La Vuelta Results - Stage 8
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September 2, 2006: Ponferrada ? Lugo (
1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team 04:02:11
2 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.01
3 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems
4 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole
5 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
6 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
7 Samuel S?nchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
8 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team
9 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner
10 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
11 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC
12 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
13 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
14 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
15 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital
16 Aur?lien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
17 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam
18 David De
19 Luis P?rez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
20 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
21 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
22 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
23 Jos? Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
24 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
26 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
27 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
28 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team
29 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team
30 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems
31 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
32 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
33 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas
34 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
35 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
36 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
37 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital
38 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
39 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC
40 St?phane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
41 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance
42 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
43 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team
44 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
45 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
46 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
47 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
48 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team
49 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team
50 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
51 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam
52 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
53 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
54 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fran?aise des Jeux
55 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
56 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team
57 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team
58 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
59 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC
60 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank
61 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
62 Rub?n P?rez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
63 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
64 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
65 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 0.19
66 ?ngel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam
67 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 0.21
68 Jes?s Hern?ndez (Spa) Relax-Gam
69 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
70 Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank
71 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 0.25
72 I?igo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance
73 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam
74 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
75 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas 0.30
76 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
77 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
78 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC
79 Bingen Fern?ndez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
80 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
81 Luis Fern?ndez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
82 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram
83 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam 0.34
84 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram 0.37
85 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.40
86 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole 0.44
87 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner
88 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 0.49
89 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance
90 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam
91 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance
92 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank
93 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team
94 I?igo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
95 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir
96 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
97 Aketza Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
98 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 1.08
99 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
100 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team
101 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team
102 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
103 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC
104 Beno?t Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole
105 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram
106 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team
107 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Fran?aise des Jeux
108 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital
109 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole
110 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance
111 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
112 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team
113 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
114 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 1.21
115 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 1.26
116 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas
117 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 1.29
118 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.32
119 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
120 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 1.49
121 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 1.51
122 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.59
123 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram 2.01
124 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux
125 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam
126 Herv? Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
127 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
128 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
129 Beno?t Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
130 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems
131 Fr?d?ric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
132 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
133 Jorge Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam
134 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
135 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 2.06
136 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 2.10
137 Bj?rn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
138 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.14
139 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 2.17
140 Francisco Jos? Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 2.24
141 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 2.29
142 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas
143 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas
144 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas
145 Jos? Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team
146 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
147 Luis Le?n S?nchez (Spa) Astana Team
148 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
149 Jos? Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic
150 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
151 Jos? Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears
152 Alberto Ben?tez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
153 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux
154 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank
155 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic
156 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2.58
157 Robert F?rster (Ger) Gerolsteiner
158 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 3.06
159 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 4.13
160 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux
161 S?bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
162 Ren? Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4.44
163 Andr? Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team
164 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
165 Juan Jos? Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.28
166 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole
167 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner 6.30
168 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner
169 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
170 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
171 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram
172 ?ngel G?mez G?mez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir
173 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram
174 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole
175 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
176 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole
177 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom
178 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
179 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
DNF Josep Jufre (Spa) Davitamon-Lotto
DNF Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
Overall rankings after stage 8:
1 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 30:50:39
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 0.05
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.10
4 Jos? Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.22
5 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team 0.23
6 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.51
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.05
8 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 1.37
9 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 1.47
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team 2.07
11 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2.37
12 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.05
13 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre-Fondital 3.13
14 Samuel S?nchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3.33
15 Luis P?rez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 3.40
16 Thomas Danielson (
17 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 4.21
18 Jes?s Hern?ndez (Spa) Relax-Gam 4.24
19 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank 4.29
20 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4.31
21 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.38
22 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Lampre-Fondital 4.41
23 Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana Team 4.48
24 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 5.11
25 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5.59
26 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 6.08
27 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 7.09
28 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana Team 7.18
29 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.39
30 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Astana Team 7.54
31 Theo Eltink (Ned) Rabobank 8.34
32 Mauricio Ardila (
33 Daniel Becke (Ger) Team Milram 9.49
34 I?igo Chaurreau (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 10.19
35 Christopher Horner (
36 Jos? Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax-Gam 10.29
37 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Credit Agricole 11.21
38 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 11.33
39 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 12.39
40 J?r?me Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12.42
41 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team CSC 13.04
42 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
43 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Team CSC 13.24
44 ?ngel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-Gam 13.49
45 Juan Jos? Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 14.30
46 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team CSC 14.33
47 S?bastien Joly (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 14.51
48 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 15.07
49 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 16.15
50 David De
51 David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 16.32
52 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 16.51
53 Jos? Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 18.02
54 Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 18.14
55 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Relax-Gam 18.17
56 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 18.26
57 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 19.13
58 Beno?t Poilvet (Fra) Credit Agricole 19.32
59 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Liquigas 19.52
60 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 20.26
61 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 20.42
62 Beno?t Joachim (Lux) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 21.40
63 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 23.23
64 Eric Leblacher (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 23.52
65 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 24.34
66 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 25.03
67 S?bastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 25.14
68 Fr?d?ric Bessy (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 25.50
69 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 27.21
70 David George (RSA) Relax-Gam 27.44
71 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 29.34
72 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram 29.35
73 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) T-Mobile Team 30.06
74 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner 30.13
75 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 30.19
76 St?phane Goubert (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 30.20
77 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team 30.21
78 Pieter Mertens (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 30.32
79 David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital 30.41
80 Ra?l Garc?a De Mateo (Spa) Relax-Gam 30.57
81 Walter Beneteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 31.33
82 Luis Le?n S?nchez (Spa) Astana Team 32.36
83 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 33.13
84 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 33.16
85 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 34.11
86 Luis Fern?ndez Oliveira (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 34.34
87 Florian Stalder (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 35.09
88 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 36.00
89 Steve Morabito (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 36.05
90 Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 36.16
91 Jos? Antonio Garrido (Spa) Quick Step-Innergetic 36.21
92 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 37.12
93 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 37.57
94 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 38.05
95 Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 39.21
96 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 39.22
97 Pierre Drancourt (Bel) Bouygues Telecom 39.36
98 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Phonak Hearing Systems 39.41
99 Jos? Antonio Redondo (Spa) Astana Team 39.44
100 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Gam 39.52
101 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Credit Agricole 40.40
102 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas 41.01
103 Jorge Garc?a (Spa) Relax-Gam 41.04
104 Alberto Ben?tez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 41.07
105 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41.51
106 I?igo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 41.52
107 Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile Team 42.37
108 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 43.15
109 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 43.23
110 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Liquigas 43.54
111 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 44.00
112 Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Astana Team 44.09
113 Stephan Schreck (Ger) T-Mobile Team 44.13
114 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 44.29
115 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 44.46
116 Ian Mcleod (RSA) Fran?aise des Jeux 44.50
117 Francisco Jos? Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 44.56
118 Aketza Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 45.34
119 William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 46.21
120 Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 46.41
121 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 47.32
122 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 47.51
123 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile Team 48.55
124 Rub?n P?rez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 48.57
125 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
126 Uros Murn (Slo) Phonak Hearing Systems 48.58
127 Fred Rodriguez (
128 Aur?lien Clerc (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems 49.06
129 Alexandre Usov (Blr) AG2R Prevoyance
130 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Fran?aise des Jeux 49.07
131 Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 49.08
132 Marco Velo (Ita) Team Milram 49.16
133 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 49.17
134 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 49.41
135 Bingen Fern?ndez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 49.43
136 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 49.45
137 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 49.49
138 Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Team Milram 49.59
139 Bastiaan Giling (Ned) T-Mobile Team 50.02
140 Markel Irizar (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 50.09
141 Geoffroy Lequatre (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 50.16
142 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Astana Team 50.22
143 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 50.23
144 Francesco Failli (Ita) Liquigas 50.31
145 Franck Renier (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 50.39
146 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Team Milram
147 Herv? Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 51.08
148 Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 51.10
149 Jos? Vicent Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears 51.19
150 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas 51.57
151 Markus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 52.00
152 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 52.03
153 Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step-Innergetic 52.06
154 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 52.17
155 Kjell Carlstr?m (Fin) Liquigas 52.19
156 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 52.30
157 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Team Milram 52.31
158 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Liquigas 52.44
159 Bj?rn Leukemans (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 52.45
160 Robert F?rster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 52.54
161 David Navas (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 52.58
162 S?bastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 53.11
163 ?ngel G?mez G?mez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 53.13
164 Andr? Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team 53.31
165 Fabien Patanchon (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux 53.40
166 Ren? Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner 53.41
167 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 55.45
168 Mario De Sarraga (Spa) Relax-Gam 55.58
169 Rony Martias (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 56.05
170 Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 56.21
171 Sebastian Siedler (Ger) Team Milram 58.19
172 Wim De Vocht (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto 58.52
173 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 59.08
174 Mathieu Claude (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1.01.26
175 Marcel Strauss (Swi) Gerolsteiner 1.03.31
176 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.10.00
177 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Credit Agricole 1.11.09
178 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 1.12.33
179 Mads Kaggestad (Nor) Credit Agricole 1.15.32