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23rd Vuelta a Murcia - 2.3

Spain, March 5-9, 2003

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Stage 4 - March 8: Cartagena - Alto de La Santa, 167.0 km

Peña back into contention

Victor Peña
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The defending champion of the Vuelta a Murcia, Victor Hugo Peña (US Postal) moved himself back into contention for the overall classification after a strong ride to win today's fourth stage from Cartagena to Alto de La Santa. Peña crossed the line to win together with Czech Jan Hruska (ONCE), who is probably the favourite now to take the overall, with tomorrow's 12.9 kilometre time trial to decide the race. However the lead stayed with Kelme's Javier Pascual Llorente, who lost 31 seconds today to finish 5th.

Today's 167 km stage contained five categorised climbs, including three ascents of the Cat. 3 Alto De La Santa, and two of the Cat. 1 Alto Collado Bermejo. The stage finish was atop the final climb of Alto De La Santa. 125 riders started the stage in cool, 15 degree temperatures, with attacks almost going from the first kilometre.

After 41 kilometres, a group of 13 riders managed to escape, making it to the foot of the first climb of Alto De La Santa. The group split into pieces on the climb due to the rapid tempo, and Joaquím López (Paternina) was first to the top in front of Michael Rasmussen (CSC) and Thorwald Veneberg (Rabobank). Also in the leading group were Serguei Yakovlev (Telekom), Marcelino García (Cafe Baque), José Manuel Maestre (Fuenlabrada), Rafael Díaz (ONCE), Steve Zampieri (Sidermec), Denis Lunghi and Pietro Caucchioli (both Alessio).

The leaders were reduced to two as they tackled the Alto Collado Bermejo (km 70), with López and Rasmussen reaching the top first, a minute in front of race leader Javier Pascual Llorente (Kelme), who was leading a small peloton. The average speed had dropped from 46 km/h in the first hour to 38.1 km/h after two hours, but that was understandable given the Cat. 1 climb.

Rasmussen and López continued to hold their advantage over the peloton, which reached 2'42 after 106 kilometres. In the peloton, Victor Peña was already showing signs that he was having a good day, attacking near the foot of the Alto De La Santa (2nd ascent), and being caught again by the peloton. At the top of the climb (114 km), López and Rasmussen had 2'17 over David Muñoz (Kelme), but all three were caught and passed by a group of 14 riders on the next climb of the Alto Collado Bermejo (km 125).

This was a crucial part of the stage, as most of the GC favourites made it over the top in the leading group: Javier Pascual Llorente, Iban Mayo, Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel), José Luis Martínez (Paternina), Leonardo Piepoli (iBanesto.com)), Cadel Evans (Telekom), Levi Leipheimer and Addy Engels (Rabobank), Wladimir Belli (LAmpre), Juan Carlos Dominguez (Phonak), Victor Hugo Peña (US Postal) and Jan Hruska (ONCE).

Lance Armstrong
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On the descent, a group of four riders broke clear and had 1'20 on the rest of the group at the Meta Volante sprint at Alhama De Murcia (km 145.6). The four included Rabobank teammates Levi Leipheimer and Addy Engels, Victor Hugo Peña, and Jan Hruska. On the final climb of Alto De La Santa, Leipheimer did what he could for Engels with the end result that he finished third. However Peña and Hruska profited more, with Peña staying clear to win the stage just in front of Hruska, and Engels taking third at 13 seconds.

The showdown is now set for tomorrow's 12.9 kilometre time trial in Murcia, with Peña, Hruska and as an outsider, Cadel Evans (Telekom) as favourites to win the tour. Tomorrow's rider to watch will be Lance Armstrong, who saved his legs today in the mountains in order to test them against the clock tomorrow. Today he finished 8'35 down in a group of 14 riders, containing among others Raimondas Rumsas (Lampre).

Photography

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Results

1 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor  4.14.03 (39.441 km/h)
2 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
3 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.13
4 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria              0.28
5 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              0.31
6 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                        0.33
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                     0.35
8 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre
9 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.39
11 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    0.41
12 Domingo Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                 0.53
13 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
14 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio
15 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio
16 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         0.57
17 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       1.07
18 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                       1.22
19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com
20 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.39
21 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              1.48
22 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
23 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2.03
24 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2.11
25 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                               2.18
26 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.55
27 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com
28 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          3.46
29 Win Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                    4.01
30 Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                       7.53
31 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
32 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
33 Jhonathan Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
34 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                      8.35
35 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre
36 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Team Coast
37 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
38 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
39 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
40 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom
41 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
42 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor
43 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal presented by Berry Flo
44 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) Team Coast
45 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
46 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
47 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
48 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria         11.14
49 Antonio Colom (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
50 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     15.27
51 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
52 Francisco Palacios (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
53 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
54 Rudolf Wentzel (RSA) Vlaanderen-T Interim
55 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
56 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
57 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec             18.17
58 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
59 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank
60 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Coast
61 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank
62 Gorka Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
63 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
64 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
65 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
66 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
67 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
68 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
69 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
70 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio
71 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio
72 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Telekom
73 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
74 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom
75 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
76 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner
77 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
78 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim
79 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner
80 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
81 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Telekom                                   20.23
82 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Telekom
83 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                 21.45
84 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
85 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner
86 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Team Coast
87 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
88 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre
89 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                 24.17
 
Points
 
1 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       25 pts
2 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                    20
3 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                      16
4 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                14
5 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                12
6 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          10
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                        9
8 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                      8
9 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               7
10 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         6
11 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                       5
12 Domingo Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                    4
13 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 3
14 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                                     2
15 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                    1
 
Mountains
 
Alto De La Santa - Cat. 3, km 59.60
 
1 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                      3 pts
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 2
3 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                 1
 
Alto Collado Bermejo - Cat. 1, km 70.70
 
1 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                     10 pts
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 8
3 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 6
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      4
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
6 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                       1
 
Alto De La Santa - Cat. 3, km 114.00
 
1 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                      3 pts
2 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 2
3 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             1
 
Alto Collado Bermejo - Cat. 1, km 125.10
 
1 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               10 pts
2 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 8
3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          6
4 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                 4
5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                              2
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                        1
 
Alto De La Santa - Cat. 3, km 167.00
 
1 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        3 pts
2 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                     2
3 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
 
Metas volantes
 
Alhama De Murcia, km 90,60
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                 3 pts
2 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                      2
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1
 
Alhama De Murcia, km 145,60
 
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                                   3 pts
2 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        2
3 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                                  12.44.51
2 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                                     1.38
3 iBanesto.com                                                  2.08
4 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             3.54
5 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                            7.00
6 Paternina-Costa Almeria                                       7.14
7 ONCE-Eroski                                                  13.46
8 Gerolsteiner                                                 15.45
9 Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                                         15.50
10 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                          16.11
11 Vlaanderen-Tinterim                                         17.05
12 Alessio                                                     17.21
13 Phonak Hearing Systems                                      21.13
14 Telekom                                                     24.45
15 Lampre                                                      28.13
16 Team Coast                                                  32.45
17 Saunier Duval-Sidermec                                      42.27
 
General classification after stage  4
 
1 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          15.42.54
2 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                  0.10
3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.15
4 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                        0.22
5 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                    0.24
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                     0.29
7 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria              0.30
8 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                   0.35
9 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems            0.37
10 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor    0.40
11 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                    0.49
12 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              0.53
13 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner                         1.11
14 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                          1.17
15 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Alessio                                 1.19
16 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio                                  1.28
17 Domingo Segado (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                 1.34
18 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.54
19 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 2.04
20 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       2.09
21 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                       2.11
22 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              2.23
23 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2.24
24 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.30
25 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2.32
26 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Rabobank                               2.36
27 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) iBanesto.com                          4.00
28 Win Van Huffel (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                    5.03
29 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          5.24
30 Daniel Schnider (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 8.31
31 Jhonathan Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         8.48
32 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   8.49
33 Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Lampre                                8.51
34 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                             8.53
35 Jef Peeters (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                       9.25
36 Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal presented by Berry Floor     9.40
37 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                    9.46
38 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                  9.50
39 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                9.52
40 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                10.31
41 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) Team Coast                        10.38
42 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal presented by Berry Flo
43 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                  10.52
44 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria         12.09
45 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom                              12.28
46 Antonio Colom (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               14.11
47 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Team Coast                             15.06
48 Jose Cayetano Julia (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                16.05
49 Francisco Palacios (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque               16.32
50 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                 16.44
51 Rudolf Wentzel (RSA) Vlaanderen-T Interim                   16.56
52 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                     16.59
53 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque              17.03
54 Gianni Faresin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           17.30
55 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                 17.48
56 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim              18.55
57 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec               19.55
58 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
59 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               20.20
60 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
61 Ivan Herrero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                     20.44
62 Gorka Beloki (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              20.58
63 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           21.05
64 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    21.09
65 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec             21.12
66 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                            21.14
67 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Sidermec
68 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Telekom                             21.29
69 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Alessio                             22.03
70 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Telekom                              22.07
71 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                22.37
72 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                 22.45
73 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                23.02
74 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                               23.33
75 David Kopp (Ger) Telekom
76 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                  24.28
77 Frederik Willems (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                 24.55
78 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         25.35
79 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                         26.18
80 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                           26.58
81 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         27.08
82 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Team Coast                            29.00
83 Thorsten Rund (Ger) Team Coast
84 Dirk Reichl (Ger) Telekom                                   31.49
85 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       32.16
86 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              34.47
87 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre
88 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Team Coast
89 David Muñoz (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        38.55
 
Points classification
 
1 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                37 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     36
3 Beat Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                       31
4 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       30
5 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         26
6 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          24
7 Nico Sijmens (Bel) Vlaanderen-T Interim                         24
8 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                22
9 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                      22
10 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                     21
11 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                      21
12 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                   20
13 Wladimir Belli (Ita) Lampre                                    17
14 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems             13
15 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                12
16 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              12
17 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) Saunier Duval-Sidermec                12
18 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                            10
19 David Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        9
20 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                  9
21 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                      7
22 Daniele Contrini (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             6
23 Gerhard Trampusch (Aut) Gerolsteiner                            5
24 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  5
25 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           5
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                24 pts
2 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                     16
3 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         16
4 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                12
5 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               10
6 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                    10
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     10
8 Denis Lunghi (Ita) Alessio                                       9
9 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor        7
10 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                               6
11 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                5
 
Combination classification
 
1 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 3 pts
2 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         11
3 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                          23
4 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal presented by Berry Floor       23
5 Addy Engels (Ned) Rabobank                                      25
6 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                27
7 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                                    33
8 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     33
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Telekom                                       34
10 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                47
11 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com                            50
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                                  47.12.15
2 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                                     1.20
3 iBanesto.com                                                  2.06
4 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                             4.44
5 Paternina-Costa Almeria                                       7.59
6 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                            9.11
7 ONCE-Eroski                                                  14.53
8 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                           15.26
9 Gerolsteiner                                                 16.27
10 Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                                        17.05
11 Vlaanderen-Tinterim                                         18.30
12 Alessio                                                     21.17
13 Phonak Hearing Systems                                      22.17
14 Telekom                                                     26.15
15 Lampre                                                      31.20
16 Team Coast                                                  39.51
17 Saunier Duval-Sidermec                                      45.17