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Clásica de Alcobendas, Spain
Stage 3, Alcobendas - Alcobendas 14.2K TT
8 May
Tonkov Tops, Sanchez Stage
Later on in the hot Spanish day, after a morning road race, the riders went from their road machines to their low profile time trial steeds to dispute the 14 km individual time trial. Luis Leon Sanchez (Liberty Seguros-Würth), who is competing in his first race after breaking his wrist, took the stage honors followed by Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Illes Balears) and David George (Team Barloworld).
Old man Pavel Tonkov (Team LPR), after shrewdly winning the first stage, held on to take not only the final general classification, but also the mountain prize. The points prize was won by David Herrero and the team prize went to the boys in green and yellow of Phonak.
Tonkov has had a long and illustrious career in the Giro d'Italia (including a 1996 overall win). Spain has always held a place close to his heart as he took a fine podium finish in the 2000 Vuelta a España and now adds the 2005 Clasica Alcobendas to his palmarès.
- Paco
Results:
1 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 17'10"
2 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears 0.08
3 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 0.14
4 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak
5 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth 0.22
6 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.24
7 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 0.25
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears
9 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.32
10 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team LPR 0.33
11 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak
12 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.34
13 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.35
14 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 0.37
15 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Milaneza Maia
16 Moisés Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 0.38
17 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis 0.40
18 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis
19 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak 0.41
20 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Kaiku 0.45
21 Juan Gomis (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.48
22 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada
23 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 0.49
24 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada
25 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.52
26 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku
27 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears 0.53
28 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
29 Manuel Gomes (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 0.55
30 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 0.56
31 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Illes Balears 0.57
32 Bruno Pires (Por) Milaneza Maia
33 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Milaneza Maia
34 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears 0.58
35 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
36 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 0.59
37 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.02
38 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 1.04
39 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis
40 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 1.06
41 Danail Petrov (Bul) Milaneza Maia 1.09
42 Angel Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.10
43 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
44 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld-Valsir 1.11
45 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears 1.12
46 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.14
47 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.15
48 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 1.16
49 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
50 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
51 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.19
52 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.20
53 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 1.22
54 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.23
55 Javier Pérez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
56 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 1.32
57 Ivan Melero (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
58 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.35
59 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.37
60 Iker Leonet (Spa) Illes Balears 1.38
61 David Plaza (Spa) Barloworld-Valsir 1.42
62 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.45
63 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis 1.48
64 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.52
65 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
66 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld-Valsir 1.54
67 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 1.55
68 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team LPR
69 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.57
70 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza Maia 2.02
71 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 2.07
72 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 2.11
73 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team LPR 2.20
74 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 2.30
75 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team LPR 2.34
76 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak 2.45
77 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 2.52
78 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team LPR 3.29
DNS Carlos Barredo (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNS Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth
DNS Giuseppe Muraglia (Ita) Team LPR
DNS Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Team LPR
Final GC:
1 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team LPR 5:58'12"
2 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.03
3 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 0.19
4 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Milaneza Maia 0.23
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 0.24
6 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.50
7 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 0.56
8 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.58
9 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Illes Balears 1.00
10 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 1.01
11 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 1.04
12 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 1.22
13 Adrian Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 1.29
14 Moisés Dueñas (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada
15 Danail Petrov (Bul) Milaneza Maia 1.37
16 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 2.01
17 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak 2.02
18 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 2.07
19 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears 2.19
20 Joseba Albizu (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.28
21 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.13
22 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) Kaiku 3.50
23 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 3.52
24 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Milaneza Maia 3.55
25 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 4.12
26 David Arroyo (Spa) Illes Balears 4.14
27 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 4.36
28 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.44
29 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 5.11
30 Luis Perez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 5.16
31 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5.20
32 Bruno Pires (Por) Milaneza Maia 5.22
33 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 5.31
34 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 5.39
35 Daniele De Paoli (Ita) Team LPR 5.43
36 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 6.11
37 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
38 Javier Pérez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 6.33
39 Félix Cardenas (Col) Barloworld-Valsir 6.35
40 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 6.36
41 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 6.48
42 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 6.52
43 Juan Gomis (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 7.16
44 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.36
45 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth 7.42
46 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 8.06
47 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears 8.24
48 David Plaza (Spa) Barloworld-Valsir 8.26
49 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 9.07
50 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 9.23
51 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 9.32
52 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis 9.52
53 Angel Vallejo (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 10.17
54 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 10.36
55 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 11.21
56 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team LPR 11.51
57 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld-Valsir 12.39
58 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis 12.50
59 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis 13.28
60 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) Cofidis 13.34
61 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 13.35
62 Stefano Cavallari (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 14.10
63 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 14.42
64 Angel Casero (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 15.21
65 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 16.53
66 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak 17.05
67 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) Kaiku 17.07
68 Manuel Gomes (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 17.59
69 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth
70 Iker Leonet (Spa) Illes Balears 18.10
71 Ivan Melero (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 18.26
72 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 18.45
73 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) Team LPR 19.00
74 Imanol Erviti (Spa) Illes Balears 19.11
75 Ivan Santos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 19.14
76 Niki Aebersold (Swi) Phonak 19.58
77 Paulo Barroso (Por) Milaneza Maia 20.21
78 Luca Nardello (Ita) Team LPR 21.13
Points
1 David Herrero (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 35
2 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 35
3 Robert Hunter (RSA) Phonak 34
4 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team LPR 31
5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 30
6 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Illes Balears 29
7 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 26
8 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 20
9 David George (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 20
10 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Milaneza Maia 17
11 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 16
12 Ion Del Rio (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 16
13 Koen De Kort (Ned) Liberty Seguros-Würth 15
14 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Würth 14
15 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12
16 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12
17 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 11
18 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Illes Balears 10
19 Danail Petrov (Bul) Milaneza Maia 7
20 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 7
21 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 6
22 Ryan Cox (RSA) Barloworld-Valsir 5
23 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Barloworld-Valsir 5
24 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
25 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 4
Mountains
1 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team LPR 16
2 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 12
3 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12
4 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Milaneza Maia 10
5 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 8
6 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Team LPR 8
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 6
8 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Illes Balears 4
9 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
10 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 2
11 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 2
12 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2
13 Ivan Melero (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 2
14 Danail Petrov (Bul) Milaneza Maia 1
Combination
1 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Team LPR 6
2 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 10
3 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 10
4 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Milaneza Maia 18
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears 20
6 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 28
7 Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 30
8 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) Illes Balears 35
9 Danail Petrov (Bul) Milaneza Maia 48
10 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 66
11 Javier Ruiz De Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 100
12 Ivan Melero (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 117
Teams
1 Phonak 17.57.37
2 Illes Balears 0.38
3 Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.16
4 Milaneza Maia 2.46
5 Team Barloworld-Valsir 3.17
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.34
7 Liberty Seguros-Würth 6.41
8 Relax Fuenlabrada 6.59
9 Kaiku 7.38
10 Andalucia-Paul Versan 8.57
11 Team LPR 8.58
12 Cofidis 11.41
13 Comunidad Valenciana 18.51
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