Английская Википедия:1994 Vuelta a España

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Шаблон:Infobox cycling race report The 1994 Vuelta a España was the 49th Edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta started on April 25 with a short Шаблон:Convert prologue around the Spanish city of Valladolid.[1] The race came to a close on May 15 with a flat stage that stretched from Palazuelos de Eresma to the Spanish capital of Madrid.[1] Seventeen teams entered the race, which was won by Tony Rominger of the Шаблон:Ct team.[2] Second and third respectively were the Spanish riders Mikel Zarrabeitia and Pedro Delgado.[2]

Tony Rominger became the first rider to win the Vuelta a España three consecutive times. Amongst the race's other classifications, Laurent Jalabert of the Шаблон:Ct team won the points classification, Шаблон:Ct rider Luc Leblanc won the mountains classification, Mauro Radaelli of the Brescialat team won the intermediate sprints classification, and Amore & Vita rider Alessio Di Basco won the special sprints classification. Шаблон:Ct finished as the winners of the team classification, which ranked each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.

Race preview and favorites

Tony Rominger, winner of the past two editions, was once again the favorite. Alex Zülle the previous year's runner up and Pedro Delgado, twice winner of the Vuelta, were expected to be his main rivals.

Teams

A total of 17 teams were invited to participate in the 1994 Vuelta a España.[3][4] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Vuelta began with a peloton of 170 cyclists.[3][4] Out of the 170 riders that started this edition of the Vuelta a España, a total of 121 riders made it to the finish in Madrid.[2][4]

The 17 teams that took part in the race were:[3][4]

Route and stages

The 1994 Vuelta a España began with a brief Шаблон:Convert individual time trial that circuited the city of Valladolid.[4] The official race route contained three individual time trial events with distances that ranged from Шаблон:Convert to Шаблон:Convert in length.[4] There were a total of eight stages that held many high mountains, while there was only one hilly stage that contained climbs of lesser degree. The nine remaining stages were primarily flat.

Of the stages that contained mountains, six contained summit finishes: stage 6 to Sierra Nevada,[4] stage 10 to Andorra-Arcalís,[4] stage 11 to Cerler,[4] stage 14 to Sierra de la Demanda,[4] stage 16 to Lakes of Covadonga,[4] and stage 17 to Monte Naranco.[4]

Stage Date Course[1][4] Distance Type Winner
1 25 April Valladolid Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
2 26 April Valladolid to Salamanca Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
3 27 April Salamanca to Cáceres Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
4 28 April Almendralejo to Córdoba Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
5 29 April Córdoba to Granada Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
6 30 April Granada to Sierra Nevada Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
7 1 May Baza to Alicante Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
8 2 May Benidorm to Benidorm Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
9 3 May Benidorm to Valencia Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
10 4 May Igualada to Andorra-Arcalís (Andorra) Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
11 5 May Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Cerler Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
12 6 May Benasque to Zaragoza Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
13 7 May Zaragoza to Pamplona Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
14 8 May Pamplona to Sierra de la Demanda Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
15 9 May Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Santander Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mediummountainstage.svg Hilly stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
16 10 May Santander to Lakes of Covadonga Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
17 11 May Cangas de Onís to Monte Naranco Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
18 12 May Ávila to Ávila Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
19 13 May Ávila to Palazuelos de Eresma Шаблон:Convert Файл:Mountainstage.svg Stage with mountain(s) Шаблон:Flagathlete
20 14 May Segovia to Palazuelos de Eresma Шаблон:Convert Файл:Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Шаблон:Flagathlete
21 15 May Palazuelos de Eresma to Madrid Шаблон:Convert Файл:Plainstage.svg Plain stage Шаблон:Flagathlete
Total Шаблон:Convert

Race overview

Rominger showed from the very start that he was unlikely to be easily beaten, as he won the prologue by a large margin. On the sixth stage, ending at the top of the 2700m climb of the Sierra Nevada, Rominger took advantage of an attack by youngster Mikel Zarrabeitia to leave all other riders behind and win the stage. After only one mountain stage Rominger was now the leader by over two minutes over his rivals.

In the second week, Rominger put his overall win beyond doubt, gaining another two minutes on his rivals at the Benidorm individual time trial and taking two more stage wins, albeit without much time gain, on the mountaintop finishes at Cerler and the Alto de la Cruz de la Demanda.

Even though the overall winner was set in stone, there was a spirited fight for second and third places between ONCE leader Zülle and Banesto riders Delgado and Zarrabeitia. This fight was mostly decided when Zülle cracked on the Lagos de Covadonga climb and lost several minutes. This very stage marked the beginning of Laurent Jalabert's transformation from sprinter into GC contender as he took the stage win.

In Segovia, on the outskirts of Madrid, Marino Alonso took the only stage win by a Spanish rider in this edition of the Vuelta. It was also in Segovia that the penultima stage was held, a 53 km individual time trial. Zülle set the fastest intermediate times and looked set to win the stage and finish on the podium, but bad luck struck, and after four consecutive mechanical issues he lost any chance of doing so. Rominger took his 6th stage win.

The final stage, ending in Madrid, resulted in Jalabert's seventh stage win, a record that also netted him the points classification. Also a record was Rominger's third Vuelta win. He also held the leader's jersey from start to finish (which only three riders had achieved before) and won six stages. The Banesto duo of Zarrabeitia and Delgado accompanied him on the podium.

It was the last time that the race was held in late spring as from 1995 onwards the race was held in September.

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage[1][5]
Stage Winner General classification
Файл:Jersey yellow.svg
Points classification
Файл:Jersey granate.svg
Mountains classification
Файл:Jersey white.svg
Team classification
P Tony Rominger Tony Rominger Tony Rominger not awarded Шаблон:Ct
1 Laurent Jalabert
2 Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert José Manuel Uría
3 Endrio Leoni Ignacio García Camacho
4 Laurent Jalabert Luc Leblanc
5 Tony Rominger Шаблон:Ct
6 Simone Biasci
7 Tony Rominger Tony Rominger
8 Jean-Paul van Poppel Luc Leblanc Шаблон:Ct
9 Ángel Camargo Tony Rominger
10 Tony Rominger Tony Rominger Шаблон:Ct
11 Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert
12 Laurent Jalabert
13 Tony Rominger
14 Alessio Di Basco Шаблон:Ct
15 Laurent Jalabert
16 Bart Voskamp
17 Giuseppe Calcaterra Luc Leblanc
18 Marino Alonso
19 Tony Rominger Tony Rominger
20 Laurent Jalabert Laurent Jalabert
Final Tony Rominger Laurent Jalabert Luc Leblanc Шаблон:Ct

Final standings

Legend [2][6]
Yellow jersey Denotes the winner of the General classification Granate jersey Denotes the winner of the Points classification
White jersey Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification Red jersey Denotes the winner of the Intermediate sprints classification
Orangejersey Denotes the winner of the Special sprints classification

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General classification

Rider Team Time
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete A yellow jersey Шаблон:Ct Шаблон:Nowrap
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 7' 28"
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 9' 27"
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 10' 54"
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 13' 09"
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete A white jersey Шаблон:Ct + 15' 27"
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 15' 48"
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete Cavas Castellblanch + 16' 46"
9 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct + 16' 54"
10 Шаблон:Flagathlete Artiach-Royal Fruco + 20' 35"

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Points classification

Rider Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete A granate jersey Шаблон:Ct 243
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete A yellow jersey Шаблон:Ct 227
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 121
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 117
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 89
6 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 83
7 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 78
8 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 77
9 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 67
10 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 64

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Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete A white jersey Шаблон:Ct 158
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 148
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete A yellow jersey Шаблон:Ct 136
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 99
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 76

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Team classification

Team[2] Time
1 Шаблон:Ct Шаблон:Nowrap
2 Шаблон:Ct + 10' 01"
3 Шаблон:Ct + 18' 15"
4 Cavas Castellblanch + 40' 55"
5 Шаблон:Ct + 43' 32"
6 Artiach-Royal Fruco + 48' 18"
7 Шаблон:Ct + 54' 52"
8 Шаблон:Ct + 1h 40' 24"
9 Шаблон:Ct + 1h 51' 54"
10 Recer-Boavista + 2h 30' 44"

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Intermediate sprints classification

Rider[2] Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete A red jersey Brescialat 44
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Artiach-Royal Fruco 29
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 22
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Brescialat 8
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 7

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Special sprints classification

Rider[2] Team Points
1 Шаблон:Flagathlete An orange jersey Amore & Vita 39
2 Шаблон:Flagathlete Amore & Vita 18
3 Шаблон:Flagathlete Brescialat 11
4 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 11
5 Шаблон:Flagathlete Шаблон:Ct 6

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References

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External links

Шаблон:Cycling stage recaps Шаблон:Vuelta a España