70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC

Spain, June 17-24, 1999

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The stage was marked by sadness today as 22-year old Spaniard Manuel Sanroma died in hopsital after sustaining injuries in a major fall just before the finish. The sprint was won by Italian Mario Cipollini. The Spanish hopeful from the Fuenlabrada team died of serious head injuries. He was rushed to the Can Camil de Sitges clinic. The accident happened a km from the end. His head hit the edge of a barricade. He lay motionless beside the road and an ambulance was called immediately. Two other riders Jan Svorada and Jo Planckaert also fell in the incident.

It is the first fatal accident in major racing since the death of Italian Fabio Casartelli during the 15th stage of the Tour de France in 1995. Sanroma, turned professional last season and already had 3 wins in 1998 - Stage 1 of the Tour of Valencia and two other successes in the Tour of Asturias in May. This season he already had 4 victories in the Tour d'Alentejo in Portugal. He was considered the first real Spanish sprinting hope. In Valencia in February, he beat his idol Mario Cipollini, after the Italian had strayed off his line in the final sprint.

Today, Cipollini was in control from Jeroen Blijlevens and American George Hincapie. The prologue winner, Spaniard Angel Casero (Vitalicio) retained his leader's jersey overall.

On Sunday, Stage 3 takes the riders from Vilanova i la Gertru to Barcelone, a distance of 155.6 kms. But there will be respect paid for Manuel Sanroma, with the organisation saying there will be no fanfare before the stage, no prizes, and no ceremony. His team Fuenlabrada have decided to retire from the race. Its manager Jesus Suarez Cuevas said: "The team is not in any state to race. We are very affected by the death of Manuel Sanroma."

Stage 2, Tortosa - Vilanova i La Geltru, 172.5 kms:

  1. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      4.00.38 (43.001 km/h)
  2. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites
  3. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
  4. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom
  5. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  6. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  7. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
  8. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
  9. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 10. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 11. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 12. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 13. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom
 14. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites
 15. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 16. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 17. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada
 18. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
 19. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 20. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 21. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            0.07
 22. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.07
 23. Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Banesto                                      0.07
 24. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               0.07
 25. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.07
 26. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            0.07
 27. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.07
 28. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                    0.07
 29. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.19
 30. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  0.19
 31. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                    0.19
 32. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.19
 33. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.19
 34. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.19
 35. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.19
 36. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 0.19
 37. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            0.19
 38. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            0.19
 39. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.19
 40. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.19
 41. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.19
 42. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.19
 43. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               0.19
 44. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   0.19
 45. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.19
 46. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.19
 47. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               0.19
 48. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi              0.19
 49. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.19
 50. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                            0.19
 51. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     0.19
 52. Juan José De los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              0.19
 53. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               0.19
 54. Cesar Perez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                                  0.19
 55. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.19
 56. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        0.19
 57. Nacor Burgos (Spa) Fuenlabrada                                 0.19
 58. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.19
 59. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.19
 60. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              0.19
 61. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           0.19
 62. José Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         0.19
 63. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           0.19
 64. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            0.19
 65. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.19
 66. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.19
 67. Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.19
 68. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        0.19
 69. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                   0.19
 70. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.19
 71. Andres Bermejo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                               0.19
 72. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          0.19
 73. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.19
 74. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         0.19
 75. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                               0.19
 76. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.19
 77. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.19
 78. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            0.19
 79. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      0.19
 80. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.19
 81. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.19
 82. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           0.19
 83. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     0.19
 84. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              0.34
 85. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            0.34
 86. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         0.34
 87. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                   0.34
 88. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               0.34
 89. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   0.34
 90. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     0.34
 91. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              0.34
 92. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.34
 93. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          0.34
 94. José Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         0.34
 95. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto                               0.34
 96. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.34
 97. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 0.34
 98. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.47
 99. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    0.47
100. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                      0.47
101. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 0.54
102. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                  0.58
103. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                        0.58
104. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                                      0.58
105. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              0.58
106. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                              0.58
107. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         1.22
108. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         1.22
109. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                  1.34
110. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                       1.37
111. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       1.40
112. Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.40
113. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal                                    1.40
114. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                                3.19
115. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                3.19
116. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             4.08
117. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                 4.22

Sprint premie 1, El Perello, km 40.2:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 3
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               2
  3. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  1

Sprint premie 2, Port de Tarragona, km 100.2:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 3
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               2
  3. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1

Metas Volantes premie 1, Salou, km 86.4:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               3
  2. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 2
  3. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1

Metas Volantes premie 2, El Vendrell, km 148.5:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               3
  2. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           2
  3. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        1

Mountain premie 1, Santa Cristina, Cat 3, km 137.2:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               3
  2. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       2
  3. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               1

GC after Stage 2 

  1. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            8.35.10
  2. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                0.01
  3. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         0.04
  4. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           0.11
  5. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          0.15
  6. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.16
  7. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.16
  8. Mario Cipollini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         0.20
  9. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.23
 10. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                0.26
 11. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        0.28
 12. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   0.30
 13. Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Fuenlabrada                          0.30
 14. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.31
 15. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      0.32
 16. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                            0.32
 17. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              0.35
 18. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             0.36
 19. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.36
 20. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             0.36
 21. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  0.38
 22. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.40
 23. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            0.41
 24. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.42
 25. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           0.44
 26. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.47
 27. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     0.49
 28. Andres Bermejo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                               0.49
 29. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.53
 30. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             0.53
 31. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       0.53
 32. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.53
 33. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.55
 34. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.55
 35. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.56
 36. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       0.57
 37. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.57
 38. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.58
 39. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.58
 40. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.58
 41. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               0.58
 42. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             0.59
 43. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                    1.00
 44. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.03
 45. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              1.04
 46. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               1.04
 47. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.05
 48. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      1.07
 49. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                               1.07
 50. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               1.08
 51. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       1.09
 52. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                            1.09
 53. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.10
 54. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               1.11
 55. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.11
 56. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.13
 57. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             1.13
 58. Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.14
 59. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              1.14
 60. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                   1.15
 61. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         1.15
 62. Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto                               1.16
 63. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     1.18
 64. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      1.18
 65. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              1.19
 66. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  1.19
 67. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            1.20
 68. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    1.20
 69. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      1.21
 70. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                   1.21
 71. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.22
 72. Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) Mapei-Quick Step                      1.23
 73. José Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         1.25
 74. Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            1.26
 75. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            1.27
 76. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        1.29
 77. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.29
 78. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                   1.31
 79. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           1.35
 80. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi              1.37
 81. Juan José De los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              1.39
 82. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                  1.40
 83. Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     1.41
 84. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 1.43
 85. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          1.48
 86. Cesar Perez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                                  1.56
 87. Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                       1.57
 88. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           1.58
 89. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    1.59
 90. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   2.03
 91. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     2.22
 92. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             2.26
 93. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                  2.40
 94. Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                         2.58
 95. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           3.07
 96. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         3.38
 97. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                       3.40
 98. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         3.48
 99. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                4.09
100. Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal                                 4.40
101. Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         7.29
102. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                    7.35
103. Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            7.56
104. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 8.07
105. José Miguel Elizburu (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         8.15
106. Nacor Burgos (Spa) Fuenlabrada                                 8.22
107. Jeremy Hunt (Gbr) Banesto                                      8.24
108. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                                      9.35
109. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                             10.05
110. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              10.13
111. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           10.51
112. David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             11.11
113. Gianluca Pianegonda (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       11.29
114. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                14.02
115. Jo Planckaert (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            14.14
116. Dylan Casey (USA) US Postal                                   14.26
117. Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina-Lotus                               17.45

Overall Special Sprints:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                11
  2. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  4
  3. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               4
  4. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  3
  5. Christophe Detilloux (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         1
  6. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1

Overall Metas Volantes:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 7
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               6
  3. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                                 4
  4. Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                           2
  5. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               1
  6. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1
  7. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               7
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               7
  3. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       4
  4. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            3
  5. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            2
  6. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             1
  7. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1

Overall Teams:

  1. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                         25.45.53
  2. Vitalicio Seguros                                          25.46.26
  3. Saeco-Cannondale                                           25.46.56
  4. Banesto                                                    25.46.59
  5. Lotto Mobistar                                             25.47.01
  6. US Postal                                                  25.47.01
  7. Telekom                                                    25.47.15
  8. TVM-Farm Frites                                            25.47.15
  9. Kelme Costa-Blanca                                         25.47.35
 10. Mapei-Quick Step                                           25.47.36
 11. Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          25.47.43
 12. Fuenlabrada                                                25.47.49
 13. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                      25.48.00
 14. Lampre-Daikin                                              25.48.05
 15. Festina-Lotus                                              25.48.13