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The 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The bicycle race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country. The 33-year absence from the region was due to fear of political protests. Commentators claimed that it was a race well suited for climbers due to the short time trials and the large number of climbing kilometres. Nine of the twenty-one stages were ranked as Mountain stages, and six of them had a mountain-top finish (including the very steep uphill finish on the Alto de L’Angliru). Two other stages had steep uphill finishes, both of which were won by Katusha leader Joaquim Rodríguez. This Vuelta saw the introduction of a combativity award, much like that in the Tour de France. The most combative rider in each stage was awarded a red back number which he wore for the next stage. The victory was originally awarded to Juan José Cobo who had a race-winning margin of just 13 seconds over Briton Chris Froome. Neither rider had been marked as a pre-race favourite, and both had gone to the Vuelta as domestiques for their team leaders: Cobo for Denis Menchov, and Froome for Bradley Wiggins; their team leaders finished 5th and 3rd respectively. Cobo also won the Combination Classification. The King of the Mountains competition was won for the fourth consecutive time by Frenchman David Moncoutié. The points classification was won by Dutch rider Bauke Mollema who finished 4th overall. On 13 June 2019, the sport’s governing body, the Union Cycliste International (UCI), announced that Cobo had been found guilty of an anti-doping violation, according to findings from his biological passport. As a result, the UCI penalised him with a three-year period of ineligibility. Cobo was officially stripped of the title on 18 June 2019. On 17 July 2019, as the time for Cobo to appeal the decision expired with no application, the UCI announced it recognised Chris Froome as the 2011 champion, making him retroactively the first Briton to win a Grand Tour. He officially received the 2011 winner’s trophy at the start of the final stage of the 2020 edition on 8 November 2020. 2011 Vuelta a España 2011 UCI World Tour, race 21 of 27 Race details Dates 20 August – 11 September Stages 21 Distance 3,300 km (2,051 mi) Winning time 84h 59′ 31″ Results Winner Juan José Cobo Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) Second Bradley Wiggins (GBR) (Team Sky) Third Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) Points Bauke Mollema (NED) (Rabobank) Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) Combination Juan José Cobo Chris Froome (GBR) (Team Sky) Team Geox–TMC ← 2010 2012 → Teams Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía–Caja Granada † Astana BMC Racing Team Cofidis † Euskaltel–Euskadi Garmin–Cervélo Geox–TMC † HTC–Highroad Team Katusha Lampre–ISD Leopard Trek Liquigas–Cannondale Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank Team RadioShack Saxo Bank–SunGard Skil–Shimano † Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM Route and stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 20 August Benidorm 13.5 km (8.4 mi) Team time trial Leopard Trek 2 21 August La Nucía – Playas de Orihuela 175.5 km (109 mi) Flat stage Christopher Sutton (AUS) 3 22 August Petrer – Totana 163 km (101 mi) Flat stage Pablo Lastras (ESP) 4 23 August Baza – Sierra Nevada 170.2 km (105.8 mi) Mountain stage Daniel Moreno (ESP) 5 24 August Sierra Nevada – Valdepeñas de Jaén 187 km (116 mi) Medium mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 6 25 August Úbeda – Córdoba 196.8 km (122 mi) Medium mountain stage Peter Sagan (SVK) 7 26 August Almadén – Talavera de la Reina 187.6 km (116.6 mi) Flat stage Marcel Kittel (GER) 8 27 August Talavera de la Reina – San Lorenzo de El Escorial 177.3 km (110.2 mi) Medium mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 9 28 August Villacastín – Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla 183 km (114 mi) Mountain stage Dan Martin (IRL) 10 29 August Salamanca 47 km (29.2 mi) Individual time trial Tony Martin (GER) 30 August Rest day 11 31 August Verín – Estación de Esquí Manzaneda 167 km (104 mi) Mountain stage David Moncoutié (FRA) 12 1 September Ponteareas – Pontevedra 167.3 km (104.0 mi) Flat stage Peter Sagan (SVK) 13 2 September Sarria – Ponferrada 158.2 km (98.3 mi) Mountain stage Michael Albasini (SUI) 14 3 September Astorga – La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo 172.8 km (107.4 mi) Mountain stage Rein Taaramäe (EST) 15 4 September Avilés – Angliru 142.2 km (88.4 mi) Mountain stage Juan José Cobo (ESP) Wout Poels (NED)16 5 September Rest day 16 6 September Villa Romana La Olmeda (Palencia) – Haro 188.1 km (116.9 mi) Flat stage Juan José Haedo (ARG) 17 7 September Faustino V (Oyón) – Peña Cabarga 211 km (131 mi) Mountain stage Chris Froome (GBR) 18 8 September Solares – Noja 174.6 km (108.5 mi) Medium mountain stage Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) 19 9 September Noja – Bilbao 158.5 km (98.5 mi) Medium mountain stage Igor Antón (ESP) 20 10 September Bilbao – Vitoria-Gasteiz 185 km (115.0 mi) Medium mountain stage Daniele Bennati (ITA) 21 11 September Circuito del Jarama – Madrid 94.2 km (58.5 mi) Flat stage Peter Sagan (SVK) TOTAL 3319.8 km (2062.8 mi) Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination Classification Team classification Combativity award 1 Leopard Trek Jakob Fuglsang no award no award no award Leopard Trek Fabian Cancellara 2 Christopher Sutton Daniele Bennati Christopher Sutton Paul Martens Jesús Rosendo Adam Hansen 3 Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Movistar Team Sylvain Chavanel 4 Daniel Moreno Sylvain Chavanel Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno Team RadioShack Thomas Rohregger 5 Joaquim Rodríguez Daniel Moreno Michael Albasini 6 Peter Sagan Joaquim Rodríguez Martin Kohler 7 Marcel Kittel Peter Sagan Luis Ángel Maté 8 Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Adrián Palomares 9 Daniel Martin Bauke Mollema Daniel Martin Bauke Mollema Geox–TMC Sebastian Lang 10 Tony Martin Chris Froome Leopard Trek Tony Martin 11 David Moncoutié Bradley Wiggins Matteo Montaguti Team RadioShack Adrián Palomares 12 Peter Sagan Adam Hansen 13 Michael Albasini David Moncoutié Daniel Moreno Amets Txurruka 14 Rein Taaramäe Bauke Mollema Geox–TMC David de la Fuente 15 Juan José Cobo Wout Poels Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Simon Geschke 16 Juan José Haedo Jesús Rosendo 17 Chris Froome Bauke Mollema Johannes Fröhlinger 18 Francesco …
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The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from 28 August to 19 September and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid. The race covered 3,333.8 km (2,071.5 mi). There was critical analysis that this Vuelta, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the first edition of the race, was an especially difficult one and that stage 16 was the queen stage. The stage 1 team time trial was held at night. Vuelta runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and Xacobeo–Galicia teammate David García Dapena were announced on September 30 to have given positive tests for hydroxyethyl starch during the race, a substance which is known as a masking agent for erythropoietin (EPO). All results from Mosquera after 12 September (stage 15) were annulled, which caused him to lose his second place. García later was announced to have tested positive for EPO during the race as well. 2010 Vuelta a España 2010 UCI World Ranking, race 23 of 26 Race details Dates 28 August– 19 September Stages 21 Distance 3,333.8 km (2,072 mi) Results Winner Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) Second Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) (Xacobeo–Galicia) Third Peter Velits (SVK) (Team HTC–Columbia) Points Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Team HTC–Columbia) Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) Combination Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas–Doimo) Team Team Katusha ← 2009 2011 → Teams Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía–Cajasur Astana Bbox Bouygues Telecom Cervélo TestTeam Caisse d’Epargne Cofidis Euskaltel–Euskadi FDJ Footon–Servetto–Fuji Garmin–Transitions Lampre–Farnese Liquigas–Doimo Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank Team HTC–Columbia Team Sky Team Milram Team Saxo Bank Team Katusha Xacobeo–Galicia Stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 28 August Seville 13 km (8.1 mi) Team time trial Team HTC–Columbia 2 29 August Alcalá de Guadaíra to Marbella 173 km (107 mi) Flat stage Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) 3 30 August Marbella to Málaga 156 km (97 mi) Mountain stage Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 4 31 August Málaga to Valdepeñas de Jaén 177 km (110 mi) Intermediate stage Igor Antón (ESP) 5 1 September Guadix to Lorca 194 km (121 mi) Flat stage Tyler Farrar (USA) 6 2 September Caravaca de la Cruz to Murcia 144 km (89 mi) Flat stage Thor Hushovd (NOR) 7 3 September Murcia to Orihuela 170 km (110 mi) Flat stage Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 8 4 September Villena to Xorret de Catí 188.8 km (117.3 mi) Mountain stage David Moncoutié (FRA) 9 5 September Calp to Alcoi 187 km (116 mi) Intermediate stage David López (ESP) 6 September Rest day 10 7 September Tarragona to Vilanova i la Geltrú 173.7 km (107.9 mi) Intermediate stage Imanol Erviti (ESP) 11 8 September Vilanova i la Geltrú to Vallnord Sector Pal (Andorra) 208 km (129 mi) Mountain stage Igor Antón (ESP) 12 9 September Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Lleida 175 km (109 mi) Flat stage Mark Cavendish (GBR) 13 10 September Rincón de Soto to Burgos 193.7 km (120.4 mi) Flat stage Mark Cavendish (GBR) 14 11 September Burgos to Peña Cabarga 178.8 km (111.1 mi) Mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 15 12 September Solares to Lagos de Covadonga 170 km (110 mi) Mountain stage Carlos Barredo (ESP)8 16 13 September Gijón to Alto de Cotobello 179.3 km (111.4 mi) Mountain stage Mikel Nieve (ESP) 14 September Rest day 17 15 September Peñafiel 46 km (29 mi) Individual time trial Peter Velits (SVK) 18 16 September Valladolid to Salamanca 153 km (95 mi) Flat stage Mark Cavendish (GBR) 19 17 September Piedrahita to Toledo 200 km (120 mi) Flat stage Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 20 18 September San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Bola del Mundo 168.8 km (104.9 mi) Mountain stage Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) 21 19 September San Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid 85 km (53 mi) Flat stage Tyler Farrar (USA) TOTAL 3,333.8 km (2,071.5 mi) Classification leadership Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination Classification Team classification 1 Team HTC–Columbia Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish1 not awarded Mark Cavendish Team HTC–Columbia 2 Yauheni Hutarovich Yauheni Hutarovich Mickaël Delage Javier Ramírez 3 Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Serafín Martínez Serafín Martínez 4 Igor Antón Igor Antón Vincenzo Nibali Caisse d’Epargne 5 Tyler Farrar 6 Thor Hushovd Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert 7 Alessandro Petacchi Mark Cavendish 8 David Moncoutié Igor Antón Vincenzo Nibali 9 David López David Moncoutié 10 Imanol Erviti Joaquim Rodríguez David Moncoutié 11 Igor Antón Igor Antón Igor Antón Igor Antón 12 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish 13 Mark Cavendish 14 Joaquim Rodríguez Vincenzo Nibali Joaquim Rodríguez 15 Carlos Barredo Team Katusha 16 Mikel Nieve Joaquim Rodríguez 17 Peter Velits Vincenzo Nibali 18 Mark Cavendish 19 Philippe Gilbert 20 Ezequiel Mosquera Vincenzo Nibali 21 Tyler Farrar Final Vincenzo Nibali Mark Cavendish David Moncoutié Vincenzo Nibali Team Katusha General classification Rider Team Time 1 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo 87h 18′ 33″ 2 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia + 41″ 3 Peter Velits (SVK) Team HTC–Columbia + 3′ 02″ 4 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha + 4′ 20″ 5 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank + 4′ 43″ 6 Xavier Tondó (ESP) Cervélo TestTeam + 4′ 52″ 7 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 5′ 03″ 8 Carlos Sastre (ESP) Cervélo TestTeam + 6′ 06″ 9 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin–Transitions + 6′ 16″ 10 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne + 7′ 42″ Points classification Rider Team Points 1 Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team HTC–Columbia 156 2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Transitions 149 3 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo 119 4 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 110 5 Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto 104 6 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 97 7 Peter Velits (SVK) Team HTC–Columbia 88 8 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 72 9 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale 63 10 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank 62 King of the Mountains classification Rider Team Points 1 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 51 2 Serafín Martínez (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 43 3 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 36 4 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 29 5 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo 26 6 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 25 7 Gonzalo Rabuñal (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 25 8 Mikel Nieve (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 21 9 Johann Tschopp (CH) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 18 10 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank 17 Combination classification Rider Team Points 1 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas–Doimo 9 2 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 11 3 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 12 4 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 23 5 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank 25 6 Xavier Tondó (ESP) Cervélo TestTeam 32 7 Mikel Nieve (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 43 8 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 48 9 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale 49 10 Christophe Le Mével (FRA) FDJ 67 Teams classification Team Time 1 Team Katusha 255h 40′ 44″ 2 Caisse d’Epargne + 33″ 3 Xacobeo–Galicia + 12′ 33″ 4 Cervélo TestTeam + 17′ …
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The 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race’s history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stage 5. The 2009 Vuelta has been described as having an easy start and a hard finish. This is because of the short individual time trial and three perfectly flat stages in the Netherlands (along with another in Spain in the race’s first week), and eight of the final fourteen stages being mountain stages, with four mountaintop finishes. The race was won by Spain’s Alejandro Valverde who claimed his first grand tour victory. 2009 Vuelta a España 2009 UCI World Ranking, race 23 of 24 Race details Dates 29 August–20 September Stages 21 Distance 3,292.3 km (2,046 mi) Winning time 87h 22′ 37″ Results Winner Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d’Epargne) Second Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) Third Cadel Evans (AUS) (Silence–Lotto) Points André Greipel (GER) (Team Columbia–HTC) Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) Combination Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d’Epargne) Team Xacobeo–Galicia ← 2008 2010 → Teams Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía–Cajasur Astana Bbox Bouygues Telecom Cervélo TestTeam Caisse d’Epargne Cofidis Contentpolis–Ampo Euskaltel–Euskadi Française des Jeux Fuji–Servetto Garmin–Slipstream Lampre–NGC Liquigas Quick-Step Rabobank Silence–Lotto Team Columbia–HTC Team Milram Team Saxo Bank Vacansoleil Xacobeo–Galicia Stages Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 29 Aug Assen (Netherlands) 4.8 km (3 mi) Individual time trial Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 2 30 Aug Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands) 203.7 km (127 mi) Flat stage Gerald Ciolek (GER) 3 31 Aug Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands) 189.7 km (118 mi) Flat stage Greg Henderson (NZL) 4 1 Sept Venlo (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium) 225.5 km (140 mi) Flat stage André Greipel (GER) 2 Sept Rest/travel day 5 3 Sept Tarragona to Vinaròs 174.0 km (108 mi) Flat stage André Greipel (GER) 6 4 Sept Xàtiva 176.8 km (110 mi) Flat stage Borut Božič (SLO) 7 5 Sept Valencia 30.0 km (19 mi) Individual time trial Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 8 6 Sept Alzira to Alto de Aitana 204.7 km (127 mi) Mountain stage Damiano Cunego (ITA) 9 7 Sept Alcoy to Xorret del Catí 188.8 km (117 mi) Mountain stage Gustavo César Veloso (ESP) 10 8 Sept Alicante to Murcia 171.2 km (106 mi) Flat stage Simon Gerrans (AUS) 11 9 Sept Murcia to Caravaca de la Cruz 200.0 km (124 mi) Transition stage Tyler Farrar (USA) 10 Sept Rest day 12 11 Sept Almería to Alto de Velefique 179.3 km (111 mi) Mountain stage Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) 13 12 Sept Berja to Sierra Nevada 172.4 km (107 mi) Mountain stage David Moncoutié (FRA) 14 13 Sept Granada to La Pandera 157.0 km (98 mi) Mountain stage Damiano Cunego (ITA) 15 14 Sept Jaén to Córdoba 167.7 km (104 mi) Transition stage Lars Boom (NED) 16 15 Sept Córdoba to Puertollano 170.3 km (106 mi) Flat stage André Greipel (GER) 17 16 Sept Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina 193.6 km (120 mi) Flat stage Anthony Roux (FRA) 18 17 Sept Talavera de la Reina to Ávila 165.0 km (103 mi) Transition stage Philip Deignan (IRL) 19 18 Sept Ávila to La Granja de San Ildefonso 179.8 km (112 mi) Mountain stage Juan José Cobo (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)6 20 19 Sept Toledo 27.8 km (17 mi) Individual time trial David Millar (GB) 21 20 Sept Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid 110.2 km (68 mi) Flat stage André Greipel (GER) TOTAL 3,292.3 km (2,046 mi) Classification leadership Stage Winner General classification Maillot Oro Points classification Maillot Puntos Mountains classification Maillot Montaña Combination Classification Maillot Combinada Team classification Clasificación por equipos 1 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Not Awarded Fabian Cancellara Liquigas 2 Gerald Ciolek Tom Boonen Tom Leezer 3 Greg Henderson 4 André Greipel André Greipel Lars Boom Dominik Roels Team Columbia–HTC 5 André Greipel André Greipel Aitor Hernández Serafín Martínez Liquigas 6 Borut Božič José Antonio López 7 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Dominik Roels Garmin–Slipstream 8 Damiano Cunego Cadel Evans David Moncoutie Cadel Evans Caisse d’Epargne 9 Gustavo Cesar Veloso Alejandro Valverde 10 Simon Gerrans David De La Fuente 11 Tyler Farrar David Moncoutie 12 Ryder Hesjedal Alejandro Valverde 13 David Moncoutie 14 Damiano Cunego Alejandro Valverde 15 Lars Boom Xacobeo–Galicia 16 André Greipel André Greipel 17 Anthony Roux 18 Philip Deignan 19 Juan José Cobo7 Alejandro Valverde 20 David Millar 21 André Greipel Final Alejandro Valverde André Greipel David Moncoutié Alejandro Valverde Xacobeo–Galicia Final standings General Classification Rider Team Time 1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 87h 22′ 37″ 2 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 55″ 3 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 1′ 32″ 4 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas + 2′ 12″ 5 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia + 4′ 27″ 6 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 6′ 40″ 7 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne + 9′ 08″ 8 Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) Lampre–NGC + 9′ 11″ 9 Philip Deignan (IRL) Cervélo TestTeam + 11′ 08″ DSQ Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji–Servetto + 11′ 27″ Points Classification Rider Team Points 1 André Greipel (GER) Team Columbia–HTC 150 2 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 111 3 Daniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas 101 4 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto 99 5 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 89 6 Borut Božič (SLO) Vacansoleil 68 7 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 68 8 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 68 9 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas 64 10 Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis 64 King of the Mountains Classification Rider Team Points 1 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 186 2 David de la Fuente (ESP) Fuji–Servetto 99 3 Julián Sánchez Pimienta (ESP) Contentpolis–Ampo 73 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 67 5 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 61 6 Pieter Weening (NED) Rabobank 60 7 Javier Ramírez Abeja (ESP) Andalucía–Cajasur 59 8 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 58 9 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil 54 10 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 52 Combination Classification Rider Team Points 1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 7 2 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 17 3 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 17 4 Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto 19 5 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 22 6 Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas 29 7 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 40 8 Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil 52 DSQ Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji–Servetto 53 10 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne 58 Teams Classification Team Time 1 Xacobeo–Galicia 261h 57′ 19″ 2 Caisse d’Epargne + 23′ 43″ 3 Astana + 31′ 39″ 4 Cofidis + 39′ 37″ 5 Fuji–Servetto + 52′ 13″ 6 Rabobank + 57′ 35″ 7 Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1h 04′ 40″ 8 Silence–Lotto + 1h 07′ 04″ 9 Cervélo TestTeam + 1h 19′ 27″ 10 Liquigas + 1h 34′ 05″ Vuelta Rider Team Nationality Stage points …
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The 2008 Vuelta a España was the 63rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling’s Grand Tours. The race began with a 7 km (4.3 mi) team time trial on 30 August in Granada. The Vuelta came to a close twenty-three days later with a 102.2 km (63.5 mi) flat stage, which brought the peloton into the streets of Madrid. Nineteen teams entered the race, which was won by the Spaniard Alberto Contador of Astana. Second and third respectively were the American Levi Leipheimer of Astana and the Spanish Carlos Sastre of CSC–Saxo Bank. Alberto Contador first gained the race lead after the race’s thirteenth stage, which contained a summit finish on the Alto de El Angliru. Contador took the lead from Euskaltel–Euskadi’s Egoi Martínez, who had held the race lead for four stages. Through the first nine days of racing the race leader’s golden jersey had been worn by eight different riders. The day after Contador gained the lead of the race, he attacked again and won the stage, while also expanding his lead over his competitors. Contador lost about thirty seconds to his teammate Levi Leipheimer in the stage 20 individual time trial, but together he and Levi further distanced themselves from the other general classification contenders. Contador’s win at the Vuelta allowed him to become the first Spaniard – and the fifth person in the history of cycling – to win all three Grand Tours in a career. At the age of 25, Contador became the youngest person to ever win all three Grand Tours. Contador was also the third cyclist to ever win the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta in the same calendar year. In addition to the general classification, Contador also won the combination classification. In the race’s other classifications, Silence–Lotto’s Greg Van Avermaet won the points classification and David Moncoutié of the Cofidis team won the mountains classification. Finally, Caisse d’Epargne won the team classification, which ranked each of the nineteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. 2008 Vuelta a España Overview of the stages Race details Dates 30 August – 21 September Stages 21 Distance 3,133.8 km (1,947 mi) Winning time 80h 40′ 23″ Results Winner Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) Second Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Astana) Third Carlos Sastre (ESP) (CSC–Saxo Bank) Points Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (Silence–Lotto) Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis) Combination Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana) Team Caisse d’Epargne ← 2007 2009 → Teams Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía-CajaSur† Astana Bouygues Télécom Caisse d’Epargne Cofidis Crédit Agricole Euskaltel–Euskadi Française des Jeux Gerolsteiner Lampre Liquigas Team Milram Quick-Step Rabobank CSC–Saxo Bank Silence–Lotto Tinkoff Credit Systems† Xacobeo–Galicia† Routes and Stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 30 August Granada 7.7 km (5 mi) Team time trial Liquigas 2 31 August Granada to Jaén 167.3 km (104 mi) Flat stage Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 3 1 September Jaén to Córdoba 168.6 km (105 mi) Flat stage Tom Boonen (BEL) 4 2 September Córdoba to Puertollano 170.3 km (106 mi) Flat stage Daniele Bennati (ITA) 5 3 September Ciudad Real 42.5 km (26 mi) Individual time trial Levi Leipheimer (USA) 6 4 September Ciudad Real to Toledo 150.1 km (93 mi) Flat stage Paolo Bettini (ITA) 5 September Rest day 7 6 September Barbastro to Naturlandia-La Rabassa (Andorra) 223.2 km (139 mi) Mountain stage Alessandro Ballan (ITA) 8 7 September Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Plá de Beret 151 km (94 mi) Mountain stage David Moncoutié (FRA) 9 8 September Vielha e Mijaran to Sabiñánigo 200.8 km (125 mi) Intermediate stage Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) 10 9 September Sabiñánigo to Zaragoza 151.3 km (94 mi) Flat stage Sébastien Hinault (FRA) 11 10 September Calahorra to Burgos 178 km (111 mi) Flat stage Óscar Freire (ESP) 12 11 September Burgos to Suances 186.4 km (116 mi) Intermediate stage Paolo Bettini (ITA) 12 September Rest day 13 13 September San Vicente de la Barquera to Alto de El Angliru 209.5 km (130 mi) Mountain stage Alberto Contador (ESP) 14 14 September Oviedo to Fuentes de Invierno 158.4 km (98 mi) Mountain stage Alberto Contador (ESP) 15 15 September Cudillero to Ponferrada 202 km (126 mi) Mountain stage David García (ESP) 16 16 September Ponferrada to Zamora 186.3 km (116 mi) Flat stage Tom Boonen (BEL) 17 17 September Zamora to Valladolid 148.2 km (92 mi) Flat stage Wouter Weylandt (BEL) 18 18 September Valladolid to Las Rozas 167.4 km (104 mi) Flat stage Imanol Erviti (ESP) 19 19 September Las Rozas to Segovia 145.5 km (90 mi) Mountain stage David Arroyo (ESP) 20 20 September La Granja de San Ildefonso to Alto de Navacerrada 17.1 km (11 mi) Individual time trial Levi Leipheimer (USA) 21 21 September San Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid 102.2 km (64 mi) Flat stage Matti Breschel (DEN) Total 3,133.8 km (1,947 mi) Classification Leadership Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification 1 Liquigas Filippo Pozzato not awarded not awarded not awarded Liquigas 2 Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Jesús Rosendo Egoi Martínez Caisse d’Epargne 3 Tom Boonen Daniele Bennati 4 Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Paolo Bettini Quick-Step 5 Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Egoi Martínez Astana 6 Paolo Bettini Sylvain Chavanel Paolo Bettini 7 Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan 8 David Moncoutié Levi Leipheimer Alejandro Valverde Alberto Contador 9 Greg Van Avermaet Egoi Martínez David Moncoutié Caisse d’Epargne 10 Sébastien Hinault Greg Van Avermaet 11 Óscar Freire 12 Paolo Bettini Astana 13 Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Caisse d’Epargne 14 Alberto Contador Alberto Contador 15 David García 16 Tom Boonen 17 Wouter Weylandt Greg Van Avermaet 18 Imanol Erviti 19 David Arroyo 20 Levi Leipheimer 21 Matti Breschel Final Alberto Contador Greg Van Avermaet David Moncoutié Alberto Contador Caisse d’Epargne Final standings Legend Denotes the winner of the General classification28 Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification28 Denotes the winner of the Points classification28 Denotes the winner of the Combination classification2 General classification Final general classification (1–10) Rider Team Time 1 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 80h 40′ 08″ 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 46″ 3 Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC–Saxo Bank + 4′ 12″ 4 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia + 5′ 19″ 5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne + 6′ 00″ 6 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d’Epargne + 6′ 50″ 7 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 6′ 55″ 8 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis + 10′ 10″ 9 Egoi Martínez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 10′ 57″ 10 Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) Lampre + 11′ …
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The 2007 Vuelta a España, the 62nd edition of the cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed Lagos de Covadonga. The race was won by Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition. 2007 Vuelta a España Overview of the stages Race details Dates 1–23 September Stages 21 Distance 3,241 km (2,014 mi) Winning time 80h 59′ 07″ Results Winner Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) Second Carlos Sastre (ESP) (Team CSC) Third Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) Points Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Lampre–Fondital) Mountains Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) Combination Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) Team Caisse d’Epargne ← 2006 2008 → Route List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 1 September Vigo – Vigo 146.4 km (91 mi) Daniele Bennati (ITA) 2 2 September Allariz – Santiago de Compostela 148.7 km (92 mi) Óscar Freire (ESP) 3 3 September Viveiro – Luarca 153 km (95 mi) Paolo Bettini (ITA) 4 4 September Langreo – Lakes of Covadonga 185.1 km (115 mi) Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) 5 5 September Cangas de Onís – Reinosa 157.4 km (98 mi) Óscar Freire (ESP) 6 6 September Reinosa – Logroño 184.3 km (115 mi) Óscar Freire (ESP) 7 7 September Calahorra – Zaragoza 176.3 km (110 mi) Erik Zabel (GER) 8 8 September Cariñena – Zaragoza 52.2 km (32 mi) Individual time trial Bert Grabsch (GER) 9 9 September Huesca – Cerler 167.6 km (104 mi) Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) 10 10 September Benasque – Arcalis (Andorra) 214 km (133 mi) Denis Menchov (RUS) 11 September Rest day 11 12 September Oropesa del Mar – Algemesí 191.3 km (119 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 12 13 September Algemesí – Hellín 176 km (109 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 13 14 September Hellín – Torre-Pacheco 176.4 km (110 mi) Andreas Klier 14 15 September Puerto Lumbreras – Villacarrillo 207 km (129 mi) Jason McCartney (USA) 15 16 September Villacarrillo – Granada 201.4 km (125 mi) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 17 September Rest day 16 18 September Jaén – Puertollano 161.5 km (100 mi) Leonardo Duque (COL) 17 19 September Ciudad Real – Talavera de la Reina 175 km (109 mi) Daniele Bennati (ITA) 18 20 September Talavera de la Reina – Ávila 153.5 km (95 mi) Luis Pérez (ESP) 19 21 September Ávila – Alto de Abantos es 133 km (83 mi) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 20 22 September Collado Villalba – Collado Villalba 20 km (12 mi) Individual time trial Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 21 23 September Rivas-Vaciamadrid – Madrid 104.2 km (65 mi) Daniele Bennati (ITA) Total 3,241 km (2,014 mi) Jersey progress Stage (Winner) General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Combination Classification Team Classification 0Stage 1 (Daniele Bennati) Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Serafín Martínez Geoffrey Lequatre Bouygues Télécom 0Stage 2 (Óscar Freire) Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Manuel Vazquez 0Stage 3 (Paolo Bettini) David De La Fuente Caisse d’Epargne 0Stage 4 (Vladimir Efimkin) Vladimir Efimkin Vladimir Efimkin 0Stage 5 (Óscar Freire) 0Stage 6 (Óscar Freire) 0Stage 7 (Erik Zabel) 0Stage 8 (ITT) (Bert Grabsch) Stijn Devolder Stijn Devolder 0Stage 9 (Leonardo Piepoli) Denis Menchov Denis Menchov 0Stage 10 (Denis Menchov) Paolo Bettini Denis Menchov 0Stage 11 (Alessandro Petacchi) 0Stage 12 (Alessandro Petacchi) 0Stage 13 (Tom Stamsnijder) 0Stage 14 (Jason McCartney) 0Stage 15 (Samuel Sánchez) Jurgen Van Goolen 0Stage 16 (Leonardo Duque) 0Stage 17 (Daniele Bennati) 0Stage 18 (Luis Pérez Rodriguez) Daniele Bennati Denis Menchov 0Stage 19 (Samuel Sánchez) 0Stage 20 (Samuel Sánchez) Denis Menchov 0Stage 21 (Daniele Bennati) Daniele Bennati Final standings General classification Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour Points 1 Denis Menchov RAB 80h 59′ 07″ 85 2 Carlos Sastre CSC + 3′ 31″ 65 3 Samuel Sánchez EUS + 3′ 46″ 50 4 Cadel Evans PRL + 3′ 56″ 45 5 Ezequiel Mosquera KGZ + 6′ 34″ N/A 6 Vladimir Efimkin GCE + 7′ 07″ 35 7 Vladimir Karpets GCE + 8′ 09″ 30 8 Igor Antón EUS + 8′ 44″ 26 9 Manuel Beltrán LIQ + 9′ 38″ 22 10 Carlos Barredo QSI + 10′ 12″ 19 11 Maxime Monfort COF + 10′ 37″ 16 12 Daniel Moreno REG + 13′ 07″ N/A 13 Stéphane Goubert A2R + 14′ 13″ 11 14 David López GCE + 17′ 36″ 9 15 Oliver Zaugg GST + 19′ 00″ 7 16 Sylvain Chavanel COF + 22′ 19″ 5 17 Hubert Dupont A2R + 29′ 33″ 4 18 Luis Pérez Rodriguez ACA + 31′ 41″ N/A 19 Chris Anker Sørensen CSC + 32′ 24″ 2 20 Ludovic Turpin A2R + 32′ 39″ 1 KOM Classification Cyclist Team Points 1 Denis Menchov RAB 90 2 Jurgen Van Goolen DSC 78 3 Carlos Sastre CSC 69 Points Classification Cyclist Team Points 1 Daniele Bennati LAM 147 2 Denis Menchov RAB 135 3 Samuel Sánchez EUS 127 Team classification Team Country Time 1 Caisse d’Epargne Spain 242h 55′ 05″ 2 Euskaltel–Euskadi Spain + 12′ 43″ 3 AG2R Prévoyance France + 30′ 25″ Withdrawals Type Stage Rider Team Reason DNF 1 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel Injury due to crash DNF 3 Mathieu Claude Bouygues Télécom Fractured collarbone DNS 4 Lorenzo Bernucci T-Mobile Team Positive doping test in 2007 Deutschland Tour DNS 5 Sérgio Paulinho Discovery Channel DNF 5 Remi Pauriol Crédit Agricole DNF 5 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom Influenza DNF 7 Alberto Fernández Saunier Duval–Prodir Knee pain DNF 7 Bert Roesems Predictor–Lotto Crashed DNF 9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d’Epargne Gastroenteritis DNF 9 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas DNF 9 Bradley McGee Française des Jeux DNF 9 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval–Prodir Hip pain DNS 10 Óscar Freire Rabobank Concentrating on World Championships DNF 10 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel DNF 10 Ian McLeod Française des Jeux DNF 10 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre–Fondital DNS 12 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval–Prodir Family reasons DNS 13 Tom Boonen Quickstep DNS 13 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner Concentrating on World Championships DNS 13 Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom Concentrating on World Championships DNS 14 Carlos Castaño Karpin-Galicia DNS 14 Michael Blaudzun Team CSC DNF 14 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole DNF 14 Angelo Furlan Crédit Agricole DNF 14 Serafin Martinez Karpin-Galicia DNF 14 Josep Jufré Predictor–Lotto Injury due to crash DNF 14 Dimitri Champion Bouygues Télécom Gastric problems DNF …
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The 2006 Vuelta a España was held from 26 August to 17 September 2006, and was the 61st edition of the race. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,192 km (1,983 mi), and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Astana cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of Crédit Agricole, and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of Discovery Channel. 2006 Vuelta a España 2006 UCI ProTour, race 23 of 27 Overview of the stages Race details Dates 26 August – 17 September Stages 21 Distance 3,192 km (1,983 mi) Winning time 81h 23′ 07″ Results Winner Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) Second Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears) Third Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) (Astana) Points Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole) Mountains Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Discovery Channel) Combination Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) Team Discovery Channel ← 2005 2007 → List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 26 Aug Málaga – Málaga 7.2 km Team time trial Team CSC 2 27 Aug Málaga – Córdoba 167 km Paolo Bettini 3 28 Aug Córdoba – Almendralejo 220 km Francisco Ventoso 4 29 Aug Almendralejo – Cáceres 142 km Erik Zabel 5 30 Aug Plasencia – Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar) 178 km Mountain stage* Danilo Di Luca 6 31 Aug Zamora – León 155 km Thor Hushovd 7 1 Sept León – Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) 148 km Mountain stage* Alejandro Valverde 8 2 Sept Ponferrada – Lugo 173 km Alexander Vinokourov 9 3 Sept A Fonsagrada – Alto de La Cobertoria 206 km Mountain stage* Alexander Vinokourov 4 Sept Rest Day 10 5 Sept Avilés – Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar) 190 km Sérgio Paulinho 11 6 Sept Torrelavega (Velódromo Oscar Freire) – Burgos 165 km Mountain stage Egoi Martínez 12 7 Sept Aranda de Duero – Guadalajara 162 km Luca Paolini 13 8 Sept Guadalajara – Cuenca 170 km Samuel Sánchez 14 9 Sept Cuenca – Cuenca 33 km Individual time trial David Millar 15 10 Sept Motilla del Palancar – Factoría Ford (Almussafes) 175 km Robert Förster 11 Sept Rest Day 16 12 Sept Almería – Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 145 km Mountain stage* Igor Antón 17 13 Sept Adra – Granada 167 km Mountain stage Thomas Danielson 18 14 Sept Granada – Sierra de la Pandera 153 km Mountain stage* Andrey Kashechkin 19 15 Sept Jaén – Ciudad Real 195 km José Luis Arrieta 20 16 Sept Rivas Futura – Rivas Vaciamadrid 28 km Individual time trial Alexander Vinokourov 21 17 Sept Madrid – Madrid 150 km Erik Zabel Jersey progress Stage (Winner) General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Combination Classification Team Classification 0Stage 1 (TTT) (Team CSC) Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre no award no award Team CSC 0Stage 2 (Paolo Bettini) Thor Hushovd Paolo Bettini Mario De Sárraga Mario De Sárraga 0Stage 3 (Francisco Ventoso) Thor Hushovd David de la Fuente 0Stage 4 (Erik Zabel) 0Stage 5 (Danilo Di Luca) Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Discovery Channel 0Stage 6 (Thor Hushovd) 0Stage 7 (Alejandro Valverde) Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič 0Stage 8 (Alexander Vinokourov) 0Stage 9 (Alexander Vinokourov) Alejandro Valverde Pietro Caucchioli Alejandro Valverde 0Stage 10 (Sérgio Paulinho) 0Stage 11 (Egoi Martínez) 0Stage 12 (Luca Paolini) 0Stage 13 (Samuel Sánchez) 0Stage 14 (ITT) (David Millar) 0Stage 15 (Robert Förster) 0Stage 16 (Igor Antón) 0Stage 17 (Tom Danielson) Alexander Vinokourov Egoi Martínez 0Stage 18 (Andrei Kashechkin) 0Stage 19 (José Luis Arrieta) Alexander Vinokourov 0Stage 20 (ITT) (Alexander Vinokourov) 0Stage 21 (Erik Zabel) Final Alexander Vinokourov Thor Hushovd Egoi Martínez Alexander Vinokourov Discovery Channel General classification (final) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Alexander Vinokourov Astana 81h 23′ 07″ 2 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 1′ 12″ 3 Andrey Kashechkin Astana 3′ 12″ 4 Carlos Sastre Team CSC 3′ 35″ 5 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 6′ 51″ 6 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel 8′ 09″ 7 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 8′ 26″ 8 Manuel Beltrán Discovery Channel 10′ 36″ 9 Vladimir Karpets Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 10′ 47″ 10 Luis Pérez Rodríguez Cofidis 11′ 32″ Points classification In 2006, the leader of the points classification is awarded a blue with yellow-fish-covered jersey, which is sponsored by Spain’s fishing and marine industry known as FROM (or El Fondo de Regulación y Organización del Mercado de Productos de la Pesca y Cultivos Marinos). Rank Rider Team Points 1 Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 199 2 Alexander Vinokourov Astana 163 3 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 147 4 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 107 5 Erik Zabel Team Milram 104 6 Stuart O’Grady Team CSC 104 7 Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval–Prodir 99 8 Andrey Kashechkin Astana 95 9 Carlos Sastre Team CSC 93 10 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 68 Mountains classification In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains ) wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey. Rank Rider Team Points 1 Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel 129 2 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole 117 3 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 98 4 Andrey Kashechkin Astana 84 5 Alexander Vinokourov Astana 82 6 José Miguel Elías Relax-Gam 70 7 Igor Antón Euskaltel–Euskadi 67 8 Carlos Sastre Team CSC 63 9 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 60 10 David Arroyo Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 58 Combination classification In 2006, the leader of the combinations classification wears the white jersey. In 2005, the rider with the lowest cumulative rank of all classifications wore a gold-green jersey. Rank Rider Team Points 1 Alexander Vinokourov Astana 8 2 Alejandro Valverde Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 8 3 Andrey Kashechkin Astana 15 4 Carlos Sastre Team CSC 21 5 José Ángel Gómez Marchante Saunier Duval–Prodir 24 6 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi 25 7 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel 28 8 Egoi Martínez Discovery Channel 31 9 Igor Antón Euskaltel–Euskadi 39 10 Manuel Beltrán Discovery Channel 43 Teams classification Rank Team Time 1 Discovery Channel 201h 59′ 16″ 2 Astana 15′ 25″ 3 Caisse d’Epargne–Illes Balears 25′ 33″ 4 Euskaltel–Euskadi 32′ 13″ 5 Team CSC 52′ 56″ 6 Saunier Duval–Prodir 1h 40′ 02″ 7 Lampre–Fondital 1h 43′ 20″ 8 AG2R Prévoyance 2h 02′ 55″ 9 Relax-GAM 2h …
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These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Vuelta a España cycling race. Roberto Heras was the original champion but the win was awarded to Russian Denis Menchov after Heras tested positive in a doping test. Heras made an appeal through the Spanish courts, which ruled in his favour in June 2011 and this decision was upheld in the Spanish supreme court in December 2012; the Spanish cycling federation was not yet sure how to act, but said that the most likely result is that Heras will be reinstated. The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi from Italy, the mountains classification was won by Joaquim Rodríguez from Spain and the combination classification was won by Denis Menchov. Comunidad Valenciana–Elche was the winner of the team ranking. 2005 Vuelta a España Overview of the stages Race details Dates 27 August – 18 September Stages 21 Distance 3,192 km (1,983 mi) Winning time 82h 27′ 31″ Results Winner Roberto Heras (ESP) (Liberty Seguros–Würth) Second Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) Third Carlos Sastre (ESP) (Team CSC) Points Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Fassa Bortolo) Mountains Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Saunier Duval–Prodir) Combination Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank) Team Comunidad Valenciana–Elche ← 2004 2006 → Route List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 27 August Granada – Granada 7 km (4 mi) Individual time trial Denis Menchov (RUS) 2 28 August Granada – Córdoba 189.3 km (118 mi) Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) 3 29 August Córdoba – Puertollano 153.3 km (95 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 4 30 August Ciudad Real – Argamasilla de Alba 232.3 km (144 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 5 31 August Alcázar de San Juan – Cuenca 176 km (109 mi) Thor Hushovd (NOR) 6 1 September Cuenca – Valdelinares 217 km (135 mi) Roberto Heras (ESP) 7 2 September Teruel – Vinaròs 212.5 km (132 mi) Max van Heeswijk (NED) 8 3 September Tarragona – Lloret de Mar 189 km (117 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 9 4 September Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar 48 km (30 mi) Individual time trial Denis Menchov (RUS) 10 5 September La Vall d’en Bas – Ordino-Arcalis (Andorra) 206.3 km (128 mi) Francisco Mancebo (ESP) 11 6 September Andorra – Cerler 186.6 km (116 mi) Roberto Laiseka (ESP) 7 September Rest day 12 8 September Logroño – Burgos 133 km (83 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 13 9 September Burgos – La Bien Aparecida es 196 km (122 mi) Samuel Sánchez (ESP) 14 10 September La Penilla es – Lakes of Covadonga 172.3 km (107 mi) Eladio Jiménez (ESP) 15 11 September Cangas de Onís – Valgrande-Pajares es 191 km (119 mi) Roberto Heras (ESP) 12 September Rest day 16 13 September León – Valladolid 162.5 km (101 mi) Paolo Bettini (ITA) 17 14 September El Espinar – La Granja de San Ildefonso 165.6 km (103 mi) Carlos García (ESP) 18 15 September Ávila – Ávila 197.5 km (123 mi) Nicki Sørensen (DEN) 19 16 September San Martín de Valdeiglesias – Alcobendas 142.9 km (89 mi) Heinrich Haussler (GER) 20 17 September Guadalajara – Alcalá de Henares 38.9 km (24 mi) Individual time trial Rubén Plaza (ESP) 21 18 September Madrid – Madrid 136.5 km (85 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Total 3,239 km (2,013 mi) Jersey Progress Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification 1 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Rik Verbrugghe Denis Menchov Team CSC 2 Leonardo Bertagnolli Bradley McGee Bradley McGee Leonardo Bertagnolli Leonardo Bertagnolli Liberty Seguros-Würth 3 Alessandro Petacchi Joaquim Rodríguez 4 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Bradley McGee 5 Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd 6 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras 7 Max van Heeswijk Eladio Jiménez 8 Alessandro Petacchi 9 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Comunidad Valenciana 10 Francisco Mancebo 11 Roberto Laiseka Denis Menchov Joaquim Rodríguez 12 Alessandro Petacchi 13 Samuel Sánchez 14 Eladio Jiménez 15 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras 16 Paolo Bettini 17 Carlos García Quesada 18 Nicki Sørensen 19 Heinrich Haussler 20 Rubén Plaza 21 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Final Roberto Heras Alessandro Petacchi Joaquim Rodríguez Roberto Heras Comunidad Valenciana General Standings Cyclist Team Time 1 Roberto Heras Liberty Seguros 82h 22′ 55″ 2 Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4′ 36″ 3 Carlos Sastre Team CSC + 4′ 54″ 4 Francisco Mancebo Illes Balears–Caisse d’Epargne + 5′ 58″ 5 Carlos García Quesada Comunitat Valenciana-Elche + 8′ 06″ 6 Rubén Plaza Comunitat Valenciana-Elche + 11′ 36″ 7 Óscar Sevilla T-Mobile Team + 13′ 22″ 8 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel + 16′ 38″ 9 Mauricio Ardila Davitamon–Lotto + 18′ 15″ 10 Juan Miguel Mercado Quick-Step–Innergetic + 18′ 31″ 11 Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi + 20′ 12″ 12 Michele Scarponi Liberty Seguros + 31′ 44″ 13 David Blanco Comunitat Valenciana-Elche + 34′ 57″ 14 Koos Moerenhout Davitamon–Lotto + 35′ 03″ 15 Josep Jufré Relax + 35′ 33″ 16 Mario Aerts Davitamon–Lotto + 36′ 18″ 17 Daniel Atienza Cofidis + 36′ 23″ 18 Unai Osa Illes Balears–Caisse d’Epargne + 37′ 14″ 19 Marcos Serrano Liberty Seguros + 38′ 37″ 20 Pablo Lastras Illes Balears–Caisse d’Epargne + 40′ 45″ KOM Classification Cyclist Team 1 Joaquim Rodríguez Saunier Duval–Prodir Points Classification Cyclist Team 1 Alessandro Petacchi Fassa Bortolo Best Team Team Country 1 Comunitat Valenciana-Puertas Castalia Spain
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The 59th Edition of Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 4 September to 26 September 2004. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,925 km (1,818 mi), and was won by Roberto Heras of the Liberty Seguros cycling team. Halfway through the 2004 Vuelta, it appeared it would become an easy win for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman Santiago Pérez won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an important rival. Eventually Heras won with only 30 seconds advantage on Pérez. Pérez and Phonak hearing systems teammate Tyler Hamilton would later test positive for blood doping from blood samples taken during the race. Francisco Mancebo, also from Spain took third. The first non-Spaniard was Stefano Garzelli from Italy in 11th. The points classification was won by Erik Zabel from Germany, the mountains classification was won by Félix Cárdenas from Colombia and the combination classification was won by Roberto Heras. Kelme was the winner of the team ranking. Alessandro Petacchi, an Italian sprinter won four stages, but he did not finish the Vuelta. 2004 Vuelta a España Race details Dates 4–26 September Stages 21 Distance 2,925 km (1,818 mi) Winning time 77h 42′ 46″ Results Winner Roberto Heras (ESP) (Liberty Seguros) Second Santiago Pérez (ESP) (Phonak) Third Francisco Mancebo (ESP) (Illes Balears–Banesto) Points Erik Zabel (GER) (T-Mobile Team) Mountains Félix Cárdenas (COL) (Orbitel) Combination Roberto Heras (ESP) (Liberty Seguros) Team Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme ← 2003 2005 → Route List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 4 September León – León 28 km (17 mi) Team time trial U.S. Postal Service 2 5 September León – Burgos 207 km (129 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 3 6 September Burgos – Soria 156 km (97 mi) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 4 7 September Soria – Zaragoza 167 km (104 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 5 8 September Zaragoza – Morella 186.5 km (116 mi) Denis Menchov (RUS) 6 9 September Benicarló – Castellón de la Plana 157 km (98 mi) Óscar Freire (ESP) 7 10 September Castellón de la Plana – Valencia 170 km (106 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 8 11 September Almussafes – Almussafes 40.1 km (25 mi) Individual time trial Tyler Hamilton Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) 9 12 September Xàtiva – Alto de Aitana 162 km (101 mi) Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) 10 13 September Alcoy – Xorret de Catí 174.2 km (108 mi) Eladio Jiménez (ESP) 11 14 September San Vicente del Raspeig – Caravaca de la Cruz 165 km (103 mi) David Zabriskie 15 September Rest day 12 16 September Almería – Calar Alto Observatory 145 km (90 mi) Roberto Heras (ESP) 13 17 September El Ejido – Málaga 172 km (107 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 14 18 September Málaga – Granada 167 km (104 mi) Santiago Pérez (ESP) 15 19 September Granada – Sierra Nevada 29.6 km (18 mi) Individual time trial Santiago Pérez (ESP) 20 September Rest day 16 21 September Olivenza – Cáceres 190.1 km (118 mi) José Julia (ESP) 17 22 September Plasencia – La Covatilla 170 km (106 mi) Félix Cárdenas (COL) 18 23 September Béjar – Ávila 196 km (122 mi) Javier Pascual Rodríguez (ESP) 19 24 September Ávila – Collado Villalba 142 km (88 mi) Constantino Zaballa (ESP) 20 25 September Alcobendas – Puerto de Navacerrada 178 km (111 mi) José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP) 21 26 September Madrid – Madrid 28 km (17 mi) Individual time trial Santiago Pérez (ESP) Total 2,925 km (1,818 mi) Jersey progress Stage (Winner) General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Combination Classification Team Classification 0Stage 1 (TTT) (U.S. Postal Service) Floyd Landis Floyd Landis Floyd Landis Floyd Landis U.S. Postal Service 0Stage 2 (Alessandro Petacchi) Max van Heeswijk Erik Zabel 0Stage 3 (Alejandro Valverde) Benoît Joachim Stuart O’Grady 0Stage 4 (Alessandro Petacchi) Erik Zabel 0Stage 5 (Denis Menchov) Manuel Beltrán Stuart O’Grady Juan Manuel Gárate 0Stage 6 (Óscar Freire) Francisco Mancebo Manuel Beltrán 0Stage 7 (Alessandro Petacchi) Erik Zabel Denis Menchov 0Stage 8 (Tyler Hamilton) Floyd Landis Floyd Landis 0Stage 9 (Leonardo Piepoli) David Fernández Francisco Mancebo 0Stage 10 (Eladio Jiménez) Stuart O’Grady José Miguel Elias Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme 0Stage 11 (David Zabriskie) Alejandro Valverde 0Stage 12 (Roberto Heras) Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras 0Stage 13 (Alessandro Petacchi) Erik Zabel 0Stage 14 (Santiago Pérez) 0Stage 15 (ITT) (Santiago Pérez) 0Stage 16 (José Julía) 0Stage 17 (Félix Cárdenas) Félix Cárdenas 0Stage 18 (Javier Pascual Rodriguez) 0Stage 19 (Constantino Zaballa) 0Stage 20 (José Enrique Gutiérrez) 0Stage 21 (ITT) (Santiago Pérez) Final Roberto Heras Erik Zabel Félix Cárdenas Roberto Heras Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme General classification (final) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Roberto Heras (ESP) Liberty Seguros 77h42’46” 2 Santiago Pérez (ESP) Phonak 30″ 3 Francisco Mancebo (ESP) Illes Balears–Banesto 2’13” 4 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme 3’30” 5 Carlos García Quesada (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme 7’44” 6 Carlos Sastre (ESP) Team CSC 8’11” 7 Isidro Nozal (ESP) Liberty Seguros 8’32” 8 José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) Paternina-Costa De Almeria 13’08” 9 Luis Pérez (ESP) Cofidis 13’24” 10 David Blanco (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme 15’15” 11 Stefano Garzelli (ITA) Vini Caldirola–Nobili Rubinetterie 16’33” 12 Marcos Serrano (ESP) Liberty Seguros 17’14” 13 Manuel Beltrán (ESP) U.S. Postal Service 17’43” 14 Francisco José Lara (ESP) Paternina-Costa De Almeria 24’16” 15 Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 29’23” 16 Damiano Cunego (ITA) Saeco Macchine per Caffè 29’51” 17 Jorge Ferrio (ESP) Paternina-Costa De Almeria 30’49” 18 David Plaza (ESP) Cafe Baque 31’24” 19 Eladio Jiménez (ESP) Comunidad Valenciana–Kelme 34’35” 20 Luis Pasamontes (ESP) Relax-Bergasol 37’49” 21 Unai Osa (ESP) Illes Balears–Banesto 38’06”
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The 58th Edition of Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 6 September to 28 September 2003. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,957 km (1,837 mi), and was won by Roberto Heras of the US Postal cycling team. Isidro Nozal lead the general classification for much of the race until succumbing to the pressure posed by Roberto Heras who closed the gap to Nozal over the final days and took the jersey in the final time trial. The points classification was won by Erik Zabel from Germany, the mountains classification was won by Félix Cárdenas from Colombia and the combination classification was won by Alejandro Valverde. iBanesto.com was the winner of the team ranking. Alessandro Petacchi, an Italian sprinter won five stages. 2003 Vuelta a España Race details Dates 6–28 September Stages 21 Distance 2,957 km (1,837 mi) Winning time 69h 31′ 52″ Results Winner Roberto Heras (ESP) (US Postal) Second Isidro Nozal (ESP) (ONCE-Eroski) Third Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Communidad Valenciana-Kelme) Points Erik Zabel (GER) (Team Telekom) Mountains Félix Cárdenas (COL) (Cage Maglierie) Combination Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Kelme-Costa Blanca) Team iBanesto.com ← 2002 2004 → Route List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 6 September Gijón – Gijón 28 km (17 mi) Team time trial ONCE–Eroski 2 7 September Gijón – Cangas de Onís 148 km (92 mi) Luis Pérez (ESP) 3 8 September Cangas de Onís – Santander 154.3 km (96 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 4 9 September Santander – Burgos 151 km (94 mi) Unai Etxebarria (VEN) 5 10 September Soria – Zaragoza 166.7 km (104 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 6 11 September Zaragoza – Zaragoza 43.8 km (27 mi) Individual time trial Isidro Nozal (ESP) 7 12 September Huesca – Cauterets (France) 190 km (118 mi) Michael Rasmussen (DEN) 8 13 September Cauterets – Pla de Beret/Val d’Aran 166 km (103 mi) Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) 9 14 September Vielha – Envalira (Andorra) 174.8 km (109 mi) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 10 15 September Andorra – Sabadell 194 km (121 mi) Erik Zabel (GER) 16 September Rest day 11 17 September Utiel – Cuenca 162 km (101 mi) Erik Zabel (GER) 12 18 September Cuenca – Albacete 168.8 km (105 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 13 19 September Albacete – Albacete 53.3 km (33 mi) Individual time trial Isidro Nozal (ESP) 14 20 September Albacete – Valdepeñas 167.4 km (104 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 15 21 September Valdepeñas – La Pandera 172.1 km (107 mi) Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 22 September Rest day 16 23 September Jaén – Sierra Nevada 162 km (101 mi) Félix Cárdenas (COL) 17 24 September Granada – Córdoba 188.4 km (117 mi) David Millar (GBR) 18 25 September Las Rozas – Las Rozas 143.8 km (89 mi) Pedro Díaz Lobato (ESP) 19 26 September Alcobendas – Collado Villalba 164 km (102 mi) Filippo Simeoni (ITA) 20 27 September San Lorenzo de El Escorial – Alto de Abantos es 11.2 km (7 mi) Individual time trial Roberto Heras (ESP) 21 28 September Madrid – Madrid 148.5 km (92 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Total 2,925 km (1,818 mi) Jersey Progress Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification 1 ONCE-Eroski Igor González de Galdeano Igor González de Galdeano Jan Hruška Igor González de Galdeano ONCE-Eroski 2 Luis Pérez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Luis Pérez Luis Pérez 3 Alessandro Petacchi 4 Unai Etxebarria Isidro Nozal David Etxebarria Félix Cárdenas Isidro Nozal 5 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi 6 Isidro Nozal 7 Michael Rasmussen 8 Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joan Horrach 9 Alejandro Valverde Isidro Nozal Félix Cárdenas 10 Erik Zabel Alessandro Petacchi Alejandro Valverde 11 Erik Zabel Erik Zabel 12 Alessandro Petacchi Isidro Nozal 13 Isidro Nozal 14 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi 15 Alejandro Valverde Erik Zabel Alejandro Valverde 16 Félix Cárdenas 17 David Millar 18 Pedro Diaz Lobato 19 Filippo Simeoni 20 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Alejandro Valverde iBanesto.com 21 Alessandro Petacchi Erik Zabel Final Roberto Heras Erik Zabel Félix Cárdenas Alejandro Valverde iBanesto.com General classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Roberto Heras US Postal 69h31’52” 2 Isidro Nozal ONCE-Eroski ’28” 3 Alejandro Valverde Kelme-Costa Blanca 2’25” 4 Igor González de Galdeano ONCE-Eroski 3’27” 5 Francisco Mancebo iBanesto.com 4’47” 6 Manuel Beltrán US Postal 5’51” 7 Michael Rasmussen Rabobank 5’56” 8 Félix Cárdenas Labarca 2-Cafe Baque 6’33” 9 Unai Osa iBanesto.com 6’52” 10 Luis Pérez Cofidis 7’56” 11 Santos González Domina Vacanze-Elitron 9’08” 12 Óscar Sevilla Kelme-Costa Blanca 9’52” 13 Michele Scarponi Domina Vacanze-Elitron 10’13” 14 Marcos Serrano Team ONCE 12’51” 15 Félix Garcia Team Bianchi 14’18” 16 Txema Del Olmo Milaneza-MSS 14’38” 17 Óscar Pereiro Phonak Hearing Systems 17’05” 18 Iker Flores Euskaltel–Euskadi 18’31” 19 Guido Trentin Cofidis 29’34” 20 Josep Jufre Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada 33’30” 21 Dario Frigo Fassa Bortolo 40’19” 22 Íñigo Cuesta Cofidis 41’18” 23 Leonardo Piepoli iBanesto.com 46’45” 24 Manuel Calvente Team CSC 47’54” 25 Aitor Osa iBanesto.com 49’39”
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The 57th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 September to 29 September 2002. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 2,957 km (1,837 mi), and was won by Aitor González of the Kelme-Costa Blanca cycling team. Joseba Beloki, the second-place finisher of the 2002 Tour de France was part of the winning ONCE-Eroski team that won the opening team time trial of the race. Beloki held the lead until the fifth stage when he lost it to a teammate but on the sixth stage which was won by Roberto Heras. Beloki lost considerable time to other general classification contenders Óscar Sevilla, Aitor González and Heras. Sevilla took the leader’s jersey which he had worn for much of the previous edition of the Vuelta. After the first individual time trial, his teammate Aitor González was within one second of the jersey. On stage 15, González increased the pace of the group and put Sevilla in difficulty. Heras profited from this and attacked to take the stage win and the lead. Heras kept the lead until the final day when there was an individual time trial. Heras started the day with a lead of one minute and eight seconds over González but he lost this in the first 25 km of the time trial. González took the lead and won the Vuelta, Heras came second and Beloki recovered to eventually finish third overall. The Vuelta was also marked by three stage wins of Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini who retired from the race after his third stage win to prepare for the World Championships. During stage 15 riders climbed the Alto de l’Angliru in rain. Team cars stalled on the steepest part, some unable to restart because their tires slipped on messages painted by fans. Riders were caught behind them and others had to ride with flat tires because mechanics could not reach them. David Millar crashed three times and protested by handing in his race number a metre from the line. The judges ruled he had not finished the stage and he left the race. He regretted his temper – he had been ninth – and apologised to his team. 2002 Vuelta a España Race details Dates 7–29 September Stages 21 Distance 2,957 km (1,837 mi) Winning time 75h 13′ 52″ Results Winner Aitor González (ESP) (Kelme-Costa Blanca) Second Roberto Heras (ESP) (US Postal) Third Joseba Beloki (ESP) (ONCE-Eroski) Points Erik Zabel (GER) (Team Telekom) Mountains Aitor Osa (ESP) (iBanesto.com) Combination Roberto Heras (ESP) (US Postal) ← 2001 2003 → Route List of stages Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 7 September Valencia – Valencia 24.6 km (15 mi) Team time trial ONCE–Eroski 2 8 September Valencia – Alcoy 144.7 km (90 mi) Danilo Di Luca (ITA) 3 9 September San Vicente del Raspeig – Murcia 134.2 km (83 mi) Mario Cipollini (ITA) 4 10 September Águilas – Roquetas de Mar 149.5 km (93 mi) Mario Cipollini (ITA) 5 11 September El Ejido – Sierra Nevada 198 km (123 mi) Guido Trentin (ITA) 6 12 September Granada – Sierra de la Pandera 153.1 km (95 mi) Roberto Heras (ESP) 7 13 September Jaén – Málaga 196.8 km (122 mi) Mario Cipollini (ITA) 8 14 September Málaga – Ubrique 173.6 km (108 mi) Aitor González (ESP) 9 15 September Córdoba – Córdoba 130.2 km (81 mi) Pablo Lastras (ESP) 10 16 September Córdoba – Córdoba 36.5 km (23 mi) Individual time trial Aitor González (ESP) 17 September Rest day 11 18 September Alcobendas – Collado Villalba 166.1 km (103 mi) Pablo Lastras (ESP) 12 19 September Segovia – Burgos 210.5 km (131 mi) Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) 13 20 September Burgos – Santander 189.8 km (118 mi) Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) 14 21 September Santander – Gijón 190.2 km (118 mi) Serguei Smetanine (RUS) 15 22 September Gijón – Alto de l’Angliru 176.7 km (110 mi) Roberto Heras (ESP) 23 September Rest day 16 24 September Avilés – León 154.7 km (96 mi) Santiago Botero (COL) 17 25 September Benavente – Salamanca 146.6 km (91 mi) Angelo Furlan (ITA) 18 26 September Salamanca – La Covatilla 193.7 km (120 mi) Santiago Blanco (ESP) 19 27 September Béjar – Avila 177.8 km (110 mi) José Vicente Garcia Acosta (ESP) 20 28 September Avila – Warner Bros. Park 141.2 km (88 mi) Angelo Furlan (ITA) 21 29 September Warner Bros. Park – Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu Stadium) 41.2 km (26 mi) Individual time trial Aitor González (ESP) Total 2,957 km (1,837 mi) Jersey Progress Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification 1 ONCE-Eroski Joseba Beloki no award no award Joseba Beloki ONCE-Eroski 2 Danilo di Luca Danilo di Luca Mederic Clain Vitoriano Fernandez 3 Mario Cipollini Erik Zabel Mederic Clain 4 Mario Cipollini Vitoriano Fernandez 5 Guido Trentin Mikel Zarrabeitia Guido Trentin 6 Roberto Heras Óscar Sevilla Félix García Casas 7 Mario Cipollini 8 Aitor González Gilberto Simoni Óscar Sevilla 9 Pablo Lastras 10 Aitor González Kelme-Costa Blanca 11 Pablo Lastras 12 Alessandro Petacchi 13 Giovanni Lombardi Team Coast 14 Sergei Smetanine 15 Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Roberto Heras Kelme-Costa Blanca 16 Santiago Botero Aitor Osa 17 Angelo Furlan 18 Santiago Blanco Roberto Heras 19 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta Aitor Osa 20 Angelo Furlan 21 Aitor González Aitor González Final Aitor González Erik Zabel Aitor Osa Roberto Heras Kelme-Costa Blanca General classification (final) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Aitor González Kelme-Costa Blanca 75h13’52” 2 Roberto Heras US Postal 2’14” 3 Joseba Beloki ONCE-Eroski 3’11” 4 Óscar Sevilla Kelme-Costa Blanca 3’26” 5 Iban Mayo Euskaltel–Euskadi 5’42” 6 Ángel Casero Team Coast 6’33” 7 Francesco Casagrande Fassa Bortolo 6’38” 8 Félix García Casas BigMat–Auber 93 6’46” 9 Manuel Beltrán Team Coast 8’29” 10 Gilberto Simoni Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Longoni Sport 9’22” 11 Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel–Euskadi 9’49” 12 Claus Michael Møller Milaneza–MSS 10’16” 13 Fabian Jeker Milaneza–MSS 11’45” 14 David Plaza Team Coast 11’50” 15 Guido Trentin Cofidis 15’27” 16 Rui Sousa Milaneza–MSS 16’36” 17 Pablo Lastras iBanesto.com 19’33” 18 Tadej Valjavec Fassa Bortolo 23’11” 19 Carlos García Quesada Kelme-Costa Blanca 24’01” 20 Danilo Di Luca Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Longoni Sport 30’35” 21 Mikel Zarrabeitia ONCE-Eroski 31’57” 22 Luis Pérez Team Coast 39’42” 23 Pietro Caucchioli Alessio 43’54” 24 Vladimir Miholjević Alessio 50’13” 25 Christian Vande Velde US Postal 52’50”
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