August 27, 2005 – The Tour of Spain has begun! Here are some results from today’s 7km prologue in Granada. Canada’s Michael Barry (Discovery) has a solid ride in 29th.
Results
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 9.45
2 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Quick Step – Innergetic 0.01
3 Bradley McGee (Aus) Française des Jeux 0.03
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.07
5 Tom Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel 0.12
6 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.13
7 Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.15
8 David Bernabeu (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana
9 Santiago Botero Echeverry (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.18
10 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Lampre – Caffita 0.20
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29 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel 0.29