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1997 Results
Past Winners
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 PreviewThere will be 14 teams with 8 riders. Some of the riders include Jan Ullrich, Claudio Chiappucci and five ex-winners including Melchior Mauri (ONCE) and Fernando Escartin (Kelme-Costa Blanca). Laurent Jalabert and Abraham Olano will not start.Stage 1, Boltaña - Torreciudad, 80.8 kms:1. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.04.28 2. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco s.t. 3. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto s.t. 4. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros s.t. 5. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.04 6. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno Gaerne 0.04 7. Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 0.04 8. Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.04 9. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.10 10. Vicente Aparicio (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.10 .. 25. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 0.37 GC after Stage 1 1. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.04.28 2. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco s.t. 3. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto s.t. 4. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros s.t. 5. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.04 6. Nicklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno Gaerne 0.04 7. Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 0.04 8. Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 0.04 9. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 0.10 10. Vicente Aparicio (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.10 .. 25. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 0.37 Brief Report Fernando Escartín (Kelme-Costa Blanca) won the 1st stage of the 35th Vuelta a Aragón and became the race leader into the bargain. He launched an attack at the best time, with 200 meters to the finish, showing that in cycling, even if you don't have the best form, you can still get a good result if you have the will. Due to the bad weather - rain and snow - the Stage was reduced form 173 kms to 91 kms. The cars found it impossible to cross the mountain passes. The neutralisation occurred at the Cat 1 climb of Cotefablo. The riders were already drenched to the bone and welcomed the stage change. The stage continued in Boltaña under bright sun, although the rain continued to be a threat and the 112 participants took things easy during the first kilometers. With 25 kms to the finish, the attacks started coming and didn't cease until the end of the stage. The first to try were Vicente Aparicio (Vitalicio Seguros) and Alvaro González de Galdeano (Euskaltel), although the most serious attempt would come from Italian Elio Aggiano (Vitalicio Seguros), who was joined by Mario Scirea (Saeco) with 10 kms to the finish. The 2 Italians were captured with some 3 kms to go, where the peloton broke wide open due to the various climbs that lead to the finish line. Italiano Massimo Donati (Saeco) launched an attack in the last km and the only one who was able to respond was an alert Escartín, who knew the finish line perfectly, since he was beaten by a slim margin here in the 1995 edition by Simone Borgheresi. Stage 2 is 138 kms between Alcorisa and Valdelinares, with four mountain climbs and is considered the 'Queen Stage'. Stage 2, Alcorisa - Valdelinares, 138 kms:1. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 4.27.19 2. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.02 3. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE 0.21 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.21 5. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 0.28 6. Massimo Donatti (Ita) Saeco 0.28 7. Nicklas Axelsson (Swi) Scrigno Gaerne 1.08 8. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.08 9. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.37 10. Vicente Aparicio (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 1.37 11. Andrei Zintchenko (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 1.37 12. Chente García (Spa) Banesto 2.19 13. F. Javier Mauleón (Spa) ONCE 2.19 14. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Scrigno Gaerne 2.19 15. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 2.19 16. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.19 17. A. López Munain (Spa) Euskaltel 2.26 18. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 2.30 19. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina-Tollo 2.30 20. David Cañada (Spa) ONCE 2.30 21. J. Carlos Domínguez (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 2.30 22. Melcior Mauri (Spa) ONCE 2.30 23. Ricardo Otxoa (Spa) ONCE 2.30 25. J. Carlos Vicario (Spa) Estepona 2.45 26. Ángel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel 2.45 28. F. Javier Cerezo (Spa) Estepona 3.10 30. C. Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary 3.33 60. José Maria Jiménez (Spa) Banesto 9.21 66. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom-ADR 18.52 70. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom-ADR 18.52 86. Oliverio Rincón (Col) Vitalico Seguros 18.52 GC after Stage 2 1. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 6.31.47 2. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.02 3. Massimo Donatti (Ita) Saeco 0.28 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.31 5. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE 0.31 6. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 0.38 7. Nicklas Axelsson (Swi) Scrigno Gaerne 1.12 8. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.12 9. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.41 10. Vicente Aparicio (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 1.47 11. Andrei Zintchenko (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 1.54 12. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.19 13. Chente García (Spa) Banesto 2.23 14. F. Javier Mauleón (Spa) ONCE 2.29 15. A. López Munain (Spa) Euskaltel 2.36 16. J. C. Domínguez (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 2.40 17. Melcior Mauri (Spa) ONCE 2.40 18. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 2.56 19. David Cañada (Spa) ONCE 3.07 20. Ricardo Otxoa (Spa) ONCE 3.07 21. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 3.07 22. F. J. Cerezo (Spa) Estepona 3.20 23. Ángel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel 3.22 30. C. Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary 4.52 58. José Maria Jiménez (Spa) Banesto 11.13 72. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom-ADR 20.01 78. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom-ADR 20.44 89. Oliverio Rincón (Col) Vitalico Seguros 21.09 Stage 3, Mora de Rubiales - Bronchales, 159 kms:1. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 5.06.29 2. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 0.01 3. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 0.02 4. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno Gaerne 5. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.04 6. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.06 7. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.08 8. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics-CGA 0.09 9. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco 10. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca GC after Stage 3 1. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 11.38.17 2. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.05 3. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.36 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.38 5. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 0.46 6. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco 0.56 7. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno Gaerne 1.13 8. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.20 9. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.55 10. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.00 Stage 4, Teruel - Calatayud, 191 kms:1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom-ADR 5.32.51 2. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco 3. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 4. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scoti 5. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 6. Massimo Strazzer (Ita) Cantina Tollo 7. Federico Colonna (Ita) Asics-CGA 8. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9. Vladimir Douma (Rus) Scrigno-Gaerne 10. Denis Zanette (Ita) Vini Caldirola GC after Stage 4 1. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 17.11.08 2. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.05 3. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.36 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.38 5. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 0.46 6. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco 0.56 7. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno-Gaerne 1.13 8. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.20 9. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.55 10. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.00 Stage 5, Calatayud Zaragoza, 137 kms:1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom-ADR 3.03.15 (44.92 km/h) 2. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco 3. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 4. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 5. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Estepona 6. Marco Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 7. Alain Turricchia Ita) Asics 8. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti 9. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary 10. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros Final GC 1. Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto 20.14.23 2. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalico Seguros 0.05 3. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 0.36 4. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saeco 0.38 5. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto 0.46 6. Massimo Donati (Ita) Saeco 0.56 7. Niklas Axelsson (Swe) Scrigno-Gaerne 1.13 8. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 1.20 9. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 1.55 10. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.00 11. Vicente Aparicio (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 2.06 12. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2.38 13. Francisco-Javier Mauleon (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank 2.41 14. Alain Turicchia (Ita) Asics 3.08 15. Abraham Olano (Spa) Banesto 3.15 16. Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 3.26 17. Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto 3.30 18. Stefano De Mauri (Ita) Vini Caldirola 3.47 19. David Canada Garcia (Spa) ONCE 3.57 20. Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 4.22 21. Bert Dietz (Ger) Telekom-ARD 5.02 22. Juan Carlos Vicario Barbera (Spa) EBR 5.05 23. Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 5.20 24. Francesco Secchiari (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 5.43 25. Michele Laddomada (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 5.54 26. Roberto Sierra Aguero (Spa) ONCE 6.10 27. Carmelo Miranda (Spa) EBR 6.23 28. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 6.28 29. Josue Barrigon Otero (Spa) ONCE 6.38 30. Luis Maria Diaz De Otazu (Spa) ONCE 7.01 31. Marino Alonso Monje (Spa) Banesto 7.11 32. Leonardo Calzavara (Ita) Vini Caldirola 7.58 33. Miguel Angel Pena Caceres (Spa) Banesto 9.15 34. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom-ADR 9.55 35. Felice Puttini (Swi) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 10.06 36. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 11.09 37. Giuseppe Panetta (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 11.48 38. Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 13.08 39. Chepe Gonzalez 13.11 40. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 14.30 41. Juan Carlos Dominguez Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros 15.08 42. Ricardo Otxoa (Spa) ONCE 15.22 43. Jose Maria Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto 15.22 44. Luca Gelfi (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 15.37 45. Francisco Cerezo Perales (Spa) EBR 16.27 46. Marco Magnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo 16.29 47. Andrea Vatteroni (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 17.21 48. Stefano Finesso (Ita) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 18.28 49. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros 19.01 50. Riccardo Faverio (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale 19.34 51. Bruno Cenghialta (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 19.45 52. Alessio Bonigioni (Ita) Asics 19.58 53. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo 20.53 54. Hernan Buenahora Gutierrez (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 21.05 55. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 21.10 56. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros 21.51 57. Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 22.20 58. Diego Ferrari (Ita) Asics 22.30 59. Giorgio Furlan (Ita) Vini Caldirola 22.33 60. Aldo Zanetti (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 23.20 61. Aitor Bugallo Mondragon (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 23.28 62. Mauro Zanetti (Ita) Vini Caldirola 23.30 63. Toni Tauler (Spa) Ros Mary - Amica Chips 23.34 64. Oliverio Rincon (Col) Vitalicio Seguros 24.30 65. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 24.54 66. Vladimir Douma (Ukr) Scrigno-Gaerne 25.05 67. Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) EBR 27.24 68. Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Asics 27.24 69. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 27.53 70. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom-ARD 28.44 71. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom-ARD 29.40 72. Luca Belluomini (Ita) Scrigno-Gaerne 32.28 73. Quique Gutierrez 32.51 74. Serguei Gontchar (Ukr) Cantina Tollo 33.12 75. Philipp Buschor (Swi) Saeco-Cannondale 33.46 76. Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi 33.51 77. César Perez (Spa) EBR 34.16 78. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom-ADR 34.32 79. Stefano Verziagi (Ita) EBR 37.58 80. Stefano Dante (Ita) Vini Caldirola 39.29 81. Massimiliano Gentili (Ita) Cantina Tollo 39.29 82. Simone Cheli 39.29 83. Luca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola 40.01 84. Bjarne Riis (Den) Telekom-ADR 40.01 85. L. Di Silvestro 40.34 86. Vidal Fitas (Por) Gresco/Tavira 40.44 87. Jeremy Hunt (GB) Banesto 41.29 88. Federico Colonna (Ita) Asics 42.00 89. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom-ADR 42.43 90. Denis Zanette (Ita) Vini Caldirola 43.15 91. Oscar Dalla Costa (Ita) Vini Caldirola 45.29 92. Ivan Cerioli (Ita) EBR 45.53 93. Nicola Minali (Ita) Riso Scotti-MG 46.30 Recent Winners
1939 Andres-Antonio Sancho (Spa) 1942 Lahoz (Spa) 1954 Jaime Alomar (Spa) 1965 José Pujol (Spa) 1966 Salvador Canet (Spa) 1967 Juan-Maria Uribezubia (Spa) 1968 José-Manuel Abellan (Spa) 1969 Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) 1970 Luis-M Santamarina (Spa) 1971 Ramon Saez (Spa) 1973 Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) 1974 Javier Elorriaga (Spa) 1975 Augustin Tamames (Spa) 1976 Javier Elorriaga (Spa) 1977 José Nazabal (Spa) 1978 José Suarez-Cuevas (Spa) 1979 Rogue Moya (Spa) 1980 Faustino Fernandez-Ovies (Spa) 1981 Antonio Coll (Spa) 1982 Carlos Hernandez (Spa) 1983 Pedro Delgado (Spa) 1984 José Recio (Spa) 1985 José Recio (Spa) 1986 Stefan Joho (Swi) 1987 Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) 1988 José Recio (Spa) 1989 Inaki Gaston (Spa) 1990 Nico Emonds (Bel) 1991 Edgar Corredor (Col) 1992 Luis Herrera (Col) 1993 Alfonso Guiterrez (Spa) 1994 Marino Alonso (Spa) 1995 Fernando Escartin (Spa) 1996 Melchor Mauri (Spa) 1997 Aitor Garmendia (Spa)Past winners from my friend Mario Stiehl in Berlin |