2006 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

Stage results and recaps of the 2006 Vuelta a España from Stage 12 to Stage 21.

Stages[edit]

Stage 12[edit]

Stage 12, 07-09-2006: Aranda de Duero - Guadalajara, 162 km.

Stage 12 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Liquigas	3h 35'07"
2	Bart Dockx (BEL)	Davitamon–Lotto	+ 5"
3	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	s.t.

General classification after stage 12

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	45h 54'45"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 27"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	+ 44"

Stage 13[edit]

Stage 13, 08-09-2006: Guadalajara - Cuenca, 170 km.

Stage 13 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	4h 03'43"
2	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	s.t.

General classification after stage 13

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	53h 42'51"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 35"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	+ 52"

Stage 14[edit]

Stage 14, 09-09-2006: Cuenca - Cuenca, 33 km. (ITT)

Stage 14 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	David Millar (GBR)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	40'54"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 0.546"
3	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5"

General classification after stage 14

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	54h 23'28"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 48"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	+ 1'25"

Stage 15[edit]

Stage 15, 10-09-2006: Motilla del Palancar - Factoría Ford (Almussafes), 175 km.

Stage 15 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Förster (GER)	Gerolsteiner	4h 24'55"
2	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	s.t.
3	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	s.t.

General classification after stage 15

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	58h 48'23"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 48"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	+ 1'25"

Stage 16[edit]

Stage 16, 12-09-2006: Almería - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto, 145 km.

Stage 16 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Igor Antón (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	4h 29'42"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 23"
3	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.

General classification after stage 16

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	63h 18'16"
2	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1'42"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	s.t.

Stage 17[edit]

Stage 17, 13-09-2006: Adra - Granada, 167 km.

Stage 17 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Danielson (USA)	Discovery Channel	4h 09'55"
2	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
3	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1'10"

General classification after stage 17

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	67h 49'21"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 9"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	+ 1'51"

Stage 18[edit]

Stage 18, 14-09-2006: Granada - Sierra de la Pandera, 153 km.

Stage 18 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	3h 57'39"
2	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
3	José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP)	Astana	+ 30"

General classification after stage 18

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	71h 27'08"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 53"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 2'06"

Stage 19[edit]

Stage 19, 15-09-2006: Jaén - Ciudad Real, 195 km.

Stage 19 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	José Luis Arrieta (ESP)	AG2R Prévoyance	5h 30'14"
2	Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	David Loosli (SUI)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 2"

General classification after stage 19

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	77h 08'38"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 53"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 2'06"

Stage 20[edit]

Stage 20, 16-09-2006: Rivas Futura - Rivas Vaciamadrid, 28 km. (ITT)

Stage 20 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	33'39"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 6"
3	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 19"

General classification after stage 20

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	77h 48'17"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 1'12"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 3'12"

Stage 21[edit]

Stage 21, 17-09-2006: Madrid - Madrid, 150 km

Stage 21 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Milram	3h 40'47"
2	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Aurélien Clerc (SUI)	Phonak	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	81h 23'07"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	+ 1'12"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 3'12"

References[edit]

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