Santiago Perez won his second consecutive stage of the Tour of Spain with victory in Sunday's time trial. Perez - who dedicated his win on Saturday to his fiancee who died in 2003 - clocked the fastest time for the 29.6km from Granada to Sierra Nevada.
"Now I can include myself in the group of favourites and want at least to stay on the podium," said the Phonak rider who is now third overall.
Spain's Roberto Heras retains the race lead from Alejandro Valverde.
Stage 15 results 1. Santiago Perez (Spain) Phonak 1:02:29
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) CV-Kelme 1:07 behind
3. Roberto Heras (Spain) Liberty Seguros 1:51
4. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) T-Mobile 3:06
5. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) Illes Balears-Banesto 3:18
6. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spain) CV-Kelme 3:24
7. Angel Gomez (Spain) Costa de Almeria-Paternina 3:59
8. David Blanco (Spain) CV-Kelme 4:00
9. Isidro Nozal (Spain) Liberty Seguros 4:24
10. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spain) CV-Kelme 4:28
Overall standings
1. Roberto Heras (Spain) Liberty Seguros 54:04:25
2. Alejandro Valverde (Spain) CV-Kelme 5 seconds behind
3. Santiago Perez (Spain) Phonak 1:45
4. Francisco Mancebo (Spain) Illes Balears-Banesto 2:02
5. Isidro Nozal (Spain) Liberty Seguros 3:45
6. Carlos Sastre (Spain) CSC 6:12
7. Floyd Landis (U.S.) US Postal 8:21
8. Manuel Beltran (Spain) US Postal 8:44
9. Angel Gomez (Spain) Costa de Almeria-Paternina 8:51
10. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spain) CV-Kelme 8:59
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