Bicicleta Vasca - Spain Cat. 2.2

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  • Stage 5 and final GC

    • Bicicleta Vasca (Cat. 2.2)

    Miguel Indurain who has two straight stage race wins (Alentejo and Asturias) is the big favourite in Bicicleta Vasca. Other notable riders are Tony Rominger (Mapei-GB), Johan Bruyneel (Rabobank), Fernando Escartin (Kelme), Alex Zulle,, Inigo Cuesta and Mikel Zarrabeitia (Once). Key stages are stage 5 with a finish at altitude in Arrate and the time trial on stage 4b.

    The stages:

    May 22 Stage 1  Eibar-Elgoibar                  160,1 km
May 23 Stage 2  Elgoibar-Etxarri Aranatz        228,3 km
May 24 Stage 3  Lakuntza-Ondarroa               172,8 km
May 25 Stage 4a Ondarroa-Abadino                 78   km
       Stage 4b El Orrio-Abadino (Time Trial)    14,9 km
May 26 Stage 5  Etb Irrueta-Arrate              106,7 km

21 Cols to be climbed in all

    The teams and principal riders:

    GEWISS: Frattini, Bobrik
ONCE: Zulle, Cuesta, Garmendia, Zarrabeitia
MG: Elli, Baaldato, Jaermann
CARRERA: Fidanza, Schiavina
BANESTO: Indurain, Alonso, Davy, Blanco
GLACIAL-SELLE ITALIA: Becerra, Frigo, Ruiz
MAPEI: Rominger, Della Santa, Echave, A. Gonzalez, Tafi, UNzaga
RABOBANK: Breukink, Bruyneel, Sorensen, Van Der Poel
AKI: Rezze, Delphis, Dojwa, Sabatier
BRESCIALAT: Gelfi, Villa
EUSKADI: Ayarzaguena, Galdeano, Solaun
KELME: Escartin, Cabello, Munoz, Nino
SAECO: Lelli, Fornaciari, Poli
SANTA CLARA: Aranguren, Gainetdinov
POLTI:

    Stage 1 Eibar-Elgoibar May 22

     1. Alessandro Bertolini (It, Brescialat)    159km in 4.11.51
 2. Sauro Gallorini (It, Scrigno-Blue Storm)  		+0.02 secs
 3. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Sp, ONCE)  			+0.05
 4. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano  (sp, Euskadi)  
 5. Fernando Echave (Sp, Mapei-GB)
 6. Simone Rebellin (It, Team Polti)
 7. Marcelino Garcia (Sp, ONCE)
 8. Marcos Serrano (Sp, Kelme-Artiach)  	        all s.t.
 9. Orlando Rodrigues (Port, Banesto)  			+0.09
10. Rossano Brasi (It, Team Polti) 		 	+0.15
....
12. Tony Rominger (Swi, Mapei-GB)  			+1.00
13. Alex Zulle (Swi, ONCE)
.....
15. Miguel Indurain (Sp, Banesto)  	               both s.t.
...
24. Luc Leblanc (Fr, Team Polti)  			+1.07

(120 finishers)

    Stage 2, Eigobar-Aranatz 229 km:

     1. Simone Biasci (Ita) Saeco                   6:17:05
 2. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Brescialat
 3. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera
 4. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto
 5. Luc Leblanc (Fra) Team Polti
 6. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB                
 7. David Etxeberria (Sp, ONCE)
 8. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Sp, Euskadi)
 9. Erik Breukink (Neth, Rabobank)
10. Marcello Siboni (It, Carrera)  		 all s.t.

>>
25. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                       + 0.14

    Overall:

     1. Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Brescialat     10:28:56
 2. Alvaro Gonzalez Galdeano (Spa) Euskadi      + 0.05
 3. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) Once                  s.t.
 4. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once            s.t.
 5. Simone Rebellin (Ita) Team Polti            + 0.07
 6. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera            + 1.00
 7. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto                 s.t.
 8. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB                  s.t.
 9. Etxeberria
10. Fernando Escartin (Sp, Kelme-Artiach)     all s.t.
....
12. Leblanc  					+ 1.07
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23. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                       + 1.14

    Stage 3, Lakuntza-Ondarroa 172,8 km:

     1. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once   4.20.39
 2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto           s.t.
 3. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                   s.t.
 4. David Etxebarria (Spa) Once           + 1.24
 5. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera
 6. Federico Echave (Spa) Mapei-GB
 7. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Mapei-GB
 8. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB
 9. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Once
10. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) Once        all s.t.

    Overall:

     1. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once  14.49.40
 2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto         + 0.55
 3. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                 + 1.09
 4. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) Once          + 1.24
 5. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera      + 2.19
 6. David Etxebarria (Spa) Once
 7. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB
 8. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Mapei-GB
 9. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach
10. Inigo Cuesta (Spa) Once               all s.t.

    Stage 4a, Ondarroa-Abadiano 78 km:

     1. Alberto Elli (Ita) MG-Technogym
 2. Ibon Ajuria (Spa) Euskadi
 3. Joaquin Castellblanco (Spa) Kelme-Artiach   all s.t.

    Stage 4b, Individual Time Trial, Elorrio - Abadiano 14,9 km:

     1. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                17.21
 2. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto       + 0.03
 3. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB        + 0.40

    Overall:

     1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto     15.07.58
 2. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once               + 0.11
 3. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once  + 0.17

    Stage 5, Irrueta-Arrate 106,7 km:

     1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto              2.40.33
 2. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                       + 0.02
 3. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera            + 0.41
 4. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB                + 0.57
 5. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once            s.t.
 6, Sauro Gallorini (Ita) Scrigno-Blue Storm    + 1.07
 7. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Mapei-GB            s.t.
 8. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach         s.t.
 9. David Etxebarria (Spa) Once                 + 1.17
10. Arsenio Gonzalez (Spa) Mapei-GB             + 1.37

    Final overall:

     1. Miguel Indurain (Spa) Banesto             19.41.30
 2. Alex Zulle (Sch) Once                       + 0.13
 3. Marcelino Garcia Alonso (Spa) Once          + 1.13
 4. Tony Rominger (Sch) Mapei-GB                + 2.58
 5. Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) Once                + 3.29
 6. Fernando Escartin (Spa) Kelme-Artiach       + 3.45
 7. Peter Luttenberger (Aut) Carrera            + 3.47
 8. David Etxebarria (Spa) Once                 + 4.02
 9. Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Mapei-GB          + 4.46
10. Fernando Echave (Spa) Mapei-GB              + 4.51