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55th Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta Ciclista Del Sol) - 2.1

Spain, February 15-19, 2009

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Stage 2 - February 17: Vegas del Genil - Córdoba, 164.2km

Katusha having fun in the sun

By Greg Johnson

Gert Steegmans (Katusha) gives the thumbs up
Photo ©: Roberto Bettini
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Team Katusha dominated the final sprint on Vuelta a Andalucía's second stage, with Geert Steegmans leading a one-two finish. Opening stage winner Danilo Napolitano took second place on the stage, making it an already successful race for the Russian outfit.

"Napolitano was on my wheel and he was ready to start if someone anticipated the sprint," said Steegmans. "But Filippo Pozzato was very fast and nobody was able to start their sprint before us. I started mine with 200 metres to go and I did a good sprint.

"My form is good, but not super," he added. "I hope to improve my condition for the Spring Classics and, after the rest period, for the Tour de France."

Katusha sport director Orlando Maini was impressed with the work both his own team and Rabobank did to bring back the day's escape group. Both squads monitored the break's progress, but at no point were concerned it would stay away on the stage from La Vegas del Genil to Cordoba.

"An extraordinary effort by everyone," he said. "Together with team Rabobank to catch the breakaway, and after to prepare the sprint. Pozzato did a big number to launch the sprint for Napolitano and Steegmans. He's a very good champion but also a very generous man."

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Results

1 Geert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha                                            3.55.15 (41.827 km/h)
2 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha                                                 
3 Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                                                     
4 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                       
5 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                               
6 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                     
7 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                                   
8 Fco. José Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                   
9 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli                 
10 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                         
11 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                      
12 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano                                                 
13 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                               
14 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                       
15 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                      
16 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                      
17 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                         
18 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 
19 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                                  
20 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                                        
21 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
22 Marlon Pérez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                                          
23 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                         
24 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli             
25 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                     
26 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli            
27 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                     
28 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                   
29 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji - Servetto                                                 
30 Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                         
31 Alberto Benítez Román (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                         
32 Luis A Mate Mardones (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        
33 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                     
34 Juan A Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                               
35 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
36 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              
37 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram                                                   
38 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
39 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        
40 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                                                  
41 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                           
42 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     
43 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
44 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                    
45 Sergio Dominguez Muñoz (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                    
46 José Luis Roldán Carmona (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                    
47 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                      
48 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         
49 Francisco José Martínez Pérez (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                               
50 Josep Jufré Pou (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                               
51 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                            
52 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
53 Pedro Fernández Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
54 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano                                                
55 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                    
56 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                                                         
57 Leonardo Moser (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli              
58 Íñigo Landaluce Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               
59 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                               
60 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  
61 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                     
62 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha                                              
63 Joaquín Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
64 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        
65 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank                                                          
66 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli             
67 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                        
68 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        
69 Antonio Piedra Pérez (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        
70 Samuel Sánchez González (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                   
71 Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                     
72 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram                                                    
73 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     
74 Dioni Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                 
75 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                               
76 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
77 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                   
78 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                   
79 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                               
80 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                                 
81 Javier Moreno Bazán (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                         
82 Julian Sánchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                   
83 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   0.19
84 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              0.27
85 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto                                            0.33
86 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      0.42
87 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                0.54
88 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Team Katusha                                            
89 Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                              1.49
DNF David García Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                          
DNF Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                        
 
Sprints
 
Alcalá La Real: 49.1km
 
1 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        3 pts
2 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                               2
3 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  1
 
Alcaudete 74.2km
 
1 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  3 pts
2 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        2
3 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                               1
 
Mountains
 
Puerto Lope
 
1 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji - Servetto                                                 3 pts
2 Luis A Mate Mardones (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        2
3 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                      1
 
Teams
 
1 Skil-Shimano                                                                 11.45.45
2 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                                         
3 Team Katusha                                                                         
4 Team Milram                                                                          
5 Caisse D'Epargne                                                                     
6 Rabobank                                                                             
7 Serramenti PVC                                                                       
8 Contentpolis-Ampo                                                                    
9 Fuji-Servetto                                                                        
10 Xacobeo Galicia                                                                     
11 Andalucía - Cajasur                                                                 
12 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                                 
13 Silence-Lotto                                                                       
 
General classification after stage 2
 
1 Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank                                                 8.35.32
2 Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                     0.02
3 Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                           0.04
4 Martin Velits (Svk) Team Milram                                                  0.05
5 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                      0.07
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha                                               0.08
7 Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                       
8 Davide Rebellin (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli          0.12
9 Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank                                                      0.13
10 Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Skil - Shimano                                                  
11 Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram                                                    
12 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram                                               0.14
13 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                  0.16
14 Joaquín Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                     
15 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank                                                   
16 Jesús Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                     0.17
17 Juan A Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank                                               
18 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                                        
19 Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                      
20 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        0.18
21 Samuel Sánchez González (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                               0.20
22 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 0.21
23 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                           
24 Javier Moreno Bazán (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                         
25 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              
26 Beñat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                 0.23
27 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Rabobank                                                          
28 Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                                 
29 Koen De Kort (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                   
30 Martin Müller (Ger) Team Milram                                                     
31 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank                                              0.25
32 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                               
33 Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram                                                    0.26
34 Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                           0.28
35 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                         
36 Baden Cooke (Aus) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                  0.29
37 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                       0.30
38 Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                    
39 Dioni Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                             0.31
40 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli             
41 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                              
42 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                              0.32
43 Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
44 Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                        0.33
45 Fco. José Pacheco Torres (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                  
46 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                         
47 Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli    0.36
48 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                           0.37
49 Elia Rigotto (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli            0.38
50 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia                                               
51 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                    0.39
52 Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha                                                
53 Sergio Dominguez Muñoz (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                0.40
54 Gerben Lowik (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                 0.41
55 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne                                            
56 Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                                0.43
57 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram                                                         
58 Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Team Katusha                                            
59 Alberto Benítez Román (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                     0.46
60 Josep Jufré Pou (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                           0.47
61 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha                                          0.48
62 Francisco José Martínez Pérez (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                           0.49
63 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha                                                 0.54
64 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji - Servetto                                             0.55
65 Julian Sánchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                               0.56
66 Andoni Lafuente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                       1.05
67 Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              1.06
68 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                1.11
69 Geert Steegmans (Bel) Team Katusha                                              1.12
70 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                  1.16
71 Marlon Pérez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne                                          
72 Leonardo Moser (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli          1.25
73 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                                 
74 José Luis Roldán Carmona (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                1.27
75 Pedro Fernández Hermida (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                       
76 Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                               1.30
77 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                               1.35
78 Mitchell Docker (Aus) Skil - Shimano                                            1.36
79 Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano                                             1.52
80 Íñigo Landaluce Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                           1.53
81 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Silence - Lotto                                            2.03
82 Antonio Piedra Pérez (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                    2.23
83 Luis A Mate Mardones (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli    2.29
84 Leif Hoste (Bel) Silence - Lotto                                                2.32
85 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                 2.35
86 Ivan Rovny (Rus) Team Katusha                                                   2.37
87 Delio Fernández Cruz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                                      3.01
88 Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                              3.56
89 Wim Stroetinga (Ned) Team Milram                                               16.08
 
Sprint classification
 
1 Javier Ramirez Abeja (Spa) Andalucía Cajasur                                        5 pts
2 Javier Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                  4
3 Alberto Benítez Román (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                         3
4 Luis A Mate Mardones (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        3
5 Floris Goesinnen (Ned) Skil - Shimano                                               3
6 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence - Lotto                                                 2
7 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              2
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto                                                   1
9 Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi                                     1
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Luis A Mate Mardones (Spa) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli        7 pts
2 Dioni Galparsoro Martínez (Spa) Contentpolis - Ampo                                 5
3 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji - Servetto                                                 3
4 Clement Lhotellerie (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                              2
5 Ricardo Serrano González (Spa) Fuji - Servetto                                      1
 
Teams classification
 
1 Rabobank                                                                     25.47.05
2 Team Milram                                                                      0.03
3 Caisse D'epargne                                                                 0.15
4 Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team                                                     0.16
5 Andalucía - Cajasur                                                              0.18
6 Skil-Shimano                                                                     0.29
7 Serramenti PVC                                                                       
8 Team Katusha                                                                     0.33
9 Fuji-Servetto                                                                        
10 Euskaltel - Euskadi                                                             0.44
11 Contentpolis-Ampo                                                               0.50
12 Xacobeo Galicia                                                                 1.01
13 Silence-Lotto                                                                   1.26