2013 Vuelta a España

August 24 - September 15, 2013
Stage 8 results

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Saturday, August 31: Stage 8, Jerez De La Frontera - Estepona. Alto Peñas Blancas, 166.6 km

Hilltop finish: Alto de Peñas Blancas, 14.5 km @ 6.6% average gradient, 12.5% max.

Results:

1. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) 4hr 9min 46sec
2. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 1sec

3. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5sec
4. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) s.t.
5. Ivan Basso (Cannondale) s.t.
6. Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 8sec
7. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 13sec
8. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 19sec
9. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
10. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 23sec
11. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack) s.t.
12. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
13. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) s.t.
14. Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) s.t.
15. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 27sec
16. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) s.t.
17. Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) @ 31sec
18. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 40sec
19. Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) s.t.
20. David Arroyo (Caja Rural) s.t.
21. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) s.t.
22. Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
23. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 57sec
24. Dominik Nerz (BMC) s.t.
25. Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 59sec
26. David De La Cruz (NetApp-Endura) s.t.
27. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) s.t.
28. José Herrada (Movistar) s.t.
29. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) @ 1min 39sec
30. Janez Brajkovic (Astana) s.t.
31. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 1min 54sec
32. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) @ 2min 5sec
33. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 2min 14sec
34. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
35. Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 2min 33sec
36. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) s.t.
37. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 2min 37sec
38. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 46sec
39. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 2min 55sec
40. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 3min 3sec
41. Matteo Montaguti (Ag2r) s.t.
42. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 3min 55sec
43. Amets Txurruka (Caja rural) s.t.
44. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) s.t.
45. Francis de Greef (Lotto-Belisol) @ 4min 3sec
46. Javier Moreno (Movistar) 2 4min 37sec
47. Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5min 27sec
48. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
49. Jerome Coppel (Cofidis) s.t.
50. Matthew Busche (Radio Shack) @ 5min 40sec

GC:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) 31hr 39min 30sec
2. Christopher Horner @ 17sec
3. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
4. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) @ 18sec
5. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) @ 29sec
6. Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) @ 30sec
7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 31sec
8. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 42sec
9. Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 52sec
10. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 3sec
11. Ivan Santaromita (BMC) @ 1min17sec
12. Ivan Basso (Cannondale) @ 1min 28sec
13. Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) @ 1min 37sec
14. Eros Capecchi (Movistar) @ 1min 42sec
15. Domenico Pozzovivo (Ag2r) @ 1min 59sec
16. Tanel Kangert (Astana) @ 2min 1sec
17. Laurens Ten Dam (Belkin) @ 2min 2sec
18. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) @ 2min 3sec
19. Bart de Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2min 22sec
20. Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) @ 2min 25sec
21. Robert Kiserlovski (Radio Shack) @ 2min 31sec
22. David De La Cruz (NetApp-Endura) @ 2min 40sec
23. José Herrada (Movistar) @ 2min 42sec
24. Chris Anker Sörensen (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 3min 0sec
25. Bauke Mollema (Belkin) @ 3min 12sec
26. Sergio Henao (Sky) @ 3min 17sec
27. David Arroyo (Caja rural) @ 3min 23sec
28. Dominik Nerz (BMC) @ 3min 43sec
29. José Joao Mendes (NetApp-Endura) @ 3min 54sec
30. Janez Brajkovic (Astana) @ 4min 7sec
31. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 4min 24sec
32. Kenny Elissonde (FDJ) @ 4min 26sec
33. Samuel Sánchez (Euskaltel) @ 4min 28sec
34. Pieter Serry (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 5min 7sec
35. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 5min 46sec
36. Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 6min 0sec
37. Javier Moreno (Movistar) @ 6min 4sec
38. Andre Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 6min 17sec
39. Yohan Bagot (Cofidis) @ 6min 33sec
40. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 6min 35sec
41. Oliver Zaugg (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 6min 48sec
42. Bartosz Huzarski (NetApp-Endura) @ 6min 59sec
43. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 10min 3sec
44. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 10min 6sec
45. Jerome Coppel (Cofidis) @ 10min 24sec
46. Yannick Eijssen (BMC) @ 11min 54sec
47. Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) @ 13min37sec
48. Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) @ 14min 7sec
49. Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) @ 14min 27sec
50. Luis León Sánchez (Belkin) @ 14min 32sec

Points Classification:

1. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 68 points
2. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 54
3. Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge): 53
4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 45
5. Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Lampre-Merida): 40

Climbers' Competition:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 15 points
2. Leopold Konig (Netapp-Endura):12
3. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 12
4. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis): 8
5. Winner Ancona (Lampre-Merida): 5

Combination Classification:

1. Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff): 4 points
2. Daniel Moreno (Katusha): 7
3. Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura): 13
4. Christopher Horner (Radio Shack): 19
5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 20

Team Classification:

1. Saxo-Tinkoff: 94hr 1min 21sec
2. Radio Shack @ 13sec
3. Movistar @ 58sec
4. NetApp-Endura @ 1min 42sec
5. Astana @ 2min 9sec

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile

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Stage 8 photos:

The bunch climbs

Fabian Canellara buried himself today for Chris Horner

Igor Anton tried to get away on the final climb, but couldn't make it stick.

Ivan Basso is showing great form this Vuelta.

Nicolas Roche well positioned on the final climb.

Vincenzo Nibali gave up some time to his rivals today, something he rarely does.

Joaquin Rodriguez

Eros Capecchi

Andre Cardoso

Jacob Fuglsang

Stage 8 winner Leopold Konig

New GC leader Nicolas Roche