La Vuelta Results - Stage 15
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September 10, 2006: Motilla del Palancar ? Almussafes (Ford factory) (
1 Robert F?rster (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 Aur?lien 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 Jos? Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                         
12 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram                                     
13 Rub?n P?rez (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 P?rez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                         
30 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC                                          
31 Samuel S?nchez (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 Fern?ndez (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 I?igo 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 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                               0.12
50 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital                                       
51 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital                                 0.17
52 Jos? Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                     
53 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                            
54 Beno?t Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team                   
55 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears                        
56 Thomas Danielson (
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 Jes?s Hern?ndez (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 Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                       
68 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC                                          
69 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                                   
70 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team                                       
71 Kjell Carlstr?m (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) Fran?aise des Jeux                                   
76 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                           0.33
77 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      
78 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                         
79 St?phane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                    
80 Bj?rn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                     
81 ?ngel 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 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                               
93 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       
94 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto                                          
95 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Fran?aise 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 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise 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 Fr?d?ric 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 Jos? Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears           
114 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC                                          
115 Beno?t 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 Fern?ndez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     
121 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital                                     
122 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
123 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                  
124 Ren? Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                  0.52
125 I?igo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              0.53
126 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole                                  
127 S?bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                       0.57
128 Alberto Ben?tez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                           0.58
129 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                                
130 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                          
131 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise 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 
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 Jos? Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team                               1.41
147 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole                                     
148 Jorge Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             
149 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam                                             
150 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                              1.45
151 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram                                             
152 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fran?aise des Jeux                                  
153 Jos? 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 Jos? 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 S?nchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                7.41
12 Thomas Danielson (
13 Luis P?rez (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 Jes?s Hern?ndez (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 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam                                    22.28
31 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank                                           24.13
32 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank                                      25.14
33 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC                                          26.26
34 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC                                       27.33
35 I?igo 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) Fran?aise 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 St?phane 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 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              40.38
49 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone              42.23
50 Beno?t Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole                                 42.52
51 ?ngel 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 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance                              47.02
56 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance                                  47.17
57 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise 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 Fr?d?ric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone                50.38
62 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam                                 54.03
63 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                                      55.55
64 Beno?t 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 
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 Fern?ndez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems       1.08.20
79 I?igo 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 Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                1.10.16
84 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir                            1.10.23
85 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                       1.11.46
86 Rub?n P?rez (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 Jos? 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 Jos? Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic                   1.16.29
100 Jos? 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 Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam                                      1.20.02
104 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone          1.20.49
105 Bingen Fern?ndez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone           1.22.13
106 Bj?rn 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) Fran?aise 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 Ben?tez (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) Fran?aise 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 Aur?lien 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 S?bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic                    1.35.24
131 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic                         1.35.40
132 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                               1.36.11
133 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas                                    1.36.44
134 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas                                   1.36.56
135 Ren? 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 Jos? 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 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                           1.44.21
147 Robert F?rster (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                 1.44.44
148 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Fran?aise 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

                  
                  
                  
                  

