August 30, 2006 – Here are some Stage 5 results, Plasencia – Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar), 178 km:

Results

Provisional
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas 5.02.25
2 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team 0.07
4 José Ange Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 0.15
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.22
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 0.36
8 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.39
9 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
10 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) T-Mobile Team 0.42
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14 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.32