 Quesada broke away up the final ascent of the day |
Carlos Garcia Quesada stormed to a solo victory after breaking away on stage 17 of the Tour of Spain. Quesada broke clear of his fellow climbers on the final ascent of the stage on Wednesday - the arduous Navacerrada climb.
And he maintained that advantage following a fast descent down to La Granja de San Ildefonso.
Roberto Heras still leads by more than four minutes despite finishing off the pace in ninth place.
Stage 17 results:
1. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spain/Comunidad Valenciana) 3:51:00"
2. Francisco Mancebo (Spain/Illes Balears) +46seconds
3. Santos Gonzalez (Spain/Phonak) +48s
4. Mauricio Ardila (Colombia/Davitamon - Lotto) +1:37
5. Ruben Plaza (Spain/Comunidad Valenciana) same time
6. Oscar Sevilla (Spain/T-Mobile) st
7. Denis Menchov (Russia/Rabobank) +1:40
8. Carlos Sastre (Spain/Team CSC) st
9. Roberto Heras (Spain/Liberty Seguros) st
10. Marcos Serrano (Spain/Liberty Seguros) +1:42"
Overall standings:
1. Roberto Heras (Spain/Liberty Seguros) 69:21:36"
2. Denis Menchov (Russia/Rabobank) +4:30
3. Carlos Sastre (Spain/Team CSC) +4:50
4. Francisco Mancebo (Spain/Illes Balears) +5:51
5. Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spain/Comunidad Valenciana) +6:22
6. Oscar Sevilla (Spain/T-Mobile) +11:13
7. Ruben Plaza (Spain/Comunidad Valenciana) +11:36"
8. Santos Gonzalez (Spain/Phonak) +13:28"
9. Juan Miguel Mercado (Spain/Quick-Step) +15:19
10. Tom Danielson (United States/Discovery Channel) +15:39
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