La Vuelta Results - Stage 18

By Thomas Valentinsen
Sep 14, 2006, 13:50

Kashechkin wins stage. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Kashechkin leads Vinokourov up the final climb. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Valverde fought hard to close the gap. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

Alexandre Vinokourov. Photo copyright Fotoreporter Sirotti.

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September 14, 2006: Granada – Sierra de la Pandera (154 km):
1 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team       03:57:39

2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team                                    

3 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir         0.30

4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          0.32

5 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            0.35

6 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                        

7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 0.46

8 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 

9 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                      0.48

10 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                             

11 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       1.20

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

13 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 1.29

14 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team       1.34

15 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     1.43

16 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         1.56

17 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears            2.05

18 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                           2.13

19 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                                 

20 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                               2.34

21 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                            2.36

22 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    

23 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                     2.45

24 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                         2.55

25 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                       

26 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                      3.16

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

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

29 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                      3.24

30 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   3.43

31 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     3.46

32 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                    3.48

33 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 3.55

34 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                                4.14

35 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                 4.44

36 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                   4.48

37 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  4.49

38 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                         5.03

39 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                        5.28

40 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                   5.42

41 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     6.02

42 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  

43 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                     6.17

44 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone               7.18

45 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        8.04

46 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    8.08

47 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                      8.18

48 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                     

49 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                         

50 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  8.22

51 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         9.45

52 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                     10.33

53 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  10.56

54 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                 12.18

55 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              

56 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                  

57 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                       13.00

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

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

60 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                    

61 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                 13.02

62 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                      13.12

63 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              13.15

64 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               14.35

65 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                  

66 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             

67 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                          

68 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                      

69 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                                  14.39

70 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                       14.50

71 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                                      

72 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                                 14.53

73 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 15.12

74 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                15.13

75 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               15.37

76 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                             15.51

77 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        16.32

78 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                                     

79 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   

80 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                 

81 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                        16.35

82 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                                  

83 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    

84 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                  

85 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                             

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

87 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                            16.56

88 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                        18.00

89 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               22.10

90 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                       

91 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                         

92 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                     

93 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                 

94 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     

95 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

96 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                           

97 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                             

98 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                           

99 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                         

100 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       

101 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                          

102 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                           

103 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                          

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

105 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                           

106 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                   

107 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                              

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

109 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                     

110 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                            

111 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                                      

112 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                      

113 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                         

114 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                          

115 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                                     

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

117 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                    

118 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                             

119 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                       

120 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 

121 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                      

122 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                                  

123 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                      

124 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                                

125 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                                    

126 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              

127 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             

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

129 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                              

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

131 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                                 

132 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                 

133 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                               

134 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                                 

135 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                         

DNF Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram                                          

DNS Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas                                            

DNS Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic

Overall rankings after stage 18:
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team       71:27:08

2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           0.53

3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team                                    2.06

4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           2.51

5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir          5.06

6 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team   7.05

7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                 8.23

8 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        8.28

9 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                     10.04

10 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears             10.06

11 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        11.04

12 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team        13.16

13 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir                          14.11

14 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                15.44

15 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   16.07

16 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team                                    17.16

17 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears          20.33

18 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 24.34

19 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                  25.36

20 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                           26.58

21 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                29.15

22 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           39.06

23 José Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    39.16

24 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       40.08

25 Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              41.21

26 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC                                        44.03

27 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          44.09

28 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     44.49

29 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team                                   45.32

30 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                            47.09

31 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     48.55

32 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Française des Jeux                              52.14

33 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    52.52

34 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              53.09

35 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                              57.37

36 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam                                        59.02

37 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole                                59.40

38 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas                                   1.01.32

39 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team    1.04.10

40 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                      

41 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              1.10.35

42 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team                                   1.14.43

43 Sébastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            1.16.19

44 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone            1.21.54

45 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                             1.25.41

46 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                   1.27.09

47 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.27.29

48 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               1.27.52

49 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                 1.28.18

50 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                               1.31.30

51 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                            1.31.43

52 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                               1.34.59

53 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC                                   1.35.03

54 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                    1.35.22

55 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              1.36.41

56 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      1.36.43

57 José Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                1.37.30

58 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1.37.57

59 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                1.39.06

60 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                                      1.40.26

61 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                       1.41.08

62 Sébastien Joly (Fra) Française des Jeux                            1.41.33

63 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank                                     1.42.48

64 Benoît Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team   1.43.20

65 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1.43.57

66 Aketza Peña (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.44.05

67 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC                                      1.45.26

68 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam                                       1.46.10

69 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.46.23

70 David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                      1.46.36

71 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                    1.48.13

72 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.49.30

73 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.50.19

74 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital                                 1.52.50

75 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.58.07

76 Francisco José Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir              1.58.45

77 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole                               1.59.21

78 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team     1.59.47

79 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears               2.00.10

80 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole                                 2.01.56

81 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                2.02.14

82 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                           2.04.37

83 Bingen Fernández (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone      2.05.09

84 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    2.05.20

85 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone         2.06.15

86 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                               2.06.17

87 Jorge García (Spa) Relax-Gam                                       2.06.30

88 David Cañada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           2.10.16

89 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance                               2.11.26

90 Luis Fernández Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems       2.12.24

91 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team                                    2.12.25

92 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2.14.26

93 Björn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.16.08

94 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               2.16.41

95 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2.17.33

96 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              2.19.18

97 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                               2.20.12

98 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team                                    2.23.14

99 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     2.23.55

100 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Française des Jeux                               2.25.23

101 Alberto Benítez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                        2.25.25

102 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas                             2.26.11

103 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone     2.27.21

104 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam                                  2.28.04

105 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                          2.32.30

106 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                             2.32.56

107 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank                                     2.33.07

108 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom                           2.34.27

109 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.34.30

110 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank                                     2.35.12

111 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems                            2.36.02

112 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                              2.36.39

113 Aurélien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       2.37.15

114 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas                                    2.37.21

115 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas                                   2.39.25

116 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         2.39.34

117 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram                                      2.40.05

118 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.41.10

119 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    2.41.12

120 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team                                     2.41.20

121 Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française des Jeux                               2.41.59

122 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas                                    2.42.32

123 José Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears    2.42.35

124 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   2.42.44

125 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic                           2.43.01

126 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                               2.44.20

127 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                                 2.47.28

128 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram                               2.51.01

129 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Française des Jeux                         2.53.06

130 Robert Förster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 2.53.09

131 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram                                2.54.20

132 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                        2.55.15

133 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                              3.05.48

134 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram                                3.14.24

135 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole                               3.15.54

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