La Vuelta 2020 - Stage 9: Castrillo del Val > Aguilar de Campoo - 157,7 km *Spoilers*
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Stage 9: Castrillo del Val > Aguilar de Campoo - 157,7 km
Thursday 29 October, 12.25 GMT.
Although the 9th stage of la Vuelta is not entirely flat, the race doesn't come with any KOM points either. At 157.7 kilometres, the race from Castrillo de Val to Aguilar de Campoo should come down to a sprint finish.
Castrillo del Val is located in Burgos at an elevation of 855 metres and Aguilar de Campo at 908 metres. Those are basically the perimetres of the elevation on stage 12, although the section between kilometre 30 and 60 takes place at 790 metres.
Stage 9 is the first of two consecutive sprint finishes. Unusually, the 2020 Vuelta offers more opportunities for the fast boys than either the Tour or Giro.
Favourites 9th stage 2020 Vuelta a España
*** Sam Bennett, Pascal Ackermann
** Jasper Philipsen, Magnus Cort,
* Jon Aberasturi, Jakub Mareczko, Max Kanter
Castrillo del Val
Unprecedented departure
792 inhabitants
The history of Castrillo del Val is closely linked to that of ‘El Cid’. It is where his wife, Jimena, and two daughters lived in the final years of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar’s life, and is where the iconic Castilian’s remains were kept up until the 19th century. The Cid Campeador Military Base was named after this historical legacy. In 2020, this branch of the Armed Forces will celebrate the Legion’s first centenary.
Aguilar de Campoo
Unprecedented Vuelta finale
6.842 inhabitants
Aguilar de Campoo will host part of La Vuelta for the fourth time in the race’s history. Though it has never hosted a finish-line until now, the Palencia municipality does know what it is to host a stage departure (1983, 1985 and 2012). The cookie locality, thus known for the numerous cookie industries based in this territory, began to gain popularity in the middle Ages, during its greatest splendour. Aguilar de Campoo was the residence of Charles V following the Emperor’s first arrival in the Iberian Peninsula in 1517.
Reservoir of Aguilar
Lamb stew
Lamb is very popular in the north of Spain, and in the Basque Country people like to make it into a stew. The lamb is marinated in white wine, cloves, garlic and rosemary, before being cooked and then added to a thick sauce.
Thursday 29 October, 12.25 GMT.
Although the 9th stage of la Vuelta is not entirely flat, the race doesn't come with any KOM points either. At 157.7 kilometres, the race from Castrillo de Val to Aguilar de Campoo should come down to a sprint finish.
Castrillo del Val is located in Burgos at an elevation of 855 metres and Aguilar de Campo at 908 metres. Those are basically the perimetres of the elevation on stage 12, although the section between kilometre 30 and 60 takes place at 790 metres.
Stage 9 is the first of two consecutive sprint finishes. Unusually, the 2020 Vuelta offers more opportunities for the fast boys than either the Tour or Giro.
Favourites 9th stage 2020 Vuelta a España
*** Sam Bennett, Pascal Ackermann
** Jasper Philipsen, Magnus Cort,
* Jon Aberasturi, Jakub Mareczko, Max Kanter
Castrillo del Val
Unprecedented departure
792 inhabitants
The history of Castrillo del Val is closely linked to that of ‘El Cid’. It is where his wife, Jimena, and two daughters lived in the final years of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar’s life, and is where the iconic Castilian’s remains were kept up until the 19th century. The Cid Campeador Military Base was named after this historical legacy. In 2020, this branch of the Armed Forces will celebrate the Legion’s first centenary.
Aguilar de Campoo
Unprecedented Vuelta finale
6.842 inhabitants
Aguilar de Campoo will host part of La Vuelta for the fourth time in the race’s history. Though it has never hosted a finish-line until now, the Palencia municipality does know what it is to host a stage departure (1983, 1985 and 2012). The cookie locality, thus known for the numerous cookie industries based in this territory, began to gain popularity in the middle Ages, during its greatest splendour. Aguilar de Campoo was the residence of Charles V following the Emperor’s first arrival in the Iberian Peninsula in 1517.
Reservoir of Aguilar
Lamb stew
Lamb is very popular in the north of Spain, and in the Basque Country people like to make it into a stew. The lamb is marinated in white wine, cloves, garlic and rosemary, before being cooked and then added to a thick sauce.
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Nowt wrong with that though!
- @ddraver
Bagues (Caja Rural) and Osorio (BH Burgos) have about 5 minutes over a plodding peloton.
Re. the stew: It looked too good not to post it's picture. Easy to see why it's a very popular dish in sheep country.
Bennett does it again.Career win #50 (including 9 GT stages), Quick-Step GT stage win #100.EDIT: Seen jury decision.
Bora do all the work, Bennett takes home the spoils.
Jumbo pit stops are still not exactly F1 standards.
Bennett relegated and QS super salty on their Twitter account
At 17 seconds, he gives a pretty massive shove. Then another at 20 seconds.
I don’t think the jury could let that go once they saw it.
Not sure you could expect Sam to take his hands off the bars and give him a gentle push out of the way.
Perhaps the trek team need to not lose their lead out with 400+m left....
I am not sure. You have no chance.
Irish or OPQS fan - terrible decision, Sammy wouldn't hurt a fly. Loowww Liiiieee the fields...
Latvian or Trek fan - Scumbag should be disqualified from every race ever and in to perpetuity
everyone else - 🤷...meh...can see why it was given...
- @ddraver
You could add;
Leferve (when it's his rider who is DQd): "This is a bullshit!"
Leferve (when his rider is the victim): "This guy should be in jail!"
I did notice DQS doing a bit of a 4th cat dive bomb on that last tight bend on the run in though, choppers.
- @ddraver
Haven't seen it, but clearly Sammy was in the right
Sean Kelly, who is hardly anti-Bennett, backed the judges decision
- @ddraver
- @ddraver