Gran Premio Miguel Indurain, Cat 1.4

Spain, April 3, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners    

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The GP Miguel Indurain was previously called the Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra which has 30 previous editions in its history. The race is held in Estella over a mountainous 198.2 kms which includes 4 mountain climbs.

The Italian rider Stefano Garzelli (Mercatone Uno) won the first Gran Premio Miguel Indurain in a sprint finish from 4 other riders which started and finished in Estella. Garzello, who was second last year (beaten in the sprint) was the driving force in this race and held off David Etxebarría (ONCE), and Davide Rebellin (Polti). Laurent Jalabert (ONCE) and Marco Velo (Mercatone) came in a close 4th and 5th respectively.

The race was characterized by a very slow beginning with the riders sitting with their teammates and riding very easily and then a second section of very fast racing. The first selection came on the climb of the Cat 1 "alto de Etxauri". The climb over the pass located 76 kms from the finish saw the peloton split into two groups. In the front bunch, riders from ONCE, Euskaltel, Mercatone and Polti were present, while Banesto had no representation and was forced to work in the chasing bunch to try to bring down the time gap which was around 1 minute going over the top.

The next decisive selection came on the climb of Cat 2 Puerto de Lezaún, only 17 kms before the finish. 4 riders - Garzelli, Etxebarría, Rebellin and Jalabert went away and were joined in the last kms by Marco Velo. The great local rider and former Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain was doing officials duties like cutting the tap to send the riders on their way and also presenting the trophy to Garzelli. The race was organised by the Club Ciclista Estella.

Estella - Estella, 198.2 kms:

 1. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi	      5.38.02 (35.18 km/h)
 2. David Etxebarría (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti
 4. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 5. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 s.t.
 6. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 0.18
 7. Daniel Atienza (Ita) Team Polti				 0.18
 8. Bingen Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 0.18
 9. Ginés Salmerón (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 0.20
10. Igor González (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 0.40
11. Gert Verheyen (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar				 1.59
12. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 1.59
13. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi				 0.40
14. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 1.59
15. Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto					 1.59
16. Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			 1.59
17. Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti				 1.59
18. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 1.59
19. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 1.59
20. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 1.59
21. Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto				 1.59
22. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 1.59
23. Evgeni Berzin (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips		 1.59
24. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		 1.59
25. David Canada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 3.46
26. Javier Oxtoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca			 3.46
27. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca		 	 3.46
28. Stefano Della Santa (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips		 3.46
29. Pietro Caucchioli (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips		 3.46
30. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		 8.11
31. Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			      	10.04
32. Daniel Clavero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			10.04
33. Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips		10.04
34. Oscar Pellicioli (Ita) Team Polti				10.04
35. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca			10.04
36. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros		10.04
37. José Vicente Garcia (Spa) Banesto				11.22
38. Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) Banesto				12.44
39. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			12.44
40. Unai Osa (Spa) Banesto					12.44
41. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale			14.47
42. Andreas Bermejo (Spa) Fuenlabrada				14.47
43. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) Team Polti				14.47
44. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			14.47
45. Iñigo Gonzalez Heredia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros		14.47
46. Sébastien Demarbaix (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar			14.47
47. Sergei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			15.27
48. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			15.37
49. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca			15.47
50. José Manuel Uría (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca			15.47
51. Marcelino García (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			15.47
52. Unai Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			15.47
53. Saúl Morales (Spa) Fuenlabrada				20.23
54. Matias Cagigas (Spa) Fuenlabrada				20.23
55. Pedros Diaz (Spa) Fuenlabrada				20.23

Started: 92
Classified: 55
Abandoned: 39
Outside Time Limit: 3

Other Classifications: 

Teams:

 1. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi				     16.56.05
 2. ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 3. Team Polti							 0.18
 4. Euskaltel-Euskadi						 0.36
 5. Costa Almeria-Amica Chips					 7.32
 6. Vitalicio Seguros						 9.05
 7. Banesto						       	13.21
 8. Kelme-Costa Blanca						15.37
 9. Lotto-Mobistar						16.46
10. Fuenlabrada							53.34

Mountains:

Premie 1, Alto Del Perdon, Cat 3, km 84.4:
 
 1. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		 3 points
 2. José Jaime Gonzalez (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca		 2
 3. Pietro Caucchioli (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips		 1

Premie 2, Puerto de Echauri, Cat 1, km 120.2:

 1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			10 points
 2. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		 9
 3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		 8
 4. Ginés Salmerón (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 7
 5. Igor González (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 6
 6. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti				 5
 7. Marco Velo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		 	 4
 8. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 3
 9. David Etxebarría (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 2
10. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 1

Premie 3, Alto de Lezaun, Cat 2, km 139.3:

 1. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		 6
 2. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 5
 3. Carlos Sastre (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 4
 4. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 3
 5. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		 2
 6. Bingen Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 1

Premie 4, Alto de Lezaun, Cat 2, km 180.4:

 1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 6
 2. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		 5
 3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti				 4
 4. David Etxebarría (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 3
 5. Bingen Fernández (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 2
 6. Ginés Salmerón (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 1

Overall Mountains:

 1. Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi		18
 2. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			16
 3. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi		15
 4. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti				 9
 5. Ginés Salmerón (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 8
 6. Iñigo Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 8
 7. Igor González (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 5
 8. David Etxebarría (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank			 5

Metas Volantes:

 1. Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi				 6
 2. Enrico Zaina (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 3
 3. Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti				 2
 4. Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi			 1
 5. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi			 1

Special Sprints:

Premie 1, Centracero, km 43:

 1. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			 3
 2. Pedro Diaz (Spa) Fuenlabrada				 2
 3. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto					 1

Premie 2, Puente la Reina, Km 75:

 1. Pedro Diaz (Spa) Fuenlabrada				 3
 2. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			 2
 3. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 1

Premie 3, Pamploma, km 96.5:

 1. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			 3
 2. Pedro Diaz (Spa) Fuenlabrada				 2
 3. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 1

Overall Special Sprints:

 1. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			 5
 2. Pedro Diaz (Spa) Fuenlabrada				 5
 3. Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros			 3
 4. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros			 2
 5. David Latasa (Spa) Banesto					 1
Thanks to the organisers CC Estella for the complete results

Past Winners

1997 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE
1998 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto