September 14, 2005: El Espinar ? La Granja de San Ildefonso (166 km):
1 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana       03:51:00

2 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              0.46

3 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                         0.48

4 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                   1.37

5 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                             

6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                         

7 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           1.40

8 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                              

9 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team         

10 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team   1.42

11 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                3.27

12 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                        

13 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 

14 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                   3.48

15 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                      

16 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                  

17 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 

18 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone            

19 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                        

20 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                        4.54

21 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems       

22 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             

23 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        5.00

24 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                 5.04

25 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                                

26 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                            

27 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                                   

28 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                              

29 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                

30 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            

31 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                      

32 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                                

33 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                     7.05

34 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                

35 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                              

36 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                

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

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

39 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                                7.08

40 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                            9.23

41 Moises Due?as (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 9.25

42 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir               

43 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                       

44 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                   

45 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                                

46 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                            

47 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                                     

48 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                   

49 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               10.54

50 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                           

51 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                 

52 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                              10.56

53 Victor Hugo Pe?a (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                            

54 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone              10.58

55 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                

56 Francisco P?rez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 11.02

57 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     11.03

58 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                 16.08

59 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                                    

60 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                                

61 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                    

62 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                              

63 Nicki S?rensen (Den) Team CSC                                            

64 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                

65 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                        

66 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                                  

67 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                     

68 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                  16.18

69 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                         17.10

70 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                       

71 Andr? Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                          

72 Jos? Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne      17.44

73 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                               

74 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                       

75 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                                     

76 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                    17.46

77 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                             

78 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                    

79 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

80 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                              

81 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                  

82 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                            21.06

83 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                     

84 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                                 

85 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     21.29

86 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                                  22.34

87 Herv? Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             

88 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                          

89 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                                      

90 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                                

91 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                                

92 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                   

93 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    

94 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                        

95 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                       

96 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                                   

97 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     

98 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                           

99 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                                    

100 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                       

101 Ian McLeod (RSA) Fran?aise des Jeux                                      

102 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team         

103 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team

104 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                     

105 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 

106 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  

107 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                                    

108 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    

109 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                          

110 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems               

111 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                                    

112 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    

113 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                          

114 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                         

115 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                

116 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                       

117 Aketza Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                                     

118 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                      

119 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                

120 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                       

121 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                

122 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              

123 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                      

124 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                                  

125 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                                    

126 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                             

127 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                          26.49

128 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                        

129 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone                     

130 Francisco Jos? Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                   

131 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                              

132 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                   

133 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                                  

134 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                         

135 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                           

136 Yohann G?ne (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                      

137 Ren? Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                                      

138 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone          

DNF S?bastien Chavanel (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                 

DNS Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo

Overall rankings after stage 17:
1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team       69:21:16

2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                           4.30

3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC                                           4.50

4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                 5.51

5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                       6.22

6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team                                     11.13

7 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                         11.36

8 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                          13.28

9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step - Innergetic                     15.19

10 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel                                15.39

11 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon - Lotto                 15.53

12 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               17.20

13 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems    27.28

14 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team                    29.21

15 David Blanco Rodiguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                     31.54

16 Daniel Atienza Urendez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone        32.14

17 Unai Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne             32.19

18 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                                  32.28

19 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team   36.08

20 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                  36.59

21 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Cr?dit Agricole                            38.21

22 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Lampre - Caffita                               40.10

23 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                              45.53

24 Manuel Calvente (Spa) Team CSC                                       46.27

25 Victor Hugo Pe?a (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems                       47.13

26 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                    48.46

27 Christophe Kern (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                               49.35

28 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       49.50

29 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel                               50.03

30 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                     54.13

31 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne                   56.03

32 Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                56.33

33 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         58.10

34 I?igo Cuesta (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                          1.03.15

35 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir          1.03.52

36 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC                                1.10.12

37 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Fassa Bortolo                        1.10.38

38 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Prodir                      1.12.38

39 Adolfo Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana           1.17.18

40 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                             1.17.34

41 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          1.18.32

42 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          1.20.30

43 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                              1.21.02

44 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick Step - Innergetic                        1.21.41

45 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                          1.22.41

46 Francisco P?rez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne               1.24.11

47 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team   1.24.16

48 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.24.57

49 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis, le credit par telephone       1.25.48

50 Rolf Aldag (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1.28.28

51 Nicki S?rensen (Den) Team CSC                                      1.28.44

52 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             1.29.43

53 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel                              1.30.55

54 David Ca?ada (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         1.31.00

55 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Discovery Channel                            1.31.07

56 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                  1.31.46

57 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team        1.31.48

58 Moises Due?as (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                              1.32.17

59 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Liquigas - Bianchi                          1.33.31

60 Rafael Casero (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                         1.37.35

61 Juan Manuel Fuentes (Spa) Lampre - Caffita                        1.41.00

62 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                               1.41.01

63 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana          1.41.56

64 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                              1.42.43

65 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Rabobank                                   1.43.33

66 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir   1.44.17

67 Daniele Nardello (Ita) T-Mobile Team                               1.45.12

68 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                  1.47.30

69 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Cr?dit Agricole                          1.47.40

70 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team          1.48.26

71 Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                     1.49.58

72 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                       1.52.10

73 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               1.52.33

74 Mikel Pradera (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne              2.01.57

75 Anthony Charteau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                         2.04.16

76 Andrea Peron (Ita) Team CSC                                        2.05.30

77 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) T-Mobile Team                               2.06.52

78 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems                  2.07.37

79 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                               2.08.28

80 David Latasa (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana                            2.08.53

81 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team          2.13.55

82 J?r?my Roy (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                                2.14.23

83 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                       2.16.01

84 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team CSC                                     2.17.15

85 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                           2.17.46

86 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) Domina Vacanze                         2.19.44

87 Angel Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                           2.21.43

88 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.21.57

89 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         2.22.04

90 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                               2.22.16

91 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           2.23.24

92 Sven Montgomery (Swi) Gerolsteiner                                 2.24.20

93 Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                              2.24.55

94 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Lampre - Caffita                          2.25.48

95 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                            2.27.40

96 Jos? Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne   2.28.34

97 Igor Gonzalez De Galdeano (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W?rth Team   2.29.10

98 Francisco Jos? Ventoso (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir                2.29.35

99 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Domina Vacanze                            2.31.28

100 Aketza Pe?a (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                               2.33.53

101 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step - Innergetic                      2.34.56

102 Bart Dockx (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                                2.35.14

103 Thorwald Veneberg (Ned) Rabobank                                  2.35.54

104 Martin Elmiger (Swi) Phonak Hearing Systems                    2.38.33

105 Guido Trenti (USA) Quick Step - Innergetic                        2.39.43

106 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada                          2.39.48

107 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas - Bianchi                            2.41.06

108 Marco Velo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                    2.43.46

109 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - Caffita                              2.43.56

110 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                        2.45.10

111 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team                                 2.46.09

112 Uwe Peschel (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                    2.46.33

113 Leon Van Bon (Ned) Davitamon - Lotto                           2.47.53

114 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                                2.49.11

115 Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank                            2.49.50

116 Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                 2.51.54

117 Devis Miorin (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             2.52.23

118 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                2.53.54

119 Ian McLeod (RSA) Fran?aise des Jeux                             2.55.52

120 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                             3.00.28

121 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Davitamon - Lotto                        3.02.49

122 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone           3.03.10

123 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team CSC                                 3.03.17

124 Marco Zanotti (Ita) Liquigas - Bianchi                            3.03.24

125 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                    3.05.09

126 Andr? Korff (Ger) T-Mobile Team                                   3.05.46

127 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Liquigas - Bianchi                     3.06.13

128 Herv? Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone   3.10.09

129 Rafael Nuritdinov (Uzb) Domina Vacanze                            3.11.51

130 Nick Gates (Aus) Davitamon - Lotto                                3.16.27

131 Fabio Baldato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                                 3.16.51

132 Ren? Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                               3.20.47

133 Allan Johansen (Den) Team CSC                                     3.28.56

134 Matej Jurco (Svk) Domina Vacanze                                  3.31.58

135 Fr?d?ric Finot (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                           3.33.06

136 Jimmy Casper (Fra) Cofidis, le credit par telephone             3.34.41

137 Beno?t Vaugrenard (Fra) Fran?aise des Jeux                        3.41.46

138 Yohann G?ne (Fra) Bouygues Telecom                                3.50.22