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10th GP Miguel Indurain - 1.HC
Spain, April 5, 2008
2007 Results Results Past winners
Wegmann takes his second win in Estella
By Monika Prell in Estella
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Fabian Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) took his second victory in the Gran Premio Miguel Indurain in Estella, Navarra. He beat Switzerlands Michael Albasini (Liquigas) and the Spaniard Joaquím Rodríguez (Caisse d’Epargne) to take the victory in the tough race.
"I hoped to win", a happy Fabian Wegmann said at the finish. "Two years ago I was able to win and so, I knew the race. Also, we trained yesterday and tested the final ascent, so I knew that I had to be with the five, ten first riders when as it got steeper. My team was very strong and helped me in the last lap, because we knew that we could not allow any breakaway to get away. All went like I expected, and so I was able to win."
How it unfolded
132 signed on for the 199.2 kilometre race which includes four mountain passes. The riders enjoyed sunny skies and warm weather, with a huge public - including the local sheep - watching on as they made their way to the finish.
Rolling away from the start, the peloton was content to set an early, quiet pace before winding it up towards the finish. Three riders, Jorge Azanza (Euskaltel - Euskadi), Eduardo Vorganov (Karpin Galicia) and the neo professional Rafael Serrano (Contentpolis - Murcia), took advantage of the slow pace, riding off the front to begin building up their advantage.
Two hours after the start, the three built up a solid advantage over the peloton, which seemed unfazed by their seven minute advantage.
The last third of the race was where all the action was set to happen. Four mountains - including two ascents of the Guirguillano (1st category), one of the Alto de Lezaun (2nd category), and the final ascent to the little church "Basílica del Puy" (3rd category) - made the race difficult for the young riders out front.
Caisse d’Epargne, hoping for a home win, were active in chasing the trio down as the race began in earnest. It was Azanza who was the first to surrender in the break away, and shortly after they began the second descent of the Guirguillano the other two had been caught by the main field.
ProTour teams, Euskaltel - Euskadi, Caisse d’Epargne, Saunier Duval and Gerolsteiner took over the race from here. Obviously on good form, and with a strong team around him, Wegmann (Gerolsteiner) proved to strong for the rest of the field. After all the late attacks had been brought back by his team, Wegmann finished off their good work with a win.
Photography
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Images by Monika Prell
- Young Basque hope Ivan Melero.
- Rubén Pérez doing some stretching.
- Andalucía Cajasur relaxed before start.
- Dani Moreno happy in his new team.
- First passage of Estella.
- The peloton in Estella.
- Even the youngest fans are fascinated.
- Wegmann wins.
- Albasini, Wegmann, Rodríguez.
- The complete podium with Miguel Indurain.
Results
1 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 4.57.23 2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.02 4 David Herrero Llorente (Spa) Karpin Galicia 5 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 7 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.06 8 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 9 Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 10 Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 11 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 12 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.13 13 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.15 14 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 15 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R - La Mondiale 16 Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 17 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 18 Francisco Terciado Sacedo (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 19 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 20 Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 21 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 0.20 22 Eloy Teruel Rovira (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 0.21 23 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R - La Mondiale 24 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 0.28 25 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas 26 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC 27 Nicki Sørensen (Den) Team CSC 28 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale 29 Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale 30 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 31 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 32 Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram 0.32 33 Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.34 34 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 0.35 35 Julien El Farès (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 36 Xabat Otxotorena (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 0.40 37 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Caisse d'Epargne 0.41 38 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 39 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 40 Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.44 41 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 42 Alberto Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 43 Rodrigo Garcia Rena (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 0.47 44 Kjell Carlström (Fin) Liquigas 0.48 45 Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 0.49 46 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 0.56 47 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.59 48 Francesco De Bonis (Ita) Gerolsteiner 1.00 49 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 50 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 51 Manuel Ortega Ocana (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 1.07 52 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 1.15 53 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 54 Iker Camaño Ortuzar (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 55 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 1.21 56 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 57 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.26 58 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 59 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Gerolsteiner 60 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team CSC 1.29 61 Mickaël Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1.49 62 Blaise Sonnery (Fra) AG2R - La Mondiale 3.00 63 Matej Jurco (Svk) Team Milram 64 Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 65 René Mandri (Est) AG2R - La Mondiale 66 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 67 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia 68 Andres Avelino Antuña (Spa) Burgos Monumental 69 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 70 Jesus Ramirez Torres (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 71 Philip Deignan (Irl) AG2R - La Mondiale 72 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 73 Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3.09 74 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R - La Mondiale 3.21 75 Ivan Melero Coco (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 3.32 76 Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 3.37 77 Juan Olmo Menacho (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 78 Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 5.56 79 Claudio José Casas Gallego (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 6.45 80 Jose Miguel Elias Galindo (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 7.36 81 Enrique Mata Cabello (Spa) Burgos Monumental 8.53 82 Pedro Gutierrez Alvarez (Spa) Burgos Monumental 8.56 83 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 9.00 84 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 85 Juan Javier Estrada Ruiz (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 86 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 87 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 9.03 88 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Karpin Galicia 89 Juan Francisco Mouron Doldan (Spa) Karpin Galicia 14.19 90 Israel Perez Rodriguez (Spa) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 91 Javier Iriarte (Spa) Burgos Monumental 92 Rafael Rodriguez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 14.22 Sprints Estella-1, km. 23,90 1 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 3 pts 2 Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram 2 3 Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram 1 Estella-2, km. 67,90 1 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 3 pts 2 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 3 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 1 Estella-3, km. 126,90 1 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 3 pts 2 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 2 3 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1 Special sprints Murieta, km. 35,90 1 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 3 pts 2 Eriz Ruiz d'Erentxun (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 2 3 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 1 Arizala, km. 118,40 1 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3 pts 2 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 2 3 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 1 Mountains Guirguillano-1 (Cat. 1) km. 100.60 1 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 10 pts 2 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8 3 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 6 4 Eriz Ruiz d'Erentxun (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 4 5 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 3 6 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 2 7 Javier Mejías Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 1 Guirguillano-2 (Cat. 1) km. 147.10 1 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 10 pts 2 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 8 3 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6 4 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia 4 5 Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3 6 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2 7 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 1 Lezaun (Cat. 2) km. 165.80 1 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 pts 2 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 3 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 3 4 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 2 5 Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 1 Basílica Del Puy (Cat. 3) km. 199.20 1 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 pts 2 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 2 3 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 Teams 1 Saunier Duval-Scott 14.52.32 2 Gerolsteiner 0.11 3 Liquigas 0.20 4 Contentpolis-Murcia 5 Team CSC 0.26 6 Karpin Galicia 0.36 7 AG2R-La Mondiale 0.41 8 Caisse d'Epargne 0.48 9 Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.58 10 Cofidis 1.14 11 Extremadura-Gallardo 1.19 12 Team Milram 3.58 13 Andalucia-Cajasur 4.36 14 Orbea-Oreka S.D.A. 6.24 15 Burgos Monumental 20.26 Mountains classification 1 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 20 pts 2 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 14 3 Ruben Lobato Elvira (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott 6 4 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6 5 Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Crédit par Téléphone 6 6 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia 4 7 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3 8 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Caisse d'Epargne 3 9 Michael Albasini (Swi) Liquigas 2 10 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 2 11 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1 Sprint classification 1 Rafael Serrano Fernandez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 5 pts 2 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 4 3 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 3 Special sprint classification 1 José Antonio Carrasco Ramirez (Spa) Andalucía - Cajasur 3 pts 2 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 2 3 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 1 Regional rider classification 1 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Orbea - Oreka S.D.A 2 Javier Etxarri Marin (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia 3 Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5 José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R - La Mondiale
Past winners
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain (international) 2007 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) Ag2r Prévoyance 2006 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2005 Javier Pascual-Rodriguez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana 2004 Matthias Kessler (Ger) T-Mobile 2003 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom 2002 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2001 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 2000 Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero (Spa) Vitalicio-Seguros 1999 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Mercatone Uno Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra (international) 1998 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Banesto Trofeo Comunidad Foral de Navarra 1997 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) ONCE 1996 Alex Zulle (Swi) ONCE 1995 Félix García Casas (Spa) Artiach 1994 Marino Alonso (Spa) Banesto 1993 Johnny Weltz (Den) ONCE 1992 Julián Gorospe (Col) Banesto 1991 Roland Leclerc (Bel) Amaya 1990 Pedro Delgado (Spa) Banesto 1989 Mariano Sánchez (Spa) Teka Gran Premio Navarra 1988 Pedro Delgado (Spa) Reynolds 1987 Miguel Indurain (Spa) Reynolds 1985 Celestino Prieto (Spa) Reynolds 1983 Juan Fernández (Spa) Zor 1982 Pedro Muñoz (Spa) Zor 1981 Eulalio García (Spa) Teka 1980 Juan Fernández (Spa) Zor 1979 Juan Fernández (Spa) Kas 1978 Miguel María Lasa (Spa) Teka 1977 Vicente López Carril (Spa) Kas 1976 José Nazábal (Spa) Kas 1975 Agustín Tamames (Spa) Super Ser 1974 Miguel María Lasa (Spa) Kas 1973 Domingo Perurena (Spa) Kas 1972 Vicente López Carril (Spa) Kas 1970 Antonio Gómez del Moral (Spa) Kas 1969 Gregorio San Miguel (Spa) Kas 1968 José López Rodríguez (Spa) Fagor Campeonato Vasco Navarrro de Montaña 1966 Carlos Echeverría (Spa) Kas 1965 Eusebio Vélez (Spa) Kas 1964 Francisco Gabica (Spa) Kas 1963 José Pérez Francés (Spa) Ferrys 1962 Juan Belmonte (Spa) P.Ega 1961 José Pérez Francés (Spa) Ferrys 1959 Miguel Pacheco (Spa) Faema 1957 Miguel Chacón (Spa) Faema 1956 Antonio Ferraz (Spa) 1955 Jesús Galdeano Gamma (Spa) 1954 Miguel Vidaurreta (Spa) 1953 Hortensio Vidaurreta (Spa) 1952 Hortensio Vidaurreta (Spa) 1951 Hortensio Vidaurreta (Spa) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
