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63rd Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 30 - September 21, 2008

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Stage 16 - September 16: Ponferrada - Zamora, 186.4km

Boonen tops a parade-like day

Contador keeps grip on gold top

By Gregor Brown, with additional reporting by Bjorn Haake in Zamora

Tom Boonen captures victory
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Belgian Tom Boonen, 27, of Team Quick Step, won ahead of Italian Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) and German Heinrich Haussler (Gerolsteiner) in the Vuelta a España's stage 16 to Zamora, a stage marked by low speeds as the riders took a rolling rest day. Spaniard Alberto Contador, 25, easily kept the leader's maillot oro. He leads the race by 1:17 over Team Astana teammate Levi Leipheimer with five days remaining.

"To start with victory on the second day and now, one day before I go home shows that the condition has not decreased, but increased," Boonen said after his win. "I was feeling really, really strong, even in the mountains. It's the third week and everybody is tired and just waiting for Madrid. If you still can win that shows you have a clear head and strong legs."

Quick end to a slow day

The slow speed that marked majority of the warm 186.4-kilometre southerly run in northwest Spain finally climbed when the riders entered the final 20 kilometres of the day, one hour behind schedule. The group caught the escape of the day, Spaniards Jesús Rosendo of Team Andalucía-Cajasur and Walter Pedraza of Team Tinkoff Credit Systems, with seven kilometres remaining.

The pelton
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Boonen's Quick Step team controlled the finale, with World Champion Paolo Bettini leading the train for 2,000 metres. The Italian, training for his third World title, pulled off with 1,800 metres remaining. The other lead-out men kept the pace rolling as their captain kept an eye on his rivals.

Italian Filippo Pozzato sat on Boonen's rear wheel and looked to be the biggest threat. He made his intentions clear when he sent one of his men to mark a late surge by Spain's Juan Antonio Flecha of Team Rabobank in the final four kilometres. He surly wanted to wash the bitterness left in his mouth after yesterday's announcement that Franco Ballerini did not select him to represent Italy in the Worlds.

"Pippo" Pozzato started his move as Boonen's last man, Wouter Weylandt, moved of the front. The 2005 World Champion maintained his sprint on the right side barriers and successfully held off Pozzato on his left.

"I don't understand the decision [to not select him]," Boonen said of his nearest rival not going to the World Championships. "In Italy, the team is selected around one leader. In Belgium we just select the strongest guys."

Haussler, a stage winner in 2005, aimed for his second win of the season. He ended with third over France's Mickaël Delage and Lithuania's Tomas Vaitkus.

Spaniards lead slow train to Zamora

The 16th stage of the Vuelta a España started off with a bang in the form of the category one Alto del Acebo. Almost immediately after starting in Ponferrada, the riders faced the 14.2-kilometre climb. The peloton, sans Damiano Cunego (Lampre) who did not start today, made it over the climb mostly intact. However, it was already evident in that first hour of racing that the day could turn out to be a long one.

The Acebo, topped by France's David Moncoutié of Team Cofidis on his way to winning the mountain's classification, gave way for the downhill and mostly flat run to Zamora. Spaniard Jesús Rosendo of Team Andalucía-Cajasur, who figured in stage two's escape, made a solo bid at kilometre 24. Tinkoff's Spaniard, Walter Pedraza, followed him towards freedom.

Kisses for Alberto Contador (Astana)
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Their gap went all the way up to 8:38 at kilometre 53 before the chasing group woke up. It was specifically the work of Bettini that helped get the time to a manageable limit. He had it down under five minutes by kilometre 70.

The gap stayed between four and three minutes for most of the day as the group decide to have an active rest day. It was not until kilometre 125 that it dipped below three minutes. The peloton was determined to have a slow day; 15 kilometres covered in the first hour, 28.3 kilometres in the second and 31.3 kilometres in the third was the speed of cyclo-tourists.

The gap fell down to two minutes in the fourth hour of racing, but the pace was still very slow with Milram and Silence-Lotto at the front of the gruppo. The racing finally looked series with the split at 55 seconds in the final 15 kilometres. The riders covered 33.1 kilometres in the fourth hour and 34 in the fifth.

The duo's lead was cracked; it has 15 seconds under the 10-kilometre banner. The sprinters' men were going near 70 kilometres an hour to put their men into position. Quick Step's worked paid off, but Milram and Silence-Lotto fell short. Milram's Erik Zabel had no men left in the final hustle and finished 11th. Silence-Lotto's Greg Van Avermaet, winner of stage nine, finished 15th.

"The break was really hard," said Pedraza. "It was pretty flat all day. I knew the break wouldn't succeed, but I like to be a protagonist.

"There was a lot of wind. Considering that, we did good work. That may have made the difference. ... The [sprinters'] teams controlled the race very well. The other rider, Jesús Rosendo, and I worked very well together."

"The break was really hard with the headwind," Rosendo added. "We tried to keep the possibilities alive until the end of the stage. It was a difficult stage with a road that went on straight forever."

Contador safe

Contador enjoyed a comfortable, but long day only 24 hours after taking a light spill. Providing he keeps upright, the Vuelta's golden top looks his to keep in Madrid on Sunday. He only needs to manage internal affairs on Saturday's time trial with Leipheimer at 1:17. CSC-Saxo Bank's Carlos Sastre looks too far off at 3:41.

Stage 17 - September 17: Zamora - Valladolid, 148.2km

After 148.2 kilometres stage 17 will finish in Valladolid, which is famous for being the first ever stage finish in the Vuelta. In 1935, the first stage of the first Vuelta went from Madrid to Valladolid. Some past winners include Julián Berrendero, Miguel Poblet (first Spaniard to wear yellow in the Tour), Jean Stablinski, Raymond Poulidor, Sean Kelly, Bernard Hinault, Charly Mottet, Tony Rominger, Erik Zabel and Paolo Bettini. It will be the 34th time that a stage finishes in Valladolid. The town hosts a museum of Christopher Columbus, who died here in 1506.

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Results

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                            5.21.16 (34.812km/h)
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                                
3 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                                       
5 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                                    
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
7 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                               
9 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                                
10 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                      
11 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                                 
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
13 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                          
14 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                          
15 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      
16 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                     
17 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
18 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      
19 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                             
20 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
21 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                               
22 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                             
23 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                                  
24 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                      
25 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                     
26 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
27 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           
28 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                          
29 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                     
30 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                              
31 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                         
32 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                        
33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
34 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                          
35 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                  
36 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               
37 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
38 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              
39 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
40 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                        
41 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                
42 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                                
43 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                             
44 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
45 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                               
46 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                            
47 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                         
48 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                    
49 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     
50 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                                   
51 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                                  
52 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                              
53 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                         
54 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                              
55 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
56 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
57 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                           
58 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                     
59 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                   
60 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                               
61 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                                 
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
63 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           
64 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                   
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                              
66 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                     0.11
67 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                
68 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                         
69 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                    
70 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           0.16
71 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            
72 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                                   
73 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               
74 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 
75 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     0.20
76 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                         
77 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                               
78 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  
79 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                            0.23
80 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                                
81 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                         
82 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
83 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                        
84 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                              
85 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                     
86 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    
87 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                              
88 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           0.27
89 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                             0.29
90 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                     0.35
91 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                         0.38
92 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                           0.39
93 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                    
94 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      
95 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                                     
96 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                           
97 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                      
98 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                  
99 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                
100 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                 
101 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                           
102 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                          
103 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                          
104 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                         
105 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
106 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                               
107 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               
108 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
109 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     
110 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                           
111 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                                 
112 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      
113 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     
114 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                         
115 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                               
116 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
117 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                   
118 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                         
119 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                      
120 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                              
121 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                       
122 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           0.49
123 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    1.11
124 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  
125 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                             1.18
126 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                             1.38
127 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 1.42
128 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                                   
129 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    
130 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                 1.48
131 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems            1.53
132 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                               
133 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                       2.01
134 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
135 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                    
136 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                               
137 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                       
138 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                               
139 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                               
140 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                         2.25
141 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                         2.41
142 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     3.31
143 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        4.06
DNS Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                             
DNF Ivan Rovny (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                                 

Sprints

Sprint 1 - La Torre del Valle (102.6km)

1 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      4 pts
2 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems       2
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                            1
 
Sprint 2 - Roales (172km)

1 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems       4 pts
2 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                      2
3 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                      1
 
Sprint 3 - Zamora (186.3km)

1 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                       25 pts
2 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                    20
3 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              16
4 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                           14
5 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                        12
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               10
7 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                              9
8 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                    8
9 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     7
10 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           6
11 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      5
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            4
13 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               3
14 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                               2
15 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur           1

Mountains

Alto del Acebo (16km, Category 1)

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           16 pts
2 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                               12
3 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             10
4 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                     8
5 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                    6
6 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                    4
7 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur            3
8 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                      2
9 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                    1

Teams

1 Gerolsteiner                                                          16.03.48
2 Credit Agricole                                                               
3 Quick Step                                                                    
4 Astana                                                                        
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                           
6 Liquigas                                                                      
7 Caisse D'Epargne                                                              
8 Team Milram                                                                   
9 Rabobank                                                                      
10 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                           
11 Silence - Lotto                                                              
12 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                             
13 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                         
14 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                            
15 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                   0.11
16 Lampre                                                                   0.16
17 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                      0.23
18 Française Des Jeux                                                       0.39
19 Bouygues Telecom                                                             

General classification after stage 16

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                                 66.35.04
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                              1.17
3 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           3.41
4 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            4.35
5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                              5.49
6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        6.00
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  6.11
8 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        8.56
9 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                   9.32
10 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                         10.01
11 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          10.52
12 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                           10.56
13 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                               11.47
14 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                                     15.02
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            16.08
16 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               19.24
17 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                                     19.31
18 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                      20.08
19 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           22.41
20 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                                    23.17
21 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          23.21
22 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                             23.47
23 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                                24.02
24 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                                    24.03
25 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                              24.57
26 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                27.55
27 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                             36.58
28 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                              37.58
29 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                            38.45
30 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     40.49
31 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                          43.02
32 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   43.18
33 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                43.54
34 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                               44.11
35 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         44.19
36 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      45.24
37 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                    46.47
38 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                                 49.23
39 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           49.37
40 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        49.43
41 Carlos Panadero Castano (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                           50.55
42 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        52.23
43 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                          54.13
44 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                            54.14
45 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            57.02
46 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                58.42
47 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                              59.00
48 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                           59.11
49 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                 59.17
50 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                59.43
51 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.00.04
52 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                               1.02.07
53 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                 1.03.08
54 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.04.03
55 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          1.05.15
56 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               1.05.40
57 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          1.05.51
58 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                                  1.05.57
59 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        1.06.57
60 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur               1.07.06
61 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    1.08.17
62 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          1.09.11
63 Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank                                      1.09.27
64 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             1.10.17
65 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                1.10.25
66 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                         1.13.18
67 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                     1.13.53
68 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                           1.14.51
69 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                           1.15.02
70 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.15.58
71 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           1.17.28
72 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                       1.18.02
74 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 1.18.29
73 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     1.18.31
75 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                       
76 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  1.19.10
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                              1.20.51
78 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                           1.23.50
79 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.26.19
80 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                         1.26.56
81 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                       1.27.26
82 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                         1.27.50
83 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 1.28.02
84 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                           1.28.59
85 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                         1.30.08
86 Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                  1.30.45
87 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                                   1.30.47
88 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems          1.31.43
89 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              1.32.36
90 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                            1.32.41
91 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                    1.32.59
92 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                   1.33.47
93 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                      
94 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  1.34.01
95 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.34.39
96 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                     1.36.11
97 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                1.38.16
98 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                               1.38.32
99 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                        1.40.10
100 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                 1.40.35
101 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  1.43.47
102 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                      1.44.12
103 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                  1.44.15
104 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                       1.44.22
105 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                           1.45.22
106 Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.46.56
107 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    1.50.32
108 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                          1.51.35
109 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            1.55.18
110 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        1.55.24
111 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.55.48
112 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.55.57
113 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                 1.58.34
114 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                             1.59.35
115 Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  2.00.56
116 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                                2.00.59
117 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Liquigas                                       2.02.20
118 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                   2.04.11
119 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   2.07.35
120 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                        2.09.24
121 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram                                 2.10.10
122 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  2.12.07
123 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                     2.13.07
124 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                     2.13.41
125 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.13.52
126 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                 2.14.29
127 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur              2.15.28
128 Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram                                      2.15.54
129 Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                     2.16.00
130 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                    2.16.58
131 Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux                             2.16.59
132 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                      2.17.15
133 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                                2.18.13
134 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                       2.20.41
135 José Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    2.20.52
136 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                      2.24.49
137 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                        2.25.41
138 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step                                      2.27.47
139 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       2.31.42
140 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                          2.31.44
141 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             2.38.57
142 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                           2.41.30
143 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                        3.00.33

Points classification

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                            110 pts
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step                                      100
3 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          100
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                99
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      86
6 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               60
7 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                    58
8 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          56
9 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                      56
10 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   54
11 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          52
12 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          47
13 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  46
14 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        40
15 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                             38
16 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  37
17 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     36
18 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    33
19 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         32
20 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                                   30
21 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   30
22 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        27
23 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               27
24 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     26
25 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Crédit Agricole                              26
26 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                         24
27 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                        24
28 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     22
29 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           22
30 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             22
31 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone              22
32 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R La Mondiale                            22
33 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                            19
34 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                              18
35 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                      18
36 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  18
37 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        17
38 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                    16
39 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                     16
40 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                          14
41 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                    12
42 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              12
43 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                       12
44 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                                 12
45 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        11
46 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                               10
47 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                   9
48 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       9
49 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9
50 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     8
51 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                       8
52 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     8
53 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          8
54 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                    8
55 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre                                   8
56 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale                                7
57 Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             7
58 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       7
59 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                          7
60 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                7
61 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                    7
62 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems      6
63 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 6
64 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                          5
65 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                       5
66 Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                5
67 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           5
68 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                        4
69 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                           4
70 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                 4
71 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            4
72 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     4
73 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    3
74 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur           3
75 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                     3
76 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                               3
77 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Crédit Agricole                                 3
78 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                              2
79 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                        2
80 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                    2
81 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                     2
82 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                              2
83 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 2
84 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Crédit Agricole                               2
85 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                              1
86 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                  1
87 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                       1
88 Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence - Lotto                               1
89 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Liquigas                                    1
 
Mountains classification

1 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          143 pts
2 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             90
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                               89
4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                             84
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    51
6 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          48
7 Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             46
8 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      45
9 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                          43
10 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         40
11 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               38
12 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                        38
13 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                    36
14 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                      31
15 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     27
16 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                             26
17 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                  26
18 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                  22
19 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     20
20 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    18
21 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                          18
22 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                    17
23 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale                16
24 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        16
25 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        15
26 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         15
27 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                 14
28 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               14
29 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                    14
30 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                     13
31 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          12
32 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        12
33 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                  11
34 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   10
35 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    10
36 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          10
37 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                       9
38 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      9
39 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            9
40 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       9
41 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                            8
42 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                   8
43 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                     8
44 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems      8
45 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                    8
46 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                     7
47 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                     7
48 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                              7
49 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                              7
50 Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur           7
51 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                         6
52 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                                   6
53 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          5
54 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                       5
55 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana                                     5
56 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                    4
57 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                    4
58 Cycril Lemoine (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              4
59 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana                                        4
60 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                   3
61 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              3
62 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                        3
63 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
64 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
65 Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre                                       3
66 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    2
67 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                       2
68 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                          2
69 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         2
70 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1
71 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                1
72 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step                                   1
73 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre                                    1
74 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               1
 
All-around classification

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                              6 pts
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                      15
3 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    19
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                21
5 David Moncoutié (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           22
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                          25
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                   33
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                      41
9 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                               51
10 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         51
11 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                     58
12 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               59
13 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        59
14 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   66
15 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  68
16 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        78
17 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    91
18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                                   93
19 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre                                    97
20 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          97
21 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                     98
22 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                       109
23 Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC - Saxo Bank                       111
24 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                            114
25 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    116
26 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale                        117
27 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Silence - Lotto                        118
28 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                       126
29 Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana                     129
30 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence - Lotto                         131
31 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          132
32 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                   135
33 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana                                     140
34 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                         141
35 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                           150
36 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                 151
37 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                154
38 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas                                 155
39 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana                            157
40 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   157
41 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale               159
42 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  160
43 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            166
44 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                     166
45 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        167
46 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     168
47 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                     169
48 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   175
49 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                  179
50 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                   183
51 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                            188
52 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         190
53 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems    193
54 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur                   193
55 Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step                                  197
56 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems                   201
57 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                          208
58 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana                                      209
 
Teams classification

1 Caisse D'Epargne                                                     199.16.40
2 Astana                                                                   29.07
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      34.11
4 Team CSC - Saxo Bank                                                     34.37
5 Xacobeo - Galicia                                                        41.20
6 Lampre                                                                   55.32
7 Rabobank                                                               1.04.11
8 AG2R - La Mondiale                                                     1.08.41
9 Credit Agricole                                                        1.22.24
10 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                      1.25.52
11 Silence - Lotto                                                       1.26.57
12 Gerolsteiner                                                          1.37.26
13 Française Des Jeux                                                    1.40.55
14 Quick Step                                                            1.55.44
15 Andalucia - Cajasur                                                   2.03.52
16 Tinkoff Credit Systems                                                2.11.04
17 Team Milram                                                           2.53.27
18 Bouygues Telecom                                                      3.09.40
19 Liquigas                                                              3.53.17

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