2010 Volta a Catalunya
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The 2010 Volta a Catalunya was the 90th running of the race.
It was the second race of the UCI ProTour calendar of 2010
, and took place from March 22 to March 28.
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 , , and sent only seven, and sent only six, meaning the event had 171 riders at its outset.
The 22 teams in the race were:
, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) (individual time trial
)
The course for the brief individual time trial which opened the race was dead flat. This was the same course used the previous two years in the time trial. Paul Voss
of was the unexpected winner of the stage, beating out Levi Leipheimer
and Andreas Klöden
.
to Banyoles
, 182.6 km (113.5 mi)
This course included the race's first climb, the first-category Alt Els Àngels, which crested just before the 60 km (37.3 mi). The 110 km (68.4 mi) from after the descent to the finish line were mostly flat, leaving a sprint finish likely.
Peter Stetina
and Jonathan Castroviejo
formed a two-man escape after 9 km (5.6 mi) of this stage. They took a maximum advantage of eight and a half minutes, but the teams of the sprinters, namely and , had no trouble catching them. They did, for their efforts, gain the leads in the mountains and sprints competitions after the 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.
Stage 2 Result
General Classification after Stage 2
to La Seu d'Urgell
, 185.9 km (115.5 mi)
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 (74.6 mi) mark, after two second-category climbs earlier on. Another category-two climb, the Alt de la Josa del Cadí, followed before a 26 km (16.2 mi) long descent to the finish.
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 (37.3 mi) had been covered. This group at one point had a three minute advantage on the main field, but the steady tempo that and were drilling out reduced that 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 (4.3 mi) from where the stage ended.
Stage 3 Result
General Classification after Stage 3
to Ascó
, 209.7 km (130.3 mi)
This course started at elevation, undulated gently for a while and then descended in preparation for two second-category climbs. The Alt de Paumeres crested 20.9 km (13 mi) from the finish line, and the finish came on a long descent from that height.
This was a very fast stage, with the first two hours of racing covering more than 100 km (62.1 mi). 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 -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 the day seventh in the overall standings and stood to gain more than Voigt from having as big a time gap as possible on the peloton. Voigt was therefore able to win the sprint to the line easily.
Stage 4 Result
General Classification after Stage 4
This was another hilly stage, marked by three categorized climbs, including one 15 km (9.3 mi) from the finish line. The finish again came on a descent.
Four riders escaped just 2 km (1.2 mi) 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 and started an aggressive chase. Malacarne shod his breakaway companions 20 km (12.4 mi) 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 was likely.
Stage 5 Result
General Classification after Stage 5
to Barcelona
, 161.9 km (100.6 mi)
There is a lot of climbing in the first half of this stage, including an uncategorized rise of 600 m (1,968.5 ft). 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. Forty-six riders finished the stage in the same group for a depleted bunched sprint. ' 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.
Stage 6 Result
General Classification after Stage 6
, 117.8 km (73.2 mi)
This stage is flat, concluding with eight laps on the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló
.
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 leadout 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.
Stage 7 Result
Final General Classification
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 are 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.
It was the second race of the UCI ProTour calendar of 2010
2010 UCI ProTour
The 2010 UCI ProTour is the sixth series of the UCI ProTour: a series of 16 races in which the ProTour teams, considered the elite teams of the sport, participate alongside a number of invited "wildcard" teams. As in 2009, there is no competitive element to the ProTour of itself, but all its events...
, and took place from March 22 to March 28.
Participating teams
As the Volta a Catalunya was a UCI ProTourUCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
event, all 18 ProTour teams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Four Professional Continental teams rounded out the event's peloton
Peloton
The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
. Each team was entitled to eight riders on their squad, but , , and sent only seven, and sent only six, meaning the event had 171 riders at its outset.
The 22 teams in the race were:
Stage 1
22 March 2010, Lloret de MarLloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia and one of the most popular holiday resorts on the Costa Brava. It is 40 kilometres from Girona and 75 kilometres from Barcelona and therefore easily accessible...
, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) (individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
)
The course for the brief individual time trial which opened the race was dead flat. This was the same course used the previous two years in the time trial. Paul Voss
Paul Voss
Paul Voss is a German professional road bicycle racer for Endura Racing.-Palmarès:20102011- External links :...
of was the unexpected winner of the stage, beating out Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...
and Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...
.
Stage 1 Results and General Classification after Stage 1
|
Stage 2
23 March 2010, SaltSalt, Girona
Salt is a municipality in the comarca of the Gironès inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated on the right bank of the Ter next to Girona, with which it was merged from 1974 to 1984...
to Banyoles
Banyoles
Banyoles is a city of 17,309 inhabitants located in the province of Girona in northeastern Catalonia, Spain.The town is the capital of the Catalan comarca "Pla de l'Estany"...
, 182.6 km (113.5 mi)
This course included the race's first climb, the first-category Alt Els Àngels, which crested just before the 60 km (37.3 mi). The 110 km (68.4 mi) from after the descent to the finish line were mostly flat, leaving a sprint finish likely.
Peter Stetina
Peter Stetina
Peter Stetina in Boulder, Colorado is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam .-Palmarès:2009* Best Young Rider Vuelta Mexico Telmex2011* 22nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia-References:...
and Jonathan Castroviejo
Jonathan Castroviejo
Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás is a professional cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam . After riding for two seasons with the feeder team of the de facto Basque national squad, he joined in 2010...
formed a two-man escape after 9 km (5.6 mi) of this stage. They took a maximum advantage of eight and a half minutes, but the teams of the sprinters, namely and , had no trouble catching them. They did, for their efforts, gain the leads in the mountains and sprints competitions after the stage. The finish was contested in a bunched sprint, won by Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
. It was Cavendish's first win of 2010 after a difficult early season.
Stage 2 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 15' 46" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | s.t. | ||
| 4 | s.t. | ||
| 5 | s.t. | ||
| 6 | s.t. | ||
| 7 | s.t. | ||
| 8 | s.t. | ||
| 9 | s.t. | ||
| 10 | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 20' 43" | ||
| 2 | + 1" | ||
| 3 | + 2" | ||
| 4 | + 4" | ||
| 5 | + 4" | ||
| 6 | + 4" | ||
| 7 | + 4" | ||
| 8 | + 5" | ||
| 9 | + 6" | ||
| 10 | + 6" |
Stage 3
24 March 2010, La Vall d'En BasLa Vall d'en Bas
La Vall d'en Bas is a village and municipality in the province of Girona and autonomous community of Catalonia, Spain....
to La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell
La Seu d'Urgell is a town located in the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. La Seu d'Urgell is also the capital of the comarca Alt Urgell, head of the judicial district of la Seu d'Urgell and the seat of Bishop of Urgell, one of the Andorra co-princes...
, 185.9 km (115.5 mi)
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 (74.6 mi) mark, after two second-category climbs earlier on. Another category-two climb, the Alt de la Josa del Cadí, followed before a 26 km (16.2 mi) long descent to the finish.
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 (37.3 mi) had been covered. This group at one point had a three minute advantage on the main field, but the steady tempo that and were drilling out reduced that gap. Xavier Tondó
Xavier Tondó
Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :...
, Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...
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 (4.3 mi) from where the stage ended.
Stage 3 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 43' 23" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | + 48" | ||
| 4 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 10 | + 1' 20" |
General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9h 04' 12" | ||
| 2 | + 10" | ||
| 3 | + 48" | ||
| 4 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 22" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 24" | ||
| 10 | + 1' 24" |
Stage 4
25 March 2010, OlianaOliana
Oliana is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Urgell inCatalonia, Spain. It is situated in the Segre valley immediately below the Oliana reservoir....
to Ascó
Ascó
Ascó is a large village in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain, on the right bank of the Ebre river. The village of Ascó is known for its nuclear power station, and for excellent fishing in the river....
, 209.7 km (130.3 mi)
This course started at elevation, undulated gently for a while and then descended in preparation for two second-category climbs. The Alt de Paumeres crested 20.9 km (13 mi) from the finish line, and the finish came on a long descent from that height.
This was a very fast stage, with the first two hours of racing covering more than 100 km (62.1 mi). During that time, an eight-rider breakaway group formed. They were later reduced to four – Vladimir Efimkin
Vladimir Efimkin
Vladimir Alexandrovich Efimkin is a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who as of 2011 rides along his twin brother Alexander Efimkin on...
, Thibaut Pinot
Thibaut Pinot
Thibaut Pinot is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2007...
, Francesco Bellotti
Francesco Bellotti
Francesco Bellotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :20042005- External links :...
, and Jurgen Van De Walle
Jurgen Van de Walle
Jurgen Van de Walle is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :20002006-External links:...
. During the Alt de Paumeres climb, Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...
, 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
Rein Taaramäe
Rein Taaramäe is an Estonian road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team .-Career:Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2007 and winning a stage at the Circuit des Ardennes early in the season. In 2008 he won two stages of...
and Roman Kreuziger
Roman Kreuziger
Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races...
caught up with Voigt on the descent. After dropping Kreuziger, Taaramäe and Voigt increased their lead over the -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 the day seventh in the overall standings and stood to gain more than Voigt from having as big a time gap as possible on the peloton. Voigt was therefore able to win the sprint to the line easily.
Stage 4 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 43' 28" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | + 34" | ||
| 4 | + 34" | ||
| 5 | + 34" | ||
| 6 | + 34" | ||
| 7 | + 34" | ||
| 8 | + 34" | ||
| 9 | + 34" | ||
| 10 | + 34" |
General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13h 48' 14" | ||
| 2 | + 10" | ||
| 3 | + 46" | ||
| 4 | + 48" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 22" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 24" | ||
| 10 | + 1' 25" |
Stage 5
26 March 2010, Ascó to Cabacés, 181.2 km (112.6 mi)This was another hilly stage, marked by three categorized climbs, including one 15 km (9.3 mi) from the finish line. The finish again came on a descent.
Four riders escaped just 2 km (1.2 mi) into this stage. These were Davide Malacarne
Davide Malacarne
Davide Malacarne is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.-Palmares:20102011-External links:...
, Javier Ramirez, Sergio De Lis
Sergio De Lis
Sergio de Lis de Andrés is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer who rode for two seasons for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. He retired at the age of 24, citing family reasons....
, and Gustavo César
Gustavo César
Gustavo César Veloso is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Xacobeo-Galicia.- Palmarès :20012003- External links :...
. Since Malacarne, 29 minutes behind race leader Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...
, 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 and started an aggressive chase. Malacarne shod his breakaway companions 20 km (12.4 mi) 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 was likely.
Stage 5 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 50' 03" | ||
| 2 | + 36" | ||
| 3 | + 37" | ||
| 4 | + 37" | ||
| 5 | + 37" | ||
| 6 | + 40" | ||
| 7 | + 40" | ||
| 8 | + 40" | ||
| 9 | + 40" | ||
| 10 | + 40" |
General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
18h 38' 57" | |
| 2 | + 10" | ||
| 3 | + 43" | ||
| 4 | + 45" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 21" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 22" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 25" | ||
| 10 | + 1' 26" |
Stage 6
27 March 2010, El VendrellEl Vendrell
El Vendrell is a town located in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, in a wine-growing region. It is wedged between the Mediterranean and the Litoral mountain ranges...
to Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 161.9 km (100.6 mi)
There is a lot of climbing in the first half of this stage, including an uncategorized rise of 600 m (1,968.5 ft). 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. Forty-six riders finished the stage in the same group for a depleted bunched sprint. ' Samuel Dumoulin
Samuel Dumoulin
Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour...
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
Rein Taaramäe
Rein Taaramäe is an Estonian road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team .-Career:Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2007 and winning a stage at the Circuit des Ardennes early in the season. In 2008 he won two stages of...
was second on the stage, the two of them securing their high places on a day when the financial services provider Cofidis
Cofidis
Cofidis is a French company, one of the Otto Group's financial services providers.Founded in 1982 by 3 Suisses International in cooperation with Cetelem, Cofidis specializes in the consumer credit business of the 3 Suisses Group....
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.
Stage 6 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4h 04' 45" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | s.t. | ||
| 4 | s.t. | ||
| 5 | s.t. | ||
| 6 | s.t. | ||
| 7 | s.t. | ||
| 8 | s.t. | ||
| 9 | s.t. | ||
| 10 | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22h 43' 42" | ||
| 2 | + 10" | ||
| 3 | + 43" | ||
| 4 | + 45" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 21" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 22" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 25" | ||
| 10 | + 1' 26" |
Stage 7
28 March 2010, Circuit de CatalunyaCircuit de Catalunya
The Circuit de Catalunya is a racetrack in Montmeló, to the north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit.-History:...
, 117.8 km (73.2 mi)
This stage is flat, concluding with eight laps on the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló
Montmeló
Montmeló is a municipality in the comarca of Vallès Oriental in Catalonia, Spain. It contains the Circuit de Catalunya, which is the home of the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix and the MotoGP Catalan Grand Prix.- Demography :-References:...
.
The field stayed together through most of this stage. All but 20 riders were together for a bunched sprint, won by Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo
Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo...
. His brother Sebastian Haedo was his final leadout man, and took fifth place in the sprint. There was again no change to the overall standings after this stage; Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...
, Xavier Tondó
Xavier Tondó
Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :...
, and Rein Taaramäe
Rein Taaramäe
Rein Taaramäe is an Estonian road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team .-Career:Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2007 and winning a stage at the Circuit des Ardennes early in the season. In 2008 he won two stages of...
finished on the event's final podium.
Stage 7 Result
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2h 32' 21" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | s.t. | ||
| 4 | s.t. | ||
| 5 | s.t. | ||
| 6 | s.t. | ||
| 7 | s.t. | ||
| 8 | s.t. | ||
| 9 | s.t. | ||
| 10 | s.t. |
Final General Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25h 16' 03" | ||
| 2 | + 10" | ||
| 3 | + 43" | ||
| 4 | + 45" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 20" | ||
| 7 | + 1' 21" | ||
| 8 | + 1' 22" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 25" | ||
| 10 | + 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 are 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 Classification |
Sprint Classification |
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Voss Paul Voss Paul Voss is a German professional road bicycle racer for Endura Racing.-Palmarès:20102011- External links :... |
Paul Voss Paul Voss Paul Voss is a German professional road bicycle racer for Endura Racing.-Palmarès:20102011- External links :... |
no award | no award | |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Peter Stetina Peter Stetina Peter Stetina in Boulder, Colorado is an American racing cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam .-Palmarès:2009* Best Young Rider Vuelta Mexico Telmex2011* 22nd, Overall, Giro d'Italia-References:... |
Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás is a professional cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam . After riding for two seasons with the feeder team of the de facto Basque national squad, he joined in 2010... |
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| 3 | Xavier Tondó Xavier Tondó Xavier Tondo Volpini was a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who specialized in mountain stages of bicycle races- Death :... |
Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001... |
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| 4 | Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton... |
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| 5 | Davide Malacarne Davide Malacarne Davide Malacarne is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.-Palmares:20102011-External links:... |
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| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour... |
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| 7 | Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo... |
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| Final | Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001... |
David Gutiérrez Gutiérrez | Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolás is a professional cyclist riding for UCI ProTeam . After riding for two seasons with the feeder team of the de facto Basque national squad, he joined in 2010... |
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