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2006 Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, Stage 4

Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco, Spain

Stage 4, Lerin - Vitoria-Gasteiz, 172K

6 April

Freire the Great

Freire the Great, photo: País Vasco

Spanish fast-man, Oscar Freire (Rabobank), took advantage of the flat finish in today's stage 4 beating a red hot Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and an on-form Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner). "Some days you win, some days you don't, and it was disappointment when I lost by so little against Valverde, today it was my turn," declared an ecstatic Freire. Sánchez, after coming home second, keeps his leader's yellow jersey.

Note: Our best wishes go to Saul Raisin (Crédit Agricole). L'Americano is suffering in the hospital after his crash in the Circuit de la Sarthe. His condition is critical: "Wednesday morning the hematoma exploded and he had a brain hemorrhage," Crédit Agricole DS Michel Laurent reports. "There was too much blood for the doctors to get out, so the doctors induced a coma and their diagnosis is grave and reserved. Right now he's not responding." Best wishes Saul!

The peloton rolled out of Lerin shortly after midday under nice clear skies. A few riders abandoned overnight, most notably Aitor Osa (Liberty Seguros-Würth), due to complications from his fall in yesterday's stage. This was not welcome news for the Liberty boys, as Osa is a previous winner of this race and would be much needed help for this year's team captain, Alberto Contador.

Garzelli Checks, photo: País Vasco

Several riders tried their hand at an early break. Among them were Jason McCartney (Discovery Channel) and Andriy Grivko (Milram), but it all amounted to nothing and they were reeled in. The dust finally settled at kilometer 71 and a mini peloton of 20 riders were off the front. The 20: Ricardo Serrano, Jon Bru, Jorge Azanza (Kaiku), Sergio Ghisalberti (Milram), Sandy Casar, Eric Leblacher (Française Des Jeux), Remmert Wielinga (Quick-Step), Antonio Colom (Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears), Alexandre Botcharov (Crédit Agricole), Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile), Pierrick Fédrigo (Bouygues Telecom), Alexandre Moos (Phonak), Pieter Weening, Alexandr Kolobnev (Rabobank), Rubén Lobato (Saunier Duval-Prodir), Stefano Garzelli (Liquigas), Egoi Martínez (Discovery Channel), Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Ivan Parra (Cofidis).

Kaiku was the only non ProTour team present in the break. Their man, Ricardo Serrano, was going to make darn sure they weren't there by a fluke as he headed the break over the first climb of the day, the category 1 Alto de la Herrera. Nearly two thirds of the way through the stage the gap was no bigger than 57", probably because there were some real danger men in the break and the Euskaltel-Euskadi and Caisse boys were keeping a close eye on them.

On the penultimate climb (category 3 Alto de Vitoria) the break was brought back into the fold. With only one more category 3 climb, finishing 7K from the finish, a bunch sprint was looking likely.

Charley Wegelius (Liquigas), Cédric Vasseur (Quick-Step), Cristian Moreni (Cofidis), Mario Aerts (Davitamon-Lotto), Marco Marzano and Gorazd Stangelj (Lampre) formed a nice little quintet with 25K to go. Also slipping clear of the peloton was anther group of five riders. Meanwhile, back in the peloton, the Rabobanks and Caisse boys had their hands full chasing down both breaks. By -15K the second group of five was brought back, and now all that remained was for the peloton to reel in the other quintet, which had a 57" gap at this point.

The Bubbly Flows, photo: País Vasco

At -8K the break was seen looking over their shoulders, which is never a good sign. As sure as the Basque Country is hilly the break was going to get caught, but not before Aerts and Wegelius had some last minute heroics. You gotta love that. A 150+ rider peloton breathing down their necks and they still dig deeper to try and stay away!

Anyway, inevitably the break succumbed to the pressure of the Michael Boogerd and Gerolsteiner led peloton. Garzelli was also throwing some elbows, but il Varesino was not able to match the speed of Freire, who came flying by everyone for an easy victory. Bien Freire!

Tomorrow is the longest stage of the race at 178K and also packs in a half a dozen climbs. Stay tuned to BiciRace.com for more Basque Country action.
- Paco

Results: 3:56'43"
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
5 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas
6 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
7 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
9 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis
10 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
11 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick-Step
12 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step
13 Chris Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
14 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku
15 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital
16 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
17 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Milram
18 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram
19 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas
20 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux
21 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
22 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas
23 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
24 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak
25 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak
26 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
27 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis
28 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis
29 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
30 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital
31 Unai Osa (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
32 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33 Antonio Colom (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
34 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
35 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel
36 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku
37 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Discovery Channel
38 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak
39 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku
40 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile
41 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
42 Josep Jufré (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
43 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
44 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole
45 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole
46 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas
47 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
48 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile
49 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel
50 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-GAM
51 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
52 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
53 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux
54 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
55 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
56 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile
57 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
58 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
59 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel
60 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
61 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
62 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
63 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
64 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step
65 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
66 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux
67 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis
68 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-GAM
69 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-GAM
70 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC
71 Raul García de Mateo (Spa) Relax-GAM
72 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
73 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
74 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
75 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak
76 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
77 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC
78 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
79 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital
80 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
81 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
82 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
83 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
84 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram
85 Ivan Parra (Col) Cofidis
86 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis
87 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
88 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC
89 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
90 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
91 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
92 Rubén Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
93 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas
94 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
95 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
96 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 0.27
97 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 0.28
98 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 0.00
99 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 1.42
100 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 1.52
101 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 2.03
102 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 2.47
103 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
104 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax-GAM 3.25
105 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4.15
106 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
107 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 5.10
108 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC
109 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
110 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
111 David George (RSA) Relax-GAM
112 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank
113 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole
114 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
115 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
116 Jason McCartney (USA) Phonak
117 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas
118 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
119 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
120 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
121 Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku
122 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
123 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
124 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux
125 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
126 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
127 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Milram
128 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.34
129 Adrián Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 8.15
130 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step
131 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak
132 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
133 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.44
134 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.12
131 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 8.15
132 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak
133 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
134 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 10.44
135 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.12
136 Daniel Becke (Ger) Milram 17.41
137 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak
138 Daniel Musiol (Ger) Milram
139 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
140 Ian McLeod (RSA) Française Des Jeux
141 Freddy Bichot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
142 Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2R Prévoyance
143 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance
144 Luis Fernández (Spa) Phonak
145 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Kaiku
146 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
147 Israel Nuñez (Spa) Kaiku
148 José Almagro (Spa) Relax-GAM
149 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Milram
150 Iñaki Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
151 Igor Antón (Spa) Eusktalel-Euskadi
152 Mario De Sárraga (Spa) Relax-GAM
153 Marco Fertonani (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
154 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française Des Jeux
155 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Discovery Channel
156 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Liberty Seguros-Würth
157 Jurgen Van den Broeck (Bel) Discovery Channel
158 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
159 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick-Step

Mountains
Alto de La Herrera - Cat. 1, K 86
1 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku 10
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 8
3 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram 6
4 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 4
5 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 2
6 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1

Alto de Zaldiarán - Cat. 3, K 116
1 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3
2 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2
3 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step 1

Alto de Vitoria - Cat. 3, K 139
1 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 3
2 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 2
3 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis 1

Alto de Zaldiarán - Cat. 3, K 159
1 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 3
2 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2
3 Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 1

GC:
1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15:37'41"
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 0.02
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto
5 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis
6 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 0.08
7 Antonio Colom (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
8 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.09
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.10
10 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
11 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile 0.19
12 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 0.20
13 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 0.25
14 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 0.38
15 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-GAM 0.47
16 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 1.19
17 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.25
18 Manuel Beltrán (Spa) Discovery Channel 1.31
19 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak
20 Didier Rous (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.34
21 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital
22 Vladimir Miholjevic (Cro) Liquigas
23 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile 1.37
24 Daniel Navarro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth
25 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.41
26 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.52
27 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 2.23
28 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 2.31
29 Unai Osa (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 2.42
30 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 2.48
31 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.53
32 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 2.56
33 Egoi Martínez (Spa) Discovery Channel 3.15
34 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku 3.24
35 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.39
36 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Milram 3.45
37 Rubén Lobato (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 4.32
38 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 5.12
39 Chris Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 5.22
40 Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Crédit Agricole 5.40
41 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile
42 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram 5.43
43 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5.44
44 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick-Step 6.07
45 Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Quick-Step 6.16
46 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 6.24
47 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 6.35
48 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-GAM 6.48
49 Ivan Parra (Col) Cofidis 7.11
50 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step 8.12
51 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 8.54
52 David Etxebarria (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 9.09
53 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 10.21
54 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 10.40
55 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française Des Jeux 10.45
56 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 11.27
57 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis 11.29
58 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 12.00
59 Andrea Noè (Ita) Liquigas 12.30
60 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis 12.35
61 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 13.32
62 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 13.47
63 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 13.49
64 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 14.20
65 Raul García de Mateo (Spa) Relax-GAM
66 Alexandre Moos (Swi) Phonak 14.40
67 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas 14.53
68 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
69 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Crédit Agricole 15.15
70 Wim Van Huffel (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 15.27
71 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Française Des Jeux 15.58
72 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Team CSC 16.03
73 Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16.20
74 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 16.30
75 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 17.31
76 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 17.32
77 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel 17.43
78 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 18.21
79 Joseba Beloki (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 18.44
80 José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax-GAM 19.16
81 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC 19.36
82 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance
83 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 19.37
84 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 20.29
85 Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 20.33
86 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 20.38
87 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21.34
88 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 22.02
89 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Kaiku 22.03
90 Iker Camaño (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 23.06
91 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 23.27
92 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas 23.30
93 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak 23.46
94 Aitor Hernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 24.08
95 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak 24.18
96 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis 24.29
97 Jason McCartney (USA) Phonak 24.30
98 Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) T-Mobile 24.57
99 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 25.12
100 Javier Ruiz de Larrinaga (Spa) Kaiku 25.15
101 Riccardo Riccò (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 25.38
102 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Milram 25.49
103 Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
104 Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 26.03
105 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 26.55
106 Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 27.29
107 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) T-Mobile 28.09
108 Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 29.21
109 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 29.35
110 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank 29.41
111 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Crédit Agricole 29.44
112 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 30.03
113 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 30.19
114 Giuliano Figueras (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 30.45
115 Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 31.08
116 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 31.15
117 Adrián Palomares (Spa) Kaiku 31.47
118 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-GAM 32.00
119 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile 32.01
120 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis 32.06
121 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 32.27
122 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Milram 32.40
123 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 33.14
124 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 33.44
125 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 33.59
126 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 34.34
127 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 35.16
128 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas 36.31
129 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) Quick-Step 37.02
130 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 37.49
131 Arkaitz Durán (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 40.12
132 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 40.35
133 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Crédit Agricole 43.58
134 David George (RSA) Relax-GAM 48.20

Points
1 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 70
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 58
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 56
4 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 45
5 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth 36
6 Miguel Angel Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak 26
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis 23
8 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile 21
9 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 19
10 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 16
11 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16
12 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku 15
13 Chris Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto 13
14 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas 13
15 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 12
16 Antonio Colom (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 12
17 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12
18 Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 12
19 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis 11
20 Jon Bru (Spa) Kaiku 10
21 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis 7
22 Patxi Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital 6
23 José Azevedo (Por) Discovery Channel 5
24 Juan Manuel Gárate (Spa) Quick-Step 5
25 Bram Tankink (Ned) Quick-Step 4
26 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 4
27 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile 1
28 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 1
29 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1

Mountains
1 Hubert Dupont (Fra) Ag2R Prévoyance 29
2 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Ag2R Prévoyance 22
3 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi 21
4 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 20
5 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Milram 18
6 Israel Nuñez (Spa) Kaiku 18
7 Ivan Parra (Col) Cofidis 16
8 Joaquím Rodríguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 12
9 Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12
10 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Relax-GAM 11