70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC

Spain, June 17-24, 1999

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German Erik Zabel (Telekom) won his second stage in this year's Tour of Catalonia which has been plagued by high profile rider abandoning the race. Stage 5 was held over 174.8 kms between El Masnou and Banyoles and Zabel won over Russian Serguei Ivanov and American George Hincapie. Spaniard Angel Luis Casero retained his leader's jersey followed by George Hincapie at 0.01 and Spaniard Abraham Olano in 3rd place at 0.04.

The stage was marked by the high number of riders abandoning and also the attacking moves throughout. The top sprinters Italian Mario Cipollini (who won Stages 1 and 2) and Dutchman Jeroen Blijlevens did not start. Alex Zulle and Italian Paolo Savoldelli both abandoned during the stage.

The major move came after 50 kms when Czech rider Pavel Padrnos and Spaniard Francisco Cerezo attacked. Soon after they were joined by Spaniard González Arrieta and Italian Michele Coppolillo. This was the big move and they opened a maximum lead of 4.10 with González Arrieta taking the virtual leader's jersey because he was only 1.05 behind overnight leader Angel Luis Casero. Casero ordered his Vitalicio Seguros team to get into action and Telekom gave them assistance. The chase was very exciting and the break was caught just before the riders started the 10 kms finishing circuit. On the final lap, there were numerous attempts at breaks but Telekom, working for Zabel, controlled the end beautifully.

Tomorrow, the riders take on the so-called ‘Queen Stage’ from Banyoles to the Andorran ski station of El Cortals de Encamp a distance of 196.8 kms. The riders will have to contend with the Cat 2 Coubet, the Cat 1 climbs of La Creueta and El Cortals de Encamp, the latter being the finishing climb.

Stage 5, El Masnou - Banyoles, 174.8 kms:

  1. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                    4.07.01
  2. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites
  3. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal
  4. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
  5. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  6. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
  7. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
  8. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
  9. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto
 10. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 11. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 12. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 13. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 14. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 15. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 16. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto
 17. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 18. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 19. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 20. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto
 21. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale
 22. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom
 23. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
 24. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 25. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom
 26. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 27. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
 28. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus
 29. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 30. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 31. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 32. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 33. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 34. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus
 35. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 36. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 37. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 38. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 39. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 40. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 41. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 42. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom
 43. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi
 44. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 45. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 46. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 47. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 48. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal
 49. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar
 50. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom
 51. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
 52. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
 53. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom
 54. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 55. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
 56. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin
 57. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     0.22
 58. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.36
 59. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       0.36
 60. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  0.36
 61. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          0.36
 62. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              0.36
 63. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                 1.32
 64. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                             4.23
 65. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                   9.11
 66. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                     9.11
 67. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         9.11
 68. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                            9.11
 69. Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         9.11
 70. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           9.11
 71. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                                      9.11
 72. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                  9.11
 73. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                    9.11
 74. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     9.11
 75. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              9.11
 76. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           9.11
 77. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     9.11
 78. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     9.11
 79. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                             9.11
 80. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               9.11
 81. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         9.11
 82. José Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus                         9.11
 83. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                              9.11
 84. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                      12.36
 85. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                               12.36
 86. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     12.36
 87. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             12.36
 88. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        12.36
 89. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                12.36
 90. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              12.36
 91. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            12.36
 92. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       12.36
 93. Juan José De los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             12.36
 94. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           12.36

Metas Volantes premie 1, Sant Feliu de Guixols, km 84.5:

  1. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 3
  2. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2
  3. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1

Metas Volantes premie 2, Arenys de Mar, km 21.3:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               3
  2. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        2
  3. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                       1

Mountains premie 1, La Ganga, Cat 3, km 104.4:

  1. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            3
  2. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    2
  3. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1

Mountains premie 2, Els Angels, Cat 2, km 130.2:

  1. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            6
  2. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    4
  3. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2
  4. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 1

Special sprint premie 1, Mataro, km 10.2:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 3
  2. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        2
  3. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                       1

Special sprint premie 2, Girona, km 143.5:

  1. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    3
  2. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 2
  3. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1

GC after Stage 5 

  1. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           17.27.25
  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. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        0.16
  6. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      0.16
  7. Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                       0.23
  8. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                0.26
  9. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                   0.30
 10. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.31
 11. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      0.32
 12. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                            0.32
 13. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  0.38
 14. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       0.40
 15. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            0.41
 16. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   0.42
 17. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           0.44
 18. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.47
 19. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     0.53
 20. Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                       0.53
 21. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      0.53
 22. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.55
 23. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.55
 24. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.56
 25. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       0.57
 26. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        0.57
 27. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          0.58
 28. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        0.58
 29. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     0.58
 30. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                               0.58
 31. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                    1.00
 32. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.03
 33. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         1.05
 34. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                               1.07
 35. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               1.11
 36. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            1.11
 37. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.13
 38. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             1.13
 39. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                   1.15
 40. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            1.20
 41. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    1.20
 42. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              1.26
 43. Mario Scirea (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                            1.27
 44. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        1.29
 45. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       1.29
 46. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                  1.40
 47. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     1.54
 48. Marco Fincato (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      1.57
 49. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    1.59
 50. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           2.11
 51. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                             2.15
 52. Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             2.38
 53. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                              2.51
 54. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi              3.16
 55. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          3.56
 56. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               4.02
 57. Peter Meinert-Nielsen (Den) US Postal                          4.03
 58. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                   4.15
 59. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  4.49
 60. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       5.05
 61. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 5.24
 62. Danilo Hondo (Ger) Telekom                                    10.00
 63. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                  10.11
 64. Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             10.25
 65. Pieter Vries (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            11.37
 66. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              11.54
 67. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                12.30
 68. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    12.41
 69. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                           13.14
 70. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    13.27
 71. Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                                  14.08
 72. Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                          14.27
 73. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                 14.45
 74. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        15.53
 75. José Ramon Uriarte (Spa) Festina-Lotus                        16.01
 76. Bart Voskamp (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                            16.23
 77. Valentino China (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        16.30
 78. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       16.40
 79. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        16.45
 80. José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     16.48
 81. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             16.52
 82. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    16.58
 83. Juan José De los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             17.09
 84. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          17.43
 85. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                   19.40
 86. Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                               20.26
 87. Serguei Outschakov (Ukr) TVM-Farm Frites                      21.41
 88. Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        22.05
 89. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                             22.41
 90. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              25.43
 91. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           27.08
 92. Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            28.19
 93. Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal                                     40.08
 94. Franz Hotz (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                45.10

Overall Metas Volantes:

  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              15
  2. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                 9
  3. Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                                 5
  4. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 3
  5. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     3
  6. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        3
  7. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                                 2
  8. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               1
  9. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
 10. Juan José De los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 1
 11. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                       1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                              25
  2. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      24
  3. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           13
  4. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              13
  5. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           10
  6. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                      6
  7. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    6
  8. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       4
  9. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     4
 10. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  2
 11. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 12. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                     1
 13. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1
 14. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 1
 15. Andrea Peron (Ita) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                             1

Overall Special Sprints:

  1. Jacky Durand (Fra) Lotto-Mobistar                                14
  2. Manu L'Hoir (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                                  4
  3. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               4
  4. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  4
  5. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                              3
  6. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             3
  7. Michele Coppolillo (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    3
  8. Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           3
  9. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Lampre-Daikin                                 2
 10. Andreas Klöden (Ger) Telekom                                      2
 11. Giuseppe Calcaterra (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        2
 12. Francisco Javi Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     2
 13. Julian Dean (Nzl) US Postal                                       1

Overall Teams:

  1. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                         52.22.38
  2. Vitalicio Seguros                                          52.23.11
  3. Banesto                                                    52.23.44
  4. Telekom                                                    52.24.00
  5. Kelme Costa-Blanca                                         52.24.20
  6. Mapei-Quick Step                                           52.24.21
  7. Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          52.24.28
  8. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                      52.24.45
  9. US Postal                                                  52.26.01
 10. Lampre-Daikin                                              52.26.44
 11. Festina-Lotus                                              52.27.52
 12. Saeco-Cannondale                                           52.32.52
 13. Lotto Mobistar                                             52.32.57
 14. TVM-Farm Frites                                            52.48.41