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12.09.2007/ The Milram train took care of a perfect day for the German/Italian team on todays 11th stage of the Vuelta Espana. Alessandro Petachi won the bunch sprint and Erik Zable came in third.  Current world champion Paolo Bettini (Quickstep) came in second. Denis Menchov defended his overall lead.

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Alessandro Petacchi took the 11th stage (picture: © Unipublic)

Picture gallery: Vuelta Espana ,stage 11, Oropesa Del Mar - Algemesi (2 pages)

The Milram-train worked perfectly on the eleventh stage of the Vuelta Espana. First the breakaway of the day  were caught up, then Alessandro Petacchi won his first stage at this years edition of the Vuelta Espana. After Zabel’s win at the seventh stage it was the second success for Team Milram.

The finale couldn’t be better for Team Milram: with two kilometers to go Marco Velo, Alberto Ongarato, Erik Zabel prepared the sprint for Ale-Jet. When Ongarato and Velo dropped back after their work was done, Erik Zabel opened the sprint for his team-mate. Erik Zabel himself finished on rank three. The 37 year-old powered into the finish too and was only outpaced by World Champion Paolo Bettini (Quick Step). "This win is a success for the team," Alessandro Petacchi thanked his team-mates, who worked hard for this win. "I am very happy now. It didn't do very well in the first week because I hadn't enough training in the summer. But I knew, it's only a matter of time. After a couple days at the Vuelta I felt better and better. In Logrono I was in a bad position and in Saragossa I crashed two kilometers before the finishline. Now I can put my mind at rest regarding the next days and maybe win another stage."

Eight kilometers before the finishline the two escapees, José Lopez Gil (Andalucia) and Raul Garcia de Mateo (Relax), were caught up by the bunch, after the sprinter teams controlled the Spanish riders on the final kilometers of their escape.

It was a transitional stage on the road to Algemesí, but that doesn't mean the stage was boring. The riders are now getting involved in the battle for the overall King of the Mountain crown. The Saunier Duval team even took control of the pack to prepare a sprint for those points today in a category in which the three leaders are Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval) , Denis Menchov (Rabobank) and Serafín Martínez (Karpin Galicia) with 72, 71 and 70 points, respectively. More excitement, impossible to find and Piepoli and Martínez, at least, are pinning all their hopes on this battle. In the overall of the combined, Denis Menchov continues as the leader, as he does in the overall race category. In the team standings Caisse d’Epargne defended their lead. In the points category, Paolo Bettini is in first place, with Menchov and Zabel in second and third position.

Rabobank's sports director Erik Breukink said: "It was a positive day for us, rather quiet, and we did not really have to sweat it out. The final kilometer was dangerous, but of course Denis [Menchov] did not have to compete in the sprint." The next two stages should also not cause any problems for Erik Breukink's team. "Especially if the sprinter teams are still interested in a bunch sprint. That would be to our advantage."

Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval) and Carlos Sastre (CSC) have tried to settle the controversy after the critical comments made by the Ávila-based rider regarding Piepoli following the Aracalis stage. The Saunier Duval team rider explained: "I only work for myself. I never have worked for another racer and I’m not going to do that. I’ve never sold myself out or asked another rider for help in 15 years and in this Vuelta I’ve managed to win stages. I accept that everyone can get an idea in their head in the heat of the moment and also once they’ve cooled down, but I met with the person I had to meet with and I said the things I had to say to him directly." Carlos Sastre opted for irony: "It’s a great day. A few clouds, but I’m sure the sun will shine later." That was the response of a racer who didn't want to get caught up in a debate over what had happened in any way, shape or form: "I'm not going to get into any controversies," the main rider for the CSC team insisted, before turning the conversation to the weather again.

Results
 
Stage 11
 
1 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                           4.45.34 (40.19 km/h)
2 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                          
4 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
5 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                               
6 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone                
7 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  
8 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               
9 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                                  
10 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                                    
11 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                                
12 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              
13 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                                   
14 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
15 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                      
16 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      
17 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                            
18 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
19 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                                  
20 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                              
21 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                                   
22 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                         
23 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                   
24 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                                      
25 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                         
26 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
27 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           
28 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                    
29 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              
30 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                      
31 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                        
32 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                                  
33 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                  
34 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                  
35 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                         
36 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                         
37 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole                            
38 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                        
39 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                             
40 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  
41 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                                 
42 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                                 
43 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                      
44 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      
45 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                                   
46 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                        
47 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC                                     
48 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                             
49 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
50 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                              
51 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      
52 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                      
53 Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            
54 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                               
55 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                                  
56 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                                 
57 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     
58 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        
59 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
60 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                           
61 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             
62 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                                      
63 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 
64 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                            
65 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                      
66 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                             
67 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                                   
68 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                              
69 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                 
70 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                               
71 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                                       
72 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                           
73 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                            
74 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           
75 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                          
76 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
77 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                     
78 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                                  
79 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                        
80 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
81 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                                 
82 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                  
83 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                
84 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                     
85 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
86 Addy Engels (Ned) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
87 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                       
88 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           
89 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               
90 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  
91 Yannick Talabardon (Fra) Crédit Agricole                             
92 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
93 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                        
94 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                       
95 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          
96 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team             
97 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                            
98 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone             
99 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                                 
100 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                  
101 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                                 
102 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              
103 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                   
104 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                
105 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                                
106 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia                                
107 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                         
108 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                         
109 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                            
110 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         
111 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          
112 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              
113 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                         
114 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 
115 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                
116 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                             
117 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                0.23
118 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                               0.25
119 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    0.28
120 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   0.31
121 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    
122 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                   0.43
123 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          0.44
124 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     
125 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                     0.46
126 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                         
127 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                   
128 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 
129 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                     
130 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           
131 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                  
132 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                              
133 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
134 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                                    
135 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                         
136 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                       
137 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                               
138 Santiago Perez (Spa) Relax - Gam                                    
139 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                     
140 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                                 
141 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                             
142 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                     
143 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                                
144 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team              
145 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                   
146 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                     
147 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    
148 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                 
149 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 
150 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      
151 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                             
152 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       
153 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                
154 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
155 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                                     
156 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                     1.08
157 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             1.16
158 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    1.24
159 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                               
160 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                              
161 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                              
162 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                             
163 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                 
164 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                   
165 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                         
166 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                          1.42
167 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                          2.10
168 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                 
169 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                           
170 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone               
171 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                     2.16
172 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         3.02
173 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone
 
General Classification after stage 11
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   44.27.25
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 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team            6.28
10 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                     6.34
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                   11.02
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                              16.06
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                 21.55
31 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                              22.51
32 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                  23.12
33 Iker Camaño (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         23.13
34 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             24.05
35 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax - Gam                                24.34
36 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia                      25.55
37 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          26.33
38 Mario Aerts (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                              26.42
39 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                              28.29
40 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    28.43
41 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française des Jeux                         28.55
42 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                      29.42
43 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                 29.48
44 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                             29.58
45 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                                30.24
46 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                  31.23
47 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                          31.33
48 Chris Horner (USA) Predictor - Lotto                             31.58
49 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                             32.51
50 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           33.06
51 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           33.16
52 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                           33.53
53 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                    34.18
54 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                        34.47
55 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              35.02
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 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                                39.28
63 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                             41.21
64 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                             41.34
65 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         41.36
66 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                               41.40
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                             44.51
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                                 50.07
77 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                           50.47
78 Roy Sentjens (Ned) Predictor - Lotto                             51.03
79 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                 51.05
80 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  51.21
81 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                  51.32
82 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                     51.39
83 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2r Prévoyance                              
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 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC                                  57.15
95 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             57.23
96 Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                      57.44
97 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      58.48
98 Tim Klinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   59.42
99 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                    1.00.45
100 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre - Fondital                          1.02.46
101 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                       1.03.22
102 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.03.40
103 José Luis Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  1.04.05
104 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1.04.13
105 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.04.28
106 Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Crédit Agricole                        1.05.06
107 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                         1.05.07
108 Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               1.05.17
109 Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile Team                               1.05.49
110 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner                             1.06.32
111 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                       1.06.33
112 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 1.07.11
113 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           1.07.27
114 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.08.17
115 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas                               1.08.30
116 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                               1.08.53
117 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          1.09.39
118 Bart Dockx (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                            1.09.55
119 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.10.23
120 Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas                                 1.10.50
121 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         1.11.00
122 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          1.12.13
123 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                       1.12.31
124 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                   1.12.46
125 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                        1.13.14
126 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Relax - Gam                   1.13.48
127 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                  1.14.14
128 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        1.14.29
129 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                   1.14.41
130 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Relax - Gam                     1.15.50
131 Cyrille Monnerais (Fra) Française des Jeux                    1.15.51
132 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                 1.16.24
133 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team          1.17.34
134 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone     1.17.50
135 Sebastiaan Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                           1.18.44
136 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                            1.21.59
137 Damien Monier (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.22.02
138 Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner                            1.22.33
139 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                    1.23.13
140 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                         1.23.16
141 Nacor Burgos Rojo (Spa) Relax - Gam                           1.23.32
142 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone         1.23.33
143 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.24.14
144 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                     1.25.19
145 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               1.26.08
146 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole                       1.26.10
147 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa) Relax - Gam                          1.26.21
148 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                            1.26.47
149 Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         1.27.02
150 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       1.27.13
151 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.27.39
152 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                1.28.02
153 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    1.28.24
154 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       1.28.53
155 Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram                               1.29.26
156 Francisco Jose Martinez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur             1.29.38
157 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                              1.30.01
158 Erki Pütsep (Est) Bouygues Telecom                            1.32.37
159 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             1.33.19
160 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 1.36.43
161 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                     1.37.13
162 Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone           1.38.29
163 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                           1.40.24
164 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               1.40.35
165 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  1.41.01
166 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française des Jeux                      1.41.40
167 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           1.43.28
168 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                            1.44.26
169 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                          1.45.21
170 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       1.47.54
171 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 1.48.43
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                    101 points
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   76
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                   75
4 Allan Davis (Aus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team           59
5 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                        55
6 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  54
7 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                          51
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                            47
9 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      45
10 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        44
11 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                       42
12 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française des Jeux                     37
13 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                  36
14 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Bouygues Telecom                         33
15 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       32
16 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                             32
17 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 30
18 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      29
19 Bert Grabsch (Ger) T-Mobile Team                              28
20 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                             27
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            26
22 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep - Innergetic                       26
23 André Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               24
24 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                 23
25 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                             22
26 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               22
27 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                       22
28 Angelo Furlan (Ita) Crédit Agricole                           21
29 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole                          20
30 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                               19
31 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Française des Jeux                       18
32 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                       17
33 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           17
34 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2r Prévoyance                          16
35 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                       15
36 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      15
37 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        14
38 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               14
39 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                      14
40 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner                          13
41 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           13
42 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  12
43 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          10
44 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                10
45 Renaud Dion (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                             10
46 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        9
47 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           9
48 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       9
49 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                   9
50 Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux                        8
51 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep - Innergetic                      8
52 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                               8
53 David García (Spa) Karpin Galicia                              8
54 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                  8
55 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole                             8
56 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  7
57 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             7
58 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) AG2r Prévoyance                           7
59 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                6
60 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                                6
61 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                6
62 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                            6
63 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         5
64 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         5
65 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                            5
66 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir        5
67 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Predictor - Lotto                         4
68 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                   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 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram                                  1
88 Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone          1
89 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram                               1
90 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                            1
 
Mountain Classification
 
1 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  72 points
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                   71
3 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  70
4 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     61
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 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                31
10 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                              30
11 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                 28
12 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                  26
13 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                      26
14 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                       24
15 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                               21
16 Mauricio Alberto Ardila (Col) Rabobank                        20
17 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       20
18 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                 19
19 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               18
20 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                          15
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                            12
22 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        12
23 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               12
24 Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom                           11
25 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  11
26 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           10
27 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                10
28 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 8
29 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                             8
30 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         8
31 Gustavo César (Spa) Karpin Galicia                             8
32 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile Team                           7
33 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                              7
34 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     7
35 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                    6
36 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         6
37 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                  6
38 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           6
39 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone       6
40 Christophe Kern (Fra) Crédit Agricole                          6
41 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      6
42 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        6
43 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                            5
44 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC                           5
45 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                5
46 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                            4
47 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                       4
48 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                         4
49 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                         3
50 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas                                 3
51 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                            3
52 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                    3
53 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        2
54 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                              2
55 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                            2
56 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                2
57 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                2
58 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           2
59 Marc De Maar (Ned) Rabobank                                    2
60 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
61 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  1
62 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Fondital                        1
63 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                  1
64 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                           1
65 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Team Milram                                 1

Combination Classification
 
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                    5 points
2 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                  17
3 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                        18
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Predictor - Lotto                            19
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                   23
6 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                  33
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                       37
8 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        41
9 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Liquigas                                  50
10 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax - Gam                               60
11 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone        71
12 Josep Jufré (Spa) Predictor - Lotto                           75
13 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner                               80
14 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone      89
15 Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                89
16 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    93
17 René Mandri (Est) AG2r Prévoyance                             96
18 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                          98
19 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                             105
20 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne                      106
21 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                           108
22 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir      110
23 David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                           113
24 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic                  120
25 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance                       131
26 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC                          134
27 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas                          137
28 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                     144
29 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas                            147
30 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax - Gam                              156
31 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC                                 162
32 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                170
33 Ángel Gómez Gómez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               170
34 Raúl García De Mateos (Spa) Relax - Gam                      172
35 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Quickstep - Innergetic              174
36 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir              174
37 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                176
38 Santos González (Spa) Karpin Galicia                         180
39 Manuel Vazquez Huesco (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur              196
40 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       202
41 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2r Prévoyance                         204
42 Serafín Martínez Acevedo (Spa) Karpin Galicia                219
43 Gustavo Domínguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia                       224
44 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - Fondital                       229
45 José Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                 232
46 Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                      244
47 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone    256
48 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   269
49 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia - Cayasur                279
 
Team Classification
 
1 Caisse D'Epargne                                              133.40.18
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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