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22nd Vuelta a Castilla y Leon - 2.1
Spain, March 26-30, 2007
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Stage 1 - March 26: Zamora - Zamora (ITT), 10 km
Flying Karpets takes the jersey
Vladimir Karpets (Caisse d'Epargne), best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France, made a great showing at the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon opening time trial, beating Egoi Martinez (Discovery Channel) and his teammate Florent Brard on the 10km course in Zamora.
"I am really very happy," Karpets declared after he came down the podium. "Last year I finished many time trials in second or third position but no way to win one. Moreover, this is my first victory in a race since I won the the Vuelta a la Rioja in 2004. Such a long time ago!"
Despite racing under the rain, the tall Russian was able to make the difference and take the first leader's jersey of the 2007 edition of the race. "The riders who started in the first positions were lucky because it was not raining yet, but that was no longer the case when I started. But in spite of that change in the weather I was able to win, and therefore I'm very confident for the next stages. We will of course fight to keep the leadership in the team. I think that the decision could come in the fourth stage, the one that finishes on top of the Alto de Navacerrada. Considering the high level of participation, the fight will be a hard one and it will not be easy to win it, but we will fight for that."
Photography
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Images by Karpin Galicia
- Santos Gonzalez (Karpin Galicia) holds fifth place on the Spaniards classification.
- Russian Eduard Vorganov (Karpin Galicia) finished 116th on the opening stage.
Results
1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 11.55 (50.36 km/h) 2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.02 3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 0.03 4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.05 5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.06 6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 0.09 7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.10 9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 0.18 10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.19 13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.21 14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.22 15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.23 16 Emilien Benoit Berges (Fra) Agritubel 0.24 17 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 18 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 19 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 20 Gonzalo Rabunal (Spa) Karpin Galicia 21 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.26 22 Nikki Sörensen (Den) Team CSC 23 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-Gam 0.27 24 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 0.28 25 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 26 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 0.29 27 Egoitz Murgoitio (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 0.32 28 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.33 29 Jan Hruska (Cze) Relax-Gam 30 David Bernabeu (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 31 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam 0.34 32 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 33 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 34 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 35 David Lopez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.35 36 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 0.36 37 Gustavo Dominguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.37 38 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 39 Julian Sanchez (Spa) Relax-Gam 0.39 40 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 0.40 41 Josu Agirre (Spa) Orbea 42 Juan José Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 0.42 43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 44 Ramon Troncoso (Spa) Karpin Galicia 45 Koldo Gil (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 46 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.43 47 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 0.44 48 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 0.45 49 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 50 Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.46 51 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank 0.47 52 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 53 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 0.48 54 Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Orbea 0.49 55 Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 0.50 56 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 57 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 58 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Liquigas 0.51 59 Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel 0.52 60 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea 61 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 62 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas 0.53 63 Joaquin Sobrino (Spa) Relax-Gam 64 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 0.54 65 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Karpin Galicia 66 Iker Leonet (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 0.55 67 Javier Aramendia (Spa) Orbea 68 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.56 69 Jesus Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 70 José Azevedo (Por) Benfica 71 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea 0.57 72 Linas Balciunas (Ltu) Agritubel 73 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas 0.58 74 Raul Garcia (Spa) Relax-Gam 75 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.59 76 Javier Benitez (Spa) Benfica 77 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 78 Ruben Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 79 Jose Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 1.00 80 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 81 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 1.01 82 Victor Manuel Gomes (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 83 Antonio Cosme (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 84 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 85 Aaron Villegas (Spa) Orbea 1.02 86 Jose Alberto Benitez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 87 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 88 David Martin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 1.05 89 Denis Robin (Fra) Agritubel 90 Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel 1.07 91 José Antonio Baños (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 1.08 92 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank 1.09 93 David Abal (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.10 94 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Orbea 95 José A. Pecharroman (Spa) Benfica 96 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Benfica 1.11 97 Benoît Sinner (Fra) Agritubel 1.12 98 Jesus Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 1.13 99 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 100 Javier Echarri (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 101 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 1.14 102 Gaizka Lasa (Spa) Karpin Galicia 103 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 104 Alan Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.15 105 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Fuerteventura-Canarias 106 Denis Kudashev (Rus) Relax-Gam 1.16 107 Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 1.17 108 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 109 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 1.18 110 Miguel Ochoa (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 1.20 111 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 112 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Agritubel 1.22 113 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Gam 114 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 115 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Fuerteventura-Canarias 1.23 116 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 117 Danail Petrov (Bul) Benfica 118 Ivan Gilmartin (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 1.25 119 Sergio Ribeiro (Por) Benfica 1.26 120 Vicente Peiro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 1.34 121 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Rabobank 1.36 122 Inigo Lazkano (Spa) Orbea 1.39 123 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Benfica 1.42 124 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Andalucia-Cayasur 1.46 125 Luis Roberto Alvarez (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 1.54 Points classification 1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 25 pts 2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20 3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 16 4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 14 5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 12 6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 10 7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 9 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8 9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 7 10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6 11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 5 12 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4 13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3 14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2 15 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1 Combined Classification 1 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 2 pts 2 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4 3 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 6 4 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 8 5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10 6 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 12 7 Ivan Basso (Ita) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 14 8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 16 9 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas 18 10 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 20 11 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 22 Castilla y Leon riders classification 1 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Grupo Nicolás Mateos 2 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam 3 Juan José Abril (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu 4 Ivan Melero (Spa) Orbea 5 Jesus Tendero (Spa) Viña Magna-Cropu Spaniards classification 1 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2 Francisco Jose Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3 Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
