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83rd Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC

Spain, June 16-22, 2003

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Stage 5- June 20: Llivia / Manresa, 166.3 Km

Freire too strong for Vicioso

A strong finish by two time World Champion Oscar Freire (Rabobank) has given him the victory in the fifth stage of the Volta a Catalunya. Freire received a good lead out from his Rabobank team, crossing the line ahead of Angel Vicioso and Gerolsteiner's Rene Haselbacher. German Erik Zabel punctured with 6 km to go and was unable to regain contact. The race lead remained with Roberto Heras (US Postal-Berry Floor), who finished 26th in the stage today.

Today's 166 km stage between Llivia and Manresa started in 35 degree heat with a Cat. 1 climb, but despite this, most of the stage was not too difficult. After only five kilometres, Pavel Brutt (Lokomotiv) attacked, and was joined by Josep Jufre (Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada) and Cesar Garcia (Labarca 2-Cafe Baque). The three leaders rode up the Collada de Toses (km 27) 30 seconds in front of the peloton, but once they reached the top they were able to extend their lead to 7'45 over the next 60 kilometres.

The thermometer had risen to 37 degrees by this stage, and the leading trio were hoping that they would last until the finish. However Erik Zabel's Telekom train had other ideas, and began to ride hard tempo as the stage neared the 100 km mark. With 35 km to go, the gap was down to 3'10 and falling quickly, with Brutt unable to follow Garcia and Jufre on the Alt de Pollosa.

The Telekom inspired chased ended abruptly with five kilometres to go, as just as they were catching the two leaders, Erik Zabel punctured and was out of contention for the stage. Immediately Rabobank and Gerolsteiner took over the lead out, with Rabobank delivering Freire to the line for a clear win ahead of Vicioso and Haselbacher.

Tomorrow's 13.1 kilometre individual time trial between Molins De Rei and Vallvidrera will decide the Volta a Catalunya, with Heras hoping to hold off the strong Pecharroman on the gradual uphill course.

Results

1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                         3.46.37
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
3 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner
4 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
5 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
6 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
7 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
8 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
9 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
10 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
11 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
12 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
13 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
14 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
15 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com
16 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank
17 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
18 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
19 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
20 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com
21 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
22 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
23 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
24 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner
25 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
26 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor
27 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca
28 Mario Aerts (Bel) Telekom
29 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis
30 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
31 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
32 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
33 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor
34 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com
35 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner
36 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
37 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi
38 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
39 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di
40 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski
41 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom
42 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com
43 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
44 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis
45 Alexei Kuznetsov (Rus) Lokomotiv
46 Udo Bolts (Ger) Gerolsteiner
47 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
48 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv
49 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
50 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor
51 Santiago Botero (Col) Telekom
52 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner
53 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis
54 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
55 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                           0.10
56 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di               0.13
57 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                           0.16
58 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                    0.18
59 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                           0.24
60 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        0.27
61 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              0.31
62 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor              0.49
63 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
64 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
65 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank
66 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom
67 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo
68 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv                           1.14
69 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv
70 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
71 Juan De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo
72 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo
73 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
74 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
75 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com
76 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com
77 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                    1.48
78 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           2.06
79 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo
80 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria
81 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
82 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
83 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
84 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank
85 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank
86 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             2.47
87 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
88 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque        2.54
89 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                               3.09
90 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom
91 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada    4.36
92 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                         7.43
93 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner
94 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
95 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor
96 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                           9.10
97 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque
98 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv
99 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal-Berry Floor
100 Javier P. Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
101 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner
102 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner
 
Points
 
1 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                               25 pts
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           20
3 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       16
4 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                   14
5 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       12
6 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria              10
7 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                        9
8 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor                8
9 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                  7
10 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                6
11 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di             5
12 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           4
13 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                               3
14 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   2
15 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                      1
 
Mountains
 
Collada De Toses - Cat. 1, km 27,10
 
1 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               16 pts
2 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   12
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                               10
4 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                           8
5 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   6
6 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                     4
7 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               3
8 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               2
9 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria                1
 
Alt De La Pollosa - Cat. 2, km 130,00
 
1 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   10 pts
2 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                7
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                                5
4 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                        3
5 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                           2
6 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             1
 
Metas Volantes De La Etapa
 
Manlleu, km 97,10
 
1 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                3 pts
2 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                                2
3 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                    1
 
Moia, km 138,00
 
1 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                3 pts
2 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                    2
3 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                                1
 
Teams
 
1 Paternina-Costa de Almeria                          11.19.51
2 O.N.C.E.-Eroski
3 iBanesto.com
4 Kelme-Costa Blanca
5 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi
7 Gerolsteiner
8 US Postal presented by Berry Floor
9 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
10 Fassa Bortolo
11 Team Telekom
12 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone
13 Rabobank                                               0.16
14 Labarca-2-Café Baqué                                   0.49
15 Lokomotiv                                              1.14
 
General classification after stage 5
 
1 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor           18.45.15
2 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria       0.09
3 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada         1.58
4 Koldo Gil (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                             2.10
5 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada          2.27
6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                          2.44
7 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                             2.54
8 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             2.55
9 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                  3.15
10 Daniel Atienza (Spa) Cofidis                           3.34
11 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                   3.48
12 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com
13 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca             4.43
14 Evgeni Petrov (Rus) iBanesto.com                       4.47
15 Joaquim Lopez (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria            5.02
16 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di          5.05
17 Unai Etxebarria (Ven) Euskaltel-Euskadi                5.37
18 Francisco J. Cerezo (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque         6.53
19 Rene Andrle (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                          7.27
20 Ellis Rastelli (Ita) Gerolsteiner                      7.52
21 Mario Aerts (Bel) Telekom                              7.59
22 Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada        8.17
23 Udo Bolts (Ger) Gerolsteiner                           8.23
24 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom                         8.44
25 Dario David Cioni (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                 11.43
26 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque               13.17
27 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca          15.37
28 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor           15.41
29 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di              17.54
30 Matthew White (Aus) US Postal-Berry Floor             18.09
31 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   18.12
32 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                   18.52
33 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                       18.59
34 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                    20.01
35 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque              21.26
36 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                   23.14
37 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                          23.47
38 Jose Manuel Maestre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada   23.59
39 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                      25.00
40 David Arroyo (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                        25.24
41 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Fassa Bortolo                  26.34
42 Jan Hruska (Cze) ONCE-Eroski                          27.34
43 Rolf Aldag (Ger) Telekom                              28.06
44 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca        28.20
45 Jorge Ferrio (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria            28.23
46 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                      29.43
47 Jose Antonio Garrido (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria    30.53
48 Alexei Kuznetsov (Rus) Lokomotiv                      33.30
49 Michele Bartoli (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   34.00
50 Torsten Schmidt (Ger) Gerolsteiner                    35.23
51 Oscar Laguna (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada          35.27
52 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                   36.29
53 Benoit Joachim (Lux) US Postal-Berry Floor            38.14
54 Gorka Gerrikagoitia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi           38.22
55 Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank                          38.42
56 Santiago Botero (Col) Telekom                         38.45
57 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                           39.22
58 Nicola Loda (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       40.11
59 Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom                              40.28
60 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                40.54
61 Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Fassa Bortolo                   40.58
62 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Telekom                          41.48
63 David Lopez (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                41.49
64 Juan De Los Angeles (Spa) Fassa Bortolo               42.35
65 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           42.37
66 Serguei Klimov (Rus) Lokomotiv                        42.43
67 Gustavo Miguel Otero (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque       43.15
68 Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner                    43.23
69 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                   43.45
70 David Latasa (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                 43.46
71 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               43.57
72 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi               44.03
73 Antonio Cruz (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor              44.14
74 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque             44.17
75 Gorka Arrizabalaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi            44.35
76 Andrej Hauptman (Slo) Vini Caldirola-So.Di            44.53
77 Bingen Fernandez (Spa) Cofidis                        45.21
78 Jon Odriozola (Spa) iBanesto.com                      45.37
79 David Navas (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           47.05
80 Mauro Gerosa (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di               47.17
81 Robert Hunter (RSA) Rabobank                          47.18
82 Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank                           47.23
83 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                           47.33
84 Massimo Apollonio (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di          47.50
85 Nikita Eskov (Rus) Lokomotiv                          48.35
86 Antonio Tauler (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca               48.56
87 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     49.34
88 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria            50.36
89 Robert Bartko (Ger) Rabobank                          50.37
90 Gian Matteo Fagnini (Ita) Telekom                     50.41
91 Michael Barry (Can) US Postal-Berry Floor             52.36
92 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada          52.52
93 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria          53.39
94 Javier P. Llorente (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca           53.56
95 Fred Rodriguez (USA) Vini Caldirola-So.Di             54.17
96 Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank                        55.51
97 Uwe Hardter (Ger) Gerolsteiner                        57.47
98 Jan Schaffrath (Ger) Telekom                        1.00.11
99 Olaf Pollack (Ger) Gerolsteiner                     1.07.11
100 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque        1.07.37
101 Steffen Kjaergaard (Nor) US Postal-Berry Floor     1.07.55
102 Alexander Serov (Rus) Lokomotiv                    1.24.20
 
Points classification
 
1 Rene Haselbacher (Aut) Gerolsteiner                       40 pts
2 Angel Vicioso (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                           40
3 George Hincapie (USA) US Postal-Berry Floor               34
4 Matthias Kessler (Ger) Telekom                            30
5 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       28
6 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              25
7 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                  25
8 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                              25
9 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank                               25
10 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria        23
11 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                         20
12 Santiago Blanco (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada          18
13 Roberto Heras (Spa) US Postal-Berry Floor                17
14 David De La Fuente (Spa) Vini Caldirola-So.Di            17
15 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca                  14
16 Benjamin Noval (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada           12
17 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com                   12
18 Unai Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com                              12
19 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Vini Caldirola-So.Di                 12
20 Jose Luis Arrieta (Spa) iBanesto.com                     11
21 Xabier Zandio (Spa) iBanesto.com                         11
22 Guido Trentin (Ita) Cofidis                              10
23 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                       10
24 Carlos Torrent (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria             10
25 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Fassa Bortolo                       9
 
Mountains classification
 
1 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank                          67 pts
2 Aitor Kintana (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                  64
3 Jesus Maria Manzano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca              52
4 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca            40
5 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               36
6 Lander Euba (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                       32
7 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               23
8 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                   22
9 Jose A. Pecharroman (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria         22
10 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col) Kelme-Costa Blanca               20
11 Inigo Landaluze (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi                  18
 
Metas volantes classification
 
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski                        8 pts
2 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                7
3 Alberto Hierro (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                  7
4 Bram De Groot (Ned) Rabobank                               5
5 Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) iBanesto.com                     3
6 German Nieto (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada               3
7 Cesar Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque                    3
8 Jose Enriqu Gutierrez (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca             3
9 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Lokomotiv                                3
10 Rafael Casero (Spa) Paternina-Costa Almeria               2
11 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) Labarca 2-Cafe Baque               2
 
Catalan Rider classification
 
1 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) iBanesto.com
2 Xavier Florencio (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
3 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) ONCE-Eroski
4 Josep Jufre (Spa) Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada
5 Roberto Lozano (Spa) Kelme-Costa Blanca
 
Teams classification
 
1 Paternina-Costa de Almeria                          56.23.51
2 Colchon Relax-Fuenlabrada                               1.05
3 iBanesto.com                                            2.36
4 O.N.C.E.-Eroski                                         6.11
5 Gerolsteiner                                           16.47
6 Euskaltel-Euskadi                                      23.21
7 US Postal presented by Berry Floor                     24.38
8 Fassa Bortolo                                          29.02
9 Labarca-2-Café Baqué                                   29.27
10 Kelme-Costa Blanca                                    32.51
11 Team Telekom                                          35.54
12 Vini Caldirola-SO.DI                                  39.26
13 Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone                      43.43
14 Rabobank                                            1.14.53
15 Lokomotiv                                           1.49.14

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