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2002 Vuelta a España

{{Short description|57th edition of the Vuelta a España}}

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2002 Vuelta a España

| image =

| image_caption =

| date = 7–29 September

| stages = 21

| distance = 2957

| unit = km

| time = 75h 13' 52"

| speed = 38.69

| first = Aitor González

| first_nat = ESP

| first_team = Kelme–Costa Blanca

| first_color = gold

| second = Roberto Heras

| second_nat = ESP

| second_team = U.S. Postal

| third = Joseba Beloki

| third_nat = ESP

| third_team = ONCE–Eroski

| points = Erik Zabel

| points_nat = GER

| points_team = {{UCI team code|THR|2002}}

| points_color = granatewhite

| mountains = Aitor Osa

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_team = iBanesto.com

| mountains_color = orange

| combination = Roberto Heras

| combination_nat = ESP

| combination_team = U.S. Postal

| combination_color = white

| previous = 2001

| next = 2003

}}

The 57th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 September to 29 September 2002. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of {{convert|2957|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and was won by Aitor González of the Kelme–Costa Blanca cycling team.{{cite news |title=Ciclismo Vuelta a España – Clasificaciones |url=http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2002/09/30/EMD20020930050MDP.pdf |work=El Mundo Deportivo |date=30 September 2002 |page=50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118052133/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD03/PUB/2002/09/30/EMD20020930050MDP.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2020 |url-status=live}}

Joseba Beloki, the second-place finisher of the 2002 Tour de France was part of the winning ONCE–Eroski team that won the opening team time trial of the race. Beloki held the lead until the fifth stage when he lost it to a teammate but on the sixth stage which was won by Roberto Heras. Beloki lost considerable time to other general classification contenders Óscar Sevilla, Aitor González and Heras. Sevilla took the leader's jersey which he had worn for much of the previous edition of the Vuelta. After the first individual time trial, his teammate Aitor González was within one second of the jersey. On stage 15, González increased the pace of the group and put Sevilla in difficulty. Heras profited from this and attacked to take the stage win and the lead.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/vuelta02/?id=results/15|title=Heras conquers l'Angliru, taking the stage and the race lead|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|access-date=2008-01-06}} Heras kept the lead until the final day when there was an individual time trial. Heras started the day with a lead of one minute and eight seconds over González but he lost this in the first 25 km of the time trial. González took the lead and won the Vuelta, Heras came second and Beloki recovered to eventually finish third overall. The Vuelta was also marked by three stage wins of Italian sprinter Mario Cipollini who retired from the race after his third stage win to prepare for the World Championships.

During stage 15 riders climbed the Alto de l'Angliru in rain. Team cars stalled on the steepest part, some unable to restart because their tires slipped on messages painted by fans.Procycling, UK, November 2003 Riders were caught behind them and others had to ride with flat tires because mechanics could not reach them. David Millar crashed three timesProcycling, UK, November 2002 and protested by handing in his race number a metre from the line. The judges ruled he had not finished the stage and he left the race.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/2274936.stm No way back for Millar][http://www.elmundo.es/2002/09/23/deportes/1233484.html Epica y polémica {{in lang|es}}] He regretted his temper – he had been ninth – and apologised to his team.

Route

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|+List of stages{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2002/vuelta02/|title=57th Vuelta a España Preview|work=Cycling News|access-date=23 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde2002.php|title=57ème Vuelta a España 2002|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050112054707/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tde/tde2002.php|archive-date=12 January 2005}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | 1

| 7 September

| Valencia – Valencia

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|24.6|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Team time trial

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2002}}

scope="row" | 2

| 8 September

| Valencia – Alcoy

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|144.7|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}}

scope="row" | 3

| 9 September

| San Vicente del Raspeig – Murcia

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|134.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Mario Cipollini|ITA}}

scope="row" | 4

| 10 September

| Águilas – Roquetas de Mar

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|149.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Mario Cipollini|ITA}}

scope="row" | 5

| 11 September

| El Ejido – Sierra Nevada

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|198|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Guido Trentin|ITA}}

scope="row" | 6

| 12 September

| Granada – Sierra de la Pandera

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|153.1|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roberto Heras|ESP}}

scope="row" | 7

| 13 September

| Jaén – Málaga

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|196.8|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Mario Cipollini|ITA}}

scope="row" | 8

| 14 September

| Málaga – Ubrique

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|173.6|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Aitor González|ESP}}

scope="row" | 9

| 15 September

| Córdoba – Córdoba

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|130.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Pablo Lastras|ESP}}

scope="row" | 10

| 16 September

| Córdoba – Córdoba

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|36.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Aitor González|ESP}}

scope="row" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 17 September

| colspan="2" |

|

| colspan="3" | Rest day

scope="row" | 11

| 18 September

| Alcobendas – Collado Villalba

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|166.1|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Pablo Lastras|ESP}}

scope="row" | 12

| 19 September

| Segovia – Burgos

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|210.5|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}}

scope="row" | 13

| 20 September

| Burgos – Santander

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|189.8|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Giovanni Lombardi|ITA}}

scope="row" | 14

| 21 September

| Santander – Gijón

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|190.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Serguei Smetanine|RUS}}

scope="row" | 15

| 22 September

| Gijón – Alto de l'Angliru

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|176.7|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Roberto Heras|ESP}}

scope="row" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 23 September

| colspan="2" |

|

| colspan="3" | Rest day

scope="row" | 16

| 24 September

| Avilés – León

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|154.7|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Santiago Botero|COL}}

scope="row" | 17

| 25 September

| Benavente – Salamanca

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|146.6|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Angelo Furlan|ITA}}

scope="row" | 18

| 26 September

| Salamanca – La Covatilla

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|193.7|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Santiago Blanco|ESP}}

scope="row" | 19

| 27 September

| Béjar – Ávila

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|177.8|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|José Vicente Garcia Acosta|ESP}}

scope="row" | 20

| 28 September

| Ávila – Warner Bros. Park

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|141.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

|

|

| {{flagathlete|Angelo Furlan|ITA}}

scope="row" | 21

| 29 September

| Warner Bros. Park – Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu Stadium)

| style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|41.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

| 22px

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Aitor González|ESP}}

scope="row" |

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Total

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{convert|2957|km|0|abbr=on}}

Jersey Progress

{{Main|2002 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11|2002 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21}}

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style="background-color: #efefef;"

! width="1%" | Stage

! width="14%" | Winner

! width="15%"| General classification

! width="15%"| Points classification

! width="15%"| Mountains classification

! width="15%"| Combination classification

! width="15%"| Team classification

1

| ONCE–Eroski

| style="background:gold;" rowspan="4"| Joseba Beloki

| rowspan="1"| no award

| rowspan="1"| no award

| style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Joseba Beloki

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="9"| ONCE–Eroski

2

| Danilo Di Luca

| style="background:red;" rowspan="1"| Danilo Di Luca

| style="background:orange;" rowspan="6"| Médéric Clain

| style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Vitoriano Fernandez

3

| Mario Cipollini

| style="background:red;" rowspan="19"| Erik Zabel

| style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Médéric Clain

4

| Mario Cipollini

| style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Vitoriano Fernandez

5

| Guido Trentin

| style="background:gold;" rowspan="1"| Mikel Zarrabeitia

| style="background:white;" rowspan="1"| Guido Trentin

6

| Roberto Heras

| style="background:gold;" rowspan="9"| Óscar Sevilla

| style="background:white;" rowspan="2"| Félix García Casas

7

| Mario Cipollini

8

| Aitor González

| style="background:orange;" rowspan="8"| Gilberto Simoni

| style="background:white;" rowspan="7"| Óscar Sevilla

9

| Pablo Lastras

10

| Aitor González

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3"| Kelme–Costa Blanca

11

| Pablo Lastras

12

| Alessandro Petacchi

13

| Giovanni Lombardi

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="2"| Team Coast

14

| Sergei Smetanine

15

| Roberto Heras

| style="background:gold;" rowspan="6"| Roberto Heras

| style="background:white;" rowspan="7"| Roberto Heras

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="7"| Kelme–Costa Blanca

16

| Santiago Botero

| style="background:orange;" rowspan="2"| Aitor Osa

17

| Angelo Furlan

18

| Santiago Blanco

| style="background:orange;" rowspan="1"| Roberto Heras

19

| José Vicente García Acosta

| style="background:orange;" rowspan="3"| Aitor Osa

20

| Angelo Furlan

21

| Aitor González

| style="background:gold;" rowspan="1"| Aitor González

colspan=2| Final

! rowspan="1"| Aitor González

! rowspan="1"| Erik Zabel

! rowspan="1"| Aitor Osa

! rowspan="1"| Roberto Heras

! rowspan="1"| Kelme–Costa Blanca

General classification (final)

File:Aitor gonzález.jpg (pictured in 2005), won the general classification.]]

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!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time

bgcolor=gold

|1

{{flagicon|ESP}} Aitor GonzálezKelme–Costa Blanca align="right"| 75h13'52"
2{{flagicon|ESP}} Roberto HerasU.S. Postalalign="right"| 2'14"
3{{flagicon|ESP}} Joseba BelokiONCE–Eroskialign=right| 3'11"
4{{flagicon|ESP}} Óscar SevillaKelme–Costa Blancaalign="right"| 3'26"
5{{flagicon|ESP}} Iban Mayo{{UCI team code|Euskaltel|2002}}align=right| 5'42"
6{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel CaseroTeam Coastalign=right| 6'33"
7{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Casagrande{{UCI team code|FAS|2002}}align=right| 6'38"
8{{flagicon|ESP}} Félix García Casas{{UCI team code|AUB|2002}}align="right"| 6'46"
9{{flagicon|ESP}} Manuel BeltránTeam Coastalign="right"| 8'29"
10{{flagicon|ITA}} Gilberto Simoni{{UCI team code|SAE|2002}}align="right"| 9'22"
11{{flagicon|ESP}} Haimar Zubeldia{{UCI team code|Euskaltel|2002}}align="right"| 9'49"
12{{flagicon|DEN}} Claus Michael Møller{{UCI team code|POV|2002}}align="right"| 10'16"
13{{flagicon|SUI}} Fabian Jeker{{UCI team code|POV|2002}}align=right| 11'45"
14{{flagicon|ESP}} David PlazaTeam Coastalign="right"| 11'50"
15{{flagicon|ITA}} Guido TrentinCofidisalign=right| 15'27"
16{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Sousa{{UCI team code|POV|2002}}align=right| 16'36"
17{{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo LastrasiBanesto.comalign=right| 19'33"
18{{flagicon|SLO}} Tadej Valjavec{{UCI team code|FAS|2002}}align=right| 23'11"
19{{flagicon|ESP}} Carlos García QuesadaKelme–Costa Blancaalign="right"| 24'01"
20{{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Di Luca{{UCI team code|SAE|2002}}align="right"| 30'35"
21{{flagicon|ESP}} Mikel ZarrabeitiaONCE–Eroskialign=right| 31'57"
22{{flagicon|ESP}} Luis PérezTeam Coastalign=right| 39'42"
23{{flagicon|ITA}} Pietro Caucchioli{{UCI team code|ALB|2002}}align=right| 43'54"
24{{flagicon|CRO}} Vladimir Miholjević{{UCI team code|ALB|2002}}align="right"| 50'13"
25{{flagicon|USA}} Christian Vande VeldeU.S. Postalalign="right"| 52'50"

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • [http://www.lavuelta.com/ La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)]

{{Cycling stage recaps|2002 Vuelta a España|1|11|12|21}}

{{Vuelta a España}}

{{Vuelta a España general classification winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta a Espana, 2002}}

2002

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