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10.09.2007/ Rabobank's Denis Menchov won todays 10th stage of the Vuelta Espana. Menchov outsprinted a leading group with almost all overall favourites.

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Menchov takes Arcalis...(picture: © Unipublic)

Picture gallery: Vuelta Espana ,stage 10, Benasque - Andorra (Arcalis) (2 pages)

Russian rider Denis Menchov (Rabobank) crowned yesterdays coup in the general classificationby winning the tenth stage of the Vuelta Espana, a day of racing that finished at the summit of Ordino Arcalis.

A breakaway group of eighteen riders had to be hunted down by Menchov and co. on the Arcalís, the final climb of the stage. The lead group consisted of well-known climbers like Damaiano Cunego (Lampre), but none of them posed any serious threat to the position of the Russian in the classification. Belgian rider Jurgen van Goolen (Discovery Channel) was the best-ranked rider at more than nine minutes. The Rabobank team kept a relativly high pace to make sure that the gap with the eighteen escapees remained bridgeable, the work had to be done by only seven riders (Oscar Freire did not start today due to a buttocks injury) and because the co-operation in the front was very effective. The gap was only two minutes at the start of the final climb.

Before the overall favourites started their battle several riders tried to breakaway. Jurgen Van Goolen (Discovery Channel), Ludovic Turpin (AG2R) broke away from the breakaway of the day and later Manuel Beltran (Liquigas) attacked. All were caught.

The finish line in Arcalis after a long grueling climb, which was the perfect opportunity for Sastre to try his luck. Team CSC had to set a furious pace towards the final climb until Sastre took matters in his own hands and made an attempt to escape. But he was closely followed by Menchov.

No less than eight riders had a shot at the stage win in a battle that lasted to the final meters and wound up in the hands of the wearer of the golden jersey. Menchov turned back the challenge of Cadel Evans (Predictor-Lotto) and Samuel Sánchez (Euskatel) at the finish line. Manuel Beltrán (Liquigas), Carlos Sastre (CSC), Vladimir Efimkin (Caisse d'Eüargne), Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval) and Igor Anton (Euskatel) were the other riders in the lead group.

Behind them, Ezequiel Mosquera (Karpin Galicia) lost half-a-minute but at least keeps hold on fifth place in the overall standings.

"A nice victory as the leader," said Rabobank's sports Erik Breukink. "He did not win any extra time because of the victory, but Denis is there; he knows that he is quick and then of course does not just give it away. It was a good day; he did not experience any problems, and he was able to counter all attacks. But in the end, a rather large group still crossed the finish." Words of disappointment seemed to echo through that statement, but the team boss immediately wanted to clarify that misunderstanding. "I am very happy with how these last two days have unfolded. We held ourselves very well during these stages."

The remaining stages are said to be not heavy enough to threaten Menchov. Breukink wanted to temper the euphoria. "You should never cheer too early. We have had some tough stages, but there are a couple more coming up. Denis must remain in good condition and try to avoid having an off-day. Because it is true that it will be very difficult for the competitors to win time."

Breukink further recapitulated on the start of the final climb. "It was very difficult to control in the beginning. The first hour before the escape was characterized by fierce racing. Mauricio Ardila was on the alert and joined an escape so as to protect Menchov. But at a certain moment, the eighteen riders were gone, and then it is important to reconsider your options and get the troops back together. It was a hard job to minimize the gap. We would have preferred a smaller lead group. The rest day, therefore, comes at just the right time for our boys."

CSC's sports director Kim Andersen said: "We did all we could to split the peloton and get Carlos to the front. He had the legs for it, but there was a tough head wind on the climb towards Arcalis. On those occasions where he managed to get a gap there were several riders, who found themselves in trouble, but then the wind made it impossible and in the end no one was able to get away. There was nothing else to do but try, because it's in the mountains his opportunity to make a difference lies, but today it wasn't possible."

Carlos Sastre harshly criticized the strategy of Leonardo Piepoli in the final climb of todays stage: "I’m very sorry, but I have to say it: it seems disgraceful to me that a cyclist would dedicate himself to helping a leader who isn’t part of his own team. Who am I talking about? Well, Leonardo Piepoli, obviously. This race could have been much nicer, but you can’t form alliances like that. That takes a lot of nerve." Added Sastre: "I broke away with the idea of seeing what Piepoli’s reaction would be and I saw how he was attacking right at that moment. I was playing possum, pretending that I wasn’t feeling good, but in truth the only thing I did was confirm for sure what was going on in the race and what the strategy of Piepoli and Menchov was."

Ezequiel Mosquera opted for being cautious in talking about his grand tour debut: "I’ve never raced in a three-week event before, so there’s no way I can make a prediction or sit down and think about how far I can go because I truthfully don’t know. For right now, this was a tough weekend and I got through it in good shape." Added Mosquera: "I’m very happy for my team and because it is a great satisfaction for me personally. But I think it is important for the Karpin team, the Galician politicians and all the sponsors who enabled us to move ahead in 2007. This race is our debut as a team and the truth is we’re showing we’re up to the challenge. And that is the important thing to give back as much on the roadway as they helped us from their offices."

Results

Stage 10

1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    5.47.05 (36.99 km/h)
2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                   
3 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              
4 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                         
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                          
6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                               
7 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         
8 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               0.07
9 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      0.33
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      
11 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                               0.41
12 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                              0.51
13 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              
14 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
15 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.20
16 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                    1.37
17 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                 1.50
18 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           2.00
19 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            2.06
20 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                       
21 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                               2.24
22 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            2.37
23 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          2.50
24 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
25 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 
26 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    3.09
27 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        3.23
28 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                   3.46
29 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
30 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            
31 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
32 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       
33 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                  
34 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                          4.01
35 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               
36 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                              4.03
37 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                   4.13
38 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 4.38
39 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
40 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
41 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     
42 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                               4.55
43 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                               5.12
44 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
45 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                  
46 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 5.28
47 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               7.17
48 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
49 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                 7.25
50 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             7.58
51 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                         
52 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      
53 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               
54 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
55 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
56 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                              
57 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
58 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 
59 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
60 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               
61 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
62 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                       
63 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                         10.59
64 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           12.08
65 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 
66 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              
67 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            
68 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      
69 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
70 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                 
71 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          
72 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                   
73 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                  
74 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
75 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
76 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
77 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          
78 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
79 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          13.09
80 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          13.33
81 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                  14.03
82 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    15.50
83 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                             18.54
84 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                 
85 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                         
86 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                        
87 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                 
88 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
89 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
90 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        
91 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                               
92 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        
93 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      
94 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
95 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                     
96 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                         
97 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       21.13
98 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                              
99 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
100 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
101 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          23.32
102 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               
103 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                   
104 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
105 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                           25.19
106 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    
107 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                        
108 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
109 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           
110 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                             
111 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               26.05
112 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            28.10
113 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                     
114 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              
115 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                         
116 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                    
117 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
118 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                
119 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                       
120 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                
121 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             
122 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
123 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
124 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                     
125 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                             
126 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                     
127 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
128 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                          
129 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
130 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
131 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   
132 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                       
133 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                  
134 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
135 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                         
136 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     
137 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                         
138 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                
139 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                
140 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                     
141 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
142 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                  
143 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
144 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
145 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                 
146 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
147 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                                
148 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                             
149 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
150 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                            
151 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                     
152 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
153 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                      
154 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        
155 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                         
156 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
157 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   
158 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
159 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     
160 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                 
161 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
162 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                          
163 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                              28.59
164 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                             30.59
165 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                              32.02
166 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                       32.30
167 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               37.52
168 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
169 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                             41.05
170 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           
171 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                               
172 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
173 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom

DNS Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank

DNF Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            
DNF Ian McLeod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                 
DNF Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre - Fondital

General Classification after stage 10
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   39.41.51
2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            2.01
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                2.27
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                       3.02
5 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      4.35
6 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           4.42
7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                            5.49
8 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                      5.56
9 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      6.06
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           6.28
11 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                       6.39
12 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone            7.13
13 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              7.58
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          8.45
15 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   9.34
16 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                               9.39
17 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   10.31
18 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           11.40
19 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                  11.44
20 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       12.38
21 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                   14.15
22 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                        15.08
23 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                              15.20
24 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                              16.17
25 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                           16.44
26 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                17.29
27 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                               18.05
28 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                        18.12
29 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                              21.13
30 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 21.24
31 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  22.26
32 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              22.51
33 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         23.13
34 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                23.48
35 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             24.05
36 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          25.49
37 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      25.55
38 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              26.19
39 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              26.42
40 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             28.42
41 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    28.43
42 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                         28.55
43 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                      28.56
44 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 29.48
45 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                          30.09
46 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                30.24
47 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                  31.23
48 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                             31.58
49 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           32.30
50 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             32.51
51 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           33.06
52 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                           33.07
53 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              34.16
54 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    34.18
55 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        34.47
56 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                   35.44
57 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                      37.13
58 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                         37.25
59 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              37.44
60 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                          37.59
61 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           38.24
62 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         38.34
63 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                39.28
64 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               40.54
65 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                             41.21
66 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             41.34
67 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   41.45
68 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                     42.58
69 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         44.00
70 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                             44.05
71 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     45.24
72 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                         46.40
73 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                 47.53
74 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        48.57
75 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         49.07
76 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                 49.21
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                     50.31
78 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  50.46
79 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           50.47
80 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                             51.03
81 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                 51.05
82 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  51.21
83 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                          51.39
84 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                        51.53
85 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          52.33
86 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                       53.20
87 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                             54.13
88 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                  54.24
89 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                54.29
90 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 54.43
91 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        55.18
92 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        55.25
93 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         55.39
94 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      56.20
95 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             56.37
96 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  57.15
97 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      58.48
98 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   58.56
99 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    1.00.45
100 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                          1.02.46
101 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  1.03.19
102 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                       1.03.22
103 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1.03.29
104 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.03.40
105 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        1.03.42
106 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
107 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.03.43
108 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                               1.05.03
109 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1.05.17
110 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             1.05.46
111 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                       1.06.33
112 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           1.06.41
113 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 1.07.11
114 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                               1.08.07
115 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.08.17
116 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                               1.08.30
117 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.09.37
118 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          1.09.39
119 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                            1.09.55
120 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         1.10.14
121 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                       1.10.21
122 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.10.50
123 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.12.00
124 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          1.12.13
125 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.13.05
126 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        1.13.14
127 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                     1.13.40
128 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                   1.13.48
129 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.14.14
130 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                   1.14.41
131 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                 1.15.38
132 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.15.51
133 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     1.17.04
134 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.17.34
135 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                           1.18.44
136 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.21.16
137 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.21.23
138 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            1.21.59
139 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                            1.22.33
140 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                    1.23.13
141 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         1.23.16
142 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                           1.23.32
143 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.23.51
144 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                     1.25.19
145 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                       1.25.24
146 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               1.26.08
147 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                          1.26.21
148 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            1.26.22
149 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.26.53
150 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1.27.02
151 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       1.27.13
152 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                1.27.19
153 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.28.07
154 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur             1.28.14
155 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.28.24
156 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                               1.28.40
157 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              1.29.15
158 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                            1.32.37
159 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.33.19
160 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           1.35.27
161 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 1.35.57
162 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     1.37.13
163 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  1.38.45
164 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                           1.40.24
165 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.40.35
166 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                      1.41.40
167 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1.42.04
168 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            1.44.26
169 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                          1.45.21
170 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       1.46.12
171 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 1.47.19
172 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           1.54.49
173 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         2.00.43

Points Classification
 
1 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                     81 points
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   76
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                   59
4 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  54
5 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           50
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        47
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                            47
8 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      43
9 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        42
10 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                     37
11 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                  36
12 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        34
13 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       32
14 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                             32
15 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 30
16 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      29
17 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              28
18 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         28
19 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            26
20 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         26
21 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       26
22 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               24
23 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                 23
24 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               22
25 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           21
26 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          20
27 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               18
28 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                       18
29 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       17
30 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           17
31 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                             16
32 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      15
33 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        14
34 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               14
35 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      14
36 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          13
37 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             13
38 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           13
39 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                       11
40 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          10
41 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                10
42 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             10
43 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        9
44 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           9
45 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       9
46 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                   9
47 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                           9
48 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                        8
49 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                      8
50 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                               8
51 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              8
52 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                  8
53 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  7
54 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             7
55 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                           7
56 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                6
57 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                6
58 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                6
59 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                            6
60 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                        6
61 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         5
62 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         5
63 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                            5
64 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir        5
65 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                             5
66 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                         4
67 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                   4
68 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   4
69 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     4
70 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                           4
71 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  4
72 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                               3
73 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                          3
74 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                    2
75 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  2
76 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                 2
77 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         2
78 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    2
79 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                2
80 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         2
81 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      2
82 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     2
83 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                1
84 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1
85 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                1
86 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1
87 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1
88 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                               1

 
Mountains Classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   71 points
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  67
3 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  67
4 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     57
5 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        44
6 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                   38
7 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir        38
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                            35
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                               30
10 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               29
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 28
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                  26
13 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      26
14 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                               21
15 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                        20
16 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
17 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                 19
18 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               18
19 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          15
20 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            12
21 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        12
22 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               12
23 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                           11
24 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           10
25 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                10
26 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 8
27 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             8
28 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         8
29 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                        8
30 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             8
31 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           7
32 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                              7
33 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     7
34 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                    6
35 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         6
36 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  6
37 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           6
38 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       6
39 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          6
40 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      6
41 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        6
42 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            5
43 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                           5
44 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                5
45 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                            4
46 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       4
47 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         4
48 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         3
49 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                 3
50 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                            3
51 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                    3
52 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        2
53 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                              2
54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                2
55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            2
56 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                2
57 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           2
58 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                    2
59 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
60 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  1
61 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                        1
62 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                  1
63 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
64 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                 1

 
Combination Classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    4 points
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  15
3 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        16
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                            18
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                   21
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  31
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       35
8 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        39
9 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                  48
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               57
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        66
12 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           70
13 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               75
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      84
15 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                84
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    93
17 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                             93
18 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          94
19 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                      102
20 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                             103
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           103
22 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir      107
23 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           108
24 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                  119
25 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       128
26 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                          131
27 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                          133
28 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     139
29 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                              148
30 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                            152
31 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 156
32 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                168
33 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               168
34 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              171
35 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic              174
36 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                176
37 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         177
38 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                      189
39 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur              195
40 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                         203
41 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       203
42 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                217
43 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       222
44 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       225
45 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      240
46 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    254
47 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   270
48 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                278


 
Team Classification
 
1 Caisse D'Epargne                                              119.23.36
2 Predictor - Lotto                                                  7.55
3 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                8.58
4 Team CSC                                                          10.27
5 Liquigas                                                          10.35
6 AG2R Prevoyance                                                   12.03
7 Karpin - Galicia                                                  16.32
8 Cofidis, le credit par telephone                                  20.12
9 Saunier Duval - Prodir                                            20.15
10 Quick Step - Innergetic                                          24.19
11 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                               29.46
12 Rabobank                                                         34.20
13 Gerolsteiner                                                     36.20
14 Relax - GAM                                                      40.31
15 Credit Agricole                                                  51.09
16 Française Des Jeux                                             1.12.41
17 Andalucía - Cajasur                                            1.13.28
18 T- Mobile Team                                                 1.22.55
19 Lampre - Fondital                                              1.25.28
20 Bouygues Telecom                                               1.33.00
21 Team Milram                                                    2.22.36

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