2002 Volta a Portugal explained

2002 Volta a Portugal
Stages:	13
Distance:	1951.5
Unit:	km
Time:	47h 51' 33"
First:	Claus Michael Møller
First Nat:	DEN
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Joan Horrach
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Rui Sousa
Third Nat:	POR
Points:	Ángel Edo
Points Nat:	ESP
Points Color:	green
Mountains:	Gonçalo Amorim
Mountains Nat:	POR
Mountains Color:	light blue
Sprints:	Hélder Lopes
Sprints Nat:	POR
Sprints Color:	white
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 64th Volta a Portugal/PT Comunicações was a men's road bicycle race held from 2 August to 15 August 2002. The race, rated as a 2.2 event, started with a team time trial in Maia and finished in Sintra.

Møller (3rd) going into the final-stage time trial had to overcome a 48-second lead held by teammate Horrach to win the overall classification and, alongside Rui Sousa, complete an all podium.

Teams

The 16 teams invited to the race were:

Stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	2 August	Maia	11.7km (07.3miles)	Team time trial
2	3 August	Fafe	172.9km (107.4miles)	Flat stage
3	4 August	Vila Nova de Gaia	169.2km (105.1miles)	Flat stage
4	5 August	Penafiel to Favaios	166.4km (103.4miles)	Hilly stage
5	6 August	Alijó to Alto da Senhora da Graça	162.2km (100.8miles)	Mountain stage
	7 August	Municipality of Mondim de Basto		Rest day
6	8 August	Mondim de Basto to Cantanhede	205.2km (127.5miles)	Hilly stage
7	9 August	Cantanhede to Alcobaça	182.7km (113.5miles)	Flat stage
8	10 August	Gândara to Castelo Branco	181.1km (112.5miles)	Flat stage
9	11 August	Belmonte to Torre	181km (112miles)	Mountain stage
10	12 August	Covilhã to Portalegre	161.5km (100.4miles)	Medium mountain
11	13 August		154.3km (95.9miles)	Flat stage
12	14 August	Elvas to Beja	179.4km (111.5miles)	Flat stage
13	15 August	Queluz to Sintra	23.9km (14.9miles)	Individual time trial
	Total		1951.5km (1,212.6miles)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints rider classification
1		Adolfo García	no award	no award	no award
2	Ángel Edo	Cândido Barbosa	Ángel Edo	Pedro Cardoso	Rui Pinto
3	Cândido Barbosa		Cândido Barbosa	Alexis Rodríguez	Célio Sousa
4	Aitor Osa			Gonçalo Amorim
5	Joan Horrach	Joan Horrach
6	Cândido Barbosa
7	David Muñoz				Eduardo González
8	Alexis Rodríguez				Fernando Citoula
9	Claus Michael Møller
10	Danail Petrov
11	Joan Horrach		Joan Horrach
12	Ángel Edo		Ángel Edo		Hélder Lopes
13	Claus Michael Møller	Claus Michael Møller	Ángel Edo		Hélder Lopes
Final		Claus Michael Møller			Hélder Lopes

Final standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the points classification
	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the intermediate sprints classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 0' 05"
3			+ 1' 28"
4			+ 2' 04"
5			+ 3' 13"
6			+ 4' 10"
7			+ 4' 57"
8			+ 4' 57"
9			+ 5' 38"
10			+ 5' 39"

Final general classification (11–111)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
11			+ 6' 32"
12			+ 6' 48"
13			+ 7' 08"
14			+ 7' 15"
15			+ 7' 21"
16			+ 8' 19"
17			+ 9' 02"
18			+ 9' 05"
19		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 9' 07"
20			+ 9' 45"
21			+ 11' 13"
22			+ 12' 44"
23			+ 13' 36"
24			+ 14' 09"
25			+ 15' 35"
26			+ 16' 12"
27			+ 17' 58"
28		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 19' 05"
29			+ 22' 18"
30			+ 22' 24"
31			+ 22' 31"
32			+ 23' 34"
33			+ 24' 17"
34			+ 24' 25"
35			+ 29' 12"
36			+ 30' 54"
37			+ 31' 04"
38			+ 32' 09"
39			+ 32' 17"
40			+ 32' 43"
41		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 33' 09"
42		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 34' 02"
43			+ 34' 11"
44			+ 34' 38"
45			+ 34' 58"
46			+ 35' 36"
47		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 36' 16"
48			+ 36' 23"
49			+ 36' 24"
50		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 37' 02"
51			+ 37' 12"
52		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 38' 30"
53			+ 38' 40"
54		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 38' 44"
55			+ 39' 20"
56			+ 40' 51"
57			+ 41' 16"
58		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 41' 30"
59		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 44' 53"
60		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 45' 47"
61			+ 46' 14"
62			+ 46' 31"
63			+ 47' 21"
64			+ 47' 42"
65			+ 48' 17"
66			+ 48' 32"
67			+ 49' 31"
68			+ 49' 52"
69			+ 50' 07"
70			+ 50' 25"
71		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 50' 50"
72			+ 51' 29"
73			+ 52' 24"
74			+ 52' 44"
75			+ 53' 32"
76			+ 55' 03"
77			+ 57' 53"
78		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 57' 57"
79		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 58' 11"
80			+ 58' 22"
81			+ 59' 26"
82		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 59' 35"
83			+ 1h 00' 30"
84			+ 1h 00' 37"
85			+ 1h 01' 47"
86			+ 1h 02' 04"
87			+ 1h 03' 03"
88			+ 1h 03' 34"
89			+ 1h 04' 59"
90			+ 1h 06' 25"
91			+ 1h 06' 57"
92			+ 1h 07' 01"
93			+ 1h 07' 06"
94			+ 1h 09' 42"
95			+ 1h 11' 57"
96		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 1h 12' 17"
97			+ 1h 12' 26"
98			+ 1h 13' 16"
99			+ 1h 13' 28"
100			+ 1h 14' 35"
101			+ 1h 15' 08"
102		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 20' 58"
103			+ 1h 26' 28"
104		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 1h 27' 24"
105		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 1h 30' 46"
106		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 31' 13"
107			+ 1h 32' 26"
108		Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 40' 15"
109			+ 1h 46' 13"
110			+ 1h 49' 36"
111			+ 1h 50' 51"

Points classification

Rank! scope="col"
Rider	Team	Points
1			112
2			104
3			104
4			65
5			59
6			51
7			46
8			41
9			33
10			30

Mountains classification

Rank! scope="col"
Rider	Team	Points
1			76
2			69
3			59
4			45
5		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	43
6			42
7			31
8			31
9			29
10			27

Sprints classification

Rank! scope="col"
Rider	Team	Time
1			19
2			18
3			15
4			13
5			12
6			12
7		Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	11
8			7
9		Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	6
10			5

Team classification

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Rank! scope="col"
Team	Time
1		43h 36' 57"
2		+ 9' 22"
3		+ 12' 40"
4		+ 15' 18"
5		+ 16' 27"
6		+ 24' 58"
7	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 40' 59"
8		+ 42' 09"
9		+ 42' 55"
10		+ 43' 19"