|  | | Last Updated: Saturday, 18 September, 2004, 15:35 GMT 16:35 UK |
Perez storms to stage win
| | A lone attack 30km from the finish earned Spain's Santiago Perez victory in stage 14 of the Tour of Spain from Malaga to Granada on Saturday. Perez raced clear on the last climb of the Alto de Monachil and came home nearly a minute ahead of compatriots Alejandro Valverde and Luis Perez. The winner dedicated his victory to his girlfriend who was killed in a car accident in 2002. Fellow Spaniard Roberto Heras remains in the overall lead. In other news, Spain's Oscar Sevilla is to leave the Phonak team after signing a two-year deal with T-Mobile.
Stage 14 results:
1. Santiago Perez (Spa) Phonak 4:06:34
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spa) CV-Kelme 46sec behind
3. Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis
4. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Iles Balears-Banesto
5. Isidro Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
6. Carlos Sastre (Spa) CSC
7. Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros
8. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
9. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) CV-Kelme all same time
10. David Blanco (Spa) CV-Kelme 2:08 Overall standings
1. Heras 53:00:05
2. Mancebo 35 seconds behind
3. Valverde 49
4. Nozal 1:12
5. Sastre 3:16
6. S Perez 3:36
7. Floyd Landis (US) US Postal 4:19
8. Manuel Beltran (Spa) US Postal 4:40
9. Angel Gomez (Spa) Costa de Almeria-Paternina 6:43
10. Garcia Quesada 7:26
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