# 2002 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The 2002 Vuelta a España was the 57th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Valencia, with a team time trial on 7 September, and Stage 12 occurred on 19 September with a stage from Segovia. The race finished in Madrid on 29 September.

## Stage 12

19 September 2002 — Segovia to Burgos, 210.5 km (130.8 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | 4h 16' 32" |
| 2 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 3 | Angelo Furlan (ITA) | Alessio | s.t. |
| 4 | Gerrit Glomser (AUT) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | s.t. |
| 5 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | s.t. |
| 6 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | s.t. |
| 7 | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | Tacconi Sport | s.t. |
| 8 | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) | Team Coast | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabio Sacchi (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | s.t. |
| 10 | Sven Teutenberg (GER) | Phonak | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 41h 31' 40" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1" |
| 3 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 1' 42" |
| 4 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 04" |
| 6 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 47" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 3' 05" |
| 8 | Guido Trentin (ITA) | Cofidis | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | David Millar (GBR) | Cofidis | + 3' 36" |
| 10 | Jörg Jaksche (GER) | ONCE–Eroski | + 3' 51" |

## Stage 13

20 September 2002 — Burgos to Santander, 189.8 km (117.9 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Giovanni Lombardi (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | 4h 11' 21" |
| 2 | Davide Bramati (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Paolo Bossoni (ITA) | Tacconi Sport | s.t. |
| 4 | Marco Velo (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 5 | Pietro Caucchioli (ITA) | Alessio | s.t. |
| 6 | Óscar Laguna (ESP) | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | s.t. |
| 7 | Óscar Pereiro (ESP) | Phonak | + 18" |
| 8 | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | Tacconi Sport | + 22" |
| 9 | Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ) | Cofidis | + 22" |
| 10 | Alessandro Guerra (ITA) | Index–Alexia Alluminio | + 22" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 45h 51' 22" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1" |
| 3 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 1' 42" |
| 4 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 04" |
| 6 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 47" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 3' 05" |
| 8 | Guido Trentin (ITA) | Cofidis | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | David Millar (GBR) | Cofidis | + 3' 36" |
| 10 | Jörg Jaksche (GER) | ONCE–Eroski | + 3' 51" |

## Stage 14

21 September 2002 — Santander to Gijón, 190.2 km (118.2 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Serguei Smetanine (RUS) | Jazztel–Costa de Almería | 4h 17' 23" |
| 2 | Óscar Laguna (ESP) | Colchon Relax–Fuenlabrada | + 1' 57" |
| 3 | Angelo Furlan (ITA) | Alessio | + 2' 39" |
| 4 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | + 2' 39" |
| 5 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 2' 39" |
| 6 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | + 2' 39" |
| 7 | Fabrizio Guidi (ITA) | Team Coast | + 2' 39" |
| 8 | Gerrit Glomser (AUT) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 2' 39" |
| 9 | Davide Bramati (ITA) | Mapei–Quick-Step | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | Tacconi Sport | + 2' 39" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 50h 11' 24" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1" |
| 3 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 1' 42" |
| 4 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 04" |
| 6 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 47" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 3' 05" |
| 8 | Guido Trentin (ITA) | Cofidis | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | David Millar (GBR) | Cofidis | + 3' 36" |
| 10 | Jörg Jaksche (GER) | ONCE–Eroski | + 3' 51" |

## Stage 15

22 September 2002 — Gijón to Alto de l'Angliru, 176.7 km (109.8 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 5h 01' 02" |
| 2 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 1' 35" |
| 3 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 1' 41" |
| 4 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 54" |
| 5 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 2' 16" |
| 7 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 2' 16" |
| 8 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 2' 22" |
| 9 | Fabian Jeker (SUI) | Milaneza–MSS | + 2' 34" |
| 10 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 2' 42" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 55h 14' 08" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 35" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 1' 57" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 56" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 05" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 4' 55" |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 5' 20" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5' 26" |

## Stage 16

24 September 2002 — Avilés to León, 154.7 km (96.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 3h 32' 07" |
| 2 | Luis Pérez (ESP) | Team Coast | s.t. |
| 3 | José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 5" |
| 4 | Aitor Osa (ESP) | iBanesto.com | + 5" |
| 5 | David Plaza (ESP) | Team Coast | + 5" |
| 6 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | + 8' 58" |
| 7 | Miguel Martin Perdiguero (ESP) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | + 8' 58" |
| 8 | Gerrit Glomser (AUT) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 8' 58" |
| 9 | Carlos Torrent (ESP) | Jazztel–Costa de Almería | + 8' 58" |
| 10 | Mikel Artetxe (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 8' 58" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 58h 55' 13" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 35" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 1' 57" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 56" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 05" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 4' 55" |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 5' 20" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5' 26" |

## Stage 17

25 September 2002 — Benavente to Salamanca, 146.6 km (91.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Angelo Furlan (ITA) | Alessio | 2h 58' 00" |
| 2 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 3 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 4 | Sven Teutenberg (GER) | Phonak | s.t. |
| 5 | Gerrit Glomser (AUT) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | s.t. |
| 6 | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | Tacconi Sport | s.t. |
| 7 | Paolo Bossoni (ITA) | Tacconi Sport | s.t. |
| 8 | Dennis Zanette (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 9 | Ángel Edo (ESP) | Milaneza–MSS | s.t. |
| 10 | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Lampre–Daikin | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 61h 53' 13" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 35" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 1' 57" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 3' 56" |
| 7 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 05" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 4' 55" |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 5' 20" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5' 26" |

## Stage 18

26 September 2002 — Salamanca to La Covatilla, 193.7 km (120.4 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Santiago Blanco (ESP) | iBanesto.com | 5h 04' 17" |
| 2 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 39" |
| 3 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | iBanesto.com | + 47" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 51" |
| 5 | Pietro Caucchioli (ITA) | Alessio | + 1' 09" |
| 6 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 1' 09" |
| 7 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 16" |
| 8 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 1' 26" |
| 10 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 1' 31" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 66h 58' 09" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 12" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 09" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4' 15" |
| 6 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 35" |
| 7 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 4' 48" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 6' 04" |
| 9 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 6' 18" |
| 10 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 7' 00" |

## Stage 19

27 September 2002 — Béjar to Ávila, 177.8 km (110.5 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Vicente Garcia Acosta (ESP) | iBanesto.com | 4h 24' 27" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 2' 02" |
| 3 | Miguel Martin Perdiguero (ESP) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 2' 06" |
| 5 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 2' 06" |
| 6 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 06" |
| 8 | Claus Michael Møller (DEN) | Milaneza–MSS | + 2' 06" |
| 9 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 2' 06" |
| 10 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 2' 06" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 71h 24' 42" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 08" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 09" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4' 15" |
| 6 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 43" |
| 7 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 4' 48" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 6' 12" |
| 9 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 6' 18" |
| 10 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 7' 08" |

## Stage 20

28 September 2002 — Ávila to Warner Bros. Park, 141.2 km (87.7 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Angelo Furlan (ITA) | Alessio | 3h 00' 08" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | s.t. |
| 3 | Erik Zabel (GER) | Team Telekom | s.t. |
| 4 | Sven Teutenberg (GER) | Phonak | s.t. |
| 5 | Ján Svorada (CZE) | Lampre–Daikin | s.t. |
| 6 | Gerrit Glomser (AUT) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | s.t. |
| 7 | Alexei Sivakov (RUS) | BigMat–Auber 93 | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrej Hauptman (SLO) | Tacconi Sport | s.t. |
| 9 | Ángel Edo (ESP) | Milaneza–MSS | s.t. |
| 10 | Juan Carlos Guillamón (ESP) | Jazztel–Costa de Almería | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | 74h 24' 50" |
| 2 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 08" |
| 3 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 09" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4' 15" |
| 6 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 4' 43" |
| 7 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 4' 48" |
| 8 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 6' 12" |
| 9 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 6' 18" |
| 10 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 7' 08" |

## Stage 21

29 September 2002 — Warner Bros. Park to Madrid (Santiago Bernabéu Stadium), 41.2 km (25.6 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 47' 54" |
| 2 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 1' 23" |
| 3 | David Plaza (ESP) | Team Coast | + 1' 45" |
| 4 | Santiago Botero (COL) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 1' 55" |
| 5 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 2' 10" |
| 6 | Santos González (ESP) | Acqua & Sapone–Cantina Tollo | + 2' 27" |
| 7 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 2' 29" |
| 8 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 35" |
| 9 | Daniel Becke (GER) | Team Coast | + 2' 43" |
| 10 | Toni Tauler (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 2' 45" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Aitor González (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | 75h 13' 52" |
| 2 | Roberto Heras (ESP) | U.S. Postal Service | + 2' 14" |
| 3 | Joseba Beloki (ESP) | ONCE–Eroski | + 3' 11" |
| 4 | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | Kelme–Costa Blanca | + 3' 26" |
| 5 | Iban Mayo (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5' 42" |
| 6 | Ángel Casero (ESP) | Team Coast | + 6' 33" |
| 7 | Francesco Casagrande (ITA) | Fassa Bortolo | + 6' 38" |
| 8 | Félix García Casas (ESP) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 6' 46" |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Team Coast | + 8' 29" |
| 10 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Saeco–Longoni Sport | + 9' 22" |