2001 Results Stages Start list Past winners
Erik Zabel, Oscar Freire, Laurent Jalabert, Erik Dekker, Michele Bartoli and Mario Cipollini are some of the stars that will start in the 60th Vuelta Ciclista Comunidad Valenciana, February 26-March 2. The race is seen as an important part of the preparation for the first classic of the season, Milan San Remo, which takes place on March 23.
Other starters include the winners of the last two Vueltas Roberto Heras (US Postal) and Angel Casero (Team Coast), along with teammates Fernando Escartin and Alex Zülle. Dutchman Michael Boogerd and Levi Leipheimer will support Dekker in Rabobank. Tyler Hamilton will make his season debut with CSC-Tiscali, Danilo Di Luca will feature for Saeco Longoni Sport, while Alexandre Vinokourov (Telekom) may be doing more than just leading out Zabel for the sprints.
The five day race is more suited to the sprinters, although there are plenty of small hills. It starts with a 126 kilometres stage in Calpe on February 26, and finishes with a 20.3 kilometre time trial in Valencia on March 2.
Milaneza-MSS CSC-Tiscali 1 Fabian Jeker (Swi) 11 Carlos Sastre (Spa) 2 Victoriano Fernandez (Spa) 12 Tyler Hamilton (USA) 3 Melchior Mauri (Spa) 13 Jimmi Madsen (Den) 4 Claus Michael Moller (Den) 14 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) 5 Rui Lavarinhas (Por) 15 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) 6 Pedro Cardoso (Por) 16 Andrea Peron (Ita) 7 Txema Del Olmo (Spa) 18 Nicki Sorensen (Den) 8 Rui Miguel Sousa (Por) Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo Phonak Hearing Systems 21 Mario Cipollini (Ita) 31 Matthias Buxhofer (Aut) 22 Mario Scirea (Ita) 32 Lukas Zumsteg (Swi) 23 Giovanni Lombardi (Ita) 33 Martin Elmiger (Swi) 24 M Martin Perdiguero (Spa) 34 Cedric Fragniere (Swi) 25 Guido Trenti (USA) 35 Bert Grabsch (Ger) 26 Roberto Conti (Ita) 36 Alexandre Moos (Swi) 27 Gabriele Colombo (Ita) 37 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) 28 Martin Derganc (Slo) 38 Michael Reihs (Den) Rabobank U.S. Postal 41 Michael Boogerd (Ned) 51 Michael Barry (Can) 42 Erik Dekker (Ned) 52 David Clinger (USA) 43 Levi Leipheimer (USA) 53 Antonio Cruz (USA) 44 Bram De Groot (Ned) 54 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) 45 Marc Lotz (Ned) 55 Floyd Landis (USA) 46 Geert Verheyen (Bel) 56 Chann Mcrae (USA) 47 Marcus Zberg (Swi) 57 Christian Vandevelde (USA) 48 Beat Zberg (Swi) 58 David Zabriskie (USA) Ag2R Prevoyance Cofidis 61 Iñigo Charreau (Spa) 71 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) 62 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) 72 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) 63 Stephane Berges (Fra) 73 Philippe Gaumont (Fra) 64 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 74 Andre Kivilev (Kaz) 65 Sebastien Demarbaix (Bel) 75 Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) 66 Thierry Loder (Fra) 76 Angelo Lopeboselli (Ita) 67 Christophe Oriol (Fra) 77 David Moncoutie (Fra) 68 Ludovic Turpin (Fra) 78 Guido Trentin (Ita) Saeco Longoni Sport Mapei-Quick Step 81 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) 91 David Cañada (Spa) 82 Igor Astarloa (Spa) 92 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) 83 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) 93 Robert Hunter (Rsa) 84 Alessio Galletti (Ita) 94 Andrea Noe (Ita) 85 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) 95 Oscar Freire (Spa) 86 Torsten Nitsche (Ger) 97 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) 87 Igor Pugaci (Mda) 98 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 88 Andrea Tonti (Ita) Fassa-Bortolo Domo-Farm Frites 101 Ivan Basso (Ita) 111 Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned) 102 Wladimir Belli (Ita) 112 Dave Bruylandts (Bel) 103 Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) 113 Steve De Wolf (Bel) 104 Dmitri Konyshev (Rus) 114 Axel Merckx (Bel) 105 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) 115 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) 106 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) 116 Fred Rodriguez (USA) 107 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) 117 Romans Vainsteins (Lat) 108 Marco Velo (Ita) 118 Richard Virenque (Fra) Team Coast Team Telekom 121 Angel Luis Casero (Spa) 131 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) 122 Fernando Escartin (Spa) 132 Jens Heppner (Ger) 123 Aitor Garmendia (Spa) 133 Bobby Julich (USA) 124 Francisco Jose Lara (Spa) 134 Matthias Kessler (Ger) 125 Luis Perez (Spa) 135 Andreas Kloden (Ger) 126 David Plaza (Spa) 136 Udo Bolts (Ger) 127 Steffen Radochla (Ger) 137 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) 128 Alex Zuelle (Swi) 138 Erik Zabel (Ger) iBanesto.com Euskaltel-Euskadi 141 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) 151 Ruben Diaz De Cerio (Spa) 142 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) 152 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) 143 Tomasz Brozyna (Pol) 153 Igor Flores (Spa) 144 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) 154 Iker Flores (Spa) 145 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) 155 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) 146 Jav Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) 156 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) 147 David Latasa (Spa) 157 Jose Alberto Martinez (Spa) 148 Ruben Plaza (Spa) 158 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca ONCE-Eroski 161 Francisco Cabello (Spa) 171 Gianpaolo Caruso (Ita) 162 Leandro Navarrette (Spa) 172 Angel Castresana (Spa) 163 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) 173 Igor Gonzalez (Spa) 164 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) 174 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) 165 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) 175 Isidro Nozal (Spa) 166 Javi Pascual Llorente (Spa) 176 Rafael Diaz (Spa) 167 Julian Usano (Spa) 177 Marcos Serrano (Spa) 168 Angel Vicioso (Spa) 178 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada Jazztel-Costa Almeria 181 David Fernandez (Spa) 191 Gonzalo Bayarri (Spa) 182 Antonio Colom (Spa) 192 Rafael Casero (Spa) 183 Cesar Garcia (Spa) 193 Dario Gadeo (Spa) 184 Iban Herrero (Spa) 194 Gustavo M. Toledo (Arg) 185 Oscar Laguna (Spa) 195 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) 186 German Nieto (Spa) 196 Serguei Smetanine (Rus) 187 David Vazquez (Spa) 197 Carlos Torrent (Spa) 188 Jose Manuel Vazquez (Spa) 198 Ricardo Valdez (Spa)
2001 Fabian Jeker (Swi) Maia-MSS 2000 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