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Rest Day #2 in Almeria, Monday, September 11th

Siesta Day #2

A relatively long transfer from Almussafes (Castilla la Mancha Region) to Almeria (Andalucia Region) will give the weary peloton a much needed rest day. Massages, a training ride and plenty of sleep will be the order of the day.

Stage Winners 1 to 9: [Each picture holds a story, click on the picture]


Click on the picture for each story Stg 1-9 ( Images © Unipublic )

Standings after Stage 9:

Pos.
Name
Nat.
Team
Time
1
 VALVERDE, Alejandro
ESP
CEI
36h41'31"
2
 KASHECHKIN, Andrey
KAZ
AWT
+27"
3
 SASTRE, Carlos
ESP
CSC
+44"
4
 GOMEZ MARCHANTE, J. Angel
ESP
SDV
+ 56"
5
 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre
KAZ
AWT
1'38"
6
 BRAJKOVIC, Janez
SLO
DSC
+ 2'05"
7
 DI LUCA, Danilo
ITA
LIQ
+2'21"
8
 BELTRAN, Manuel
ESP
DSC
+ 2'28"
9
 MARZOLI, Ruggero
ITA
LAM
+ 3'59"
10
 SZMYD, Sylvester
POL
LAM
+ 5'18"

Stage Winners 10 to 15: [Each picture holds a story, click on the picture]

Click on the picture for each story Stg 10-15 ( Images © Unipublic )

Race Leaders:

Race Leaders through Stg 15 ( Images © Unipublic )

Standings after Stage 15:

Pos. Name
Nat.
Team
Time
1
 VALVERDE, Alejandro
ESP
CEI
58h48'23"
2
 KASHECHKIN, Andrey
KAZ
AWT
+48"
3
 SASTRE, Carlos
ESP
CSC
+ 1'25"
4
 VINOKOUROV, Alexandre
KAZ
AWT
+ 1'38"
5
 GOMEZ MARCHANTE, J. Angel
ESP
SDV
+2'23"
6
 BRAJKOVIC, Janez
SLO
DSC
+3'49"
7
 KARPETS, Vladimir
RUS
CEI
+4'29"
8
 DI LUCA, Danilo
ITA
LIQ
+ 4'48"
9
 BELTRAN, Manuel
ESP
DSC
+ 5'03"
10
 DEVOLDER, Stijn
BEL
DSC
+ 7'15"

 

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