| 09/27/2001 | Road Racing News for 9/27/01 [infociclismo]+ LA VUELTA A ESPAÑA
STAGE 18: Italian Filippo Simeoni (Cantina Tollo), had time to ceremoniously get off his bike, lift his bike above his head and walk into the finish line. Simeoni was the most cunning of a group of 12 riders who escaped the peloton from km 68. This group included riders like Erik Zabel, Rafael Diaz Justo (ONCE), Haimar Zubeldia (Euskaltel) and Santiago Blanco (iBanesto.com). Regretfully, Blanco fell on the descent of Alto del Castillo, with 12 kms to go. Right at that moment, Simeoni leaped out of the breakaway group and managed to open a big enough gap to be able to salute the fans in his unorthodox way.
Simeoni commented after his win: "I have a love-hate relationship with cycling and I needed to make this gesture to release myself. This is a sport where you suffer a lot, but you acquire important values and it forges your character. I think a lot about cycling and sports. Enough wars, one can fight for things in life, but in a sporting way", explained the "philosopher". Sevilla held on to the Golden Jersey for one more day without any difficulties.
RESULTS Stage 18, Albacete to Cuenca, 154 km:
1. SIMEONI, Filippo (ITA/CTA) 3:07:12
2. VERHEYEN, Geert (BEL/RAB) at 28
3. DIAZ JUSTO, Rafael (ESP/ONC) s.t.
4. LAVARINHAS, Rui (POR/MIL) s.t.
5. ZUBELDIA, Haimar (ESP/EUS) s.t.
6. CUESTA, Iñigo (ESP/COF) s.t.
7. TEUTENBERG, Sven (GER/FES) at 58
8. KONECNY, Tomas (CZE/DFF) s.t.
9. ZABEL, Erik (GER/TEL) s.t.
10. ETXEBARRIA, David (ESP/EUS) s.t.
11. VINALE, Alberto (ITA/ALS) s.t.
12. TRENTI, Guido (USA/CTA) s.t.
13. HONDO, Danilo (GER/TEL) s.t.
14. PRONK, Matthe (NED/RAB) s.t.
15. PAOLINI, Luca (ITA/MAP) s.t.
16. LAMOUR, Claude (FRA/COF) s.t.
17. SMETANINE, Serguei (RUS/CDA) s.t.
18. VENEBERG, Thorwald (NED/RAB) s.t.
19. ANGUITA, Eleuterio (ESP/CDA) s.t.
20. ODRIOZOLA,Jon (ESP/BAN) s.t.
GC after Stage 18:
1. SEVILLA, Oscar (ESP/KEL) 60h 36:53
2. CASERO, Angel (ESP/FES) at 25
3. HERAS, Roberto (ESP/USP) at 2:20
4. MERCADO, Juan Miguel (ESP/BAN) at 3:19
5. LEIPHEIMER, Levi (USA/USP) at 3:55
6. PLAZA, David (ESP/FES) at 4:44
7. RUBIERA, José Luis (ESP/USP) at 4:59
8. OSA, Aitor (ESP/BAN) at 5:47
9. MAYO Iban (ESP/EUS) at 6:59
10. ESCARTIN, Fernando (ESP/COA) at 7:18
11. MOLLER, Klaus (DEN/MIL) at 7:27
12. LAISEKA, Roberto (ESP/EUS) at 9:25
13. CUESTA, Iñigo (ESP/COF) at 9:36
14. BELTRAN, Manuel (ESP/MAP) at 13:49
15. GARCIA CASAS, Félix (ESP/FES) at 16:21
16. PEREZ, Luis (ESP/FES) at 16:50
17. GOMEZ GOZALO, José Javier (ESP/KEL) at 18:29
18. KONECNY, Tomas (CZE/DFF) at 18:37
19. BOTERO, Santiago (COL/KEL) at 19:37
20. JIMENEZ, Jose María (ESP/BAN) at 19:48
VUELTA NEWS
US POSTAL'S DIRECTOR BRUYNEEL
The US Postal's sport director, Johan Bruyneel, spoke about the performance of his team in yesterday's stage 17. "We have shown that the US Postal is not only Armstrong. We have seen our team in the mountains and the two times that the race has split in the flat stages, we have been the deciding factor". Bruyneel feels that Roberto Heras doesn't have a lot of possibilities of taking the Golden Jersey from Oscar Sevilla or Angel Casero. "It would be quite complicated to win. Casero
or Sevilla could have a bad day, but not both. Heras is paying for a the first week when he wasn't at 100%".
THE STAGES
ITT = Individual Time Trial
MF = Mountain Finish
(Stage winner/G.C. leader)
1: Sep 8, Salamanca-Salamanca (ITT) 12 kms (Millar/Millar)
2: Sep 9, Salamanca-Valladolid 147,2 (Zabel/Millar)
3: Sep 10, Valladolid-León 140,5 (Zabel/Millar)
4: Sep 11, León-Gijón 175 (Zabel/Botero)
5: Sep 12, Gijón-Lagos Covadonga (MF) 160,8 (Mercado/Sevilla)
6: Sep 13, Cangas de Onís-Torrelavega 180,6 (Millar/Sevilla)
7: Sep 14, Torrelavega-Torrelavega (ITT) 44,2 (Botero/Botero)
8: Sep 15, Reinosa-Alto Demanada (MF) 195 (Jimenez/Beloki)
9: Sep 16, Logroño-Zaragoza 179,2 (I Gonzalez de Galdeano/Beloki)
Rest Day: Sep 17
10: Sep 18, Sabadell-La Molina (MF) 168,4 (Blanco/Beloki)
11: Sep 19, Alp-Andorra/Pal (MF) 154,2 (Jimenez/Sevilla)
12: Sep 20, Ordino Arcalís-Andorra (MF ITT) 17,1
(Jimenez/Sevilla)
13: Sep 21, Andorra-Port Aventura (Tarragona) 206 (B Zberg/Sevilla) 14:
Sep 22, Port Aventura-Vinaros 170,5 (Garate/Sevilla) 15: Sep 23,
Valencia-Aitana (MF) 207,2 (Moller/Sevilla) Rest Day: Sep 24 16: Sep 25,
Alcoy-Murcia 153,3 (Konecny/Sevilla) 17: Sep 26 Murcia-Albacete 159,5
(Hunter/Sevilla) 18: Sep 27, Albacete-Cuenca 154,2 (Simeoni/Sevilla) 19:
Sep 28, Cuenca-Guadalajara 168 20: Sep 29, Guadalajara-Alto Abantos (MF)
181 21: Sep 30, Madrid-Madrid (ITT) 38
+ RACING
27.09.2001 27.09.2001 Coppa Sabatini ITA 1.2 MEL
Russian Dimitri Konychev (Fassa Bortolo) won today the 49th edition of the Coppa Sabatini. The old fox (Konychev), won the final sprint in the 197.7 km race, with start and finish at Peccioli. This is the Russian's second win in this race.
RESULTS:
1 D. KONYSHEV (RUS - FAS) 4h27'31"
2 S. BAGUET (BEL - LOT) s.t.
3 P. BETTINI (ITA - MAP) at 2"
4 U. MURN (SLO - MOB) s.t.
5 R. VAINSTEINS (LET - DFF) at 6"
6 L. SCINTO (ITA - MAP) at 11"
7 A. MERCKX (BEL - DFF) at 27"
8 A. BERTOLINI (ITA - GER) s.t.
9 F. SACCHI (ITA - SAE) s.t.
10 A. ONGARATO (ITA - MOB) s.t.
Vuelta a Venezuela VEN 2.5 MEL
STAGE 1, Maturín to Carúpano, 182.5 km:
1. Gil Cordovés (CUB) 4h.33.05
2. Tony Linares (VEN) s.t.
3. Frederick Segura (VEN) s.t.
4. Manuel Guevara (VEN) s.t.
5. Hussein Monsalve (VEN) s.t.
6. Livardo Niño (COL) s.t.
7. Adelso Valero (VEN) s.t.
8. Paulo Vargas (CRC) s.t.
9. Gustavo Guzmán (VEN) s.t.
10. Julio Bernal (COL) s.t.
G.C. after Stage 1:
1. Gil Cordovés (CUB) 4h.32.57
2. Tony Linares (VEN) at 2
3. Frederick Segura (VEN) at 3
4. John Navas (VEN) at 5
5. Francisco Landaeta (VEN) s.t.
6. José Chacón (VEN) at 6 seg
7. Alvaro Lozano (COL) s.t.
8. Alirio Contreras (VEN) at 7 seg
9. Manuel Guevara (VEN) at 8 seg
10. Hussein Monsalve (VEN) s.t.www.infociclismo.com
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