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83rd Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC

Spain, June 16-22, 2003

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Stage 1 - June 16: Salou / Vilaseca, TTT, 22.9 Km

ONCE by three seconds

The time gap was the same as last year, but the placings were reversed in the first stage of the Volta a Catalunya, a 22.9 km team time trial between Salou and Vilaseca. Last year (with a similar squad) it was the US Postal blue train that won, three seconds ahead of ONCE's yellow and black guard. This year the ONCE boys triumphed in a time of 25'32 (53.8 km/h), giving Xavier Florencio the first leader's jersey in the seven day race. The gap was still just three seconds back to US Postal, demonstrating how close these two top teams are.

Neither ONCE nor US Postal has its biggest gun at this race, which is the third Hors Categorie stage race in June. Most teams use it to decide who will ride the Tour de France, although to win this race also carries a lot of prestige. Last year it was Roberto Heras, who went onto the Tour as a key helper for Lance Armstrong. This year, Heras is a candidate, along with riders like Jan Hruska (ONCE), Ivan Basso (Fassa Bortolo), Leonardo Piepoli (iBanesto), Santiago Botero (Telekom) and Jose A. Pecharroman (Paternina). Second in the Giro d'Italia, Stefano Garzelli (Vini Caldirola) is another starter in this race, seeking to recover some form in time for the Tour de France.

16 teams started the race, with Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada setting a fast early time of 26'12, which was bettered by Rabobank with a brisk 25'45. The Paternina team suffered a setback when one of its strong riders Juan Carlos Guillamón had a mechanical problem just after the start, and had to ride the whole stage alone, losing 4'50.

ONCE started second last, and rode very well to finish in 25'32, proving once again that they are the team to beat against the clock. US Postal had the benefit of knowing ONCE's time splits, but that wasn't enough to beat them this time as they finished in 25'35, just off the fierce pace set by ONCE. Rabobank held onto third place, with Fassa Bortolo and iBanesto.com rounding out the top five.

Tomorrow's second stage between Mora d'Ebre and El Morell will be moderately challenging, containing a couple of Cat. 3 climbs and a Cat. 2 climb near the start, however the finish should suit the likes of the sprinters such as Erik Zabel.

Results

1 O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                           25.32 (53.81 km/h)
2 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                         0.03
3 Rabobank                                                   0.13
4 Fassa Bortolo                                              0.25
5 iBanesto.com                                               0.26
6 Team Telekom                                               0.32
7 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                                  0.40
8 Paternina-Costa de Almeria                                 0.49
9 Kelme-Costa Blanca
10 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                      0.56
11 Gerolsteiner
12 Lokomotiv                                                 1.00
13 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         1.20
14 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                          1.24
15 Labarca-2-Café Baqué                                      1.41
 
Individual classification
 
1 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                        25.32
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
4 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
5 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
6 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
7 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
8 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor                  0.03
9 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
10 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor
11 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
12 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor
13 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor
14 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal-Berry Floor
15 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              0.13
16 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
17 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
18 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
19 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
20 Alvaro Gonzalez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         0.22
21 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                           0.25
22 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
23 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
24 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
25 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
26 Juan De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
27 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
28 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
29 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                          0.26
30 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com
31 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
32 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
33 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) iBanesto.com
34 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com
35 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
36 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
37 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                  0.32
38 Santiago Botero (Col) Telekom
39 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
40 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom
41 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom
42 Mario Aerts (Bel) Telekom
43 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                              0.33
44 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            0.40
45 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
46 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
47 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
48 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
49 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               0.49
50 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
51 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
52 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
53 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
54 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
55 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
56 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
57 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
58 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
59 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
60 Javier P. Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
61 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           0.50
62 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di               0.56
63 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
64 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
65 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
66 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
67 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
68 Udo Bolts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
69 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
70 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
71 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
72 Alexei Markov (Rus) Lokomotiv                             1.00
73 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv
74 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv
75 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv
76 Alexei Kuznetsov (Rus) Lokomotiv
77 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               1.02
78 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.20
79 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
80 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
81 Julen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
83 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
84 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis                                1.24
85 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
86 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
87 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
88 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
89 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              1.29
90 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  1.31
91 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                 1.41
92 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
93 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
94 Francisco Gutierrez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
95 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
96 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
97 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
98 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
99 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
100 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                           1.47
101 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                             2.10
102 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                        2.28
103 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di            2.32
104 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  2.35
105 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       2.43
106 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               3.09
107 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                        3.35
108 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                 3.48
109 Robert Sassone (Fra) Cofidis                             3.58
110 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv                          4.14
111 Edouard Gritsoun (Rus) Lokomotiv
112 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada             4.28
113 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  4.38
114 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           4.40
115 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
116 Juan Carlos Guillamon (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria      4.50
117 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              5.09
118 Oleg Rodionov (Rus) Lokomotiv                            5.28
119 Juan Miguel Cuenca (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              5.39
 
Teams
 
1 O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                         1.16.36
2 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                         0.09
3 Rabobank                                                   0.39
4 Fassa Bortolo                                              1.15
5 iBanesto.com                                               1.18
6 Team Telekom                                               1.36
7 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                                  2.00
8 Paternina-Costa de Almeria                                 2.27
9 Kelme-Costa Blanca
10 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                      2.48
11 Gerolsteiner
12 Lokomotiv                                                 3.00
13 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                         4.00
14 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                          4.12
15 Labarca-2-Café Baqué                                      5.03
 
Catalan rider classification
 
1 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
4 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
5 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski

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