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85th Volta a Catalunya - PT
Spain, May 16-22, 2005
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The Stages
- Stage 1 - May 16: Salou-Salou TTT, 19.2 km
- Stage 2 - May 17: Cambrils-Cambrils, 186,8 km
- Stage 3 - May 18: Salou-La Granada, 157,8 km
- Stage 4 - May 19: Perafort-Estació d'esquí de Pal-Arinsal (Andorra), 237,7 km
- Stage 5 - May 20: Sornàs (Andorra)-Estació d'esquí d'Ordino-Arcalís (Andorra) ITT, 17,1 km
- Stage 6 - May 21: Llívia-Pallejà, 198,7 km
- Stage 7 - May 22: Pallejà-Barcelona (Sants), 113,1 km
Volta a Catalunya kicks off with TTT
A 19.2 kilometre team time trial will kick off the first stage of the 85th Volta a Catalunya, one of the oldest Tours on the calendar, and this year part of the UCI ProTour. The week long race runs from Monday, May 16, through Sunday, May 22, and contains a number of very challenging stages. Stages 2 and 3 already feature several Cat. 2 and Cat. 3 climbs, but Stage 4, from Perafort to the Pal ski station in Arinsal (Andorra) is 237.7 km long and finishes with two Cat. 1 climbs, both at over 1850m altitude. There will not be much relief the next day in stage 5, with a 17 km mountain time trial from Sornas to the Ordino ski station at Arcalís. This stage climbs from 1300m to 2220m, with 660m of that in the final 9.3 km.
Stage 6 from Llívia to Pallejà (199 km) starts with the Cat. 1 Collada de Toses (km 27.9), but contains only one other Cat. 2 climb, and that comes with over 80 km to go, which means there could be a fairly large group to contest the finish. The final stage is just 113 km from Pallejà to Barcelona, but is punctuated by three Cat. 3 climbs and another uncategorised one at the start.
Although many of the top ProTour riders are racing in the Giro d'Italia, the Volta will see the likes of Jan Ullrich (T-Mobile), Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Laurent Brochard (Bouygues Telecom), Denis Menchov (Rabobank), M.A. Martín Perdiguero (Phonak) at the start.
Start list
Phonak Hearing Systems Davitamon-Lotto 1 Miguel A.M. Perdiguero (Spa) 11 Axel Merckx (Bel) 2 Santiago Botero (Col) 12 Serge Baguet (Bel) 3 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) 13 Bart Dockx (Bel) 4 Martin Elmiger (Swi) 15 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) 6 Robert Hunter (RSA) 16 Fred Rodriguez (USA) 7 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) 17 Mario Aerts (Bel) 8 Floyd Landis (USA) 18 Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Quickstep Team CSC 21 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) 31 Carlos Sastre (Spa) 22 Marc Lotz (Ned) 32 Manuel Calvente (Spa) 23 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) 33 Andy Schleck (Lux) 24 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) 34 Lars Michaelsen (Den) 25 Michael Rogers (Aus) 35 Allan Johansen (Den) 26 Bram Tankink (Ned) 36 Thomas Bruun Eriksen (Den) 27 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) 37 Jakob Piil (Den) Euskaltel-Euskadi Illes Balears-Casse d'Epargne 41 Iban Mayo (Spa) 51 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) 42 Iker Flores (Spa) 52 David Arroyo (Spa) 43 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) 53 José Vicente Garcia (Spa) 44 Inaki Isasi (Spa) 54 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) 45 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) 55 Jonathan Gonzalez (Spa) 46 Egoi Martinez (Spa) 56 Aitor Osa (Spa) 47 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) 57 Mikel Pradera (Spa) 48 Aketza Peña (Spa) 58 José Luis Arrieta (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Wurth Saunier Duval-Prodir 61 Carlos Barredo (Spa) 71 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) 62 Koen De Kort (Ned) 72 Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) 63 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) 73 Rafael Casero (Spa) 64 Aaron Kemps (Aus) 74 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) 65 Daniel Navarro (Spa) 75 David De La Fuente (Spa) 66 Sergio Paulinho (Por) 76 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) 67 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) 77 Ivan Ravaioli (Ita) 68 Ivan Santos (Spa) 78 Angel Edo (Spa) Bouygues Telecom Credit Agricole 81 Laurent Brochard (Fra) 91 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) 82 Anthony Charteau (Fra) 92 Thor Hushovd (Nor) 83 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) 93 Cédric Herve (Fra) 84 Maryan Hary (Fra) 94 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) 85 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) 95 Benoît Poilvet (Fra) 86 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) 96 Christophe Moreau (Fra) 87 Anthony Geslin (Fra) 97 Sebastien Portal (Fra) 88 Didier Rous (Fra) 98 Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis Francaise Des Jeux 101 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) 111 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) 102 Frédéric Bessy (Fra) 112 Mickael Delage (Fra) 103 Stéphane Auge (Fra) 113 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) 104 Christophe Edaleine (Fra) 114 Frederic Finot (Fra) 105 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) 115 Arnaud Gerard (Fra) 106 David Moncoutie (Fra) 116 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) 107 Luis Perez (Spa) 117 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) 108 Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) 118 Francis Mourey (Fra) Gerolsteiner T-Mobile Team 121 Davide Rebellin (Ita) 131 Jan Ullrich (Ger) 122 Heinrich Haussler (Ger) 132 Serguei Ivanov (Rus) 123 Sebastian Lang (Ger) 133 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger) 124 René Haselbacher (Aut) 134 Francisco José Lara (Spa) 125 Matthias Russ (Ger) 135 Stephan Schreck (Ger) 126 Ronny Scholz (Ger) 136 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) 127 Peter Wrolich (Aut) 137 Tobias Steinhauser (Ger) 128 Beat Zberg (Swi) 138 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz) Domina Vacanze Fassa Bortolo 141 Alessandro Cortinovis (Ita) 151 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) 142 Angelo Furlan (Ita) 152 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) 143 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) 153 Claudio Corioni (Ita) 144 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) 154 Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) 145 Jörg Ludewig (Ger) 155 Massimo Giunti (Ita) 146 Enrico Grigoli (Ita) 156 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) 147 Paolo Valoti (Ita) 157 Julian Sanchez (Spa) 148 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) 158 Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Lampre-Caffita Liquigas-Bianchi 161 Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) 171 Magnus Backstedt (Swe) 162 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) 172 Marco Righetto (Ita) 163 David Loosli (Swi) 173 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) 164 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) 174 Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) 165 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) 175 Devis Miorin (Ita) 166 Juan Fuentes (Spa) 176 Nicola Loda (Ita) 167 Marco Marzano (Ita) 177 Gianluca Sironi (Ita) 168 Alessandr Spezialetti (Ita) 178 Oscar Mason (Ita) Rabobank Discovery Channel 181 Jukka Vastaranta (Fin) 191 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) 182 Pedro Horrillo (Spa) 192 Roger Hammond (GBr) 183 Remmert Wielinga (Ned) 193 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) 184 Gerben Löwik (Ned) 194 Benjamin Noval (Spa) 185 Erik Dekker (Ned) 195 Stijn Devolder (Bel) 186 Bram De Groot (Ned) 197 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) 187 Pieter Weening (Ned) 198 Max Van Heeswijk (Ned) 188 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Kaiku Comunidad Valenciana 201 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) 211 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) 202 Fernando Serrano (Spa) 212 Eladio Jimenez (Spa) 203 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) 213 David Latasa (Spa) 204 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) 214 David Blanco (Spa) 205 Israel Nunez (Spa) 215 Carlos Garcia (Spa) 206 José A. Lopez (Spa) 216 Agustin Alonso (Spa) 207 Andoni Aranaga (Spa) 217 Juan Gomis (Spa) 208 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) 218 Manuel Lloret (Spa) Relax-Fuenlabrada 221 Daniel Moreno (Spa) 222 Moises Duenas (Spa) 223 Jose Miguel Elias (Spa) 224 Xavier Florencio (Spa) 225 Josep Jufre (Spa) 226 Oscar Laguna (Spa) 227 Luis Perez (Spa) 228 Luis Pasamontes (Spa)
Past winners
Year Winner AVS (km/h) 2004 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) 2003 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) 2002 Roberto Heras (Spa) 2001 Joseba Beloki (Spa) 37.843 2000 José Maria Jimenez (Spa) 39.957 1999 Manuel Beltran (Spa) 38.339 1998 Hernan Buenahora (Col) 37.231 1997 Fernando Escartin (Spa) 37.153 1996 Alex Zulle (Swi) 39.402 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 38.807 1994 Claudio Chiapucci (Ita) 38.557 1993 Alvaro Mejia (Col) 37.808 1992 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 38.531 1991 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 41.062 1990 Laudelino Cubino (Spa) 40.051 1989 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 39.394 1988 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 39.157 1987 Alvaro Pino (Spa) 40.056 1986 Sean Kelly (Ire) 38.184 1985 Robert Millar (Sco) 37.930 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 40.453 1983 Jose Recio (Spa) 38.040 1982 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 37.167 1981 Faustino Ruperez (Spa) 36.257 1980 Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 35.355 1979 Vicente Belda (Spa) 34.939 1978 Francesco Moser (Ita) 36.144 1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel) 35.539 1976 Martínez Heredia (Spa) 36.401 1975 Fausto Bertoglio (Ita) 35.305 1974 Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 34.969 1973 Domingo Perurena (Spa) 35.573 1972 Felice Gimondi (Ita) 35.376 1971 Luis Ocaña (Spa) 36.089 1970 Franco Bitossi (Ita) 36.171 1969 Mariano Diaz (Spa) 38.148 1968 Eddy Merckx (Bel) 37.385 1967 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 37.674 1966 Ariel den Hartog (Ned) 36.775 1965 Antonio G. Moral (Spa) 38.237 1964 Joseph Carrara (Fra) 35.373 1963 Joseph Novales (Spa) 36.623 1962 Antonio Karmany (Spa) 36.210 1961 Henry Duez (Fra) 37.082 1960 Miguel Poblet (Spa) 37.306 1959 Salvador Botella (Spa) 36.024 1958 R.Van Genechtien (Bel) 37.410 1957 Jesus Loroño (Spa) 38.046 1956 Aniceto Utset (Spa) 36.395 1955 José Gomez Moral (Spa) 36.506 1954 Walter Serena (Ita) 36.708 1953 Salvador Botella (Spa) 33.712 1952 Miguel Poblet (Spa) 33.979 1951 Primo Volpi (Ita) 33.810 1950 Antonio Gelabert (Spa) 33.527 1949 Emxile Rol (Fra) 33.618 1948 Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 31.182 1947 Emilio Rodriguez (Spa) 30.129 1946 Julian Berrendero (Spa) 31.146 1945 Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) 30.624 1944 Miguel Casas (Spa) 30.221 1943 Julian Berrendero (Spa) 31.146 1942 Federico Ezquerra (Spa) 30.836 1941 A.Andrés Sancho (Spa) 33.803 1940 Cristóbal Didier (Spa) 30.480 1939 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 30.480 1936 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 29.955 1935 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 29.945 1934 Bernardo Rogora (Ita) 28.953 1933 Alfred Bobet (Ita) 25.977 1932 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 31.552 1931 Salvador Cardona (Spa) 25.488 1930 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 26.930 1929 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 30.403 1928 Mariano Cañardo (Spa) 27.830 1927 Víctor Fontan (Fra) 22.198 1926 Víctor Fontan (Fra) 25.023 1925 Miguel Mucio (Spa) 25.002 1924 Miguel Mucio (Spa) 26.377 1923 Maurice Ville (Fra) 24.135 1920 Joseph Pelletier (Fra) 20.902 1913 Juan Marti (Spa) 21.964 1912 Jose Magdalena (Spa) 23.056 1911 Sebastian Masdeu (Spa) 23.408 Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
