2001 Vuelta a España
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Dates | September 8–30, 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 70h 49' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 56th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance stage race and one of the three Grand Tours, was held from 8 September to 30 September 2001. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,012 km (1,872 mi), and was won by Ángel Casero of the Festina cycling team at a speed of 42.534 km/h (26.429 mph).
This edition of the Vuelta was notable for its final-stage time trial, during which Casero overcame a 25-second lead held by Óscar Sevilla of Kelme–Costa Blanca to win, while American Levi Leipheimer of U.S. Postal Service managed to move past both teammate Roberto Heras and Juan Miguel Mercado to take third and become the first American ever to achieve a podium finish in the Vuelta. Additionally, Guido Trenti became the first American ever to win a stage in the race.[1]
Teams[]
A total of 21 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Vuelta a España. Fifteen of the competing squads were UCI Division I teams, while the other six teams were UCI Division II. Mercury–Viatel, who were previously scheduled to ride, didn't start. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Vuelta began with a peloton of 189 cyclists, a total of 139 riders made it to the finish in Madrid.
The 21 teams invited to the race were:
UCI Division I teams
UCI Division II teams
Stages[]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 8 September | Salamanca | 12 km (7 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
2 | 9 September | Salamanca to Valladolid | 147.2 km (91 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
3 | 10 September | Valladolid to León | 140.5 km (87 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
4 | 11 September 2001 | León to Gijón | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
5 | 12 September | Gijón to Lagos de Covadonga | 160.8 km (100 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
6 | 13 September | Cangas de Onís to Torrelavega | 180.6 km (112 mi) | ![]() |
Medium-mountain stage | ![]() | |
7 | 14 September | Torrelavega | 44.2 km (27 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
8 | 15 September | Reinosa to Alto de la Cruz de la Demanda (Valdezcaray) | 195 km (121 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
9 | 16 September | Logroño to Zaragoza | 179.2 km (111 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
17 September | Province of Barcelona | Rest day | |||||
10 | 18 September | Sabadell to La Molina | 168.4 km (105 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
11 | 19 September | Alp to Estació de Pal (Andorra) | 154.2 km (96 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
12 | 20 September | Ordino to Estació d'Esquí d'Ordino-Alcalís (Andorra) | 17.1 km (11 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain time trial | ![]() | |
13 | 21 September | Andorra to Universal Studios Port Aventura | 206 km (128 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() | |
14 | 22 September | Tarragona to Vinaròs | 170.5 km (106 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
15 | 23 September | Valencia to Alto de Aitana | 207.2 km (129 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
24 September | Province of Valencia | Rest day | |||||
16 | 25 September | Alcoy to Murcia | 153.3 km (95 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() | |
17 | 26 September | Murcia to Albacete | 159.5 km (99 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
18 | 27 September | Albacete to Cuenca | 154.2 km (96 mi) | ![]() |
Flat stage | ![]() | |
19 | 28 September | Cuenca to Guadalajara | 168 km (104 mi) | ![]() |
Hilly stage | ![]() | |
20 | 29 September | Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos | 176.3 km (110 mi) | ![]() |
Mountain stage | ![]() | |
21 | 30 September | Madrid | 38 km (24 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() | |
Total | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) |
Jersey progress[]
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Team Classification |
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1 (ITT) |
David Millar | David Millar | David Millar | David Millar | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
2 | Erik Zabel | ||||
3 | Erik Zabel | Erik Zabel | |||
4 | Erik Zabel | Santiago Botero | Karsten Kroon | Mapei–Quick-Step | |
5 | Juan Miguel Mercado | Óscar Sevilla | Juan Miguel Mercado | iBanesto.com | |
6 | David Millar | ||||
7 (ITT) |
Santiago Botero | Santiago Botero | Kelme–Costa Blanca | ||
8 | José María Jiménez | Joseba Beloki | Festina | ||
9 | Igor González de Galdeano | ||||
10 | Santiago Blanco | iBanesto.com | |||
11 | José María Jiménez | Óscar Sevilla | José María Jiménez | ||
12 | José María Jiménez | José María Jiménez | |||
13 | Beat Zberg | ||||
14 | Juan Manuel Gárate | ||||
15 | Claus Michael Møller | ||||
16 | Tomáš Konečný | ||||
17 | Robert Hunter | ||||
18 | Filippo Simeoni | Erik Zabel | |||
19 | Guido Trenti | ||||
20 | Gilberto Simoni | José María Jiménez | |||
21 (ITT) |
Santiago Botero | Ángel Casero | |||
Stage | Winner | Ángel Casero |
José María Jiménez |
José María Jiménez |
iBanesto.com |
Final standings[]
Legend | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | ![]() |
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification | ![]() |
Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
General classification[]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Festina | 70h 49' 05" |
2 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 0' 47" |
DSQ | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal Service | + 3' 56" |
5 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | + 5' 45" |
6 | ![]() |
Festina | + 5' 53" |
7 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal Service | + 6' 57" |
8 | ![]() |
Milaneza–MSS | + 7' 13" |
9 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | + 8' 32" |
10 | ![]() |
Team Coast–Buffalo | + 10' 31" |
Final general classification (11–25) | |||
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Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
11 | ![]() |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 12' 58" |
12 | ![]() |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 13' 32" |
13 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 14' 00" |
14 | ![]() |
Festina | + 20' 07" |
15 | ![]() |
Festina | + 21' 01" |
16 | ![]() |
Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | + 23' 32" |
17 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
iBanesto.com | + 24' 23" |
18 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 25' 01" |
19 | ![]() |
Mapei–Quick-Step | + 27' 14" |
20 | ![]() |
Alessio | + 27' 58" |
21 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | + 28' 56" |
22 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | + 33' 30" |
23 | ![]() |
Cantina Tollo–Acqua e Sapone | + 34' 03" |
24 | ![]() |
Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | + 38' 45" |
25 | ![]() |
ONCE–Eroski | + 39' 06" |
Points classification[]
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 130 |
2 | ![]() |
Team Telekom | 125 |
DSQ | ![]() |
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4 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 102 |
5 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 101 |
DSQ | ![]() |
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7 | ![]() |
Milaneza–MSS | 89 |
8 | ![]() |
Festina | 88 |
9 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 77 |
10 | ![]() |
Festina | 70 |
Mountains classification[]
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 162 |
2 | ![]() |
Milaneza–MSS | 110 |
3 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 88 |
4 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 82 |
5 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal Service | 55 |
6 | ![]() |
Lampre–Daikin | 53 |
7 | ![]() |
U.S. Postal Service | 50 |
8 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 49 |
9 | ![]() |
iBanesto.com | 48 |
10 | ![]() |
Kelme–Costa Blanca | 42 |
Sprints classification[]
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() ![]() |
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 40 |
2 | ![]() |
Lampre–Daikin | 20 |
3 | ![]() |
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Team Telekom | 16 |
5 | ![]() |
Jazztel–Costa de Almería | 14 |
6 | ![]() |
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 12 |
7 | ![]() |
Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | 12 |
8 | ![]() |
Lampre–Daikin | 12 |
9 | ![]() |
Rabobank | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
Cantina Tollo–Acqua e Sapone | 11 |
Team classification[]
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | iBanesto.com | 212h 05' 24" |
2 | U.S. Postal Service | + 23' 47" |
3 | Festina | + 26' 08" |
4 | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1h 01' 11" |
5 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1h 03' 31" |
6 | Milaneza–MSS | + 1h 36' 55" |
7 | ONCE–Eroski | + 1h 53' 28" |
8 | Cofidis | + 1h 54' 12" |
9 | Mapei–Quick-Step | + 2h 08' 36" |
10 | Domo–Farm Frites–Latexco | + 2h 24' 36" |
References[]
External links[]
- 2001 Vuelta a España
- 2001 in road cycling
- Vuelta a España by year
- 2001 in Spanish sport