36th Vuelta Ciclista Aragon, Cat 2.2

Spain, April 14-18, 1999

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Stage 4, Alcala de la Selva - Teruel, 82 kms:

Spaniard Eduardo Hernandez (Kelme) won Saturday's stage 4 in the Vuelta Ciclista Aragon on a parcours that was modified because of bad weather. Fellow Spaniard Juan Carlos Dominguez (Vitalicio) - nicknamed "King Carlos" - retained the leadership on GC with a one second lead on Banesto's José Maria Jimenez.

The stage was mean't to start in Alcala de la Selva and ride the 170 kms to Teruel. But it was reduced to 82 kms. There were very strong snow storms and wind and the conditions demanded that the organisers change the start direction and exclude the passage of two mountain passes.

With only 82 kms to ride, Hernandez and French rider Jérôme Delbove (Cofidis) attacked after only 20 kms. The two never gained a lead of more than 1.30 and were able to just hold off a fast finishing peloton led by German Marcel Wust. They finally held onto a 9 second lead. Hernandez was the fastest in the sprint from Delbove who had tried to breakaway in the last km.

Dominguez assured his place at the top of the GC by taking a one second bonification on the only sprint on this cold day's riding at Gea de Albarracin. This advantage allowed him to take a one second lead over Jimenez on the GC.

The fifth and last stage is over 143 kms between Daroca and Saragosse. 

  1. Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            2.08.23 (36.173 km/h)
  2. Jérôme Delbove (Fra) Cofidis
  3. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina Lotus                          0.09
  4. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale               0.09
  5. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal                          0.09
  6. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              0.09
  7. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            0.09
  8. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                 0.09
  9. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   0.09
 10. Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               0.09
 11. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                          0.09
 12. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              0.09
 13. Pedro Lopes (Por) LA-Pecol                               0.09
 14. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           0.09
 15. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        0.09
 16. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    0.09
 17. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.09
 18. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  0.09
 19. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               0.09
 20. Nacor Burgos (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           0.09
 21. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                           0.09
 22. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      0.09
 23. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia           0.09
 24. Felice Puttini (Swi) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           0.09
 25. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         0.09
 26. Manuel Sanroma (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         0.09
 27. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                       0.09
 28. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina Lotus                   0.09
 29. Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      0.09
 30. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                             0.09
 31. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                         0.09
 32. Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina Lotus                   0.09
 33. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                          0.09
 34. César Perez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            0.09
 35. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.09
 36. Bruno Castanheira (Por) LA-Pecol                         0.09
 37. Frederic Vifian (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    0.09
 38. Alberto José Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            0.09
 39. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                0.09
 40. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   0.09
 41. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                    0.09
 42. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      0.09
 43. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                0.09
 44. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                0.09
 45. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    0.09
 46. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                              0.09
 47. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin                              0.09
 48. Joao Silva (Por) Maia-Cin                                0.09
 49. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                        0.09
 50. David Cañada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.09
 51. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                 0.09
 52. Goncalo Amorim (Por) Maia-Cin                            0.09
 53. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin                            0.09
 54. José Manuel Uria (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.09
 55. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.09
 56. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                0.09
 57. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                0.09
 58. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia        0.09
 59. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.09
 60. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia-Cin                           0.09
 61. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  0.09
 62. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   0.09
 63. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               0.09
 64. José Garcia acosta (Spa) Banesto                         0.09
 65. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca        0.09
 66. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal                               0.09
 67. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               0.09
 68. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   0.09
 69. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica           0.09
 70. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                            0.09
 71. Paulo Barroso (Por) Maia-Cin                             0.09
 72. Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) Banesto                          0.09
 73. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.09
 74. Jorge Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   0.09
 75. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    0.09
 76. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.09
 77. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  0.09
 78. Andre Korff (Ger) Festina Lotus                          0.09
 79. Carlos Golbano Garcia (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chi      0.38
 80. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips      0.38
 81. Stefano Venturini (Ita) LA-Pecol                         0.38
 82. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        0.38
 83. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                 0.38
 84. Jamie Hernandez (Spa) Festina Lotus                      0.38
 85. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                0.38
 86. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.38
 87. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal                         0.38
 88. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          0.38
 89. Jeremy Hunt (GB) Banesto                                 0.38
 90. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                             0.38
 91. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                             0.38
 92. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                              0.38
 93. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                               0.38
 94. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                           0.38
 95. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom                           0.38
 96. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 0.38
 97. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                            0.38
 98. Joaquim Gomes (Por) LA-Pecol                             0.38
 99. Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                 0.55
100. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                           1.07
101. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                           1.09
102. LuisMiguel Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica           1.09
103. Pereira Henriques (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica             1.09
104. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.21
105. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  1.24
106. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                                1.24
107. Marco Villa (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                   1.28
108. Michele Laddomada (Ita) LA-Pecol                         1.55
109. David Garcia (Spa) LA-Pecol                              2.02
110. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia              2.06
111. German Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           2.12
112. Isaac Villanueva (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       2.59
113. Alberto Amaral (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                2.59
114. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina Lotus                  2.59
115. Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) Costa Almeria-Amica Chip      2.59
116. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                              2.59
117. Youri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol                             2.59
118. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            2.59
119. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol                        3.38
120. Fabio Quercioli (Ita) Sport Lisboa Benfica               3.38
121. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina Lotus                         3.38
122. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      3.38

Did not start:

Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) Banesto
George Hincapie (USA) US Postal

Abandoned:

Marcel Renggli (Swi) Team Post Swiss

GC after Stage 4 

  1. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        17.14.18
  2. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                         0.01
  3. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                           0.06
  4. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              0.11
  5. Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           0.14
  6. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    0.22
  7. Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal                          0.34
  8. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca        1.00
  9. Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina Lotus                   1.09
 10. José Manuel Uria (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                1.10
 11. Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia           1.14
 12. Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1.59
 13. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        1.59
 14. Felice Puttini (Swi) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           1.59
 15. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.02
 16. Sven Montgomery (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    2.02
 17. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                2.11
 18. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      2.32
 19. Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2.37
 20. Francisco Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                 2.39
 21. Alberto José Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            3.17
 22. David Navas (Spa) Banesto                                3.17
 23. Rui Lavarinhas (Por) Maia-Cin                            3.17
 24. David Plaza (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                   3.52
 25. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   6.28
 26. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                 6.28
 27. Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              6.34
 28. Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    6.34
 29. Pedro Lopes (Por) LA-Pecol                               6.34
 30. Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         6.34
 31. José Azevedo (Por) Maia-Cin                              6.34
 32. Claude Lamour (Fra) Cofidis                              6.34
 33. David Cañada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    6.34
 34. Jose Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina Lotus                   6.34
 35. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                             6.34
 36. Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                    6.34
 37. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      6.34
 38. Joaquim Andrade (Por) Maia-Cin                           6.34
 39. David Millar (GB) Cofidis                                6.34
 40. Jan Ullrich (Ger) Telekom                                6.34
 41. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                   6.34
 42. Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                                 6.34
 43. Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) Banesto                          6.34
 44. Yvan Haymoz (Swi) Team Post Swiss                        6.34
 45. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  6.34
 46. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               6.34
 47. Frederic Vifian (Swi) Team Post Swiss                    6.56
 48. José Garcia acosta (Spa) Banesto                         6.57
 49. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        7.03
 50. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                 7.03
 51. Nacor Burgos (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           7.15
 52. Bruno Castanheira (Por) LA-Pecol                         7.15
 53. Joaquim Gomes (Por) LA-Pecol                             7.23
 54. Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica           9.04
 55. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                10.09
 56. Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              10.23
 57. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale              10.37
 58. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  11.27
 59. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     12.04
 60. Manuel Sanroma (Spa) Fuenlabrada                        12.22
 61. Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Telekom                          12.28
 62. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   12.58
 63. Jerome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                            13.14
 64. Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              14.19
 65. Joao Silva (Por) Maia-Cin                               15.15
 66. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros               15.22
 67. César Perez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                           16.49
 68. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal                         17.21
 69. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      17.21
 70. Andre Korff (Ger) Festina Lotus                         17.23
 71. Goncalo Amorim (Por) Maia-Cin                           17.23
 72. Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Telekom                         17.23
 73. Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                     17.23
 74. Paulo Barroso (Por) Maia-Cin                            17.23
 75. Jorge Silva (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  17.23
 76. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips     17.52
 77. Pascal Derame (Fra) US Postal                           17.52
 78. Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Telekom                           17.55
 79. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               18.15
 80. Stefano Venturini (Ita) LA-Pecol                        18.15
 81. Amilcare Tronca (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         18.15
 82. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                            18.24
 83. Alessandro Guerra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                18.32
 84. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                          18.51
 85. LuisMiguel Sarreira (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica          18.55
 86. Jamie Hernandez (Spa) Festina Lotus                     18.57
 87. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   18.58
 88. Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                 19.10
 89. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                               19.10
 90. Janek Tombak (Est) Cofidis                              19.30
 91. Francis Moreau (Fra) Cofidis                            19.53
 92. Alessio Galletti (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                 20.03
 93. Pereira Henriques (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica            20.33
 94. Youri Sourkov (Rus) LA-Pecol                            20.45
 95. Francisque Teyssier (Fra) Festina Lotus                 21.08
 96. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina Lotus                         21.18
 97. Jeremy Hunt (GB) Banesto                                21.58
 98. Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Telekom                          22.30
 99. Carlos Golbano Garcia (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chi     24.00
100. Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                   24.16
101. Samuel Plouhinec (Fra) Cofidis                          24.22
102. David Garcia (Spa) LA-Pecol                             24.31
103. Massimo Giunti (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia               25.17
104. Marco Antonio Di Renzo (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia       26.04
105. Emanuele Negrini (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia             26.08
106. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                26.12
107. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 26.12
108. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal                              26.26
109. Kevin Livingston (USA) US Postal                        27.04
110. Thierry Loder (Fra) Cofidis                             27.13
111. Fabio Quercioli (Ita) Sport Lisboa Benfica              28.17
112. Roberto Sierra (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 28.30
113. Isaac Villanueva (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      28.51
114. Marco Villa (Ita) Cantina Tollo-Alexia                  33.00
115. Michele Laddomada (Ita) LA-Pecol                        33.57
116. Daniele Galli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           34.17
117. Alberto Amaral (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica               34.49
118. Saulius Sarkauskas (Lit) LA-Pecol                       36.00
119. Andrea Dolci (Ita) Festina Lotus                        36.02
120. Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                             36.35
121. Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) Costa Almeria-Amica Chip     37.07
122. German Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          46.35

Regularidad:

  1. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina Lotus                            61
  2. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                   45
  3. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              43
  4. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     43
  5. Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal                            42

Mountains:

  1. José Jaime Gonzalez Pico (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca          32
  2. Goncalo Amorim (Por) Maia-Cin                              18
  3. Carlos Golbano Garcia (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chi        15
  4. Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      12
  5. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              10

Metas Volantes:

  1. Julian Dean (NZ) US Postal                                 11
  2. German Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada                              7
  3. Jose Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                            3
  4. Joaquim Gomes (Por) LA-Pecol                                3
  5. Jerome Delbove (Fra) Cofidis                                3

Teams:

  1. Vitalicio Seguros                                    51.45.26
  2. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                       0.01
  3. Banesto                                                  1.01
  4. Kelme-Costa Blanca                                       1.21
  5. Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                                8.29