2001 Giro d'Italia

The 2001 Giro d'Italia was the 84th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began with a 7 km (4 mi) prologue that went from Montesilvano to Pescara. The race came to a close on June 10 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan.[1] Twenty teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Gilberto Simoni of the Lampre–Daikin team.[1] Second and third were the Spanish riders Abraham Olano and Unai Osa.[1]

2001 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates19 May - 10 June
Stages21 + prologue
Distance3,356 km (2,085 mi)
Winning time89h 02' 58"
Results
Winner  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) (Lampre–Daikin)
  Second  Abraham Olano (ESP) (ONCE–Eroski)
  Third  Unai Osa (ESP) (iBanesto.com)
Points  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini)
Mountains  Fredy González (COL) (Selle Italia–Pacific)
  Combativity  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini)
Intergiro  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) (Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini)
  Team Alessio
  Team points Fassa Bortolo

In the race's other classifications, Selle Italia–Pacific rider Fredy González won the mountains classification, Massimo Strazzer of the Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini team won the intergiro classification and the points classification.[1] Alessio finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time.[1] The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was also won by Fassa Bortolo.[1]

Teams
For a more comprehensive list, see List of teams and cyclists in the 2001 Giro d'Italia.

A total of 20 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Giro d'Italia.[2] Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 180 cyclists.[2] Out of the 180 riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 136 riders made it to the finish in Milan.[1]

The 20 teams that took part in the race were:[2]

Route and stages
Mercogliano hosted the end of the 169 km (105 mi) fourth stage.

The route for the 2001 Giro d'Italia was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano and organizers RCS Sport on 11 November 2000 in Milan at the Verdi theatre.[3][4][5] It contained two time trial events, both of which were individual. In the stages containing categorized climbs, four had summit finishes: stage 4, to Mercogliano;[6] stage 13, to Passo Pordoi;[7] and stage 18, to Santuario.[8] The organizers chose to include one rest day. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 320 km (199 mi) shorter, contained the same amount of rest days, and one less individual time trial. In addition, this race had an opening prologue like the year before. It was the longest Grand Tour of the season.[5]

The race will only leave Italy once during its twenty-two racing days as it enters Slovenia where the day finishes in Ljubljana.[5] The lone rest day came after sixteen racing days, on 5 June.[5]

A Cycling News writer felt there were two very tough stages in the race, stages 13 and stage 18.[5] In particular the writer felt the two passes of the Passo Pordoi and the climbs of Passo Rolle and Passo Fedaia made stage 13 particularly difficult.[5] The eighteenth stage contained the Cima Coppi Colle Fauniera which was an 14.5 km (9 mi) climb with an average gradient of 9.5%.[5] The previous year's winner Garzelli described the route to be a "hard Giro, but not the hardest."[5] Pantani said it was an "uncertain Giro" and that the limited time trial distances and fewer climbing kilometers would help Jan Ullrich.[5] Former winner Three-time winner Felice Gimondi agreed with Pantani regarding Ullrich and the route, stating that "it should make certain the presence of Ullrich."[5] Cipollini commented that it's a "Giro with something for everyone."[5]

Stage characteristics and winners[9][10]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 19 May Montesilvano to Pescara 7 km (4 mi) Individual time trial  Rik Verbrugghe (BEL)
1 20 May Giulianova to Francavilla al Mare 205 km (127 mi) Medium mountain stage  Ellis Rastelli (ITA)
2 21 May Fossacesia to Lucera 163 km (101 mi) Flat stage  Danilo Hondo (GER)
3 22 May Lucera to Potenza 149 km (93 mi) Flat stage  Danilo Hondo (GER)
4 23 May Potenza to Mercogliano 169 km (105 mi) Mountain stage  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
5 24 May Avellino to Nettuno 229 km (142 mi) Flat stage  Ivan Quaranta (ITA)
6 25 May Nettuno to Rieti 152 km (94 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
7 26 May Rieti to Montevarchi 239 km (149 mi) Medium mountain stage  Stefano Zanini (ITA)
8 27 May Montecatini Terme to Reggio Emilia 185 km (115 mi) Medium mountain stage  Pietro Caucchioli (ITA)
9 28 May Reggio Emilia to Rovigo 140 km (87 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
10 29 May Lido di Jesolo to Ljubljana (Slovenia) 212 km (132 mi) Flat stage  Denis Zanette (ITA)
11 30 May Bled (Slovenia) to Gorizia 187 km (116 mi) Flat stage  Pablo Lastras (ESP)
12 31 May Gradisca d'Isonzo to Montebelluna 139 km (86 mi) Flat stage  Matteo Tosatto (ITA)
13 1 June Montebelluna to Passo Pordoi 225 km (140 mi) Medium mountain stage  Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX)
14 2 June Cavalese to Arco 166 km (103 mi) Mountain stage  Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)
15 3 June Sirmione to Salò 55 km (34 mi) Individual time trial  Dario Frigo (ITA)
16 4 June Erbusco to Parma 142 km (88 mi) Flat stage  Ivan Quaranta (ITA)
5 June Rest day
17 6 June Sanremo to Sanremo 123 km (76 mi) Medium mountain stage  Pietro Caucchioli (ITA)
18 7 June Imperia to Sant'Anna di Vinadio 230 km (143 mi) Mountain stage Stage Cancelled
19 8 June Alba to Busto Arsizio 163 km (101 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
20 9 June Busto Arsizio to Arona 181 km (112 mi) Mountain stage  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
21 10 June Arona to Milan 125 km (78 mi) Flat stage  Mario Cipollini (ITA)
Total 3,356 km (2,085 mi)

Classification Leadership

In the 2001 Giro d'Italia, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.[11]

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.[11]

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2001 was the Colle Fauniera, afforded more points than the other first-category climbs.[11]

The fourth jersey represented the intergiro classification, marked by a blue jersey.[11] The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey.[11]

There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.[11]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Intergiro classification
 Trofeo Fast Team Trofeo Super Team
P Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe not awarded not awarded not awarded ONCE-Eroski not awarded
1 Ellis Rastelli Ellis Rastelli Domenico Gualdi Unai Osa Lampre–Daikin ONCE–Eroski
2 Danilo Hondo Gabriele Colombo Pietro Caucchioli Cantina Tollo
3 Danilo Hondo Danilo Hondo Mariano Piccoli Lampre–Daikin
4 Danilo di Luca Dario Frigo Danilo di Luca Ivan Quaranta ONCE–Eroski
5 Ivan Quaranta Massimo Strazzer
6 Mario Cipollini
7 Stefano Zanini
8 Pietro Caucchioli Fredy González Liquigas
9 Mario Cipollini Lampre–Daikin
10 Denis Zanette Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola
11 Pablo Lastras iBanesto.com
12 Matteo Tosatto Massimo Strazzer
13 Julio Alberto Pérez Gilberto Simoni Fassa Bortolo
14 Carlos Contreras Selle Italia–Pacific
15 Dario Frigo Alessio
16 Ivan Quaranta
17 Pietro Caucchioli
18 Stage Cancelled
19 Mario Cipollini
20 Gilberto Simoni
21 Mario Cipollini
Final Gilberto Simoni Massimo Strazzer Fredy González Massimo Strazzer Alessio Alessio

Final standings
Legend
     Denotes the winner of the General classification[1]      Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification[1]
     Denotes the winner of the Points classification[1]      Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification[1]

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) Lampre–Daikin 89h 02' 58"
2  Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 7' 31"
3  Unai Osa (ESP) iBanesto.com + 8' 37"
4  Serhiy Honchar (UKR) Liquigas + 9' 25"
5  José Azevedo (POR) ONCE–Eroski + 9' 44"
6  Andrea Noè (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 10' 50"
7  Ivan Gotti (ITA) Alessio + 10' 54"
8  Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL) Selle Italia–Pacific + 11' 44"
9  Pietro Caucchioli (ITA) Alessio + 13' 34"
10  Giuliano Figueras (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific + 14' 08"

Points classification

Rider Team Points
1  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini 177
2  Danilo Hondo (GER) Team Telekom 158
3  Mario Cipollini (ITA) Saeco Macchine per Caffè 136
4  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) Lampre–Daikin 129
5  Ivan Quaranta (ITA) Alexia Alluminio 105
6  Marco Zanotti (ITA) Liquigas 85
7  Andrej Hauptman (SLO) Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola 78
8  Unai Osa (ESP) iBanesto.com 75
9  Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE–Eroski 73
10  Giuliano Figueras (ITA) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo

Mountains classification

Rider Team Points
1  Fredy González (COL) Selle Italia–Pacific 73
2  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) Lampre–Daikin 42
3  Fortunato Baliani (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific 33
4  Pietro Caucchioli (ITA) Alessio 32
5  Julio Alberto Pérez (MEX) Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo 28
6  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Cantina Tollo 21
7  Unai Osa (ESP) iBanesto.com 16
8  Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL) Selle Italia–Pacific 14
9  Hernan Buenahora (COL) Selle Italia–Pacific
10  Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) iBanesto.com 10

Intergiro classification

Rider Team Time
1  Massimo Strazzer (ITA) Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini 51h 27' 14"
2  Stefano Zanini (ITA) Mapei–Quick-Step + 2' 49"
3  Moreno Di Biase (ITA) Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini s.t.
4  Abraham Olano (ESP) ONCE–Eroski + 3' 15"
5  Mariano Piccoli (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 3' 21"
6  Gilberto Simoni (ITA) Lampre–Daikin + 3' 26"
7  Fortunato Baliani (ITA) Selle Italia–Pacific + 3' 31"
8  Ivan Quaranta (ITA) Alexia Alluminio + 3' 49"
9  Danilo Hondo (GER) Team Telekom s.t.
10  Pietro Caucchioli (ITA) Alessio + 3' 51"

Trofeo Fast Team classification

Team Time
1 Alessio 267h 13' 45"
2 iBanesto.com + 9' 51"
3 Selle Italia–Pacific + 13' 42"
4 ONCE–Eroski + 18' 25"
5 Lampre–Daikin + 39' 26"
6 Fassa Bortolo + 41' 03"
7 Mercatone Uno–Stream TV + 46' 03"
8 Liquigas + 57' 09"
9 Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola + 59' 07"
10 Saeco Macchine per Caffè + 1h 19' 58"

Trofeo Super Team classification

Team Points
1 Fassa Bortolo 370
2 Tacconi Sport–Vini Caldirola 356
3 Liquigas 322
4 Alessio 313
5 Team Telekom 280
6 Lampre–Daikin 268
7 Mobilvetta Design–Formaggi Trentini 245
8 Ceramiche Panaria–Fiordo 234
9 ONCE–Eroski 233
10 iBanesto.com 231

Minor classifications

Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes.[11] Italian Massimo Strazzer won the Most Combative classification.[1] The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage.[11] Mario Cipollini won the Azzurri d'Italia classification.[1] Paolo Savoldelli won the combination classification.[1]

Doping cases

During the Giro, test for EPO performed on Sergio Barbero in the 2001 Tour of Romandie came back positive. For this reason, Barbero did not start the twelfth stage, pending confirmation of his penalty. [12]


Riccardo Forconi and Pascal Hervé tested positive for EPO, and were not allowed to start stage 17.[13][14] After stage 17, the Italian police held a doping raid in the cyclists' hotels. Doping was found in Dario Frigo's room, and he was removed from the race, and banned for 6 monts.[15] Noan Lelarge tested positive for a banned steroid, and was consequently fired by his team Bonjour.[16]

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References

Citations
  1. Jeff Jones (2001-06-10). "Coda". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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  4. "Un Giro light" [A light Giro] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 12 November 2000. p. 33. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. "Preview". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 May 2001. Archived from the original on 26 April 2016.
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  7. "Stage 13 - June 1: Montebelluna - Passo Pordoi (Valle Di Fassa), 225 km". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  8. "Stage 18 - June 7: Imperia - S. Anna Di Vinadio, 230 km". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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  10. "84ème Giro d'Italia 2001". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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  12. "Barbero en Chotard betrapt op EPO". Gazet van Antwerpen. 31 May 2001.
  13. "84th Giro d'Italia news: Forconi positive". 7 June 2001.
  14. "84th Giro d'Italia news: Hervé positive for EPO". Cyclingnews. 6 June 2001.
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