# 2006 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

Stage results and recaps of the 2006 Vuelta a España from Stage 12 to Stage 21.

## Stages
### Stage 12

Stage 12, 07-09-2006: Aranda de Duero - Guadalajara, 162 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Liquigas | 3h 35'07" |
| 2 | Bart Dockx (BEL) | Davitamon–Lotto | + 5" |
| 3 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 45h 54'45" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 27" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | + 44" |

### Stage 13

Stage 13, 08-09-2006: Guadalajara - Cuenca, 170 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 4h 03'43" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 53h 42'51" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 35" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | + 52" |

### Stage 14

Stage 14, 09-09-2006: Cuenca - Cuenca, 33 km. (ITT)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | David Millar (GBR) | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 40'54" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | + 0.546" |
| 3 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | + 5" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 54h 23'28" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 48" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | + 1'25" |

### Stage 15

Stage 15, 10-09-2006: Motilla del Palancar - Factoría Ford (Almussafes), 175 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Förster (GER) | Gerolsteiner | 4h 24'55" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 3 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 58h 48'23" |
| 2 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 48" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | + 1'25" |

### Stage 16

Stage 16, 12-09-2006: Almería - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto, 145 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 4h 29'42" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 23" |
| 3 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | 63h 18'16" |
| 2 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | + 1'42" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | s.t. |

### Stage 17

Stage 17, 13-09-2006: Adra - Granada, 167 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Discovery Channel | 4h 09'55" |
| 2 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1'10" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 67h 49'21" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 9" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (ESP) | Team CSC | + 1'51" |

### Stage 18

Stage 18, 14-09-2006: Granada - Sierra de la Pandera, 153 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | 3h 57'39" |
| 2 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 3 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Astana | + 30" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 71h 27'08" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 53" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 2'06" |

### Stage 19

Stage 19, 15-09-2006: Jaén - Ciudad Real, 195 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Luis Arrieta (ESP) | AG2R Prévoyance | 5h 30'14" |
| 2 | Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | David Loosli (SUI) | Lampre–Fondital | + 2" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 77h 08'38" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 53" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 2'06" |

### Stage 20

Stage 20, 16-09-2006: Rivas Futura - Rivas Vaciamadrid, 28 km. (ITT)
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 33'39" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 6" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 19" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 77h 48'17" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 1'12" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 3'12" |

### Stage 21

Stage 21, 17-09-2006: Madrid - Madrid, 150 km
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Milram | 3h 40'47" |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | Aurélien Clerc (SUI) | Phonak | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | 81h 23'07" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | + 1'12" |
| 3 | Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) | Astana | + 3'12" |