2002 Vuelta a Andalucía explained

2002 Vuelta a Andalucía
Date:	17–21 February 2002
Stages:	5
Distance:	821.9^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	21h 17' 40"
First:	Antonio Colom
First Nat:	ESP
Second:	Axel Merckx
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	Javier Rodríguez
Third Nat:	ESP
Previous:	2001
Next:	2003

The 2002 Vuelta a Andalucía was the 48th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía (Ruta del Sol) cycle race and was held on 17 February to 21 February 2002.^[2] The race started in Huelva and finished in Granada. The race was won by Antonio Colom.^[3]

Teams

Twenty teams of eight riders started the race:^[4]

• • • • • • • Team Nürnberger Versicherung

General classification

Final general classification^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] Rank Rider Time 1 2 + 16" 3 + 17" 4 + 25" 5 s.t. 6 + 33" 7 + 38" 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 + 42"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vuelta a Andalucia-Ruta del Sol (HC). BikeRaceInfo. 7 April 2019.
2. News: 48th Vuelta a Andalucía "Ruta Ciclista Del Sol" - 2.3. Cycling News. 7 April 2019.
3. Web site: 48ème Ruta del Sol 2002. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041027214704/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_ruta_sol/ruta2002.php. 27 October 2004.
4. News: Start list. Cycling News. 17 February 2020.
5. Web site: Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta Del Sol). WVCycling. 7 April 2019.
6. Web site: 2002 Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol. First Cycling. 7 April 2019.
7. News: 48th Vuelta a Andalucía "Ruta Ciclista Del Sol" - 2.3. Cycling News. 7 April 2019.
8. Web site: 2002 Vuelta a Andalucia - Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (2.3), Spain. BikeRaceInfo. 7 April 2019.