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The 1995 Volta a Catalunya was the 75th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 15 June to 22 June 1995. The race started in Manlleu and finished in Olot.^[2] The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.

Teams

Sixteen teams of up to eight riders took part in the race:^[3]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][4][5]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	21 June	Manlleu	3.1 km (1.9 mi)		Individual time trial	Maurizio Fondriest
1	22 June	Manlleu to Monestir de Montserrat	191 km (118.7 mi)		Hilly stage	Laurent Jalabert
2	23 June	Manresa to Port Torredembarra	172.4 km (107.1 mi)		Hilly stage	Mario Cipollini
3	24 June	Port Torredembarra to Barcelona	169.5 km (105.3 mi)		Hilly stage	Mario Cipollini
4	25 June	Bellver de Cerdanya to Boi Täull	226.8 km (140.9 mi)		Mountain stage	José María Jiménez
5	26 June	Vall de Boí to Lleida	163.3 km (101.5 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Mario Cipollini
6	27 June	Segura Viudas to Segura Viudas	21.6 km (13.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Melcior Mauri
7	28 June	Barcelona/Sarria to Olot	198.4 km (123.3 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Laurent Jalabert

General classification

Final general classification[2][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 29h 24' 54" 2  Melcior Mauri (ESP) ONCE + 46" 3  Jesús Montoya (ESP) Banesto + 49" 4  Enrico Zaina (ITA) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni + 1' 17" 5  Bo Hamburger (DEN) TVM–Polis Direct + 1' 48" 6  Francisco Javier Mauleón (ESP) Mapei–GB–Latexco + 1' 49" 7  Daniel Clavero (ESP) Artiach–Chiquilin + 3' 04" 8  Stephen Hodge (AUS) Festina–Lotus + 3' 23" 9  Juan Carlos Vicario [ca] (ESP) Castellblanch + 6' 11" 10  José María Jiménez (ESP) Banesto + 6' 22"

References

Further reading

• "Perfil 1a Etapa" [Stage 1 profile] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 June 1995. p. 47.
• "Perfil 7a Etapa" [Stage 7 profile] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 1995. p. 38.
• "Una Volta a lo Grande" [A Volta in a big way] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 1995. p. 38.
• "Perfil 6a Etapa" [Stage 6 profile] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 1995. p. 45.
• "Perfil 4a Etapa" [Stage 4 profile] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 1995. p. 38.
• "Un prologo y siete pruebas de fuego" [A prologue and seven tests of fire] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1995. p. 31.
• "Poker de favoritos" [Poker of favourites] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1995. p. 32.
• "Poker de favoritos" [Poker of favourites] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 1995. p. 33.
• "75 "Volta"" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 June 1995. p. 38.
• "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 June 1995. p. 42.
• "La Etapa de Hoy - Etapa 3" [Today's stage - Stage 3] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 1995. p. 38.
• "Clasificaciones 2a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 2] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 1995. p. 40.
• "Clasificaciones 3a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 3] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 June 1995. p. 39.
• "Joven rey" [Young king] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1995. p. 37.
• "La película de la etapa" [The picture of the stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1995. p. 38.
• "La Volta" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1995. p. 39.
• "Clasificaciones 4a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 4] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 1995. p. 42.
• "Clasificaciones 5a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 5] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 June 1995. p. 39.
• "Clasificaciones 6a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 6] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 June 1995. p. 39.
• "Clasificaciones 7a Etapa" [Classifications Stage 7] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 June 1995. p. 43.