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61st Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 26-September 17, 2006

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Stage 21 - September 17: Madrid - Madrid, 142.2 km

Vino victorious in Vuelta

First Grand Tour for Vinokourov; another stage win for Zabel

By Shane Stokes in Madrid, with additional reporting from Hernan Alvarez

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
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It's been a rollercoaster 2006 for Alexandre Vinokourov but both his year and his career reached a high point in Madrid today when the 33 year old Kazakhstani rider won the Vuelta a España. The Astana rider stayed out of trouble and finished in the main bunch, wheeling across the line to the backslaps and congratulations of teammates and fellow professionals.

It was a proud moment for Vino and compatriot Andrey Kashechkin , who stood on the podium with Alejandro Valverde while hearing the Kazakh national anthem playing out to the large, appreciative crowd. Having previously finished third and fifth in the Tour de France, taking his first Grand Tour is a major achievement.

"It was a hard tour," he told Spanish Onda Cero radio afterwards. "A three week tour is always difficult. I am happy this year; things were alright. I felt better every day. The whole team did a good job, so for us it is a good victory.

"Valverde was a great rival for me. I chose good moments to attack him. Overall, I was very happy to ride the Vuelta after not riding the Tour [de France]. It is a revenge for me and it is also a victory for this team."

Valverde was gracious in defeat, despite his disappointment. "I was very close but he won, he was very strong. There was nothing I could do. It was a very nice Vuelta, very cheerful from beginning to end. It is also important that the media talked about cycling [rather than doping - ed.]. It was a great race with a super rhythm and I think the fans liked it."

Zabel strikes again

Erik Zabel (Milram)
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Apart from Vinokourov, another rider in light blue took his own big victory under the clear skies of the Spanish capital. 36 year-old Erik Zabel showed he is by no means over the hill when he scooped his second stage win of the race, beating points classification victor Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole) and Aurélien Clerc (Phonak Hearing Systems) in the frenzied dash to the line. The German rider salvaged an otherwise disappointing Vuelta for his squad, the Milram riders having lost Alessandro Petacchi when he came off worst in a fistfight with a team bus one week ago.

"I am very happy to win this," he said afterwards. "I had five second places on the final stage of the Tour de France, plus one in Milan (Giro d'Italia) and two in Madrid, so this win means a lot for me.

"The bend before the finish was the most important part of this sprint, you had to be in the right place. I saw Horrillo go after the bend but my team made a big effort to get him back. In particular, Marco Velo was very impressive, and that helped me a lot."

Zabel confirmed that he will head the German team at the World's. "It is a big honour for me to lead the team. I think that the other riders will work very well and I hope we have a great race."

Mixed feelings from Unzue

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne)
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Valverde did not attempt to take back time on Vino today and consequently finished as runner up, improving on his third place of 2003. This was something which prompted mixed feelings from his Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears directeur sportif Eusebio Unzue.

"For sure we go home with the feeling that we let a big opportunity to win the Vuelta slip away, most of all after we kept the yellow jersey for so many days within the team," he stated. "But, on the other hand, without being really superior, the person [Vinokourov] who won is a very great rider too. He could count on the help of Kashechkin, something that was essential for the victory in this Vuelta.

"Despite the end result, the performance of our Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears team throughout the race was perfect. We failed only once, in the stage that arrived in Granada; we had no rider in the breakaway, something which would have been the solution to the problem we had in the final part of the stage. Alejandro was left alone and needed somebody at his side to chase behind Vinokourov.

"However, we are nevertheless very happy because we won a very nice stage in El Morredero and once more we have finished on the podium of a Grand Tour. We are also very satisfied because of Alejandro's evolution, most of all in the time trial, a discipline that was his weakness in the past. His consistency is also very important and we can look at the future with optimism."

Sastre consistent

Fourth place overall
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Fourth place overall went to Carlos Sastre, who went into the race hoping to fight it out for a win. However riding the Giro in the services of Ivan Basso and then finishing fourth in the Tour de France left him a little short, although he has nevertheless had an excellent season.

"The team was riding for Stuart [O'Grady] today," the friendly Spaniard told Cyclingnews. "We tried to help him for the sprint, it was nice to do. I am happy to finish the Vuelta, for sure. I have had a long season, a hard race, and it is always nice when you finish something like this. After this, I only have the world championships left, that is my last race of the year. Then I will take a nice rest. I am happy."

Fifth place went to José Angel Gomez Marchante (Saunier Duval) while Discovery's Tom Danielson rounded out the top six, thus improving on his seventh place [post-Heras disqualification] here twelve months ago. Meanwhile Vinokourov also netted the white jersey for the combination classification, winning the award despite finishing level on points with Valverde. Hushovd was a comfortable winner in the points competition, while Egoi Martinez took the King of the Mountains award and Discovery Channel won the teams' classification.

How it unfolded

Team Astana
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As is traditional in the Vuelta, the final stage started and finished in the Spanish capital of Madrid. The first record of Madrid as a village was from the ninth century when it was an Arab town. It has been the capital of Spain since 1561 when king Felipe II decided to move the centre of his kingdom from Toledo to Madrid. This city is very close to the geographic centre of Spain. It is nowadays a big city with a lot of economic power in Europe and a very developed tourism industry.

Just 134 of the initial 189 riders survived until the last day of the Vuelta. Unipublic director Ignacio Ayuso gave a medal to the 134 men who endured the 21 days of hard racing before the start of the final stage today.

The stage started in a very calm way, as everyone wanted a relaxed ride early on. It was time to celebrate for Alexandre Vinokourov and his team, and Vino had a golden bike and helmet to match his gold jersey. At the first intermediate sprint in Morata de Tajuña (km 33.1), Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) crossed first with Eric Leblacher (Française des Jeux) and Fabien Patanchon (Française des Jeux) on his wheel. After 47 km, Laszlo Bodrogi (Credit Agricole), Sébastien Rosseler (Quick Step-Innergetic) and Kjell Carlström (Liquigas) mounted the first attack, but were brought back eight kilometres later thanks to the work of the Relax-GAM team.

Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne)
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The Relax boys had a plan, because at the second intermediate sprint in Fuenlabrada (km 66.8), three of them crossed the line to take out all the bonus points: Daniel Moreno was first, while David George was second and Jose Miguel Elias third. Fuenlabrada co-sponsors the team, and it was important for the red jerseys to be at the front there.

The peloton rode into Madrid under the control of Astana, and the pace picked up by the time it reached the first of six six kilometre finishing circuits. It really began moving at km 110 when seven riders attacked the peloton: Oscar Pereiro (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Luis Perez and Frederic Bessy (Cofidis), Christopher Horner (Davitamon), Angel Vallejo and Jorge Garcia Marin (Relax) and Pierre Drancourt (Bouygues Telecom). These riders created a small gap for around 30 kilometres, but their maximum lead was only 22 seconds as Credit Agricole, Phonak, Milram, AG2R and Gerolsteiner rode hard behind.

Vino
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Not surprisingly, the break hung out there until just over a lap (6 km) to go, when the gap was finally closed and the sprinters got themselves ready. CSC wound it up with 4 km to go to get O'Grady into a good position, but then in the final kilometre, Milram and Liquigas performed the lead out for Erik Zabel and Magnus Bäckstedt. A late attack by Rabobank's Pedro Horrillo was unsuccessful, as Milram's train worked to perfection to drop off Zabel with 150m to go. The experienced German kept his wheel in front to the line, winning his second bunch sprint of the Vuelta ahead of points jersey winner Hushovd and Aurélien Clerc (Phonak).

Alexandre Vinokourov finished 79th and got the final maillot oro, the most valuable one of all in Madrid. It was the first grand tour victory for the rider from Kazakhstan, one day after turning 33.

Photography

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Results

1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         3.40.47 (38.64 km/h)
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                          
3 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 
4 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                           
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                               
6 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
7 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                        
8 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                                
9 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                       
10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                  
11 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
12 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
13 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      
14 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
15 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                            
16 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                            
17 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              
19 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                            
20 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
21 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
22 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            
23 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                              
24 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  0.03
25 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
26 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                            
27 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     
28 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                       
29 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           
30 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                        
31 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         
32 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                               
33 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
34 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                            
35 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                     
36 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        
37 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
38 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                              
39 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
40 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
41 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
42 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                    
43 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 
44 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                      
45 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                          
46 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                         
47 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                        
48 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                         
49 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
50 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                        
51 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
52 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                        
53 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                     
54 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
55 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
56 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                          
57 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
58 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                      
59 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
60 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                        
61 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                              
62 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                           
63 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      
64 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                       
65 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                           
66 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                          
67 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
68 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
69 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                        
70 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                         
71 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
72 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        
73 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
74 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    
75 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          
76 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
77 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                              
78 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                             
79 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                     
80 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                     
81 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                             
82 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                             
83 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                                
84 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    
85 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                          
86 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                      
87 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                              
88 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
89 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              
90 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                         
91 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      
92 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    
93 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                           
94 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                            
95 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                       
96 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    
97 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
98 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
99 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                       
100 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               
101 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
102 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                         
103 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   
104 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
105 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                         
106 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                          
107 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
108 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                        0.19
109 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            0.21
110 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              
111 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                        
112 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
113 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             
114 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    
115 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                            
116 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                              
117 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      
118 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
119 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
120 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          
121 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      
122 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                                   
123 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       
124 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            
125 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                   
126 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
127 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 0.30
128 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                   0.35
129 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                               0.40
130 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                  1.03
131 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
132 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                               1.03
133 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            2.08
134 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   3.21
 
Points
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                              25 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                        20
3 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               16
4 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         14
5 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                             12
6 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         10
7 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                       9
8 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                               8
9 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      7
10 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 6
11 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      5
12 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    4
13 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     3
14 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  2
15 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                           1
 
Sprints
 
Morata de Tajuña, km 33,1                                                     
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                         4 pts
2 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    2
3 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  1
 
Fuenlabrada, km 66,8                                                          
1 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              4 pts
2 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                               2
3 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                          1
 
Teams
 
1 Team Milram                                                         11.02.24
2 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                         
3 Astana                                                                      
4 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                            
5 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                            
6 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                      0.03
7 Lampre - Fondital                                                           
8 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                      
9 Relax - GAM                                                                 
10 Liquigas                                                                   
11 Team CSC                                                                   
12 Davitamon - Lotto                                                          
13 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                            
14 Phonak Hearing Systems                                                     
15 T- Mobile Team                                                             
16 Credit Agricole                                                            
17 Quick Step - Innergetic                                                    
18 Rabobank                                                               0.06
19 Française des Jeux                                                         
20 Gerolsteiner                                                           0.21
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                           
 
Final General classification
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                              81.23.07
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.12
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                     3.12
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            3.35
5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   6.51
6 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               8.09
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  8.26
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  10.36
9 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                10.47
10 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     11.32
11 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               12.52
12 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                15.10
13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           17.23
14 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 18.40
15 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    18.56
16 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                     19.44
17 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                24.18
18 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                   27.51
19 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     28.04
20 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              29.04
21 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                        30.36
22 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    32.09
23 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               34.45
24 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                            42.46
25 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     43.20
26 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 45.03
27 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                           46.21
28 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                         46.30
29 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                50.47
30 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              50.49
31 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    50.50
32 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                 51.57
33 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                               55.05
34 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               56.12
35 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     56.48
36 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       1.02.23
37 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                             1.02.55
38 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                    1.04.33
39 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.06.40
40 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.08.18
41 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               1.14.34
42 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                    1.16.47
43 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.19.25
44 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             1.24.48
45 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.25.18
46 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                    1.29.24
47 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                              1.29.48
48 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  1.30.24
49 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  1.30.54
50 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                1.30.58
51 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                1.35.57
52 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 1.37.01
53 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                    1.37.05
54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                     1.37.59
55 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                1.38.39
56 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                               1.39.33
57 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.40.19
58 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       1.40.24
59 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.41.37
60 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.42.03
61 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.43.19
62 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                        1.45.00
63 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                  1.45.53
64 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             1.45.54
65 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                       1.45.55
66 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             1.46.03
67 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                      1.47.15
68 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                             1.47.52
69 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 1.49.21
70 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                        1.50.19
71 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       1.50.42
72 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                     1.51.49
73 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1.52.53
74 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          1.54.28
75 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                1.58.08
76 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                1.59.57
77 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              2.02.32
78 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   2.02.59
79 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   2.03.10
80 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               2.04.11
81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 2.05.03
82 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                         
83 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.09.04
84 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                         2.09.29
85 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             2.09.37
86 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            2.10.14
87 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        2.10.30
88 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             2.14.29
89 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                2.16.00
90 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                2.16.33
91 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     2.17.09
92 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                2.20.53
93 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.21.25
94 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               2.22.35
95 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          2.22.46
96 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                      2.26.39
97 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                2.26.59
98 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                     2.27.42
99 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                 2.30.12
100 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
101 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         2.30.28
102 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   2.31.27
103 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           2.32.02
104 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    2.35.16
105 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           2.35.38
106 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                      2.36.24
107 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                              2.36.43
108 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                            2.37.58
109 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.38.40
110 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.39.11
111 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                    2.41.06
112 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                      2.41.17
113 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                             2.41.52
114 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        2.42.15
115 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                     2.42.17
116 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                     2.42.30
117 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          2.42.51
118 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                       2.43.37
119 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                      2.44.51
120 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                     2.45.40
121 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               2.45.45
122 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                2.45.48
123 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                    2.47.04
124 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                            2.47.17
125 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                2.48.44
126 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                  2.52.29
127 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                2.56.11
128 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                          2.57.52
129 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2.57.58
130 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  2.58.24
131 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 2.59.32
132 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                               3.11.10
133 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                 3.20.10
134 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                3.23.05
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       199 pts
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                   163
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  147
4 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   107
5 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             104
6 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                            104
7 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         99
8 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                       95
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              93
10 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    68
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                67
12 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 51
13 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              45
14 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  43
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  42
16 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        39
17 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       37
18 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   37
19 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 37
20 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                        36
21 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  35
22 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                        33
23 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  33
24 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                    32
25 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              32
26 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                       31
27 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                     29
28 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    29
29 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   29
30 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                  26
31 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                     26
32 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           26
33 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  26
34 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    19
35 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        16
36 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          16
37 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   15
38 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         14
39 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                     14
40 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      13
41 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                    13
42 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                            12
43 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  12
44 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   12
45 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     11
46 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          11
47 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     11
48 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     11
49 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                10
50 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 10
51 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                            10
52 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                           9
53 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                             9
54 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                       9
55 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             8
56 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              8
57 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                           8
58 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   8
59 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                              8
60 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       8
61 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                8
62 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                          7
63 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                           7
64 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                    7
65 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          7
66 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       7
67 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    6
68 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                6
69 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        6
70 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                       6
71 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                            6
72 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   6
73 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     6
74 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             4
75 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                4
76 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      4
77 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     4
78 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         4
79 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      3
80 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        3
81 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                          3
82 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  3
83 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      3
84 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                            2
85 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                        2
86 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                              2
87 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     2
88 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     1
89 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    1
90 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1
91 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         1
92 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   129 pts
2 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  117
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   98
4 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                       84
5 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                    82
6 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         70
7 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        67
8 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              63
9 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     60
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        58
11 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                44
12 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            36
13 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 33
14 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   32
15 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         28
16 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  26
17 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                        25
18 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                       24
19 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  23
20 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                     23
21 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  21
22 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  21
23 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                        20
24 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         18
25 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                   18
26 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       16
27 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              15
28 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                    15
29 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                         15
30 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                            14
31 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  13
32 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     12
33 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       11
34 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  10
35 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            9
36 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        9
37 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    9
38 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                   9
39 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                            9
40 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     8
41 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   8
42 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                     7
43 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         7
44 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             6
45 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      6
46 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                                6
47 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     6
48 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                       6
49 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                          6
50 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        5
51 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       5
52 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       5
53 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    4
54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                           4
55 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                              4
56 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     4
57 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                      4
58 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  4
59 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                           3
60 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
61 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                             2
62 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       2
63 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      1
64 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      1
65 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           1
66 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                     8 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    8
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                       15
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              21
5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     24
6 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    25
7 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 28
8 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                    31
9 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        39
10 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  43
11 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                        47
12 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  58
13 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                        61
14 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 62
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  63
16 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        64
17 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              65
18 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    83
19 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                    84
20 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           88
21 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         91
22 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  107
23 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                      107
24 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      109
25 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  110
26 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 112
27 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 113
28 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                     120
29 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       122
30 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 127
31 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 127
32 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                           131
33 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                  136
34 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    136
35 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      138
36 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                        140
37 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                         144
38 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                      150
39 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    155
40 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       156
41 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    159
42 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     161
43 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     163
44 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   169
45 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           170
46 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                175
47 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     185
48 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        188
49 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                        189
50 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    195
51 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            198
52 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         202
53 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         215
54 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    234
55 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    237
56 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                   247
57 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              250
 
Teams classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                 243.36.42
2 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                       15.25
3 Astana                                                                 25.33
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                    32.13
5 Team CSC                                                               52.56
6 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                               1.40.02
7 Lampre - Fondital                                                    1.43.20
8 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                      2.02.55
9 Relax - GAM                                                          2.16.26
10 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                    2.20.33
11 Credit Agricole                                                     2.51.19
12 Rabobank                                                            3.25.53
13 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   3.44.43
14 Liquigas                                                            3.58.18
15 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             4.29.55
16 Française des Jeux                                                  4.48.50
17 T- Mobile Team                                                      4.52.02
18 Phonak Hearing Systems                                              5.01.08
19 Gerolsteiner                                                        5.10.53
20 Team Milram                                                         5.47.49
21 Bouygues Telecom                                                    6.17.06

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