80th Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC

Spain, June 15 - 22, 2000

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Stage 2 - June 16: Vilaseca-Vilanova I Geltru, 160 km

Another for Zabel

Stage 2 was the first real road stage of the Volta a Catalunya, a fairly flat 160 kilometre journey between Vila Seca and Vilanova I Geltru. As with most such stages early on in a tour, the race was decided in a bunch sprint although there were several attempts to get away. The victor was Erik Zabel (Telekom) who is certainly back to his quickest in time for the green jersey in the Tour. He beat compatriot Marcel Wüst, who is also angling for a Tour start with Festina, while Slovenia's Zoran Klemencic (Vini Caldirola) finished third. There were some slight changes in the overall, with ONCE's Marcos Serrano taking over the leader's jersey from teammate David Cañada, however, ONCE still hold the top 7 positions.

A hot day saw a fairly fast stage, and the only moderately successful break came from (drum roll) Fabio Roscioli (Costa Almeria) and Eduardo Hernandez (Relax-Fuenlabrada). They threatened ONCE's lead at one stage, gaining 6 minutes on the bunch with 70 kilometres to go. The gap only grew to that size because no-one wanted to chase, seeing as all the riders were still quite close on GC. It didn't matter though, as they were caught with 13 kilometres to go to the finish.

The sprinters teams Telekom, Lampre, and Festina were particularly prominent and they set things up for a tight finish. Unfortunately, many corners and roundabouts near the end caused several falls, and Zabel himself was involved in one. There was to be no repeat of last year's death though, and Zabel eventually prevailed over Wüst and Klemencic. It was Zabel's 14th win this year, and he's certainbly sharp for the Tour.

Results

1 Erik Zabel (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                   3.52.47
2 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina           
3 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola           
4 David Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
5 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
6 Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
7 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin           
8 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
9 George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
10 Miguel A. M.Perdiguero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
11 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
12 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
13 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
14 Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
15 Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto           
16 René Joergensen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
17 Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
18 Steve Vermaut (Bel) U.S. Postal Service           
19 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
20 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Farm Frites           
21 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
22 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Deutsche Telekom           
23 Allan Johansen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
24 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
25 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina           
26 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
27 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Farm Frites           
28 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step           
29 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
30 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           
31 Antonio Colom (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
32 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina           
33 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
34 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step           
35 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
36 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
37 Benoit Joachim (Lux) U.S. Postal Service           
38 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
39 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
40 Carlos Torrens (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
41 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
42 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
43 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
44 Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
45 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
46 Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
47 David Cañada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
48 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
49 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Festina           
50 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
51 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
52 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
53 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Deutsche Telekom           
54 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto           
55 Bo Hamburger (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
56 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
57 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
58 Carlos Ramon Golbano (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
59 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola           
60 Pedro Jimenez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
61 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
62 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
63 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto           
64 David Plaza (Spa) Festina           
65 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites           
66 Gines Salmeron (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
67 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina           
68 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
69 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
70 Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
71 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin           
72 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
73 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites           
74 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step           
75 Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
76 Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
77 Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
78 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Deutsche Telekom           
79 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto           
80 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto           
81 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto           
82 Marco Vergnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
83 José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto           
84 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
85 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
86 Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
87 Frankie Andreu (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
88 Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites           
89 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina           
90 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
91 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
92 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
93 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites           
94 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
95 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
96 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola           
97 Levy Leipheimer (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
98 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
99 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
100 Dylan Casey (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
101 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
102 Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
103 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto           
104 Andres Bermejo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
105 Massimiliano Gentilli (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
106 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
107 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
108 Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
109 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin           
110 David Clinger (USA) Festina           
111 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Farm Frites           
112 Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
113 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
114 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           
115 Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
116 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
117 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
118 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
119 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
120 Marty Jemison (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
121 Christian Vandevelde (USA) U.S. Postal Service       0.54
122 Justin Spinelli (USA) Farm Frites                    1.38
123 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa De Almeria                3.38

General classification after stage 2:

1 Marcos A. Serrano (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank          4.19.09
2 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
3 Peter Luttenberger (Aut) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
4 David Cañada (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
5 Miguel Angel Peña (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
6 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
7 Rafael Diaz (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank           
8 Miguel A. M.Perdiguero (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros         0.02
9 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
10 Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
11 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
12 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
13 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
14 Francisco Tomas Garcia (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           
15 Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step                    0.06
16 Manuel Beltran (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           
17 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) Mapei-Quick Step           
18 Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
19 Andrea Tafi (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           
20 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei-Quick Step           
21 Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) Festina                      0.14
22 Jaime Hernandez (Spa) Festina           
23 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) Festina           
24 David Plaza (Spa) Festina           
25 Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Festina           
26 Luca Scinto (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step                    0.16
27 Erik Zabel (Ger) Deutsche Telekom                     0.20
28 George Hincapie (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
29 Benoit Joachim (Lux) U.S. Postal Service           
30 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
31 Georg Totschnig (Aut) Deutsche Telekom           
32 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
33 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) Deutsche Telekom           
34 Frankie Andreu (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
35 Levy Leipheimer (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
36 Dylan Casey (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
37 Marty Jemison (USA) U.S. Postal Service           
38 Gabriele Missaglia (Ita) Lampre-Daikin                0.27
39 Marco Serpellini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
40 Franco Ballerini (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
41 Ludo Dierckxsens (Bel) Lampre-Daikin           
42 Sergio Barbero (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
43 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola                  0.33
44 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
45 Guido Trentin (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
46 Mauro Radaelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola           
47 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) Vini Caldirola           
48 Isidro Nozal (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank                 0.37
49 Steve Vermaut (Bel) U.S. Postal Service               0.39
50 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola                0.45
51 Orlando Rodrigues (Por) Banesto                       0.47
52 Jon Odriozola (Spa) Banesto           
53 Pablo Lastras (Spa) Banesto           
54 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) Banesto           
55 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Banesto           
56 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Banesto           
57 José Maria Jimenez (Spa) Banesto           
58 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Banesto           
59 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros           0.48
60 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                0.49
61 Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
62 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
63 Roberto Heras (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
64 José Angel Vidal (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
65 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           
66 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           0.50
67 Igor Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
68 Angel Castresana (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
69 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
70 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
71 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
72 Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
73 René Joergensen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones         0.55
74 Allan Johansen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
75 Bo Hamburger (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
76 Bjarke Nielsen (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
77 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                      1.00
78 Gian Paolo Mondini (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
79 Marco Vergnani (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
80 Cristian Gasperoni (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
81 Roberto Sgambelluri (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
82 David Fernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.04
83 Nacor Burgos (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
84 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
85 Pedro Jimenez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
86 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
87 Andres Bermejo (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
88 Eduardo Hernandez (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada           
89 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Farm Frites                      1.10
90 Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Farm Frites           
91 Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Farm Frites           
92 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Farm Frites           
93 Pieter Vries (Ned) Farm Frites           
94 Geert Van Bondt (Bel) Farm Frites           
95 Tristan Hoffman (Ned) Memorycard-Jack & Jones         1.13
96 Arvis Piziks (Lat) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
97 Mikael Holst Kyneb (Den) Memorycard-Jack & Jones           
98 Christian Vandevelde (USA) U.S. Postal Service        1.14
99 Rafael Casero (Spa) Festina                           1.18
100 Zoran Klemencic (Slo) Vini Caldirola                 1.25
101 Francisco Leon (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              1.31
102 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) Costa De Almeria             1.56
103 Antonio Colom (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
104 Carlos Torrens (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
105 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
106 Carlos Ramon Golbano (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
107 Gines Salmeron (Spa) Costa De Almeria           
108 Guido Trenti (Ita) Cantina Tollo                     2.18
109 Massimiliano Gentilli (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
110 Alessandro Baronti (Ita) Cantina Tollo           
111 Steven Kleynen (Bel) Farm Frites                     2.50
112 Marcel Wust (Ger) Festina                            3.00
113 Jan Svorada (Cze) Lampre-Daikin           
114 Matteo Frutti (Ita) Lampre-Daikin           
115 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Deutsche Telekom           
116 Zbigniew Spruch (Pol) Lampre-Daikin           
117 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           
118 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
119 David Clinger (USA) Festina           
120 Manuel Fernandez (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step           
121 Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Deutsche Telekom           
122 Justin Spinelli (USA) Farm Frites                    4.38
123 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) Costa De Almeria                5.34