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42nd Setmana-Catalana - 2.HC
Spain, March 21-25, 2005
2004 results Stage List Preview Start List Past winners
The Stages
- Stage 1 - March 21: Lloret De Mar - Lloret De Mar, 165 km
- Stage 2 - March 22: Lloret De Mar - Empúriabrava, 168 km
- Stage 3 - March 23: Castelló d'Empúries - Coll De Pal, 157 km
- Stage 4 - March 24: Baga - Palau Solita I Plegamans, 162 km
- Stage 5 - March 25: Instalaciones Würth - Instalaciones Würth ITT, 16 km
Setmana Catalana begins
The 42nd edition of Setmana Catalana starts with a 165 km stage around Lloret De Mar, and finishes on Friday, March 25 with a 16 km time trial at the Würth factory in Anoia. The 2.HC ranked stage race will feature triple Vuelta a España winner Roberto Heras (Liberty), dual Giro d'Italia winner Gilberto Simoni (Lampre), last year's winner Joaquín Rodríguez (Saunier Duval), 2003 winner Dario Frigo (Fassa Bortolo), 2002 Giro winner Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel), 2003 World Champion Igor Astarloa (Barloworld) and Iban Mayo (Euskaltel).
Lance Armstrong (Discovery Channel), who was initially down to ride, will not participate after getting sick during Paris-Nice. Neither will Liberty's Joseba Beloki and Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano, for the same reason.
There will be a total of five stages with the third stage between Castelló d'Empúries and Coll De Pal (Bagà) over 157 km being the toughest. Preceded by a Cat. 2 and Cat. 1 climb, the final climb to the Coll de Bal measures 19.5 km and ascends 1310 metres, and will almost certainly determine the general classification. The fifth stage may also have some bearing on GC, as it is a 16 km individual time trial with some small undulations.
Start list
Saunier Duval-Prodir Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) 11 José Azevedo (Por) 2 David De La Fuente (Spa) 12 Manuel Beltran (Spa) 3 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa) 13 Tom Danielson (USA) 4 Angel Edo (Spa) 14 Volodomyr Bileka (Ukr) 5 Iñigo Cuesta (Spa) 15 Pat Mccarty (USA) 6 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) 16 Benjamín Noval (Spa) 7 Chris Horner (USA) 17 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) 8 Andrea Tafi (Ita) 18 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Liberty Seguros-Würth Team Fassa Bortolo 21 Roberto Heras (Spa) 31 Dario Frigo (Ita) 22 Dariusz Baranowski (Pol) 32 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) 23 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) 33 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) 24 Alberto Contador (Spa) 34 Claudio Corioni (Ita) 25 Koldo Gil (Spa) 35 Massimo Giunti (Ita) 26 Isidro Nozal (Spa) 36 Gustav Larsson (Swe) 27 Nuno Ribeiro (Por) 37 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) 28 Marcos Serrano (Spa) 38 Julián Sanchez (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne Lampre-Caffita 41 José Iván Gutierrez (Spa) 51 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) 42 David Arroyo (Spa) 52 Michele Scotto (Ita) 43 Antonio Colom (Spa) 53 Juan Fuentes (Spa) 44 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) 54 Gerrit Glomser (Aut) 45 José Garcia Acosta (Spa) 55 Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) 46 José Julia (Spa) 56 Daniele Righi (Ita) 47 David Navas (Spa) 57 Sylvester Szymyd (Pol) 48 Antonio Tauler (Spa) 58 Francisco Vila (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi Phonak Hearing Systems 61 Iban Mayo (Spa) 71 José Gutierrez (Spa) 62 Mikel Artetxe (Spa) 72 Ignacio Gutierrez (Spa) 63 Gorka Verdugo (Spa) 73 Robert Hunter (RSA) 64 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) 74 Alexandre Moos (Swi) 65 Markel Irizar (Spa) 75 Uros Murn (Slo) 66 Alberto Lopez De Munain (Spa) 76 Tomaz Nose (Slo) 67 Aitor Silloniz (Spa) 77 Victor Hugo Peña (Col) 68 Joseba Zubeldia (Spa) 78 Santos Gonzalez (Spa) Comunidad Valenciana Team Barloworld-Valsir 81 Angel Casero (Spa) 92 Peio Arreitunandia (Spa) 82 David Bernabeu (Spa) 93 Felix Cardenas (Col) 83 Francisco Cabello (Spa) 94 Giampaolo Cheula (Ita) 84 Javier Cherro (Spa) 95 David George (RSA) 85 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa) 96 Rodney Green (RSA) 86 Juan Gomis (Spa) 97 René Joergensen (Den) 87 Antonio Olmo (Spa) 98 David Plaza (Spa) 88 Javier Pascual Llorente (Spa) Relax Fuenlabrada Kaiku 101 Josep Jufre (Spa) 111 Jorge Azanza (Spa) 102 Moises Dueñas (Spa) 112 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) 103 Xavier Florencio (Spa) 113 Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) 104 Raul Garcia De Mateos (Spa) 114 Jose Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) 105 Oscar Laguna (Spa) 115 Israel Nuñez (Spa) 106 Angel Vallejo (Spa) 116 Adrian Palomares (Spa) 107 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) 117 Fernando Serrano (Spa) 108 Luis Perez Romero (Spa) 118 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Spiuk 121 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) 122 Alberto Benitez (Spa) 123 Sergio Dominguez (Spa) 124 Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) 125 Israel Perez (Spa) 126 Pedro Romero (Spa) 127 Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) 128 Fernando Torres (Spa)
Past winners
Year First Second Third 2004 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) M.A.M. Perdiguero (Spa) Josep Jufre (Spa) 2003 Dario Frigo (Ita) José Jufre (Spa) David Latasa (Spa) 2002 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa) Giuseppe Guerini (Ita) Serguei Gonchar (Ukr) 2001 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Manuel Beltran (Spa) 2000 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Javier P. Rodriguez (Spa) Giuseppe Di Grande (Ita) 1999 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Michael Boogerd (Ned) Wladimir Belli (Ita) 1998 Michael Boogerd (Ned) Laurent Jalabert (Fra) Alex Zülle (Swi) 1997 Juan Carlos Domínguez (Spa) Alex Zülle (Swi) Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) 1996 Alex Zülle (Swi) Iñigo Cuesta Francesco Casagrande (Ita) 1995 Francesco Frattini (Ita) Alex Zülle (Swi) Aitor Garmendia (Spa) 1994 Stefano Della Santa (Ita) Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Andy Hampsten (USA) 1993 Pedro Delgado (Spa) Laudelino Cubino (Spa) Laurent Dufaux (Swi) 1992 Alex Zülle (Swi) Iñaki Gastón (Spa) Raúl Alcalá (Mex) 1991 Stephen Roche (Ire) Anselmo Fuerte (Spa) Joaquín Llach (Spa) 1990 Iñaki Gastón (Spa) Tony Rominger (Swi) Raúl Alcalá (Mex) 1989 R. Dietzen (Aut) Pedro Delgado (Spa) P.S. Morales (Col) 1988 Sean Kelly (Ire) A. Fuerte (Spa) Iñaki Gastón (Spa) 1987 Vicente Belda (Spa) P. Hilse (Ger) Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1986 Felipe Yáñez (Spa) Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) G. Winterberf (Swi) 1985 José Recio (Spa) Phil Anderson (Aus) Felipe Yáñez (Spa) 1984 Phil Anderson (Aus) R. Dietzen (Aut) E. Chozas (Spa) 1983 Alberto Fernandez (Spa) F. Ruperez (Spa) R. Dietzen (Ger) 1982 Jostein Wilmann (Nor) Theo De Rooy (Ned) Tommy Prim (Swe) 1981 Sven-Åke Nilsson (Swe) Vicente Belda (Spa) Alberto Fernandez (Spa) 1980 1979 Claude Crquielion (Bel) F. Ruperez (Spa) Felipe Yáñez (Spa) 1978 Enrique Cima (Spa) Miguel M. Lasa (Spa) P. Vilardebo (Spa) 1977 Freddy Maertens (Bel) J. Bruyere (Bel) Michael Pollentier (Bel) 1976 Eddy Merckx (Bel) Gonzalo Aja (Spa) G. Perletto (Ita) 1975 Eddy Merckx (Bel) Luis Ocaña (Spa) Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1974 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Eddy Merckx (Bel) J. Agostinho (Por) 1973 Luis Ocaña (Spa) Eddy Merckx (Bel) H Vanspringel (Bel) 1972 Miguel M. Lasa (Spa) Raymond Poulidor (Fra) J. Manzaneque (Spa) 1971 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) Gösta Pettersson (Swe) Luis Ocaña (Spa) 1970 Italo Zilioli (Ita) Raymond Poulidor (Fra) Luis Ocaña (Spa) 1969 Luis Ocaña (Spa) Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) D. Zandegu (Ita) 1968 Mariano Diaz (Spa) L. P. Santamarina (Spa) E. Velez (Spa) 1967 Domingo Perurena (Spa) J. Alomar (Spa) José-Pérez Francés (Spa) 1966 José L. Rodriguez (Spa) A. Gomez del Moral (Spa) J.M. Lasa (Spa) 1965 José L. Talamillo (Spa) A. Bertran (Spa) G. San Miguel (Spa) 1964 José-Pérez Francés (Spa) J. Segu (Spa) E. Velez (Spa) 1963 José-Pérez Francés (Spa) A. Suarez (Spa) F. Manzaneque (Spa) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
