2010 Volta a Catalunya

2010 Volta a Catalunya 2010 UCI World Ranking 5 26 22–28 March 2010 7 1042 km 25h 16' 03" Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 green lines volta Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP EUS 2010 blue David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez ESP FOT 2010 red KAT 2010 2009 2011 The 2010 Volta a Catalunya was the 90th running of the race.25 January 2010 2010 Volta a Catalunya http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/90volta.htm 25 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100203073926/http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/90volta.htm 3 February 2010 dead It was the second race of the UCI ProTour calendar of 2010,25 January 2010 2010 UCI Pro Tour Calendar http://www.uciprotour.com/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU4MjM 25 January 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224022042/http://www.uciprotour.com/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU4MjM 24 February 2012 dead and took place from 22nd to 28th March 2010. Participating teams As the Volta a Catalunya was a UCI ProTour event, all 18 ProTour teams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Four Professional Continental teams rounded out the event's peloton. Each team was entitled to eight riders on their squad, but LAM 2010, THR 2010, and MRM 2010 sent only seven, and SKY 2010 sent only six, meaning the event had 171 riders at its outset. The 22 teams in the race were: 18em ALM 2010 ACG 2010 AST 2010 GCE 2010 CTT 2010 COF 2010 EUS 2010 FOT 2010 FDJ 2010 GRM 2010 LAM 2010 LIQ 2010 OLO 2010 QST 2010 RAB 2010 THR 2010 KAT 2010 MRM 2010 RSH 2010 SAX 2010 SKY 2010 XAC 2010 Route +Stage characteristics and winnershttps://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/Catalonia/catalonia-2010.html Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain BikeRaceInfo 13 February 2020https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-2010/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010 Cycling News 13 February 2020 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 22 March Lloret de Mar 3.6 km 1 on 20px|link=|alt= Individual time trial Paul Voss GER 2 23 March Salt to Banyoles 182.6 km 1 on Mark Cavendish GBR 3 24 March La Vall d'en Bas to La Seu d'Urgell 185.9 km 1 on Xavier Tondo ESP 4 25 March Oliana to Ascó 209.7 km 1 on Jens Voigt GER 5 26 March Ascó to Cabacés 181.2 km 1 on Davide Malacarne ITA 6 27 March El Vendrell to Barcelona 161.9 km 1 on Samuel Dumoulin FRA 7 28 March Esportparc to Circuit de Catalunya 117.8 km 1 on Juan José Haedo ARG Stages Stage 1 22 March 2010, Lloret de Mar, 3.6 km 1 on (individual time trial) The course for the brief individual time trial, which opened the race was dead flat. This was the same course used in the two years previous in the time trial.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-1/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 1 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 Paul Voss of MRM 2010 was the unexpected winner of the stage, beating out Levi Leipheimer and Andreas Klöden.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-1/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 1 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 22 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 1 Results and General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 Paul Voss GER MRM 2010 4' 57" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 1" 3 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2010 + 2" 4 Dominik Nerz GER MRM 2010 + 4" 5 Jan Bakelants BEL OLO 2010 + 4" 6 Davide Malacarne ITA QST 2010 + 4" 7 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2010 + 4" 8 Craig Lewis USA THR 2010 + 5" 9 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2009 + 6" 10 Kristjan Koren SLO LIQ 2010 + 6" Stage 2 23 March 2010, Salt to Banyoles, 182.6 km 1 on This course included the race's first climb, the first-category Alt Els Àngels, which crested just before the 60 km on mark. The 110 km on after the descent to the finish line were mostly flat, leaving a sprint finish.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-2/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 2 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 Peter Stetina and Jonathan Castroviejo formed a two-man escape after 9 km on of this stage. They took a maximum advantage of eight and a half minutes, but the teams of the sprinters, namely LAM 2010 and THR 2010, had no trouble catching up to them. In their effort, they had gain the lead in the mountains and sprints competitions after this stage. The finish was contested in a bunched sprint, won by Mark Cavendish. It was Cavendish's first win of 2010 after a difficult early season.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-2/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 2 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 23 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 2 Result CyclistTeamTime1Mark Cavendish GBRTHR 2010 4h 15' 46"2Juan José Haedo ARGSAX 2010 s.t.3Aitor Galdós ESPEUS 2010 s.t.4Samuel Dumoulin FRACOF 2010 s.t.5Michel Kreder NEDGRM 2010 s.t.6Manuel Cardoso PORFOT 2010 s.t.7Kristjan Koren SLOLIQ 2010 s.t.8Nicolas Roche IRLALM 2010 s.t.9Ryder Hesjedal CANGRM 2010 s.t.10Daniel Moreno ESPOLO 2010 s.t. General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 Paul Voss GER MRM 2010 4h 20' 43" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2010 + 1" 3 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2010 + 2" 4 Dominik Nerz GER MRM 2010 + 4" 5 Jan Bakelants BEL OLO 2010 + 4" 6 Davide Malacarne ITA QST 2010 + 4" 7 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2010 + 4" 8 Craig Lewis USA THR 2010 + 5" 9 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2009 + 6" 10 Kristjan Koren SLO LIQ 2010 + 6" Stage 3 24 March 2010, La Vall d'en Bas to La Seu d'Urgell, 185.9 km 1 on This was a difficult stage, with several categorized climbs. The outside categorization Alt del Pedraforça was the Cima Peris, the race's hardest climb, and crested just before the 120 km on mark, after two second-category climbs earlier on. Another category-two climb, the Alt de la Josa del Cadí, followed before a 26 km on long descent to the finish line.http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2010/03/19/2/2010altimetria3_600.jpg Cycling news 2010-03-23 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708214939/http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2010/03/19/2/2010altimetria3_600.jpg dead A 21-rider break began this stage, but it was pulled back after an hour. A group of 14 was next on the attack, after 60 km on had been covered. This group at one point had a three-minute advantage on the main field, but the steady tempo that LIQ 2010 and RSH 2010 were drilling out reduced the gap. Xavier Tondó, Joaquim Rodríguez and Óscar Pereiro attacked out of the main field when the catch seemed imminent. Pereiro quickly dropped back, as they had at this point reached the hardest parts of the Alt de la Josa del Cadí climb, but Tondó and Rodríguez stayed away to the finish. Tondó won the sprint to the finish line, but Rodríguez became the new race leader, since he had had a better time in the stage 1 time trial. Tondó expressed after the stage that the win had great personal significance for him, since he is from Catalonia and grew up 7 km on from where the stage ended.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-3/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 3 Results cyclingnews.com 24 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 3 Result CyclistTeamTime1Xavier Tondó ESPCTT 2010 4h 43' 23"2Joaquim Rodríguez ESPKAT 2010 s.t.3Luis León Sánchez ESPGCE 2010 + 48"4Sandy Casar FRAFDJ 2010 + 1' 20"5Michel Kreder NEDGRM 2010 + 1' 20"6Nicolas Roche IREALM 2010 + 1' 20"7Pieter Weening NEDRAB 2010 + 1' 20"8Aitor Pérez ESPFOT 2010 + 1' 20"9Paolo Tiralongo ITAAST 2010 + 1' 20"10Rein Taaramäe ESTCOF 2010 + 1' 20" General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 9h 04' 12" 2 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 10" 3 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 48" 4 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2010 + 1' 20" 5 Kristjan Koren SLO LIQ 2010 + 1' 20" 6 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 20" 7 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 + 1' 20" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 1' 22" 9 Michel Kreder NED GRM 2010 + 1' 24" 10 Óscar Pereiro ESP AST 2010 + 1' 24" Stage 4 25 March 2010, Oliana to Ascó, 209.7 km 1 on This course started at an elevation, undulated gently for a while and then descended int preparation for two second-category climbs. The Alt de Paumeres crested at 20.9 km 1 on from the finish line, and the finish came on a long descent from that height.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-4/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 4 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 This was a very fast stage, with the first two hours of racing covering more than 100 km on. During that time, an eight-rider breakaway group formed. They were later reduced to four – Vladimir Efimkin, Thibaut Pinot, Francesco Bellotti, and Jurgen Van De Walle. During the Alt de Paumeres climb, Jens Voigt, who had earlier been dropped from the peloton, made a solo bridge to the four leaders. Once with the group, he set a pace that eventually cracked all of them, sending them back to the chase groups behind. Voigt was the first over the summit, alone. Rein Taaramäe and Roman Kreuziger caught up with Voigt on the descent. After dropping Kreuziger, Taaramäe and Voigt increased their lead over the KAT 2010-led main field, and finished 34 seconds better than them at the finish line. Taaramäe did most of the pace making in the final flat section, since he started on the seventh day in the overall standings and stood to gain more than Voigt, from having such a big time gap as possible on the peloton. Voigt was therefore able to win the sprint easily.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-4/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 4 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 25 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 4 Result CyclistTeamTime1Jens Voigt GERSAX 2010 4h 43' 28"2Rein Taaramäe ESTCOF 2010 s.t.3Paul Voss GERMRM 2010 + 34"4Michel Kreder NEDGRM 2010 + 34"5David Loosli SUILAM 2010 + 34"6Jérémy Roy FRAFDJ 2010 + 34"7Josep Jufré ESPAST 2010 + 34"8Daniel Moreno ESPOLO 2010 + 34"9Robert Kišerlovski CROLIQ 2010 + 34"10Igor Antón ESPEUS 2010 + 34" General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 13h 48' 14" 2 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 10" 3 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 + 46" 4 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 48" 5 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2010 + 1' 20" 6 Kristjan Koren SLO LIQ 2010 + 1' 20" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 20" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 1' 22" 9 Michel Kreder NED GRM 2010 + 1' 24" 10 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 1' 25" Stage 5 26 March 2010, Ascó to Cabacés, 181.2 km 1 on This was another hilly stage, marked by three categorized climbs, including one 15 km on from the finish line. The finish line came on a descent.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-5/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 5 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 Four riders escaped just 2 km on into this stage. These were Davide Malacarne, Javier Ramirez, Sergio De Lis, and Gustavo César. Since Malacarne, 29 minutes behind race leader Joaquim Rodríguez, was the best-placed man in the group, the peloton was content to let them go. Their advantage quickly ballooned to ten minutes. The lead fell a little on the day's second climb, the Alt de Porrera, as KAT 2010 and LIQ 2010 started an aggressive chase. Malacarne shod his breakaway companions 20 km on from the finish line and held on for the win. It was the first win of Malacarne's pro career, and it came on a stage that he and the team had specifically identified as one where a winning breakaway would likely happen.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-5/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 5 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 26 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 5 Result CyclistTeamTime1Davide Malacarne ITAQST 2010 4h 50' 03"2Andreas Klöden GERRSH 2010 + 36"3Luis León Sánchez ESPGCE 2010 + 37"4Michel Kreder NEDGRM 2010 + 37"5Rein Taaramäe ESTCOF 2010 + 37"6Paolo Tiralongo ITAAST 2010 + 40"7Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 + 40"8Fränk Schleck LUXSAX 2010 + 40"9Ryder Hesjedal CANGRM 2010 + 40"10Eros Capecchi ITAFOT 2010 + 40" General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|White jersey with green stripes KAT 2010 18h 38' 57" 2 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 10" 3 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 + 43" 4 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 45" 5 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2010 + 1' 20" 6 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 20" 7 Michel Kreder NED GRM 2010 + 1' 21" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 1' 22" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 1' 25" 10 Rémy Di Gregorio FRA FDJ 2010 + 1' 26" Stage 6 27 March 2010, El Vendrell to Barcelona, 161.9 km 1 on There were a lot of climbing in the first half of this stage, including an uncategorized rise of 600 m on. The second half is mostly flat, concluding with a three-lap circuit in Barcelona that includes a visit to a small third-category climb on each lap.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-6/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 6 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 Forty-six riders finished the stage in the same group for a depleted bunched sprint. COF 2010' Samuel Dumoulin was easily the strongest sprinter in the group and won the stage, giving his team its 12th win of the season. His teammate Rein Taaramäe was second on the stage, the two of them securing their high places on a day when the financial services provider Cofidis decided to continue sponsoring the team for two more seasons. Each of the top ten riders in the overall standings finished with the leading group, so there was no significant change to those standings heading into the final day of racing.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-6/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 6 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 27 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 6 Result CyclistTeamTime1Samuel Dumoulin FRACOF 2010 4h 04' 45"2Rein Taaramäe ESTCOF 2010 s.t.3Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 s.t.4David Loosli SUILAM 2010 s.t.5Aitor Galdós ESPEUS 2010 s.t.6Andreas Klöden GERRSH 2010 s.t.7Roman Kreuziger CZELIQ 2010 s.t.8Luis León Sánchez ESPGCE 2010 s.t.9Paolo Tiralongo ITAAST 2010 s.t.10Ryder Hesjedal CANGRM 2010 s.t. General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 22h 43' 42" 2 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 10" 3 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 + 43" 4 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 45" 5 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2010 + 1' 20" 6 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 20" 7 Michel Kreder NED GRM 2010 + 1' 21" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 1' 22" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 1' 25" 10 Rémy Di Gregorio FRA FDJ 2010 + 1' 26" Stage 7 28 March 2010, Sant Cugat del Vallès to Montmeló (Circuit de Catalunya), 117.8 km 1 on This stage was flat, concluding with eight laps on the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-7/preview/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 7 Preview Cycling News cyclingnews.com 19 March 2010 6 September 2019 The field stayed together through most of this stage. All but 20 riders were together for a bunched sprint, won by Juan José Haedo. His brother Sebastian Haedo was his final lead-out man, and took fifth place in the sprint. There was again no change to the overall standings after this stage; Joaquim Rodríguez, Xavier Tondó, and Rein Taaramäe finished on the event's final podium.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt/stage-7/results/ Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2010: Stage 7 Results Cycling News cyclingnews.com 28 March 2010 6 September 2019 Stage 7 Result CyclistTeamTime1Juan José Haedo ARGSAX 2010 2h 32' 21"2Robert Förster GERMRM 2010 s.t.3Nicolas Roche IREALM 2010 s.t.4Davide Viganò ITASKY 2010 s.t.5Sebastian Haedo ARGSAX 2010 s.t.6Aitor Galdós ESPEUS 2010 s.t.7Manuel Cardoso PORFOT 2010 s.t.8Paul Voss GERMRM 2010 s.t.9Andreas Stauff GERQST 2010 s.t.10David Loosli SUILAM 2010 s.t. Final General Classification CyclistTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 25h 16' 03" 2 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 10" 3 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2010 + 43" 4 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 45" 5 Nicolas Roche IRE ALM 2010 + 1' 20" 6 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2010 + 1' 20" 7 Michel Kreder NED GRM 2010 + 1' 21" 8 Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2010 + 1' 22" 9 Janez Brajkovič SLO RSH 2010 + 1' 25" 10 Rémy Di Gregorio FRA FDJ 2010 + 1' 26" Classification leadership In the 2010 Volta a Catalunya, three different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader received a white jersey with green stripes on the sleeves. This classification is considered the most important of the Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the general classification is considered the winner of the Volta a Catalunya. Additionally, there was also a sprint classification, indicated with a blue jersey. In the sprint classification, cyclists got points for being one of the first three in intermediate sprints, with six points awarded for first place, four for second, and two for third. There was also a mountains classification, indicated with a red jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. All climbs were categorized, with most either first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. Stage Winner General Classification Mountains Classification25px|Red jersey Sprint Classification25px|Blue jersey Team Classification 1 Paul Voss Paul Voss no award no award RSH 2010 2 Mark Cavendish Peter Stetina Jonathan Castroviejo 3 Xavier Tondó Joaquim Rodríguez David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez KAT 2010 4 Jens Voigt 5 Davide Malacarne 6 Samuel Dumoulin 7 Juan José Haedo FinalJoaquim RodríguezDavid Gutiérrez GutiérrezJonathan CastroviejoKAT 2010 References External links Homepage of Volta a Catalunya (spanish) 2010 Volta Category:2010 in Spanish road cycling Category:2010 UCI ProTour Category:2010 UCI World Ranking Category:March 2010 sports events in Spain