Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009, a little Tour
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Some photos from today TT
http://img440.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=t ... 309016.jpg
Tomorrow a nice stage,
Next friday more photosIf you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0 -
What does the sign mean? Journalism cheats outside of cycling? I don't get it :?0
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I think you have to read it as two sentences: "cheating journalism: get out of cycling"...afx237vi wrote:What does the sign mean? Journalism cheats outside of cycling? I don't get it :?
Still unclear - in support of the omerta under attack, or attacking journlism being part of it?
Cool gritting teeth picture of Gutierrez by the way, Victor.0 -
Stage 3 was a bit dissapointed, because the climb wasn´t hard and even the wind was in the face of riders. (84 riders in the same time) Results:
Stage
1º 18 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE 3:28:16
2º 168 PLAZA, Ruben ESP LIBERTY SEGUROS mt.
3º 155 MORENO, Javier ESP ANDALUCIA-CAJASUR mt.
4º 31 BENITEZ, J. Alberto ESP FUJI-SERVETTO mt.
5º 25 PEREZ, Ruben ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI mt.
6º 145 SEVILLA, Oscar ESP ROCK RACING mt.
7º 52 ARDILA, Alberto COL RABOBANK mt.
8º 36 MEJIAS, Javier ESP FUJI-SERVETTO mt.
9º 16 ROJAS, Jose Joaquin ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE mt.
10º 35 INTXASTI, Beñat ESP FUJI-SERVETTO mt.
11º 1 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP ASTANA mt.
12º 51 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RABOBANK mt.
13º 54 GARATE, Juan M. ESP RABOBANK mt.
14º 158 TONDO, Xavier ESP ANDALUCIA-CAJASUR mt.
15º 82 GARCIA, David ESP XACOBEO-GALICIA mt.
16º 103 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas LTU CERVELO-TEST TEAM mt.
17º 57 MOLLEMA, Bauke NED RABOBANK mt.
18º 4 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA ASTANA mt.
19º 116 GUAMA, Byron ECU BURGOS MONUMENTAL-CY mt.
20º 13 PASAMONTES, Luis ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE mt.
Provisional Overall
1º 4 LEIPHEIMER, Levi USA ASTANA 05:05:10
2º 1 CONTADOR, Alberto ESP ASTANA a 16
3º 48 ZABRISKIE, David USA GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM a 22
4º 58 CLEMENT, Stef NED RABOBANK a 49
5º 51 MENCHOV, Denis RUS RABOBANK a 55
6º 22 IRIZAR, Markel ESP EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI a 01:16
7º 12 GUTIERREZ, Jose Ivan ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE a 01:17
8º 145 SEVILLA, Oscar ESP ROCK RACING a 01:33
9º 42 DANIELSON, Tom USA GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM a 01:36
10º 46 VANDE VELDE, Christian USA GARMIN-SLIPSTREAM a 01:39
11º 55 MOERENHOUT, Koos NED RABOBANK a 01:46
12º 103 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas LTU CERVELO-TEST TEAM a 01:47
13º 53 TEN DAM, Laurens NED RABOBANK a 01:47
14º 13 PASAMONTES, Luis ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE a 01:47
15º 158 TONDO, Xavier ESP ANDALUCIA-CAJASUR a 01:51
16º 168 PLAZA, Ruben ESP LIBERTY SEGUROS a 01:52
17º 102 DEIGNAN, Philip IRE CERVELO-TEST TEAM a 01:53
18º 54 GARATE, Juan M. ESP RABOBANK a 01:56
19º 81 MOSQUERA, Ezequiel ESP XACOBEO-GALICIA a 02:01
20º 18 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP CAISSE D'EPARGNE a 02:07
Today the queen stage, with 2 climbs:
STAGE 4 Mountain
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=etapa4.jpg
El Peñón is a very hard climb, what a pity that was far away to the finish:
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peon.jpg
Laguna de los Peces is long, but quite easy:
http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=peces.jpg
You can follow the race since 14.30h (spanish hour, one before other stages) in
http://www.rtve.es/deportes/directo/
or better in
http://www.rtvcyl.es/If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0 -
Stage 5: .
1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne) 3:17:46.
.2. José Joaquín Rojas (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne) m.t. .
3. Pablo Urtasun (ESP/Euskaltel) m.t. .
4. Ricardo Serrano (ESP/Fuji-Servetto) a 2 s. .
5. Igor Abaukumov (BEL/ISD) a 2 s.
.6. Oscar Sevilla (ESP/Rock Racing) a 2 s. .
7. Eduard Vorganov (RUS/Xacobeo-Galicia) a 2 s. .
8. David García Dapena (ESP/Xacobeo-Galicia) a 2 s.
.9. Joaquín Sobrino (ESP/Burgos Monumental) a 2 s.
10. Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) a 2 s.
Final Overall:
.1. Levi Leipheimer (USA/Astana) 15:33:23.
.2. Alberto Contador (ESP/Astana) a 16 s. .
3. David Zabriskie (USA/Garmin-Slipstream) a 22 s. .
4. Stef Clement (BEL/Rabobank) a 49 s. .
5. Denis Menchov (RUS/Rabobank) a 1:07. .
6. Xavier Tondo (ESP/Andalucía-Cajasur) a 1:51. .
7. Philip Deignan (Cervelo) a 1:53.
.8. Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP/Xacobeo) a 2:01.
.9. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne) a 2:05.
10. Juan José Cobo (ESP/Fuji-Servetto) a 2:45.
Green jersey: .1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne)
Polka dots jerjey: .1. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne)
Overall teams: .1. RabobankIf you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0 -
Netx photos from last stage (was there) and video of every stage (short sumaries)If you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0
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Some short videos from youtube:
Stage 1: Sobrino
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iKtKDJv ... re=related
Lance crash:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq9qIRpz ... re=related
Stage 2: Levi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZ5Bceb ... re=related
Stage 3: Valverde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhQjXFBd ... re=related
Stage 4: Cobo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMw7pwwBNoQ
Stage 5: Valverde
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eliPDfG ... re=relatedIf you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0 -
Bueno, estuve en Parquesol viendo el final de etapa del viernes, aunque la vi por los pelos por el adelanto de la carrera.
Os dejo unas fotillas.
http://img18.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=vc ... 200906.jpgIf you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0 -
Had been in the last stage in Valladolid, some photos from the Valverde victory in the uphill finish.
http://img18.imageshack.us/gal.php?g=vc ... 200906.jpgIf you like Flandes, Roubaix or Eroica, you would like GP Canal de Castilla, www.gpcanaldecastilla.com0
