2002 Volta a Catalunya

The 2002 Volta a Catalunya was the 82nd edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 17 June to 23 June 2002. The race started in Sant Jaume d'Enveja and finished in Barcelona.^[2] The race was won by Roberto Heras of the U.S. Postal Service team.

2002 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	17–23 June 2002
Stages	7
Distance	713.9[1] km (443.6 mi)
Winning time	17h 27' 20"
Results
Winner  Roberto Heras (ESP) (U.S. Postal Service)   Second  Aitor Garmendia (ESP) (Team Coast)   Third  Luis Pérez Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Coast)   Points  Benjamín Noval (ESP) (Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada)   Mountains  José Antonio Garrido (ESP) (Jazztel–Costa de Almería)   Sprints  Carlos Torrent (ESP) (Jazztel–Costa de Almería)   Team Team Coast
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Teams

Sixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[3]

• ONCE–Eroski
• Team Coast
• Kelme–Costa Blanca
• Fassa Bortolo
• iBanesto.com
• Mapei–Quick-Step
• U.S. Postal Service
• Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada
• Team Telekom
• Lotto–Adecco
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Cofidis
• Lampre–Daikin
• Jazztel–Costa de Almería
• Alessio
• Itera

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][4][5]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	17 June	Sant Jaume d'Enveja to Deltebre	30.9 km (19.2 mi)		Team time trial	U.S. Postal Service
2	18 June	La Sénia to Les Borges Blanques	182.9 km (113.6 mi)			Danilo Hondo (GER)
3	19 June	Sant Climent de Taull to Boí Taüll	10.8 km (6.7 mi)		Individual time trial	Aitor Garmendia (ESP)
4	20 June	Barruera to Station de Pal	52 km (32.3 mi)			José Antonio Garrido (ESP)
5	21 June	Andorra la Vella to Llívia	141.3 km (87.8 mi)			José Manuel Maestre [es] (ESP)
6	22 June	Llívia to Montcada i Reixac	180.1 km (111.9 mi)			Tom Steels (BEL)
7	23 June	Montcada i Reixac to Barcelona	115.9 km (72.0 mi)			Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ)

General classification

Final general classification[2][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Roberto Heras (ESP) U.S. Postal Service 17h 27' 20" 2  Aitor Garmendia (ESP) Team Coast + 31" 3  Luis Pérez Rodríguez (ESP) Team Coast + 44" 4  Mikel Zarrabeitia (ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 51" 5  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Team Coast + 1' 00" 6  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) iBanesto.com + 1' 04" 7  David Plaza (ESP) Team Coast + 1' 38" 8  Francisco Mancebo (ESP) iBanesto.com + 1' 47" 9  Benjamín Noval (ESP) Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada + 1' 48" 10  José Antonio Garrido (ESP) Jazztel–Costa de Almería + 1' 51"