Subida a Urkiola, Cat 1.4

Spain, August 8, 1999

1998 Results     Past Winners

Report:

Italian Leonardo Piepoli (Banesto) won the 160.6 kms Subida a Urkiola, contested between Durango and Sanctuaure d'Urkiola (finishing at the summit of a Cat 1 climb) in solo fashion in front of two Spaniards - Francisco Tomas (Vitalicio Seguros) and Banesto teammate José Maria Jiménez. After his victory on August 5 in the Tour of Castille y Léon, the Italian has confirmed that he is back in form after a fractured collar bone sustained during the Giro d'Italia in May.

As is usual, the race was decided in the last 6 kms on the climb of the Cat Col d'Urkiola which has an average gradient of around 10 per cent. Piepoli attacked with 3 kms left before the summit and was chased by 4 riders who were unable to reel him in.

Durango - Sanctuaire d'Urkiola, 160.6 kms:

 1. Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto		     3.59.25
 2. Francisco Tomas Rodriguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros	0.33
 3. José Maria Jiménez (Spa) Banesto			0.38
 4. Gianluca Valioti (Ita) team Polti 			0.40
 5. Massimo Donati (Ita) Vini Caldirola			0.48
 6. Daniel Atienza Urendeze (Spa) Team Polti		1.01
 7. Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto			1.09
 8. Aleksandr Sheffr (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil		1.16
 9. Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar		1.23
10. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank	1.31
Past Winners 
1931    Ricardo Ontera (Spa)    
1936    Claudio Leturiaga (Spa) 
1961    Antonio Karmany (Spa)   
1962    Julio Jimenez (Spa)     
1964    Julio Jimenez (Spa)     
1965    Julio Jimenez (Spa)     
1966    Eusebio Velez (Spa)     
1968    Joaquim Galera (Spa)    
1969    Gabriel Mascaro (Spa)   
1986    Oscar de Jesus Vargas (Spa)     
1987    Marino Lejarreta (Spa)          165.0 kms in 4.05.09
1988    Marino Lejarreta (Spa)          166.0 kms in 3.59.15
1989    Andrew Hamsten (USA)            167.0 kms in 4.17.03
1990    Andrew Hampsten (USA)           170.0 kms in 4.24.50
1991    Pedro Delgado (Spa)             160.0 kms in 3.59.34
1992    Claudio Chiappucci (Ita)        160.0 kms in 4.22.30
1993    Tony Rominger (Swi)             160.0 kms in 4.03.23
1994    José-Maria Jimenez (Spa)        160.0 kms in 4.02.02
1995    Leonardo Piepoli (Ita)          160.6 kms in 3.47.25
1996    José-Maria Jimenez (Spa)        160.6 kms in 3.49.00
1997    Beat Zberg (Swi)                160.6 kms in 3.53.28
1998	Simone Borgheresi (Ita) 	160.0 kms in 4.01.01
1999	Leonardo Piepoli (Ita)		160.0 kms in 3.59.25
Past winners are from Mario Stiehl, Berlin