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86th Volta a Catalunya - PT

Spain, May 15-21, 2006

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Stage 2 - May 16: Cambrils - Cambrils, 156.8 km

Perez hangs on by 12 seconds

Luis Perez (Andalucia-Paul Versan)
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25 year-old Luis Perez Romero, from Andalucía - Paul Versan, has taken his first win as a pro in the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Perez made the best of a four man breakaway that went away on the first climb, and was the only rider to survive until the finish, crossing with 12 seconds to spare on the bunch. Caisse d'Epargne sprinter Isaac Galvez won the kick for second, with Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) third. The race lead stayed with CSC's Fabian Cancellara, who was a little surprised to keep the white jersey.

"We didn't actually think we'd keep the lead, because there were so many steep climbs in today's stage, so we'd agreed on the fact that we weren't out to defend the jersey," said Team CSC's sports director Kim Andersen on team-csc.com. "At one point they had 11 minutes on the rest of the peloton and everyone was just sitting there waiting for us to reel them in, but we weren't prepared to use up all our energy to do that. Then Caisse d'Epargne went after them and managed to reduce the lead to about five minutes, but they couldn't keep it up, so the gap increased again until Lampre took charge, and in the end Perez was only a few meters ahead."

How it unfolded

Race leader Fabian Cancellara (CSC)
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Stage 2 was a hilly 156 km leg starting and finishing in Cambrils. The riders left at 13:20, after observing a minute's silence for Félix Nielfa, a cycling photographer who recently died of a heart attack and a stroke, aged 46.

It didn't take too long before the fast, aggressive tempo produced the first breakaway of the day, with José Alberto Benítez (Saunier Duval), Giovanni Visconti (Team Milram), Claudio Casas (Comunidad Valenciana) and Luis Pérez (Andalucía Paul Versan) attacking on the Alt De La Teixeta (km 21) and getting clear.

After 26 km, the quartet had a handy advantage of five minutes over the main bunch. Benitez was climbing the best, and took the maximum points on all four climbs today, of course winning the mountains jersey in the process. The peloton didn't seem particularly concerned as the gap grew to 11 minutes after 59 km. But the black and red jerseys of Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears commenced the chase, and the leaders slowly, but surely came back.

Luis Perez (Andalucia-Paul Versan)
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After 88 km, it was already down to 6'30, and the peloton had the situation under control, allowing the leaders 6'27 with 40 km to go. Perez and Benitez rode away from their companions on the last climb of the Alt De La Teixeta with just over 30 km to go, still enjoying a 5'42 gap over the top. The chase had been strengthened by Lampre, but it wasn't quite enough to bring back the break.

Perez went solo in the final kilometres to get rid of Benitez, who was absorbed by the fast chasing peloton. But the big bunch couldn't pull back the lone leader, who clung on to win by 12 seconds ahead of Galvez (Caisse d'Epargne) and Hushovd (Credit Agricole).

Tomorrow's third stage between Salou and San Carles de la Ràpita over 176.7 km should be better suited to the sprinters.

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Results

1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                      3.57.14
2 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              0.12
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 
4 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                            
5 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                       
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       
7 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                              
8 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                      
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
10 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                             
12 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
13 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                      
14 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                     
15 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                        
16 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                         
17 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
18 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel                            
19 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
20 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
21 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                        
22 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
23 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                         
24 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              
25 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        
26 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
27 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
28 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                                    
29 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
30 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                          
31 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku                                          
32 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
33 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
34 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                       
35 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
36 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 
37 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
38 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
39 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     
40 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                          
41 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
42 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
43 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                        
44 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              
45 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
46 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                
47 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  
48 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            
49 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    
50 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   
51 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      
52 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
53 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
54 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
55 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
56 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                           
57 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                            
58 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              
59 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
60 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel                        
61 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
62 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                 
63 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                            
64 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
65 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
66 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         
67 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           
68 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
69 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
70 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
71 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
72 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
73 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                                 
74 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                       
75 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
76 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
77 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                     
78 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          
79 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone                 
80 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
81 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                            
82 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
83 Rafael Casero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                              
84 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                         
85 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
86 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                               
87 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                
88 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
89 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                                
90 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
91 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
92 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
93 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
94 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
95 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
96 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
97 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                     
98 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
99 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku                                      
100 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     
101 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
102 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
103 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
104 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             
105 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   
106 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                    
107 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                      
108 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                         
109 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            
110 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                    
111 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                              
112 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    
113 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
114 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                  
115 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
116 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           
117 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
118 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku                                  
119 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
120 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                            
121 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
122 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
123 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                              
124 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             
125 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
126 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
127 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
128 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                  
129 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                 
130 Jordi Riera (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                               
131 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
132 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
133 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
134 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        
135 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
136 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              
137 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          
138 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel                        
139 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                       
140 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
141 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
142 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                          
143 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                          
144 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                      
145 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Kaiku                                   
146 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                         
147 David H. George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                  
148 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
149 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  
150 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
151 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                      
152 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                 
153 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
154 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
155 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                             
156 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
157 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                               
158 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
159 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
160 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                      
161 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           
162 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
163 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             
164 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                       
165 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
166 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                     
167 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                   
168 Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                          
169 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                       
170 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          
171 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                
172 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            
173 Jesus Buendia (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
174 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone             
175 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
176 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  
177 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                                  
178 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          
179 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                              0.33
180 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                         1.01
181 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          2.47
182 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                3.11
183 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              4.02
184 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          4.57
185 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                              
186 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
187 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                             
188 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         13.34
189 Matteo Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              
190 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                  
191 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
192 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                                  
193 Isidro Cerrato (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                       15.00
 
Points
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                           25 pts
2 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                20
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                               16
4 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          14
5 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                     12
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                     10
7 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                             9
8 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     8
9 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             7
10 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 6
11 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                            5
12 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                4
13 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                     3
14 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                    2
15 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1
 
Mountains
 
Alt De La Teixeta - Cat. 2, km 21,70
1 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  10 pts
2 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     7
3 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            5
4 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               3
5 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           2
6 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                1
 
Alt De Porrera - Cat. 3, km 33,10
1 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   6 pts
2 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            4
3 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     2
4 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               1
 
Alt De Fatxes - Cat. 2, km 70,80
1 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  10 pts
2 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            7
3 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     5
4 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               3
5 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                2
6 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                1
 
Alt De La Teixeta - Cat. 2, km 123,40
1 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  10 pts
2 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            7
3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               5
4 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     3
5 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1
 
Metas Volantes
 
Falset, km 37,80
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            3 pts
2 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   2
3 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1
 
Duesaigues, km 117,20
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            3 pts
2 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               2
3 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   1
 
Teams
 
1 Andalucia-Paul Versan                                      11.52.06
2 Liquigas                                                       0.12
3 Credit Agricole                                                    
4 Discovery Channel                                                  
5 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             
6 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                               
7 Team CSC                                                           
8 Kaiku                                                              
9 Davitamon-Lotto                                                    
10 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                             
11 Relax-Gam                                                         
12 Bouygues Telecom                                                  
13 Team Milram                                                       
14 C.D'EPARGNE-ILLES BALEARS                             
15 Comunidad Valenciana                                              
16 Quick Step-Innergetic                                             
17 Gerolsteiner                                                      
18 Lampre-Fondital                                                   
19 T-Mobile Team                                                     
20 Francaise Des Jeux                                                
21 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 
22 3 Molinos-Resort                                                  
23 Rabobank                                                          
24 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   
25 Cofidis                                                           
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                            4.12.21
2 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          0.03
3 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                            
4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                         
5 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                   0.05
6 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                    0.08
7 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                             0.09
8 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                0.10
9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                            0.11
10 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
11 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
12 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       0.12
13 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                            0.13
15 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                   0.15
16 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                 0.17
17 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     0.19
18 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                        
19 Miguel A M.Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            0.20
20 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto                             0.21
21 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                
22 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            0.23
23 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            
24 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  
25 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                         0.24
26 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                       0.26
27 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
28 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  0.27
29 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
30 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            0.29
31 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                 0.30
32 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                   
33 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                0.31
34 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
35 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                        
36 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                          0.32
37 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                      0.33
38 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone           
39 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                   0.34
40 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                          0.35
41 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                           
42 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                       
43 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                              0.36
44 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                        
45 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 
46 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                       0.38
47 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
48 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Francaise Des Jeux                      0.40
49 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                         0.41
50 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                
51 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                                       
52 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           
53 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                  0.42
54 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             
55 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.43
56 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
57 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        
58 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     
59 Trent Lowe (Aus) Discovery Channel                            0.44
60 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                0.45
61 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                      
62 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                        
63 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                 0.46
64 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
65 Carlos Castano (Spa) Kaiku                                        
66 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             0.47
67 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           
68 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          
69 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                   
70 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           0.48
71 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
72 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                        
73 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          0.49
74 Eric Berthou (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
75 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Liquigas                                     
76 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku                                        
77 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                           0.50
78 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                          
79 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
80 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Kaiku                                   
81 Javier Pascual (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
82 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  0.51
83 David H. George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                   
84 Laurent Brochard (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
85 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                     
86 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          0.52
87 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            
88 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
89 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       0.53
90 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
91 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                  
92 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
93 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
94 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 0.54
95 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                             
96 Jordi Riera (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                            0.55
97 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        0.56
98 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            
99 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           
100 Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  
101 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           
102 Lars Michaelsen (Den) Team CSC                               0.57
103 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                           
104 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
105 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                    0.58
106 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Discovery Channel                         
107 Mirko Celestino (Ita) Team Milram                            0.59
108 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                            1.00
109 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             
110 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               
111 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
112 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                      
113 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    1.01
114 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 
115 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                              
116 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          1.02
117 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
118 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel                    1.03
119 Rafael Casero (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
120 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          
121 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Credit Agricole                        
122 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan              1.04
123 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             
124 Luis Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
125 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone            1.05
126 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Discovery Channel                           
127 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    1.06
128 Marco Milesi (Ita) Liquigas                                      
129 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.07
130 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Kaiku                                   
131 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                
132 Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      1.08
133 Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 1.09
134 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
135 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                    1.11
136 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                         1.12
137 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                1.13
138 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
139 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
140 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                      1.14
141 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            
142 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         1.15
143 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                 1.16
144 Michele Gobbi (Ita) Team Milram                              1.17
145 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    1.18
146 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          
147 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.19
148 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                      
149 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Team Milram                                
150 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        1.20
151 Adolfo Garcia (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                    1.21
152 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
153 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
154 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam                              1.22
155 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
156 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.23
157 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone          
158 Nicolas Inaudi (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        1.24
159 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             
160 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.25
161 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku                                 1.26
162 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                              1.27
163 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                      1.28
164 Juan Olmo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            
165 Jesus Buendia (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                             
166 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                   1.30
167 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                            1.32
168 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone         1.34
169 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            
170 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      1.35
171 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku                                         
172 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                      1.36
173 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.37
174 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Credit Agricole                           
175 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Team Milram                         1.38
176 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                               1.40
177 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux                       1.41
178 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) Discovery Channel                       
179 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                             1.47
180 Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) Team Milram                         2.03
181 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                          3.47
182 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                4.41
183 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              5.13
184 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                          5.36
185 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                         5.54
186 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             6.30
187 Aketza Pena (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6.50
188 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                         13.55
189 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Team                             14.06
190 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                        14.16
191 Matteo Bonomi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                         14.37
192 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                             14.42
193 Isidro Cerrato (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                       15.45
 
Points classification
 
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                 25 pts
2 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                           25
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            20
4 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                20
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                               18
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel                          16
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak Hearing Systems                       15
8 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth                          14
9 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                     12
10 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas                                    12
11 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                     10
12 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                    10
13 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                  9
14 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            9
15 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                              8
16 Stuart O'grady (Aus) Team CSC                                    8
17 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                7
18 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                            7
19 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                    6
20 Luciano A. Pagliarini (Bra) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 6
21 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          5
22 Roger Hammond (GBr) Discovery Channel                            5
23 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              4
24 Nick Ingels (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                4
25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner                               3
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  36 pts
2 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                           23
3 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                    17
4 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                              12
5 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                3
6 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           2
7 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2
8 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                1
9 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              1
 
Metas Volantes classification
 
1 Luis Perez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                            6 pts
2 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   3
3 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram                               2
4 Claudio José Casas (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     1
 
Memorial Cañardo-Tro.UFEC
 
1 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
2 Isaac Galvez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  
3 Alberto Losada (Spa) Kaiku                                         
4 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan                           
5 Jordi Riera (Spa) 3 Molinos-Resort                                 
 
Teams classification
 
1 Team CSC                                                   12.37.22
2 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             
3 Gerolsteiner                                                   0.28
4 C.D'EPARGNE-ILLES BALEARS                                      0.34
5 Davitamon-Lotto                                                1.07
6 Discovery Channel                                              1.09
7 Rabobank                                                       1.12
8 T-Mobile Team                                                      
9 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                           1.14
10 Comunidad Valenciana                                          1.16
11 Credit Agricole                                               1.21
12 Liberty Seguros-Wurth                                         1.24
13 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   
14 Relax-Gam                                                     1.30
15 Francaise Des Jeux                                            1.32
16 Bouygues Telecom                                              1.33
17 Liquigas                                                      1.41
18 Team Milram                                                   1.43
19 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                 
20 Lampre-Fondital                                               1.48
21 Kaiku                                                         1.53
22 Quick Step-Innergetic                                         1.57
23 3 Molinos-Resort                                                  
24 Cofidis                                                       2.08
25 Andalucia-Paul Versan                                         2.14

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