59th Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad Valenciana - 2.3Spain, February 27-March 3, 20012000 Results Stage list Preview Starting list Past winners The Stages
PreviewOver the next five days, the 59th edition of the Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad Valenciana (Tour of Valencia) will take place. It is five stages (672 km) long, ending with a 26.8 kilometre time trial in Valencia. Last year's winner, Abraham Olano will wear the number one for ONCE, and he will be counted as a favourite despite the lack of early season form (25th in the Volta ao Algarve, 55th in Trofeo Luis Puig). The race will see the debut of Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno), who rode two stages last year before retiring from competition until the Giro. Pantani's old teammate, Stefano Garzelli will be on the start grid for his new team Mapei, who have also brought along the in-form Paolo Bettini. For Telekom, Andreas Klöden will lead the team in the absence of Jan Ullrich, and he will be supported a good team including Erik Zabel, Udo Bölts, Alexandre Vinokourov, Jens Heppner, Gian Matteo Fagnini, Alberto Elli and Giovanni Lombardi. US Postal are without Lance Armstrong or Roberto Heras who will start the season with the Vuelta a Murcia, but they have brought a strong line up including Vjatceslav Ekimov, George Hincapie, and Jose Luis Rubiera. Alex Zülle is present as the main rider for Team Coast, but no Fernando Escartin. The iBanesto.com squad has the Poles Baranowski and Brozyna, along with potential star Francesco Mancebo and Italian climber Leonardo Piepoli. Stage 1 (Feb. 27) starts and finishes in Port. Sagunto, a 170 kilometre journey including a category 1 climb at 31 kilometres from the end. Stage 2 (Feb. 28) is from Sagunto to Denia (179.5 km) and is relatively flat. Stage three from Denia to Benidorm (Mar. 1) is short at 150 kilometres, but contains a long category 1 climb with its summit at kilometre 110, before descending to the finish. Stage 4 from Benidorm et Vallada is considered the "Queen Stage" as it contains several first and second category climbs, finising with the 16% rise of the Alto del Campello after 147 kilometres. The final time trial stage is 26.8 kilometres, and completely flat.
Starting listONCE Team Telekom 1 Abraham Olano (Spa) 11 Erik Zabel (Ger) 2 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) 12 Udo Bolts (Ger) 3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) 13 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) 4 Jose Azevedo (Por) 14 Alberto Elli (Ita) 5 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) 15 Jens Heppner (Ger) 6 Rene Andrle (Cze) 16 Andreas Kloden (Ger) 7 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) 17 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) 8 Rafael Diaz (Spa) 18 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) iBanesto.com Euskaltel-Euskadi 21 Aitor Osa (Spa) 31 David Etxebarria (Spa) 22 Thomas Brozyna (Pol) 32 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) 23 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) 33 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) 24 Koldo Gil (Spa) 34 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) 25 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) 35 Ramon Gonzalez (Spa) 26 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) 36 Inigo Chaurreau (Spa) 27 David Navas (Spa) 37 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) 28 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) 38 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) Jazztel-Costa Almeria Kelme-Costa Blanca 41 Jose Luis Martinez (Spa) 51 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) 42 Eleuterio Anguita (Spa) 52 Francisco Cabello (Spa) 43 Fabio Roscioli (Ita) 53 Jose Javier Gomez (Spa) 44 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) 54 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) 45 Ricardo Valdez (Spa) 55 Juan J. De Los Angeles (Spa) 46 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) 56 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) 47 Antonio Colom (Spa) 57 Angel Vicioso (Spa) 48 Dario Gadeo (Spa) 58 Leandro Navarrette (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada Mapei-Quick Step 61 Martin Garrido (Arg) 71 Elio Aggiano (Ita) 62 Uan Antonio Flecha (Spa) 72 Paolo Bettini (Ita) 63 Nacor Burgos (Spa) 73 David Cańada (Spa) 64 Cesar Garcia (Spa) 74 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) 65 David Vazquez (Spa) 75 Dario David Cioni (Ita) 66 German Nieto (Spa) 76 Davide Bramati (Ita) 67 David Fernandez (Spa) 77 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 68 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) 78 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Mercatone Uno-Albacom US Postal Service 81 Daniel Clavero (Spa) 91 Stephane Barthe (Fra) 82 Igor Astarloa (Spa) 92 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) 83 Ermanno Brignoli (Ita) 93 Vjatceslav Ekimov (Rus) 84 Fabiano Fontanelli (Ita) 94 George Hincapie (USA) 85 Gianpaolo Mondini (Ita) 95 Benoit Joachim (Lux) 86 Giuseppe Di Fresco (Ita) 96 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) 87 Massimo Podenzana (Ita) 97 Cedric Vasseur (Fra) 88 Marco Pantani (Ita) 98 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team Coast Rabobank 101 Bekim Christensen (Den) 111 Marcus Zberg (Swi) 102 Daniel Becke (Ger) 112 Erik Dekker (Ned) 103 Rolf Huser (Swi) 113 Michael Boogerd (Ned) 104 Michael Giebelmann (Ger) 114 Jan Boven (Ned) 105 Roland Meier (Swi) 115 Grischa Niermann (Ger) 106 Klaus Mutschler (Ger) 116 Marc Lotz (Ned) 107 Thorsten Rund (Ger) 117 Bram De Groot (Ned) 108 Alex Zuelle (Swi) 118 Geert Verheyen (Bel) Saeco Machine Per Caffe Festina 121 Biagio Conte (Ita) 131 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) 122 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) 132 Rafael Casero (Spa) 123 Armin Meier (Swi) 133 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) 124 Mario Scirea (Ita) 134 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) 125 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) 135 David Plaza (Spa) 126 Pavel Padrnos (Cze) 136 Jaime Javier Hernandez (Spa) 127 Dario Pieri (Ita) 137 Christophe Moreau (Fra) 128 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) 138 Iban Sastre (Spa) Cofidis LA Pecol 141 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz) 151 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) 142 Robert Hayles (GBr) 152 Ruben Oarbeascoa (Spa) 143 Andrei Kivilev (Kaz) 153 Saulius Sarkauskas (Ltu) 144 Claude Lamour (Fra) 154 Youri Sourkov (Mda) 145 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) 155 Jose Rosa (Por) 146 David Millar (GBr) 156 Philipe Fernandes (Fra) 147 Jean-Michel Tessier (Fra) 157 Pedro Andrade (Por) 148 Ińigo Cuesta (Spa) 158 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) Maia-MSS Lampre-Daikin 161 Fabian Jeker (Swi) 171 Oscar Camenzind (Swi) 162 Joao Silva (Por) 172 Sergio Barbero (Ita) 163 Angel Edo (Spa) 173 Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) 164 Melchior Mauri (Spa) 174 Matteo Algeri (Ita) 165 Joan Horrach (Spa) 175 Marco Della Vedova (Ita) 166 Pedro Cardoso (Por) 176 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) 167 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) 177 Mariano Piccoli (Ita) 168 Paulo Barroso (Por) 178 Jan Svorada (Cze) CSC-World Online 181 Michael Blaudzun (Den) 182 Francisco Javier Cerezo (Spa) 183 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) 184 Bo Hamburger (Den) 185 René Jørgensen (Den) 186 Danny Jonasson (Den) 187 Martin Rittsel (Swe) 188 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Past winners2000 Abraham Olano (Spa) 1999 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) 1998 Pascal Chanteur (Fra) 1997 Juan-Carlos Dominguez (Spa) 1996 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1995 Alex Zülle (Swi) 1994 Vjatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 1993 Julian Gorospe (Spa) 1992 Melchor Mauri (Spa) 1991 Melchor Mauri (Spa) 1990 Tom Cordes (Ned) 1989 Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) 1988 Erich Maechler (Swi) 1987 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1986 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1985 Jesus Blanco-Villar (Spa) 1984 Bruno Cornillet (Fra) 1983 Raimund Dietzen (Ger) 1982 Pedro Munoz (Spa) 1981 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 1980 Klaus-Peter Thaler (Ger) 1979 Vicente Belda (Spa) 1977 Bernt Johansson (Swe) 1976 Enrique Aja (Spa) 1975 Vicente Lopez-Carill (Spa) 1974 Marcello Bergamo (Ita) 1973 José-A Gonzales-Linares (Spa) 1972 Domingo Perurena (Spa) 1971 José Lopez-Rodriguez (Spa) 1970 Ventura Diaz (Spa) 1969 Eddy Merckx (Spa) 1968 Mariano Diaz (Spa) 1967 José Perez-Frances (Spa) 1966 Angelino Soler (Spa) 1965 José Perez-Frances (Spa) 1964 Antonio Gomez del Moral (Spa) 1963 Martin Colmenarejo (Spa) 1962 Fernando Manzaneque (Spa) 1961 Salvador Botella (Spa) 1960 Fernando Manzaneque (Spa) 1959 Rik Van Looy (Bel) 1958 Hilaire Couvreur (Bel) 1957 Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) 1956 René Marigil (Spa) 1955 Francisco Masip (Spa) 1954 Salvador Botella (Spa) 1949 Joaquim Filba (Spa) 1948 Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 1947 Joaquim Olmos (Spa) 1944 Antonio Martin (Fra) 1943 Antonio-A Sancho (Spa) 1942 Julian Berrendero (Spa) 1940 Federico Ezquerra (Spa) 1933 Antonio Escuriet (Spa) 1932 Ricardo Montero (Spa) 1931 Federico Ezquerra (Spa) 1930 Mariano Canardo (Spa) 1929 Salvador Cardona (Spa) Past winners courtesy of Mario Stiehl |