Domingo 7 de septiembre
Etapa 15 Oviedo / Lagos de Covadonga
5 fugados faltan 39 k 7min 40 seg de ventaja
John DEGENKOLB (115), Kristof VANDEWALLE (218), Cameron MEYER (187), Francisco Javier ARAMENDIA (52) y Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (6)
les faltan 3,5 km para coronar el puerto del torno,
se pone a tirar movistar
Paso por el Puerto del Torno (2ª):
1º Przemyslaw NIEMIEC (6)
2º Kristof VANDEWALLE (218)
3º Cameron MEYER (187)
los escapados llevan 5m cuando faltan 32 km
al final sòlo resiste niemiec y los favoritos llegan pràcticamente juntos.
Valverde lìder de puntos y montaña
etapa 15
1. POL NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw 6 Lampre Merida 4h 11' 09''
2. ESP VALVERDE, Alejandro 151 Movistar Team 4h 11' 14'' + 5''
3. ESP RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin 131 Team Katusha 4h 11' 14'' + 5''
4. ESP CONTADOR, Alberto 201 Tinkoff - Saxo 4h 11' 19'' + 10''
5. ITA ARU, Fabio 21 Astana Pro Team 4h 11' 26'' + 17''
6. GBR FROOME, Christopher 191 Team SKY 4h 11' 26'' + 17''
7. IRL MARTIN, Daniel 102 Garmin Sharp 4h 11' 37'' + 28''
8. FRA BARGUIL, Warren 111 Team Giant - Shimano 4h 11' 53'' + 44''
9. COL URAN, Rigoberto 177 Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 4h 12' 09'' + 1' 00''
10. ITA CARUSO, Giampaolo 132 Team Katusha 4h 12' 11'' + 1' 02''
11. NED GESINK, Robert 34 Belkin Pro Cycling Team 4h 12' 16'' + 1' 07''
12. ESP MORENO, Daniel 137 Team Katusha 4h 12' 16'' + 1' 07''
13. ESP SÁNCHEZ, Samuel 41 BMC Racing Team 4h 12' 55'' + 1' 46''
14. ESP NIEVE, Mikel 197 Team SKY 4h 12' 55'' + 1' 46''
15. BEL VANDEWALLE, Kristof 218 Trek Factory Racing 4h 13' 07'' + 1' 58'
general
1. ESP CONTADOR, Alberto 201 Tinkoff - Saxo 58h 31' 35''
2. ESP VALVERDE, Alejandro 151 Movistar Team 58h 32' 06'' + 31''
3. GBR FROOME, Christopher 191 Team SKY 58h 32' 55'' + 1' 20''
4. ESP RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin 131 Team Katusha 58h 32' 55'' + 1' 20''
5. ITA ARU, Fabio 21 Astana Pro Team 58h 33' 57'' + 2' 22''
6. COL URAN, Rigoberto 177 Omega Pharma - Quick-Step 58h 34' 32'' + 2' 57''
7. IRL MARTIN, Daniel 102 Garmin Sharp 58h 36' 30'' + 4' 55''
8. ESP SÁNCHEZ, Samuel 41 BMC Racing Team 58h 36' 37'' + 5' 02''
9. NED GESINK, Robert 34 Belkin Pro Cycling Team 58h 36' 46'' + 5' 11''
10. FRA BARGUIL, Warren 111 Team Giant - Shimano 58h 38' 11'' + 6' 36''
11. ITA CARUSO, Damiano 65 Cannondale Pro Cycling 58h 38' 24'' + 6' 49''
12. ESP NAVARRO, Daniel 71 Cofidis Solutions Crédits 58h 38' 49'' + 7' 14''
13. COL ANACONA, Winner 2 Lampre Merida 58h 39' 16'' + 7' 41''
14. ESP MORENO, Daniel 137 Team Katusha 58h 39' 50'' + 8' 15''
15. NED KELDERMAN, Wilco 31 Belkin Pro Cycling Team 58h 40' 43'' + 9' 08''
Contador in another impressive defend of the lead
7th Sep 2014 - News, Racing
There are no easy stages in this year’s Vuelta a Espana and today’s course from Oviedo to Lagos de Covadonga was no exception. Just like yesterday, Tinkoff-Saxo’s Alberto Contador was under bombardment from his GC rivals but once again, he was able to not only respond but also attack and keep the lead before another big mountain battle tomorrow.
A breakaway consisting of five riders had a gap of 10 minutes with less than 50 kilometers to go while Tinkoff-Saxo remained silent behind the front of the field as the escapees posed no threat in the overall classification. The 152.2 kilometer long 15th stage of the Spanish Grand Tour was concluded with a 12 kilometer long and nasty uphill finish with gradients of up to 17%.
Entering the final climb, the already decimated field exploded once again. Katusha launched the first attacks from the field but Tinkoff-Saxo kept the pace in the bunch. Soon, Joaquin Rodriguez leaped up the mountain but Contador was on his wheel immediately. Alberto launched a series of counter-moves and Valverde and Rodriguez were responding and as they bridged to the Tinkoff-Saxo captain, the pace dropped while Chris Froome was chasing behind.
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The group of favorites wasn’t able to catch the stage winner from the breakaway, Przemyslaw Niemic (Lampre) but Tinkoff-Saxo’s Contador controlled the finale and kept the lead before tomorrow’s summit finish. Because of time bonus on the finish line, Alejandro Valverde gained time and is now 31 seconds behind the race leader while Chris Froome is 1.20 behind in third position.
DS, Tristan Hoffman comments:
“We all witnessed a very strong and motivated Alberto in a great effort to not only defend but also attack his nearest rivals in the GC. At the end of the day he actually lost time to Valverde and Rodriguez but he gained time on Froome. It was a difficult situation tactically but I think he managed the situation very well. Tomorrow, there’s another big day in the mountains and we”ll do everything we can to maintain the lead”.
http://www.tinkoffsaxo.com/news/contador-another-impressive-defend-lead/
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