70th Volta Catalunya, Cat HC

Spain, June 17-24, 1999

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Spaniard Manuel Beltran (Banesto) won the Tour of Catalonia after winning Stage 7, an ITT over 14 kms up the climb of the Col de la Rabassa, in Andorra. Beltran, who achived his first victory as a professional, was 30 seconds in front of his teammate José Maria Jimenez. The final podium was 100 per cent Spanish with Beltran then Roberto Heras then Jimenez.

Beltran dedicated his victory to 22-year old Spanish rider Manuel Sanroma who died last Saturday at the end of Stage 2 of this race. Beltran beat Jimenez, who won 4 mountain stages in the last Vuelta. The climb used for the ITT was very tough with an average gradient of 12%. The victor has been a professional since 1995 and usually works as a team domestique. The Tour overall was marred by the large number of abandons by international riders including Mario Cipollini and Alex Zulle. It became a dress-rehearsal for the Spanish championship which will be raced on June 27.

Stage 7, Sant Julia de Loria - Alto de la Rabassa, ITT, 14.2 kms:

AVS: 25.062 km/h

  1. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                  33.31
  2. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                               0.29
  3. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          0.33
  4. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.37
  5. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  1.03
  6. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        1.21
  7. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       1.47
  8. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     2.05
  9. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      2.20
 10. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                    2.30
 11. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.33
 12. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.50
 13. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        3.05
 14. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                            3.07
 15. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               3.07
 16. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         3.22
 17. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         3.42
 18. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           3.45
 19. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    3.57
 20. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            4.15
 21. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       4.18
 22. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             4.30
 23. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                         4.45
 24. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                            4.51
 25. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       5.04
 26. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      5.07
 27. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                               5.20
 28. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     5.21
 29. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              5.24
 30. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      5.24
 31. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    5.41
 32. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                   5.50
 33. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                            5.52
 34. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                5.59
 35. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                                6.03
 36. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          6.11
 37. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       6.12
 38. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        6.13
 39. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        6.20
 40. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                     6.23
 41. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                  6.33
 42. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                     6.36
 43. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                   6.45
 44. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           6.48
 45. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                           6.54
 46. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                               7.10
 47. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          7.10
 48. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                         7.13
 49. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                  8.03
 50. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                           8.03
 51. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                 8.23
 52. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                            9.14
 53. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi              9.48
 54. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        9.49
 55. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                               9.53
 56. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    10.13
 57. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              13.47

Mountain premie 1, La Rabassa, Cat 1, km 14.2:

  1. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                     10
  2. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                  8
  3. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                             6
  4. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                            4
  5. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                     2
  6. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1

GC after Stage 7 

  1. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                               23.40.32
  2. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                         0.57
  3. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                               1.00
  4. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1.02
  5. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                  1.44
  6. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        2.43
  7. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                     3.01
  8. Hernan Buenahora (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       3.13
  9. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               3.26
 10. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        4.05
 11. Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                         4.12
 12. Roberto Conti (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      4.46
 13. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                            4.50
 14. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                         4.59
 15. Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       5.05
 16. Udo Bölts (Ger) Telekom                                        5.20
 17. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                           5.54
 18. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                      8.02
 19. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    8.15
 20. Giuseppe Di grande (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      8.25
 21. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        8.29
 22. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       8.42
 23. Didier Rous (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                9.11
 24. Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       9.20
 25. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                         10.09
 26. Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto                                   10.10
 27. George Hincapie (USA) US Postal                               10.11
 28. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                             10.57
 29. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       10.58
 30. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                  11.00
 31. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           11.10
 32. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina-Lotus                              11.20
 33. Fabian De waele (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          13.05
 34. José Luis Rebollo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    13.46
 35. Luis Perez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                           14.05
 36. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                              14.42
 37. Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                    15.54
 38. Marty Jemison (USA) US Postal                                 16.58
 39. José Gomez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           18.15
 40. Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            18.23
 41. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                   18.35
 42. Rolf Huser (Swi) Festina-Lotus                                18.55
 43. Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                          18.55
 44. Thierry Marichal (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         21.03
 45. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                    21.10
 46. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        22.52
 47. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      23.57
 48. Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                  24.38
 49. Massimili Napoliatano (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi             25.44
 50. Francesco Frattini (Ita) Telekom                              27.25
 51. Benot Joachim (Lux) US Postal                                 33.32
 52. Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina-Lotus                           34.11
 53. Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                              34.27
 54. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                        35.46
 55. Prudencio Indurain (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    36.20
 56. Elio Aggiano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                          38.39
 57. Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                       39.09

Overall Metas Volantes:
 
  1. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              16
  2. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           3
  3. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                                 2
  4. Gines Salmeron (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                            2
  5. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            1
  6. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                               1

Overall Mountains:

  1. Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                      40
  2. Orlan Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                              37
  3. Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                           34
  4. Manuel Beltran (Spa) Banesto                                     24
  5. José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto                                 24
  6. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                              19
  7. Joseba Beloki (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                            18
  8. Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           13
  9. Georg Totschnig (Aut) Telekom                                     7
 10. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           7
 11. Marcello Siboni (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                       4
 12. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        2
 13. Angel Luis Casero Moreno (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  2
 14. Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 15. Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           1
 16. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                  1

Overall Special Sprints:

  1. Pascal Herve (Fra) Festina-Lotus                                 10
  2. Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                               6
  3. Serguei Ivanov (Rus) TVM-Farm Frites                              3
  4. Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                             3
  5. Christian Henn (Ger) Telekom                                      2
  6. Sergio Barbero (Ita) Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                        2

Overall Teams:

  1. Banesto                                                    71.06.09
  2. Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          71.08.29
  3. Vitalicio Seguros                                          71.14.38
  4. Telekom                                                    71.18.03
  5. Kelme Costa-Blanca                                         71.22.45
  6. ONCE-Deutsche Bank                                         71.26.11
  7. Mapei-Quick Step                                           71.26.34
  8. Mercatone Uno-Bianchi                                      71.27.09
  9. Festina-Lotus                                              71.35.34
 10. US Postal                                                  71.49.37
 11. Lotto Mobistar                                             72.07.02