September 16, 2006 – Here are the results of the 20th stage of the Vuelta:

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team 33.39 (49.03 km/h)
2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.06
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.19
4 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 0.26
5 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.30
6 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC 0.32
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.44
8 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.49
9 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.55
10 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 1.00
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40 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.45

Overall

1 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team 77.42.17
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 1.12
3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Astana Team 3.12
4 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 3.35
5 José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.51
6 Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 8.09
7 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.29
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 10.36
9 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 10.47
10 Luis Pérez (Spa) Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone 11.32
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77 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.02.32