Spaniard Isidro Nozal maintained his overall lead in the Tour of Spain by winning the sixth stage on Thursday. Briton David Millar finished second on the stage with Czech Jan Hruska third in the 43.8km time trial, which started and ended in Zaragoza.
Nozal said: "With this result we've shown we've got a team that could win the Tour of Spain, because I would have been happy just to hold on to the leader's jersey today."
Nozal will now tackle the mountains with an advantage of more than two minutes over his ONCE-Eroski team mate Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano.
Stage six results:
1. Isidro Nozal (Spain) ONCE-Eroski 53 minutes 34 seconds
2. David Millar (Great Britain) Cofidis 1:20
3. Jan Hruska (Czech Republic) ONCE-Eroski 1:26
4. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spain) ONCE-Eroski 1:37
5. Aitor Gonzalez (Spain) Fassa Bortolo 1:41
6. Manuel Beltran (Spain) U.S. Postal-Berry Floor 1:42
7. Klaus Moller (Denmark) Milaneza-MSS 1:56
8. Bert Grabsch (Germany) Phonak 1:57
9. Dario Frigo (Italy) Fassa Bortolo 2:21
10. Santos Gonzalez (Spain) Domina Vacanze 2:23
11. Angel Casero (Spain) Bianchi 2:25
12. Carlos Torrent (Spain) Paternina-Costa Almeria 3:01
13. Alex Z�lle (Switzerland) Phonak same time
14. Michele Scarponi (Italy) Domina Vacanze 3:16
15. Bobby Julich (U.S.) Telekom 3:18
16. Rubens Bertogliati (Switzerland) Lampre 3:25
17. Guido Trentin (Italy) Cofidis 3:26
18. Roberto Heras (Spain) U.S. Postal-Berry Floor 3:35
19. Michael Barry (Canada) U.S. Postal-Berry Floor 3:46
20. Alberto Martinez (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3:48
Overall standings:
1. Isidro Nozal (Spain) ONCE-Eroski 15 hours 4 mins 37 secs
2. Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spain) ONCE-Eroski 2:27
3. Manuel Beltran (Spain) U.S. Postal-Berry Floor 2:42
4. Klaus Moller (Denmark) Milaneza-MSS 4:16
5. Roberto Heras (Spain) U.S. Postal-Berry Floor 4:35
6. Dario Frigo (Italy) Fassa Bortolo 4:36
7. Marcos Serrano (Spain) ONCE-Eroski 4:49
8. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) Ibanesto.com 5:02
9. Aitor Gonzalez (Spain) Fassa Bortolo 5:15
10. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Kelme-Costa Blanca 5:23
11. Angel Casero (Spain) Bianchi 5:35
12. Aitor Osa (Spain) Ibanesto.com 5:55
13. Unai Osa (Spain) Ibanesto.com 6:10
14. Luis Perez (Spain) Cofidis 6:13
15. Jan Hruska (Czech Republic) ONCE-Eroski 6:14
16. Santos Gonzalez (Spain) Domina Vacanze at same time
17. Juan Miguel Mercado (Spain) Ibanesto.com 6:17
18. Iker Flores (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6:24
19. Jose Azevedo (Portugal) ONCE-Eroski 6:25
20. Carlos Torrent (Spain) Paternina-Costa Almeria 6:30
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