2002 Volta a Portugal

2002 Volta a Portugal
Race details
Dates	August 2–15, 2002
Stages	13
Distance	1,951.5 km (1,212.6 mi)
Winning time	47h 51' 33"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
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DatesAugust 2–15, 2002

Stages13

Distance1,951.5 km (1,212.6 mi)

Winning time47h 51' 33"

The 64th Volta a Portugal/PT Comunicações was a men's road bicycle race held from 2 August to 15 August 2002. The race, rated as a 2.2 event, started with a team time trial in Maia and finished in Sintra.

Møller (3rd) going into the final-stage time trial had to overcome a 48-second lead held by teammate Horrach to win the overall classification and, alongside Rui Sousa, complete an all Milaneza–MSS podium.

Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	2 August	Maia	11.7 km (7 mi)	Team time trial	iBanesto.com
2	3 August	Fafe	172.9 km (107 mi)	Flat stage	Ángel Edo (ESP)
3	4 August	Vila Nova de Gaia	169.2 km (105 mi)	Flat stage	Cândido Barbosa (POR)
4	5 August	Penafiel to Favaios	166.4 km (103 mi)	Hilly stage	Aitor Osa (ESP)
5	6 August	Alijó to Alto da Senhora da Graça	162.2 km (101 mi)	Mountain stage	Joan Horrach (ESP)
	7 August	Municipality of Mondim de Basto		Rest day
6	8 August	Mondim de Basto to Cantanhede	205.2 km (128 mi)	Hilly stage	Cândido Barbosa (POR)
7	9 August	Cantanhede to Alcobaça	182.7 km (114 mi)	Flat stage	David Muñoz (ESP)
8	10 August	Gândara to Castelo Branco	181.1 km (113 mi)	Flat stage	Alexis Rodríguez (ESP)
9	11 August	Belmonte to Torre	181 km (112 mi)	Mountain stage	Claus Michael Møller (DEN)
10	12 August	Covilhã to Portalegre	161.5 km (100 mi)	Medium mountain	Danail Petrov (BUL)
11	13 August	Portalegre to Elvas	154.3 km (96 mi)	Flat stage	Joan Horrach (ESP)
12	14 August	Elvas to Beja	179.4 km (111 mi)	Flat stage	Ángel Edo (ESP)
13	15 August	Queluz to Sintra	23.9 km (15 mi)	Individual time trial	Claus Michael Møller (DEN)
	Total		1,951.5 km (1,213 mi)

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints rider classification	Team classification
1	iBanesto.com	Adolfo García	no award	no award	no award	iBanesto.com
2	Ángel Edo	Cândido Barbosa	Ángel Edo	Pedro Cardoso	Rui Pinto
3	Cândido Barbosa		Cândido Barbosa	Alexis Rodríguez	Célio Sousa
4	Aitor Osa			Gonçalo Amorim
5	Joan Horrach	Joan Horrach				Milaneza–MSS
6	Cândido Barbosa
7	David Muñoz				Eduardo González
8	Alexis Rodríguez				Fernando Citoula	iBanesto.com
9	Claus Michael Møller					Milaneza–MSS
10	Danail Petrov
11	Joan Horrach		Joan Horrach
12	Ángel Edo		Ángel Edo		Hélder Lopes
13	Claus Michael Møller	Claus Michael Møller	Ángel Edo		Hélder Lopes
Final		Claus Michael Møller	Ángel Edo	Gonçalo Amorim	Hélder Lopes	Milaneza–MSS

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the points classification
	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the intermediate sprints classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Claus Michael Møller (DEN)	Milaneza–MSS	47h 51' 33"
2	Joan Horrach (ESP)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 0' 05"
3	Rui Sousa (POR)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 1' 28"
4	Pedro Arreitunandia (ESP)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 2' 04"
5	David Bernabeu (ESP)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 3' 13"
6	Andrei Zintchenko (RUS)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 4' 10"
7	Félix García Casas (ESP)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 4' 57"
8	Adolfo García (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 4' 57"
9	Nuno Ribeiro (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 5' 38"
10	Bruno Castanheira (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 5' 39"

Final general classification (11–111)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
11	Joaquim Gomes (POR)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 6' 32"
12	Danail Petrov (BUL)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 6' 48"
13	Nuno Alves (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 7' 08"
14	Carlos Pinto (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 7' 15"
15	Francisco Pérez (ESP)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 7' 21"
16	Koldo Gil (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 8' 19"
17	Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 9' 02"
18	David Navas (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 9' 05"
19	Joaquim Andrade (POR)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 9' 07"
20	Virgílio Santos (POR)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 9' 45"
21	David Blanco (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 11' 13"
22	Josep Jufré (ESP)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 12' 44"
23	Eligio Requejo (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 13' 36"
24	Pedro Martins (POR)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 14' 09"
25	Gustavo Otero (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 15' 35"
26	Rui Lavarinhas (POR)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 16' 12"
27	Pedro Cardoso (POR)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 17' 58"
28	David García (ESP)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 19' 05"
29	Pedro Lopes (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 22' 18"
30	Joaquim Sampaio (POR)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 22' 24"
31	José Rodrigues (POR)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 22' 31"
32	Gonçalo Amorim (POR)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 23' 34"
33	Joaquín López (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 24' 17"
34	Pedro Andrade (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 24' 25"
35	Aitor Kintana (ESP)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 29' 12"
36	Quintino Rodrigues (POR)	CCC–Polsat	+ 30' 54"
37	Krassimir Vassiliev (BUL)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 31' 04"
38	Francisco Javier Vila (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 32' 09"
39	Domingo Segado (ESP)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 32' 17"
40	David Plaza (ESP)	Team Coast	+ 32' 43"
41	Segis de la Torre (ESP)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 33' 09"
42	Paulo Ferreira (POR)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 34' 02"
43	Orlando Rodrigues (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 34' 11"
44	Hugo Sabido (POR)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 34' 38"
45	Cândido Barbosa (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 34' 58"
46	Jorge Nogaledo (ESP)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 35' 36"
47	Lizuarte Martins (POR)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 36' 16"
48	Pablo Lastras (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 36' 23"
49	Rubén Galván (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 36' 24"
50	Arnoldas Saprykinas (LTU)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 37' 02"
51	David Muñoz (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 37' 12"
52	Francisco Morales (ESP)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 38' 30"
53	Sascha Henrix (GER)	Team Coast	+ 38' 40"
54	Nélson Vitorino (POR)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 38' 44"
55	Atanas Petrov (BUL)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 39' 20"
56	Xabier Zandio (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 40' 51"
57	Stéphane Heulot (FRA)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 41' 16"
58	Pedro Hermida (ESP)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 41' 30"
59	Javier Gilmartín (ESP)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 44' 53"
60	Unai Yus (ESP)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 45' 47"
61	Célio Sousa (POR)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 46' 14"
62	Tomasz Brozyna (POL)	iBanesto.com	+ 46' 31"
63	Claudio Faria (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 47' 21"
64	Ángel Edo (ESP)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 47' 42"
65	Ricardo Felgueiras (POR)	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 48' 17"
66	Jaime Hernández (ESP)	Team Coast	+ 48' 32"
67	Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP)	Lampre–Daikin	+ 49' 31"
68	Alexis Rodríguez (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 49' 52"
69	Rafael Fernández (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 50' 07"
70	Daniel Becke (GER)	Team Coast	+ 50' 25"
71	Saulius Šarkauskas (LTU)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 50' 50"
72	Óscar Serrano (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 51' 29"
73	Sergio Barbero (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin	+ 52' 24"
74	Ángel Casero (ESP)	Team Coast	+ 52' 44"
75	Alexei Sivakov (RUS)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 53' 32"
76	Paulo Barroso (POR)	Milaneza–MSS	+ 55' 03"
77	Luis Pérez (ESP)	Team Coast	+ 57' 53"
78	Julián Fernández (ESP)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 57' 57"
79	José Guillén (ESP)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 58' 11"
80	Massimo Codol (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin	+ 58' 22"
81	Hélder Lopes (POR)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 59' 26"
82	Alexandre Pinho (POR)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 59' 35"
83	Xavier Jan (FRA)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 1h 00' 30"
84	Simone Bertoletti (ITA)	Lampre–Daikin	+ 1h 00' 37"
85	Sébastien Talabardon (FRA)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 1h 01' 47"
86	Andrei Teteriouk (KAZ)	CCC–Polsat	+ 1h 02' 04"
87	César Quitério (POR)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 1h 03' 03"
88	Jon Odriozola (ESP)	iBanesto.com	+ 1h 03' 34"
89	Ondrej Sosenka (CZE)	CCC–Polsat	+ 1h 04' 59"
90	Thorsten Rund (GER)	Team Coast	+ 1h 06' 25"
91	Eduardo González (ESP)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 1h 06' 57"
92	Rubén Oliveira (ESP)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 1h 07' 01"
93	José Rosa (POR)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 1h 07' 06"
94	Rafael Milá (ESP)	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 1h 09' 42"
95	Nuno Marta (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 1h 11' 57"
96	Hélder Silva (POR)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 1h 12' 17"
97	Marco Morais (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 1h 12' 26"
98	Ricardo Costa (POR)	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 1h 13' 16"
99	Fernando Citoula (ESP)	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 1h 13' 28"
100	Juan Cuenca (ESP)	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 1h 14' 35"
101	Anton Chantyr (RUS)	Team Coast	+ 1h 15' 08"
102	Antonio Berasategui (ESP)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 20' 58"
103	Rubén Oarbeaskoa (ESP)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 1h 26' 28"
104	Luís Sarreira (POR)	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 1h 27' 24"
105	Marc Soares (POR)	Pepolim & Irmãos–Ovarense	+ 1h 30' 46"
106	Eric Pascal (FRA)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 31' 13"
107	Pedro Costa (POR)	Barbot–Torrie	+ 1h 32' 26"
108	Juan de Dios (ESP)	Matesica–Abóboda	+ 1h 40' 15"
109	Cyril Saugrain (FRA)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 1h 46' 13"
110	Jeremy Hunt (GBR)	BigMat–Auber 93	+ 1h 49' 36"
111	Gaizka Lejarreta (ESP)	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 1h 50' 51"

2002 Volta a Portugal

Stages

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Sprints classification

Team classification

External links

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Rank	Team	Time
1	Milaneza–MSS	43h 36' 57"
2	Carvalhelhos–Boavista	+ 9' 22"
3	iBanesto.com	+ 12' 40"
4	LA Alumínios–Pecol–Bombarral	+ 15' 18"
5	Barbot–Torrie	+ 16' 27"
6	Porta da Ravessa–Zurich	+ 24' 58"
7	Cantanhede–Marquês de Marialva	+ 40' 59"
8	Paredes Rota dos Móveis–Antarte VIP	+ 42' 09"
9	ASC–Vila do Conde	+ 42' 55"
10	Kelme–Costa Blanca	+ 43' 19"