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29th Vuelta Ciclista a la Región de Murcia - 2.1

Spain, March 4-8, 2009

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Stage 2 - March 5: Las Torres de Cotillas - Caravaca, 100km

Henderson tops on shortened stage in Murcia

Team Columbia's Greg Henderson grabbed the sprint victory and the overall lead in the Vuelta Murcia on a stage which was drastically shortened due to high winds on Thursday. The New Zealander bested Euskaltel-Euskadi's Ruben Perez and countryman Julian Dean (Garmin-Slipstream), taking the overall lead from the shoulders of Australian Graeme Brown of Rabobank.

Normally, the 175-kilometre route would not have been the domain of the sprinters as it featured the Alto de San Juan, a category one climb which rises to 1,227m, but organisers were forced to skip the climb shorten the stage and due to wind gusts of up to 90km/h.

At first, the race jury planned to cut out the climb, leaving about 100km of racing, but the strong, gusty winds, rain and even hail caused them to neutralise all but the final three kilometres of the stage.

"We raced for about 50 kilometres but then it got very windy and guys were getting blown off the road, so the organisers decided to neutralise most of the stage," Henderson explained. "They then told us that the racing would start again just three kilometres from the line. When we reached that point of the course, everybody knew that was when racing would start so there'd been a lot of fighting for position beforehand. On top of that it had just started to rain and the road surfaces weren't brilliant, so it was all very tense."

"I took one right-hand curve well," added Henderson, "and then was about fifth or sixth back coming into a second bend, a sharp left-hander, with about 350 metres to go. Me and Hoffie [sports director Tristan Hoffman] had looked at the route book during the stage to get an idea of the finish and he'd told me to take this corner full gas. It was only when I came into the corner in fifth or sixth place at full gas and noticed at the last moment that everybody else was braking that I got worried!"

Henderson held on to take the stage comfortably and don the overall leader's jersey, but he is uncertain whether he will be able to maintain his standing in Friday's 16km time trial.

"I'll do my best to defend the lead in the time trial tomorrow. Even though time trialing is not really my thing, I'll give it 100 percent and see what happens."

Results

1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road    2.07.27 (47.077 km/h)
2 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
3 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                      
4 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team              
5 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                
6 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                              
7 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                    
8 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                         
9 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    
10 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                    
11 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                           
12 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team               
13 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
14 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia         
15 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road            
16 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                 
17 Edgar Miguel Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                
18 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - High Road      
19 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                        
20 José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur         
21 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - High Road              
22 Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira     
23 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia                
24 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road         
25 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team          
26 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road          
27 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                   
28 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       
29 Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    
30 Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team                
31 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   
32 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                 
33 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia          
34 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High Road             
35 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team               
36 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                  
37 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      
38 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
39 Jesús Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                
40 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                  
41 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                      
42 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                    
43 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                    
44 Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                  
45 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
46 Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira              
47 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira              
48 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     
49 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                
50 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                         
51 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira        
52 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                          
53 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     
54 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
55 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                 
56 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       
57 Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                
58 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 
59 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira               
60 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  
61 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   
62 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                       
63 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                
64 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank                     
65 Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                    
66 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                            
67 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                  
68 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 
69 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team              
70 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia              
71 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
72 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              
73 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      
74 José Joao Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                  
75 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur           
76 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                    
77 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                           
78 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                             
79 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   
80 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                        
81 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                          
82 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
83 José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              
84 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               
85 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     
86 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              
87 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur          
88 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     
89 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               
90 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                    
91 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                    
92 Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                 
93 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    
94 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
95 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
96 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
97 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur            
98 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                     
99 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                       
100 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi              
101 Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
DNS Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 
 
Sprints
 
Cieza. Memorial Mariano Rojas
1 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               3 pts
2 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   2
3 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur            1
 
Teams
 
1 Rabobank                                          6.22.21
2 Team Columbia - High Road                                
3 Spain                                                    
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
5 Liberty Seguros                                          
6 Garmin - Slipstream                                      
7 Contentpolis-Ampo                                        
8 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                           
9 Team Saxo Bank                                           
10 Andalucia Cajasur                                       
11 Caisse d'Epargne                                        
12 Andorra-Grandvalira                                     
13 Xacobeo Galicia                                         
 
General classification after stage 1
 
1 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road    7.14.04
2 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
3 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                              
4 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                                
5 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                         
6 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team              
7 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                    
8 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team Columbia - High Road             
9 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                    
10 Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia         
11 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                       
12 Edgar Miguel Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros                
13 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia - High Road         
14 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High Road             
15 Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia - High Road      
16 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                    
17 Jorge Azanza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
18 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
19 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  
20 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                       
21 José Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur         
22 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                   
23 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia          
24 Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                        
25 Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia - High Road              
26 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank                          
27 Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                   
28 Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      
29 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                       
30 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   
31 Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank                  
32 Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira               
33 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                
34 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                 
35 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                  
36 Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                           
37 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     
38 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank                           
39 Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                
40 Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                
41 Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                 
42 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   
43 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 
44 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank                          
45 Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    
46 Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      
47 Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                    
48 Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi               
49 Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone                       
50 José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne              
51 Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                     
52 Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur             0.11
53 Michael Mørkøv (Den) Team Saxo Bank                     
54 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                0.13
55 Julian Dean (NZl) Garmin-Slipstream                 0.21
56 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     
57 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               
58 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur            
59 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank                0.42
60 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                1.49
61 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team          
62 Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                    
63 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - High Road          
64 Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team               
65 Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  
66 Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis - Murcia                
67 Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream                 
68 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros                      
69 Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira     
70 Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                  
71 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team               
72 Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra - Grandvalira              
73 Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros                     
74 Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros                         
75 Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                  
76 Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira        
77 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira              
78 Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia              
79 José Joao Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros                  
80 Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              
81 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                
82 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team              
83 Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur           
84 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank                            
85 Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
86 José Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur          
87 Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                   
88 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank                        
89 Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              
90 José Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur                     
91 Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                    
92 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur             4.17
93 Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team                
94 Jesús Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team                
95 Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank                    
96 Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  
97 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               
98 Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra - Grandvalira                 
99 Jason McCartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank                    
100 Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                        
101 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                       10.43
 
Points classification
 
1 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank                            25 pts
2 Greg Henderson (NZl) Team Columbia - High Road         20
3 Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                  16
4 Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank                       14
5 Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank                              12
6 Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                      10
7 Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                   9
8 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                  8
9 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     7
10 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team            6
11 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank                   5
12 Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream                      4
13 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia              3
14 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                   3
15 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros                      3
16 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                 2
17 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                  2
18 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur           2
19 Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia - High Road            1
20 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia         1
21 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                    1
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               3 pts
2 Manuel Cardoso (Por) Liberty Seguros                    3
3 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur            2
4 Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone                   2
5 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     1
6 José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia          1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur            3 pts
2 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia               2
3 Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                     1
 
Murcian rider classification
 
1 David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team       7.14.04
2 Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                   
3 Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia                  
4 Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia            0.21
5 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team       1.49
6 Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team                
7 Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis - Murcia            4.17
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                         21.42.12
2 Team Columbia - High Road                                
3 Caisse d'Epargne                                         
4 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                      
5 Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo                           
6 Liberty Seguros                                          
7 Team Saxo Bank                                           
8 Garmin - Slipstream                                      
9 Contentpolis-Ampo                                        
10 Xacobeo Galicia                                         
11 Andalucia Cajasur                                   0.11
12 Spain                                               1.49
13 Andorra-Grandvalira