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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 5 - Wednesday, August 31: Alcazar de San Juan-Cuenca, 176 km

Hushovd wins after Quick.Step botches lead out

McGee enjoys the golden jersey for fourth day

By Hernan Alvarez Macias

Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole)
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The Norwegian Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) had his chance and took it to win the stage 5 of the Vuelta a España in a small bunch sprint in Cuenca. Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Phonak) was second and Josep Jufre (Relax Fuenlabrada) third, as Bradley McGee (Française des Jeux) kept the leader jersey for the fourth consecutive day.

"It's a great victory in my career," said a happy Hushovd. "After the Tour de France I rested for a few days and then I began working to race the Vuelta and the World Championships in good condition." Hushovd commented further that he wants to stay until the end of the Vuelta if he doesn't get tired. The winner admitted he didn't know today's finale because it was the first time had been to Cuenca, "But there's always a rider who explains how it is," said Hushovd.

Brad McGee (Francaise des Jeux)
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Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval) ended eighth today and is now third on GC, just 41 seconds behind McGee. "To get the golden jersey was difficult," said Rodriguez to Spanish TV. "I was looking for the stage win. The route was adequate for me considering my characteristics. The truth is that many people got to the front group in the finale. Tomorrow will be another day. I should try to win. I was willing to get the overall leadership, the stages were favourable for me. I was doing well and I should get the most of this week. We should fight tomorrow."

Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) was not very content as he ended 12th when he could have won today. "It was a good opportunity for me and also for Tom [Boonen]. We didn't understand each other in the last kilometre. So, today there's nothing. Tomorrow's stage will be tougher. The most important thing is to be in good condition for that day in Madrid, not the Vuelta final day but the day of the World Championships. We will all work for [Alessandro] Petacchi."

How it unfolded

Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas-Bianchi)
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Italy's Oscar Mason (Liquigas) abandoned the race yesterday. That meant there were 193 riders who started the stage in Alcazar de San Juan. The first intermediate sprint came early at km 8 in Campo de Criptana: Bernhard Eisel (La Française des Jeux), Juan Antonio Flecha and Fabio Sacchi (Fassa Bortolo) crossed in that order.

At km 30, Jose Enrique "Quique" Gutierrez (Phonak) decided to quit the race. The two crashes he suffered on Sunday and Monday were more than enough for him. He struggled to keep going, especially yesterday. "I wonder why I'm going on, I have the feeling that I continue for nothing," he told the media pre-stage. "This pain will keep going for the whole Vuelta, so it's pointless to delay the withdrawal."

Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Phonak)
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There were some moves among the peloton, but the early breakaways didn't consolidate. At the Quintanar de la Orden intermediate sprint (km 42.6), Matej Jurco (Domina Vacanze) was first, Sven Montgomery (Gerolsteiner) second and Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval) third. The first race hour was very fast, with the riders covering nearly 51 km/h.

Eight riders attacked at km 61: Jakob Piil (CSC), Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis), Eric Leblacher (Credit Agricole), Michael Barry (Discovery Channel), Patrick Calcagni (Liquigas-Bianchi), Thorwald Veneberg (Rabobank), Jorge Garcia (Relax Fuenlabrada) and David De la Fuente (Saunier Duval). This turned into the break of the day as two other riders abandoned: Mirco Lorenzetto (Domina Vacanze) and Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi). Mayo came to the Vuelta to help Aitor Gonzalez, but his performance wasn't good at all as he was 108th on GC. At km 99, the group of eight had an advantage of 3'57. At the third and last intermediate sprint in Carrascosa del Campo, Michael Barry led the break, followed by Jakob Piil and Thorwald Veneberg. The gap at that point was 4'08. Barry was the best placed on GC at 1'34, so the leaders weren't allowed too much room.

Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis)
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The breakaway kept going, but the big peloton picked up the tempo. They began cropping the gap and at km 134 the advantage was down to 2'42. Before the Alto del Castillo (km 163.8/12.2 km to go) the peloton caught the eight breakaways.

The many attacks began with Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) at the foot of the climb. Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval) and Carlos Garcia Quesada (Comunidad Valenciana) joined the Basque rider. The three leaders couldn't make a gap to the peloton and they were swallowed by a group of around 30 riders including Roberto Heras (Liberty-Würth), McGee, Hushovd, Paolo Bettini, and Tom Boonen (Quick Step), among others with 11 km to go.

Quick.Step
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Samuel Sanchez didn't give up and attacked again on the descent. Juan Miguel Mercado (Quick.Step) was also very aggressive. The group could control them and they faced the last two kilometres that were fairly flat. McGee was among the top contenders of the sprint, as were Bettini and Boonen. But the wheels fell off the Quick.Step train when Tom Boonen himself led out from 1 km to go, with Bettini in tow. McGee anticipated at 500m out, but that was still too early and he was marked. Bettini jumped at around 300m, then sat up as he realised it was too early. But Hushovd had waited until the perfect moment and powered home to win ahead of Perdiguero and Jufre.

Stage 6 - September 1: Cuenca-Valdelinares, 217 km

The first big mountain challenge will come tomorrow as the peloton will end its journey at the ski station Aramon Valdelinares. This is a Category 1 climb (1980 meters above the sea) that will test the big candidates for the overall like Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros-Würth), Francisco Mancebo (Illes Balears), Carlos Sastre (CSC) or Denis Menchov (Rabobank). The stage has three intermediate sprints: Villalba de la Sierra (km 19.3), Puebla de Valverde (km 171.8) and Virgen de la Vega (km 206). Apart from Valdelinares, there are three climbs: Cat. 3 Alto de la Ciudad Encantada (1310 m.), Cat. 2 Puerto El Cubillo (1630 m.) and Cat. 2 Alto de San Rafael (1580 m./km 203.2). Time for the climbers to shine and for the sprinters to rest. We can not rule out some surprises among the peloton. McGee's leadership will certainly be in jeopardy.

Photography

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Results

1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                 3.41.52 (47.59 km/h)
2 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               
3 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                       
4 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
5 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
6 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                  
7 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      
8 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
10 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
11 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
13 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
14 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      
15 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
16 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   
17 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
18 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             
19 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
20 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                  
21 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   
22 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                
23 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             
24 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
25 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                   
26 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   
27 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        
28 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                        
29 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                        
30 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                    
31 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
32 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                
33 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            
34 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
35 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        
36 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             0.22
37 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               0.51
38 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                           
39 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     
40 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                        
41 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
42 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                         
43 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                      
44 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
45 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           
46 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                      
47 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                     
48 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                           
49 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
50 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               
51 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               
52 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
53 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     
54 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
55 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
56 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
57 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                    
58 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                
59 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
60 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     
61 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
62 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             
63 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  
64 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                        
65 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
66 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        
67 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    
68 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
69 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            
70 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
71 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                               
72 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                
73 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                
74 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    
75 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 
76 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                
77 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                        
78 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         
79 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
80 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
81 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                     
82 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                       
83 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
84 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                
85 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                   
86 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
87 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                
88 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
89 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                           
90 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
91 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                                
92 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.24
93 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic            
94 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
95 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
96 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         
97 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                               
98 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
99 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
100 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                   
101 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
102 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
103 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
104 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    
105 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
106 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           
107 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         1.44
108 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                2.19
109 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                               3.38
110 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
111 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                  
112 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
113 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    
114 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team              
115 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
116 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
117 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
118 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     
119 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
120 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                               
121 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                     
122 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
123 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                         
124 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                                
125 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      
126 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                            
127 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                        
128 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                                
129 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                
130 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            
131 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            
132 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
133 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                             
134 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                        
135 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                  
136 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                
137 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                              
138 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                           
139 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 
140 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne         
141 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                            
142 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
143 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
144 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                  
145 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           
146 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
147 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
148 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
149 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                    
150 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
151 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                       
152 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    
153 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
154 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               7.52
155 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         
156 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                         
157 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
158 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                 
159 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                 
160 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                      
161 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
162 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       
163 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     
164 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
165 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          
166 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
167 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
168 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
169 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
170 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
171 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                
172 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       
173 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                         
174 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            
175 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
176 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
177 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
178 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               
179 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
180 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
181 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      
182 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         11.00
183 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    12.07
184 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                13.11
185 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                    
186 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
187 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                        
188 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                        
189 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                      
190 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                             19.53
DNF José Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            
DNF Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
DNF Iban Mayo Diez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
 
Points
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                      25 pts
2 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             20
3 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     16
4 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne       14
5 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        12
6 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                10
7 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     9
8 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    8
9 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   7
10 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   6
11 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                5
12 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                             4
13 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            3
14 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                     2
15 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             1
 
Mountains
 
Alto del Castillo - Cat. 3, km 164
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    6 pts
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 4
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             2
4 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        1
 
Sprints
 
Campo de Criptana, km 8
1 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                  4 pts
2 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                         2
3 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         1
 
Quintanar de la Orden, km 42,6
1 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                         4 pts
2 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       2
3 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1
 
Carrascosa del Campo, km 104,5
1 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                    4 pts
2 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                                2
3 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                         1
 
Teams
 
1 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            11.05.36
2 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                          
3 Comunidad Valenciana                                                      
4 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                              
5 Quick Step - Innergetic                                               0.22
6 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                   0.51
7 Team CSC                                                                  
8 Lampre - Caffita                                                          
9 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                          
10 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
11 Davitamon - Lotto                                                    1.42
12 Rabobank                                                                 
13 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   
14 Credit Agricole                                                          
15 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                        
16 T- Mobile Team                                                           
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                     2.15
18 Fassa Bortolo                                                        2.33
19 Team Gerolsteiner                                                        
20 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                   5.20
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                                7.16
22 Domina Vacanze                                                      12.21
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                            18.13.53
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           0.32
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 0.41
4 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               0.42
5 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              0.53
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                          1.05
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          1.12
8 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           1.17
9 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                     
10 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             1.20
11 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                
12 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1.21
13 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems               1.23
14 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               1.25
15 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      
16 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                     1.26
17 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1.31
18 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.33
19 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                      
20 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
21 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    1.37
22 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                          1.38
23 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                    1.39
24 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
25 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                    1.41
26 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                 1.42
27 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                    1.44
28 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1.45
29 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   
30 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   1.49
31 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1.51
32 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    2.08
33 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.19
34 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       2.22
35 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
36 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                               2.23
37 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   2.25
38 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir           2.35
39 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        
40 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              2.36
41 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            2.38
42 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                2.44
43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    2.48
44 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         2.50
45 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                2.52
46 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team        
47 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 2.54
48 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                2.55
49 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                  
50 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       3.00
51 Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC                                            3.01
52 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            
53 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             3.02
54 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             3.06
55 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       3.10
56 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            
57 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   3.12
58 José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic        3.16
59 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   3.21
60 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        3.28
61 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            3.33
62 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 3.38
63 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                
64 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team            3.40
65 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  3.50
66 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     3.51
67 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne            3.55
68 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 4.05
69 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 4.19
70 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 4.26
71 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                               4.39
72 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                         4.40
73 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 5.08
74 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                 5.17
75 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              5.19
76 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      5.22
77 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                           5.33
78 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    5.55
79 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 6.08
80 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           6.10
81 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  6.17
82 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 6.18
83 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  7.02
84 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                        7.04
85 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  7.06
86 Leif Hoste (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   7.07
87 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                           7.26
88 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               7.46
89 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            8.24
90 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                8.38
91 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            9.09
92 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems                            9.33
93 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              9.39
94 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                              9.46
95 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
96 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    9.47
97 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           
98 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                             9.59
99 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                              10.00
100 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                             10.09
101 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            10.13
102 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            10.27
103 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     10.41
104 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                10.50
105 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               10.55
106 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
107 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                  10.59
108 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         11.04
109 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  11.09
110 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     11.11
111 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  11.16
112 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              11.18
113 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           11.29
114 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               11.35
115 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                        
116 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              11.39
117 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                        
118 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               11.41
119 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               11.57
120 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           12.03
121 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                             12.10
122 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                               
123 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         12.25
124 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                     12.33
125 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         12.36
126 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           13.06
127 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  13.27
128 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                          13.48
129 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               13.56
130 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   13.57
131 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                14.00
132 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                14.03
133 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                14.04
134 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 14.06
135 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                                       14.07
136 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                          14.11
137 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 14.12
138 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        14.16
139 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            14.23
140 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
141 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     14.36
142 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                             14.47
143 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 15.03
144 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        15.23
145 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               15.26
146 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                           
147 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  15.27
148 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               15.34
149 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             15.45
150 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              15.56
151 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               15.57
152 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       15.59
153 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                             16.05
154 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                           16.09
155 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                         16.37
156 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Domina Vacanze                                 17.04
157 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                           17.23
158 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                17.39
159 Luca Solari (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   17.47
160 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              17.48
161 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           17.54
162 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 17.56
163 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 18.05
164 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                    18.35
165 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    19.45
166 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                            19.52
167 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                            20.00
168 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          20.05
169 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 20.06
170 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 20.12
171 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   20.19
172 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                20.21
173 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       20.23
174 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                          21.21
175 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    21.38
176 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                 22.20
177 Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          22.23
178 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  22.27
179 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone       22.54
180 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            23.07
181 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                   23.35
182 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                    23.59
183 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    24.09
184 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                      24.38
185 Simone Cadamuro (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               26.23
186 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         26.35
187 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         27.49
188 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                27.55
189 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                 29.54
190 Ludovic Auger (Fra) Française des Jeux                             46.31
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                      64 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 50
3 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                  42
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          40
5 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             29
6 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                28
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             26
8 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            25
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            22
10 Unai Yus Kerejeta (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               20
11 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     20
12 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  19
13 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                       19
14 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                   19
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                18
16 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                16
17 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                    16
18 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   15
19 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      15
20 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           14
21 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team               14
22 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 14
23 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             12
24 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                  12
25 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       12
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   19 pts
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             12
3 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       7
4 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             6
5 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   4
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             4
7 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 4
8 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  4
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             2
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            2
11 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                 1
12 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       1
13 Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux                                   9 pts
2 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             11
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   16
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            20
5 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                 31
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            36
7 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                38
8 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            48
9 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                      82
10 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           85
 
Teams classification
 
1 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                      54.45.17
2 Comunidad Valenciana                                                  0.28
3 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                      0.34
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                0.35
5 Lampre - Caffita                                                      0.58
6 Quick Step - Innergetic                                               1.12
7 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                      1.25
8 Team CSC                                                              1.29
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                    1.31
10 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  1.45
11 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                               2.10
12 Bouygues Telecom                                                     2.57
13 T- Mobile Team                                                       3.14
14 Fassa Bortolo                                                            
15 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                    3.22
16 Credit Agricole                                                      4.21
17 Davitamon - Lotto                                                    7.42
18 Team Gerolsteiner                                                   12.24
19 Rabobank                                                            16.34
20 Domina Vacanze                                                      23.23
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                               23.35
22 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                  28.05

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