September 11, 2005 – Today’s fifteenth stage of the Vuelta from Cangas de Onis to Valgrande Pajares- 191 km – saw the bruised and battered Liberty rider Roberto Heras put in a brilliant show – taking almost 6 minutes on Rabo’s Denis Menchov and regaining the Golden jersey.

Stage 15:

1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 4.53.53
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.32
3 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.46
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 2.28
5 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Davitamon – Lotto 3.11
6 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.12
7 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon – Lotto 3.19
8 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3.47
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
10 Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 4.09
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44 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 13.53


Overall:

1 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 61.47.40
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 4.30
3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 4.50
4 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d’Epargne 6.45
5 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 8.02
6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 11.16
7 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 11.30
8 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 12.05
9 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Quick Step – Innergetic 13.32
10 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 14.20
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50 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 1.14.17