                     34.48
75 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  34.59
76 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       35.05
77 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         36.09
78 Christophe Oriol (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                          36.57
79 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie    37.05
80 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                   37.38
81 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            38.54
82 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 40.00
83 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor      40.12
84 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         40.31
85 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                41.03
86 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         41.12
87 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  41.52
88 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                            42.15
89 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme       42.33
90 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           42.42
91 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                       43.41
92 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   44.49
93 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                        45.19
94 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                              45.31
95 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        46.01
96 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             46.12
97 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                      46.31
98 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         46.56
99 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                47.17
100 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                    50.05
101 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                       51.22
102 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria               52.59
103 Stephane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prevoyance                         54.07
104 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor        55.06
105 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                55.11
106 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                     55.14
107 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      55.30
108 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      57.22
109 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                            57.23
110 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   58.16
111 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   58.30
112 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                    1.00.06
113 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                         1.00.34
114 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros              1.01.23
115 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                1.01.42
116 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    1.01.43
117 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                              1.02.42
118 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.03.01
119 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                             1.04.56
120 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                         1.07.40
121 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme           1.07.41
122 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                1.07.54
123 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.08.38
124 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                        1.09.49
125 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie     1.10.29
126 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                      1.12.14
127 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre                                   1.12.57
128 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                            1.13.32
129 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     1.14.02
130 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      1.14.52
131 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                            1.16.09
132 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                 1.17.03
133 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                               1.17.14
134 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.17.45
135 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                           1.18.09
136 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.18.24
137 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 1.18.34
138 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  1.18.44
139 Bert Roesems (Bel) Relax-Bodysol                             1.19.11
140 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                                     1.19.39
141 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             1.22.03
142 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                             1.22.28
143 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           1.23.06
144 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        1.23.35
145 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                             1.23.45
146 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                            1.24.31
147 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto               1.26.00
148 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                            1.26.01
149 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               1.26.53
150 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                   1.28.40
151 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                     1.29.06
152 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                      1.29.51
153 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone          1.30.52
154 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       1.31.11
155 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.31.51
156 Brian Vandborg (Den) Team CSC                                1.32.01
157 Thomas Bruun (Den) Team CSC                                  1.32.50
158 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                1.33.43
159 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                         1.33.48
160 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                           1.33.52
161 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                         1.34.05
162 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                 1.34.09
163 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         1.42.13
 
Points classification
 
1 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              130 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     128
3 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        108
4 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             95
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 72
6 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                50
7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           50
8 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             49
9 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 47
10 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 45
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        44
12 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      43
13 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             38
14 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                 38
15 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           36
16 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          35
17 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       32
18 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          29
19 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      29
20 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    28
21 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             28
22 Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        27
23 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 27
24 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie             27
25 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               22
26 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                              21
27 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    20
28 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              20
29 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   20
30 Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            18
31 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                  17
32 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                         15
33 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                15
34 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          12
35 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                       12
36 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                           12
37 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team                           12
38 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                       12
39 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          11
40 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                       11
41 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              11
42 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                   10
43 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                10
44 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                     9
45 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                 9
46 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 9
47 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              7
48 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                       7
49 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                           7
50 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             6
51 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                       6
52 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                        5
53 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        5
54 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        5
55 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                        4
56 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                4
57 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                           4
58 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   4
59 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                       4
60 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          4
61 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           3
62 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie        3
63 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            3
64 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                  3
65 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2
66 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2
67 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 2
68 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                    2
69 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                         2
70 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           2
71 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   2
72 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      2
73 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1
74 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                               1
75 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                1
76 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                       1
77 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               1
78 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    1
79 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  1
80 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Lampre                                          1
81 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                                      1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                               48 pts
2 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     38
3 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                    35
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       33
5 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                    32
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         31
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 27
8 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                       20
9 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  20
10 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          17
11 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                          14
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                14
13 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      14
14 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                        14
15 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              14
16 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                14
17 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                    13
18 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        13
19 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                           12
20 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          11
21 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                 11
22 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               10
23 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     10
24 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              9
25 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        8
26 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                  7
27 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                           6
28 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              6
29 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      6
30 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   5
31 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          5
32 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           4
33 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                         4
34 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             4
35 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                3
36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       3
37 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                   3
38 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        2
39 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               2
40 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                                2
41 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           2
42 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  2
43 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                          1
44 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              1
45 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                1
46 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                  1
47 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 1
 
Combined classification
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 19 pts
2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       19
3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 21
4 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  23
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto                           26
6 Floyd Landis (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                29
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              43
8 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     47
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        49
10 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                 49
11 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                                        55
12 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        63
13 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     66
14 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                      72
15 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                    77
16 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone              78
17 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              80
18 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                   83
19 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme             86
20 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                       88
21 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                         89
22 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          94
23 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 105
24 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            106
25 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    128
26 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  134
27 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                       137
28 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie         142
29 David Zabriskie (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor           146
30 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                          148
31 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                               158
32 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              167
33 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             172
34 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                         175
35 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         175
36 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                     182
37 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bodysol                              184
38 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               186
39 Michele Scotto (Ita) Lampre                                       202
40 Erki Pütsep (Est) Ag2R Prevoyance                                 216
41 Hebert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                220
42 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                        241
43 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                242
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                 121.32.30
2 US Postal Service presented by B.                                 5.30
3 Liberty Seguros                                                   8.36
4 Illes Balears - Banesto                                          10.16
5 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                           16.24
6 Team CSC                                                         18.15
7 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                     18.27
8 Phonak Hearing Systems                                           21.24
9 Cafes Baque                                                      24.07
10 Relax-Bodysol                                                   27.46
11 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                27.56
12 T-Mobile Team                                                   35.13
13 Saeco                                                           36.56
14 Quick Step - Davitamon                                          53.16
15 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           1.00.11
16 Rabobank                                                      1.00.19
17 Fassa Bortolo                                                 1.03.16
18 Lampre                                                        1.08.04
19 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                           1.08.23
20 Alessio - Bianchi                                             1.30.41
21 AG2R Prevoyance                                               1.34.50

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