Vuelta a España 2006 / stages
1st stage on August 26th in Málaga (7.3 km; MZF )
Result of the 1st stage | ||
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Stage winner | Team CSC | 7:36 min (57.632 km / h) |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne- Illes Balears |
+ 0:07 min |
Third | Team Milram | + 0:08 min |
Fourth | Discovery Channel | + 0:09 min |
fifth | T-Mobile team | + 0:11 min |
Sixth | Team Astana | + 0:12 min |
seventh | Saunier Duval-Prodir | + 0:13 min |
Eighth | Crédit Agricole | + 0:13 min |
Ninth | Liquigas-Bianchi | + 0:13 min |
Tenth | Quick Step Innergetic | + 0:15 min |
Intermediate result after the 1st stage | ||
First | Carlos Sastre | 7:36 min |
Second | Lars Bak | equal time |
Third | Nicki Sørensen | equal time |
Team evaluation | Team CSC | 22:48 min |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne- Illes Balears |
+ 0:21 min |
Third | Team Milram | + 0:24 min |
The beginning of the 61st Vuelta a España , which was held in a 7.3 km long team time trial, decided the Danish team CSC in its favor.
The first team went at 19:12 the Spanish Équipe Relax-Fuenlabrada GAM , which the organizer is a wildcard , had received in the Estadio La Rosaleda at the start. The last team followed was Rabobank , the team around the Russian defending champion Denis Menshov at 8:32 p.m.
Team CSC secured victory with a time of 7:36 minutes, followed by Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears around Alejandro Valverde and the (expected) Tour de France winner Óscar Pereiro , seven seconds behind. Third place went to the German-Italian team Milram , eight seconds behind. The German ProTeams T-Mobile and Gerolsteiner came in fifth and thirteen. Disappointingly, Rabobank finished the time trial in twelfth place. The 21st and last place went to Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada, 37 seconds behind.
Carlos Sastre took over the gold jersey at the same time as his teammates Lars Bak and Nicki Sørensen , as he was the first to lead Team CSC across the finish line .
Intermediate results
1st intermediate time measuring point (3.3 km)
First | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | 3:33 min |
Second | Team Milram | + 0:01 min |
Third | Discovery Channel | + 0:01 min |
Fourth | Team Astana | + 0:02 min |
fifth | Liquigas-Bianchi | + 0:02 min |
Sixth | Saunier Duval-Prodir | + 0:03 min |
seventh | Team Gerolsteiner | + 0:03 min |
Eighth | Team CSC | + 0:03 min |
Ninth | Quick Step Innergetic | + 0:04 min |
Tenth | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 0:04 min |
2nd stage on August 27th from Málaga to Córdoba (176 km)
Result of the 2nd stage | ||
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Stage winner | Paolo Bettini | 4:19:31 h (40.691 km / h) |
Second | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Third | Luca Paolini | equal time |
Fourth | Robbie McEwen | equal time |
fifth | Uroš Murn | equal time |
Sixth | Francisco José Ventoso | equal time |
seventh | Iñaki Isasi | equal time |
Eighth | Bernhard Eisel | equal time |
Ninth | Jean-Patrick Nazon | equal time |
Tenth | Erik Zabel | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 2nd stage | ||
First | Thor Hushovd | 4:27:00 h |
Second | Paolo Bettini | + 0:02 min |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:07 min |
Scoring | Paolo Bettini | 25 p. |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 24 p. |
Third | Luca Paolini | 16 p. |
Mountain scoring | Mario de Sarraga | 12 p. |
Second | Benoît Joachim | 5 p. |
Third | Rubén Pérez | 5 p. |
Combination scoring | Mario de Sarraga | 198 P. |
Team evaluation | Team CSC | 13:06:09 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne- Illes Balears |
+ 0:07 min |
Third | Team Milram | + 0:08 min |
For a long time, the second stage was dictated by the Spaniard Mario de Sárraga from the Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada team . He and David de la Fuente had left after two miles . However, due to a defect, this fell back into the main field after a further three kilometers. De Sárraga continued his escape solo and gained a maximum lead of just over thirteen minutes. After the sprinter teams took up chase, the lead narrowed dramatically. When this had shrunk to about two minutes, Benoît Joachim and Thierry Marichal pulled away from the field and shortly afterwards caught up with De Sárraga, who had been leading 140 kilometers up until then. De Sárraga could not keep up with the pace of his two new companions and fell back into the field. Marichal and Joachim were also overtaken 14 kilometers from the finish.
In the final sprint of the field, Paolo Bettini prevailed ahead of Thor Hushovd and Luca Paolini . Hushovd took over the gold jersey from Carlos Sastre , now two seconds ahead of Paolo Bettini, who took the lead in the points classification. Outlier De Sárraga rewarded himself with the temporary lead in the mountain and combined classification.
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Monturque (109.2 km)
First | Mario de Sarraga | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Magnus Backstedt | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Fernán Núñez (138 km)
First | Mario de Sarraga | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Magnus Backstedt | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Casabermeja , category 3 (20.5 km)
First | Mario de Sarraga | 6 p. |
Second | Rubén Pérez | 4 p. |
Third | José Antonio Garrido | 2 p. |
Fourth | Benoît Joachim | 1 P. |
Alto de Las Pedrizas , Category 3 (29.5 km)
First | Mario de Sarraga | 6 p. |
Second | Benoît Joachim | 4 p. |
Third | José Antonio Garrido | 2 p. |
Fourth | Rubén Pérez | 1 P. |
3rd stage on August 28th from Córdoba to Almendralejo (219 km)
Result of the 3rd stage | ||
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Stage winner | Francisco José Ventoso | 5:43:45 h (38.225 km / h) |
Second | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
Fourth | Erik Zabel | equal time |
fifth | Robbie McEwen | equal time |
Sixth | Danilo Napolitano | equal time |
seventh | Luca Paolini | equal time |
Eighth | Pedro Horrillo | equal time |
Ninth | Aurélien Clerc | equal time |
Tenth | Jean-Patrick Nazon | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 3rd stage | ||
First | Thor Hushovd | 10:10:33 h |
Second | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:11 min |
Third | Francisco José Ventoso | + 0:12 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 44 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 35 p. |
Third | Paolo Bettini | 27 P. |
Mountain scoring | Mario de Sarraga | 18 p. |
Second | David de la Fuente | 6 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 6 p. |
Combination scoring | David de la Fuente | 26 p. |
Second | Enrico Franzoi | 100 p. |
Third | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | 143 P. |
Team evaluation | Team CSC | 30:17:24 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne- Illes Balears |
+ 0:07 min |
Third | Team Milram | + 0:08 min |
After the field had reached the first mountain classification after six kilometers, the trio David de la Fuente , Enrico Franzoi and Hervé Duclos-Lassalle pulled away on the descent . They quickly expanded their lead to a maximum of 7:42 minutes. Then the teams of sprinters started the chase and shortened the distance. They were also supported by a tire defect at Duclos-Lassalle in the breakaway group. As a result, he briefly lost touch with his two companions, who, however, significantly slowed down and waited for him. Nineteen kilometers from the finish, de la Fuente's attack blew up the group of three. While Franzoi de la Fuentes could keep up the attack, Duclos-Lassalle quickly fell back into the main field. Six kilometers from the finish, the main field caught up with the still fleeting duo.
In a tight sprint to the finish, Francisco José Ventoso won ahead of Thor Hushovd and Stuart O'Grady . Hushovd slightly extended his lead in the overall standings , as did Mario de Sárraga in the mountains classification. In addition, Hushovd also took the lead in the points classification, while David de la Fuente was able to slip on the jersey of the combined classification leader.
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Peñarroya de Pueblonuevo (80 km)
First | David de la Fuente | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Enrico Franzoi | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Azuaga (128 km)
First | David de la Fuente | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Enrico Franzoi | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Villaviciosa , category 3 (6 km)
First | Mario de Sarraga | 6 p. |
Second | Jorge García Marín | 4 p. |
Third | José Antonio Garrido | 2 p. |
Fourth | Benoît Joachim | 1 P. |
Puerto del Aire , category 3 (30 km)
First | David de la Fuente | 6 p. |
Second | Enrico Franzoi | 4 p. |
Third | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | 2 p. |
Fourth | Mads Kaggestad | 1 P. |
4th stage on August 29th from Almendralejo to Cáceres (135 km)
Result of the 4th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Erik Zabel | 3:24:46 h (39.557 km / h) |
Second | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Third | Jean-Patrick Nazon | equal time |
Fourth | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
fifth | Francisco José Ventoso | equal time |
Sixth | Bernhard Eisel | equal time |
seventh | André Greipel | equal time |
Eighth | Paolo Bettini | equal time |
Ninth | Robbie McEwen | equal time |
Tenth | Luca Paolini | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 4th stage | ||
First | Thor Hushovd | 13:34:59 h |
Second | Erik Zabel | + 0:27 min |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:27 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 68 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 47 P. |
Third | Erik Zabel | 45 p. |
Mountain scoring | Mario de Sarraga | 18 p. |
Second | David de la Fuente | 6 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 6 p. |
Combination scoring | David de la Fuente | 30 p. |
Second | Enrico Franzoi | 102 P. |
Third | Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | 144 P. |
Team evaluation | Team CSC | 40:31:42 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne- Illes Balears |
+ 0:07 min |
Third | Team Milram | + 0:08 min |
As on the previous days, the Professional Continental Team Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was very active at the beginning of the short stage. Raúl García de Mateoss took off after just two kilometers . He gained a maximum lead of 6:33 minutes before the peloton began to follow up and slowly reduced the lead. Sixteen kilometers from the finish he was taken off the peloton.
Immediately after the merger, Jorge García Marín , another Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada rider, attacked and pulled away slightly. But after only seven kilometers of single drive, the field caught up with him again. However, it remained uneasy in the field, as individual or several drivers started attacks again and again.
Erik Zabel secured his second win of the season in the finish sprint . On the other places followed Thor Hushovd , who again slightly increased the lead in the overall standings, and Jean-Patrick Nazon .
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in La Garrovilla (39 km)
First | Raúl García de Mateoss | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Puebla de Obando (90 km)
First | Raúl García de Mateoss | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | 1 P. and 2 s |
5th stage on August 30th from Plasencia to La Covatilla ( Béjar ) (178 km)
Result of the 5th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Danilo Di Luca | 5:02:25 h (35.316 km / h) |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | equal time |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:07 min |
Fourth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | + 0:15 min |
fifth | Carlos Sastre | + 0:22 min |
Sixth | Alejandro Valverde | equal time |
seventh | Ruggero Marzoli | + 0:36 min |
Eighth | Samuel Sánchez | + 0:39 min |
Ninth | Manuel Beltran | equal time |
Tenth | Bernhard Kohl | + 0:42 min |
Intermediate result after the 5th stage | ||
First | Danilo Di Luca | 18:37:56 h |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | + 0:04 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:18 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 68 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 47 P. |
Third | Erik Zabel | 45 p. |
Mountain scoring | Danilo Di Luca | 30 p. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 26 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 26 p. |
Combination scoring | Danilo Di Luca | 10 p. |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | 15 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 20 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 55:40:27 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 2:37 min |
Third | Saunier Duval-Prodir | + 2:39 min |
The first mountain stage of this year's edition began very restlessly and there were repeated attempts to break away. Only after about 42 kilometers did a larger group break away. It was composed of Michael Rasmussen , Pietro Caucchioli , Wladimir Gussew , Paolo Bettini and Sérgio Paulinho , among others . There were a maximum of 16 drivers in the group, the composition of which changed again and again due to the attractive route profile. The group, led by the strong climbers, drove together over the first three mountain passes and developed a maximum advantage of 4:28 minutes.
On the descent from the Alto de Lagunilla, Iñigo Landaluze stood out from the top group. His attempt to escape ended a few kilometers before the foot of the final climb to La Covatilla , which the leading group tackled with about a minute ahead of the favorites. In the main draw , the teams Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears led by Alejandro Valverde and CSC led by Carlos Sastre took the lead and reduced the gap. Meanwhile, Paulinho attacked in the leading group, which fell apart completely. A little later, however, David Arroyo caught up with him.
The first victim of the elimination process in the favorite group was surprisingly defending champion Denis Menshov , who lost the connection seven kilometers from the finish. After Valverde stepped up the pace, the breakaway duo, which had in the meantime received support from José Ángel Gómez Marchante , was overtaken. Gómez Marchante stayed in the lead for a short time before he was caught up by Danilo Di Luca after an attack and fell behind Di Luca and Janez Brajkovič . Even Andrei Kaschetschkin still managed Gómez Marchante to pass in the last race and catch up with the leading duo. In the final sprint, Di Luca won ahead of Brajkovič and Kaschetschkin.
With his victory, Di Luca took the lead both in the overall standings and in the mountain and combined standings.
tasks
- 138 Charles Wegelius - during the stage, fall injuries
- 151 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero - during the stage
- 196 André Korff - before the start of the stage, health problems
Disqualifications
- 82 Robbie McEwen - after the stage, exceeded the time limit
- 108 Christophe Detilloux - after the stage, exceeding the time limit
- 109 Freddy Bichot - after the stage, exceeded the time limit
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Jaraiz de la Vera (31 km)
First | Daniel Becke | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | László Bodrogi | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Ángel Gómez | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Cabezuela del Valle (79.8 km)
First | Joaquim Rodríguez | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Xavier Florencio | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Eric Leblacher | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Puerto del Piornal , Category 1 (52.7 km)
First | Angel Vallejo | 16 p. |
Second | Xavier Florencio | 12 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 10 p. |
Fourth | José Miguel Elías | 8 p. |
fifth | Pietro Caucchioli | 6 p. |
Sixth | Sérgio Paulinho | 4 p. |
seventh | Michael Rasmussen | 3 p. |
Eighth | Joaquim Rodríguez | 2 p. |
Ninth | Iñigo Landaluze | 1 P. |
Puerto de Honduras , category 1 (100.5 km)
First | Vladimir Gusev | 16 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 12 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 10 p. |
Fourth | José Miguel Elías | 8 p. |
fifth | Sérgio Paulinho | 6 p. |
Sixth | David Arroyo | 4 p. |
seventh | Michael Rasmussen | 3 p. |
Eighth | Torsten Hiekmann | 2 p. |
Ninth | José Luis Arrieta | 1 P. |
Alto de Lagunilla , category 2 (136 km)
First | José Miguel Elías | 10 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 7 p. |
Third | Sérgio Paulinho | 5 p. |
Fourth | Vladimir Gusev | 3 p. |
fifth | David Arroyo | 2 p. |
Sixth | Michael Rasmussen | 1 P. |
La Covatilla , category Especial (178 km)
First | Danilo Di Luca | 30 p. |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | 25 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 20 p. |
Fourth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 16 p. |
fifth | Carlos Sastre | 12 p. |
Sixth | Alejandro Valverde | 10 p. |
seventh | Ruggero Marzoli | 8 p. |
Eighth | Samuel Sánchez | 6 p. |
Ninth | Manuel Beltran | 4 p. |
Tenth | Bernhard Kohl | 3 p. |
Eleventh | Tom Danielson | 2 p. |
Twelfth | Leonardo Piepoli | 1 P. |
6th stage on August 31st from Zamora to León (177 km)
Result of the 6th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Thor Hushovd | 4:09:10 h (42.622 km / h) |
Second | André Greipel | equal time |
Third | Erik Zabel | equal time |
Fourth | Alessandro Petacchi | equal time |
fifth | Danilo Napolitano | equal time |
Sixth | Bernhard Eisel | equal time |
seventh | Luca Paolini | equal time |
Eighth | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
Ninth | Aljaksandr Ussau | equal time |
Tenth | Francisco José Ventoso | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 6th stage | ||
First | Danilo Di Luca | 22:47:11 h |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | + 0:04 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:18 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 94 P. |
Second | Erik Zabel | 61 P. |
Third | Francisco José Ventoso | 59 P. |
Mountain scoring | Danilo Di Luca | 30 p. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 26 p. |
Third | Benoît Joachim | 26 p. |
Combination scoring | Danilo Di Luca | 11 p. |
Second | Janez Brajkovič | 18 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 22 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 68:08:07 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 2:32 min |
Third | Saunier Duval-Prodir | + 2:39 min |
After ten kilometers on the flat stage, Mathieu Claude pulled away from the Bouygues Télécom team , who quickly expanded their lead to a maximum of eleven minutes. However, since the lead melted just as quickly as it had grown, his solo escape ended after 145 kilometers of single drive a few meters before the second intermediate sprint of the day.
After the field merged, Olivier Kaisen and Enrico Franzoi tried to break away from the field. But they too were caught again six kilometers from the finish, which resulted in another attack by a group of three, which was also unsuccessful. In the mass sprint of the field, Thor Hushovd , after three second places, secured his first victory ahead of the two Germans André Greipel and Erik Zabel . Alessandro Petacchi achieved fourth place, the first good placement since his injury-related loss at the Giro d'Italia 2006 .
tasks
- 145 Volodymyr Djudja - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Villarín de Campos (34 km)
First | Mathieu Claude | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Thor Hushovd | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Mansilla de las Mulas (156.5 km)
First | Francisco José Ventoso | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Luis León Sánchez Gil | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | David Millar | 1 P. and 2 s |
7th stage on September 1st from León to the Alto de El Morredero ( Ponferrada ) (154.2 km)
Result of the 7th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Alejandro Valverde | 4:01:05 h (38.377 km / h) |
Second | Carlos Sastre | + 0:04 min |
Third | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | + 0:06 min |
Fourth | Janez Brajkovič | + 0:07 min |
fifth | Manuel Beltran | equal time |
Sixth | Alexander Vinokurov | + 0:12 min |
seventh | Luis Perez | + 0:16 min |
Eighth | Andrei Kashechkin | equal time |
Ninth | Stijn Devolder | + 0:23 min |
Tenth | Ruggero Marzoli | + 0:29 min |
Intermediate result after the 7th stage | ||
First | Janez Brajkovič | 26:48:27 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:05 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:10 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 94 P. |
Second | Erik Zabel | 61 P. |
Third | Francisco José Ventoso | 59 P. |
Mountain scoring | Janez Brajkovič | 33 P. |
Second | Danilo Di Luca | 30 p. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 26 p. |
Combination scoring | Janez Brajkovič | 10 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 11 p. |
Third | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 19 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 80:11:59 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 5:20 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 5:26 min |
On the hilly section of the day with a final 18 kilometer climb, David Loosli , Staf Scheirlinckx and László Bodrogi pulled away after 24 kilometers . They drove out onto the main field for a maximum of 12:33 minutes.
In the final ascent, which the trio tackled with a lead of around five minutes, it then fell apart, with Loosli proving to be the strongest on the mountain. In the main draw, Denis Menshov was the first of the favorites to show a weakness and fell out of the group. After an attack by Luis Pérez , the main field fell apart. Behind him, a group formed around Bernhard Kohl , Sylwester Szmyd , Manuel Beltrán , Stijn Devolder , Joaquim Rodríguez , Ryder Hesjedal , Sérgio Paulinho and Alexander Winokurow , while the favorites waited for the overall victory in a large group behind them. While the group around Vinokurow caught up with Pérez, Paulinho fell behind from the same. The group of nine was caught up by the group of favorites a little later, in which overall leader Danilo Di Luca showed weaknesses. Alejandro Valverde then increased the pace briefly, which in turn made the group slightly smaller for a short time. After an attack by Iban Mayo three kilometers from the finish, the group became restless again and Loosli's lead decreased dramatically. Janez Brajkovič and Alexander Vinokurow were the first two to pass Loosli two kilometers from the finish. A group of nine around Valverde followed just behind and caught up with the leader duo one kilometer from the finish. Thereupon Vinokurov attacked again and when it seemed 200 meters from the finish as if the victory could no longer be taken from him, Valverde attacked again in the group behind. In the end, he sprinted over Vinokourov, who dragged himself the last few meters to the finish and only finished the stage in sixth. Carlos Sastre was second, four seconds behind José Ángel Gómez Marchante , two seconds behind.
Danilo Di Luca reached the goal 1:58 minutes behind and lost the gold jersey to Janez Brajkovič. He also took the lead in the mountain and combined classification.
tasks
- 159 Steve Zampieri - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Toreno (101 km)
First | David Loosli | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | László Bodrogi | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Staf Scheirlinckx | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Ponferrada (124.7 km)
First | László Bodrogi | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Staf Scheirlinckx | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | David Loosli | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) , Category 1 (154.2 km)
First | Alejandro Valverde | 16 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 12 p. |
Third | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 10 p. |
Fourth | Janez Brajkovič | 8 p. |
fifth | Manuel Beltran | 6 p. |
Sixth | Alexander Vinokurov | 4 p. |
seventh | Luis Perez | 3 p. |
Eighth | Andrei Kashechkin | 2 p. |
Ninth | Stijn Devolder | 1 P. |
8th stage on September 2nd from Ponferrada to Lugo (181.6 km)
Result of the 8th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Alexander Vinokurov | 4:02:11 h (44.991 km / h) |
Second | Ruggero Marzoli | + 0:01 min |
Third | Uroš Murn | equal time |
Fourth | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
fifth | Paolo Bettini | equal time |
Sixth | Erik Zabel | equal time |
seventh | Samuel Sánchez | equal time |
Eighth | Thomas Ziegler | equal time |
Ninth | Andrea Moletta | equal time |
Tenth | Davide rebel | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 8th stage | ||
First | Janez Brajkovič | 30:50:39 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:05 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:10 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 111 P. |
Second | Erik Zabel | 71 P. |
Third | Francisco José Ventoso | 59 P. |
Mountain scoring | Janez Brajkovič | 33 P. |
Second | Danilo Di Luca | 30 p. |
Third | Pietro Caucchioli | 29 p. |
Combination scoring | Janez Brajkovič | 12 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 14 p. |
Third | Carlos Sastre | 22 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 92:18:35 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 5:20 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 5:55 min |
The eighth part of the day began quite uneasily with several attempts to break away. Kevin Van Impe was only able to break away decisively after 68 kilometers . Despite the high speed in the peloton, he achieved a maximum lead of around 5:40 minutes. After about 100 kilometers on his own, he was caught again 13 kilometers from the destination.
Then there was an attack by Óscar Pereiro and René Haselbacher . However, they were caught five kilometers from the finish.
On the home straight with a four percent gradient, the situation resembled that of the previous day. With Luca Paolini , a fast man had broken away from the remaining group of around 65 drivers. However , he was caught by the unlucky fellow from the previous stage, Alexander Vinokurow , who had broken away from this group 300 meters from the goal. In the end, he saved a second ahead of Ruggero Marzoli and Uroš Murn .
tasks
- 88 Josep Jufré - during the stage, deep cut on the arm after a fall
- 125 Marco Marzano - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in El Barco de Valdeorras (43 km)
First | Sébastien Minard | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Olivier Kaisen | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Thor Hushovd | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Quiroga (80 km)
First | Kevin Van Impe | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Thor Hushovd | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Enrico Poitschke | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Ares , category 3 (88 km)
First | Kevin Van Impe | 6 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 4 p. |
Third | José Miguel Elías | 2 p. |
Fourth | Raúl García de Mateoss | 1 P. |
9th stage on September 3rd from A Fonsagrada to the Alto de La Cobertoria (207.4 km)
Result of the 9th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Alexander Vinokurov | 5:50:43 h (35.482 km / h) |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:16 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:21 min |
Fourth | Carlos Sastre | + 0:43 min |
fifth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | equal time |
Sixth | Danilo Di Luca | equal time |
seventh | Manuel Beltran | + 1:46 min |
Eighth | Leonardo Piepoli | equal time |
Ninth | Samuel Sánchez | + 1:59 min |
Tenth | Stijn Devolder | + 2:14 min |
Intermediate result after the 9th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 36:41:31 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:27 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:44 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 111 P. |
Second | Erik Zabel | 71 P. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 60 p. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 73 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | David Arroyo | 52 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 10 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 15 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 21 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 109: 56: 58 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 3:19 min |
Third | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 6:35 min |
On the queen stage, larger groups tried to break away from the peloton right from the start. A well-known group of 19 who had run away after four kilometers was put back into place after 23 kilometers.
After 27 kilometers, a group of eleven was able to break up, which included Pietro Caucchioli and David Arroyo . A little later another quartet caught up with the eleven leaders, so that the group grew to 15 drivers. After they had reached the summit of the Puerto de Rañadoiro together, Dario Cioni broke away from the leading group and tried to continue the escape alone. With Cioni's escape it was already over at the foot of the Puerto del Cerredo. As a result, the number of riders in the group changed constantly, but the lead remained constant at almost four minutes.
In the ascent to Alto de San Lorenzo, the group finally disintegrated and the lead rapidly melted. Only David Arroyo, Egoi Martínez and Igor Antón reached the top of the pass with a 46-second lead over the 20-man field from which Iban Mayo had already fallen back. José Miguel Elías followed slightly behind .
At the beginning of the final climb, the favorites watched each other while the Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears team controlled the field. At the foot of the climb, Olympic champion Paolo Bettini dared to attack. However, he was soon overtaken by Sylwester Szmyd . Then Alexander Vinokurow and Andrei Kaschetschkin from the Astana team launched a joint attack. They quickly got a lead of 30 seconds. In the group behind, Carlos Sastre attacked , which put the overall leader Janez Brajkovič in distress and he could no longer follow the pace. Alejandro Valverde , José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Danilo Di Luca followed on Sastre's rear wheel . After Sastre stepped up the pace further, Gomez Marchante and Di Luca fell behind, while Valverde countered the action a kilometer later and set out to pursue the leading duo. There Vinokurow increased the pace and secured his second win of the day. As he passed Kaschetschkin on the penultimate kilometer, Valverde secured second place, 16 seconds behind. Kashechkin was third, 21 seconds back.
Alejandro Valverde secured the overall leader's gold jersey with his second place and also took the lead in the combined classification. Pietro Caucchioli was able to pull on the jersey of the best climber at the end of the day.
tasks
- 32 Mathieu Claude - during the stage
- 85 Wim De Vocht - during the stage
- 96 Iñaki Isasi - during the stage
- 155 Nicolas Jalabert - during the stage
- 185 Juan José Cobo - during the stage
- 194 André Greipel - during the stage
- 195 Bernhard Kohl - during the stage, severe bruises after a fall
- 199 Thomas Ziegler - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in San Antolín (29 km)
First | Dario Cioni | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Xabier Zandio | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Igor Antón | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in San Martín de Teverga (177.8 km)
First | David Arroyo | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Egoi Martínez | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Igor Antón | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Miñide , category 3 (6.5 km)
First | Pietro Caucchioli | 6 p. |
Second | Iñigo Landaluze | 4 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 2 p. |
Fourth | Igor Antón | 1 P. |
Puerto de Connio , category 1 (50 km)
First | Pietro Caucchioli | 16 p. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 12 p. |
Third | Angel Vallejo | 10 p. |
Fourth | David Arroyo | 8 p. |
fifth | Pieter Weening | 6 p. |
Sixth | Mauricio Ardila | 4 p. |
seventh | Igor Antón | 3 p. |
Eighth | Dario Cioni | 2 p. |
Ninth | Lars Bak | 1 P. |
Puerto de Rañadoiro , category 1 (75.3 km)
First | Pietro Caucchioli | 16 p. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 12 p. |
Third | Angel Vallejo | 10 p. |
Fourth | Pieter Weening | 8 p. |
fifth | Dario Cioni | 6 p. |
Sixth | David Arroyo | 4 p. |
seventh | Mauricio Ardila | 3 p. |
Eighth | Igor Antón | 2 p. |
Ninth | Lars Bak | 1 P. |
Puerto del Cerredo , category 3 (102 km)
First | Pietro Caucchioli | 6 p. |
Second | David Arroyo | 4 p. |
Third | José Miguel Elías | 2 p. |
Fourth | Igor Antón | 1 P. |
Alto de San Lorenzo , category Especial (166.6 km)
First | David Arroyo | 30 p. |
Second | Egoi Martínez | 25 p. |
Third | Igor Antón | 20 p. |
Fourth | José Miguel Elías | 16 p. |
fifth | Luis Perez | 12 p. |
Sixth | Carlos Sastre | 10 p. |
seventh | Stijn Devolder | 8 p. |
Eighth | Danilo Di Luca | 6 p. |
Ninth | Alejandro Valverde | 4 p. |
Tenth | Ryder Hesjedal | 3 p. |
Eleventh | Manuel Beltran | 2 p. |
Twelfth | Tom Danielson | 1 P. |
Alto de La Cobertoria , Category 1 (207.4 km)
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 16 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 12 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 10 p. |
Fourth | Carlos Sastre | 8 p. |
fifth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 6 p. |
Sixth | Danilo Di Luca | 4 p. |
seventh | Manuel Beltran | 3 p. |
Eighth | Leonardo Piepoli | 2 p. |
Ninth | Samuel Sánchez | 1 P. |
10th stage on September 5th from Avilés to the Museo de Altamira in Santillana del Mar (199.3 km)
Result of the 10th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Sérgio Paulinho | 4:33:44 h (43.685 km / h) |
Second | Davide rebel | + 0:02 min |
Third | Xavier Florencio | equal time |
Fourth | Vladimir Karpez | + 0:06 min |
fifth | Francisco José Ventoso | + 0:07 min |
Sixth | Vladimir Gusev | equal time |
seventh | Sébastien Joly | equal time |
Eighth | Sébastien Minard | equal time |
Ninth | Dmitri Fofonov | equal time |
Tenth | Yevgeny Petrov | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 10th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 41:19:09 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:27 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:44 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 111 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 79 P. |
Third | Erik Zabel | 71 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 73 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | David Arroyo | 52 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 10 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 15 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 21 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 123: 46: 05 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 3:12 min |
Third | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 6:34 min |
After the rest day, individual drivers began to attack immediately after the start. After several attempts ended unsuccessfully, after about 40 kilometers a well-known leading group of 24 drivers formed, which a little later reduced to 15 drivers. It included Iban Mayo , Wladimir Gussew , Michael Rasmussen , Davide Rebellin , Wladimir Karpez , David Millar , Sérgio Paulinho , Francisco José Ventoso and Xavier Florencio . They gained a maximum lead of 9:07 minutes, so that Karpets was now virtually wearing the golden jersey. After the CSC team took over the pace work in the main field around Carlos Sastre, who was third in the overall standings , the lead decreased.
In the only mountain classification of the day, which was about twelve kilometers from the finish, the previously disappointing Iban Mayo attacked, but unsuccessfully. A little later, Sébastien Joly tried to exploit the stalking of the strong climbers. But he could not break away decisively either. After another attack by Yevgeny Petrov shortly before the mountain classification, the group fell apart. The riders who had fallen behind found their way again on the descent, while the field reached the mountain classification 3:30 minutes behind.
Dario Cioni attacked four kilometers from the finish without success, but this also meant that other drivers tried to break away. Sérgio Paulinho made the decisive attack one kilometer from the finish and secured his first success with the professionals after winning the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games . Davide Rebellin and Xavier Florencio followed two seconds back on the other places. The peloton reached the finish line 3:54 minutes behind.
tasks
- 37 Rony Martias - during the stage
- 43 Anthony Charteau - during the stage
- 119 Marcel Strauss - before the start of the stage, fever and stomach problems
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Llanes (120.4 km)
First | Francisco José Ventoso | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Sébastien Joly | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Dario Cioni | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Cobreces (179 km)
First | Francisco José Ventoso | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | David Millar | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Yevgeny Petrov | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto del Mirador de Cildad , Category 3 (187.7 km)
First | Davide rebel | 6 p. |
Second | Vladimir Karpez | 4 p. |
Third | Yevgeny Petrov | 2 p. |
Fourth | Sérgio Paulinho | 1 P. |
11th stage on September 6th from Torrelavega ( Velodrome Óscar Freire ) to Burgos (173.6 km)
Result of the 11th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Egoi Martínez | 4:20:32 h (39.980 km / h) |
Second | Iñigo Landaluze | + 0:55 min |
Third | Volodymyr Hustov | equal time |
Fourth | Thor Hushovd | + 3:35 min |
fifth | Aljaksandr Ussau | equal time |
Sixth | David Loosli | equal time |
seventh | Andrea Moletta | equal time |
Eighth | Theo Eltink | equal time |
Ninth | Scott Davis | equal time |
Tenth | Joaquim Rodríguez | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 11th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 45:54:45 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:27 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:44 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 133 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 79 P. |
Third | Erik Zabel | 71 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 73 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 59 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 11 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 16 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 22 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 137: 17: 49 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 6:49 min |
Third | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 10:11 min |
At the beginning of the undulating section, for which last year's winner Denis Menschow no longer competed, some drivers tried to break away from the field early on. After 27 kilometers, 13 drivers, including Thor Hushovd , Dario Cioni and Egoi Martínez , were able to gain a decisive advantage. When the group had a lead of about a minute on the field, David Cañada tried to catch up with the leaders from the same. Although he was able to break away from the main field, he continued to lose time on the leading group. So he broke off the attempt after 52 kilometers alone and waited for the peloton.
Meanwhile, Martínez had broken away from his twelve competitors at the foot of the Alto del Escudo and continued the journey alone. While the field strolled and the lead increased further, the chasing group let Martínez pull away to about three minutes. When Iñigo Landaluze and Wolodymyr Hustow chased Martínez together on the flatter part of the stage, who was now only about a minute ahead, the latter waited and the three of them continued their escape. In doing so, they expanded their lead over the pursuers, who disagreed but could no longer be endangered by the main field.
About ten kilometers from the finish Martínez attacked again and was again able to break away from his colleagues. In the end he won with 55 seconds ahead of Landaluze and Hustow. Thor Hushovd crossed the finish line first from the chasing group, who crossed the finish line 3:35 minutes behind. The peloton reached the finish line 15:04 minutes behind.
tasks
- 1 Denis Menshov - before the start of the stage, physical and mental exhaustion
- 36 Christophe Kern - during the stage
- 38 Jérôme Pineau - during the stage
- 67 Hervé Duclos-Lassalle - during the stage
- 208 Luis León Sánchez Gil - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Villacarriedo (28.3 km)
First | Thor Hushovd | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Aljaksandr Ussau | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Scott Davis | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Vega de Pas (46 km)
First | Thor Hushovd | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Dario Cioni | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Sergei Yakovlev | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Puerto de la Braguía , category 1 (39 km)
First | Thor Hushovd | 16 p. |
Second | Aljaksandr Ussau | 12 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 10 p. |
Fourth | Dario Cioni | 8 p. |
fifth | Eric Leblacher | 6 p. |
Sixth | Iñigo Landaluze | 4 p. |
seventh | Scott Davis | 3 p. |
Eighth | Sergei Yakovlev | 2 p. |
Ninth | Joaquim Rodríguez | 1 P. |
Puerto del Escudo , Category 1 (72.5 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 16 p. |
Second | David Loosli | 12 p. |
Third | Aljaksandr Ussau | 10 p. |
Fourth | Dario Cioni | 8 p. |
fifth | Eric Leblacher | 6 p. |
Sixth | Volodymyr Hustov | 4 p. |
seventh | Sergei Yakovlev | 3 p. |
Eighth | Andrea Moletta | 2 p. |
Ninth | Iñigo Landaluze | 1 P. |
Puerto de Carrales , Category 3 (86.7 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 6 p. |
Second | Dario Cioni | 4 p. |
Third | Eric Leblacher | 2 p. |
Fourth | Aljaksandr Ussau | 1 P. |
12th stage on September 7th from Aranda de Duero to Guadalajara (169.3 km)
Result of the 12th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Luca Paolini | 3:35:07 h (47.221 km / h) |
Second | Bart Dockx | + 0:05 min |
Third | Paolo Bettini | equal time |
Fourth | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:08 min |
fifth | David Arroyo | equal time |
Sixth | Rubén Pérez | + 0:17 min |
seventh | Bernhard Eisel | + 0:22 min |
Eighth | Jean-Patrick Nazon | equal time |
Ninth | Heinrich Haussler | + 0:33 min |
Tenth | Bjorn Leukemans | + 0:39 min |
Intermediate result after the 12th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 49:38:46 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:27 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:44 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 135 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 79 P. |
Third | Erik Zabel | 71 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 77 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 65 p. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 12 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 18 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 24 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 148: 21: 06 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 10:11 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 15:35 min |
On the slightly undulating stage, a quartet separated after 16 kilometers, which after another nine kilometers received support from another five drivers. The best-known driver in the group was Magnus Bäckstedt . Since the field did not let the outliers drive out of sight, the escape attempt ended at the beginning of the only mountain classification at race kilometer 64.
After the field had driven over the mountain classification, a group of eleven, including Paolo Bettini , Bernhard Eisel and Wladimir Gussew , pulled away on the descent . A short time later, a twelfth man joined David Arroyo . The lead for the group of twelve rose quickly to just over eleven minutes before the Astana team was forced to take over the pace work in the main field.
Thirteen kilometers from the finish, the attacks began in the breakaway group with an advance by Bernhard Eisel, followed by Luca Paolini . But after a few hundred meters they were caught up by the rest of the drivers. Heinrich Haussler drove the next attack six kilometers from the target, but his comrades-in-arms reacted and further attacks occurred. Luca Paolini set the deciding factor when there were still four kilometers to go. In the end he won by five seconds ahead of Bart Dockx and Paolo Bettini. The peloton reached the goal 8:53 minutes behind.
tasks
- 113 Markus Fothen - during the stage
- 117 Andrea Moletta - during the stage, fever
- 118 Sven Montgomery - during the stage
- 188 Ángel Gómez - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Ayllón (44.8 km)
First | Magnus Backstedt | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Kurt Asle Arvesen | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | René Haselbacher | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Yunquera de Heranes (153 km)
First | Jean-Patrick Nazon | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Kevin Hulsmans | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Ian McLeod | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Santibáñez de Ayllon , Category 3 (66.4 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 6 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 4 p. |
Third | Paolo Bettini | 2 p. |
Fourth | Óscar Pereiro | 1 P. |
13th stage on September 8th from Guadalajara to Cuenca (176 km)
Result of the 13th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Samuel Sánchez | 4:03:43 h (44.314 km / h) |
Second | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | equal time |
Fourth | Luca Paolini | equal time |
fifth | Paolo Bettini | equal time |
Sixth | Danilo Di Luca | equal time |
seventh | Ruggero Marzoli | equal time |
Eighth | Erik Zabel | equal time |
Ninth | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
Tenth | Alexander Vinokurov | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 13th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 53:42:21 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:35 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 0:52 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 155 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 84 P. |
Third | Luca Paolini | 79 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 81 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 67 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 11 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 19 p. |
Third | Danilo Di Luca | 26 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 160: 32: 15 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 10:32 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 16:41 min |
In contrast to the previous days, the stage began calmly. It was only after 19 kilometers that Ángel Vallejo dared to push forward, which was supported by 29 other riders on the climb to the first mountain classification. The escape attempt ended before the scoring.
After 52 kilometers a new group of 13 drivers launched an attack. A quintet emerged from this group on the climb to the Alto de Córcoles. In particular, these were Michael Boogerd , Davide Rebellin , Iñigo Landaluze , Frédéric Bessy and Lars Bak . They created a maximum lead of 7:38 minutes before Team Milram and Quick Step-Innergetic took up the chase and let the lead shrink. The attempt to escape was over twenty kilometers from the finish.
Then the closed field went at high speed into the last mountain, where René Haselbacher drove the first attack. However, his attack was countered by Danilo Di Luca . A sextet around Alejandro Valverde , Alexander Vinokurow , Carlos Sastre , Luis Pérez , Danilo Di Luca and Paolo Bettini remained at the height of the mountain classification, but they did not risk anything in the descent and thus caught up again behind the drivers. Samuel Sánchez broke away from this group with seven kilometers to go. In the end, he saved a few meters ahead of Thor Hushovd and Alejandro Valverde.
Valverde was able to slightly increase his lead in the overall standings thanks to his third place and the eight-second time bonus.
tasks
- 191 Lorenzo Bernucci - before the start of the stage, had a cold
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Sacedón (51 km)
First | Jean-Patrick Nazon | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Lars Bak | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Matteo Tosatto | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Priego (100 km)
First | Iñigo Landaluze | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Frédéric Bessy | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Lars Bak | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de la Tendilla , category 3 (31 km)
First | Frédéric Bessy | 6 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 4 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 2 p. |
Fourth | David Arroyo | 1 P. |
Alto de Córcoles , category 3 (60.2 km)
First | Michael Boogerd | 6 p. |
Second | Davide rebel | 4 p. |
Third | Frédéric Bessy | 2 p. |
Fourth | Lars Bak | 1 P. |
Alto del Castillo , Category 3 (167.2 km)
First | Alejandro Valverde | 6 p. |
Second | Paolo Bettini | 4 p. |
Third | Carlos Sastre | 2 p. |
Fourth | Alexander Vinokurov | 1 P. |
14th stage on September 9th in Cuenca (33.2 km; EZF )
Result of the 14th stage | ||
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Stage winner | David Millar | 40:54 min (48.704 km / h) |
Second | Fabian Cancellara | + 0:00 min |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | + 0:05 min |
Fourth | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:13 min |
fifth | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:26 min |
Sixth | Stijn Devolder | + 0:44 min |
seventh | László Bodrogi | + 0:45 min |
Eighth | Carlos Sastre | + 0:46 min |
Ninth | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:54 min |
Tenth | Vladimir Karpez | + 1:03 min |
Intermediate result after the 14th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 54:23:28 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:48 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 1:25 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 155 P. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 89 P. |
Third | Francisco José Ventoso | 84 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 81 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 67 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 18 p. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 21 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 162: 38: 15 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 10:58 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 16:59 min |
The first individual time trial was 33.2 kilometers long and the profile, with the exception of the ascent to and descent from Alto del Castillo, which was already part of the route on the previous stage, was largely flat.
Cyril Lemoine from Crédit Agricole , at that time 158th and last in the overall standings, already 2:03:16 hours behind the leader Alejandro Valverde , was the first driver to start at 10:57 . Valverde took to the track as the last starter at 2:03 p.m.
The first target time was set by the Swiss Fabian Cancellara from Team CSC , who started out in eleventh place. His time of 40:54 minutes lasted for a long time and was only set by David Millar after about an hour and a half.
Among the top 5 drivers in the overall standings , Alexander Vinokourov drove the best time up to the first intermediate time measurement point after 9.9 kilometers. With a time of 12:28 minutes, he was now in seventh place, each eight seconds ahead of Valverde and Andrei Kaschetschkin . Carlos Sastre followed, 15 seconds behind, and José Ángel Gómez Marchante , 17 seconds.
At the second intermediate time on the Alto de Castillo after 20.7 kilometers, Vinokourov was then in the lead and had increased his lead over all competitors. While Valverde was only ten seconds behind him, Kaschetschkin was 25, Sastre 30 and Gómez Marchante 40 seconds behind.
At the finish, Vinokourov was then five seconds behind Millar and Cancellara in third. Valverde finished fourth, 13 seconds behind, and eight on Vinokourov. Kaschetschkin lost 21 seconds to Vinokurow in fifth, Sastre 41 seconds in eighth and Gómez Marchante in 13th 1:10 minutes. Millar's lead was ultimately 546 thousandths of a second over Cancellara.
Valverde kept the gold jersey and extended his lead over all competitors with the exception of Vinokourov, who took fourth place in the overall standings.
Intermediate results
1st intermediate time measuring point in Valdecabras (9.9 km)
First | Fabian Cancellara | 12:04 min |
Second | David Millar | + 0:10 min |
Third | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:11 min |
Fourth | Stijn Devolder | + 0:13 min |
fifth | Sébastien Rosseler | + 0:16 min |
Sixth | László Bodrogi | + 0:22 min |
seventh | Alexander Vinokurov | + 0:24 min |
Eighth | Magnus Backstedt | + 0:27 min |
Ninth | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:27 min |
Tenth | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:32 min |
2. Intermediate time measurement point on the Alto del Castillo (20.7 km)
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 26:57 min |
Second | Fabian Cancellara | + 0:05 min |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:10 min |
Fourth | Stijn Devolder | + 0:14 min |
fifth | David Millar | + 0:16 min |
Sixth | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:25 min |
seventh | Carlos Sastre | + 0:30 min |
Eighth | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:33 min |
Ninth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | + 0:40 min |
Tenth | László Bodrogi | + 0:42 min |
Mountain ratings
Alto del Castillo , category 3 (20.7 km)
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 6 p. |
Second | Fabian Cancellara | 4 p. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 2 p. |
Fourth | Stijn Devolder | 1 P. |
15th stage on September 10th from Motilla del Palancar to Factoría Ford in Almussafes (182 km)
Result of the 15th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Robert Forster | 4:24:55 h (41.221 km / h) |
Second | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
Third | Danilo Napolitano | equal time |
Fourth | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
fifth | Paolo Bettini | equal time |
Sixth | Aurélien Clerc | equal time |
seventh | Aaron Kemps | equal time |
Eighth | Geoffroy Lequatre | equal time |
Ninth | Fred Rodriguez | equal time |
Tenth | Jean-Patrick Nazon | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 15th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 58:48:23 h |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | + 0:48 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 1:25 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 169 P. |
Second | Francisco José Ventoso | 89 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 89 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 81 P. |
Second | José Miguel Elías | 70 p. |
Third | Egoi Martínez | 67 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 9 p. |
Second | Carlos Sastre | 18 p. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 21 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 175: 53: 00 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 10:58 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 16:59 min |
On the last flat stage before the upcoming mountain stages, Jorge García Marín and Kjell Carlström pulled away after twelve kilometers . The duo achieved a maximum lead of 6:30 minutes before Carlström broke off the attempt to escape after 95 kilometers and fell back into the field. García Marín then increased the now somewhat melted lead back to over six minutes. However, his breakaway attempt also ended 14 kilometers from the finish.
Eight kilometers from the finish, David Millar dared another unsuccessful attack. In the final sprint, the German Robert Förster then won ahead of Stuart O'Grady and Danilo Napolitano . After winning the final stage of the Giro d'Italia, he now also secured his first victory in the Tour of Spain.
tasks
- 111 Davide Rebellin - before the start of the stage, preparation for the world championship
- 126 Ruggero Marzoli - before the start of the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Requena (73.5 km)
First | Jorge García Marín | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Kjell Carlström | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | José Antonio Garrido | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Catadau (163 km)
First | Jorge García Marín | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | José Antonio Garrido | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Enrico Poitschke | 1 P. and 2 s |
16th stage on September 12th from Almería to the Calar Alto observatory (145 km)
Result of the 16th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Igor Antón | 4:29:42 h (32.258 km / h) |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:23 min |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | equal time |
Fourth | Samuel Sánchez | equal time |
fifth | Carlos Sastre | + 0:28 min |
Sixth | Tom Danielson | + 0:30 min |
seventh | Manuel Beltran | + 0:42 min |
Eighth | Luis Perez | + 1:10 min |
Ninth | José Antonio Redondo | + 1:13 min |
Tenth | Stijn Devolder | + 1:15 min |
Intermediate result after the 16th stage | ||
First | Alejandro Valverde | 63:18:16 h |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | + 1:42 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 1:42 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 169 P. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 109 p. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 98 P. |
Mountain scoring | Pietro Caucchioli | 105 p. |
Second | Egoi Martínez | 101 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 75 p. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 6 p. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 13 P. |
Third | Carlos Sastre | 18 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 189: 24: 33 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 13:16 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 17:36 min |
After the rest day, the attacks started again immediately. First a group of 27 riders tried to break away, but it failed. Further attempts to escape from the field were also quickly ended, before 14 riders including Pietro Caucchioli , Egoi Martínez and Daniel Becke after about 32 kilometers . Up to the summit of the Alto de Velefique, this group had made it out of the peloton for about four minutes, with only 13 riders remaining, as Jérémy Roy had dropped back into the field before the summit.
In the first ascent to the Alto de Calar Alto, the group split into several parts and there were eight riders. Martínez and Caucchioli were the first to reach the mountain classification together with their six remaining competitors. The peloton followed 5:21 minutes behind at the top of the pass. On the approximately 40-kilometer descent, both the leading group and the lead on the main field increased to almost six minutes.
By the second ascent up to the observatory , the runaway lead had melted to around 4:30 minutes. After an attack by José Antonio Redondo and Daniel Becke , the leading group fell apart again, but Becke had to tear down after a short time. Iñigo Landaluze and Egoi Martínez then pursued the leader. Meanwhile, Andrei Kaschetschkin was the first in the group around Alejandro Valverde to no longer be able to follow the others. After Carlos Sastre stepped up the pace , only Valverde, Samuel Sánchez and Alexander Vinokurow could follow, who then launched an attack himself. His three opponents followed him. Then Sastre tried again, followed by an attack by Sánchez. After another attack by Vinokurov, only Valverde was able to follow him, while Sánchez, Sastre and the now open-minded Tom Danielson fell back. Four kilometers from the finish, they then overtook the last drivers of the former top group, as well as Igor Antón , who had caught up with Redondo. Antón recovered and took the lead again, while the suspended drivers caught up with the Valverde-Vinokurow duo. While the favorites watched each other, Antón quickly extended his lead. Two kilometers from the finish, Vinokourov tried again, but Valverde and Sastre followed again. In the end, Valverde and Vinokurow crossed the finish line together. Sastre followed, five seconds behind.
Igor Antón secured the first victory of his professional career ahead of Valverde and Vinokurow, who took second place in the overall standings, at the same time as Carlos Sastre.
tasks
- 6 Michael Boogerd - before the start of the stage
- 14 Fabian Cancellara - before the start of the stage, preparation for the World Championship
- 21 Cyril Dessel - before the start of the stage
- 34 Xavier Florencio - before the start of the stage
- 35 Anthony Geslin - during the stage
- 48 Mark Renshaw - during the stage
- 107 Bernhard Eisel - before the start of the stage, preparation for the world championship
- 114 René Haselbacher - before the start of the stage
- 127 Danilo Napolitano - during the stage
- 139 Luca Paolini - before the start of the stage
- 141 Alessandro Petacchi - before the start of the stage, a finger was broken
- 171 Nácor Burgos - during the stage, fall injuries
- 178 Jesús Hernández - during the stage, broken right elbow after fall
Disqualifications
- 106 Frédéric Finot - after the stage, exceeded the time limit
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Tabernas (25.8 km)
First | Frédéric Bessy | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Óscar Pereiro | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Yevgeny Petrov | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Bacares (74.7 km)
First | Daniel Becke | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Alessandro Spezialetti | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Dmitri Fofonov | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Velefique , category 1 (56.3 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 16 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 12 p. |
Third | Kurt Asle Arvesen | 10 p. |
Fourth | Dmitri Fofonov | 8 p. |
fifth | José Antonio Redondo | 6 p. |
Sixth | Sébastien Minard | 4 p. |
seventh | Alessandro Spezialetti | 3 p. |
Eighth | Mauricio Ardila | 2 p. |
Ninth | Íñigo Chaurreau | 1 P. |
Alto de Calar Alto , category 1 (88 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 16 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 12 p. |
Third | Óscar Pereiro | 10 p. |
Fourth | José Antonio Redondo | 8 p. |
fifth | Íñigo Chaurreau | 6 p. |
Sixth | Sébastien Minard | 4 p. |
seventh | Dmitri Fofonov | 3 p. |
Eighth | Kurt Asle Arvesen | 2 p. |
Ninth | Daniel Becke | 1 P. |
Calar Alto observatory , category Especial (145 km)
First | Igor Antón | 30 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 25 p. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 20 p. |
Fourth | Samuel Sánchez | 16 p. |
fifth | Carlos Sastre | 12 p. |
Sixth | Tom Danielson | 10 p. |
seventh | Manuel Beltran | 8 p. |
Eighth | Luis Perez | 6 p. |
Ninth | José Antonio Redondo | 4 p. |
Tenth | Stijn Devolder | 3 p. |
Eleventh | Egoi Martínez | 2 p. |
Twelfth | Danilo Di Luca | 1 P. |
17th stage on September 13th from Adra to Granada (166.7 km)
Result of the 17th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Tom Danielson | 4:09:55 h (40.021 km / h) |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | equal time |
Third | Samuel Sánchez | + 1:10 min |
Fourth | Andrei Kashechkin | + 1:39 min |
fifth | Carlos Sastre | equal time |
Sixth | Stéphane Goubert | equal time |
seventh | Luis Perez | equal time |
Eighth | Alejandro Valverde | equal time |
Ninth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | equal time |
Tenth | Leonardo Piepoli | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 17th stage | ||
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 67:29:41 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:09 min |
Third | Carlos Sastre | + 1:51 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 169 P. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 118 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 117 P. |
Mountain scoring | Egoi Martínez | 117 P. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 117 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 81 P. |
Combination scoring | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 10 p. |
Third | Carlos Sastre | 15 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 201: 59: 16 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 15:17 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 15:56 min |
The first attacks on the stage, which is peppered with three mountains, began after just three kilometers. After a larger group of 17 riders, including Andrei Kaschetschkin , tried to solve at the beginning , the main field fell apart on the first climb. The group reached the top of the Alto de Albandon pass together.
On the descent, Eric Leblacher , Tom Danielson , Dmitri Fofonow , Lars Bak , Stéphane Goubert and Sérgio Paulinho broke away from the leading group and continued their escape. They got a maximum lead of 4:21 minutes.
By the time the Alto de Monachil began to climb, the lead had fallen to two and a half minutes, while Team CSC drove up the mountain at high speed and the group of favorites was reduced to a few drivers. Then Kashechkin attacked, followed by Luis Pérez , José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Leonardo Piepoli . Meanwhile , Alejandro Valverde , Alexander Vinokurow and Carlos Sastre watched each other and let the opponents go. In the top group, Danielson broke away from his five competitors and drove alone towards the summit. At the rear, Valverde attacked, followed by Vinokurov and Sastre, while Gómez Marchante and Kaschechkin came together in front. After another attack by Vinokourov, Valverde and Sastre had problems following. Vinokurow soon caught up with the Kaschetschkin-Gómez Marchante duo. Then Sastre had problems holding Valverde's rear wheel and had to let him go too. Danielson was the first at the top of the pass. Behind them followed 35 seconds behind the trio Kaschetschkin-Vinokurow-Gómez Marchante, another seven seconds behind Valverde, who caught up with the trio on the subsequent descent. When Valverde had caught up, Vinokourov attacked again on the exit and sat away. Five kilometers from the finish, Vinokurow caught up with Danielson and another kilometer later the group around Sastre caught up with Valverde & Co.
On the home stretch, Vinokurov left Danielson to victory without a fight. Samuel Sánchez followed in third place . Valverde reached the goal in eighth place, 1:39 minutes behind, and lost the gold jersey to Vinokourov, who received a twelve-second time bonus for second place.
Egoi Martínez took over the mountain classification despite having a tie with Pietro Caucchioli , as he was the first to climb more category 1 mountain classifications.
tasks
- 8 Michael Rasmussen - during the stage
- 86 Bart Dockx - during the stage
- 154 Ryder Hesjedal - during the stage
- 167 Matteo Tosatto - during the stage
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Dúrcal (100 km)
First | Tom Danielson | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Sérgio Paulinho | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Eric Leblacher | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Monachil (130.2 km)
First | Eric Leblacher | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Stéphane Goubert | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Tom Danielson | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Albandon , Category 1 (36 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 16 p. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 12 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 10 p. |
Fourth | Tom Danielson | 8 p. |
fifth | Xabier Zandio | 6 p. |
Sixth | Yevgeny Petrov | 4 p. |
seventh | Kurt Asle Arvesen | 3 p. |
Eighth | Stéphane Goubert | 2 p. |
Ninth | Eric Leblacher | 1 P. |
Alto de Lanjarón , category 3 (86 km)
First | Eric Leblacher | 6 p. |
Second | Stéphane Goubert | 4 p. |
Third | Sérgio Paulinho | 2 p. |
Fourth | Tom Danielson | 1 P. |
Alto de Monachil , Category 1 (146.7 km)
First | Tom Danielson | 16 p. |
Second | Andrei Kashechkin | 12 p. |
Third | Alexander Vinokurov | 10 p. |
Fourth | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 8 p. |
fifth | Alejandro Valverde | 6 p. |
Sixth | Carlos Sastre | 4 p. |
seventh | Stéphane Goubert | 3 p. |
Eighth | Sérgio Paulinho | 2 p. |
Ninth | Samuel Sánchez | 1 P. |
18th stage on September 14th from Granada to the Sierra de la Pandera (153.1 km)
Result of the 18th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Andrei Kashechkin | 3:57:39 h (38.653 km / h) |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | equal time |
Third | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | + 0:30 min |
Fourth | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:32 min |
fifth | Leonardo Piepoli | + 0:35 min |
Sixth | Igor Antón | equal time |
seventh | Samuel Sánchez | + 0:46 min |
Eighth | Tom Danielson | equal time |
Ninth | Luis Perez | + 0:48 min |
Tenth | Carlos Sastre | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 18th stage | ||
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 71:27:08 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:53 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 2:06 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 169 P. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 138 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 131 P. |
Mountain scoring | Egoi Martínez | 129 P. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 117 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 98 P. |
Combination scoring | Alexander Vinokurov | 8 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 11 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 213: 55: 53 h |
Second | Team Astana | + 15:01 min |
Third | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 15:44 min |
On this stage, too, an attempt to break away began after four kilometers. On the initiative of Olivier Kaisen , Markel Irízar , Raúl García de Mateoss , Nicki Sørensen , Benoît Poilvet , Pierre Drancourt and Pedro Horrillo left with him. Iñigo Landaluze tried to catch up with the group, but could not achieve this and let himself fall back into the main field. The leading septet gained a maximum lead of 4:05 minutes.
At the foot of the ascent to Alto de Los Villares, the lead had dropped to 1:36 minutes and the group fell apart after an attack by García De Mateo. Only Sørensen, Poilvet and Kaisen were able to follow. After Sørensen stepped up the pace even more, Poilvet also had to let go and a trio stayed at the top. Next, Kaisen and García De Mateo could not keep up with the pace and Sørensen continued the escape alone. Iban Mayo attacked in the main draw, followed by Egoi Martínez a little later . Before reaching the top of the pass, they caught up with Sørensen, who could no longer follow their pace. Their lead over the field of around 25 drivers was 42 seconds in the mountain classification.
After a short descent, the final ascent to the Sierra de la Pandera followed, which the two outliers tackled with a margin of 18 seconds over the group behind. There Luis Pérez attacked , who, like the field, quickly caught up with the leading duo. A 15-strong leading group remained at the top before Andrei Kaschetschkin blew up the group in an attack. Thereupon Alexander Vinokurov attacked . Alejandro Valverde and Carlos Sastre were unable to follow and had to let him go. After an attack by Kaschetschkin, followed by José Ángel Gómez Marchante and Carlos Sastre, Valverde could no longer follow in the chasing group. Kashechkin then attacked one more time in the chasing trio and caught up with Vinokurov on his own. Meanwhile, Valverde Sastre had passed again.
At the finish, Vinokurov left the victory to his teammate Kaschetschkin. Gómez Marchante came in third, 30 seconds behind. Valverde followed in fourth, another two seconds behind. Vinokurow took over, since he is better placed in the overall standings, now also the first place in the combined classification, tied with Valverde.
tasks
- 131 Danilo Di Luca - before the start of the stage, preparation for the world championship
- 143 Daniel Becke - during the stage, stomach problems
- 161 Paolo Bettini - before the start of the stage, preparation for the world championship
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Huelma (68.5 km)
First | Benoît Poilvet | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Olivier Kaisen | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Raúl García de Mateoss | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Los Villares (129.3 km)
First | Nicki Sørensen | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Raúl García de Mateoss | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Olivier Kaisen | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto de Las Encebras , Category 3 (45.6 km)
First | Olivier Kaisen | 6 p. |
Second | Markel Irízar | 4 p. |
Third | Nicki Sørensen | 2 p. |
Fourth | Benoît Poilvet | 1 P. |
Alto de Los Villares , category 2 (140.4 km)
First | Egoi Martínez | 10 p. |
Second | Iban Mayo | 7 p. |
Third | David Arroyo | 5 p. |
Fourth | Xabier Zandio | 3 p. |
fifth | Vladimir Karpez | 2 p. |
Sixth | Alejandro Valverde | 1 P. |
Sierra de la Pandera , category Especial (153.1 km)
First | Andrei Kashechkin | 30 p. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 25 p. |
Third | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | 20 p. |
Fourth | Alejandro Valverde | 16 p. |
fifth | Leonardo Piepoli | 12 p. |
Sixth | Igor Antón | 10 p. |
seventh | Samuel Sánchez | 8 p. |
Eighth | Tom Danielson | 6 p. |
Ninth | Luis Perez | 4 p. |
Tenth | Carlos Sastre | 3 p. |
Eleventh | Egoi Martínez | 2 p. |
Twelfth | Joaquim Rodríguez | 1 P. |
19th stage on September 15th from Jaén to Ciudad Real (205.3 km)
Result of the 19th stage | ||
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Stage winner | José Luis Arrieta | 5:30:14 h (37.301 km / h) |
Second | Dmitri Fofonov | equal time |
Third | David Loosli | + 0:02 min |
Fourth | Lars Bak | + 0:09 min |
fifth | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:30 min |
Sixth | Pieter Mertens | equal time |
seventh | Vicente García Acosta | equal time |
Eighth | Aketza Peña | equal time |
Ninth | Aurélien Clerc | + 11:16 min |
Tenth | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Intermediate result after the 19th stage | ||
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 77:08:38 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:53 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 2:06 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 175 p. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 138 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 131 P. |
Mountain scoring | Egoi Martínez | 129 P. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 117 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 98 P. |
Combination scoring | Alexander Vinokurov | 8 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 11 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 230: 49: 37 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 15:44 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 26:07 min |
In contrast to the previous days, the stage started very calmly and the first attacks only started after 38 kilometers. After 48 kilometers, Vladimir Gussew , Vicente García Acosta , José Luis Arrieta and Aketza Peña pulled away. A little later they received support from David Loosli , Lars Bak , Pieter Mertens and Dmitri Fofonow , so that in the end there were eight riders in the group. The octet continuously increased its lead to a maximum of 12:05 minutes. Eleven kilometers before the finish, the drivers in the leading group began to look for the decision. An attack by Bak seven kilometers from the finish then blew up the group. After initial problems, Arrieta, Loosli and Fofonow caught up with him two kilometers from the finish, while the remaining four drivers had nothing to do with the outcome of the race.
In the end, José Luis Arrieta proved to be the strongest driver in the group and secured his second Vuelta victory after 1993, ahead of Fofonow and Loosli. The peloton reached the finish line 11:16 minutes behind.
Egoi Martínez , the leader in the mountains classification, already has the jersey for sure should he arrive in Madrid .
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Las Viñas de Peñallana (50 km)
First | Lars Bak | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Vicente García Acosta | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | José Luis Arrieta | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Puertollano (161.2 km)
First | Dmitri Fofonov | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Vladimir Gusev | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Lars Bak | 1 P. and 2 s |
Mountain ratings
Alto del Parque Natural de Andújar , category 2 (75 km)
First | David Loosli | 10 p. |
Second | José Luis Arrieta | 7 p. |
Third | Lars Bak | 5 p. |
Fourth | Aketza Peña | 3 p. |
fifth | Vladimir Gusev | 2 p. |
Sixth | Vicente García Acosta | 1 P. |
Alto de Sierra Madrona , Category 3 (102.6 km)
First | Pieter Mertens | 6 p. |
Second | Aketza Peña | 4 p. |
Third | David Loosli | 2 p. |
Fourth | José Luis Arrieta | 1 P. |
Alto del Tamaral , category 3 (117 km)
First | Pieter Mertens | 6 p. |
Second | Dmitri Fofonov | 4 p. |
Third | Aketza Peña | 2 p. |
Fourth | Lars Bak | 1 P. |
20th stage on September 16 from Rivas-Futura to Rivas-Vaciamadrid (27.5 km; EZF )
Result of the 20th stage | ||
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Stage winner | Alexander Vinokurov | 33:39 min (49.034 km / h) |
Second | Samuel Sánchez | + 0:06 min |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:19 min |
Fourth | László Bodrogi | + 0:26 min |
fifth | Vladimir Karpez | + 0:30 min |
Sixth | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:32 min |
seventh | Carlos Sastre | + 0:44 min |
Eighth | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:49 min |
Ninth | Torsten Hiekmann | + 0:55 min |
Tenth | Sébastien Rosseler | + 1:00 min |
Intermediate result after the 20th stage | ||
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 77:42:17 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 1:12 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 3:12 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 175 p. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 163 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 147 P. |
Mountain scoring | Egoi Martínez | 129 P. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 117 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 98 P. |
Combination scoring | Alexander Vinokurov | 8 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 12 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 232: 34: 15 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 15:28 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 25:36 min |
The second individual time trial was 27.5 kilometers long and the profile was flat.
The first driver to start at 11:33 a.m. was Cyril Lemoine from Crédit Agricole , then 135th and last in the overall standings, already 3:17:18 hours behind the leader Alexander Vinokurow . Vinokurow was the last to start at 2:06 p.m.
The first target time was set by the Belgian Sébastien Rosseler from Quick Step-Innergetic , who was sixteenth on the track. His time of 34:39 minutes, however, was undercut by other drivers a little later. The Hungarian László Bodrogi held the fastest time with 34:05 minutes until the top runners in the overall standings took to the track .
Alejandro Valverde set the absolute best time of 14:18 minutes in the first split among the top 5 drivers in the overall standings. Vinokourov followed just three seconds behind. Carlos Sastre was 18 seconds behind, Andrei Kaschetschkin 26 and José Ángel Gómez Marchante 37.
At the second intermediate time measurement point Vinokurow had taken the lead with a time of 26:18 minutes. Valverde followed, twelve seconds behind.
At the finish, Vinokourov secured his third success in the course of the tour. Samuel Sánchez surprisingly followed in second place, six seconds behind. Third place went to Alejandro Valverde, who lost another 19 seconds to the supposed overall winner Vinokurow.
tasks
- 121 Matteo Carrara - before the start of the stage
Intermediate results
1st intermediate time measuring point (11.3 km)
First | Alejandro Valverde | 14:18 min |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | + 0:03 min |
Third | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:09 min |
Fourth | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:12 min |
fifth | Vladimir Karpez | + 0:12 min |
Sixth | Samuel Sánchez | + 0:13 min |
seventh | Torsten Hiekmann | + 0:14 min |
Eighth | Carlos Sastre | + 0:18 min |
Ninth | László Bodrogi | + 0:20 min |
Tenth | Sébastien Rosseler | + 0:22 min |
2nd intermediate time measuring point (20.5 km)
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 26:18 min |
Second | Samuel Sánchez | + 0:09 min |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | + 0:12 min |
Fourth | László Bodrogi | + 0:23 min |
fifth | Vladimir Karpez | + 0:25 min |
Sixth | Stuart O'Grady | + 0:28 min |
seventh | Carlos Sastre | + 0:36 min |
Eighth | Vladimir Gusev | + 0:40 min |
Ninth | Torsten Hiekmann | + 0:43 min |
Tenth | Sébastien Rosseler | + 0:45 min |
21st stage on September 17th in Madrid (142.2 km)
Result of the 21st stage | ||
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Stage winner | Erik Zabel | 3:40:47 h (38.644 km / h) |
Second | Thor Hushovd | equal time |
Third | Aurélien Clerc | equal time |
Fourth | Robert Forster | equal time |
fifth | Stuart O'Grady | equal time |
Sixth | Francisco José Ventoso | equal time |
seventh | Fred Rodriguez | equal time |
Eighth | Marco Velo | equal time |
Ninth | Claudio Corioni | equal time |
Tenth | Davide Viganò | equal time |
Final result after the 21st stage | ||
First | Alexander Vinokurov | 81:23:07 h |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | + 1:12 min |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | + 3:12 min |
Scoring | Thor Hushovd | 199 P. |
Second | Alexander Vinokurov | 163 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 147 P. |
Mountain scoring | Egoi Martínez | 129 P. |
Second | Pietro Caucchioli | 117 P. |
Third | Alejandro Valverde | 98 P. |
Combination scoring | Alexander Vinokurov | 8 p. |
Second | Alejandro Valverde | 8 p. |
Third | Andrei Kashechkin | 15 p. |
Team evaluation | Discovery Channel | 243: 36: 42 h |
Second | Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears | + 15:28 min |
Third | Team Astana | + 25:33 min |
As expected, the journey to Madrid began very calmly. Only after 50 kilometers tried Sébastien Rosseler , Kjell Carlström and László Bodrogi . Bodrogi broke off the attempt in the interests of his team and the other two riders were soon overtaken by the peloton under the pace dictated by Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada .
The race actually began with the entrance to the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid. On the second of a total of eight laps, a seven-man leading group took off in which Óscar Pereiro , Luis Pérez , Christopher Horner , Frédéric Bessy , Pierre Drancourt , Jorge García Marín and Ángel Vallejo were. But she could never really break away from the field and was caught seven kilometers from the finish. Thereupon Kevin De Weert dared another attack, but he was also unsuccessful.
In the final sprint, Erik Zabel secured his second day's win ahead of Thor Hushovd and Aurélien Clerc .
Alexander Vinokurov won his first three-week tour, while Hushovd also secured the points classification of the Vuelta after winning the green jersey in the Tour de France . In the end, Egoi Martínez was ahead in the mountains classification. After the 21st stages, Vinokurow also took the lead in the combined ranking, tied with Alejandro Valverde .
Intermediate sprints
1st intermediate sprint in Morata de Tajuña (33.1 km)
First | Thor Hushovd | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | Eric Leblacher | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | Fabien Patanchon | 1 P. and 2 s |
2nd intermediate sprint in Fuenlabrada (66.8 km)
First | Daniel Moreno | 4 p. And 6 s |
Second | David George | 2 p. And 4 s |
Third | José Miguel Elías | 1 P. and 2 s |