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42nd Escalada a Montjuich - 1.2
Spain, October 16, 2005
2004 Results Results Past winners
Sanchez doubles up
Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) has repeated his 2004 victory in the Escalada a Montjuic, beating Carlos Sastre (CSC) by 13 seconds at the end of the two stage race held on Barcelona's famous mountain. Sanchez finished third in the road race behind Sastre and Joaquin Rodriguez (Saunier Duval), but backed up to win the time trial, which was enough to secure the overall victory.
The road race was short at just 24.3 km, but it consisted of five laps of a testing circuit, which kept the average speed down to 30 km/h. Israel Núñez (Kaiku) was the early aggressor, crossing the finish line in the lead for the first three laps, but on the second last climb, Carlos Sastre (CSC) escaped and wasn't catchable. The CSC man still had good legs after racing the Giro di Lombardia yesterday, and finished with a four second advantage over Joaquin Rodriguez and Samuel Sanchez. With Roberto Laiseka (Euskaltel) 17 seconds back in fourth, it looked like the overall winner would come from these three riders.
The time trial, held over 8.7 km, saw the tables turned a little. Samuel Sanchez flew up the slopes of Montjuic at an average speed of 34.12 km/h to clock 15'19 for the climb. Sastre did well to finish second in 15'36, but it was well off the pace of the sparkling Sanchez, who claimed the overall by 13 seconds. Rodriguez took third at 23 seconds and cemented his third place overall, with Roberto Laiseka and José Ivan Gutierrez rounding out the top five.
The race attracted a good field, also including Oscar Sevilla (T-Mobile), Alejandro Valverde (Illes Balears), Eladio Jimenez (Comunidad Valenciana), Joseba Beloki (Liberty Seguros) and Constantino Zaballa (Saunier Duval). The main absentee from the start list was Oscar Pereiro (Phonak), whose wife was due to give birth.
Results
Road Race - 24.3 km 1 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Csc Team 48.46 (29.897 km/h) 2 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 0.04 3 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.17 5 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 0.25 6 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 7 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.30 8 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 9 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 0.39 10 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 0.53 11 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval 12 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 13 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 0.59 14 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 15 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.11 16 Israel Nuñez (Spa) Kaiku 1.20 17 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.27 18 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku 1.35 19 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 1.37 20 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 21 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 22 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 23 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.44 24 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.52 25 Aitor Perez (Spa) Spiuk 2.06 26 Javier Perez (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 2.19 27 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.40 28 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.47 29 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 4.07 30 Jesus Javier Ramirez (Spa) Spiuk 31 Joaquin Jorge Soler (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 4.36 Time Trial - 8.7 km 1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 15.19 (34.118 km/h) 2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Csc Team 0.17 3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 0.23 4 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.36 5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 0.48 6 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 0.52 7 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.56 8 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 0.58 9 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 1.16 10 Israel Nuñez (Spa) Kaiku 1.16 11 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.18 12 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 1.22 13 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 1.24 14 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval 1.29 15 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.34 16 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.40 17 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 1.49 18 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.55 19 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.08 20 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 2.17 21 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 2.18 22 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 2.19 23 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 2.20 24 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku 2.23 25 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 2.24 26 Javier Perez (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 2.32 27 Aitor Perez (Spa) Spiuk 2.44 28 Jesus Javier Ramirez (Spa) Spiuk 2.55 29 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 2.58 30 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 3.18 31 Joaquin Jorge Soler (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 4.30 Final general classification 1 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.04.08 2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Csc Team 0.13 3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 0.24 4 Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.49 5 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.13 6 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) T-Mobile Team 1.15 7 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 1.25 8 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 2.03 9 Joan Horrach (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 2.07 10 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 2.11 11 Angel Edo (Spa) Saunier Duval 2.18 12 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 2.29 13 Josep Jufre (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 14 Israel Nunez (Spa) Kaiku 2.32 15 Constantino Zaballa Gutierrez (Spa) Saunier Duval - Prodir 2.39 16 Luis Perez (Spa) Cofidis 2.57 17 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Fassa Bortolo 2.59 18 Alberto Rodriguez (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 3.12 19 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 3.13 20 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team 3.28 21 Jorge Garcia (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 3.29 22 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 3.52 23 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Kaiku 3.55 24 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada 4.09 25 Aitor Perez (Spa) Spiuk 4.46 26 Javier Perez (Spa) Andalucia Paul Versan 4.47 27 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 6.02 28 Ruben Plaza Molina (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 6.54 29 Jesus Javier Ramirez (Spa) Spiuk 6.58 30 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 7.01 31 Joaquin Jorge Soler (Spa) Catalunya - Angel Mir 9.02 Teams classification 1 Euskaltel-Euskadi 12 pts 2 Saunier Duval 25 3 Illes Balears 35 4 Liberty Seguros-Wurth 37 5 Kaiku 68 6 Relax Fuenlabrada 69 7 Comunidad Valenciana 71 8 Catalunya - Angel Mir 91 9 Andalucia Paul Versan 93 10 Spiuk 110
Past winners
1965 (March) 1. Federico Bahamontes (Spa) 2. Julio Jimenez (Spa) 3. Antonio Karmany (Spa) 1965 (October) 1. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 2. Federico Bahamontes (Spa) 3. Joaquin Galera (Spa) 1966 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Ferdinand Bracke (Bel) 3. Lucien Aimar (Fra) 1967 1. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 2. Joaquin Galera (Spa) 3. Felice Gimondi (Ita) 1968 1. Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 2. Luis Ocaña (Spa) 3. Joaquin Galera (Spa) 1969 1. Gianni Motta (Ita) 2. Felice Gimondi (Ita) 3. Luis Ocaña (Spa) 1970 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Luis Ocaña (Spa) 3. Joaquim Agostinho (Por) 1971 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Agustin Tamames(Spa) 3. Luis Ocaña (Spa) 1972 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Gonzalo Aja (Spa) 3. Antonio Martos (Spa) 1973 1. Jesus Manzaneque (Spa) 2. Jose Pesarrodona (Spa) 3. Luis Ocaña (Spa) 1974 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Antonio Martos (Spa) 3. Vicente Lopez-Carril (Spa) 1975 1. Eddy Merckx (Bel) 2. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 3. Jose Martins (Por) 1976 1. Michel Pollentier (Bel) 2. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 3. Joaquim Agostinho (Por) 1977 1. Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 2. Jose Erique Cima (Spa) 3. Francisco Galdos (Spa) 1978 1. Michel Pollentier (Bel) 2. Eulalio Garcia (Spa) 3. Vicente Belda (Spa) 1979 1. Claude Criquielion (Bel) 2. Pedro Vilardebo (Spa) 3. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1980 1. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 2. Antonio Coll (Spa) 3. Jose Luis Laguia (Spa) 1981 1. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 2. Pedro Muñoz (Spa) 3. Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 1982 1. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 2. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 3. Pedro Muñoz (Spa) 1983 1. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 2. Sean Kelly (Ire) 3. Pedro Muñoz (Spa) 1984 1. Claude Criquielion (Bel) 2. Jose Luis Laguia (Spa) 3. Inaki Gaston (Spa) 1985 1. Viente Belda (Spa) 2. Claude Criquielion (Bel) 3. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1986 1. Viente Belda (Spa) 2. Laurent Fignon (Fra) 3. Pedro Delgado (Spa) 1987 1. Alvaro Pino (Spa) 2. Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 3. Viente Belda (Spa) 1988 1. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 2. Alvaro Pino (Spa) 3. Viente Belda (Spa) 1989 1. Erik Breukink (Ned) 2. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 3. Pedro Delgado (Spa) 1990 1. Marino Lejarreta (Spa) 2. Erik Van Lanker (Bel) 3. Inaki Gaston (Spa) 1991 1. Olivier Rincon (Col) 2. Joaquin Llach (Spa) 3. Erik Breukink (Ned) 1992 1. Alex Zulle (Swi) 2. Tony Rominger (Swi) 3. Olivier Rincon (Col) 1993 1. Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) 2. Olivier Rincon (Col) 3. Claudio Chiapucci (Ita) 1994 1. Tony Rominger (Swi) 2. Claudio Chiapucci (Ita) 3. Felix Garcia-Casas (Spa) 1995 1. Claudio Chiapucci (Ita) 2. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 3. Francesco Casagrande (Ita) 1996 1. Fabian Jeker (Swi) 2. Mauro Gianetti (Swi) 3. Daniel Clavero (Spa) 1997 1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 2. Alex Zulle (Swi) 3. Daniel Clavero (Spa) 1998 1. Fabian Jeker (Swi) 2. Félix Garcia Casas (Spa) 3. Melchior Mauri (Spa) 1999 1. Andrei Zintchenko (Rus) 2. Melcior Mauri (Spa) 3. Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (Spa) 2000 1. Fabian Jeker (Swi) Festina Watches 2. José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 3. Oscar Freire (Spa) Mapei-Quick Step 2001 1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 2. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 3. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2002 1. Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro (Spa) ONCE-Eroski 2. Felix M. Garcia Casas (Spa) Big Mat-Auber 93 3. Manuel Beltran Martinez (Spa) Team Coast 2003 1. José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) iBanesto.com 2. Santiago Pérez (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 3. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) O.N.C.E.-Eroski 2004 1. Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2. Roberto Laiseka Jaio (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3. Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
