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61st Vuelta a España - GT

Spain, August 26-September 17, 2006

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Stage 8 - September 2: Ponferrada - Lugo, 181 km

Take two: this time it is Vino

Brajkovic retains maillot oro on eve of big mountain stage

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

Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)
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Alexandre Vinokourov is regarded as one of the toughest fighters in bike racing, and underlined that resilience this afternoon when he bounced back from yesterday's disappointment to triumph in the Galician town of Lugo.

The 32 year old Kazakhstani had looked set to take the win on stage seven but was overtaken by a runaway train called Alessandro Valverde within sight of the line. There was no such turnaround today, with Vino surging clear on the uphill rise to the finish and coming home well ahead of the rest of the field.

"I am happy to win," he said at the finish. "Being passed yesterday was difficult to take but today the win is good for my team and good for me. When we went through the finish line for the first time today, I saw that there was a small hill so I knew I had a chance. I took that opportunity and it worked out well.

"This result is certainly important for the team after what we have been through. It's also important for me as it confirms that I am in form. I am ready for tomorrow's stage."

He was motivated by the visit due later in the afternoon by Kazakh prime minister Danial Akhmetov, a man who played a major part in the recent formation of the Astana squad. But another motivation was what happed to the team as a result of the Operación Puerto affair, namely their inability to participate the Tour de France after several riders were barred from starting.

It's clearly a sore point, as a journalist found out when he asked Vinokourov how he felt about being excluded from the Tour. "I was not excluded," he answered. "We couldn't start because we didn't have enough riders. That was a decision taken by other people, but it is not accurate to say that I was excluded. It was very disappointing for me, especially because after the Tour, Contador was given clearance to race once more. That makes it even worse."

Vino was also asked about losing more than two minutes in first mountain stage. "It is true that I lost time then, but yesterday I was there. My motivation hasn't been knocked. The Vuelta lasts another two weeks and I don't think two minutes is such a big gap. Of course, I think it is a pity, but tomorrow will be a hard stage. I recovered well from yesterday and I am very motivated."

Apart from Vinokourov, continuing race leader Janez Brajkovic and second-placed Alejandro Valverde, two others who are psyched and hope to do well on the gruelling six climb, 207.4 kilometre stage to Alto de la Cobertoria are CSC's Carlos Sastre and Iban Mayo. "Today was fine for me," Sastre told Cyclingnews after the finish. "It was a really fast day but everyone was trying to save energy and be calm for tomorrow.

"We will see how things go then. I think the last two days in the mountains were positive; I didn't lose any time with respect to the important guys and I am in a good position. This is the most important thing at this point. Tomorrow will be an important stage and I think the difference between the important riders could well be a lot bigger than they are now. I am really calm and really happy with things so far."

Mayo told Spain's Onda Cero radio that he is hoping to ride more consistently from this point on. "I was better yesterday [than the first day in the mountains] but the finale was too strong... In the end, I made a move in order to win with three kilometres to go, because I knew [Alejandro] Valverde is unbeatable in a sprint with a finale like that. Valverde controlled my attack very closely. Let's see if tomorrow brings luck.

"I am doing better [as the race progresses]. The heat from the first days affected me and now I am riding more strongly. I think the environment in Asturias suits me better so let's see if I do well tomorrow. I think that Valverde is the one to beat. He and Sastre are one step ahead of the rest and I think they will do even better [as the race continues]."

Like Mayo, Tom Danielson is hoping to get stronger. His Discovery Channel squad received the award as best team today and Cyclingnews spoke to him before he headed back to his team hotel. "I felt horrible yesterday. I felt bad the first day in the mountains and yesterday was absolutely horrible…I could have ridden better up that climb in November. If you look at my performances all year, it just doesn't make any sense. I am not sick, there is nothing wrong with me – I have no idea what happened.

"Now I am 4 minutes down. I have already had the disappointments so it can only get better from here. I expect to ride better and hope tomorrow goes as it should."

Oscar Pereiro is another rider who has been less prominent in the mountains than might have been expected. He is paying the price for a crazy post-Tour period, but the Galician rider was motivated today to be racing in his province and gave it a go.

"It was so nice!" he commented. "I have been a professional rider for seven years and this was the first time that I entered Galicia as part of a cycling race. Cycling is very popular here and the Tour of Spain came here for the last time in 1995. Such a long time! To race in the presence of my fellow-citizens has been very special, for me and for them too, especially now that I am officially the winner of the Tour of France."

How it unfolded

Smiling Spaniards
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Lugo became a Roman war camp in 13 B.C. and was initially named Lucus Augusti. It is the capital of the province of Lugo, one of the four districts that shape Galicia. Lugo’s Roman wall, built in the third and fourth centuries, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, and is the greatest attraction of the city.

181 riders took the start in Ponferrada as Steve Zampieri (Phonak) abandoned the race yesterday. The day started with many attacks by Saunier Duval, Relax and other teams without success. The peloton wanted to control the attacks and avoid breakaways, and that meant a very high rhythm: the average speed during the first hour of racing was 53.2 km/h.

Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel)
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Marco Marzano (Lampre) quit the race at km 41 while some riders tried but couldn’t create a gap over the peloton. At the first intermediate sprint in O Barco de Valdeorras (km 43), Sebastien Minard (Cofidis) crossed first followed by Olivier Kaisen (Davitamon) and Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole). Finally, at km 68 Kevin Van Impe (Quick Step) was the lone rider who was capable of getting in a breakaway. A few kilometres later, there was a massive crash and Josep Jufre (Davitamon) abandoned the race at km 73. Jufre sliced an artery in his arm open on a roadside barrier and lost between 1 and 1.5 litres of blood. He was taken to hospital for treatment.

Josep Jufre (Davitamon-Lotto)
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At the second intermediate sprint in Quiroga (km 80), Van Impe crossed first, 5'40 ahead of the peloton. Hushovd was second and Enrico Poitschke (Milram) third there. Eight kilometres further, on the only climb of the day (Alto de Ares, Cat. 3), the Quick.Step man kept the gap at 5’48. Pietro Caucchioli (Credit Agricole) reached the summit of the climb in second place and Jose Elias (Relax) in third inside the peloton. Van Impe maintained his lead and rode 4’55 ahead of the bunch at km 114, but there were more than enough kilometres for the peloton to catch him.

The sprinters' teams were ready to do their job in order to catch the Belgian, and he was well within their sights with just 1'40 advantage at 20 km to go. He was finally caught with 9 km left and the sprinters were ready to party.

The peloton
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Virtual Tour de France winner Oscar Pereiro (Phonak) wanted to do a good performance in front of his home crowd and followed an attack by Rene Haselbacher (Gerolsteiner) as they started the finishing circuit with 8 km left. But that move only lasted a few kilometres as the bunch driven by big Magnus Bäckstedt caught them alongside the Roman wall.

The sprinters got themselves in position for the finale, with Credit Agricole, Milram and Liquigas leading it out. The first part of the final kilometre was uphill, and it played havoc with the chances of the fast men. Luca Paolini (Liquigas) found himself at the front and attacked with 700m remaining, but although he got a small gap, it was too early to go. As the road flattened out slightly, Alexandre Vinokourov went hard with 300m to go, easily passing Paolini and surging to the line for a great victory.

Stage 9 – September 3: A Consagrada-Alto de La Cobertoria, 207.4 km

Tomorrow’s stage will be full of big ups and downs with six mountains: Alto de Miñide (Cat. 3 – 510 m. above sea level – km 4), Puerto de Connio (Cat. 1 – 1,315 m. – km 50), Puerto de Rañadoiro (Cat. 1 – 1,140 m. – km 75.3), Puerto de Cerredo (Cat. 3 – 1,360 m. – km 102), Alto de San Lorenzo (Cat. special – 1,350 m. – km 166.6) and Alto de La Cobertoria (Cat. 1 – 1,170 m. – km 207.4 finish). There are two intermediate sprints: San Antolin (km 29) and San Martin de Teverga (km 177.8).

It will be an exhausting and tough stage for all the riders. Alto de San Lorenzo is very high but 40 km to the end, so La Cobertoria at the end should be the decisive climb. TYhis is a key stage for all the favourites.

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Results

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                            4.02.11 (44.84 km/h)
2 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                0.01
3 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                   
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   
8 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
9 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                        
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      
11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                           
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 
13 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                    
14 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
15 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                     
16 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
17 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           
18 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
19 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                       
20 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                          
21 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
22 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                            
23 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                   
24 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
25 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      
26 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
27 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
28 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                       
29 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                     
30 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                             
31 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   
32 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
33 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                           
34 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
35 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
36 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
37 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                   
38 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
39 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                           
40 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  
41 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
42 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                             
43 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                      
44 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    
45 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
46 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                
47 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                 
48 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
49 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                       
50 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
51 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        
52 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
53 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       
54 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                 
55 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
56 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                        
57 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    
58 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                           
59 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                          
60 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                              
61 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
62 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
63 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
64 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          0.19
66 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           
67 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                             0.21
68 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         
69 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   
70 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                          
71 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                    0.25
72 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
73 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       
74 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
75 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                    0.30
76 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 
77 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 
78 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                        
79 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
80 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
81 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    
82 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                            
83 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                0.34
84 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                               0.37
85 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                0.40
86 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                               0.44
87 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
88 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                             0.49
89 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
90 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            
91 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                       
92 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                           
93 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                         
94 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 
95 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 
96 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                         
97 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     
98 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.08
99 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 
100 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        
101 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                    
102 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               
103 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                            
104 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                   
105 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                         
106 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                    
107 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                    
108 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     
109 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                   
110 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                     
111 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                
112 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                          
113 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  
114 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             1.21
115 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                   1.26
116 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                        
117 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                           1.29
118 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               1.32
119 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   
120 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                 1.49
121 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                 1.51
122 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.59
123 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                     2.01
124 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
125 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                           
126 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           
127 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
128 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               
129 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
130 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            
131 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
132 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
133 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           
134 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   
135 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   2.06
136 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2.10
137 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  
138 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      2.14
139 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          2.17
140 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  2.24
141 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                              2.29
142 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                         
143 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                         
144 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        
145 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                 
146 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      
147 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Team                                    
148 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           
149 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                       
150 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                        
151 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears         
152 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                             
153 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                
154 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                          
155 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                
156 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   2.58
157 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
158 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                            3.06
159 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                4.13
160 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
161 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         
162 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                4.44
163 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
164 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    
165 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          6.28
166 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                   
167 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  6.30
168 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                     
169 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                       
170 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  
171 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                    
172 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           
173 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                     
174 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 
175 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
176 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    
177 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                                
178 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
179 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             
DNF Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto                                      
DNF Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    
 
Points
 
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 25 pts
2 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  20
3 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                 16
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                     14
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              12
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                           10
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  9
8 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      8
9 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                       7
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     6
11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                          5
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                4
13 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                   3
14 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            2
15 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                    1
 
Mountains
 
Alto de Ares - Cat. 3, km 88
1 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              6 pts
2 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                 4
3 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       2
4 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    1
 
Sprints
 
O Barco de Valdeorras, km 43
1 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 4 pts
2 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                    2
3 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      1

Quiroga, km 80
1 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              4 pts
2 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                      2
3 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Astana                                                           12.06.35
2 Phonak Hearing Systems                                               0.01
3 Lampre - Fondital                                                        
4 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                                   
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                      
6 Team CSC                                                                 
7 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                         
8 T- Mobile Team                                                           
9 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                                       
10 Bouygues Telecom                                                        
11 Rabobank                                                                
12 Relax - GAM                                                         0.19
13 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                     0.21
14 Liquigas                                                            0.30
15 Gerolsteiner                                                        0.44
16 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                    0.50
17 Team Milram                                                         1.06
18 Credit Agricole                                                     1.32
19 Davitamon - Lotto                                                   2.01
20 Quick Step - Innergetic                                             2.17
21 Française des Jeux                                                  3.08
 
General classification after stage 8
 
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         30.50.39
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              0.05
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         0.10
4 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                0.22
5 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                  0.23
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              0.51
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                1.05
8 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                    1.37
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.47
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                              2.07
11 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   2.37
12 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                         3.05
13 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                               3.13
14 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              3.33
15 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   3.40
16 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           4.15
17 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               4.21
18 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     4.24
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                      4.29
20 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             4.31
21 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  4.38
22 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                 4.41
23 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                   4.48
24 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   5.11
25 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         5.59
26 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  6.08
27 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  7.09
28 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                  7.18
29 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             7.39
30 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                    7.54
31 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          8.34
32 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                      9.35
33 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                      9.49
34 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              10.19
35 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           10.20
36 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  10.29
37 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                            11.21
38 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            11.33
39 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                      12.39
40 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               12.42
41 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                      13.04
42 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
43 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                        13.24
44 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      13.49
45 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          14.30
46 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                     14.33
47 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                            14.51
48 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             15.07
49 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             16.15
50 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      16.29
51 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            16.32
52 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                       16.51
53 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            18.02
54 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            18.14
55 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      18.17
56 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 18.26
57 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  19.13
58 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                               19.32
59 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   19.52
60 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                20.26
61 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    20.42
62 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            21.40
63 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 23.23
64 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                            23.52
65 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                          24.34
66 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                   25.03
67 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            25.14
68 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              25.50
69 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         27.21
70 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                       27.44
71 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                29.34
72 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       29.35
73 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               30.06
74 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 30.13
75 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             30.19
76 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                             30.20
77 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               30.21
78 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               30.32
79 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 30.41
80 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                               30.57
81 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             31.33
82 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Team                                32.36
83 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            33.13
84 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               33.16
85 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               34.11
86 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               34.34
87 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       35.09
88 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           36.00
89 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        36.05
90 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  36.16
91 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   36.21
92 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              37.12
93 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              37.57
94 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                    38.05
95 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               39.21
96 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                39.22
97 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                            39.36
98 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems                      39.41
99 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                             39.44
100 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      39.52
101 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                             40.40
102 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                       41.01
103 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      41.04
104 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        41.07
105 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               41.51
106 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           41.52
107 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                   42.37
108 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                           43.15
109 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        43.23
110 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                             43.54
111 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                     44.00
112 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   44.09
113 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               44.13
114 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                44.29
115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                  44.46
116 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               44.50
117 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 44.56
118 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               45.34
119 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                     46.21
120 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        46.41
121 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                47.32
122 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          47.51
123 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                48.55
124 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               48.57
125 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                       
126 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            48.58
127 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              49.04
128 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       49.06
129 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                   
130 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                           49.07
131 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                  49.08
132 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      49.16
133 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             49.17
134 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              49.41
135 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           49.43
136 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     49.45
137 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             49.49
138 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    49.59
139 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               50.02
140 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             50.09
141 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          50.16
142 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                     50.22
143 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  50.23
144 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   50.31
145 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              50.39
146 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                  
147 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      51.08
148 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         51.10
149 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    51.19
150 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   51.57
151 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  52.00
152 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           52.03
153 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           52.06
154 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           52.17
155 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    52.19
156 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                52.30
157 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                52.31
158 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    52.44
159 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             52.45
160 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 52.54
161 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 52.58
162 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    53.11
163 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      53.13
164 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 53.31
165 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         53.40
166 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               53.41
167 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              55.45
168 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  55.58
169 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               56.05
170 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        56.21
171 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               58.19
172 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                58.52
173 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                            59.08
174 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1.01.26
175 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               1.03.31
176 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole                          1.10.00
177 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                             1.11.09
178 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                              1.12.33
179 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                            1.15.32
 
Points classification
 
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                    111 pts
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                           71
3 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      59
4 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                          48
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              47
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                            40
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                39
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 35
9 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  35
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              34
11 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          32
12 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                 30
13 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                29
14 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                              29
15 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                               28
16 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                         25
17 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                   24
18 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     24
19 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               21
20 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               19
21 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                17
22 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   14
23 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                 14
24 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           12
25 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                         10
26 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      9
27 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          8
28 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   8
29 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                   8
30 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     8
31 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       7
32 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      7
33 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                7
34 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                   7
35 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        7
36 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                     6
37 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            6
38 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                      6
39 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  6
40 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                    6
41 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                     5
42 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 5
43 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              5
44 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                4
45 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                         4
46 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  4
47 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             4
48 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                         4
49 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   4
50 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                              4
51 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                   3
52 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                  3
53 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        3
54 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   3
55 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           3
56 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               3
57 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                            2
58 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                                2
59 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   2
60 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                        2
61 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Astana Team                                    2
62 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                    1
63 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   1
64 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                      1
65 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                1
66 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                1
67 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                   1
68 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           1
69 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               33 pts
2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          30
3 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                29
4 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      28
5 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                26
6 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  26
7 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                26
8 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           24
9 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                    22
10 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               19
11 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      18
12 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         16
13 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                     15
14 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                               12
15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               10
16 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  8
17 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                       7
18 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          6
19 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                             6
20 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 6
21 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                      6
22 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                       6
23 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    5
24 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 4
25 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   4
26 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           4
27 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                      3
28 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      3
29 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              2
30 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 2
31 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2
32 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           2
33 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                1
34 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1
35 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                1
36 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                   1
37 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1
38 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                   1
 
Combination classification
 
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               12 pts
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                14
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           22
4 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  22
5 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          27
6 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                    31
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                  32
8 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                41
9 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 42
10 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                55
11 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     69
12 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                     73
13 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               86
14 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             88
15 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         95
16 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           96
17 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                    100
18 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               120
19 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 144
20 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                 174
21 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              180
22 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     210
23 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         234
24 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           236
 
Teams classification
 
1 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                               92.18.35
2 Caisse D'Epargne - Illes Balears                                     5.20
3 Astana                                                               5.55
4 Lampre - Fondital                                                    6.34
5 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                  8.12
6 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                              12.11
7 Rabobank                                                            17.46
8 Relax - GAM                                                         21.19
9 Team CSC                                                            21.53
10 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                                   34.51
11 Gerolsteiner                                                       36.39
12 Davitamon - Lotto                                                  40.56
13 Ag2r Prevoyance                                                    42.37
14 Credit Agricole                                                    46.39
15 Phonak Hearing Systems                                             54.19
16 Liquigas                                                           56.25
17 T- Mobile Team                                                     59.47
18 Française des Jeux                                               1.04.04
19 Bouygues Telecom                                                 1.07.17
20 Quick Step - Innergetic                                          1.19.29
21 Team Milram                                                      1.25.39


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