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2012 Vuelta a España
August 18 - September 9, 2012
Sunday, August 26: Stage 9, Andorra - Barcelona, 196.3 km
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Sunday, August 26: Stage 9, Andorra - Barcelona, 196.3 km
Rated ascents:
- Km 71.4: Alto de la Collada de Clarà, 6.4 km @ 5.4% gradient, Category 3
- Km 192.9: Alto de Montjuic, 1.1 km @ 8.1% gradiet, Category 3
Results:
- Philippe Gilbert (BMC) 4hr 45min 28sec. 41.3 km/hr
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 7sec
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 9sec
- Daniele Bennati (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
- Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 12sec
- Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) s.t.
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) s.t.
- Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Lars Boom (Rabobank) s.t.
- José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Matti Breschel (Rabobank) s.t.
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Juan José Cobo (Movistar) s.t.
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Luis Angel MAte (Cofidis) s.t.
- Koen De Kort (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) s.t.
- Benoît Vaugrenard (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
- Pablo Lastras (Movistar) s.t.
- Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Michel Kreder (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
GC after Stage 9:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 34hr 44min 55sec- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 53sec
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 0sec
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 1min 7sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 2min 1sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 2min 8sec
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 2min 34sec
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 3min 7sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 3min 18sec
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 3min 27sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 3min 40sec
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
- Tomasz Marczynsky (Vacansoleil) @ 3min 43sec
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 3min 54sec
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 3min 58sec
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 4min 0sec
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 4min 2sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 4min 29sec
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 4min 32sec
- Bart De Clercq (lotto-Belisol) @ 5min 24sec
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 5min 45sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 5min 50sec
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 6min 3sec
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 7min 0sec
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 7min 7sec
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 7min 17sec
- Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 7min 20sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 8min 3sec
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 8min 22sec
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 8min 25sec
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 9min 55sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 11min 33sec
- Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 11min 59sec
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 12min 9sec
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 12min 18sec
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 12min 21sec
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 13min 20sec
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 15min 9sec
- Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 15min 21sec
- Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 15min 52sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 16min 27sec
- Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 17min 43sec
- Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 18min 51sec
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 19min 13sec
- Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) @ 19min 36sec
- Rafal Majka (Sako-Tinkoff) @ 21min 42sec
- Laurent Didier (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 22min 13sec
- Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 23min 20sec
- Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 23min 44sec
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 24min 59sec
Points Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 85 points- John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 76
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 76
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 51
- Daniele Bennati (Radio Shack-Nissan): 50
Climber Classification:
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 21 points- Joaquin Rodriguez (KAtusha): 17
- Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 16
- Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil): 11
- Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis): 10
Allround Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 4 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 8
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 15
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 17
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 36
Team Classification:
- Rabobank: 103hr 45min 24sec
- Ag2r @ 2min 27sec
- Aky @ 3min 26sec
- Katusha @ 3min 43sec
- Movistar @ 5min 35sec
Stage 9 map
Stage 9 profile
Panorama, Monestir de Montserrat
In Barcelona, Sagrada de Familia
Rodriguez took off on the final climb and only Gilbert recognized the winning move for what it was and joined him. Paolo Tiralongo can be seen back in the distance.
That worked for both of them. Gilbert gets the stage win and Rodriguez carved out a little more time.
Paolo Tiralongo escaped the fast-moving peloton to get third.
Phillip Gilbert's first win in about a year. Happy teammate Mauro Santambrogio is in the foreground.
Has Gilbert peaked for the Worlds?
Is Rodriguez going to pull this off. Will he keep battering everyone on these hilltop finishes and gain enough time to withstand the inevitable loss in the time trial?