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48th Vuelta al País Vasco - ProT

Spain, April 7-12, 2008

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Stage 6 - April 12: Orio - Aia - Orio (ITT), 20km

Contador time trials away from his greatest rivals

Spaniard also wins overall

By Monika Prell in Orio

Alberto Contador (Astana) again rode strongly
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Spaniard Alberto Contador continued his dominating performance in the Vuelta al País Vasco and won the final stage, an individual time trial over 20 kilometres with start and finish in Orio. The 25 year-old Astana rider was 22 seconds faster than the Australian Cadel Evans, from Silence-Lotto, which secured the overall victory for the stage winner. Rabobank's Thomas Dekker was third, 27 seconds back . The top three was also the order in the final overall classification.

Euskaltel – Euskadi's Egoi Martínez held on to the mountains classification, while Iban Mayoz from Karpin Galicia secured himself the jersey in the meta volantes. While Astana had the stranglehold on the stages and the GC, it was the Dutch Rabobank team that won the teams prize.

Race winner Contador was ecstatic in the press conference. "The win of this Vuelta al País Vasco has a prestigious value for me. The victory has not been easy, neither for the profiles nor for the climatic conditions." He was surprised about the gap between him and Evans. "I beat him for 22 seconds? That is really surprising to me!" He dedicated the victory to his grandmother, who deceased some time ago, a fact that "affected me a lot," and also to his grandfather Avellardo. He admitted to struggle with a molar infection, a fact that "only Benjamín Noval knew. I did almost not sleep in those days, but I did not want to say it as the rivals could have heard about it and tried to attack me even more."

Rabobank's Grischa Niermann was happy about the win of this team: "The Vuelta al País Vasco is one of the hardest races, it is great that we have been able to win the teams classification. The race has not been that hard, like in the past years, but yesterday and today were really two hard stages and you can say that they were worthy of the Vuelta al País Vasco." The German commented about the Alto de Aia that "yesterday, some of us would not have been able to reach the summit without the help of the spectators, because the wheels raced due to the bad weather."

How it unfolded

Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) continues
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The weather was kinder to the public and to the riders than the previous day. Along the coast of the Basque country, the sun was out and the temperatures were around 20 degrees Celsius – perfect conditions for this last day of the Vuelta al País Vasco. A lot of cycling fans had come to Orio to support their heroes.

The course started near the beach, before crossing the little village of Orio (Gipuzkoa), direction to the port, along the luxurious yachts. It then left the village and affronted the Alto de Aia, with a maximal gradient of 22 percent. After four kilometres of climbing, a turning point and a descent of five kilometres over very narrow and curvy streets awaited the riders. The peloton descended with a speed of 85 kilometres per hour. Back in Orio, they passed the port once again before ascending to the Alto de Txanka. From the summit, they only had to descend again and the finish line awaited them besides the sea.

The vibes were great, the majority of the public was assembled at the start and finish zone and in the rampant streets of the Alto de Aia, where groups of people animated the riders calling each of them by name. In front of the Astana bus, Contador fans began to intone chants to support their idol.

Stage podium (L-R): Cadel Evans (Silence - Lotto), Alberto Contador
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Six riders did not start; amongst them stage three winner David Herrero from Karpin Galicia who crashed yesterday. The first of the remaining 99 riders, Liquigas' Iván Santaromita, started at 14:45, the last one, Alberto Contador, at 17:15.

The race leader did not let any doubt about his class: After four kilometres, he led the stage with 21 seconds ahead of his biggest rival, Cadel Evans, and he defended this advance until reaching the finish line.

Astana did a great work for their leader during the entire Vuelta, and he knew to thank it to them winning the overall classification.

The most regular rider should have been David Herrero, who was three times third in the stages and who also won the one that finished in Viana. His team, Karpin Galicia, has showed a very great performance, with Ezequiel Mosquera finishing ninth in the overall classification, and as the only non-ProTour team, they left a good impression.

Photography

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Results

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                      29.10.00 (41.143 km/h)
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              0.22
3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.27
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                    0.49
5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.16
6 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.17
7 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
8 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                          
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.23
10 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road                                
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           1.29
12 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                              1.35
13 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                  1.36
14 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   1.42
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 1.45
16 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.54
17 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                  1.57
18 Patxi Javier Vila (Spa) Lampre                                1.58
19 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                            2.03
20 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                       2.05
21 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                               
22 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            2.07
23 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
24 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                 2.09
25 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                             
26 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                              2.12
27 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          2.13
28 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana                   2.18
29 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         2.19
30 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        2.20
31 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      2.23
32 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                               
33 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         
34 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott         2.25
35 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                               2.28
36 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         2.30
37 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                       2.36
38 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       2.37
39 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            2.43
40 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                2.44
41 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road                       2.45
42 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                   2.46
43 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                       2.48
44 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                         
45 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                           2.49
46 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2r - La Mondiale                     2.53
47 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                        2.54
48 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                2.56
49 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                   3.00
50 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                              
51 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               3.02
52 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                3.09
53 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        3.16
54 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                    3.17
55 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                         3.19
56 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                3.21
57 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             3.24
58 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        3.27
59 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r - La Mondiale           3.29
60 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      3.30
61 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road                           3.32
62 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                 3.35
63 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    3.38
64 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                       
65 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                          3.41
66 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                               3.43
67 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                    
68 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                          3.45
69 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                        
70 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                                3.46
71 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                     
72 Alberto Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott    3.48
73 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               3.50
74 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                            3.51
75 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott               3.55
76 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                  3.57
77 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                           4.01
78 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                           4.02
79 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        4.04
80 Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road                            4.05
81 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                       4.08
82 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                       4.10
83 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                      
84 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                        4.11
85 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       
86 Juan Francisco Mourón (Spa) Karpin Galicia                    4.18
87 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                               4.22
88 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  4.27
89 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                       4.36
90 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              4.42
91 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                       4.46
92 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                   4.59
93 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   5.11
94 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                  5.16
95 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                5.19
96 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                               5.29
97 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                          5.33
98 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi         6.11
99 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  6.26
 
Points 
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                            25 pts
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                20
3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     16
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                      14
5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                     12
6 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           10
7 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              9
8 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                         8
9 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                              7
10 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road                               6
11 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              5
12 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                                 4
13 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
14 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      2
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                    1
 
Teams
 
1 Astana                                                      1.30.50
2 Rabobank                                                       0.51
3 Silence-Lotto                                                  1.07
4 Gerolsteiner                                                   2.16
5 Team High Road                                                 2.23
6 Lampre                                                         2.44
7 Caisse d'Epargne                                               2.46
8 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                               2.53
9 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            3.05
10 Bouygues Telecom                                              3.28
11 Team CSC                                                      3.31
12 Saunier Duval-Scott                                           4.13
13 Karpin Galicia                                                4.27
14 Liquigas                                                      4.43
15 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                              5.56
16 Française Des Jeux                                            6.27
17 Credit Agricole                                               6.49
18 Team Milram                                                   6.55
19 Quick Step                                                    7.52
 
Final general classification
 
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                      21.03.59
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              0.30
3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                   0.35
4 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                    0.57
5 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.25
6 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            1.37
7 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                               1.43
8 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                           2.03
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      
10 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                  2.05
11 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            2.15
12 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                  2.36
13 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          2.41
14 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     2.47
15 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road                            2.55
16 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          3.17
17 Patxi Javier Vila (Spa) Lampre                                3.18
18 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         3.50
19 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        4.00
20 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                   4.34
21 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        4.36
22 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                       4.55
23 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto                   4.57
24 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                5.09
25 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott               5.15
26 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole                         5.28
27 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      5.33
28 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                            5.46
29 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                                6.01
30 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                6.02
31 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                6.26
32 Alberto Fernández De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott    6.30
33 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram                          6.45
34 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        6.51
35 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                             6.57
36 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                       7.10
37 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                       7.26
38 Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                        7.28
39 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               7.45
40 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     8.36
41 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                     9.18
42 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                       9.40
43 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi           12.35
44 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                 12.47
45 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                 13.23
46 Guillaume Levarlet (Fra) Française des Jeux                  13.43
47 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     14.45
48 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                               14.47
49 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road                      15.35
50 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Crédit Agricole                          15.59
51 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence - Lotto                      18.11
52 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                        18.55
53 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC                          18.58
54 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                19.02
55 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana                           19.10
56 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                             19.45
57 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                         20.07
58 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre                                   20.10
59 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana                  20.26
60 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      20.27
61 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2r - La Mondiale                    20.50
62 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                    21.25
63 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                21.31
64 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                21.32
65 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC                                  21.52
66 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       22.04
67 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                          22.06
68 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road                          27.19
69 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r - La Mondiale          28.03
70 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                   29.55
71 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road                         30.02
72 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  30.12
73 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quick Step                          30.16
74 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                              30.38
75 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre                                   33.38
76 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        33.53
77 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                          33.57
78 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r - La Mondiale                       35.20
79 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                                    
80 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               37.45
81 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              38.37
82 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne                   38.41
83 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott        38.52
84 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi        41.01
85 Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road                           41.47
86 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                 42.33
87 Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram                              43.07
88 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 43.46
89 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                              43.51
90 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 44.37
91 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      45.02
92 Juan Francisco Mourón (Spa) Karpin Galicia                   47.10
93 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  47.28
94 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                  49.23
95 Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux                      53.33
96 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana                         53.42
97 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             57.08
98 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step                                 59.53
99 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas                            1.05.29
 
Points classification
 
1 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                      79 pts
2 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road                                 75
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                            70
4 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                                     32
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               32
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                30
7 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                    30
8 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           26
9 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                  26
10 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          23
11 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road                             20
12 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi             18
13 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        17
14 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            16
15 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                  16
16 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Quick Step                              14
17 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                       13
18 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank                                    12
19 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                             12
20 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                            11
21 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                  10
22 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         9
23 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott           8
24 Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                    8
25 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence - Lotto                          7
26 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             6
27 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team High Road                               6
28 Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom                            6
29 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     6
30 Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                            5
31 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        3
32 Patxi Javier Vila (Spa) Lampre                                   3
33 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank                      3
34 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step                                    3
35 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                     3
36 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto                      2
37 Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road                               2
38 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               46 pts
2 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road                              33
3 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         24
4 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            22
5 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      17
6 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  16
7 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              15
8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                            12
9 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                      10
10 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas                                     7
11 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r - La Mondiale              7
12 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                  7
13 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                    6
14 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                 6
15 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                     6
16 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                  5
17 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         4
18 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           4
19 Kanstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road                          4
20 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                2
21 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                                      2
22 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                             2
23 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott           2
24 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram                                   2
25 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                                     1
26 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               1
 
Metas volantes/intermediate sprints classification
 
1 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  15 pts
2 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team High Road                              14
3 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               10
4 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas                                   8
5 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  6
6 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          5
7 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank                                       5
8 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2r - La Mondiale               4
9 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre                                      3
10 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto                          2
11 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      2
12 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre                                   2
13 Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence - Lotto                              2
14 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott                          1
15 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas                                     1
16 Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step                                   1
17 Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi            1
18 Chris Horner (USA) Astana                                        1
19 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                                   63.19.24
2 Silence-Lotto                                                  1.12
3 Karpin Galicia                                                 2.27
4 Saunier Duval-Scott                                            2.54
5 Gerolsteiner                                                   3.13
6 Caisse d'Epargne                                               4.10
7 Astana                                                         5.15
8 Team High Road                                                 6.19
9 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                            7.41
10 Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone                              8.05
11 Lampre                                                        8.42
12 Team Milram                                                  10.29
13 Credit Agricole                                              16.59
14 Team CSC                                                     20.54
15 Liquigas                                                     28.38
16 Bouygues Telecom                                             34.20
17 Quick Step                                                   40.18
18 Française Des Jeux                                           43.47
19 Ag2r-La Mondiale                                           1.09.02

ProTour standings

1 André Greipel (Ger) High Road                             62 pts
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana                     58
3 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step                           50
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             45
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto                           42
6 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank                         40
7 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone        40
8 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank                              37
9 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank               35
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre                              33
11 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                    30
12 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre                           30
13 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                  30
14 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step                         25
15 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    25
16 George Hincapie (USA) High Road                          25
17 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit Par Telephone    25
18 Jose Alberto Benitez Roman (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott     21
19 Kim Kirchen (Lux) High Road                              21
20 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                             20
21 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi      20
22 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas                           20
23 Carlström Kjell (Fin) Liquigas                           15
24 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                         15
25 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             12
26 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux                     10
27 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Silence-Lotto                    10
28 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                             7
29 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                        7
30 Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre                                 5
31 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                               4
32 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      3
33 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step                            3
34 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC                              2
35 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                             2
36 Morris Possoni (Ita) High Road                            2
37 Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                         2
38 Roger Hammond (GBr) High Road                             1
39 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank                              1

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