La Vuelta a Espana

Stage 7 - won by John Degenkolb (3rd stage win).

Overall: still 1st = Rodriguez; 2nd = Froome; 3rd = Contador.

 

Stage 8 (Lleida to Andorra.Collada de la Gallina):

Results

1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) 4:06:39
2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)
3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK)
4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:15
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 0:23
6 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 0:33
7 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI)
8 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - ISD) + 0:39
9 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)
10 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - ISD) + 0:42

General Classification after Stage 8
1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 29:59:35
2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:33
3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:40
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 0:50
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 1:41
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 1:48
7 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:14
8 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 2:47
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 2:58
10 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 3:07

 

Stage 10 : Ponteareas - Sanxenxo (190km)

John Degenkolb wins the sprint finish - his 4th Vuelta stage win.


(Full results - Stage and Overall - yet to be listed)

 

Here we go.....


Stage 10 Results

1 DEGENKOLB, John (ARGOS-SHIMANO) 4:47:24
2 BOUHANNI, Nacer (FDJ-BIG MAT)
3 BENNATI, Daniele (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
4 MEERSMAN, Gianni (LOTTO BELISOL)
5 CARDOSO, Manuel Antonio Leal (CAJA RURAL)
6 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
7 LIGTHART, Pim (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)
8 VIGANO, Davide (LAMPRE - ISD)
9 SWIFT, Ben (SKY PROCYCLING)
10 VIVIANI, Elia (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)


General Classification after Stage 10

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 39:32:23
2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:53
3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 1:00
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:07
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 2:01
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 2:08
7 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:34
8 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 3:07
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 3:18
10 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 3:27

 

You're a twat.

 

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Time Trial today: Stage 11

Cambados - Pontevedra (40km)

http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/08/news/time-trial-showdown-will-prove-decisive-in-vuelta_236653

 

OK, you're obviously not an Alan Partridge fan.....that wasn't me calling you a twat, was me using a Partridge-ism to express delight at the cycling benig on ITV4......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhlx43rTs2Q

 

Oh, no. It didn't come across very well in the original post.

 

Stage 11 Results

1 KESSIAKOFF, Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (ASTANA) 52:36
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:17
3 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:39
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:08
5 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 1:09
6 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 1:15
7 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 1:17
8 MEYER, Cameron (ORICA - GREENEDGE)
9 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 1:24
10 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR) + 1:34
11 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:39
12 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 1:42
13 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:50
14 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING) + 1:57
15 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 2:02
16 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 2:04
17 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:05
18 BOOM, Lars (RABOBANK) + 2:06
19 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (SKY PROCYCLING) + 2:16
20 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 2:20

General Classification after Stage 11

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 40:26:15
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:01
3 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:15
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 0:58
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 2:26
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 2:53
7 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 3:38
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 4:07
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 4:21
10 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 5:09
11 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 5:28
12 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - ISD) + 5:30
13 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 5:51
14 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 5:55
15 CAPECCHI, Eros (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)
16 MONFORT, Maxime (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
17 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6:15
18 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - ISD) + 6:24
19 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL) + 6:59
20 MORABITO, Steve (BMC RACING) + 7:09

 

So it's looking as if it'll be between Rodriguez, Contador, Froome and Valverde.....

...and mountain stages to come!

 

Stage 12: Vilagarcia de Arousa - Dumbria. Mirador de Ezaro (185km)

Froome slips back a place....

Stage 12 Results

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 4:24:32
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:06
3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 0:13
4 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 0:20
5 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:23
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)
7 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 0:27
8 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 0:31
9 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE - ISD) + 0:33
10 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 0:36


General Classification after Stage 12

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 44:50:35
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:13
3 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:51
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:20
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 2:59
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 3:29
7 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 4:22
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 5:17
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 5:18
10 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 6:01

 

Froome looks to be struggling IMO

 

No overall change today:

Stage 13 Results

1 CUMMINGS, Stephen (BMC RACING) 4:05:02
2 MEYER, Cameron (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:04
3 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (SKY PROCYCLING)
4 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA - GREENEDGE) + 0:14
5 GERDEMANN, Linus (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
6 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)
7 DEGENKOLB, John (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 0:40
8 DAVIS, Allan (ORICA - GREENEDGE)
9 SWIFT, Ben (SKY PROCYCLING)
10 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)


General Classification after Stage 13

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 48:56:17
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:13
3 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:51
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:20
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 2:59
6 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 3:29
7 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 4:22
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 5:17
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 5:18
10 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK) + 6:01

 

It could be that Froome is losing it....He's slipped back a place, and just over a minute more, down on Rodriguez.

Stage 15 Results

1 PIEDRA PEREZ, Antonio (CAJA RURAL) 5:01:23
2 PEREZ MORENO, Ruben (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 2:02
3 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
4 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA, David (CAJA RURAL)
5 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo (MOVISTAR) + 2:07
6 GESCHKE, Simon (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 2:12
7 SEELDRAEYERS, Kevin (ASTANA) + 2:25
8 KASHECHKIN, Andrey (ASTANA) + 3:35
9 REYNES MIMO, Vicente (LOTTO BELISOL) + 3:49
10 LAGUTIN, Sergey (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 6:45
11 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 9:25
12 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)
13 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK)
14 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR) + 9:38
15 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 9:48
16 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 10:00
17 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)
18 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE - ISD)
19 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP)
20 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)

General Classification after Stage 15

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 58:17:21
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:22
3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:41
4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 2:16
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 4:51
6 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 5:42
7 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 6:48
8 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 7:17
9 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 7:21
10 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 7:39

 

....It looks like Froome is falling away.......!! (Lost another 2 minutes-ish today).


Stage 16 Results

1 CATALDO, Dario (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) 5:18:28
2 DE GENDT, Thomas (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 0:07
3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 2:38
4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 2:40
5 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:56
6 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR) + 3:23
7 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 4:06
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 4:12
9 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 4:21
10 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 4:22


General Classification after Stage 16

1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 63:38:24
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 0:28
3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 2:04
4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 4:52
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 6:58
6 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 7:28
7 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 8:28
8 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 9:00
9 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 9:11
10 ROCHE, Nicolas (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 11:44

 

Thanks for keeping this going Stan - shame that the effects of a long season seem to be catching up with Chris Froome. I'm sure his day will come.

 

Rest day, today:

So....all as yesterday.

 

Contador now leads; Valverde second....

Froome slips further back.


Stage 17 Results

1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 4:29:20
2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 0:06
3 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)
4 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI)
5 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 0:19
6 BAKELANTS, Jan (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:55
7 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 1:13
8 GENIEZ, Alexandre (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 1:40
9 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) + 2:13
10 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 2:38
11 HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ, Jesus (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK)
12 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR)

General Classification after Stage 17

1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 68:07:54
2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:52
3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 2:28
4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 9:40
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 11:36
6 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 12:06
7 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 12:55
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 13:06
9 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 13:49
10 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 14:10

 

Overall - it's the same as yesterday:

Stage 18 Results

1 BENNATI, Daniele (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) 4:17:17
2 SWIFT, Ben (SKY PROCYCLING)
3 DAVIS, Allan (ORICA - GREENEDGE)
4 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)
5 DEGENKOLB, John (ARGOS-SHIMANO)
6 VIGANO, Davide (LAMPRE - ISD)
7 BRESCHEL, Matti (RABOBANK)
8 DE KORT, Koen (ARGOS-SHIMANO)
9 DOCKER, Mitchell (ORICA - GREENEDGE)
10 RAST, Grégory (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:06


General Classification after Stage 18

1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 72:25:21
2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:52
3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 2:28
4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 9:40
5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 11:36
6 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 12:02
7 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 12:55
8 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 13:06
9 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 13:49
10 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 14:10