18th Clásica Internacional Alcobendas - 2.3

Spain, May 10-11, 2003

2002 Results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners

The Stages

Stage 1 - May 10: Alcobendas - Collado Villalba, 148.2 km
Stage 2 - May 11: Collado Villalba - Puerto Navacerrada, 63 km
Stage 3 - May 11: Alcobendas - Alcobendas ITT, 9.7 km

Botero back in action

The 18th edition of the Clásica Alcobendas marks the third year that it has been run as a mini stage race, having started life as a one day event. It takes place this weekend (May 10-11) over three stages, and is similar to the Criterium International in format. All stages are held in proximity to the Spanish capital, Madrid.

The first stage on Saturday is a moderately hilly 148 km between Alcobendas and Collado Villalba, but the race is really decided on Sunday. Stage 2 in the morning starts in Collado Villalba and takes the riders up the Puerto Navacerrada, an 1870m mountain that rises 790m in 12.2 km. The stage is only 63 km in length, and will thus be a sprint to the top of the climb. In the afternoon, the race finishes with a flat 9.7 km time trial in Alcobendas.

After 27 teams applied to take part in the race, the organisers Unipublic chose to select 16, split up between seven Spanish teams and nine foreign. Last year's event was won by a pair of Davids from Cofidis: David Moncoutié claimed the win by just two seconds from teammate David Millar. Moncoutié will be back to defend his title this year, and will face opposition from the likes of Alex Zülle (Phonak), Igor Astarloa (Saeco), Angel Casero (Coast), Juan Miguel Mercado (iBanesto), Joseba Beloki (ONCE), Oscar Sevilla (Kelme) and Santiago Botero (Telekom), who will be making his first racing appearance in Telekom colours, having spent the early part of the season training in Colombia, as usual.

Start list

Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone     Barbot-Torrié
 
1 David Moncoutie (Fra)              11 Pablo De Pedro (Spa)
2 Daniel Atienza (Spa)               12 Oscar Diaz (Spa)
3 Frederic Bessy (Fra)               13 Christian Climent (Spa)
4 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa)                 14 Eduardo Gonzalez (Spa)
5 Dmitri Fofonov (Kaz)               15 Juan Olmo (Spa)
6 Luis Perez (Spa)                   16 Nuno Alves (Por)
7 Marek Rutkiewicz (Pol)             17 Hugo Sabido (Por)
8 Guido Trentin (Ita)                18 Rui Felgueiras (Por)
 
Brioches La Boulangère               Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
 
21 Walter Beneteau (Fra)             31 Antonio Colom (Spa)
22 Anthony Charteau (Fra)            32 Hector Guerra (Spa)
23 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra)            33 David Fernandez (Spa)
24 Maryan Hary (Fra)                 34 José Maestre (Spa)
25 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra)          35 Germán Nieto (Spa)
26 Jérôme Pineau (Fra)               36 Luis Pasamontes (Spa)
27 Fabrice Salanson (Fra)            37 Jose Luis Rebollo (Spa)
28 Thomas Voeckler (Fra)             38 J.Manuel Vazquez (Spa)
 
Domina Vacanze-Elitron               Euskaltel-Euskadi
 
41 Martin Derganc (Slo)              51 Lander Euba (Spa)
43 Massimiliano Gentili (Ita)        52 Julen Fernandez (Spa)
45 Ruben Lobato (Spa)                53 Rubén Diaz De Cerio (Spa)
46 Filippo Simeoni (Ita)             54 Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa)
47 Miguel Martin Perdiguero (Spa)    55 David Herrero (Spa)
48 Paolo Valoti (Ita)                56 Iñigo Landaluze (Spa)
                                     57 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa)
                                     58 Alberto Martinez (Spa)
 
iBanesto.com                         Kelme-Costa Blanca
 
61 Jose Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa)      71 Juan Manuel Cuenca (Spa)
62 Pablo Lastras (Spa)               72 José Gutierrez  (Spa)
63 Rafael Mateos Perez (Spa)         73 David Latasa (Spa)
64 Denis Menchov (Rus)               74 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa)
65 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa)         75 Ivan Parra (Col)
66 Javier Pascual Rodriguez (Spa)    76 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa)
67 Leonardo Piepoli (Ita)            77 Roberto Lozano (Spa)
68 Rubén Plaza (Spa)                 78 Antonio Tauler (Spa)
 
Labarca-2-Café Baqué                 L.A-Pecol
 
81 Francisco Cerezo (Spa)            91 Andrei Zintchenko (Rus)
82 Marcelino Garcia (Spa)            92 Pedro Lopes (Por)
83 José Javier Gomez Gozalo (Spa)    93 Pedro Andrade (Por)
84 Ricardo Serrano (Spa)             94 Nuno Ribeiro (Por)
85 Aitor Kintana (Spa)               95 Vicente Reynes (Spa)
86 David Lopez (Spa)                 96 Rubén Oarbeaskoa (Spa)
87 Leandro Navarrete (Spa)           97 Juan Gomis (Spa)
88 Alberto Hierro (Spa)              98 Luis Pinheiro (Por)
 
O.N.C.E.-Eroski                      Paternina-Costa de Almeria
 
101 Joseba Beloki (Spa)              111 Rafael Casero (Spa)
102 Jan Hruska (Cze)                 112 Pedro Diaz Lobato (Spa)
103 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa)          113 Jorge Ferrio (Spa)
104 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa)          114 Dario Gadeo (Spa)
105 Gorka Beloki (Spa)               115 José Garrido (Spa)
106 Alberto Contador (Spa)           116 Carlos Golbano (Spa)
107 Allan Davis (Aus)                117 Carlos Torrent (Spa)
108 Xavier Florencio (Spa)           118 Ricardo Valdez (Spa)
 
Phonak Hearing Systems               Team Saeco
 
121 Bert Grabsch (Ger)               131 Igor Astarloa (Spa)
122 Miguel Martinez (Fra)            132 Salvatore Commesso (Ita)
123 Iker Camaño (Spa)                133 Antonio Bucciero (Ita)
124 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa)      134 Alessio Galletti (Ita)
125 Gregory Rast (Swi)               135 Juan Fuentes (Spa)
126 Alexandre Usov (Blr)             136 Igor Pugaci (Mda)
127 Benoit Salmon (Fra)              137 Jorg Ludewig (Ger)
                                     138 Christian Pepoli (Ita)
 
Team Telekom
 
141 Santiago Botero (Col)
142 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita)
144 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger)
145 Andreas Klier (Ger)
146 Dirk Reichl (Ger)
148 Serguei Yakovlev (Kaz)

Past winners

2002: 222.9 km in 5.23.33

1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis                       5.23.33
2 David Millar (GBr) Cofidis                             0.02
3 Andre Teteriouk (Kza) CCC-Polsat                       0.07

2001: 236.4 kms in 5.33.54

1 Abraham Olano (Spa) O.N.C.E.
2 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) iBanesto.com                 0.03
3 Jan Hruska (Cze) O.N.C.E.                                0.15

2000: 181 kms in 4.32.18

1 Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury Cycling Team               
2 Juan Carlos Vicario (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros              0.02
3 Angel Vicioso (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca 
 
1999: 185 kms in 4.14.01

 1. Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros          
 2. Miguel A. Martin Perdiguero (Spa) ONCE-Deutsche Bank   0.05
 3. Candido Barbosa (Por) Banesto     

1998: 179 kms in 4.20.03

 1. Juan Carlos Domínguez (Spa) Vitalicio Seguros
 2. Unai Etxebarria (Spa) Euskaltel Euskadi                1.14
 3. David Etxebarria (Spa) ONCE                            1.15
 
1997: 184 kms in 4.19.47

 1. Sergej Smetanine (Rus)  Cafis Toscaf
 2. Angel Edo (Spa) Kelme
 3. Alexander Gontschenkov (Rus) Roslotto

1996: 150 kms in 3.38.46

 1. Stefano Cembali (Ita) Cantina Tollo
 2. Simone Biasci (Ita) Saeco
 3. Stefano Dante (Ita)  Cantina Tollo
                
1995: 161 kms in 4.00.47

 1. Federico Colonna (Ita) 
 2. Gianmatteo Fagnini (Ita)
 3. David Etxebarria (Spa)

1994: 182 kms in 4.14.37

 1. Abraham Olano (Spa)
 2. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa) 
 3. Paolo Lanfranchi (Ita)

1993: 176 kms in 4.34.51

 1. Laurent Jalabert (Fra)
 2. Angel Edo (Spa)
 3. Alberto Leanizbarrutia (Spa)
 
Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com