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83rd Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC

Spain, June 16-22, 2003

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Stage 2 - June 17: Mora D'ebre / El Morell, 183.6 Km

De Groot gets it, Vicioso into race lead

Hincapie close

Rabobank's Bram De Groot was the flying Dutchman today, taking out the bunch sprint in stage 2 of the Volta a Catalunya ahead of Angel Vicioso (ONCE-Eroski) and a rejuvinated George Hincapie (US Postal Service). Thanks ONCE's stage 1 team time trial win, as well as bonifications picked up in today's stage, Vicioso assumed the race from his ONCE teammate Xavier Florencio.

After just five kilometres of racing, a group of 18 riders set off on the day's early adventure, building an advantage of two and a half minutes before the first climb of the day, the second category Coll de Paumeres. The move featured most notably the race's defending champion, Roberto Heras (US Postal). Over the summit of the first climb, Jose Enrique Gutierrez (Kelme) took the points ahead of Rafael Casero (Paternina-Costa Almeria) and Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank). The break's advantage peaked early, and by the 53km mark the peloton was back together.

This wouldn't be the case for long, however, as a split opened up in the main group which would prove fatal for some. Thirty nine riders moved clear, and the remainder of the bunch would never see them again. The pace remained high in the lead group, including an attack by Euskaltel's Lander Euba after the second climb. As the gap back to the second peloton widened, the wind went out of the sails of the chasers and the chase shut down, much to the dismay of Telekom's sprinter Erik Zabel, trapped in the wrong half of the race.

Euba stayed clear on his own over the final climb of the Coll de la Bataille, but his work was cut out for him to avoid being caught by the hungry lead group. Zabel's absence surely would have inspired the other sprinters in the race, and after a steady chase Euba was caught in the closing kilometres of the race. In the end it was De Groot who got the best jump and won by a second over Vicioso and Hincapie. As a point of pride, Zabel took the bunch sprint for 40th place, leading home the second field twenty full minutes behind De Groot. The major contenders for overall victory were all attentive and arrived home in the first group.

Results

1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                            4.21.25
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                            0.01
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom
5 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
6 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com
9 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
10 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
11 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
12 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
13 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
14 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
15 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
16 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
17 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
18 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
19 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
20 Mario Aerts (Bel) Telekom
21 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
22 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
23 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
24 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
25 Udo Bolts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
26 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com
27 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
28 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
29 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
30 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
31 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
32 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor
33 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
34 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
35 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
36 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor
37 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner
38 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
39 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       0.48
40 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                 20.08
41 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
42 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom
43 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv
44 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
45 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
46 Oleg Rodionov (Rus) Lokomotiv
47 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
48 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
49 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis
50 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom
51 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
52 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
53 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
54 Alexei Kuznetsov (Rus) Lokomotiv
55 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
56 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
57 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
58 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv
59 Javier P. Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
60 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
61 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank
62 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank
63 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
64 Juan De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
65 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
66 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
67 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
68 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
69 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
70 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
71 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
72 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
73 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
74 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
75 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
76 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner
77 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
78 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
79 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
80 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
81 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
83 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor
84 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis
85 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
86 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
87 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
88 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
89 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
90 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor
91 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
92 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
93 Santiago Botero (Col) Telekom
94 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
95 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
96 Alexei Markov (Rus) Lokomotiv
97 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal-Berry Floor
98 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom
99 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
100 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv
101 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv
102 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
103 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
104 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
105 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
106 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
107 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
108 Julen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
109 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
110 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
111 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
 
Points
 
1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 25 Pts
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              20
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                  16
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom                               14
5 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                     12
6 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           10
7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   9
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                        8
9 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             7
10 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      6
11 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque               5
12 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          4
13 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               3
14 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
15 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              1
 
Mountains
 
Coll de Paumeres - Cat. 2, km 25.6
 
1 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               10 Pts
2 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   7
3 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                              5
4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           3
5 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2
6 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  1
 
Alto de Coll Roig - Cat. 3, km 76.6
 
1 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   6 Pts
2 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  4
3 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   2
4 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 1
 
Coll de la Bataille - Cat. 3, km 118.5
 
1 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           6 Pts
2 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   4
3 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             2
4 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  1
 
Meta volantes
 
Vinebre, km 14.4
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           3 Pts
2 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   2
3 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                1
 
More D'Ebre, km 47.8
 
1 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  3 Pts
2 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   2
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           1
 
Teams
 
1 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                   13.04.18
2 O.N.C.E.-Eroski
3 iBanesto.com
4 Paternina-Costa de Almeria
5 US Postal presented by Berry Floor
6 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
7 Gerolsteiner
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          0.47
9 Team Telekom                                              20.07
10 Kelme-Costa Blanca
11 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
12 Labarca-2-Café Baqué
13 Fassa Bortolo
14 Rabobank                                                 40.13
15 Lokomotiv                                              1.00.21
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         4.46.52
2 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                0.05
3 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                         0.06
4 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
5 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
6 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               0.08
7 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                  0.09
8 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor
9 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                             0.31
10 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
11 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                    0.32
12 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
13 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
14 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com
15 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom                            0.38
16 Mario Aerts (Bel) Telekom
17 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            0.46
18 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
19 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
20 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               0.53
21 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria         0.55
22 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
23 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
24 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
25 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           0.56
26 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                  1.02
27 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
28 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
29 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
30 Udo Bolts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
31 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   1.26
32 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
33 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                               1.30
34 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
35 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque            1.47
36 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
37 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       2.13
38 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                         2.34
39 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                  3.54
40 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                      20.09
41 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                             20.13
42 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
43 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor                20.16
44 Christian Vandevelde (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
45 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor
46 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal-Berry Floor
47 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                              20.26
48 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank
49 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
50 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank
51 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          20.38
52 Juan De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
53 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
54 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
55 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
56 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
57 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                         20.39
58 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
59 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
60 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                                 20.45
61 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
62 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom
63 Santiago Botero (Col) Telekom
64 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                             20.46
65 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              20.53
66 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
67 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           21.01
68 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             21.02
69 Javier P. Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
70 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
71 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
72 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
73 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
74 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                       21.09
75 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
76 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
77 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
78 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
79 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
80 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                              21.13
81 Alexei Kuznetsov (Rus) Lokomotiv
82 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv
83 Alexei Markov (Rus) Lokomotiv
84 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv
85 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              21.15
86 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  21.33
87 Julen Fernandez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
88 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
89 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol) Cofidis                           21.37
90 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
91 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) Cofidis
92 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di             21.42
93 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque              21.52
94 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   21.54
95 Nico Mattan (Bel) Cofidis
96 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
97 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
98 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
99 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                           22.00
100 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                            22.23
101 Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di           22.45
102 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 22.48
103 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                      22.56
104 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi              23.22
105 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                       23.48
106 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv                         24.27
107 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada            24.38
108 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 24.51
109 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                            24.53
110 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
111 Oleg Rodionov (Rus) Lokomotiv                           25.41
 
Points classification
 
1 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                                 25 Pts
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                              20
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                  16
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom                               14
5 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                     12
6 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           10
7 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                   9
8 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                        8
9 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             7
10 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                      6
11 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque               5
12 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                          4
13 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               3
14 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                          2
15 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada              1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                  17 Pts
2 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               10
3 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                           6
4 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  5
5 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                              5
6 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           3
7 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             2
8 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   2
9 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                            2
10 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                1
11 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                 1
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           4 Pts
2 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                  3
3 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                   2
4 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   2
5 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                1
 
Gral Catalanes
 
1 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
2 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
3 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
4 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
5 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
 
Teams classification
 
1 O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                        14.20.54
2 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                         0.09
3 iBanesto.com                                               1.18
4 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                                  2.00
5 Paternina-Costa de Almeria                                 2.27
6 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                       2.48
7 Gerolsteiner
8 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                          4.47
9 Fassa Bortolo                                             21.22
10 Team Telekom                                             21.43
11 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                       22.34
12 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                         24.19
13 Labarca-2-Café Baqué                                     25.10
14 Rabobank                                                 40.52
15 Lokomotiv                                              1.03.21

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