Trofeo Mallorca - Cat. 1.4

Spain, February 6, 2000

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Freire starts early

Ever heard of the rainbow jersey curse? Reigning World champion, Oscar Freire (Mapei-Quick Step) obviously hasn't. On the first of the five fourth category races of the Trofeo Mallorca, he showed no respect for the more famous sprinting specialists like Erik Zabel, Marcel Wust and Robbie McEwen and won this 'warm up event', ten laps of an eight km circuit, with Zabel (Deutsche Telekom) in second. Freire's tam mate Paolo Bettini, another promising rider, was third.

The only serious Break came from Cesar Garcia Calvo, Fuenlabrada, who managed a plus three minutes lead, but was caught with more than two laps remaining.

The Trofeo Mallorca is not a stage race but there is a general classement for those that race the whole series.

Results - Palma - Palma, 82 km

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step                       1.49.50 (43.702 Km/h)
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
4 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
5 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina
6 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
7 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
8 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites
9 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
10 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips
11 Miguel A. M. Perdiguero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
12 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
13 Frankie Andreu (USA) U.S. Postal Service
14 Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Nurnberger
15 Elio Aggiano (Ita) Vitalicio Seguros
16 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
17 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
18 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank
19 Raul Portilla (Spa) Sel. Baleares
20 David Fernandez (Spa) Fuenlabrada
21 Jan Boven (Ned) Rabobank
22 Alessio Girelli (Ita) Aguardiente Nectar
23 Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus
24 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
25 Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Batavus
26 Klaus Diewald (Ger) Team Nurnberger
27 Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
28 Francisco Cabello (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
29 Ivan Sastre (Spa) Festina
30 Remco Van Der Ven (Ned) Farm Frites
31 Freddy Gonzalez (Col) Aguardiente Nectar
32 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33 Andreas Klier (Ger) Farm Frites
34 Miquel Van Kessel (Ned) Farm Frites
35 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
36 David Canada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
37 Roger Beuchat (Swi) Post Swiss Team
38 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
39 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
40 Victor Hugo Peya (Col) Vitalicio Seguros
41 Ramon Medina (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
42 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
43 Matthe Pronk (Ned) Rabobank
44 Enrique Riera (Spa) Sel. Baleares
45 David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
46 Aart Vierhouten (Ned) Rabobank
47 George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service
48 Javier Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
49 Jorn Reuss (Ger) Team Nurnberger
50 David Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
51 Alvaro Forner (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
52 Javier Mercadal (Spa) Sel. Baleares
53 Jens Zemke (Ger) Team Nurnberger
54 Daniel Coll (Spa) Sel. Baleares
55 Aitor Osa (Spa) Banesto
56 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
57 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
58 Iker Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
59 Martin Cotar (Cro) Post Swiss Team
60 Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Rabobank
61 Christian Poos (Lux) Post Swiss Team
62 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina
63 Matteo Fagnini Gian (Ita) Team Telekom
64 Steve Vermaut (Bel) U.S. Postal Service
65 Jairo Perez (Col) Aguardiente Nectar
66 Bruno Boscardin (Swi) Post Swiss Team
67 Bert Dietz (Ger) Team Nurnberger
68 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina
69 Miguel Angel Pena (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
70 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
71 Levy Leipheimer (USA) U.S. Postal Service
72 Felix M Garcia (Spa) Festina
73 Renger Ijpendburg (Ned) Batavus
74 Mathias Braun (Swi) Post Swiss Team
75 Antonio Bon (Spa) Sel. Baleares
76 Miguel Alzamora (Ita) Amica Chips
77 Ruber Marin (Col) Aguardiente Nectar
78 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
79 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
80 Wilfried Peeters (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
81 Marti Cerda (Spa) Sel. Baleares
82 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto
83 Miquel Clamor (Spa) Sel. Baleares
84 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
85 Carlos Bon (Spa) Sel. Baleares
86 Fabio Malberti (Ita) Amica Chips
87 Vicente Yern (Spa) Sel. Baleares
88 Ricardo Ochoa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
89 Jan Hruska (Cze) Vitalicio Seguros
90 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Amica Chips
91 Raphael Schweda (Ger) Team Nurnberger
92 Albert Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
93 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
94 Servais Knaven (Ned) Farm Frites
95 German Nieto (Spa) Fuenlabrada
96 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
97 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina
98 Saul Morales (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
99 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
100 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank
101 Denis Menchov (Rus) Banesto
102 Juan J.De Los Angeles (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
103 Filippo Simeoni (Ita) Amica Chips
104 Michel Klinger (Swi) Festina
105 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Team Telekom
106 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
107 Roberto Laiseka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
108 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
109 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) U.S. Postal Service
110 Jan Van Velzen (Ned) Batavus
111 David Plaza (Spa) Festina
112 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
113 Johan Bruinsma (Ned) Batavus
114 Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Amica Chips
115 Reto Bergmann (Swi) Post Swiss Team
116 Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto
117 Paul Van Schalen (Ned) Batavus
118 Holder Sievers (Ger) Team Nurnberger
119 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto
120 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) Banesto
121 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) Banesto
122 Marty Jemison (USA) U.S. Postal Service
123 Dylan Casey (USA) U.S. Postal Service
124 Leif Hoste (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
125 David Tani (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
126 Ruslan Ivanov (Mda) Amica Chips
127 Marcosa Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank
128 Marcel Duijn (Ned) Rabobank
129 Francesco Pasquini (Ita) Aguardiente Nectar
130 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto
131 Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank
132 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Team Telekom
133 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Team Telekom
134 Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
135 Pedro Jimenez (Spa) Fuenlabrada
136 Jonathan Hall (Aus) Festina
137 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Team Telekom
138 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
139 Alberto Benito (Spa) Banesto
140 Stephan Schreck (Ger) Team Telekom
141 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Team Telekom
142 Wim Van De Meulenhof (Ned) Batavus
143 Kees Jeurissen (Ned) Batavus
144 Wim Omloop (Ned) Batavus
145 Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
146 Kirk O'Bee (USA) U.S. Postal Service
147 Alex Zuelle (Swi) Banesto
148 Andres Bermejo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada
149 Dirk Baldinger (Ger) Team Nurnberger
150 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Farm Frites
151 Patrick Jonker (Ned) U.S. Postal Service
152 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
153 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Farm Frites
154 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) U.S. Postal Service
155 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites
156 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Team Telekom                         0.23
157 Diego Ferrari (Ita) Amica Chips                              0.44
158 Steffen Wesemann (Ger) Team Telekom                          0.47
159 Ivan Basso (Ita) Amica Chips                                 0.50
160 Nicola Chesini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                        1.04
161 Kurt Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips                               2.18

Bonus sprints

Lap 4 - 32 km    

1  Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            3 sec
2  Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                     2 
3  Kurt Arvesen (Nor) Amica Chips                                  1

Lap 8 - 64 km      

1  Jan Hruska (Cze) Vitalicio Seguros                              3 sec
2  Rik Reinerink (Ned) Batavus                                     2
3  Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          1

Metas Volantes

Lap 2 - 16 km

1  Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                            3 pts
2  Thorsten Wilhelms (Ger) Team Nurnberger                         2
3  Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                                    1

Lap 6 - 48 km

1  Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) Fuenlabrada                            3 pts
2  Miguel Alzamora (Ita) Amica Chips                               2
3  Lars Teutenberg (Ger) Batavus                                   1

Overall standings:

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei                                       1.49.50
2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom
3 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei
4 Stefano Zanini (Ita) Mapei
5 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina
6 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskatel
7 Steven de Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
8 Robbie McEwen (Aus) Farm Frites
9 Ruben Galvan (Spa) Kelme
10 Daniele Galli (Ita) Amica Chips