2001 Vuelta a España

Template:Short description Template:Short description The 56th edition of the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance stage race and one of the three Grand Tours, was held from 8 September to 30 September 2001. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of , and was won by Ángel Casero of the Template:Cycling data FES cycling team at a speed of .

This edition of the Vuelta was notable for its final-stage time trial, during which Casero overcame a 25-second lead held by Óscar Sevilla of Template:Cycling data KEL to win, while American Levi Leipheimer of Template:Cycling data DSC managed to move past both teammate Roberto Heras and Juan Miguel Mercado to take third and become the first American ever to achieve a podium finish in the Vuelta. Additionally, Guido Trenti became the first American ever to win a stage in the race.

Teams

A total of 21 teams were invited to participate in the 2001 Vuelta a España. Fifteen of the competing squads were UCI Division I teams, while the other six teams were UCI Division II. Mercury–Viatel, who were previously scheduled to ride, didn't start. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Vuelta began with a peloton of 189 cyclists, a total of 139 riders made it to the finish in Madrid.

The 21 teams invited to the race were: Template:Cyclingteamlist Template:Cyclingteamlist

Stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	8 September	Salamanca		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
2	9 September	Salamanca to Valladolid		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
3	10 September	Valladolid to León		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
4	11 September 2001	León to Gijón		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
5	12 September	Gijón to Lagos de Covadonga		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
6	13 September	Cangas de Onís to Torrelavega		File:Mediummountainstage.svg	Medium-mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
7	14 September	Torrelavega		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
8	15 September	Reinosa to Alto de la Cruz de la Demanda (Valdezcaray)		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
9	16 September	Logroño to Zaragoza		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
	17 September	Province of Barcelona			Rest day
10	18 September	Sabadell to La Molina		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
11	19 September	Alp to Estació de Pal (Andorra)		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
12	20 September	Ordino to Estació d'Esquí d'Ordino-Alcalís (Andorra)		File:Mountain Time Trial Stage.svg	Mountain time trial	Template:Flagathlete
13	21 September	Andorra to Universal Studios Port Aventura		File:Hillystage.svg	Hilly stage	Template:Flagathlete
14	22 September	Tarragona to Vinaròs		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
15	23 September	Valencia to Alto de Aitana		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
	24 September	Province of Valencia			Rest day
16	25 September	Alcoy to Murcia		File:Hillystage.svg	Hilly stage	Template:Flagathlete
17	26 September	Murcia to Albacete		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
18	27 September	Albacete to Cuenca		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
19	28 September	Cuenca to Guadalajara		File:Hillystage.svg	Hilly stage	Template:Flagathlete
20	29 September	Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
21	30 September	Madrid		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
	Total

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Team Classification
1 (ITT)	David Millar	David Millar	David Millar	David Millar	Template:Cycling data KEL
2	Erik Zabel
3	Erik Zabel		Erik Zabel
4	Erik Zabel	Santiago Botero		Karsten Kroon	Template:Cycling data MAP
5	Juan Miguel Mercado	Óscar Sevilla		Juan Miguel Mercado	Template:Cycling data GCE
6	David Millar
7 (ITT)	Santiago Botero	Santiago Botero			Template:Cycling data KEL
8	José María Jiménez	Joseba Beloki			Festina
9	Igor González de Galdeano
10	Santiago Blanco				Template:Cycling data GCE
11	José María Jiménez	Óscar Sevilla		José María Jiménez
12	José María Jiménez		José María Jiménez
13	Beat Zberg
14	Juan Manuel Gárate
15	Claus Michael Møller
16	Tomáš Konečný
17	Robert Hunter
18	Filippo Simeoni		Erik Zabel
19	Guido Trenti
20	Gilberto Simoni		José María Jiménez
21 (ITT)	Santiago Botero	Ángel Casero
Stage	Winner	Ángel Casero	José María Jiménez	José María Jiménez	Template:Cycling data GCE

Final standings

Legend
Template:Cjersey	Denotes the winner of the general classification	Template:Cjersey	Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Template:Cjersey	Denotes the leader of the points classification	Template:Cjersey	Denotes the winner of the sprints classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete A yellow jersey.	Template:Cycling data FES	70h 49' 05"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data KEL	+ 0' 47"
DSQ	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	+ 2' 59"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	+ 3' 56"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MOV	+ 5' 45"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data FES	+ 5' 53"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	+ 6' 57"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data POV	+ 7' 13"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MOV	+ 8' 32"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data TBI	+ 10' 31"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete A red jersey.	Template:Cycling data MOV	130
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data THR	125
DSQ	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	115
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data KEL	102
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data KEL	101
DSQ	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data COF.	93
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data POV	89
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data FES	88
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MOV	77
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data FES	70

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete A orange jersey.	Template:Cycling data MOV	162
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data POV	110
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MOV	88
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data KEL	82
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	55
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data UAD	53
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	50
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data COF	49
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MOV	48
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data KEL	42

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete A green jersey.	Template:Cycling data REG	40
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data UAD	20
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data REG	19
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data THR	16
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data JAZ	14
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data REG	12
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data REG	12
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data UAD	12
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data TLJ	11
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data CTA	11

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1	Template:Cycling data MOV	212h 05' 24"
2	Template:Cycling data DSC	+ 23' 47"
3	Template:Cycling data FES	+ 26' 08"
4	Template:Cycling data KEL	+ 1h 01' 11"
5	Template:Cycling data EUS	+ 1h 03' 31"
6	Template:Cycling data POV	+ 1h 36' 55"
7	Template:Cycling data ONC	+ 1h 53' 28"
8	Template:Cycling data COF	+ 1h 54' 12"
9	Template:Cycling data MAP	+ 2h 08' 36"
10	Template:Cycling data DFF	+ 2h 24' 36"

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
• Cyclingnews.com 2001 Vuelta a Espana coverage