There was no sprint for Alessandro Petacchi and Tom Boonen in the opening stage of the Vuelta a Andalucía. An escape group was allowed their freedom, 31 minutes by the end of the stage, and the honors went to Adolfo García Quesada (Andalucia-Paul Versan). Tifosi will have to wait for a Treno Milram and a Treno Blu battle over the next four stages.
Results: 4:24'16"
1 Adolfo García Quesada (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
2 Carlos García Quesada (Spa) Unibet.com
3 Iñaki Flores Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.11
4 José Bonilla (CRi) Comunidad Valenciana
5 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
6 Luis Pasamontes Rodríguez (Spa) Unibet.com
7 Rodrigo García (Spa) Kaiku
8 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 31.19
9 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku
10 José Almagro Valero (Spa) Relax-GAM
11 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Unibet.com
12 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Agritubel
13 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick-Step
14 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel
15 Manuel Lloret Zaragoza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
16 José Luis Martínez Jiménez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
17 José Antonio López (Spa) Kaiku
18 Antonio Berasategui (Spa) Kaiku
19 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
20 Mario De Sárraga (Spa) Relax-GAM
GC:
1 Adolfo García Quesada (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan 4:24'16"
2 Carlos García Quesada (Spa) Unibet.com
3 Rodrigo García (Spa) Kaiku
4 Iñaki Flores Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.11
5 José Bonilla (CRi) Comunidad Valenciana
6 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir
7 Luis Pasamontes Rodríguez (Spa) Unibet.com
8 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 31.19
9 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku
10 José Almagro Valero (Spa) Relax-GAM
11 Gorik Gardeyn (Bel) Unibet.com
12 Lénaïc Olivier (Fra) Agritubel
13 Serge Baguet (Bel) Quick-Step
14 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel
15 Manuel Lloret Zaragoza (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
16 José Luis Martínez Jiménez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
17 José Antonio López (Spa) Kaiku
18 Antonio Berasategui (Spa) Kaiku
19 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
20 Mario De Sárraga (Spa) Relax-GAM