Vuelta a Espana Stage 20


Kloden was the first seriously leader of the race


Untill Contador came with an fantastic result


Lovkvist is 1 minute 45 seconds behind Contador. He lost his 8th place


Ricco is far away from the front times


Wow! Leipheimer is second. 1-2-3 for Astana in front now


Valverde was the best Spanish rider in this tour and the suporters know that. But he will not be the best today


Menchov is good as always and keeps his 2nd place overall. Contador still leads


Evans is third, breaks the Astana supremacy and wins the Vuelta!


Stage
1. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team 29'55
2. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 10
3. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto + 14
4. Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 28
5. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 38
6. Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 40
7. Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 45
8. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 46
9. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 51
10. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 1'02

Overall
1. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 74h34'29
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'42
3. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 6'13
4. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 6'51
5. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 7'59
6. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 9'07
7. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'33
8. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 9'51
9. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 10'41
10. Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 10'42

Points
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 186
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 166
3. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team 137

Mountain
1. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 136
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 101
3. John Devine Team Columbia 74

Young: Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

wow close finish with Fothen, great Vuelta

Thanks. I was lucky to get that one second

Yay Paulinho

Vuelta a Espana Final Stage


Our riders were tired after those mountain stages and today they just watch the others working


The stage was like a deja-vu. Astana had the best train


But O'Grady and Bennati got in their slipstream


The last metres in this year's Vuelta


And the Tour of Spain ends with a win for Bennati


Stage
1. Daniele Bennati Liquigas 2h29'10
2. Robert Förster Gerolsteiner s.t.
3. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre s.t.
4. Stuart O'Grady Team CSC - Saxo Bank s.t.
5. Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux s.t.
6. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team s.t.
7. Gert Steegmans Quick·Step s.t.
8. Jaume Rovira Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario s.t.
9. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
10. Rafael Rodríguez Contentpolis - Murcia s.t.

Overall
1. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 77h03'39
2. Denis Menchov Rabobank + 4'42
3. Levi Leipheimer Astana Cycling Team + 6'13
4. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne + 6'51
5. Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott + 7'59
6. Alberto Contador Astana Cycling Team + 9'07
7. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel - Euskadi + 9'33
8. Juanma Gárate Quick·Step + 9'51
9. Thomas Lövkvist Team Columbia + 10'41
10. Markus Fothen Gerolsteiner + 10'42

11. Fränk Schleck Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 12'17
12. Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne + 13'30
13. Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 14'07
14. Gilberto Simoni Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 14'27
15. Yaroslav Popovych Silence - Lotto + 14'34
16. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 14'51
17. Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne + 16'55
18. Janez Brajkovic Astana Cycling Team + 17'17
19. Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel - Euskadi + 17'41
20. Carlos Barredo Quick·Step + 19'59
21. Stijn Devolder Quick·Step + 20'36
22. Igor Antón Euskaltel - Euskadi + 21'22
23. Ezequiel Mosquera Karpin Galicia + 21'26
24. Chris Horner Astana Cycling Team + 21'41
25. Gustav Larsson Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 21'42
26. Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 21'48
27. Vladimir Efimkin AG2R La Mondiale + 22'15
28. José Rujano Caisse d'Epargne + 22'26
29. Carlos Castaño Karpin Galicia + 23'20
30. Rodrigo García Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 25'17
31. Jaume Rovira Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 25'41
32. Julián Sánchez Pimienta Contentpolis - Murcia + 25'44
33. Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom + 26'49
34. Bernhard Kohl Gerolsteiner s.t.
35. David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne + 27'03
36. Andreas Klöden Astana Cycling Team + 27'16
37. José Miguel Elías Contentpolis - Murcia + 27'18
38. John Gadret AG2R La Mondiale + 27'45
39. Alberto Losada Caisse d'Epargne + 28'30
40. Jurgen Van Goolen Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 28'52
41. Alberto Fernández Saunier Duval - Scott + 30'17
42. Yann Huguet Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 31'52
43. Leonardo Moser Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 32'36
44. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 33'22
45. Gustavo César Veloso Karpin Galicia + 34'48
46. Beñat Intxausti Saunier Duval - Scott + 34'57
47. Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole + 35'00
48. Dani Navarro Astana Cycling Team + 35'06
49. Adrián Palomares Contentpolis - Murcia + 35'43
50. Eros Capecchi Saunier Duval - Scott + 36'06
51. Raffaele Illiano Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 36'10
52. Wim Van Huffel Silence - Lotto + 38'53
53. Andrea Noè Liquigas + 39'59
54. Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval - Scott + 41'10
55. John Devine Team Columbia + 41'38
56. Mauricio Ardila Rabobank + 41'48
57. Theo Eltink Rabobank + 41'57
58. Amets Txurruka Euskaltel - Euskadi + 42'08
59. Bram Tankink Rabobank + 42'47
60. Nicki Sörensen Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 43'07
61. Kai Reus Rabobank + 43'28
62. Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 43'45
63. Alessandro Bertolini Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 43'51
64. Jürgen Van de Walle Quick·Step + 44'00
65. Alexandre Botcharov Crédit Agricole + 45'14
66. Richard Ochoa Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 45'28
67. Matthew Lloyd Silence - Lotto + 46'16
68. Israel Pérez Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 46'25
69. Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel - Euskadi + 46'39
70. David De la Fuente Saunier Duval - Scott + 47'07
71. Dario Cioni Silence - Lotto + 47'10
72. Rubén Pérez Euskaltel - Euskadi + 48'03
73. Jackson Rodríguez Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 49'21
74. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia + 49'24
75. Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas + 49'39
76. Grischa Niermann Rabobank + 49'42
77. Rafael Serrano Contentpolis - Murcia + 50'23
78. Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole + 50'39
79. Giovanni Visconti Quick·Step + 51'21
80. Wladimir Miholjevic Liquigas + 51'33
81. Hubert Dupont AG2R La Mondiale + 52'09
82. Gonzalo Zambrano Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 53'01
83. Dimitri Muravyev Astana Cycling Team + 53'18
84. Ludovic Turpin AG2R La Mondiale + 54'19
85. Bobby Julich Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 55'07
86. Rémi Pauriol Crédit Agricole + 56'09
87. Santo Anzà Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 56'37
88. Cyril Dessel AG2R La Mondiale + 57'43
89. Fabian Wegmann Gerolsteiner + 59'24
90. Enrique Salgueiro Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 1h00'36
91. Marzio Bruseghin Lampre + 1h01'02
92. Tom Stubbe Française des Jeux + 1h03'18
93. David Abal Karpin Galicia + 1h03'57
94. Jussi Veikkanen Française des Jeux + 1h04'16
95. Alberto Rodríguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 1h12'14
96. Delio Fernández Karpin Galicia + 1h14'04
97. José Alberto Benítez Saunier Duval - Scott + 1h14'58
98. Anthony Charteau Caisse d'Epargne + 1h16'56
99. Christophe Brandt Silence - Lotto + 1h17'20
100. Daniele Bennati Liquigas + 1h22'03
101. Luca Solari Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1h23'36
102. Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux + 1h25'35
103. Gabriele Missaglia Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni - Androni Giocattoli + 1h25'42
104. Gorazd Stangelj Lampre + 1h26'24
105. Marlon Pérez Caisse d'Epargne + 1h33'34
106. Rubén Reig Contentpolis - Murcia + 1h35'05
107. Christophe Kern Crédit Agricole + 1h44'43
108. Joost Posthuma Rabobank + 1h46'28
109. Rik Verbrugghe Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 1h48'16
110. Nicolas Crosbie Bouygues Télécom + 1h48'53
111. Javier Aramendía Euskaltel - Euskadi + 1h50'43
112. Ignacio Sarabia Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 1h51'51
113. Tomas Vaitkus Astana Cycling Team + 1h52'24
114. Gerben Löwik Rabobank + 2h03'33
115. Mirko Lorenzetto Lampre + 2h05'25
116. Manuele Mori Saunier Duval - Scott + 2h06'18
117. Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Columbia + 2h06'35
118. Emanuelle Bindi Lampre + 2h07'08
119. Frederik Willems Liquigas + 2h07'51
120. Nick Nuyens Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h13'06
121. Stuart O'Grady Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2h13'46
122. Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h14'04
123. Rafael Rodríguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 2h14'50
124. Enrico Poitschke Team Milram + 2h17'22
125. Francis Mourey Française des Jeux + 2h21'00
126. Eduard Vorganov Karpin Galicia + 2h21'53
127. Sergei Ivanov Astana Cycling Team + 2h22'20
128. Simon Gerrans Crédit Agricole + 2h27'42
129. David Loosli Lampre + 2h30'28
130. Nicolas Roche Crédit Agricole + 2h30'59
131. Marco Velo Team Milram + 2h31'15
132. Lars Bak Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2h32'17
133. Sergio Domínguez Contentpolis - Murcia + 2h35'09
134. Karsten Kroon Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2h36'30
135. Marcus Burghardt Team Columbia + 2h36'35
136. Björn Schröder Team Milram + 2h39'04
137. Gert Steegmans Quick·Step + 2h39'06
138. Florent Brard Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h39'35
139. Stéphane Augé Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h41'08
140. Vicente Reynès Team Columbia + 2h42'12
141. Alejandro Paleo Karpin Galicia + 2h42'34
142. Marcus Ljungqvist Team CSC - Saxo Bank + 2h45'18
143. Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom + 2h47'44
144. Roberto Petito Liquigas + 2h48'26
145. Steven De Jongh Quick·Step + 2h48'51
146. Massimilliano Mori Lampre + 2h49'58
147. Cyrille Monnerais Française des Jeux + 2h51'27
148. Tristan Valentin Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h51'57
149. Christophe Edaleine AG2R La Mondiale + 2h52'08
150. Damien Monier Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone + 2h53'47
151. Claudio Corioni Liquigas + 2h59'17
152. Arnaud Labbe Bouygues Télécom + 3h02'56
153. Rick Flens Rabobank + 3h03'36
154. Stefan Schreck Gerolsteiner + 3h04'24
155. Carlos Torrent Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 3h05'04
156. Tim Klinger Gerolsteiner + 3h05'22
157. Renaud Dion AG2R La Mondiale + 3h05'49
158. Gerald Ciolek Team Columbia + 3h07'07
159. Juan Mourón Karpin Galicia + 3h07'52
160. Gabriel Rasch Crédit Agricole + 3h10'28
161. Bernhard Eisel Team Columbia + 3h10'38
162. Vladimir Isaychev Karpin Galicia + 3h10'43
163. Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel - Euskadi + 3h12'27
164. Erki Pütsep Bouygues Télécom + 3h12'56
165. Sebastian Lang Gerolsteiner + 3h13'24
166. Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R La Mondiale + 3h14'08
167. Sébastien Turgot Bouygues Télécom + 3h14'23
168. Jaime García Latorre Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 3h14'25
169. Paolo Bossoni Lampre + 3h14'46
170. Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux + 3h14'50
171. Bert Roesems Silence - Lotto + 3h17'01
172. Christophe Mengin Française des Jeux + 3h17'18
173. Yuri Krivtsov AG2R La Mondiale + 3h18'38
174. Robert Förster Gerolsteiner + 3h21'06
175. Perrig Quemeneur Bouygues Télécom + 3h23'19
176. Mauro Santambrogio Lampre + 3h24'50
177. Bert Grabsch Team Columbia + 3h25'32
178. Julien Belgy Bouygues Télécom + 3h25'41
179. Gorik Gardeyn Silence - Lotto + 3h25'49
180. Laszló Bodrogi Crédit Agricole + 3h27'58
181. Arnaud Coyot Caisse d'Epargne + 3h28'41
182. Sébastien Rosseler Quick·Step + 3h28'49
183. Franck Rénier Bouygues Télécom + 3h31'33
184. Lilian Jégou Française des Jeux + 3h36'19
185. Kevin Van Impe Quick·Step + 3h37'08
186. Xabat Otxotorena Extremadura - Ciclismo Soldario + 3h41'57
187. Ralf Grabsch Team Milram + 3h44'31
188. Markus Eichler Team Milram + 3h45'52
189. Roy Sentjens Silence - Lotto + 3h47'55
190. Niki Terpstra Team Milram + 3h55'22
191. Elia Rigotto Team Milram + 4h13'27
192. Fabio Baldato Lampre + 4h21'35
193. Raivis Belohvosciks Saunier Duval - Scott + 4h32'06
194. Eloy Teruel Contentpolis - Murcia + 4h37'38
195. Martin Müller Team Milram + 4h41'44
196. Dennis Haueisen Team Milram + 4h49'01
197. Arnaud Gérard Française des Jeux + 5h14'42
198. Volker Ordowski Gerolsteiner + 5h17'58

Points
1. Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 193
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 168
3. Daniele Bennati Liquigas 146

Mountain
1. Marco Pinotti Team Columbia 136
2. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto 101
3. John Devine Team Columbia 74

Young: Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval - Scott
Teams: Astana Cycling Team

Now onto the World Championships

Congrats on a fine grand tour season.

World ITT Championships


Zabriskie finishes with a great time


Karpets can't beat him


But Leipheimer can. And with a big difference


Evans is faster than Z but slower than Levi


Hincapie finishes with the 5th time


Popovych ends the race. And now it's official: Levi Leipheimer is the new World Champion!


Results
1. Levi Leipheimer 1h01'10
2. Cadel Evans + 44
3. David Zabriskie + 1'09
4. Vladimir Karpets + 1'15
5. George Hincapie + 1'24
6. Yaroslav Popovych + 1'34
7. Michiel Elijzen + 2'27
8. Grischa Niermann + 2'57
9. Sérgio Paulinho + 3'13
10. Marcel Sieberg + 3'24

Leipheimer is on doping!!

and Yay Paulinho 9th!!

Oh yeah! Karpets isn't a Champion!

Levi

Where was Cancellara? Did anyone suisse guys ride?

In Hawaii


Elmiger was there

World Championships


Devine was the strongest man in the breakaway.


Gerdemann lost the contact with the front group in the last lap


Gilbert, Rodriguez and Pozzato aren't there anymore as well


15 rider are now in front


Because it seems that Pozzato and the other two are back. Not the same thing about Gerdemann


Hincapie is there. He is the USA leader


The last hill arrives


A gap is made between Evans, Popovych, Valverde and the rest of the group. Hincapie is somewhere in the middle


Hincapie catches them and attacks...


It seems that no one has enough power left to go after him


Hincapie sets a pretty good speed to race alone for 2km


And the old man wins


George Hincapie is the new World Champion!


Evans was second both road race and time trial this year in the World Championships


Results
1. George Hincapie 7h06'18
2. Cadel Evans + 22
3. Yaroslav Popovych s.t.
4. Alejandro Valverde s.t.
5. Philippe Gilbert + 1'04
6. Rinaldo Nocentini s.t.
7. Christian Pfannberger s.t.
8. Michael Albasini s.t.
9. Denis Menchov s.t.
10. Joaquím Rodríguez s.t.
11. Maxime Monfort s.t.
12. Filippo Pozzato s.t.
13. Leonardo Bertagnolli s.t.
14. Pieter Weening s.t.
15. Chris Horner + 1'24
16. Stuart O'Grady + 3'51
17. Nick Nuyens s.t.
18. Linus Gerdemann s.t.
19. Vladimir Karpets + 4'51
20. Bram Tankink + 5'15

HINCAPIE WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE THIS STORY SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And breath.

good rsults, I assume you were the US

Hincapie world champion!!!!
Popovych third!

hmmmm where was Kurt?

Why does Norway never participate in the worlds!!! ?

And that was the moment when Maggot went completly crazy.

I mentioned on one of the first pages of the story that I had to choice USA or France

Who was the best portuguese and what was his position?

They do... Sometimes. And they also do if you choose to be them