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2012 Vuelta a España
August 18 - September 9, 2012
Saturday, September 1: Stage 14, Palas de Rei - Puerto de Ancares, 149.2 km
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Saturday, September 1: Stage 14, Palas de Rei - Puerto de Ancares, 149.2 km
Rated ascents:
- Km 34.4: Alto de Castro, 4.7 km @ 5.9% gradient, Category 3
- Km 71.0: Alto de Vilaesteva, 9.5km @4.5%, Category 2
- Km 90.4: Alto de O Lago, 8.4km @ 4.1%, Category 3
- Km 125.6: Alto de Folgueiras de Aigas, 9.7 km @ 6.7%, Category 1
- Km 149.2: Puerto de Ancares, 9.5 km @ 8.1%, Category 1
Results:
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 4hr 10min 28sec. 35.7 km/hr
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5sec
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 13sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 35sec
- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 38sec
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 44sec
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 56sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 1min 4sec
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 13sec
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 1min 17sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 1min 26sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 1min 51sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 1min 56sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 2min 19sec
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2min 57sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 3min 10sec
- Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 3min 19sec
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 3min 23sec
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 3min 25sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 3min 41sec
- Yannick Eijssen (BMC) @ 3min 38sec
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 3min 45sec
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 3min 47sec
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 4min 8sec
- Nairo Alexander Quintana (Movistar) @ 4min 23sec
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 4min 28sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4min 52sec
- Cristiano Salerno (Liquigas) @ 5min 34sec
- Jesús Hernández (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 39sec
- Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 5min 46sec
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 6min 0sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) @ 6min 37sec
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 7min 11sec
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 7min 38sec
- Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 8min 41sec
- Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) @ 8min 59sec
- Richie Porte (Sky) @ 9min 49sec
- Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
GC after Stage 14:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 53hr 6min 33sec- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 22sec
- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 1min 41sec
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 4min 16sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 5min 7sec
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 5min 51sec
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 6min 13sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 6min 34sec
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 7min 16sec
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 8min 26sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 8min 48sec
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 9min 18sec
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 9min 26sec
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 9min 32sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 9min 42sec
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 10min 28sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 10min 33sec
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 10min 34sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 12min 23sec
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 12min 41sec
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 13min 2sec
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 15min 13sec
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 15min 52sec
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 15min 56sec
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 16min 35sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 15min 15sec
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 17min 53sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 19min 23sec
- Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 20min 1sec
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 22min 27sec
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 22min 34sec
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 23min 34sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 25min 15sec
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 26min 20sec
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 28min 6sec
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 30min 0sec
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 32min21sec
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 34min 6sec
- Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 34min 16sec
- Tiago Machado (Radi Shack-Nissan) @ 35min 31sec
- Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 36min21sec
- Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) @ 38min 32sec
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) @ 38min 49sec
- Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 43min 26sec
- Cayetano Sarmiento (Liquigas) @ 44min 17sec
- Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 46min 49sec
- Kevin De Weert (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 46min 50sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) @ 47min 8sec
- Cristiano Salerno (Liquigas) @ 47min 50sec
Points Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 144 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 122
- John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 112
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 106
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 91
Climber Classification:
Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 34 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 23
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 23
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 14
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step): 13
Allround Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 5 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 8
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 10
- Christopher Froome (Sky): 19
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 39
Team Classification:
- Rabobank: 159hr 1min 48sec
- Sky @ 1min 16sec
- Katusha @ 5min 8sec
- Movistar @ 5min 31sec
- Euskaltel @ 7min 39sec
Stage 14 map
Stage 14 profile
For a while, it looked like Contador's attack was going to stick.
Rodriguez's chase was astonishing.
Rodriguez has Contador in his sights.
Alejandro Valverde isn't far behind.
Froome closed up to the front group, but when the last round of attacks went off, he was dropped.
Igor Anton was a credible seventh today.
Eros Capecchi
Steve Morabito and Yannick Eijssen
Laurens Ten Dam
Nicolas Roche and Gorka Verdugo
Przemyslaw Niemiec
Rafal Majka
Robert Gesink
Sergio Henao and Rigoberto Uran
Paolo Tiralongo
Maxime Monfort
Amets Txurruka
Rinaldo Nocentini
Andrey Kashechkin
David Moncoutié
Rodriguez wins another stage.
A few seconds later Contador finishes
and Valverde...
Daniel Moreno with Froome close behind
Christopher Froome
Rodriguez has defended his lead in the first of three stages in a row with hilltop finishes.