Vuelta a Espana, Grand Tour

Spain, September 4-26, 1999

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Aggresive riding from Roscioli finally pays off after riders protest delays start

34-year-old Italian rider, Fabio Roscioli finally broke through to win a stage of this years Vuelta after relentlessly attacking during the rain-shortened stage in Barcelona.

Heavy rain overnight led the organisers to shorten the stage from 135 km to just 94 km, taking out the famed Montjuic hill, because of fears about the dangerous conditions. A riders protest, instigated by Banesto Rider Leonardo Peipoli, had attempted to get the stage cancelled or not counted in the overall standings, failed in these aims but did persuade race officials to reduce the distance, and delayed the start by 36 mins.

Roscioli went on the attack early and often, eventually escaping with fellow Italian Massimilano Lelli (Cofidis) on the 5th of 10 laps. The peleton played it safe and did not chase hard enough to catch the pair, who finished with a 1:52 gap over the rest of the field. The bunch kick for 3rd was won by Swedish rider, Glenn Magnusson, who beat fellow U.S. Postal teammate, Frank Hoj.

After outsprinting his companion to win, Roscioli was ecstatic: "It was only on the final two laps that I allowed myself to think about victory. Just beating all the big names gives me a tremendous thrill". He was concerned about the conditions however, and admitted they played a role in his win: "It was very uncomfortable riding with all the rain. I was sliding all over the road and there is no doubt it was very dangerous. I am sure most of those behind me were only riding at 30 or 50 per cent," Roscioli said. Still, they were the same for everyone.

Although he has only won eight races in his 13-year professional career, including a memorable long solo break in the 1993 Tour de France, Roscioli believes he has another year in him before he retires.

The race leader's amarillo jersey was retained by Telekom's Jan Ullrich, who finished 22nd in the stage. The former Tour de France winner relished the chance of an easy day to recover for the final week, following three days of pummelling his rivals in the Pyrenees. "I wasn't worried about the rain. The conditions were the same for everybody," Ullrich said. His closest threat remains Vitalicio Seguros rider Igor Gonzalez Galdeano who is currently 49 seconds adrift of Ullrich.

 

Stage 14, Barcelona - Barcelona, 144 kms:

Stage 14, Barcelona - Barcelona, 94.4 km, AVS 36.617 kmh


1    Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           2.34.41
2    Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                              
3    Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                     1.52
4    Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                           1.52
5    Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   1.52
6    Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                             1.52
7    Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                          1.52
8    Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                              1.52
9    Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                         1.52
10   Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.52
11   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                           1.52
12   Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        1.52
13   Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     1.52
14   Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                  1.52
15   Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   1.52
16   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                       1.52
17   Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          1.52
18   Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     1.52
19   Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                            1.52
20   Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom               1.52
21   Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfica     1.52
22   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                     1.52
23   Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina                 1.52
24   Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   1.52
25   José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                     1.52
26   Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                          1.52
27   Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.52
28   Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                         1.52
29   Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                       1.52
30   Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     1.52
31   Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                                1.52
32   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              1.52
33   Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                               1.52
34   Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            1.52
35   Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil               1.52
36   José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                         1.52
37   Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              1.52
38   Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                       1.52
39   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                        1.52
40   Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips            1.52
41   Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        1.52
42   Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     1.52
43   Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            1.52
44   William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                  1.52
45   Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                         1.52
46   Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           1.52
47   Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1.52
48   Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                1.52
49   Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          1.52
50   Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                1.52
51   Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi               1.52
52   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 1.52
53   Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1.52
54   Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               1.52
55   David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               1.52
56   Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                         1.52
57   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              1.52
58   Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                       1.52
59   Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             1.52
60   Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            1.52
61   Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           1.52
62   Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                          1.52
63   Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      1.52
64   Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     1.52
65   Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       1.52
66   Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1.52
67   Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  1.52
68   Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    1.52
69   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            1.52
70   Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.52
71   Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                      1.52
72   Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                          1.52
73   Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 1.52
74   Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    1.52
75   Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                     1.52
76   Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                          1.52
77   Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica              1.52
78   Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   1.52
79   Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     1.52
80   Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                    1.52
81   Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                  1.52
82   Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                              1.52
83   Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                              1.52
84   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                              1.52
85   Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1.52
86   Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                        1.52
87   Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                 1.52
88   Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      1.52
89   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        1.52
90   Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        1.52
91   Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                1.52
92   Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                         1.52
93   Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    1.52
94   Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                            1.52
95   Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                           1.52
96   Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                             1.52
97   Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                               1.52
98   Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             1.52
99   Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                         1.52
100  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                            1.52
101  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                             1.52
102  Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                              1.52
103  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 1.52
104  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   1.52
105  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                      1.52
106  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.52
107  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                                 1.52
108  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                         1.52
109  Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     1.52
110  Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              1.52
111  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1.52
112  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                  1.52
113  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                           1.52
114  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                           1.52
115  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                         1.52
116  Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  1.52
117  Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                       1.52
118  Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     1.52
119  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                       1.52
120  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                1.52
121  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              1.52
122  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                          2.56
123  José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  3.18
124  Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                            7.59
125  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    7.59
126  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                    7.59
127  Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      7.59
128  Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                          7.59
129  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                           7.59




Marina sprint at 10 km 

1   Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                        4
2   Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale               2
3   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          1


Marina sprint at 14 km

1   Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                             4
2   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                       2
3   Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                       1


Marina sprint at 16 km

1   Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                        4
2   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          2
3   José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                     1



Sprint at finish 94.4 km

1   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips         25
2   Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                       20
3   Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                16
4   Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                      14
5   Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros              12
6   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                        10
7   Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                      9
8   Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                          8
9   Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     7
10  Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              6
11  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                       5
12  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Ban     4
13  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                 3
14  Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              2


(No mountains points were awarded on this stage)

GC after Stage 14: 


General classification after stage 14, AVS 39.9 kmh

1   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                59.18.51
2   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               49
3   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           2.35
4   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       3.35
5   Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                        3.45
6   José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             4.23
7   Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                      5.05
8   Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                       5.19
9   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                             6.00
10  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                         8.08
11  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                    9.24
12  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               18.26
13  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                    20.21
14  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            20.31
15  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              27.25
16  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                        28.33
17  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         32.52
18  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                         33.42
19  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                34.04
20  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       34.38
21  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          35.57
22  Niki Aebersold (Swi) Rabobank                             35.57
23  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                             36.59
24  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                  39.13
25  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                          44.54
26  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                   47.50
27  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         48.10
28  Gianni Faresin (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     50.25
29  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                        53.08
30  Andrei Teteriouk (Kaz) Liquigas                           56.52
31  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               56.57
32  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                           58.13
33  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                   58.19
34  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        58.59
35  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                     1.02.53
36  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           1.03.54
37  Juan C. Vicario Barbera (Spa) Fuenlabrada               1.03.57
38  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       1.04.12
39  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros               1.04.45
40  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank    1.08.22
41  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom               1.09.01
42  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    1.09.50
43  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                     1.10.16
44  Oscar Lopez Uriarte (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica          1.10.49
45  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  1.11.09
46  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                1.12.17
47  Alexandre Shefer (Kaz) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              1.13.25
48  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                        1.14.46
49  Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                            1.16.43
50  Joona Laukka (Fin) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 1.17.27
51  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                    1.26.17
52  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros        1.29.54
53  Stefano Cattai (Ita) Team Polti                         1.30.56
54  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                    1.31.16
55  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                   1.33.05
56  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi        1.33.16
57  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                     1.34.04
58  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          1.37.49
59  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank             1.38.17
60  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                     1.40.44
61  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips      1.42.29
62  Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                1.44.05
63  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              1.46.53
64  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                          1.50.51
65  Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                       1.52.52
66  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale               1.52.56
67  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            1.53.30
68  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                     1.53.44
69  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                1.54.39
70  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                   1.57.04
71  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          1.57.48
72  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              1.59.24
73  Luis Perez Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           1.59.52
74  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                2.00.26
75  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                          2.00.47
76  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank    2.03.08
77  José Uriarte Zubero (Spa) Lotus-Festina                 2.03.20
78  Paul van Hyfte (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                     2.03.57
79  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros               2.04.24
80  Quintino Fernandez Rodrigues (Por) Sport Lisboa Benfic  2.05.35
81  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                      2.05.54
82  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                     2.06.14
83  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                            2.07.05
84  Rossano Brasi (Ita) Team Polti                          2.09.03
85  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada            2.09.57
86  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                       2.10.28
87  Chris Peers (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                        2.10.53
88  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   2.11.00
89  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         2.11.14
90  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil           2.11.23
91  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                2.15.45
92  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom           2.15.53
93  Fabian Jeker (Swi) Lotus-Festina                        2.16.09
94  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                  2.16.10
95  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        2.17.45
96  Unai Etxebarria Arana (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi           2.18.10
97  Frankie Andreu (USA) US Postal Service                  2.20.44
98  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                 2.20.59
99  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                       2.21.24
100 Geert van Bondt (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites                   2.22.28
101 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom              2.22.41
102 Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2.22.55
103 Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi             2.23.03
104 Carlos Golbano (Spa) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          2.23.23
105 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              2.24.37
106 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                 2.25.13
107 Jaime Hernandez Bertran (Spa) Lotus-Festina             2.25.24
108 Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                 2.26.11
109 Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                      2.27.07
110 Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                        2.27.49
111 German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                2.28.43
112 Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                       2.29.06
113 Andres Bermejo Siller (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 2.29.26
114 Alessio Bongioni (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil              2.30.50
115 José A. Garrido (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica              2.32.08
116 Cesar Perez Padron  (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   2.33.29
117 Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                    2.33.37
118 Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips      2.34.05
119 Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                          2.35.05
120 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                  2.38.35
121 Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                       2.41.27
122 Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                         2.44.42
123 Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                     2.46.02
124 Alessandro Pozzi (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips        2.47.24
125 Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              2.47.52
126 Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                             2.49.26
127 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                 2.54.25
128 Daniel Bayes (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 2.58.45
129 Igor Pugaci (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      3.04.15



Mountains competition after stage 14


1   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                       92
2   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           67
3   Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                        65
4   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                       62
5   José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                59
6   Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           57
7   Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                               54
8   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             54
9   Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                             48
10  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                      47
11  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                              44
12  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                        41
13  Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    38
14  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    38
15  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                   37
16  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                     34
17  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                          25
18  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             24
19  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                      23
20  Pascal Hervé (Fra) Lotus-Festina                           23
21  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                         23
22  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                        21
23  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 19
24  Marcos A. Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank       12
25  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                        12
26  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                      11
27  Alberto Lopez de Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            11
28  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       10
29  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                                10
30  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                    9
31  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     8
32  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step                  8
33  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                            8
34  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros            8
35  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                        7
36  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                                7
37  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    6
38  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                          6
39  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           6
40  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                5
41  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                      5
42  Angel Castresana Del Val (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            5
43  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              5
44  Cesar Solaun Solana (Spa) Banesto                           5
45  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                            4
46  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros               4
47  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                   4
48  Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips              4
49  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            4
50  Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     4
51  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                           3
52  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                   3
53  Igor Flores Galarza (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                 3
54  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                         2
55  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada                2
56  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                             1
57  Andrea Noe (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                           1
58  Jörg Jaksche  (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   1
59  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                        1
60  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         1
61  Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                             1


Points competition after stage 14

1   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                         122
2   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           92
3   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                        90
4   Jan Ullrich (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  73
5   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips           60
6   José M. Jimenez Sastre (Spa) Banesto                     57
7   Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom            57
8   Roberto Heras Hernandez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         56
9   Mario Traversoni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                  54
10  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank     47
11  Glenn Magnusson (Swe) US Postal Service                  46
12  Angel Casero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                     42
13  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                            39
14  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           39
15  Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto                           38
16  Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Banesto                    38
17  Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                     37
18  Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step                      36
19  Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                         29
20  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              29
21  Victor Peña (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                      29
22  Frank Hoj (Den) US Postal Service                        28
23  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                 27
24  Daniele Nardello (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                  27
25  Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Cofidis                        27
26  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                        26
27  Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                26
28  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              23
29  Davide Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti                         23
30  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step               21
31  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada             21
32  Serguei Smetanine (Rus) Vitalicio Seguros                21
33  Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank                           21
34  Oscar Camenzind (Swi) Lampre-Daikin                      20
35  Ivan Parra (Col) Vitalicio Seguros                       19
36  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       18
37  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                             18
38  Melchor Mauri (Spa) Sport Lisboa Benfica                 17
39  German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                 16
40  Felix Garcia Casas (Spa) Lotus-Festina                   16
41  Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Fuenlabrada                      16
42  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      15
43  Danilo Hondo (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 15
44  Julian Dean (NZl) US Postal Service                      15
45  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       14
46  Servais Knaven (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                     14
47  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                      13
48  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                          13
49  Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) TVM-Farm Frites                  12
50  Cristian Moreni (Ita) Liquigas                           12
51  Kurt van de Wouwer (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                  11
52  Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros                  11
53  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     10
54  Angel Edo Alsina (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                10
55  Koen Beeckman (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar                       10
56  Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       10
57  Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                        9
58  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                  9
59  Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Liquigas                              9
60  Toni Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                      9
61  Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                9
62  Andreas Klier (Ger) TVM-Farm Frites                       9
63  Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              9
64  Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                       8
65  Simone Zucchi (Ita) Team Polti                            8
66  David Garcia Marquina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros             8
67  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                 7
68  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                     7
69  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                               6
70  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                  6
71  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank         6
72  Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                6
73  Massimo Codol (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                         6
74  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi          5
75  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            4
76  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                4
77  Stefano Verziagi (Ita) Fuenlabrada                        4
78  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                        3
79  Txema Del Olmo Zendegi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            3
80  Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros          3
81  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                    2
82  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                    2
83  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                     2
84  Marco Gili (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips                2
85  Arnoldas Saprykinas (Ltu) Riso Scotti-Vinavil             2
86  Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank                               2
87  Oscar Pozzi (Ita) Riso Scotti-Vinavil                     2
88  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          1
89  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                         1
90  Bram de Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              1


Sprints (Metas Volantes)

1   Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin                       34
2   German Nieto Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada                16
3   Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips          15
4   Michel Lafis (Swe) TVM-Farm Frites                       9
5   Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Cofidis                         9
6   Laurent Brochard (Fra) Lotus-Festina                     8
7   Marcel Wüst (Ger) Lotus-Festina                          8
8   Mariano Piccoli (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                      8
9   Igor Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           6
10  Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                       6
11  Anthony Rokia (Fra) Cofidis                              6
12  Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank                                 6
13  Inigo Chaurreau Bernadez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi         4
14  Jon Odriozola Mugarza (Spa) Banesto                      4
15  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                     4
16  Ramon Gonzalez Arrieta (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           4
17  Giancarlo Raimondi (Ita) Liquigas                        4
18  Rafael Diaz Justo (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank               4
19  William Chann McRae (USA) Mapei-Quick Step               3
20  Iñigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank              3
21  José L. Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           2
22  José Uria Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              2
23  Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                   2
24  Alex Zülle (Swi) Banesto                                 2
25  Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                2
26  Ralf Grabsch (Ger) Team Deutsche Telekom                 2
27  Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank     2
28  Eleuterio Anguita Hinojosa (Spa) Fuenlabrada             2
29  Matias Cagigas Amedo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                   2
30  Stefano Casagranda (Ita) Costa Almeria-Amica Chips       2
31  Orlando Gomes Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                    2
32  Aitor Osa Eizaguirre (Spa) Banesto                       1
33  Mikel Zarrabeitia Uranga (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank        1
34  Nicola Miceli  (Ita) Liquigas                            1
35  Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank                          1
36  José V. Garcia Acosta (Spa) Banesto                      1
37  Rolf Sörensen (Den) Rabobank                             1
38  Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) Saeco-Cannondale                    1
39  Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Deutsche Telekom            1
40  Francisco Cabello Luque (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca         1
41  Cristian Salvato (Ita) Team Polti                        1

Stage Preview:

After three relentless days in the Mountains, the riders get some relief on this circuit race in Barcelona. The major difficulty is the Cat 2 Montjuic which is 1.7 kms long and rises to 174 metres. The riders have to do this 8 times. Not a pure sprint stage but definitely the climbers are not favoured.