2012 Volta a Catalunya Results - Stage 1
Michael Albasini wins stage one of Volta a Catalunya and takes overall race lead ahead of Anthony Delaplace and Nicolas Edet.
Watch video highlights from all stages of the 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia in our video section.
March 19, 2012: 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia: Stage 1: Calella-Calella (140 km):
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team 03:20:04
2 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:42
3 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:01:14
4 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:32
5 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i
7 Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
8 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
10 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
12 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
13 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
14 José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia
15 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
16 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
17 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
18 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
19 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
20 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
21 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
22 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23 Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
24 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team
25 André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
26 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
27 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
28 Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
29 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
30 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
31 Jordi Simon (Spa) Andalucia
32 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
33 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
34 Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
35 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
36 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
37 Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
38 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
39 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
40 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
41 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia
42 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
43 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
44 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia
45 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
46 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i
47 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
48 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
49 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
50 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
51 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
52 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank
54 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
55 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
56 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
57 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
58 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
59 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia
60 Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
61 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
62 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
63 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
64 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
66 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
67 Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team
68 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
69 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
70 Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia
71 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
72 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
73 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
74 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
75 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
77 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
78 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
79 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
80 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
81 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
83 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
84 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural
85 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
86 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
87 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
88 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
89 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
90 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
91 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
92 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
93 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
94 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
95 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD
96 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
97 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
98 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
99 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
100 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
101 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
102 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
103 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
104 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
105 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
106 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
107 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
108 Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
109 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
110 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
111 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
112 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural
113 Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
114 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
115 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
116 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
117 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
118 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
119 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
120 Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia
121 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
122 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
123 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
124 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
125 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
126 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
127 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
128 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural
129 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
130 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
131 Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural
132 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
133 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
134 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
135 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
136 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
137 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia
138 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
139 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
140 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural
141 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
142 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
143 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD
144 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
145 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
146 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
147 Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
148 Julian Dean (NZl) GreenEdge Cycling Team
149 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
150 Amir Zargari (Iri) AG2R La Mondiale
151 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
152 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Lotto Belisol Team
153 Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana
154 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Project 1t4i
155 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
156 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
157 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team
158 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
159 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
160 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
161 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
162 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
163 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
164 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
165 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
166 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
167 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
168 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
169 Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
170 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
171 Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team
172 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:02:10
173 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:22
174 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
175 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda
176 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural
Watch video highlights from all stages of the 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia in our video section.
Overall 2012 Volta a Catalunya / Tour of Catalonia rankings:
1 Michael Albasini (Swi) GreenEdge Cycling Team 03:20:04
2 Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 0:00:42
3 Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 0:01:14
4 Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:32
5 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i
7 Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
8 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
10 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
11 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
12 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre - ISD
13 Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
14 José Luis Cano (Spa) Andalucia
15 Aitor Galdos (Spa) Caja Rural
16 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
17 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
18 Kenny De Haes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
19 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
20 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
21 Steve Morabito (Swi) BMC Racing Team
22 Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
23 Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team
24 Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team
25 André Fernando Santos Martins Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural
26 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) GreenEdge Cycling Team
27 Sébastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
28 Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
29 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team
30 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
31 Jordi Simon (Spa) Andalucia
32 Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
33 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
34 Christian Meier (Can) GreenEdge Cycling Team
35 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda
36 Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
37 Iván Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
38 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
39 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
40 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team
41 Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia
42 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
43 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling
44 Adrián Palomares Villaplana (Spa) Andalucia
45 Fabrice Jeandesboz (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
46 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Project 1t4i
47 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
48 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
49 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
50 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team
51 Romain Zingle (Bel) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
52 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
53 Bruno Pires (Por) Team Saxo Bank
54 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan
55 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan
56 Luis Angel Mate Mardones (Spa) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
57 Yuriy Trofimov (Rus) Katusha Team
58 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
59 Gustavo Cesar (Spa) Andalucia
60 Denis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
61 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan
62 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team
63 Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha Team
64 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
65 Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
66 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
67 Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team
68 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana
69 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
70 Jose Vicente Toribio (Spa) Andalucia
71 David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team
72 Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
73 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
74 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
75 Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
76 Sergio Pardilla Belllón (Spa) Movistar Team
77 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
78 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
79 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
80 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) Sky Procycling
81 Jorge Azanza Soto (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
82 Cédric Pineau (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
83 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
84 Marcos Garcia (Spa) Caja Rural
85 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana
86 Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
87 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana
88 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling
89 Petr Ignatenko (Rus) Katusha Team
90 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
91 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
92 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
93 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
94 Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
95 Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD
96 Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
97 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
98 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
99 Jean Marc Marino (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
100 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
101 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
102 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
103 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
104 Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
105 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
106 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
107 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
108 Yann Huguet (Fra) Project 1t4i
109 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
110 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team
111 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
112 David De La Cruz Melgarejo (Spa) Caja Rural
113 Gaëtan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
114 Brice Feillu (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
115 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
116 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team
117 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
118 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
119 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team
120 Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia
121 Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
122 Maxime Mederel (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
123 Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD
124 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
125 Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank
126 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
127 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
128 Antonio Piedra Perez (Spa) Caja Rural
129 Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
130 Thierry Hupond (Fra) Project 1t4i
131 Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente (Spa) Caja Rural
132 Laurent Didier (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan
133 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
134 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
135 Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling
136 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
137 Javier Ramirez (Spa) Andalucia
138 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat
139 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
140 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Caja Rural
141 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
142 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Movistar Team
143 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - ISD
144 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
145 Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
146 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
147 Jesús Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank
148 Julian Dean (NZl) GreenEdge Cycling Team
149 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
150 Amir Zargari (Iri) AG2R La Mondiale
151 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
152 Mehdi Sohrabi (Iri) Lotto Belisol Team
153 Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana
154 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Project 1t4i
155 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi
156 Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
157 Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team
158 Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
159 Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
160 Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Project 1t4i
161 Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Project 1t4i
162 Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
163 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD
164 Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) Lampre - ISD
165 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling
166 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
167 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
168 Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
169 Brett Lancaster (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team
170 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
171 Juan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team
172 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:02:10
173 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:05:22
174 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
175 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda
176 Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural