Vuelta a Castilla y León 2008. *spoiler* (smile)

victorponf
victorponf Posts: 1,187
edited March 2008 in Pro race
After First Stage, a short hilly TT

1. Alberto Contador
2.Levi Leipheimer 4
3. Thomas Dekker 13
4.Jason Mccartney 15
5. Samuel Sánchez 19


Tomorrow a medium mountain stage in Ávila :lol:
If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com

Comments

  • redbicycle
    redbicycle Posts: 271
    Astana seems to want to make a point with this race - they brought an impressive roster and I reckon they'll dominate the team standings...
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    This race has a good participation:

    Stage 1 - March 24: Valsain - La Granja de San Ildefonso (ITT), 9.7km
    Results
    1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 11.39 (49.957 km/h)
    2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.04
    3 Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 0.13
    4 Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC 0.15
    5 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.19
    6 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 0.22
    7 Steven Cozza (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 0.25
    8 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) Barloworld 0.28
    9 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
    10 Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld
    11 Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 0.30
    12 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana
    13 Chris Horner (USA) Astana 0.32
    14 Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 0.34
    15 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 0.35
    16 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Benfica
    17 Huub Duyn (Ned) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 0.36
    18 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 0.38
    19 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
    20 Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.39
    21 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
    22 Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (Spa) Karpin Galicia 0.41
    23 Gonzalo Rabunal Rios (Spa) Karpin Galicia
    24 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval - Scott
    25 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano (Col) Rabobank
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • micron
    micron Posts: 1,843
    But no team has sent the team Astana has as others are using it for preparation for bigger races. Surely it is a little early for Astana to prepare for the Vuelta?
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    Kloedn should be pulled out of the race this morning.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    micron wrote:
    But no team has sent the team Astana has as others are using it for preparation for bigger races. Surely it is a little early for Astana to prepare for the Vuelta?

    What else are they supposed to do? Not race Leipheimer and Contador until August?
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Contador winning a 10k TT ahead of Leipheimer and Dekker?! Someone is a) on form or b) making a point.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    or c) received a big box of vitamins
  • drenkrom
    drenkrom Posts: 1,062
    Is that rule still in place? If you win, it's still about what you took? Pip Gilbert must be on one hell of a program, then!
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I reckon its a mixture of A + B

    To be honest tho.. Astana have missed a good few races that other teams have been riding at so I reckon we should expect good things from them.. I hope they do well in any of their races.. It just makes everything a bit more exiting..
    cartoon.jpg
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    drenkrom wrote:
    Contador winning a 10k TT ahead of Leipheimer and Dekker?! Someone is a) on form or b) making a point.

    I wacthed it in TV, it was a very hilly TT (inicial climb and a very technical descent, just look Samuel Sánchez time, and he isn´t in shape yet)
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    2º Stage. A medium mountain stage with the finish line in Ávila (classical finish of the Vuelta, around walls and the cobbles climb.

    It was a good competicion yesterday

    1º 57 KROON, Karsten NED TEAM CSC 3:30:19
    2º 42 DEKKER, Thomas NED RABOBANK mt.
    3º 47 MOLLEMA, Bauke NED RABOBANK mt.
    4º 31 CAMAÑO, Iker ESP SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT mt.
    5º 1 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP ASTANA mt.
    6º 73 FARRAR, Tyler USA SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE mt.
    7º 44 ARDILA, Mauricio A. COL RABOBANK mt.
    8º 98 SOLER, Mauricio COL BARLOWORLD mt.
    9º 121 PEREZ, Aitor ESP EXTREMADURA mt.
    10º 62 ANDONOV, Danail BUL BENFICA mt.

    Overall after that.

    1º 1 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP ASTANA 03:41:58
    2º 4 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA ASTANA a 04
    3º 42 DEKKER, Thomas NED RABOBANK a 13
    4º 54 MCCARTNEY, Jason USA TEAM CSC a 15
    5º 17 SANCHEZ, Samuel ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI a 19
    6º 75 VANDEVELDE, Christian USA SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE a 22
    7º 71 COZZA, Steven USA SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE a 25
    8º 96 DUEÑAS, Moises ESP BARLOWORLD a 28
    9º 98 SOLER, Mauricio COL BARLOWORLD a 28
    10º 73 FARRAR, Tyler USA SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE a 30
    11º 53 CUESTA, Iñigo ESP TEAM CSC a 34
    12º 74 DUYN, Huub NED SLIPSTREAM CHIPOTLE a 36
    13º 26 PEREZ, Francisco ESP CAISSE D`EPARGNE a 39
    14º 51 SASTRE, Carlos ESP TEAM CSC a 39
    15º 111 MOSQUERA, Ezequiel ESP KARPIN GALICIA a 41
    16º 114 RABUÑAL., Gonzalo ESP KARPIN GALICIA a 41
    17º 36 COBO, Juan Jose ESP SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT a 41
    18º 44 ARDILA, Mauricio A. COL RABOBANK a 41
    19º 21 COYOT, Arnaud FRA CAISSE D`EPARGNE a 42
    20º 38 CAÑADA, David ESP SAUNIER DUVAL-SCOTT a 42
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Today flat stage with a diabolic finish (1,5 km climb in a small beatiful city Urueña-Valladolid)

    I think Thomas Dekker-Contador going to have a nice fight today
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    3th Stage

    1. Fran Ventoso (Esp)
    2. Samuel Sánchez (Esp) 00


    No changes in overall clasf.

    Lot of wind caming to the face, no very good show

    Tomorow mountain stage, finish line in a 1ª Cat. climb
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Some photos and today´s mountain finish:

    http://forodeciclismo.mforos.com/30984/ ... eon/?pag=5
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Very nice climb, a big fight between Soler-Levi and Contador. The american exploted in the 2 last kms

    Stage

    1. Contador
    2. Soler 11"
    3. Dekker 33"
    4. Pardilla 33" (a very young new spanish climber from a small team called Burgos Monumental)
    5.Menchov 33"

    Levi lost more than a minute in just 2 km (he went with Pardilla before a Soler´s attack with Contador in his wheel).

    Samuel Sánchez and Sastre don´t were in the fight at all (just training)

    Overall

    1. Contador 39
    2. Soler a 39"
    3. Dekker a 46"
    4. Leipheimer a 1 09"
    5. Menchov 1 23"

    What a level, seems to be a Gran Tour overall clasification!
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Good result for Soler.

    He's coming back from injury isn't he?
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • dave_1
    dave_1 Posts: 9,512
    interesting results. Astana will liven up small races than TDF this eyar as they have less opportunity to gain attention-they will trounce everyone at Vuelta.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKBacb2V ... ata_player
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    iainf72 wrote:
    Good result for Soler.

    He's coming back from injury isn't he?

    Yeap, i think he is one of main favourites for the Giro.

    The speaker said today there is a small chance that Astana will race the Giro (he didn´t said why)
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com
  • Titanium
    Titanium Posts: 2,056
    Will Astana do the Dauphiné in June?
  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 1,759
    Titanium wrote:
    Will Astana do the Dauphiné in June?

    According to their newly launched website, yes.

    http://www.astana-cyclingteam.com/Schedule_Results.aspx
  • Titanium
    Titanium Posts: 2,056
    Interesting. They set the Dauphiné on fire last summer, their riders were doing extraordinary things and many watchers were raising eyebrows. But no one was caught until Vino was rousted a month later, so they can come back.

    Nice to see Levi blow today. I'm kinda indifferent about Contador winning but at least he attacks. If Cadel Evans rides safe, Levi rides boring. I want to believe in Soler but my inner cynic holds me back.
  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 1,759
    I guess they did not embarrass the 'race' by getting caught, or winning it :wink:
  • victorponf
    victorponf Posts: 1,187
    Final Stage

    .1. Koldo Fernández (ESP/Euskaltel) 3:58:28. .
    2. Thomas Dekker (HOL/Rabobank) m.t. .
    3. Francisco Ventoso (ESP/Andalucía) m.t. .
    4. Danail Andonov (BUL/Benfica) m.t. .
    5. Moises Dueñas (ESP/Barloworld) m.t. .
    6. Aitor Pérez (ESP/Extremadura) m.t. .
    7. David de la Fuente (ESP/Saunier) m.t.
    .8. Iban Mayoz (ESP/Karpin) m.t. .
    9. Christian Vandevelde (USA/Slipstream) m.t. .
    10. Denis Menchov (RUS/Rabobank) m.t. -

    Overall
    : .1. Alberto Contador (ESP/Astaná) 15:57:37.
    .2. Mauricio Soler (COL/Barloworld) a 39 s
    .3. Thomas Dekker (HOL/Rabobank) a 46 s
    .4. Levi Lepheimer (USA/Astaná) a 01:09.
    .5. Denis Menchov (RUS/Rabobank) a 01:23.
    .6. Bauke Bollema (HOL/Rabobank) a 01:30.
    .7. Moises Dueñas (ESP/Barloworld) a 01:40.
    .8. Sergio Pardilla (ESP/Burgos-Monum.) a 01:42.
    .9. Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP/Karpin) a 01:55.
    .10. Christian Vandevelde (USA/Slipstream a 01:55.

    Quiet final stage

    Apart from Contador and Soler´s great fight, very intersting Bollema and Pardilla performance, two very young riders

    That´s all from Castilla y León
    If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com

Categories