May 21, 2006 — Canada’s Ryder Hesjedal (Phonak Hearing Systems) had a great race finishing 4th overall at the Volta a Catalunya in Spain. Hesjedal was 37th today in the final Stage 7 — Lloret de Mar – Barcelona, 121.6 km — won by Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital.

Results

1 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 2.36.37
2 Aaron Kemps (Aus) Liberty Seguros-Wurth
3 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram
4 Stuart O’grady (Aus) Team CSC
5 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
6 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Team Milram
7 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner
8 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
9 Angel Edo (Spa) Andalucia-Paul Versan
10 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole

37 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems

Final GC After Stage 7

1 David Canada (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 25.06.26
2 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.02
3 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prevoyance 0.08
4 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.35
5 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel 0.48
6 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team 0.57
7 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) AG2R Prevoyance 1.11
8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 1.24
9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.27
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 1.35