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47th Vuelta Ciclista a la Rioja - 2.1

Spain, April 27-29, 2007

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Stage 3 - April 29: Logroño-Logroño, 140.8 km

Caisse d'Epargne and Liberty Seguros dominate final stage and overall

By Monika Prell

Spaniard Pablo Urtasun (Liberty Seguros) was victorious in the third and final stage of the Vuelta a la Rioja from Logroño to Logroño. His compatriot Rubén Plaza (Caisse d'Epargne) won the overall classification in front of his Russian teammate Vladimir Karpets and Portuguese racer Candido Barbosa (Liberty Seguros).

The cyclists had to wake up very early, and they'd already started by 9:55 am from the capital of la Rioja, Logroño. The stage was ripe for excitement, with possibilities for overall general classification changes. Tied for first and second were Plaza and Karpets, who were also haunted by a group of strong rivals like Dionisio Galparsoro and Igor Antón (Euskaltel - Euskadi), Matteo Carrara (Unibet.com), David Bernabeu, and Manuel Lloret (Fuerteventura Canarias), all within 53 seconds of the two Caisse d'Epargne riders.

The stage ran among the famous vineyards that produce the grapes for the wine "Riojano," but it had only one main climb, the category one Alto de Peñahincada after 68 kilometers of racing. In good humour thanks to the nice sunny and 17 degree weather, Urtasun, the leader of the mountain classification, wanted to guard his jersey, so he broke away for the third day in a row, after Caisse d'Epargne had ended the break-away intentions of other ridersr who posed a danger to Plaza.

First, Pablo de Pedro (Grupo Nicolas Mateos) and Oscar García (Relax -Gam) tried to bridge to Urtasun, but he reached the summit of the Alto de Peñahincada with about two minutes lead on his two chasers and about four minutes ahead of the peloton and secured his win in the mountains classification.

About 15 kilometers before the finish line, the peloton caught de Pedro and García. Urtasun, meanwhile, had earned a gap of three minutes, and as Rubén Plaza said, "He was not dangerous in the general classification, we let him go." Urtasun crossed the finish line solo more than three minutes before the peloton opened a massive sprint, won by Koldo Fernández de Larrea (Euskaltel - Euskadi) ahead of Candido Barboso (Liberty Seguros) and Javier Cherro (Fuerteventura Canarias)

Urtasun dedicated his victory "to the team that trusts a lot in me, and my family and my girlfriend who are always with me, even in the bad moments." He admitted that "until three kilometers before the finish line, I did not believe I could win." After today, Urtasun looked more like the owner of a flower shop. He went up to the podium three times: as stage winner, as winner of the mountain classification, and as most combative rider of the Vuelta a la Rioja.

The podium consisted almost entirely of riders from for Liberty Seguros and Caisse d'Epargne, with Candido Barbosa (Liberty Seguros) as winner of the points classification, and Rubén Plaza (Caisse d'Epargne) as overall winner. Mathieu Perget (Caisse d'Epargne) was the best neo professional, and his team won also the team classification.

De Pedro was the only representative of another team. The Grupo Nicolas Mateos rider won the classification of the intermediate sprints.

Plaza was happy about his win. "I dedicate this victory to all who suffered with me. The team did a great work, and now I will have to invite Vladimir Karpets to a drink!"

Results

1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                           3.08.26
2 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2.59
3 Candido Barbosa (Por) Liberty Seguros                                
4 Javier Cherro (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                           
5 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                                      
7 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                         
8 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni        
9 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                 
10 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
11 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
12 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                 
13 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                     
14 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                
15 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                              
16 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        
17 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                          
18 Jorge Perez (Spa) Relax-GAM                                         
19 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                  
20 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                               
21 Juan C. Carinena (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                            
22 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
23 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                                       
24 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           
25 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                              
26 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         
27 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
28 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             
29 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                   
30 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              
31 Dailos Manuel Diaz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                     
32 Joseba Zumeta (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                 
33 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
34 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        
35 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream                                  
36 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         
37 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                               
38 Jose Rafael Martinez (Spa) Relax-GAM                                
39 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Unibet.com                                   
40 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              
41 Jordi Grau (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    
42 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  
43 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                          
44 Filipe Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                            3.07
45 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                      4.53
46 Sergi Escobar (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                        7.28
47 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                  
48 Joaquin Ortega (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         
49 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                               
50 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                              
51 Fco. Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                          
52 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                  
53 Ivan Degasperi (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
54 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
55 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           
56 Jonathan P. Mc Carty (USA) Team Slipstream                          
57 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com                                 10.21
58 Denis Kudashev (Rus) Relax-GAM                                      
59 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         
60 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-GAM                                     
61 Gil Suray (Bel) Unibet.com                                          
62 Bruno Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         
63 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                   
64 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                                 
65 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                               
66 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                      
67 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
68 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
69 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                     
70 Javier Echarri (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           
71 David Belda (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                            
72 Simon Edgarco (Arg) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           
73 Josu Agirre (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                   
74 Iker Leonet (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                            
75 Diego Milan (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                              
76 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Team Slipstream                             
77 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                           
78 César Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros                           13.33
79 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
80 Mattia Turrina (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          
81 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream                                  
82 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                        18.19
83 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                                
84 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                
85 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             
86 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                         
87 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                             
 
Mountains
 
Alto De Peñahincada (Cat 1) km 68.10
1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                10 pts
2 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           8
3 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        6
4 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         4
5 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              2
6 Joseba Zumeta (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                 1
 
Sprints
 
Ortigosa De Cameros (Km 77.40)
1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 3 pts
2 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           2
3 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        1
 
 
El Rasillo De Cameros (Km 81.50)
1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 3 pts
2 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           2
3 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        1
 
 
Points
 
1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                25 pts
2 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            20
3 Candido Barbosa (Por) Liberty Seguros                              16
4 Javier Cherro (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         14
5 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        12
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                                    10
7 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        9
8 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni       8
9 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                7
10 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 6
11 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             5
12 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                4
13 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                    3
14 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                               2
15 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                             1
 
Teams
 
1 Liberty Seguros                                               9.31.16
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                2.59
3 Relax-Gam                                                            
4 Fuerteventura-Canarias                                               
5 Orbea-Laukiz F.T.                                                    
6 Caisse d'Epargne                                                     
7 Karpin Galicia                                                       
8 Andalucia-Cayasur                                                    
9 Unibet.com                                                           
10 Grupo Nicolás Mateos                                                
11 Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle                                    7.28
12 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni- Selle Italia                     11.57
 
General classification
 
1 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           11.08.21
2 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              
3 Candido Barbosa (Por) Liberty Seguros                            0.53
4 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          
5 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                                      
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               
7 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                          
8 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                  
9 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
10 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                          
11 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
12 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                
13 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
14 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                            2.01
15 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                           2.31
16 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                              
17 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        
18 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                              
19 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              
20 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  
21 Huub Duyn (Ned) Team Slipstream                                     
22 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni       
23 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        
24 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              
25 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                   
26 Jordi Grau (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    
27 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                       3.07
28 Jose Rafael Martinez (Spa) Relax-GAM                                
29 Juan C. Carinena (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                        4.29
30 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Unibet.com                               4.46
31 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-GAM                                    5.45
32 Dailos Manuel Diaz (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                     
33 Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream                                  
34 Jorge Perez (Spa) Relax-GAM                                     5.53
35 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                          7.00
36 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                               
37 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                              7.01
38 Michal Golas (Pol) Unibet.com                                       
39 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                               
40 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         7.06
41 Filipe Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                            7.09
42 Joseba Zumeta (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                             7.13
43 Fco. Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                      8.28
44 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                      9.39
45 Diego Milan (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                          9.53
46 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                           
47 Javier Echarri (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           
48 Ivan Degasperi (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni     10.14
49 Javier Cherro (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                     11.00
50 Sergi Escobar (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                       11.30
51 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                  
52 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                            11.39
53 Josu Agirre (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                              11.51
54 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            12.08
55 Mattia Turrina (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni     13.05
56 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                     14.11
57 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           14.23
58 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                               
59 Markus Eichler (Ger) Unibet.com                                     
60 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                             15.54
61 Jonathan P. Mc Carty (USA) Team Slipstream                          
62 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                           17.51
63 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                    17.54
64 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                 18.47
65 Simon Edgarco (Arg) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni           
66 Denis Kudashev (Rus) Relax-GAM                                      
67 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com                                      
68 David Garcia (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                   
69 Gil Suray (Bel) Unibet.com                                          
70 Luis Pinheiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                                 
71 Tyler Butterfield (Ber) Team Slipstream                             
72 Bruno Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni    19.14
73 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream                             20.12
74 Fabio Borghesi (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni     21.59
75 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                    22.21
76 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni      22.23
77 Joaquin Ortega (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         
78 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
79 César Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros                           22.24
80 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                        23.22
81 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-GAM                                25.16
82 Iker Leonet (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                            
83 David Belda (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                            
84 Denis Bertolini (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni    25.43
85 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                           33.14
86 Sébastien Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                             
87 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        33.32
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                27 pts
2 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 16
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             8
4 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           8
5 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  7
6 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 6
7 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        6
8 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                          4
9 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                         4
10 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                               3
11 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                             2
 
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                          10 pts
2 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 7
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                             3
4 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                          3
5 César Quiterio (Por) Liberty Seguros                                3
6 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  2
7 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                                2
8 Steven Cozza (USA) Team Slipstream                                  2
9 Oscar Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                        2
10 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                               1
11 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                              1
 
Points classification
 
1 Candido Barbosa (Por) Liberty Seguros                              48 pts
2 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 26
3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            25
4 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                25
5 Alberto Loddo (Ita) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni          25
6 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Unibet.com                                    24
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            24
8 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        20
9 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                16
10 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              16
11 Javier Cherro (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                        14
12 Simon Edgarco (Arg) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni         14
13 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            13
14 David Herrero (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                12
15 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                        10
16 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                              10
17 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com                                    10
18 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                        9
19 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax-GAM                                       9
20 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-GAM                                    9
21 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Karpin-Galicia                                8
22 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur                              8
23 Philippe Schnyder (Swi) Selle Italia-Serramenti Diquigiovanni      8
24 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              7
25 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea-Oreka SDA                               7
 
Neo-pro classification
 
1 Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                
2 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolas Mateos                           
3 Antonio Piedra (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias                          
 
Team classification
 
1 Caisse d'Epargne                                             33.25.56
2 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                                1.46
3 Liberty Seguros                                                  2.03
4 Orbea-Laukiz F.T.                                                4.32
5 Karpin Galicia                                                   5.02
6 Fuerteventura-Canarias                                           6.38
7 Andalucia-Cayasur                                                6.40
8 Grupo Nicolás Mateos                                                 
9 Relax-Gam                                                        7.16
10 Unibet.com                                                     11.47
11 Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni- Selle Italia                     18.52
12 Team Slipstream p/b Chipotle                                   21.30