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| Alejandro Valverde during the 2006 Worlds (© Cyclingheroes) |
Valverde won the 23-kilometres long hilly time trial from Alhama de Murcia to the top of Aledo in a time of 33 minutes
and 32 seconds (41.33 km/h). Former Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli (Aqua & Sapone) came in second, two seconds
behind Valverde. Last years Tour de France winner Alberto Contador (Astana) came in third. Contador needed 6 seconds more
than stage winner Valverde.
Contador said: "I was feeling good about the TT but the last k's were a little too hard." The 2007 Tour de France champion
continued by saying: "I think after the bad news about Paris-Nice and the Tour I left everything a bit and didn't properly
prepare, but I did what I could." Astana sports director Alain Gallopin was upset at the race organisation for giving him
the incorrect information that Valverde was 50 seconds behind Contador at the intermediate check point, information a rider
uses to gauge his effort on the ride. "So Alberto had wrong information during the time trial," explained Gallopin.
Team CSC's Iñigo Cuesta and Carlos Sastre came in fifth and seventh. ”It was a good day for us today. The route was
extremely tough and it was very encouraging to see two of our guys up front. Carlos showed great strength this early in the
season and Inigo once again demonstrated his form,” said CSC sports director Dan Frost, who also praised Michael Blaudzun
for a good time trial.
”In tomorrow's stage there's a small climb just before the finish line and we're hoping
of course that Haedo can stay up front because that would mean a good chance for him to take another brilliant stage win,”
added Frost.
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Results Vuelta a Murcia 2008
Stage 4
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
33.32 (41.33 km/h)
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
0.02
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
0.06
4 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
0.07
5 Iñigo Cuesta López (Spa) Team CSC
0.09
6 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
0.17
7 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
0.23
8 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne
0.27
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
0.43
10 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
0.47
11 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
0.48
12 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana
0.51
13 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne
0.57
14 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
1.00
15 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
1.08
16 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana
1.09
17 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
1.17
18 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana
1.18
19 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
1.19
20 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros
1.22
21 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
1.23
22 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
1.25
23 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
1.31
24 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
1.35
25 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
1.36
26 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 1.37
27 Ezequiel
Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
1.42
28 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
1.43
29 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
30 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
1.45
31 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
32 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia
1.46
33 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
1.53
34 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
1.55
35 José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
1.57
36 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
2.02
37 Enrique Salgueiro Alonso (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 2.03
38 Javier Etxarri
Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
2.08
39 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
40 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 2.12
41 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa)
Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 2.16
42 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel)
Team CSC
2.17
43 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
2.20
44 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
2.21
45 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
46 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
2.26
47 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
2.31
48 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
2.33
49 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
50 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
51 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
2.44
52 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros
2.50
53 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
54 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana
2.55
55 José Antonio Redondo Ramos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
2.59
56 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 3.00
57 Sergio Domínguez
Muñoz (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 3.04
58
Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
59 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
3.20
60 César Quiteiro (Por) Liberty Seguros
3.30
61 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
3.32
62 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
3.33
63 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
64 Jesus Ramirez Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 3.37
65
Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
3.44
66 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia
3.45
67 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
3.50
68 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
69 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
3.51
70 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 3.54
71 Dimitri
Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
3.56
72 Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 4.00
73
Yon Bru Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
4.04
74 Gonzalo Zambrano Calderon (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
75
Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
4.07
76 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
4.08
77 Claudio José Casas Gallego (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
4.09
78 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
4.10
79 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
80 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
4.12
81 Carlos Castano Panadero (Spa) Karpin Galicia
4.18
82 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC
4.29
83 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems
4.42
84 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
4.57
85 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
5.02
86 Antonio Jesús (Por) Liberty Seguros
5.13
87 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 5.14
88
José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
89 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
5.46
90 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
6.01
91 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
6.23
92 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Liberty Seguros
6.46
93 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
7.24
General Classification after stage 4
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 13.23.11
2
Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
0.02
3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
0.06
4 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Astana
0.51
5 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
1.11
6 Iñigo Cuesta López (Spa) Team CSC
1.13
7 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems
1.15
8 José Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Astana
1.19
9 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
1.27
10 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia
1.42
11 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
2.08
12 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
2.10
13 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
2.12
14 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
2.21
15 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
2.35
16 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
2.39
17 Francesco Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 2.41
18 Mikel
Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.47
19
José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
3.01
20 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
3.06
21 Hernani Broco (Por) Liberty Seguros
3.25
22 Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
3.37
23 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros
3.54
24 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
4.07
25 Isidro Nozal Vega (Spa) Liberty Seguros
4.23
26 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 4.37
27
Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Tinkoff Credit Systems 4.42
28
Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
6.02
29 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
6.50
30 Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales (Col) Tinkoff Credit Systems 7.09
31 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por)
Liberty Seguros
7.23
32 Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
7.45
33 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
8.11
34 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
8.33
35 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne
8.41
36 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
8.44
37 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
8.52
38 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
9.20
39 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia
9.30
40 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
9.39
41 Enrique Salgueiro Alonso (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 9.47
42 Volodymir Gustov
(Ukr) Team CSC
9.49
43 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
10.04
44 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
11.17
45 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne
12.36
46 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana
13.27
47 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia
13.29
48 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team CSC
14.26
49 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
14.42
50 Sergio Domínguez Muñoz (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia
15.13
51 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
15.50
52 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Astana
16.12
53 Gonzalo Zambrano Calderon (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 16.13
54 José Antonio Redondo
Ramos (Spa) Karpin Galicia 18.02
55
Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
22.04
56 Claudio José Casas Gallego (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
22.08
57 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
22.44
58 César Quiteiro (Por) Liberty Seguros
22.47
59 Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
23.14
60 Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
23.29
61 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
23.47
62 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Astana
24.16
63 Josu Mondelo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
24.19
64 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
24.25
65 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
24.53
66 Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
25.05
67 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
25.07
68 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
25.11
69 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
25.12
70 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 25.15
71 Yon Bru
Pascal (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
25.25
72 Diego Milán Jiménez (Spa) Acqua Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 25.27
73
Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
25.29
74 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC
25.31
75 Koldo Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
25.33
76 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
26.17
77 Ignacio Sarabia Diaz (Mex) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 26.35
78
Kasper Klostergaard Larsen (Den) Team CSC
26.36
79 Carlos Castano Panadero (Spa) Karpin Galicia
26.50
80 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo
27.22
81 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
27.40
82 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
28.45
83 José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
29.24
84 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
31.06
85 Antonio Jesús (Por) Liberty Seguros
32.22
86 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne
32.55
87 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur
33.42
88 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
34.55
89 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 36.36
90 Jesus Ramirez Torres
(Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 37.12
91 Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Liberty
Seguros
38.17
92 Dimitri Kozontchuk (Rus) Rabobank
41.52
93 Jesus Cobelo Fojo (Spa) Karpin Galicia
47.12
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