Volta a Catalunya

The Team Radioshack line-up for Volta a Catalunya (Spa), 22-28/03/2010

Riders: Jani Brajkovic, Daryl Impey, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Jason McCartney, Bjørn Selander, Tomas Vaitkus & Haimar Zubeldia
Directors: Viatcheslav Ekimov & José Azevedo

Top Ten Results, stage 7
1 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank    2:32:21
2 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram
3 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
4 Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team
5 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
6 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
7 Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Footon-Servetto
8 Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram
9 Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step
10 David Loosli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini

Team RadioShack Results, stage 7
18 Jani Brajkovic (Slo)
47 Bjørn Selander (USA)
104 Levi Leipheimer (USA)
113 Andreas Klöden (Ger)
124 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa)
155 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) 0:00:30

Final General Classification
1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha     25:16:03
2 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervelo Test Team   0:00:10
3 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne    0:00:43
4 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne       0:00:45
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale      0:01:20
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin – Transitions
7 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin – Transitions             0:01:21
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:22
9 Jani Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack       0:01:25
10 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux           0:01:26

Team RadioShack on Final General Classification
21 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack  0:02:00
23 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack   0:02:16
60 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack   0:20:05
139 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Team Radioshack    0:59:42
147 Bjørn Selander (USA) Team Radioshack    1:05:58

Top Ten Results, Stage 6
1 Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)
2 Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)
3 Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
4 Enrico Magazzini (Lampre)
5 Aitor Galdos (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
6 Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack)
7 ?
8 Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas)
9 Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)

Top 3, General classification after stage 6
1 Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha)
2 Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)
3 Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)

Top Stage 5:
1º 105 MALACARNE, Davide ITA QUICK STEP 4:50: 03
2º 164 KLODEN, Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK +36
3º 28 SANCHEZ, Luis Leon ESP CAISSE D `EPARGNE +37
4º 64 KREDER, Michel NED GARMIN +37
5º 208 TAARAMAE, Rein EST COFIDIS +37
6º 18 TIRALONGO, Paolo ITA ASTANA +40
7º 146 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin ESP TEAM KATUSHA +40
8º 173 SCHLECK, Frank LUX TEAM SAXO BANK +40
9º 63 HESJEDAL, Ryder DOG GARMIN +40
10º 42 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA FOOTON-SERVETTO +40

Team Radioshack on stage 5
11º 162 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO TEAM RADIOSHACK +40
26º 165 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA TEAM RADIOSHACK +40
28º 167 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK +40
128º 168 SELANDER, Bjorn USA TEAM RADIOSHACK +16:30
158º 161 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU TEAM RADIOSHACK +16:30

Top Ten General Classification after Stage 5:
1º 146 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin ESP TEAM KATUSHA 18:38: 57
2º 197 TONDO, Xavier ESP CERVELO +10
3º 208 TAARAMAE, Rein EST COFIDIS +43
4º 28 SANCHEZ, Luis Leon ESP CAISSE D `EPARGNE +45
5º 7 ROCHE, Nicholas IRL AG2R-LA MONDIALE +01:20
6º 63 HESJEDAL, Ryder DOG GARMIN +01:20
7º 64 KREDER, Michel NED GARMIN +01:21
8º 86 KREUZIGER, Roman CZE LIQUIGAS-DOIMO +01:22
9º 162 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO TEAM RADIOSHACK +01:25
10º 53 I GAVE GREGORIO, Rémy FRA FRANCAISE DES JEUX +01:26

Team Radioshack in the GC after stage 5
21º 165 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA TEAM RADIOSHACK +02:00
24º 164 KLODEN, Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK +02:16
69º 167 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK +20:05
143º 161 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU TEAM RADIOSHACK +56:40
154º 168 SELANDER, Bjorn USA TEAM RADIOSHACK +01:01

Top Ten Stage 4:
1. Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) 4:43: 28
2. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) s.t.
3. Paul Voss (Milram) +34
4. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) s.t.
5. Marzano frame (Lampre) s.t.
6. Jeremy Roy (Française DES Jeux) s.t.
7. Josep Jufre (Astana) s.t.
8. Brown Daniel (Pharma-Lotto Omega) s.t.
9. Robert Kiserlovski (Liquigas) s.t.
10. Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) s.t.

Top 3, Over All, after stage 4:
1. Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) 13:48: 14
2. Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) +10
3. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) +46

More results as soon as we get them!

Top Ten, Stage 3
1. Xavier Tondo (Cervélo)
2. Joaquim Rodriquez (Katusha)
3. Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) (+0:48)
4. Sandy Casar (Française DES Jeux)  (+1:20)
5. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions)
6. Nicholas Roche (AG2R)
7. Pieter Weening (Rabobank)
8. Aitor Perez (Footon-Serevtto-Fuji)
9. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana)
10. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)

Team Radioshack Stage 3 Results
1. Janez Brajkovic (+1:20)
2. Levi Leipheimer (+2:05)
3. Andreas Kloden (+2:24)
4. Haimar Zubeldia (+19:56)
5. Tomas Vaitkus (+28:03)
6. Bjorn Selander (+28:03)
7. Jason McCartney (+33:38)

Overall GC, after stage 3
1. Joaquim Rodriquez (Katusha)
2. Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) (+0:10)
3. Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) (+0:48)
4. Nicholas Roche (AG2R) (+1:20)
5. Kristjan Koren (Liquigas)
6. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions)
7. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)
8. Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) (+1:22)
9. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) (+1:24)
10. Oscar Pereiro (Astana)

Team Radioshack GC after stage 3
1. Janez Brajkovic (+1:25)
2. Levi Leipheimer (+2:00)
3. Andreas Klöden (+2:20)
4. Haimar Zubeldia (+20:05)
5. Tomas Vaitkus (+28:10)
6. Bjorn Selander (+28:11)
7. Jason McCartney (+35:02)

Top Ten Results, Stage 2
1º 132 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR TEAM HTC-COLUMBIA 4:15:46
2º 177 HAEDO, Juan Jose ARG TEAM SAXO BANK  Same Time
3º 36 GALDOS, Aitor ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI  Same Time
4º 204 DUMOULIN, Samuel FRA COFIDIS  Same Time
5º 64 KREDER, Michel NED GARMIN – TRANSITIONS  Same Time
6º 43 CARDOSO, Manuel BY FOOTON-SERVETTO  Same Time
7º 85 KOREN, Kristijan SLO LIQUIGAS-DOIMO  Same Time
8º 7 ROCHE, Nicholas IRL AG2R-LA MONDIALE  Same Time
9º 63 HESJEDAL, Ryder DOG GARMIN – TRANSITIONS  Same Time
10º 95 COLORED PERSON, Daniel ESP OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO  Same Time

Team Radioshack Results, Stage 2
12º 163 IMPEY, Daryl RSA TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
16º 161 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
17º 164 KLODEN, Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
29º 162 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
58º 165 LEIPHEIMER, Levi the USA TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
71º 167 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
99º 168 SELANDER, Bjorn the USA TEAM RADIOSHACK  Same Time
166º 166 MCCARTNEY, Jason the USA TEAM RADIOSHACK

Top Ten, General Classification after Stage 2
1º 158 VOSS, Paul GER TEAM MILRAM 04:20: 43
2º 165 LEIPHEIMER, Levi the USA TEAM RADIOSHACK
3º 164 KLODEN, Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK
4º 154 NERZ, Dominik GER TEAM MILRAM
5º 92 BAKELANDTS, Jan BEL OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO
6º 105 MALACARNE, Davide ITA QUICK STEP
7º 132 CAVENDISH, Mark GBR TEAM HTC-COLUMBIA
8º 131 LEWIS, Craig the USA TEAM HTC-COLUMBIA
9º 7 ROCHE, Nicholas IRL AG2R-LA MONDIALE
10º 85 KOREN, Kristijan SLO LIQUIGAS-DOIMO

Team Radioshack, Overall after Stage 2
2º 165 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA TEAM RADIOSHACK
3º 164 KLODEN, Andreas GER TEAM RADIOSHACK
26º 162 BRAJKOVIC, Janez SLO TEAM RADIOSHACK
30º 161 VAITKUS, Tomas LTU TEAM RADIOSHACK
39º 168 SELANDER, Bjorn the USA TEAM RADIOSHACK
42º 163 IMPEY, Daryl RSA TEAM RADIOSHACK
47º 167 ZUBELDIA, Haimar ESP TEAM RADIOSHACK
167º 166 MCCARTNEY, Jason USA TEAM RADIOSHACK

Stage 1:
1. Paul Voss (Team Milram) 4:57
2. Levi Leipheimer (RadioShack) 4:58
3. Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack) 4:59
4. Dominik Nerz (Milram) 5:01
5. Jan Bakelants (Pharma-Lotto Omega) 5:01

More results as soon as we have a fuller list.

The Volta a Catalunya is a popular road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia. It is a part of the UCI ProTour programme, ranking only second behind the Vuelta a España in popularity for Spain. Due to its place in the riding calendar (after the Giro d’Italia), it was long viewed as an important Tour de France preparation race for cyclists. After the inauguration of the ProTour, the race moved to may, making it an alternative for the Giro. This didn’t prove to be a successful change, and for the 2010 season, the race organisation announced a move to late March, the date formerly held by another Catalan stage race, the Setmana Catalana. The first edition was held in January and lasted for three days.

The overall winner receives a white and green striped jersey. It is one of 24 races that make up the UCI World Ranking calendar.

The Volta a Catalunya is the third oldest cycling stage race in the world (first time in 1911), only behind the Tour de France (1903) and the Giro d’Italia (1909).

Stay tuned for results.