2001 Volta a Catalunya explained

2001 Volta a Catalunya
Date:21–28 June 2001
Stages:8
Distance:1014.7[1]
Unit:km
Time:26h 40' 14"
First:Joseba Beloki
First Nat:ESP
Second:Igor González de Galdeano
Second Nat:ESP
Third:Fernando Escartín
Third Nat:ESP
Points:Joseba Beloki
Points Nat:ESP
Mountains:Félix Cárdenas
Mountains Nat:COL
Sprints:Carlos Golbano
Sprints Nat:ESP
Previous:2000
Next:2002

The 2001 Volta a Catalunya was the 81st edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 21 June to 28 June 2001. The race started in Sabadell and finished at the in Andorra.[2] The race was won by Joseba Beloki of the ONCE team.

Teams

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[4] [5]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
121 JuneSabadell24.4km (15.2miles)Team time trialONCE
222 JuneSabadell to Blanes173.5km (107.8miles)
323 JuneBlanes to L'Hospitalet de Llobregat148.6km (92.3miles)
424 JuneBarcelona to Barcelona115.8km (72miles)
525 JuneLa Granada to Vila-seca178.2km (110.7miles)
626 JuneLes Borges Blanques to Boí Taüll184.2km (114.5miles)
727 JuneTaüll to Els Cortals D'Encamps176.1km (109.4miles)
828 JuneSant Julià de Lòria to 13.9km (08.6miles)Individual time trial

General classification

Final general classification[6]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 33"
3+ 41"
4+ 1' 44"
5+ 3' 03"
6+ 3' 04"
7+ 3' 40"
8+ 3' 57"
9+ 5' 11"
10+ 5' 28"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 19 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 81ème Volta a Catalunya 2001. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040820032106/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya2001.php. 20 August 2004.
  3. News: Starting List. Cycling News. 18 February 2020.
  4. News: 81st Volta a Catalunya (HC), Spain. BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2020.
  5. News: 81st Volta a Catalunya - 2.HC. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
  6. Web site: 2001 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 19 November 2017.