2001 Vuelta a España

56th edition of the Vuelta a España 2001 Vuelta a España 2001 09 08 2001 09 30 21 3012.2 km 70h 49' 05" Ángel Casero ESP FES 2001 gold Óscar Sevilla ESP KEL 2001 Levi Leipheimer USA DSC 2001 José María Jiménez ESP MOV 2001 orange José María Jiménez ESP MOV 2001 granatewhite César García Calvo ESP REG 2001 greenwhite MOV 2001 2000 2002 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 3012 km mi on, and was won by Ángel Casero of the FES 2001 cycling team at a speed of 42.534 km/h mph on. 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 KEL 2001 to win, while American Levi Leipheimer of DSC 2001 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.Ciclismo Vuelta a España - Clasificaciones http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2001/10/01/EMD20011001044MDP.pdf El Mundo Deportivo 1 October 2001 44 https://web.archive.org/web/20201117081234/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2001/10/01/EMD20011001044MDP.pdf 17 November 2020 live Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2001 Vuelta a España 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 2001 COF DFF EUS FES MOV KEL UAD MAP UNO ONC TLJ SAE TBI THR DSC UCI Division II teams 2001 ALB CTA BRD REG JAZ POV Stages +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 8 September Salamanca 12 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial David Millar GBR 2 9 September Salamanca to Valladolid 147.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Erik Zabel GER 3 10 September Valladolid to León 140.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Erik Zabel GER 4 11 September León to Gijón 175 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Erik Zabel GER 5 12 September Gijón to Lagos de Covadonga 160.8 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Juan Miguel Mercado ESP 6 13 September Cangas de Onís to Torrelavega 180.6 km 0 on 22px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage David Millar GBR 7 14 September Torrelavega 44.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Santiago Botero COL 8 15 September Reinosa to Alto de la Cruz de la Demanda (Valdezcaray) 195 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage José María Jiménez ESP 9 16 September Logroño to Zaragoza 179.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Igor González de Galdeano ESP 17 September Province of Barcelona Rest day 10 18 September Sabadell to La Molina 168.4 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Santiago Blanco ESP 11 19 September Alp to Estació de Pal (Andorra) 154.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage José María Jiménez ESP 12 20 September Ordino to Estació d'Esquí d'Ordino-Alcalís (Andorra) 17.1 km 0 on 22px|link=Mountain stage Mountain time trial José María Jiménez ESP 13 21 September Andorra to Universal Studios Port Aventura 206 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Beat Zberg SUI 14 22 September Tarragona to Vinaròs 170.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Juan Manuel Gárate ESP 15 23 September Valencia to Alto de Aitana 207.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Claus Michael Møller DEN 24 September Province of Valencia Rest day 16 25 September Alcoy to Murcia 153.3 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Tomáš Konečný CZE 17 26 September Murcia to Albacete 159.5 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Robert Hunter RSA 18 27 September Albacete to Cuenca 154.2 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Filippo Simeoni ITA 19 28 September Cuenca to Guadalajara 168 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Guido Trenti USA 20 29 September Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos 176.3 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Gilberto Simoni ITA 21 30 September Madrid 38 km 0 on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Santiago Botero COL Total 3,012.2 km 0 on Jersey progress Stage Winner General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Team Classification 1(ITT) David Millar David Millar David Millar David Millar KEL 2001 2 Erik Zabel3 Erik Zabel Erik Zabel4 Erik Zabel Santiago Botero Karsten Kroon MAP 20015 Juan Miguel Mercado Óscar Sevilla Juan Miguel Mercado GCE 20016 David Millar7(ITT) Santiago Botero Santiago Botero KEL 20018 José María Jiménez Joseba Beloki Festina9 Igor González de Galdeano10 Santiago Blanco GCE 200111 José María Jiménez Óscar Sevilla José María Jiménez12 José María Jiménez José María Jiménez13 Beat Zberg14 Juan Manuel Gárate15 Claus Michael Møller16 Tomáš Konečný17 Robert Hunter18 Filippo Simeoni Erik Zabel19 Guido Trenti20 Gilberto Simoni José María Jiménez21(ITT) Santiago Botero Ángel Casero Stage Winner Ángel Casero José María Jiménez José María Jiménez GCE 2001 Final standings Legend yellow General classification A yellow jersey Denotes the winner of the general classification orange Mountains classification A orange jersey Denotes the leader of the mountains classification red Points classification A red jersey Denotes the leader of the points classification green A green jersey Denotes the winner of the sprints classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 Ángel Casero ESP 20px|link=List of Vuelta a España general classification winners|alt=A yellow jersey. FES 2001 70h 49' 05" 2 Óscar Sevilla ESP KEL 2001 + 0' 47" DSQ Levi Leipheimer USA DSC 2001 + 2' 59" 4 Roberto Heras ESP DSC 2001 + 3' 56" 5 Juan Miguel Mercado ESP MOV 2001 + 5' 45" 6 David Plaza ESP FES 2001 + 5' 53" 7 José Luis Rubiera ESP DSC 2001 + 6' 57" 8 Claus Michael Møller DEN POV 2001 + 7' 13" 9 Aitor Osa ESP MOV 2001 + 8' 32" 10 Fernando Escartín ESP TBI 2001 + 10' 31" Final general classification (11–25) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Iban Mayo ESP EUS 2001 + 12' 58" 12 Roberto Laiseka ESP EUS 2001 + 13' 32" 13 Íñigo Cuesta ESP COF 2001 + 14' 00" 14 Luis Pérez Rodríguez ESP FES 2001 + 20' 07" 15 Félix García Casas ESP FES 2001 + 21' 01" 16 Tomáš Konečný CZE DFF 2001 + 23' 32" 17 José María Jiménez ESP 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A green jersey. 20px|link=Points classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A blue jersey. MOV 2001 + 24' 23" 18 Santiago Botero COL KEL 2001 + 25' 01" 19 Manuel Beltrán ESP MAP 2001 + 27' 14" 20 Franco Pellizotti ITA ALB 2001 + 27' 58" 21 Santiago Blanco ESP MOV 2001 + 28' 56" 22 Unai Osa ESP MOV 2001 + 33' 30" 23 Roberto Conti ITA CTA 2001 + 34' 03" 24 Richard Virenque FRA DFF 2001 + 38' 45" 25 Mikel Zarrabeitia ESP ONC 2001 + 39' 06" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 José María Jiménez ESP 20px|link=Points classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A red jersey. MOV 2001 130 2 Erik Zabel GER THR 2001 125 DSQ Levi Leipheimer USA DSC 2001 115 4 Santiago Botero COL KEL 2001 102 5 Óscar Sevilla ESP KEL 2001 101 DSQ David Millar GBR COF 2001. 93 7 Claus Michael Møller DEN POV 2001 89 8 Ángel Casero ESP FES 2001 88 9 Juan Miguel Mercado ESP MOV 2001 77 10 Sven Teutenberg GER FES 2001 70 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 José María Jiménez ESP 20px|link=Mountains classification in the Vuelta a España|alt=A orange jersey. MOV 2001 162 2 Claus Michael Møller DEN POV 2001 110 3 Juan Miguel Mercado ESP MOV 2001 88 4 Óscar Sevilla ESP KEL 2001 82 5 José Luis Rubiera ESP DSC 2001 55 6 Gilberto Simoni ITA UAD 2001 53 7 Roberto Heras ESP DSC 2001 50 8 Íñigo Cuesta ESP COF 2001 49 9 Santiago Blanco ESP MOV 2001 48 10 Félix Cárdenas COL KEL 2001 42 Sprints classification + Final sprints classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Time 1 César García Calvo ESP 20px|alt=A green jersey. REG 2001 40 2 Robert Hunter RSA UAD 2001 20 3 Óscar Laguna ESP REG 2001 19 4 Erik Zabel GER THR 2001 16 5 Pedro Díaz Lobato ESP JAZ 2001 14 6 José Manuel Vázquez ESP REG 2001 12 7 Germán Nieto ESP REG 2001 12 8 Juan Manuel Gárate ESP UAD 2001 12 9 Karsten Kroon NED TLJ 2001 11 10 Guido Trenti ITA CTA 2001 11 Team classification + Final team classification (1–10) Rank Team Time 1 MOV 2001 212h 05' 24" 2 DSC 2001 + 23' 47" 3 FES 2001 + 26' 08" 4 KEL 2001 + 1h 01' 11" 5 EUS 2001 + 1h 03' 31" 6 POV 2001 + 1h 36' 55" 7 ONC 2001 + 1h 53' 28" 8 COF 2001 + 1h 54' 12" 9 MAP 2001 + 2h 08' 36" 10 DFF 2001 + 2h 24' 36" References External links La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French) Cyclingnews.com 2001 Vuelta a Espana coverage 2001 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 Category:2001 in Spanish road cycling 2001 Category:September 2001 sports events in Spain