Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2010: Stage 1 Results

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Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) and Michael Rogers (HTC-Columbia) finished together, 21 seconds down on Pardilla (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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A very happy Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro NGC) on the podium (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro NGC) wins at Puerto de La Guardia (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro NGC) claims the Ruta del Sol opener (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is quizzed at the presentation of teams (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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The stage began with a ceremony in Jaén (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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It was a wet old day for the Andalucia peloton (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Cunego (Lampre) watches his rivals in the finale (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Bradley Wiggins (left, Sky) rides alongside the Saxo Bank train (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Kjell Carlström (Sky Professional Cycling Team) drives the peloton (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Jesus Rosendo (Andalucía-CajaSur), Laurent Beuret (Carmiooro NGC), Ruben García (Caja Rural) and Stephane Rosetto (Vacansoleil) spent most of the day clear of the peloton (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Sergio Pardilla (Camiooro NGC) crosses the finish line (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Daniel Moreno (Omega-Pharma Lotto) and Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) dice with one another on the final climb (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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The stage prize winners are presented on stage (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Leader of the Andalucian rider classification Manuel Vazquez (Andalucia - Cajasur) (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Jesús Rosendo (Andalucia - Cajasur) spent all day in the break and was rewarded with the lead of the sprints classification (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Andalucian officials come to the stage at the teams presentation for the 2010 Vuelta a Andalucia (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Local heros Andalucia-Cajasur are presented (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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HTC-Columbia's Bernhard Eisel and Michael Rogers show contrasting reactions as Mark Cavendish answers questions on stage (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

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Saxo Bank's Jens Voigt and Fränk Schleck at the teams presentation (Image credit: Bosco Martin)

Sergio Pardilla (Carmiooro NGC) won the opening stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Del Sol and becomes the first leader of the five–day race.

The little known Spanish climber attacked alone two and a half kilometres from the finish on the testing climb to Alto de la Guardia and successfully held off the rest of the peloton. Pardilla will wear the bright red race leader's jersey during Monday's 182km second stage from Otura to Cordoba.

Belgium's Jurgen Van den Broeck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) finished nine seconds behind Pardilla, with Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) third at 13 seconds.

The 159km stage was characterised by a long attack by four riders. Jesus Rosendo (Andalucía-CajaSur), Laurent Beuret (Carmiooro NGC), Ruben García (Caja Rural) and Stephane Rosetto (Vacansoleil) went clear after eight kliometres and at one point opened an eight-minute lead. However, they were gradually pulled back before the uphill finish, with HTC-Columbia, Team Sky and Milram doing the work on the front.

In a flurry of late-stage moves, Diego Tamayo (Carmiooro-NGC) tried to go clear with five kilometres remaining as Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) and Matteo Carrara (Vacansoleil) made their own attempts to gain a slight lead on the climb to the finish with 3000 metres to race.

Pardilla made his move with 2.5km to go. He quickly opened a gap and stayed clear to win the biggest race of his career.

Full Results
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	4:11:55
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:00:09
3	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:00:13
4	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
5	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	0:00:21
6	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
7	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:00:28
8	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:00:29
9	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
10	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:00:31
11	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	0:00:32
12	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	0:00:37
13	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	0:00:41
14	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
15	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
16	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
17	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank	0:00:49
18	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:01:05
19	Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:01:07
20	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:01:14
21	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram	0:01:19
22	Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:01:20
23	Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank	0:01:24
24	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank	0:01:35
25	Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
26	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia
27	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:01:49
28	Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
29	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram	0:02:00
30	Kanstantsin Siutsov (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia	0:02:03
31	Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:02:10
32	Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC	0:02:27
33	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:02:40
34	Rubén García (Spa) Caja Rural	0:02:48
35	Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano	0:02:53
36	Jose A G. Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:03:15
37	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC	0:03:20
38	Greca Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:03:27
39	Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural	0:03:35
40	Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano	0:03:38
41	Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:03:41
42	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
43	Diego A Tamayo Martínez (Col) Carmiooro NGC	0:03:55
44	David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural	0:04:05
45	Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:13
46	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram	0:04:24
47	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:26
48	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
49	Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano
50	Sylwester Janiszewsky (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:04:43
51	Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:05:03
52	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	0:05:09
53	Adan Snitko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:05:14
54	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank	0:05:28
55	André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
56	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	0:05:29
57	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:05:59
58	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank
59	Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank	0:06:02
60	Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team
61	Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:06:09
62	Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
63	Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank	0:06:17
64	Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC
65	Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
66	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
67	Mirko Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:06:24
68	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
69	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural
70	Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia	0:06:35
71	Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
72	Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano	0:06:41
73	Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:07:12
74	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:07:19
75	Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:07:21
76	Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
77	Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
78	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
79	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team
80	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:07:26
81	Guillermo Lana (Spa) Caja Rural
82	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	0:07:39
83	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	0:07:50
84	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	0:07:57
85	Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:08:05
86	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia	0:08:26
87	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano	0:08:57
88	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Caja Rural	0:12:03
89	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram	0:13:27
DNS	Dominique Cornu (Bel) Skil - Shimano
DNF	Daniele Ratto (Ita) Carmiooro NGC

Points
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	25	pts
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	20
3	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	16
4	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	14
5	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	12
6	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	10
7	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	9
8	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto	8
9	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	7
10	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6
11	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	5
12	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	4
13	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	3
14	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram	2
15	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank	1

Sprint 1 - Arjonilla, 43.1km
1	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	3	pts
2	Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	2
3	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	1

Sprint 2 - Jaén, 142.8km
1	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	3	pts
2	Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	2
3	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	1

Mountain 1 - Alto de Arjona (Cat. 3) 34.9km
1	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	3	pts
2	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	2
3	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	1

Mountain 2 - Alto de Arjonilla (Cat. 3) 91.6km
1	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	3	pts
2	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	2
3	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	1

Mountain 3 - Puerto de La Guardia (Cat. 1) 159.2km
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	10	pts
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	8
3	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	6
4	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	4
5	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	2
6	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	1

Teams
1	Omega Pharma-Lotto	13:36:52
2	Andalucia - Cajasur	0:00:41
3	Team Saxo Bank	0:01:04
4	Team Milram	0:01:25
5	Team HTC - Columbia	0:01:26
6	Rabobank	0:02:13
7	Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:03:33
8	Carmiooro NGC	0:04:40
9	Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:51
10	Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:05:13
11	Skil - Shimano	0:06:29
12	CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:08:37
13	Caja Rural	0:09:21

General classification after stage 1
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	4:11:55
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:00:09
3	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:00:13
4	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
5	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	0:00:21
6	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
7	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:00:28
8	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:00:29
9	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
10	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:00:31
11	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	0:00:32
12	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	0:00:37
13	Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	0:00:41
14	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
15	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
16	Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
17	Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank	0:00:49
18	Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil - Shimano	0:01:05
19	Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:01:07
20	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:01:14
21	Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram	0:01:19
22	Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:01:20
23	Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank	0:01:24
24	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank	0:01:35
25	Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
26	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia
27	Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:01:49
28	Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
29	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram	0:02:00
30	Kanstantsin Siutsov (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia	0:02:03
31	Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:02:10
32	Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC	0:02:27
33	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:02:40
34	Rubén García (Spa) Caja Rural	0:02:48
35	Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil - Shimano	0:03:13
36	Jose A G. Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:03:15
37	Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC	0:03:20
38	Greca Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:03:27
39	Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural	0:03:35
40	Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil - Shimano	0:03:38
41	Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:03:41
42	Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
43	Diego A Tamayo Martínez (Col) Carmiooro NGC	0:03:55
44	David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural	0:04:05
45	Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:13
46	Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram	0:04:24
47	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:26
48	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
49	Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil - Shimano
50	Sylwester Janiszewsky (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:04:43
51	Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	0:05:03
52	Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram	0:05:09
53	Adan Snitko (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:05:14
54	Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank	0:05:28
55	André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
56	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank	0:05:29
57	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	0:05:59
58	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank
59	Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank	0:06:02
60	Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:06:09
61	Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
62	Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank	0:06:17
63	Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC
64	Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
65	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
66	Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:06:22
67	Mirko Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:06:24
68	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini
69	Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural
70	Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia	0:06:35
71	Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank
72	Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil - Shimano	0:06:41
73	Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:07:12
74	Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:07:19
75	Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:07:21
76	Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
77	Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
78	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
79	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team
80	Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:07:26
81	Guillermo Lana (Spa) Caja Rural
82	Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank	0:07:39
83	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	0:07:50
84	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	0:07:57
85	Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:08:05
86	Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia	0:08:26
87	Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil - Shimano	0:08:57
88	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Caja Rural	0:12:03
89	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram	0:13:27

Points classification
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	25	pts
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	20
3	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	16
4	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	14
5	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	12
6	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	10
7	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	9
8	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto	8
9	Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	7
10	Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team	6
11	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram	5
12	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia	4
13	Franck Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank	3
14	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram	2
15	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank	1

Sprints classification
1	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	6	pts
2	Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	4
3	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	1
4	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	1

Mountains classification
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC	10	pts
2	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto	8
3	Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC	6
4	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini	6
5	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	4
6	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural	4
7	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank	2
8	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur	2
9	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia	1

Andalucian rider classification
1	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
2	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
3	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
4	Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
5	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur

Spanish rider classification
1	Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC
2	Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
3	Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
4	Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto
5	Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
6	Rubén García (Spa) Caja Rural
7	Jose A G. Marchante (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
8	Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural
9	David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural
10	Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
11	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank
12	Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
13	Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC
14	Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
15	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur
16	Guillermo Lana (Spa) Caja Rural
17	Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural
18	Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Caja Rural

Teams classification
1	Omega Pharma-Lotto	13:36:52
2	Andalucia - Cajasur	0:00:41
3	Team Saxo Bank	0:01:04
4	Team Milram	0:01:25
5	Team HTC - Columbia	0:01:26
6	Rabobank	0:02:13
7	Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team	0:03:33
8	Carmiooro NGC	0:04:40
9	Sky Professional Cycling Team	0:04:51
10	Lampre-Farnese Vini	0:05:13
11	Skil - Shimano	0:06:29
12	CCC Polsat Polkowice	0:08:37
13	Caja Rural	0:09:21

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