Irizar wins Ruta del Sol
By Peter Hymas
Freire fires on all cyclinders for back-to-back stage wins
Rabobank continued its winning ways as Oscar Freire claimed the team's ninth victory this season in the final stage of the Ruta del Sol. The 35-year-old Spaniard closed out the five-day Spanish stage race with back-to-back victories in the final two days of racing, this time besting 2008 Olympic road champion Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and stage two winner Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) in Antequera.
Freire sprinted to his eighth career Ruta del Sol stage win and his victory on the final day added another honour for his palmares as he claimed the final blue points classification jersey.
The field splintered at the finish in Antequera as the parcours pitched uphill over the final kilometres followed by a descent to the finish, but overnight race leader Markel Irizar (RadioShack) crossed the line in the 33-man front group to maintain his slender one-second general classification lead over Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto). The 31-year-old Spaniard assumed the red leader's jersey after stage two and held it through to the end for the biggest victory of his career and his first-ever in a stage race.
"This is unbelievable," said Irizar. "I am so happy with this victory, but even more with the way my teammates worked for me. Jani Brajkovic, Levi Leipheimer, Robbie Hunter, Haimar Zubeldia, Dmitriy Muravyev and Ivan Rovny, they all worked for me four long days. It is a huge pleasure to be part of this team. It is hard to describe the feelings that I have now."
"A mass sprint was a perfect scenario for us, but there was still a tricky, very steep hill and dangerous descent in the last K," said RadioShack team director Viatcheslav Ekimov. "Markel was able to keep the wheel of Van den Broeck and deserves this victory. Without a doubt, he is the happiest man in Spain right now."
RadioShack placed a second rider on the final podium as Levi Leipheimer claimed third, two seconds behind Irizar. Team RadioShack's strong performance earned them the team classification title as well.
The final day of racing at the Ruta del Sol, 162.7km from Córdoba to Antequera, started quickly and the first breakaway formed after only 8km as four riders jumped clear: Ruben Perez Moreno (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Javier Ramirez and Antonio Cabello (Andalucia Caja Granada), and Hector Gonzalez (KTM-Murcia).
Their move was short-lived, brought back after only 9km of freedom, but the next foursome to escape the peloton would be in it for the long haul. After 30km of racing Cyril Bessy (Saur-Sojasun), David Bernabeu (Andalucia Caja Granada), Xabier Zabalo (Orbea Continental) and Jan Barta (Team Netapp) escaped and built a lead hovering between two to three minutes.
While Bessy, Zabalo and Barta were all well behind on general classification and no threat to Irizar, Bernabeu started the day only 31 seconds behind the Spanish leader which ensured that RadioShack would keep close tabs on the break.
The lead quartet, however, put up a strong fight and still held a 2:20 lead with 25km remaining. RadioShack powered the peloton and chipped away at their advantage, reducing it to one minute with 10km to go, and finally neutralising their escape with three kilometres left to the finish.
With a gradual uphill finish looming and the top-ten riders separated by only 12 seconds on general classification there was still a possibility of some shuffling amongst the overall contenders, but ultimately the top of the leader board remained unchanged as Irizar and his nearest rivals all finished with the same time as stage winner Oscar Freire.
1 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 3:46:12 |
2 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
3 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
4 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | |
5 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | |
6 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
7 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
8 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
9 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
10 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
11 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | |
12 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
13 | Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
14 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
15 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental | |
16 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | |
17 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Orbea Continental | |
18 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | |
19 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | |
20 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
21 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia | |
22 | Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja Rural | |
23 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | |
24 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC | |
25 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | |
26 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
27 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | |
28 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | |
29 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
30 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | |
31 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | |
32 | Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) KTM - Murcia | |
33 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | |
34 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:08 |
35 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | |
36 | Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:00:10 |
37 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | |
38 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | |
39 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
40 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | |
41 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
42 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
43 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | |
44 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
45 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Orbea Continental | |
46 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team | |
47 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
48 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
49 | Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:00:16 |
50 | Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:27 |
51 | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team Netapp | |
52 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) KTM - Murcia | |
53 | Jose Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) KTM - Murcia | |
54 | Beñat Urain Epelde (Spa) Orbea Continental | |
55 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
56 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | |
57 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | |
58 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
59 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | |
60 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | |
61 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
62 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
63 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | |
64 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
65 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC | |
66 | Thomas Bonin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:00:33 |
67 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek | |
68 | Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
69 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | |
70 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | |
71 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
72 | Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural | |
73 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural | |
74 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
75 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
76 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
77 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | |
78 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:36 |
79 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
80 | Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:00:38 |
81 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | |
82 | Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:00:41 |
83 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:00:46 |
84 | Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) KTM - Murcia | |
85 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:52 |
86 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
87 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | |
88 | Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural | |
89 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Geox-TMC | |
90 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:00:55 |
91 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:56 |
92 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
93 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:02 |
94 | Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:01:04 |
95 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 0:01:11 |
96 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:12 |
97 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:01:15 |
98 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:01:21 |
99 | Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:01:23 |
100 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:24 |
101 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack | |
102 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | |
103 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:31 |
104 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 0:01:35 |
105 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:01:44 |
106 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:01:46 |
107 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:01:54 |
108 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:02:51 |
109 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:02:57 |
DNS | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Katusha Team | |
DNS | Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
DNS | Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
DNS | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha Team | |
DNS | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Leopard Trek | |
DNS | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard Trek | |
DNS | Dominic Klemme (Ger) Leopard Trek |
1 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 25 | pts |
2 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 20 | |
3 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 16 | |
4 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 14 | |
5 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 12 | |
6 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 10 | |
7 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 9 | |
8 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | 8 | |
9 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 7 | |
10 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 6 | |
11 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 5 | |
12 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | |
13 | Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | |
14 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
15 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental | 1 |
1 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 3 | pts |
2 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | 2 | |
3 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 1 |
1 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 3 | pts |
2 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 2 | |
3 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 |
1 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 3 | pts |
2 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 2 | |
3 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 |
1 | Saur - Sojasun | 11:18:36 |
2 | Sky Procycling | |
3 | Movistar Team | |
4 | Team RadioShack | |
5 | Orbea Continental | 0:00:10 |
6 | Skil - Shimano | |
7 | Geox-TMC | |
8 | Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:00:16 |
9 | Katusha Team | 0:00:20 |
10 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:27 |
11 | Team Netapp | |
12 | KTM - Murcia | |
13 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:33 |
14 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:37 |
15 | Rabobank Cycling Team | |
16 | Leopard Trek | |
17 | Caja Rural | 0:01:06 |
1 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | 16:27:21 |
2 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:01 |
3 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 0:00:02 |
4 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:03 |
5 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:08 |
6 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | |
7 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 0:00:09 |
8 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | 0:00:12 |
9 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:00:16 |
10 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 0:00:18 |
11 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | |
12 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | |
13 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 0:00:20 |
14 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:00:23 |
15 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:00:25 |
16 | Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:00:26 |
17 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:27 |
18 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:30 |
19 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | |
20 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Katusha Team | |
21 | Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:00:34 |
22 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 0:00:36 |
23 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Orbea Continental | |
24 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:00:40 |
25 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | |
26 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC | 0:00:41 |
27 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:42 |
28 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:00:44 |
29 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:00:54 |
30 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
31 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:00:56 |
32 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:00 |
33 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:01:05 |
34 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | 0:01:06 |
35 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:01:07 |
36 | Gert Dockx (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:08 |
37 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling | 0:01:34 |
38 | Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team | 0:01:39 |
39 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:45 |
40 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack | 0:01:48 |
41 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:02:44 |
42 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:02:53 |
43 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural | |
44 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:03:22 |
45 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:30 |
46 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:04:03 |
47 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:04:19 |
48 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack | 0:05:21 |
49 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:07:27 |
50 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:11:20 |
51 | Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:14:17 |
52 | Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:15:54 |
53 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:16:15 |
54 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:16:47 |
55 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:20:03 |
56 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:20:04 |
57 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:20:19 |
58 | Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:20:28 |
59 | Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:20:35 |
60 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | 0:20:36 |
61 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team Netapp | 0:21:04 |
62 | Matthias Brandle (Aut) Geox-TMC | 0:21:07 |
63 | Egor Silin (Rus) Katusha Team | 0:21:14 |
64 | Alexander Gottfried (Ger) Team Netapp | 0:21:17 |
65 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:21:27 |
66 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:21:37 |
67 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 0:22:23 |
68 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:22:30 |
69 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:22:57 |
70 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:22:59 |
71 | Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:23:19 |
72 | Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team Netapp | 0:23:21 |
73 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | |
74 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 0:23:25 |
75 | Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano | 0:23:38 |
76 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) Geox-TMC | 0:23:40 |
77 | Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:23:41 |
78 | Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:23:55 |
79 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:23:56 |
80 | Anders Lund (Den) Leopard Trek | 0:24:16 |
81 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 0:24:25 |
82 | Jose Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:24:28 |
83 | Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:24:36 |
84 | Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:24:38 |
85 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:24:42 |
86 | Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:24:48 |
87 | Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:24:53 |
88 | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team Netapp | 0:24:54 |
89 | Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:24:58 |
90 | Thomas Bonin (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:25:14 |
91 | Beñat Urain Epelde (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:25:16 |
92 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack | 0:25:18 |
93 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC | 0:25:22 |
94 | Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:25:23 |
95 | Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:25:25 |
96 | Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:25:28 |
97 | Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:25:38 |
98 | Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:26:06 |
99 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:26:15 |
100 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek | 0:26:33 |
101 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 0:27:07 |
102 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:27:11 |
103 | Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 0:27:28 |
104 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:27:29 |
105 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:27:45 |
106 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:29:13 |
107 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 0:29:14 |
108 | Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural | 0:31:18 |
109 | Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios Pintor (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 0:32:35 |
1 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 66 | pts |
2 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 49 | |
3 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team | 45 | |
4 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 41 | |
5 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling | 40 | |
6 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team | 39 | |
7 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 34 | |
8 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 29 | |
9 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 28 | |
10 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 26 | |
11 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack | 20 | |
12 | Jerome Coppel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 19 | |
13 | Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling | 19 | |
14 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 16 | |
15 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | 15 | |
16 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team RadioShack | 14 | |
17 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC | 14 | |
18 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 14 | |
19 | Christian Knees (Ger) Sky Procycling | 13 | |
20 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Skil - Shimano | 12 | |
21 | Robert Hunter (RSA) Team RadioShack | 12 | |
22 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Orbea Continental | 10 | |
23 | Paul Poux (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 10 | |
24 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental | 9 | |
25 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Procycling | 8 | |
26 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Orbea Continental | 8 | |
27 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 7 | |
28 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 6 | |
29 | Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team Netapp | 6 | |
30 | Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 6 | |
31 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team | 5 | |
32 | Christopher Froome (GBr) Sky Procycling | 5 | |
33 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team | 5 | |
34 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | |
35 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia | 4 | |
36 | Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp | 4 | |
37 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack | 3 | |
38 | Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Netapp | 3 | |
39 | Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team | 3 | |
40 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
41 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC | 2 | |
42 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Sky Procycling | 2 | |
43 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling | 1 | |
44 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC | 1 |
1 | Jan Bakelandts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 6 | pts |
2 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | 5 | |
3 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC | 3 | |
4 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 3 | |
5 | Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 2 | |
6 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Leopard Trek | 2 | |
7 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 2 | |
8 | Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team RadioShack | 1 | |
9 | Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Skil - Shimano | 1 | |
10 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 1 | |
11 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 1 | |
12 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 |
1 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 28 | pts |
2 | Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Geox-TMC | 19 | |
3 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural | 12 | |
4 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Orbea Continental | 11 | |
5 | Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 10 | |
6 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 8 | |
7 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team | 6 | |
8 | Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental | 6 | |
9 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural | 6 | |
10 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 4 | |
11 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi | 4 | |
12 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 4 | |
13 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC | 4 | |
14 | Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek | 3 | |
15 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental | 3 | |
16 | Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 2 | |
17 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural | 2 | |
18 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto | 1 | |
19 | Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | |
20 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 1 | |
21 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team | 1 | |
22 | Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada | 1 | |
23 | Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun | 1 |
1 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
2 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
3 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
4 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural |
5 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
6 | Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
1 | Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) Team RadioShack |
2 | Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Movistar Team |
3 | Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Team RadioShack |
4 | Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
5 | Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team |
6 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team |
7 | Peio Bilbao (Spa) Orbea Continental |
8 | Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Geox-TMC |
9 | Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
10 | Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team |
11 | Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
12 | Arkaitz Duran Aroca (Spa) Geox-TMC |
13 | Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
14 | Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team |
15 | Marcos Garcia (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
16 | Vicente David Bernabeu Armengol (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
17 | Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling |
18 | Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team |
19 | Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC |
20 | Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural |
21 | Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team |
22 | Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
23 | Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
24 | Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Caja Rural |
25 | Victor Cabedo (Spa) Orbea Continental |
26 | Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
27 | Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
28 | Jesús Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team |
29 | Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team |
30 | Ricardo Garcia Ambroa (Spa) Orbea Continental |
31 | David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural |
32 | Aritz Etxebarria (Spa) Orbea Continental |
33 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
34 | Javier Benitez Pomares (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
35 | Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Caja Rural |
36 | Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Orbea Continental |
37 | Jose Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
38 | Jaume Rovira Pous (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
39 | Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
40 | Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Team Netapp |
41 | Antonio Cabello Baena (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada |
42 | Beñat Urain Epelde (Spa) Orbea Continental |
43 | David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC |
44 | Higinio Fernández (Spa) Caja Rural |
45 | Óscar Pujol Muñoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto |
46 | Hector Gonzalez Baeza (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
47 | Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural |
48 | Xabier Zabalo Imaz (Spa) Orbea Continental |
49 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team |
50 | Salvador Guardiola Tora (Spa) KTM - Murcia |
1 | Team RadioShack | 49:22:15 |
2 | Sky Procycling | 0:00:18 |
3 | Movistar Team | 0:00:24 |
4 | Katusha Team | 0:01:10 |
5 | Rabobank Cycling Team | 0:01:24 |
6 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 0:01:25 |
7 | Andalucia Caja Granada | 0:01:26 |
8 | Geox-TMC | 0:01:35 |
9 | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:36 |
10 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 0:03:29 |
11 | Saur - Sojasun | 0:15:15 |
12 | Team Netapp | 0:21:02 |
13 | Orbea Continental | 0:23:17 |
14 | Caja Rural | 0:25:57 |
15 | KTM - Murcia | 0:37:22 |
16 | Leopard Trek | 0:44:12 |
17 | Skil - Shimano | 1:00:47 |
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