La Vuelta Results - Stage 15

By Thomas Valentinsen
Sep 10, 2006, 14:33

Robert Förster takes the stage win for Team Gerolsteiner. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Valverde arrives. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Robert Förster where most of us want to be. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

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September 10, 2006: Motilla del Palancar – Almussafes (Ford factory) (182 km):
1 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner       04:24:55

2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                             

3 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   

4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                        

5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 

6 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                               

7 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                             

8 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  

9 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

10 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 

11 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         

12 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    

13 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      

14 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                          

15 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    

16 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                     

17 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                     

18 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                        

19 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  

20 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     

21 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                  

22 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             

23 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                    

24 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                      

25 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                            

26 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                    

27 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                    

28 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                             

29 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                        

30 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                         

31 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    

32 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                               

33 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     

34 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                    

35 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       

36 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  

37 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  

38 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                            

39 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   

40 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                          

41 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  

42 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

43 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   

44 Ińigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                     

45 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 

46 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  

47 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                              

48 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                0.11

49 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                               0.12

50 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                      

51 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.17

52 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                    

53 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                           

54 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  

55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       

56 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                

57 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                        

58 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                         

59 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            

60 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                    

61 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                        0.21

62 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      0.25

63 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                          

64 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          

65 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team               

66 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              

67 Aketza Peńa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       

68 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                         

69 David Cańada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  

70 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                       

71 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                           

72 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                    0.29

73 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    

74 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               

75 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                                  

76 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           0.33

77 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      

78 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        

79 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   

80 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     

81 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            

82 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                  

83 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                        

84 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       

85 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                           

86 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                         

87 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        

88 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                         

89 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                                

90 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                             

91 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                      

92 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                              

93 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       

94 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                         

95 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                      

96 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  

97 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    

98 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             

99 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      

100 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                    

101 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       

102 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 

103 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                      

104 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                        

105 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                

106 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                      

107 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                   

108 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      

109 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                           

110 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                          

111 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                      

112 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                           

113 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          

114 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                         

115 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                    

116 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                           

117 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                    

118 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                       

119 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                            

120 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    

121 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                    

122 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 

123 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 

124 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  0.52

125 Ińigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              0.53

126 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  

127 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       0.57

128 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           0.58

129 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                               

130 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                         

131 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     

132 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                             

133 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                          

134 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                   

135 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                                 

136 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           

137 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    

138 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                      

139 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                      1.04

140 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 1.08

141 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                           1.25

142 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              

143 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      

144 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                              1.41

145 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  

146 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                               1.41

147 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                    

148 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                            

149 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             

150 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                              1.45

151 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                            

152 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                                 

153 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                     2.31

154 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                              2.32

155 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              

156 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                  4.48

DNS Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner                                      

DNS Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     

Overall rankings after stage 15:
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears       58:48:23

2 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                    0.48

3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           1.25

4 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                 1.38

5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir           2.23

6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         3.49

7 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                4.29

8 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                          4.48

9 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         5.03

10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team         7.15

11 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                7.41

12 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     7.46

13 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     7.56

14 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                     8.21

15 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems                       9.30

16 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   

17 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 9.42

18 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears              10.10

19 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        11.15

20 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   12.38

21 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                 13.33

22 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears        13.48

23 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    13.50

24 Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      14.12

25 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   15.45

26 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                          17.23

27 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    18.31

28 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             22.05

29 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                     22.27

30 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    22.28

31 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           24.13

32 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                      25.14

33 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          26.26

34 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       27.33

35 Ińigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                           27.38

36 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                            28.47

37 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                     29.42

38 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              31.11

39 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                              32.01

40 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        32.17

41 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    32.20

42 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                        32.28

43 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                       35.45

44 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              37.47

45 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                               38.31

46 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   39.56

47 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        40.03

48 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              40.38

49 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              42.23

50 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 42.52

51 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        43.20

52 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                43.23

53 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              45.53

54 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                                     46.28

55 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              47.02

56 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  47.17

57 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                              47.23

58 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                       48.04

59 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 48.25

60 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                   49.34

61 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                50.38

62 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 54.03

63 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      55.55

64 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team   57.55

65 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                         58.37

66 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      59.30

67 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       1.00.28

68 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 1.00.34

69 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.01.15

70 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.01.27

71 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        1.01.31

72 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              1.03.23

73 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                             1.04.44

74 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               1.05.11

75 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.05.50

76 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 1.07.46

77 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               1.08.04

78 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems       1.08.20

79 Ińigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.09.03

80 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.09.04

81 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                        1.09.24

82 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                   1.09.49

83 Aketza Peńa (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.10.16

84 David Cańada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1.10.23

85 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.11.46

86 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.11.51

87 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.11.53

88 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                  1.12.37

89 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                               1.12.58

90 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       1.13.23

91 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   1.13.26

92 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.13.51

93 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                  1.14.30

94 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               1.14.50

95 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                1.15.01

96 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom                            1.15.10

97 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.15.40

98 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                      1.16.26

99 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.16.29

100 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                            1.17.00

101 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone             1.19.03

102 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                  1.19.47

103 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      1.20.02

104 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.20.49

105 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           1.22.13

106 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             1.22.34

107 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   1.23.02

108 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.23.18

109 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Française des Jeux                           1.24.10

110 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                          

111 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.25.00

112 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                    1.25.27

113 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        1.25.32

114 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                              1.25.37

115 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             1.27.08

116 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.27.52

117 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                             1.27.59

118 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               1.29.00

119 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.29.06

120 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  1.29.26

121 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            1.30.14

122 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                     1.31.08

123 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          1.31.11

124 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.31.27

125 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     1.31.29

126 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    1.31.33

127 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   1.33.37

128 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              1.33.46

129 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                           1.34.40

130 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.35.24

131 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.35.40

132 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               1.36.11

133 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    1.36.44

134 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   1.36.56

135 René Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               1.37.22

136 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                     1.37.26

137 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               1.38.12

138 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                  1.39.05

139 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      1.39.52

140 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              1.40.39

141 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                           1.41.09

142 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears   1.41.36

143 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              1.41.55

144 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 1.43.34

145 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                             1.43.47

146 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux                           1.44.21

147 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.44.44

148 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         1.47.18

149 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                1.48.32

150 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           1.48.51

151 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        1.49.27

152 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole                                1.50.26

153 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               1.52.30

154 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                              2.01.54

155 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                2.08.36

156 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               2.10.06

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