27th Vuelta a Cuba - 2.5

Cuba, February 12-24, 2002

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Stage 3 - February 14: Santiago de Cuba - Bayamo, 125 km

Aurélien Clerc wins stage 3

Aurélien Clerc (Mapei-Quick Step) won the third stage of the Vuelta a Cuba from Santiago de Cuba to Bayamo over 125 kilometres. The Swiss sprinter was the quickest of a small group of breakaway riders, with his teammate Graziano Gasparre finishing in second place.

The stage was marked by a strong cross-wind which helped to split the peloton. Mapei's Filippo Pozzato was quite active, and he spearheaded the final move. As a result, he and teammate Gian Paolo Cheula moved into third and second overall respectively behind race leader Pedro Perez, while Clerc and Gasparre capped off a good day for the team by taking the stage win.

Tomorrow's stage starts at Bayamo and finishes at Holguin and is 90 kilometres.

Results

1 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step           3.02.19 (41.137 km/h
2 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step           0.04
3 Joel Mariño (Cub) Matanzas                         0.06
4 Martin Muller (Ger) Wiesenhof                      0.10
5 Joe Papp (USA) Eastern Reg
6 Reynaldo Rodriguez (Cub) Guantanamo
7 Mark Light (USA) Mixto-Internacional
8 Yarousi Poutou (Cub) Guantanamo
9 Holger Loew (Ger) Wiesenhof
10 Luis A. Romero (Cub) Cuba A
11 Willian Leiva (Cub) Orientales
12 Joel Solenzal (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
13 Timo Scholz (Ger) Wiesenhof
14 Michael Hernandez (USA) Eastern Reg
15 Pedro P. Perez (Cub) Cuba A
16 Iosvani Falcon (Cub) Cuba A
17 Eliecer Valdes (Cub) Cuba A
18 Alexander Clavero (Cub) Cuba A
19 Josh Horowitz (USA) Eastern Reg
20 Todd Herriott (USA) Eastern Reg
21 Michael Dietrick (USA) Eastern Reg
22 Michael Norton (USA) Eastern Reg
23 Victor Castro (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos
24 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos
25 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos
26 Antonio Lopez (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos
27 Alejandro Barbero (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos
28 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) Wiesenhof
29 Marco Wittwer (Ger) Wiesenhof
30 Michael Giehelmann (Ger) Wiesenhof
31 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
32 Frederik Willems (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
33 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Mapei-Quick Step
34 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
35 Lawrence Perera (USA) Mixto-Internacional
36 Gui Nelessen (USA) Mixto-Internacional
37 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Mixto-Internacional
38 Lazaro Moreno (Cub) Mixto-Internacional
39 Pio F. Batista (Cub) Cuba B
40 Mackley Alvarez (Cub) Cuba B
41 Lizardo Benitez (Cub) Cuba B
42 Reldy Perez (Cub) Cuba B
43 Yeinier Lopez (Cub) Cuba B
44 Rainer Alvarez (Cub) Cuba B
45 Hector Ajete (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
46 Luis E. Iglesias (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
47 Yosniel Machin (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
48 Yosniel Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
49 Dayrold Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
50 Roger Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio
51 Roman Pino (Cub) La Habana
52 Yosbel Gonzalez (Cub) La Habana
53 Jose L. Diaz (Cub) La Habana
54 Gerardo Rodriguez (Cub) La Habana
55 Yulien Rodriguez (Cub) La Habana
56 Ernesto Ferrer (Cub) Villa Clara
57 Oslen Enjamio (Cub) Villa Clara
58 Enrique Rodriguez (Cub) Villa Clara
59 Lester Garcia (Cub) Villa Clara
60 Juan Almeida (Cub) Villa Clara
61 Kadel Pelaez (Cub) Ciego De Avila
62 Jorge L. Sori (Cub) Ciego De Avila
63 Carlos Avascal (Cub) Ciego De Avila
64 Dunier Cairo (Cub) Ciego De Avila
65 Rolando Gonzalez (Cub) Ciego De Avila
66 Adonis Cardoso (Cub) Ciudad Habana
67 Ariel Sosa (Cub) Ciudad Habana
68 Marcelo Leiva (Cub) Ciudad Habana
69 Osvel Vento (Cub) Ciudad Habana
70 Jose M. Rodriguez (Cub) Ciudad Habana
71 Michel Fernandez (Cub) Matanzas
72 Henry Rodriguez (Cub) Matanzas
73 Yordani Amigo (Cub) Matanzas
74 Vicente Zanabria (Cub) Matanzas
75 Eduardo Peralta (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
76 Miguel Perez (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
77 Yosvani Garcia (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
78 Reinier Veloz (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
79 Iosvani Gutierrez (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
80 Damier Martinez (Cub) Guantanamo
81 Fredy Mendoza (Cub) Guantanamo
82 Yoelvis Martinez (Cub) Guantanamo
83 Elioidis Griñan (Cub) Guantanamo
84 Relvis Gutierrez (Cub) Orientales
85 Erisleidis Beltran (Cub) Orientales
86 Wilmer Rodriguez (Cub) Orientales
87 Arnold Alcolea (Cub) Orientales
88 Serguei Viamontes (Cub) Orientales
89 Rolando Basulto (Cub) Cuba A
90 Cristian Retolaza (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos            0.30
91 Yunier Alonso (Cub) La Habana                     1.16
92 Carlos Montes (Cub) Ciego De Avila               32.25
93 Leonardo Alvarez (Cub) Villa Clara
DNF Todd Majeski (USA) Mixto-Internacional
DNF Anatoli Cansio (Cub) Ciudad Habana
DNF Yosvani Ulloa (Cub) Matanzas
 
General classification after stage 3
 
1 Pedro P. Perez (Cub) Cuba A                    10.03.49
2 Gianpaolo Cheula (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step            0.06
3 Willian Leiva (Cub) Orientales                     0.08
4 Aurelien Clerc (Swi) Mapei-Quick Step              0.13
5 Joel Mariño (Cub) Matanzas                         0.14
5 Damier Martinez (Cub) Guantanamo
7 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Mapei-Quick Step              0.19
8 Todd Herriott (USA) Eastern Reg                    0.21
8 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
8 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step
11 Iosvani Falcon (Cub) Cuba A                       0.22
12 Luis A. Romero (Cub) Cuba A                       0.24
13 Rolando Basulto (Cub) Cuba A                      0.27
13 Eliecer Valdes (Cub) Cuba A
13 Michael Giehelmann (Ger) Wiesenhof
13 Martin Muller (Ger) Wiesenhof
13 Frederik Willems (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step
13 Pio F. Batista (Cub) Cuba B
13 Reldy Perez (Cub) Cuba B
13 Yeinier Lopez (Cub) Cuba B
13 Rainer Alvarez (Cub) Cuba B
13 Adonis Cardoso (Cub) Ciudad Habana
13 Joel Solenzal (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
13 Iosvani Gutierrez (Cub) Sancti Spiritus
25 Joe Papp (USA) Eastern Reg                        2.43
25 Timo Scholz (Ger) Wiesenhof
25 Mackley Alvarez (Cub) Cuba B
25 Reynaldo Rodriguez (Cub) Guantanamo
25 Arnold Alcolea (Cub) Orientales
30 Yulien Rodriguez (Cub) La Habana                  2.51
31 Alexander Clavero (Cub) Cuba A                    3.30
32 Michael Hernandez (USA) Eastern Reg               4.39
33 Holger Loew (Ger) Wiesenhof                       5.15
34 Carsten Podlesch (Ger) Wiesenhof                  5.24
35 Roman Pino (Cub) La Habana                        5.42
36 Marco Wittwer (Ger) Wiesenhof                     5.50
37 Yordani Amigo (Cub) Matanzas                      6.00
38 Alejandro Barbero (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos            6.28
39 Osvel Vento (Cub) Ciudad Habana                   8.47
40 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos            9.01
41 Reinier Veloz (Cub) Sancti Spiritus               9.05
42 Cristian Retolaza (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos            9.11
43 Pablo De Pedro (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos               9.21
43 Moises Dueñas (Spa) Mixto-Internacional
45 Marcelo Leiva (Cub) Ciudad Habana                16.21
46 Dayrold Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio            16.29
46 Jose M. Rodriguez (Cub) Ciudad Habana
48 Josh Horowitz (USA) Eastern Reg                  16.30
49 Luis E. Iglesias (Cub) Pinar Del Rio             16.31
49 Gerardo Rodriguez (Cub) La Habana
51 Yunier Alonso (Cub) La Habana                    17.27
52 Fredy Mendoza (Cub) Guantanamo                   17.34
53 Vicente Zanabria (Cub) Matanzas                  17.55
54 Enrique Rodriguez (Cub) Villa Clara              18.00
55 Elioidis Griñan (Cub) Guantanamo                 18.21
56 Ariel Sosa (Cub) Ciudad Habana                   19.36
57 Wilmer Rodriguez (Cub) Orientales                19.55
58 Michael Norton (USA) Eastern Reg                 20.06
59 Ernesto Ferrer (Cub) Villa Clara                 21.59
60 Yosniel Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio            23.48
61 Lazaro Moreno (Cub) Mixto-Internacional          23.55
62 Roger Rodriguez (Cub) Pinar Del Rio              23.57
62 Jorge L. Sori (Cub) Ciego De Avila
62 Dunier Cairo (Cub) Ciego De Avila
62 Erisleidis Beltran (Cub) Orientales
66 Yoelvis Martinez (Cub) Guantanamo                25.02
67 Oslen Enjamio (Cub) Villa Clara                  25.13
68 Juan Almeida (Cub) Villa Clara                   25.15
69 Relvis Gutierrez (Cub) Orientales                25.46
70 Serguei Viamontes (Cub) Orientales               26.47
71 Jose L. Diaz (Cub) La Habana                     27.06
72 Lizardo Benitez (Cub) Cuba B                     27.09
73 Eduardo Peralta (Cub) Sancti Spiritus            27.41
74 Carlos Avascal (Cub) Ciego De Avila              29.49
75 Michel Fernandez (Cub) Matanzas                  31.33
76 Miguel Perez (Cub) Sancti Spiritus               32.51
77 Yosbel Gonzalez (Cub) La Habana                  33.24
78 Yosvani Garcia (Cub) Sancti Spiritus             34.43
79 Mark Light (USA) Mixto-Internacional             35.25
80 Henry Rodriguez (Cub) Matanzas                   35.46
81 Lester Garcia (Cub) Villa Clara                  37.15
82 Yosniel Machin (Cub) Pinar Del Rio               40.00
83 Michael Dietrick (USA) Eastern Reg               41.22
84 Hector Ajete (Cub) Pinar Del Rio                 41.41
85 Yarousi Poutou (Cub) Guantanamo                  44.12
86 Kadel Pelaez (Cub) Ciego De Avila                46.55
87 Lawrence Perera (USA) Mixto-Internacional        50.38
88 Antonio Lopez (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos               52.37
89 Victor Castro (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos               52.53
89 Rolando Gonzalez (Cub) Ciego De Avila
91 Gui Nelessen (USA) Mixto-Internacional         1.19.39
92 Carlos Montes (Cub) Ciego De Avila             1.26.42
93 Leonardo Alvarez (Cub) Villa Clara             1.32.46
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Marino, Joel (Cub) Matanzas                                  9
2 Román Pino (Cub) La Habana                                   8
3 Osbel Vento (Cub) Ciudad De La Habana                        7
4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-Italia                6
5 Michael Hernández (USA) Eastern Region                       4
5 Aurelien Clerc (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-Italia                 4
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Graziano Gasparre (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-Italia             10
2 Rolando Basulto (Cub) Cuba-A                                 7
3 Bernhard Eisel (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-Italia                 6
4 Cristian Retolaza (Spa) Cropusa-Burgos                       5
5 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-Italia                3
6 Osbel Vento (Cub) Ciudad de la Habana                        3
 
U23 classification
 
1 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-ITALIA         10.04.10
2 Bernhard Eisel (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step-ITALIA              0.04
3 Rolando Basulto (Cub) Cuba-A                              0.06
4 Reldy Perez (Cub) Cuba-B
5 Yeinier López (Cub) Cuba-B
6 Rainer Álvarez (Cub) Cuba-B
 
Teams classification
 
1 Mapei-Quick Step                                      30.12.07
2 Cuba-A                                                    0.23
3 Cuba B                                                    0.41
4 Wiesenhof                                                 2.48
5 Eastern Region                                            7.07
6 Sancti Spiritus                                           7.22
7 Ciudad Habana                                            11.24
8 Guantánamo                                               12.34
9 Matanzas                                                 15.14
10 Cropusa-Burgos                                          15.19
11 Orientales                                              16.28
12 La Habana                                               24.22
13 Pinar del Rió                                           47.27
14 Mixto Internacional                                     56.37
15 Villa Clara                                           1.03.52
16 Ciego de Ávila                                        1.17.01