80th Volta a Catalunya - 2.HCSpain, June 15 - 22, 20001999 Results Start list Preview Past Winners The Stages
PreviewAlthough slightly shorter than the Tour de Suisse, the Hors Categorie Volta a Catalunya (June 15-22) is the final big stage race before the Tour. It is the traditional preparation ground for the Spanish teams who have gained Tour positions, and was often Miguel Indurain's final tune up. The race is similar to the Swiss tour in that it commences with a 21.8 kilometre team time trial, from Pineda to Vilaseca. The next stage is fairly flat, but there some harder climbs on stage 3 (1 category 2 and 3 category 3). Stages 6 and 7 are the hardest mountain stages, with a total of 4 first and three second category climbs. The race finishes on Thursday June 22 with a 12.8 kilometre mountain time trial from San Julia de Loira in Andorra - Viola Rabassa. A mountain time trial to finish a stage race can lead to some interesting results, and keeps the tension up right until the end. Fernando Escartin (Kelme) and José Maria Jimenez (Banesto) will be the main Spaniards to watch in this year's event, as will last minute signing, Pavel Tonkov of Mapei. Other GC riders include Andreas Klöden, Tonkov's teammate Axel Merckx and Alvaro Gonzalez de Galdeano. Sprinters include Jan Svorada (Lampre), Erik Zabel (Telekom), Romans Vainsteins (Vini Caldirola), Marcel Wüst and Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Vitalicio). There will be no Lance Armstrong though in the Postal Team, as he will contest the Route du Sud from June 17-20. Similarly, ONCE will be without Laurent Jalabert or Abraham Olano. Starting listMapei-Quick Step Deutsche Telekom 1 Manuel Beltran (Spa) 11 Erik Zabel (Ger) 2 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) 12 Andreas Kloden (Ger) 3 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) 13 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) 4 Luca Scinto (Ita) 14 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) 5 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) 15 Georg Totschnig (Aut) 6 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 16 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) 7 Paolo Bettini (Ita) 17 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) 8 Axel Merckx (Bel) 18 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Kelme-Costa Blanca Lampre-Daikin 21 Roberto Heras (Spa) 31 Sergio Barbero (Ita) 22 Fernando Escartin (Spa) 32 Franco Ballerini (Ita) 23 Carlos Albercontreras (Col) 33 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) 24 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) 34 Matteo Frutti (Ita) 25 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) 35 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) 26 Javiepascual Llorente (Spa) 36 Marco Serpellini (Ita) 27 José Angel Vidal (Spa) 37 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) 28 Francisco Leon (Spa) 38 Jan Svorada (Cze) Banesto Vitalicio Seguros 41 José Maria Jimenez (Spa) 51 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) 42 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) 52 Miguel Am.Perdiguero .(Spa) 43 Jon Odriozola (Spa) 53 Santiago Blanco (Spa) 44 Orlando Rodrigues (Por) 54 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) 45 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) 55 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) 46 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) 56 Francisco Javiecerezo (Spa) 47 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) 57 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) 48 Pablo Lastras (Spa) 58 Francisco Tomasgarcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi ONCE-Deutsche Bank 61 Angel Castresana (Spa) 71 Isidro Nozal (Spa) 62 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) 72 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 63 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) 73 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) 64 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) 74 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) 65 Iban Mayo (Spa) 75 David Cañada (Spa) 66 Igor Flores (Spa) 76 Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) 67 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) 77 Rafael Diaz (Spa) 68 Albertlopez De Munain (Spa) 78 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) U.S. Postal Service Relax-Fuenlabrada 81 George Hincapie (USA) 91 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) 82 Frankie Andreu (USA) 92 Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) 83 Christian Vandevelde (USA) 93 Andres Bermejo (Spa) 84 Benoit Joachim (Lux) 94 Nacor Burgos (Spa) 85 Steve Vermaut (Bel) 95 Pedro Jimenez (Spa) 86 Marty Jemison (USA) 96 David Fernandez (Spa) 87 Dylan Casey (USA) 97 Cesar Garcia Calvo (Spa) 88 Levy Leipheimer (USA) 98 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Vini Caldirola Jazztel-Costa Almeria 101 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) 111 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) 102 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) 112 Mario Traversoni (Ita) 103 Guido Trentin (Ita) 113 Gines Salmeron (Spa) 104 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) 114 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) 105 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) 115 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) 106 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) 116 Antonio Colom (Spa) 107 Moreno Pezze (Ita) 117 Carlos Ramon Golbano (Spa) 108 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) 118 Carlos Torrens (Spa) Memorycard-Jack & Jones Farm Frites 121 Bo Hamburger (Den) 131 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) 122 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) 132 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) 123 Arvis Piziks (Lat) 133 Steven Kleynen (Bel) 124 Jesper Skibby (Den) 134 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) 125 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) 135 Pieter Vries (Ned) 126 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) 136 Justin Spinelli (USA) 127 Allan Johansen (Den) 137 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) 128 René Joergensen (Den) 138 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Festina Cantina Tollo 141 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) 151 Andrea Tonti (Ita) 142 Rafael Casero (Spa) 152 Alessandro Baronti (Ita) 143 Felix M. Garcia (Spa) 153 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) 144 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) 154 Marco Vergnani (Ita) 145 David Plaza (Spa) 155 Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) 146 Marcel Wust (Ger) 156 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) 147 David Clinger (USA) 157 Guido Trenti (Ita) 148 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) 158 Massimiliano Gentilli (Ita) Past WinnersYear Winner AVS 1911 Sebastian Masdeu (Spa) 23.408 1912 Jose Magdalena (Spa) 23.056 1913 Juan Marti (Spa) 21.964 1920 Joseph Pelletier (Fra) 20.902 1923 Maurice Ville (Fra) 24.135 1924 Miguel Mucio (Spa) 26.377 1925 Miguel Mucio (Spa) 25.002 1926 Víctor Fontan (Fra) 25.023 1927 Víctor Fontan (Fra) 22.198 1928 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 27.830 1929 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 30.403 1930 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 26.930 1931 Salvador Cardona (Spa) 25.488 1932 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 31.552 1933 Alfred Bobet (Ita) 25.977 1934 Bernardo Rogora (Ita) 28.953 1935 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 29.945 1936 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 29.955 1939 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 30.480 1940 Cristóbal Didier (Spa) 30.480 1941 A.Andrés Sancho (Spa) 33.803 1942 Federico Ezquerra (Spa) 30.836 1943 Julian Berrendero (Spa) 31.146 1944 Miguel Casas (Spa) 30.221 1945 Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) 30.624 1946 Julian Berrendero (Spa) 31.146 1947 Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 30.129 1948 Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 31.182 1949 Emxile Rol (Fra) 33.618 1950 Antonio Gelabert (Spa) 33.527 1951 Primo Volpi (Ita) 33.810 1952 Miguel Poblet (Spa) 33.979 1953 Salvador Botella (Spa) 33.712 1954 Walter Serena (Ita) 36.708 1955 José Gomez Moral (Spa) 36.506 1956 Aniceto Utset (Spa) 36.395 1957 Jesus Loroño (Spa) 38.046 1958 R.Van Genechtien (Bel) 37.410 1959 Salvador Botella (Spa) 36.024 1960 Miguel Poblet (Spa) 37.306 1961 Henry Duez (Fra) 37.082 1962 Antonio Karmany (Spa) 36.210 1963 Joseph Novales (Spa) 36.623 1964 Joseph Carrara (Fra) 35.373 1965 Antonio G. Moral (Spa) 38.237 1966 Ariel den Hartog (Ned) 36.775 1967 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 37.674 1968 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 37.385 1969 Mariano Diaz (Spa) 38.148 1970 Franco Bitossi (Ita) 36.171 1971 Luis Ocaña (Spa) 36.089 1972 Felice Gimondi (Ita) 35.376 1973 Domingo Perurena (Spa) 35.573 1974 Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 34.969 1975 Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) 35.305 1976 Martínez Heredia (Spa) 36.401 1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 35.539 1978 Francesco Moser (Ita) 36.144 1979 Vicente Belda (Spa) 34.939 1980 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 35.355 1981 Faustino Ruperez (Spa) 36.257 1982 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 37.167 1983 Jose Recio (Spa) 38.040 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 40.453 1985 Robert Millar (Sco) 37.930 1986 Sean Kelly (Ire) 38.184 1987 Alvaro Pino (Spa) 40.056 1988 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 39.157 1989 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 39.394 1990 Laudelino Cubino (Spa) 40.051 1991 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 41.062 1992 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 38.531 1993 Alvaro Mejia (Col) 37.808 1994 Claudio Chiapucci (Ita) 38.557 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 38.807 1996 Alex Zulle (Swi) 39.402 1997 Fernando Escartin (Spa) 37.153 1998 Hernan Buenahora (Col) 37.231 1999 Manuel Beltran (Spa) 38.339 |