Orisha TV / 52nd Ruta del Sol - Stage 5 Highlights: Details

  • 00'02": The last effort in the 2006 Ruta gets underway.
  • 00'16": First - useless- skirmishes inside the pack while climbing Alto de Guadamanil (Cat.3).
  • 00'45": Fito García Quesada selas his KOM victory as he comes first across the top.
  • 01'02": T-Mobile driving the peloton.
  • 01'04": But a group of eight riders - with Boonen, Freire and Petacchi - breaks clear.
  • 02'00": Hoste and Dekker remain up front while the other escapees are brought back.
  • 02'15": Raliway-crossing for the two frontrunners while the rain makes its appearance.
  • 02'28": Have a nice meal, dude!
  • 02'35": Hoste and Dekker stay in the lead, opening a maximum gap of 03'40".
  • 03'25": The Discovery Ch. rider comes first over the top of the last climb in the race (Alto de Carmona).
  • 03'33": More railway crossing for the escape duo.
  • 03'40": Dekker takes revenge at the Meta Volante prime at Villanueva del Río Y Minas.
  • 03'48": But the peloton is chasing hard.
  • 03'57": Rabo-Erik and Hoste work well together.
  • 04'07": The Cantillana mid-stage Sprint (and Leif striking back).
  • 04'15": Andalucía's Marichalar drives the bunch to the Meta Volante line and wins the relative classification.
  • 04'30": The leading duo keeps losing time to the chasing bunch.
  • 04'42": The pack splintered as some riders were unfortunately caught in a pile-up 10km from the line. Francisco Terciado (Relax-Game) was the one suffering the worst conseqeunces, and was even forced out of the race :(.
  • 04'55": But the peloton regrouped - and chased down Hoste and Dekker - before the 2k to go banner.
  • 05'00": Here comes the red triangle.
  • 05'13": And here comes the sprint. A spectacular, neck-to-neck sprint.
  • 05'29": Boonen takes a photofinish win.
  • 05'35": The Royal Sprint in slow motion.