La Vuelta Results - Stage 18
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1 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team 03:57:39
2 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team
3 Jos? 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 S?nchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.46
8 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
9 Luis P?rez (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 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 2.13
19 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
20 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 2.34
21 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 2.36
22 St?phane 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 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
28 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
29 Jos? Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 3.24
30 Aketza Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.43
31 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam 3.46
32 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 3.48
33 I?igo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 3.55
34 Jos? Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team 4.14
35 Fr?d?ric 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 Beno?t 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 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam 8.22
51 ?ngel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam 9.45
52 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam 10.33
53 Rub?n P?rez (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 Fern?ndez (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 Jos? 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) Fran?aise 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 Beno?t Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 15.12
74 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 15.13
75 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 15.37
76 Bj?rn 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 I?igo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
85 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
86 David De
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 Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas
97 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam
98 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas
99 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team
100 Robert F?rster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
101 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
102 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team
103 S?bastien 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 Ben?tez (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 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux
116 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
117 Luis Fern?ndez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
118 Aur?lien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
119 Francisco Jos? 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) Fran?aise des Jeux
125 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
126 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
127 Jorge Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam
128 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
129 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
130 Jos? Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
131 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic
132 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
133 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
134 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise 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 Jos? Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5.06
6 Thomas Danielson (
7 Samuel S?nchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.23
8 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8.28
9 Luis P?rez (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 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam 39.16
24 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 40.08
25 I?igo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 41.21
26 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 44.03
27 I?igo 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 St?phane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 47.09
31 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 48.55
32 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Fran?aise 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 Fr?d?ric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1.10.35
42 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team 1.14.43
43 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1.16.19
44 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1.21.54
45 Jos? 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 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam 1.31.30
51 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 1.31.43
52 Beno?t 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 ?ngel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam 1.36.43
57 Jos? Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.37.30
58 I?igo 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 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 1.41.33
63 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 1.42.48
64 Beno?t Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.43.20
65 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.43.57
66 Aketza Pe?a (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 Rub?n P?rez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.46.23
70 David De
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 Jos? 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 Fern?ndez (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 Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam 2.06.30
88 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.10.16
89 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance 2.11.26
90 Luis Fern?ndez 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 Bj?rn 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) Fran?aise des Jeux 2.25.23
101 Alberto Ben?tez (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 Aur?lien 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 S?bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 2.41.12
120 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team 2.41.20
121 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 2.41.59
122 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas 2.42.32
123 Jos? 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) Fran?aise des Jeux 2.53.06
130 Robert F?rster (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
