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60th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 27-September 18, 2005

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Stage 12 - Thursday, September 8: Logroño-Burgos, 133 km

Petacchi getting better

Nasty crash for Heras

By Hernan Alvarez Macias

Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo)
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Routine. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) won his fourth stage win in the Vuelta a España in a bunch sprint in Burgos to no-one's surprise. Petacchi's victory, which looked to be his strongest yet, came at the expense of Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) and Marco Zanotti (Liquigas-Bianchi). But the big news of the day was the crash at km 95 that injured Roberto Heras (Liberty-Würth), who is second on the overall classification and Jakob Piil (CSC) who abandoned the race. Meanwhile, Denis Menchov (Rabobank) retained the golden jersey.

Heras suffered a cut on his left knee because of the crash, and as soon as he ended the stage, he went with his team staff to receive medical attention. Piil abandoned the Vuelta in an ambulance, suffering concussion, his terrible 2005 continuing.

Petacchi was also inside the group of riders who went down in the crash, which occurred near the front of the peloton. "I was able to come back and we got back to work," said the Italian. "I had a problem with my brakes, but I went behind the peloton for the mechanics to fix it and then I continued again."

About the finale, Petacchi commented, "I looked back in the sprint to see who was racing behind me. I felt good, even though I didn't take the last corner correctly. I was able to do a long sprint and win."

Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
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Race leader Denis Menchov definitely didn't try to take any advantage from Heras' crash. "I agreed with slowing the pace when Heras crashed, of course", he said. "Everyone waited for Roberto and for all the fallen riders. I was in the front, but I was lucky. That's cycling. I hope Heras recovers from this. I've also experienced these kinds of crashes."

Saturday's stage will still be very difficult for the Russian: "Lagos [de Covadonga] is a very important stage. We'll see what happens," he concluded. Luis Pasamontes (Relax Fuenlabrada) made the breakaway of the day. But, as usual, the peloton snuffed it out. "It was tough to finish the breakaway because it was one of Petacchi's last options," said Pasamontes to Spanish radio. "Certainly the sprinters will quit the race to prepare themselves well for the World's. The race circumstances like the crash could have given me some bonus seconds. The riders got nervous because of Heras' crash and they decided to push harder. So, with ten kilometres to the finish line, my adventure was over."

How it unfolded

Riders at the start
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On Tuesday, nine riders abandoned the race: Bradley McGee, Frederic Guesdon (La Française des Jeux), Santiago Botero (Phonak), Thor Hushovd, Benoît Poilvet (Credit Agricole), Christophe Edaleine, Luis Perez (Cofidis), Markel Irizar (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Mathew Hayman (Rabobank). Today, Gerrit Glomser (Lampre-Caffita) decided not to start in Logroño, which meant 157 riders were left in the Vuelta. Due to technical reasons, the stage was shortened by approximately 15 kilometres. Therefore, the riders raced 133 kilometres instead of 148. Luis Pasamontes (Relax Fuenlabrada) was the brave rider who dared to make a lone breakaway. At km 8 the Spanish was 30 seconds ahead of the peloton and at km 56 the gap was 4'23. The peloton didn't want Pasamontes to escape on such a short stage. A four minute break would be more easily controlled than a larger gap.

At the second intermediate sprint in Pradoluengo, the lone leader was followed by Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Fassa Bortolo) and Rolf Aldag (T-Mobile), who were setting the tempo for the chase. The gap was 4'40 at this point, and did not get any bigger.

Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros)
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A big crash at the head of the peloton happened at km 95 involving around 15 riders. Jakob Piil (CSC) and Roberto Heras (Liberty Seguros-Würth) had the worst of it, and the Dane was stretchered into an ambulance while Heras received help from the race doctors while coming back to the peloton. The Spaniard had a cut in his left knee and needed some stitches. But the bruising may affect him more in the coming days.

The peloton slowed the pace in order to wait for Heras. Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) was also behind the main group and after a few kilometres he joined the peloton again. T-Mobile, Quick Step and Fassa Bortolo teams upped the tempo and caught Pasamontes at km 121 (12 km to go). Benjamin Noval (Discovery Channel) countered immediately, but the peloton was determined to end it in a bunch sprint, and Noval was sucked back in.

Petacchi's final lead-out man,
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The Fassa Bortolo train started working with 3 km to go, despite being challenged by Liquigas (for Zanotti) and Davitamon-Lotto (for Steels). It was the latter who secured the prize position of Petacchi's wheel, but lost it to Zabel on the last corner with just over half a kilometre to go. Marco Velo performed a short lead out to get Petacchi up to speed, as Steels tried to come from behind to challenge for the win. But Ale-Jet didn't panic and started his sprint from around 200 metres out with Erik Zabel once again having no answer to the Italian's speed. Alessandro raised his arms once again, this time with his forefingers pointing the sky in recognition of his fourth victory at this race, and his grandfather, who passed away three years ago to this day.

Stage 13 - September 9: Burgos-Ampuero, 196 km

This will be a long stage with some mountainous difficulties. The stage has four climbs: Puerto de la Sia (Category 1, 1240m above sea level, km 121), Alto Cruz Usaño (Category 3, 360m, km 149.4), Alto Fuente Las Varas (Category 3, 450 m, km 159.3) and Santuario de la Bien Aparecida (Category 3, 270 m, stage finish). It may be a day for the breakaway riders to succeed, and the Puerto de la Sia will be crucial here. The big question tomorrow will be how Heras feels. If Heras is in good condition, he will fight for a stage win in Lagos de Covadonga and Pajares. If not, Menchov could start tasting the glory of winning the Vuelta.

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Results

1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                              3.13.36 (41.22 km/h)

2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                              
3 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                      
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                    
5 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        
6 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                         
7 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                           
8 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
9 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                         
10 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                         
11 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                       
12 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 
13 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                             
14 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 
15 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        
16 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                                 
17 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                
18 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                     
19 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     
20 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
21 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
22 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                         
23 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
24 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                         
25 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                               
26 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           
27 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
28 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                        
29 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                      
30 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                      
31 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                                 
32 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                    
33 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                           
34 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  
35 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                          
36 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          
37 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                        
38 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                            
39 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                               
40 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
41 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
42 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                     
43 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                       
44 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         
45 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                           
46 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                               
47 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                       
48 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
49 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                    
50 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               
51 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          
52 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                   
53 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
54 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            
55 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                        
56 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                              
57 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                              
58 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   
59 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                          
60 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                           
61 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                     
62 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
63 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                                  
64 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
65 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
66 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        
67 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
68 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                     
69 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                  
70 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                     
71 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                       
72 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                           
73 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                     
74 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
75 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              
76 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                        
77 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                
78 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                    
79 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                            
80 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
81 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          
82 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        
83 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team          
84 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           
85 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                          
86 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                      
87 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                     
88 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                              
89 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                  
90 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                             
91 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                    
92 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                             
93 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                 
94 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        
95 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
96 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  
97 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       
98 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
99 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                          
100 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 
101 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     
102 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                         
103 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         
104 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   
105 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
106 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                      
107 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                
108 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                  
109 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
110 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                      
111 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  
112 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 
113 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 
114 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
115 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                 
116 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
117 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        
118 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            
119 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                        
120 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
121 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            
122 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
123 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
124 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          
125 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  
126 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    
127 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               
128 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne           
129 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                   
130 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      
131 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
132 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 
133 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
134 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                  
135 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
136 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          
137 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                               
138 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
139 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              
140 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                      
141 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              
142 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  
143 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   25.00
144 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                                   
145 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                               
146 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   31.00
147 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                 35.00
148 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    50.00
149 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  1.10
150 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.12
151 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                   1.24
152 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                           2.12
153 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                 2.29
154 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                                3.16
155 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             3.29
 
Outside time limit
 
TC José Antonio Pecharroman Fabian (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic         25.55
 
DNF Jakob Piil (Den) Team CSC
DNS Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Lampre - Caffita
 
Points
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                   25 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            20
3 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    16
4 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                  14
5 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      12
6 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                       10
7 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                          9
8 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      8
9 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                        7
10 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                        6
11 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                      5
12 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                4
13 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                            3
14 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                2
15 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Pradilla - Cat. 3, km 71
1 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          6 pts
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      4
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                                2
4 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          1
 
Alto de Valmala - Cat. 3, km 97
1 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          6 pts
2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      4
3 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 2
4 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                        1
 
Sprints
 
Sto Domingo de la Calzada, km 45,7
1 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          4 pts
2 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          2
3 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             1
 
Pradoluengo, km 86,8
1 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          4 pts
2 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                2
3 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             1
 
Ibeas de Juarros, km 108
1 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          4 pts
2 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                             2
3 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                         1
 
Teams
 
1 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                   9.40.48
2 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                      
3 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                            
4 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                            
5 Davitamon - Lotto                                                           
6 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                     
7 T- Mobile Team                                                              
8 Rabobank                                                                    
9 Team Gerolsteiner                                                           
10 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                         
11 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                     
12 Credit Agricole                                                            
13 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                          
14 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                        
15 Fassa Bortolo                                                              
16 Comunidad Valenciana                                                       
17 Team CSC                                                                   
18 Domina Vacanze                                                             
19 La Francaise Des Jeux                                                      
20 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                               
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                           
22 Lampre - Caffita                                                           
 
General classification after stage 12
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                        48.21.11
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                0.47
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  1.53
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            1.57
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        3.31
6 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                   5.03
7 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                  5.09
8 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                       5.45
9 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                           5.58
10 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      6.37
11 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           6.47
12 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                      7.32
13 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       7.54
14 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                  11.31
15 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems           12.41
16 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   15.05
17 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                15.19
18 Francisco José Lara (Spa) T-Mobile Team                               16.32
19 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              16.35
20 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                18.05
21 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team     18.59
22 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita               19.11
23 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        19.21
24 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                         19.31
25 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                             21.29
26 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone         22.01
27 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        24.30
28 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                     24.53
29 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               26.24
30 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 26.46
31 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             26.52
32 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                27.15
33 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                   27.31
34 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         28.12
35 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                      30.03
36 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    36.27
37 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                  37.14
38 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                37.26
39 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          37.57
40 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team             38.37
41 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                     38.41
42 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                38.50
43 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  39.58
44 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                40.09
45 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 40.37
46 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                 40.39
47 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             41.08
48 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       42.17
49 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  43.30
50 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     43.47
51 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                   43.58
52 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                           45.34
53 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        45.37
54 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 45.55
55 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel                                  47.02
56 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                47.48
57 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     48.22
58 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             48.57
59 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           49.26
60 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        49.35
61 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                      50.10
62 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                     50.16
63 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                             50.27
64 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                  52.08
65 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    52.36
66 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 52.45
67 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            53.06
68 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                             53.22
69 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone               53.53
70 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                           55.51
71 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   56.31
72 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                          57.29
73 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                            57.58
74 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                             57.59
75 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             58.26
76 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        59.48
77 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    1.01.31
78 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel                              1.01.34
79 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                       1.02.28
80 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                            1.04.24
81 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                      1.04.58
82 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                        1.05.01
83 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                1.05.07
84 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                      1.05.22
85 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          1.05.36
86 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                         1.05.46
87 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1.06.08
88 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                1.09.49
89 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                1.10.04
90 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.10.10
91 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                           1.10.46
92 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.11.30
93 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                1.12.19
94 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             1.12.36
95 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                1.13.34
96 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                          1.15.40
97 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             1.16.39
98 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            1.17.08
99 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.17.18
100 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                1.17.45
101 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne    1.18.28
102 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                1.18.33
103 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.18.40
104 Julian Dean (NZl) Crédit Agricole                                  1.21.51
105 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                             1.22.11
106 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Relax Fuenlabrada                            1.22.12
107 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.22.57
108 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    1.23.38
109 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team         1.23.44
110 Niels Scheuneman (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.24.06
111 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           1.24.40
112 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                               1.25.20
113 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                  1.26.23
114 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                           1.27.49
115 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.28.28
116 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           1.29.38
117 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                         1.31.10
118 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                1.31.14
119 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     1.32.20
120 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.33.39
121 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                           1.34.33
122 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1.34.37
123 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.36.00
124 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            1.37.08
125 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                               1.37.23
126 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                   1.37.28
127 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                1.38.56
128 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 1.39.02
129 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              1.41.07
130 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                         1.41.15
131 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  1.41.24
132 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 1.41.45
133 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             1.42.12
134 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                              1.42.48
135 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       1.43.44
136 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.44.05
137 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                             1.44.47
138 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                 1.45.02
139 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 1.45.50
140 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                             1.46.50
141 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                1.46.58
142 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone       1.49.26
143 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                1.49.54
144 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    1.49.58
145 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   1.50.37
146 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.50.49
147 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                 1.52.26
148 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                   1.59.27
149 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.59.50
150 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  2.02.47
151 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                2.07.32
152 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) Rabobank                                    2.08.32
153 Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          2.09.09
154 Yohann Gène (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 2.14.16
155 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux                         2.27.19
 
Points classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                             102 pts
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  100
3 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  92
4 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            89
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    65
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              65
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                                  54
8 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          47
9 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    44
10 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems              43
11 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            41
12 Tom Steels (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       38
13 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                    36
14 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             31
15 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             30
16 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        29
17 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         29
18 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                             27
19 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     27
20 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              26
21 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    25
22 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                              24
23 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   22
24 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      20
25 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                      19
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     93 pts
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                  66
3 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         54
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                              54
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    50
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              38
7 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          37
8 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               35
9 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              34
10 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             32
11 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         32
12 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 27
13 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        23
14 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   14
15 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       13
16 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           13
17 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              12
18 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        12
19 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                12
20 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            12
21 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         11
22 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    10
23 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                     9
24 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                             8
25 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                      8
 
Combination classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                               6 pts
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                   7
3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    13
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              16
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          20
6 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               33
7 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                         37
8 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             40
9 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                     42
10 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel                                   44
11 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         51
12 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    52
13 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             58
14 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             64
15 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                        74
16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                     86
17 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         86
18 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                        90
19 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            90
20 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                        94
21 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       96
22 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              96
23 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                 100
24 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team                    101
25 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          105
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana                                               145.18.06
2 Team CSC                                                                9.06
3 Liberty Seguros - Würth Team                                           10.01
4 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                 15.18
5 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                     15.53
6 Illes Balears - Caisse D'Epargne                                       19.05
7 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                    25.08
8 Lampre - Caffita                                                       34.05
9 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                35.49
10 Davitamon - Lotto                                                     42.28
11 T- Mobile Team                                                        49.01
12 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                              1.00.48
13 Relax Fuenlabrada                                                   1.15.37
14 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                    1.15.52
15 Credit Agricole                                                     1.17.39
16 Rabobank                                                            1.21.54
17 Bouygues Telecom                                                    1.49.59
18 Fassa Bortolo                                                       2.16.07
19 Team Gerolsteiner                                                   2.19.32
20 Liquigas - Bianchi                                                  2.37.02
21 La Francaise Des Jeux                                               3.31.53
22 Domina Vacanze                                                      3.46.45


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