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59th Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, September 4-26, 2004

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Stage 19 - September 24: Ávila - Collado Villalba, 142 km

Tino follows the yellow brick road

By Martin Hardie in Collado Villalba

Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval)
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After 100 km solo, 117 km in total in a break, and 142 after leaving the pre-race meeting within the confines of Matxin's yellow bus, Saunier Duval's Tino Zaballa, from the green peaks of Cantabria, crossed the line in Collado Villalba a good 1'20 ahead of a 15 rider chase group. Zaballa had left the fold of the peloton on the day's first climb, the gradual Cat. 3 of the Alto de Valdelavia, which marked the route at km 16. First over the Alto and accompanying Zaballa was the Vuelta's climbing hero Felix Cardenas, continuing on his stated task of achieving Baque's Plan Colombia.

Zaballa's performance was a testimony to his strength and reward for the long days he spends, week in week out, making escapes for Saunier Duval. Any week in any race in Spain, you can rest assured that Tino Zaballa is one of the movers and shakers, on the hunt to break up the race for his team leader. Once he was away today of course, he was continually accompanied by his director Joxean Matxin, who never failed to provide sustenance, advice and his beaming moral support.

Zaballa was more than happy after crossing the line solo. He told Cyclingnews that, "I have won like I wanted, a stage in one of the grand tours. I spent a lot of energy, and because of this I had some doubts as to whether I would make it, but I did it."

How it unfolded

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Zaballa had originally been one of the 20 rider break that formed after the ascent of the Valdelavia. The break was not only big, it also had a lot of big names within it - big names, as the Warumpi Band album said, but with no blankets. Garate, Zubeldia, Laiseka, Garzelli, Cunego and Cioni, all riders who have failed to shine in this year's race were present. Along with them was one of yesterday's protagonists, Baque's Ivan Parra.

Zaballa flew the coop a little way before the sprint at Las Navas del Marqués (km 34), one of the many regal names we came across in today's journey, and started off on his long solo journey that would take him to the finish. He continued along over the Robledondo, named for the grove of robles or oaks that inhabit parts of its slopes, and onto the beautiful and brutal Abantos. As he had reached the first ramps of the pave through San Lorenzo del Escorial and the start of the Abantos, an interesting little move that formed part of Kelme's consolidation of the teams classification was beginning behind.

Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval)
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Zaballa had nearly a minute and a half on the chasers behind him, they in turn had a gap of three minutes and rising on the peloton. With the race playing out in this fashion, Valverde's strongman Carlos Garcia Quesada jumped the peloton and started a long chase to the group ahead. Half an hour later he was with them as they climbed towards the top of the Abantos.

Today the Abantos, the scene of last year's destruction of Nozal and of the last win of Jose Maria Jimenez, fell a little after the middle of the race. With 60 kilometres left after its summit, a good group away might be able to make something out of it. It would also be conceivable that someone in the peloton ready to gamble a little might try to take advantage of its terrain.

Passing the monastery and the palace which was the centre of political activities of Fellipe II during the 1500s, Abantos starts in the cobbled streets of San Lorenzo del Escorial and quickly makes itself known with some tight corners and savage gradients. Thankfully just after the cobbles finish comes the worst part at 17% - which the Cyclingnews Vuelta vehicle found heavy going in first and second gears! The climb has its spots to rest, but you couldn't say relax, because although the rest of the climb doesn't have the heavy grades, what it does have is a really bad road. Corrugated, bumpy, undulating and pock marked where the potholes have been patched with bitumen, Abantos climbs through pine forests and granite outcrops. Here you expect to see Hemingway's Robert Jordan come running across the pine needles, with his backpack bouncing on his shoulders, intent on blowing up a fascist held bridge. And just like Jordan you need to be strong and focussed to simply keep the rhythm rolling across here. A gambler wanting to move up the GC might make a move through here. But today in the peloton nobody did and the heroics on the Abantos were provided by Zaballa and Garcia Quesada alone.

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A few moves were tried on the climb: Cardenas, shadowed by Zaballa's watchman in the chase group Joaquin Rodriguez. Cunego and Garzelli also became animated. But the chasers never made the best of their size and strength during the remainder of the day. They were a strong experienced group, but acted like a bunch of suspicious old sea dogs, distrustful of anyone but their own, and they passed their day eyeing each other too much and forgot about the prize that lay at the end of the day which could have been any one of theirs if they had worked together.

Well, to an extent. Some got prizes. Cardenas now has got his prize pretty nicely sown up. Only a disaster could stop him taking the mountains competition now, having a 60 point lead over Heras. And Garcia Quesada after days of driving along for Valverde, after dragging him up and down mountains, only to be told to slow down on Covatilla, today managed to ensconce himself in the break and jump over the luckless Carlos Sastre to move into 6th place, 8 seconds behind Isidro Nozal.

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The distrustful chase never managed to run down Zaballa, who was inspired no doubt, but the chasers with a bit of cooperation earlier on could have done better. The peloton didn't even worry, except maybe for CSC, but they never managed to wrestle control of the head on the main bunch from Liberty Seguros. The only action was Mancebo's failed attempt to take the bunch sprint. Today was a leg sapping stage even without the peloton becoming animated. Even though we could have hoped for a little more action within their ranks, maybe the stage's real significance will be felt tomorrow. Who can recover best to hang on or to try again.

There are two days left. Tomorrow's mountain goat fest to Navacerrada and Sunday's time trial in down town Madrid. The CN quick poll amongst the Spanish press in the press room is divided - some say Heras and Santi Perez will arrive together after the four cat. 1's (yes four) and a Cat. 3. Others think Santi will take 30 to 40 seconds out of Heras. This correspondent is too smart for that (that is why he asked the others for a prediction!). But either way the race will not be decided until Perez and Heras cross the line near Madrid's Prado art gallery in Sunday's time trial.

Even though he is now discounted for the general, Alejandro Valverde told Cyclingnews this afternoon that, "We are guerillas and we will continue to give battle up until the ultimate moment. We don't know what could happen but we will keep fighting. There is terrain still to do some damage. And if we find ourselves feeling good we are going to try to cause it." Isn't that what we all want to see?

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Results

1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   3.33.32
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                 1.23
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                              
4 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           
5 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                              
6 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                         
7 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                        
8 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie               
9 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                  
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  
11 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
12 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
14 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   
15 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 
16 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      1.31
17 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             6.25
18 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
19 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    
20 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          
21 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                             
22 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                         
23 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    
24 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                       
25 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           
26 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     
27 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                           
28 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                           
29 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 
30 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                                
31 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                   
32 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                          
33 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
34 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                      
35 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                               
36 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                              
37 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                   
38 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                         
39 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                              
40 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
41 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              
42 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    
43 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         
44 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
45 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          
46 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                   
47 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                           
48 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                                  
49 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                        
50 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                            
51 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                               
52 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                
53 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              
54 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                 
55 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                       
56 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                 
57 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           
58 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              
59 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                                      
60 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                   
61 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                          
62 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         
63 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                     
64 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                  
65 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                  
66 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                               
67 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                  
68 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                                     
69 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              
70 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
71 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                
72 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               
73 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                          
74 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bergasol                                
75 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                     
76 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          
77 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
78 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        6.38
79 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                                  6.40
80 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie                  
81 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                   6.45
82 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                           
83 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                            
84 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              
85 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
86 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    6.56
87 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                  7.02
88 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor         7.05
89 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                      7.07
90 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                   
91 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                             7.11
92 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           7.18
93 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                                 7.37
94 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                      7.39
95 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                   7.40
96 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                   
97 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                        7.53
98 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                    7.55
99 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                                 8.09
100 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   8.45
101 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                    12.00
102 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                  12.02
103 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             
104 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               
105 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
106 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                   16.12
107 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             
108 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                  
109 Herbert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                              16.39
110 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                          
111 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                          
112 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                    
113 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                                              
114 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
115 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie                 
116 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                              
117 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                        
118 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    
119 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       
 
DNS Luca Paolini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               
DNF Rubén Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          
DNF Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Alessio-Bianchi                                  
DNF Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Saeco                                            
DNF Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    
 
Points
 
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        25 pts
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                   20
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                            16
4 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         14
5 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                            12
6 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                       10
7 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       9
8 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              8
9 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 7
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 6
11 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               5
12 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         4
13 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          3
14 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  2
15 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                1
 
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Valdelavia (cat. 3) - km 16
1 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       6 pts
2 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                    4
3 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        2
4 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1
 
Puerto de Santa María (cat. 2) - km 45
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        10 pts
2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       7
3 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                        5
4 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          3
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2
6 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                  1
 
Alto de Robledondo (cat. 3) - km 55
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         6 pts
2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       4
3 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                   2
4 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                           1
 
Alto de Abantos (cat. 1) - km 81
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        16 pts
2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                            12
3 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                      10
4 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                        8
5 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           6
6 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              4
7 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   3
8 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 2
9 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                          1
 
Alto de Robledondo (cat. 3) - km 105
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         6 pts
2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       4
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2
4 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                             1
 
Alto S. L. El Escorial (cat. 3) - km 119
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         6 pts
2 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                       4
3 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                    2
4 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 1
 
Sprints
 
Las Navas del Marqués - km 34.6
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         4 pts
2 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 2
3 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                           1
 
 
Peguerinos - km 90.7
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         4 pts
2 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 2
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                             1
 
 
Alpedrete - km 135.8
1 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         4 pts
2 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          2
3 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie              1
 
Teams
 
1 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                          10.48.24
2 Cafes Baque                                                         1.23
3 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                        1.31
4 Saeco                                                               1.43
5 Liberty Seguros                                                     6.25
6 Illes Balears - Banesto                                                 
7 US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                                       
8 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                     
9 Alessio - Bianchi                                                       
10 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                                    
11 Fassa Bortolo                                                      7.07
12 Lampre                                                             7.37
13 Phonak Hearing Systems                                            11.27
14 Quick Step - Davitamon                                                 
15 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                           
16 Team CSC                                                               
17 Relax-Bodysol                                                          
18 T-Mobile Team                                                          
19 Rabobank                                                               
20 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                       
 
General classification after stage 19
 
1 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                             72.13.01
2 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         1.13
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                 2.15
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       2.16
5 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  6.08
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme              6.16
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                        7.56
8 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                       10.21
9 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          12.21
10 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 12.25
11 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            12.56
12 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     14.13
13 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                              14.59
14 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria              20.07
15 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                     26.27
16 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            26.38
17 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                        27.56
18 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     28.29
19 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                              30.50
20 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   32.55
21 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              33.31
22 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        33.45
23 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                   36.15
24 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone             42.31
25 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                          42.47
26 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                      43.35
27 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                       43.37
28 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       45.15
29 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                     45.53
30 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                    46.14
31 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                48.04
32 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                  48.49
33 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    50.41
34 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                          52.43
35 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               59.36
36 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                              1.08.29
37 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Relax-Bergasol                         1.08.46
38 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    1.10.57
39 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           1.11.24
40 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       1.12.02
41 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                          1.13.28
42 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                           1.16.05
43 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.16.23
44 Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC                                     1.17.13
45 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor        1.19.24
46 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  1.19.34
47 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           1.25.21
48 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         1.25.47
49 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                    1.28.43
50 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                          1.29.36
51 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor          1.30.59
52 Jose Antonio Pecharroman (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon             1.31.09
53 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                1.31.12
54 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme       1.31.59
55 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 1.33.50
56 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   1.35.33
57 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.36.55
58 Joaquin Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  1.37.00
59 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.38.44
60 Guennadi Mikhailov (Rus) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor      1.40.40
61 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                 1.40.46
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                    1.40.52
63 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Saeco                                     1.42.24
64 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                1.43.12
65 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.43.19
66 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       1.46.33
67 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         1.50.06
68 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros                          1.50.16
69 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone         1.51.46
70 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                      1.51.50
71 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                   1.53.01
72 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                   1.58.57
73 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor            1.59.24
74 David Herrero (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                  2.00.10
75 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie    2.00.35
76 Klaus Möller (Den) Alessio-Bianchi                              2.01.41
77 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone            2.05.19
78 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2.06.32
79 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                       2.08.23
80 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                              2.12.41
81 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC                               2.16.07
82 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                             2.16.55
83 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             2.22.48
84 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                        2.23.08
85 Marius Sabaliauskas (Ltu) Saeco                                 2.23.23
86 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                       2.23.42
87 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 2.24.10
88 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                           2.24.31
89 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       2.25.39
90 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2.35.02
91 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank                               2.37.32
92 José Garrido (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                         2.42.42
93 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                   2.43.15
94 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                       2.45.45
95 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                2.46.23
96 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                     2.46.27
97 Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                 2.48.02
98 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           2.49.53
99 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                            2.50.22
100 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Team CSC                                  2.51.05
101 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                  2.52.05
102 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                 2.55.37
103 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                      2.57.08
104 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme             2.58.05
105 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2.59.52
106 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie       3.02.02
107 Marco Milesi (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          3.04.07
108 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                              3.09.49
109 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                             3.13.25
110 Herbert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                            3.15.36
111 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                     3.20.17
112 Frank Høj (Den) Team CSC                                       3.22.12
113 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                               3.25.24
114 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                   3.26.56
115 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                             3.26.58
116 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 3.27.07
117 Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Saeco                                   3.39.31
118 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3.45.04
119 Matthew White (Aus) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone           3.48.35
 
Points classification
 
1 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       152 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  136
3 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  118
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        106
5 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           96
6 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    76
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          59
8 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie             53
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           52
10 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            51
11 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                     50
12 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       44
13 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         44
14 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                    44
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               43
16 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                 42
17 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               40
18 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        40
19 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                         39
20 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                           36
21 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor             36
22 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  35
23 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme            33
24 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     33
25 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               29
26 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      28
27 José Julia (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                          27
28 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          27
29 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  24
30 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            23
31 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                           21
32 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 20
33 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                   20
34 Cadel Evans (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      20
35 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            19
36 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        19
37 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        18
38 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             17
39 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                              15
40 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Saeco                                   14
41 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                      13
42 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                               13
43 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre                                         13
44 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            12
45 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                             12
46 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                11
47 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                  9
48 Guido Trenti (USA) Fassa Bortolo                                      8
49 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               7
50 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak Hearing Systems                             7
51 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        7
52 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                      6
53 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       6
54 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  6
55 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 6
56 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                         6
57 Herbert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                   6
58 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Rabobank                                         5
59 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                5
60 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                          5
61 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                            5
62 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                          4
63 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                             4
64 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Lampre                                    4
65 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                 4
66 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         4
67 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   4
68 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   4
69 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                         4
70 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          3
71 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie          3
72 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros                              2
73 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       2
74 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         2
75 Aitor Perez (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         2
76 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              2
77 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             2
78 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                  2
79 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                  1
80 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prevoyance                                 1
81 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                      1
82 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                     167 pts
2 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                  107
3 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          102
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         90
5 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        80
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   67
7 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                50
8 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                              44
9 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                       44
10 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 42
11 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                   40
12 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                         37
13 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        36
14 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme            36
15 David Fernandez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                     35
16 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          34
17 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          32
18 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                         31
19 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        29
20 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                    28
21 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                      26
22 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                   24
23 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         23
24 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                        20
25 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               20
26 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                 20
27 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                  20
28 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 19
29 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            17
30 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      17
31 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                           13
32 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         13
33 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               11
34 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                            11
35 Herbert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                  11
36 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            10
37 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            10
38 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                 10
39 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                              9
40 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                               9
41 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                             6
42 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         6
43 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                        6
44 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                       6
45 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                            5
46 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                         4
47 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                   4
48 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                      4
49 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               4
50 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                 3
51 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                3
52 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                2
53 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                  2
54 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                         2
55 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                 2
56 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             2
57 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                    2
58 Rene Andrle (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                     2
59 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                            1
60 Francisco Garcia (Spa) Cafes Baque                                    1
61 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 1
62 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                            1
63 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   1
64 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                             1
65 Jan Hruska (Cze) Liberty Seguros                                      1
66 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        1
 
Combined classification
 
1 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    6 pts
2 Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                           10
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                   11
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                         12
5 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                    22
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          37
7 Angel Gomez (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                          39
8 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone                     44
9 Felix Cardenas (Col) Cafes Baque                                      44
10 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                        49
11 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       50
12 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie            53
13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          54
14 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                      55
15 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme               56
16 Francisco José Lara (Spa) Paternina-Costa De Almeria                 56
17 Ivan Parra (Col) Cafes Baque                                         57
18 Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor               59
19 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Saeco                                           68
20 Tadej Valjavec (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                          71
21 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                        84
22 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Lampre                                      85
23 Hernan Buenahora (Col) Cafes Baque                                   86
24 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                               90
25 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       90
26 David Blanco (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                        91
27 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme            91
28 Marcos Serrano (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                 95
29 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                            102
30 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           113
31 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                                119
32 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor              119
33 Unai Osa (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                                126
34 David Plaza (Spa) Cafes Baque                                       127
35 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              127
36 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Alessio-Bianchi                                 131
37 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie           133
38 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par Telephone               135
39 Juan Fuentes (Spa) Saeco                                            137
40 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        140
41 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick.Step-Davitamon                             146
42 José Enrique Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                 149
43 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                    153
44 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             155
45 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               163
46 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco                                          163
47 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     170
48 Koldo Gil (Spa) Liberty Seguros                                     172
49 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon                           172
50 Iñaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 175
51 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Alessio-Bianchi                           183
52 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                       184
53 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Lampre                                       194
54 Herbert Gutierrez (Col) Cafes Baque                                 202
55 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax-Bergasol                               208
56 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                                215
57 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                          217
58 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                      219
59 Antonio Colom (Spa) Illes Balears-Banesto                           235
60 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana-Kelme                  243
 
Teams classification
 
1 Comunidad Valenciana - Kelme                                   216.35.15
2 Liberty Seguros                                                    23.03
3 Illes Balears - Banesto                                            29.59
4 Costa de Almeria - Paternina                                       46.14
5 Cafes Baque                                                        51.54
6 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             55.41
7 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                           1.24.51
8 US Postal Service p/b Berry Floor                                1.24.52
9 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                 1.35.37
10 Team CSC                                                        1.36.54
11 Saeco                                                           2.30.52
12 Relax-Bodysol                                                   2.32.35
13 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                             2.49.24
14 T-Mobile Team                                                   3.12.02
15 Vini Caldirola -Nobili Rubinetterie                             3.49.46
16 Quick Step - Davitamon                                          4.06.45
17 Rabobank                                                        4.07.22
18 Fassa Bortolo                                                   4.40.39
19 Lampre                                                          5.11.29
20 Alessio - Bianchi                                               5.23.34

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