April 4, 2006 – Here are the results from the first two stages of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco in Spain:

Stage 1:

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 3.22.27
2 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
3 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
4 M. A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
6 Christopher Horner (USA) Davitamon-Lotto
7 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
8 Yon Bru (Spa) Kaiku
9 Aitor Osa (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
10 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Kaiku

Stage 2

1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.10.55
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.02
4 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team
5 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
6 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
7 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone
8 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
9 Aitor Osa (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
10 Francisco Javier Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital

Overall:

1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7.33.22
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.02
4 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner
5 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
6 M. A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
7 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team
8 Aitor Osa (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
9 Francisco Javier Vila (Spa) Lampre-Fondital
10 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto