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14th Challenge Illes Balears - 1.1 (x5)

Spain, February 6-10, 2005

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Stage 4 - February 9: Soller-Port de Soller (Trofeo Soller), 150.6 km

Valverde unstoppable

Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears)
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Just as Oscar Freire won the first two stages, Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears) has taken out stages 3 and 4 of the Challenge Illes Balears. Although he didn't win solo today, Valverde had the speed to outsprint a group of eight riders that came into Port de Soller together. Ricardo Serrano (Kaiku) and Aitor P�rez (Spiuk) finished second and third, while Valverde kept the overall lead and should successfully defend it in tomorrow's final stage.

Valverde and his teammate Toni Colom attacked on the Coll De Puig Major with 17 km to go, and were joined on the descent by Adolfo Garcia Quesada and David Mu�oz (Comunidad Valenciana), Aitor P�rez (Spiuk), Ricardo Serrano (Kaiku), Iker Cama�o (Euskadi) Jos� A. G�mez (Saunier Duval). The eight remained together until the finish, where Valverde had no problems in taking the win.

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Results

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears            3.59.05
2 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                              
3 Aitor P�rez Arrieta (Spa) Spiuk                          
4 Adolfo Garc�a Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana         
5 Iker Cama�o (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                       
6 David Mu�oz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                   
7 Jos� A. G�mez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir       
8 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                       0.05
9 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team T-Mobile                       0.41
10 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Kaiku                          0.56
11 �ngel G�mez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  
12 Toni Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears                         
13 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                 
14 Jos� Luis Mart�nez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           
15 David L�pez (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                      
16 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak                             
17 Joseba Agirrezabala (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan         
18 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                           
19 Marc Lotz (Ned) Quick Step                          1.35
20 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                              
21 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                         
22 Gustavo Dom�nguez (Spa) Orbea                           
23 David Ca�ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
24 Julen Zubero (Spa) Orbea                                
25 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) Quick Step                       
26 Christian Werner (Ger) Team T-Mobile                    
27 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 
28 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Catalunya-�ngel Mir                  
29 David Fern�ndez (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan         3.55
30 Rub�n Oarbeaskoa (Spa) Kaiku                            
31 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team T-Mobile                      4.19
32 Vicente Reyn�s (Spa) Illes Balears                      
33 Jos� Antonio Pecharrom�n (Spa) Quick Step           5.30
34 Rodrigo Garc�a (Spa) Kaiku                              
35 Aar�n Villegas (Spa) Orbea                              
36 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                        5.35
37 Gustavo C�sar Veloso (Spa) Kaiku                        
38 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Orbea                          
39 Luis P�rez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                  7.20
40 ��igo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir             7.36
41 Rub�n Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
42 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Rabobank                      7.37
43 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Team T-Mobile                8.21
44 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku                            8.29
45 Iker Flores (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                      
46 Juanma G�rate (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir            9.01
47 Alexander Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                       
48 Alan P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                  
49 Efrain Guti�rrez (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan            
50 Javier Ben�tez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                  
51 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears                       
52 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                        
53 Sergio Dom�nguez (Spa) Spiuk                       13.07
54 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                 14.25
55 Aitor Osa (Spa) Illes Balears                           
56 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                         
57 Jos� Ruiz (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan                   
58 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                          
59 Carlos Casta�o (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan              
60 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           
61 David Herrero (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                    
62 Aketza Pe�a (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                      
63 Ivan Guttierrez (Spa) Illes Balears                     
64 Jaime Rovira (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan                
65 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                       
66 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Kaiku                         15.08
67 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                    
68 Mois�s Due�as (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                   
69 �scar Laguna (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                    
70 Sascha Urweider (Swi) Phonak                            
71 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step                    
72 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana      
73 �ngel Vallejo (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                   
74 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                
75 Rafael Macarr�n (Spa) Spiuk                             
76 Joan Llaneras (Spa) Spanish national track team         
77 Jes�s J. Ram�rez (Spa) Spiuk                            
78 Ignacio Guti�rrez (Spa) Phonak                          
79 Juan Antonio Pastor (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan         
80 Unai Elorriaga (Spa) Spanish national track team        
81 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak                             
82 Miguel Alzamora (Spa) Spanish national track team       
83 Be�at Albizuri (Spa) Orbea                              
84 Jes�s P�rez (Spa) Spiuk                                 
85 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Quick Step                        
86 Adri�n Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                            
87 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                
88 Israel N��ez (Spa) Kaiku                                
89 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 
90 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                             
91 V�ctor G�mez (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan                
92 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 
93 Ra�l G. De Mateos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada               
94 Ronald Mutsaars (Ned) Rabobank                          
95 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team T-Mobile                    
96 Nicolas Fritcsh (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir              
97 Gorka Gonz�lez (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                   
98 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak                             
99 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                    
100 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Catalunya-�ngel Mir               
101 Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Catalunya-�ngel Mir              
102 Jos� Garrido (Spa) Quick Step                          
103 Jorge Berenguer (Spa) Catalunya-�ngel Mir              
104 Alberto Rodr�guez (Spa) Catalunya-�ngel Mir            
105 Francisco Lara (Spa) Team T-Mobile                     
106 �ngel Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                
107 Antt�n Luengo (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi              15.39
108 Gorka Amuriza (Spa) Orbea                              
109 Mads Christensen (Den) Quick Step                      
110 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Orbea                      16.01
111 Jorge S�nchez (Spa) Spiuk                         16.12
112 Pedro Romero (Spa) Spiuk                          18.58
113 Jes�s Del Nero (Spa) Orbea                        19.47
114 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears                      21.40
115 Aitor Alonso (Spa) Spanish national track team         
116 Fernando Torres (Spa) Spiuk                            
 
Mountains
 
Coll De Soller, Cat 2, 8,50 km
 
1 Antt�n Luengo (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                   10 pts
2 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team T-Mobile                     7
3 Adri�n Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                            5
4 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 3
5 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           2
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                           1
 
Coll De Sabatalla, Cat 2, 57,90 km
 
1 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team T-Mobile                    10 pts
2 Adri�n Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                            7
3 Antt�n Luengo (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                    5
4 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 3
5 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                           2
6 �ngel G�mez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1
 
Coll De Sabatalla, Cat 2, 117,00 km
 
1 ��igo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                10 pts
2 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                           7
3 Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Kaiku                              5
4 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Illes Balears                       3
5 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                          2
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears                  1
 
Coll De Puig Major, Cat 2, 133,50 km
 
1 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                         10 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears                  7
3 Adolfo Garc�a Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana        5
4 Aitor P�rez Arrieta (Spa) Spiuk                         3
5 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                             2
6 David Mu�oz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  1
 
Metas Volantes
 
Binissalem, 34,70 km
 
1 Adri�n Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                            3 pts
2 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 2
3 Antt�n Luengo (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                    1
 
Pollen�a, 78,30 km
 
1 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 3 pts
2 Adri�n Palomares (Spa) Kaiku                            2
3 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team T-Mobile                     1
 
Special sprints
 
Lloseta, 40,30 km
 
1 Rub�n P�rez (Spa) Orbea                                 3 pts
2 Antt�n Luengo (Spa) Eukaltel-Euskadi                    2
3 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team T-Mobile                     1
 
Inca, 101,30 km
 
1 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 3 pts
2 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                2
3 Ivan Guttierrez (Spa) Illes Balears                     1
 
General classification after stage 4
 
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears           13.34.04
2 David Mu�oz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana               1.18
3 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku                          1.21
4 Aitor P�rez Arrieta (Spa) Spiuk                          
5 Adolfo Garc�a Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana     1.38
6 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team T-Mobile                       2.00
7 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                        2.17
8 Toni Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears                      2.42
9 �ngel G�mez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir               2.43
10 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada             3.03
11 Christian Werner (Ger) Team T-Mobile                3.33
12 Marc Lotz (Ned) Quick Step                          3.41
13 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana             4.29
14 Jos� Luis Mart�nez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana       4.50
15 Vicente Reyn�s (Spa) Illes Balears                  6.17
16 Rodrigo Garc�a (Spa) Kaiku                          7.28
17 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team T-Mobile                      8.34
18 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                      9.57
19 Carlos Casta�o (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan         15.46
20 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step                    16.12
21 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           16.55
22 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada           18.15
23 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir      21.43
24 Jaime Rovira (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan                
25 Juan Antonio Pastor (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan    34.46
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Kaiku                          33 pts
2 Toni Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears                        24
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears                 18
4 Adolfo Garc�a Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana       13
5 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                         12
6 Carlos Casta�o (Spa) Andaluc�a-Paul Versan              6
7 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 5
8 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team T-Mobile                          5
9 David Mu�oz (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  4
10 Aitor P�rez Arrieta (Spa) Spiuk                        4
11 Rodrigo Garc�a (Spa) Kaiku                             3
 
Metas Volantes classification
 
1 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 4 pts
2 Toni Colom (Spa) Illes Balears                          3
3 Rodrigo Garc�a (Spa) Kaiku                              2
 
Sprints classification
 
1 Antonio Olmo (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                 6 pts
2 Toni Tauler (Spa) Illes Balears                         3
3 Javier Cherro (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                2
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Illes Balears                  2
5 Rodrigo Garc�a (Spa) Kaiku                              1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Illes Balears                                    40.46.57
2 Comunidad Valenciana                                 0.45
3 Kaiku                                                1.47
4 T-Mobile Team                                        6.27
5 Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 9.24
6 Rabobank                                             9.27
7 Relax-Fuenlabrada                                   27.18
8 Andalucia-Paul Versan                               37.24