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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 17:22
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Let's hope it's a duel and not a slaughter, then  |
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| Wild Dog |
Posted on 09-10-2012 17:29
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This keeps looking good. Great results at the Nationals and San Sebastian. Can't wait to see how the Vuelta develops! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 18:36
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Thanks, hope it won't disappoint you  |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 18:36
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Vuelta à España 2012 - Stage 3
Roberto's first real test in a Grand Tour.
And we move directly to the finale, where everyone was eager to test their and their competitor's legs. Rodriguez started the race.
Roberto caught up, along with many more.
The organization of the Vuelta did not have to most eye for Roberto at this time, but more for the Spanish furies. So most pictures we have are when Roberto is riding alongside one of these Spanish riders. Here we see him pedaling alongside Contador, Wiggins and Anton, who was riding in his own Basque Country.
The front started to break, and looking at this picture, it's difficult to say if Roberto was breaking or was just preparing for the final sprint.
We have no shots left except for the winner, Valverde. But look carefully behind him, if that isn't Roberto Velásquez, battling Daniel Martin!
Apparently, Roberto wasn't breaking, but preparing a late acceleration.
Result
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 4h02'03 | | | 2 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | s.t. | IanButler | | 3 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 4 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 5 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 24 | | | 6 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 7 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 8 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 9 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'10 | |
General Classification
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 8h21'14 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 17 | | | 3 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | + 20 | | | 4 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 37 | | | 5 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 55 | IanButler | | 6 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 59 | | | 7 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'03 | | | 8 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 1'29 | | | 9 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | + 1'30 | | | 10 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | + 1'35 | | | 11 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'39 | |
A short stage, but it already shaped the Vuelta in some way. Roberto started his Vuelta campaign excellently! |
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| francopell |
Posted on 09-10-2012 18:50
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Is he in the young rider's jersey now? |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 18:52
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I forgot to post it, yes, a 4" lead on Pinot |
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| francopell |
Posted on 09-10-2012 18:55
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Let's hope he can hold it  |
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| rogvi97 |
Posted on 09-10-2012 19:01
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Pretty good start at the Vuelta Ian!
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 09-10-2012 21:01
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Thanks both!
Next stage will be for tomorrow, day after tomorrow at the latest |
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| FreitasPCM |
Posted on 09-10-2012 21:08
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He did really great in this stage. Looking good. |
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| sutty68 |
Posted on 09-10-2012 23:27
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Another Great result for Roberto
And looking good on the GC |
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| Avin Wargunnson |
Posted on 10-10-2012 06:57
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Great start in Spain, after winning the NC and coming 2nd at San Sebastian. Roberto is the new star of cycling, it had to clear for everyone in 2012.
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 10-10-2012 07:11
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Great start in Spain, competition is tough but you can win it maybe |
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| Jakstar22 |
Posted on 10-10-2012 07:46
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Good start for Roberto. This should be a fantastic Vuelta.
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 08:56
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FreitasPCM: Thanks!
sutty68: Thanks, depending on the next races, he might go for the GC, even.
Avin Wargunnson: Still not the biggest star, though. A Colombian Champion and 2nd in San Sébastian would be well known on this site and among the cyclist-fans, but the general public won't know anyone until they really win something big
TimoCycling: With Contador around, that'll be extremely difficult. But then again, Roberto's potential seems unlimited, maybe he can surprise
Jakstar22: I hope so, too. Thanks! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 09:47
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Vuelta à España 2012 - Stage 4/5
Stage 4
Interviewer: We are here live at the Vuelta, and I see young Colombian Velásquez leaving the team bus, let me get to him... Roberto Velásquez, will you surprise everyone again today?
Roberto Velásquez: I'm afraid not, the effort of yesterday is still in my legs. I'll have to ride my own pace and hope to minimize my losses.
The first important attack was before the real climb started, Rodriguez and Samuel Sanchez managed to get away.
Contador followed a while later. Clearly this was a champion who had managed to find the right form very quickly!
Like Roberto predicted, he rode his own pace, but he did an excellent job at it, staying just behind the main competitors.
It was Sanchez who took the win, on front of Contador.
Roberto sprinted to a 12th place.
Result
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | 4h27'31 | | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 3 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 23 | | | 5 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 41 | | | 6 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 7 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | + 54 | | | 8 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. | | | 9 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 1'06 | | | 11 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 12 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1'16 | IanButler | | 13 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1'24 | | | 14 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 15 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 1'53 | |
GC
| 1 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | 12h48'57 | | | 2 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 46 | | | 3 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'15 | | | 4 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'32 | | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 1'49 | | | 6 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 1'59 | IanButler | | 7 | Janez Brajkovic | Astana Pro Team | + 2'17 | | | 8 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 2'27 | | | 9 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 2'28 | | | 10 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 2'36 | | | 11 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 2'40 | | | 12 | Jakob Fuglsang | Radioshack Nissan Trek | + 2'41 | | | 13 | Steven Kruijswijk | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'52 | | | 14 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 3'22 | | | 15 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | + 3'44 | |
Not a particularly bad day, but not a great day, either. The following stage would be a flat one.
Stage 5
A late attack managed to hold off the peloton.
| 1 | Sebastian Langeveld | Orica-GreenEDGE | 3h54'05 | | | 2 | David De la Fuente | Caja Rural | s.t. | | | 3 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 4 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | + 22 | | | 5 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 6 | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 7 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 8 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 10 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | |
Edited by Ian Butler on 10-10-2012 10:26
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| TheManxMissile |
Posted on 10-10-2012 09:57
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cobo wiggins and froome all up there... are you sure this 2012?
still fun
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 10:19
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I think it's 2012, yeah 
It's a bit coincidental, though! |
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| Ian Butler |
Posted on 10-10-2012 10:33
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Vuelta à España 2012 - Stage 6/7
Stage 6
It was obvious that the breakaway would make it to the finish in this stage. That meant no stage win for Roberto that day, but he could move up in the GC!
Just before the final climb, a small group of riders escaped the peloton. One of them was Rodriguez. The fourth man might be Roberto.
A shot a km later confirms this, Roberto was riding with Rodriguez and Valverde, all looking to gain some time.
The final climb was very narrow, so no camera's were allowed, we only have the finish image:
Ben Gastauer winning the stage from the breakaway.
Valverde gaining time.
Here Martin crossed the line as 9th. But where was Roberto Velásquez? He should've crossed the finish line by now!
For some unknown reason, he crossed the finish line 15th, way behind Rodriguez, Valverde, Martin... We can only guess what happened, as there is no interview with him, no camare footage, no nothing. Maybe a technical problem, maybe he fell, maybe he wasn't up to sprinting that day. The fact is, he lost some time, but still remained in the top 10, so nothing had happened.
Result
| 1 | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r La Mondiale | 4h17'06 | | | 2 | Simone Ponzi | Astana Pro Team | + 44 | | | 3 | Eduard Vorganov | Katusha Team | + 1'33 | | | 4 | Maarten Wynants | Rabobank Cycling Team | + 2'19 | | | 5 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | + 2'51 | | | 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 3'04 | | | 7 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 8 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. | | | 9 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 3'29 | | | 10 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 3'39 | | | 11 | Giovanni Visconti | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 12 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | s.t. | | | 13 | Igor Anton | Euskaltel Euskadi | s.t. | | | 14 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre-ISD | s.t. | | | 15 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 4'00 | IanButler |
GC
| 1 | Juan José Cobo Acebo | Movistar Team | 21h03'34 | | | 2 | Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | + 1'15 | | | 3 | Bradley Wiggins | Sky Pro Cycling | + 1'21 | | | 4 | Chris Froome | Sky Pro Cycling | + 2'07 | | | 5 | Daniel Martin | Team Garmin-Barracuda | + 2'14 | | | 6 | Joaquin Rodriguez | Katusha Team | + 2'36 | | | 7 | Roberto Velásquez | Colombia Coldeportes | + 2'55 | IanButler | | 8 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel Euskadi | + 3'23 | | | 9 | Hubert Dupont | Ag2r La Mondiale | + 3'24 | | | 10 | Thibaut Pinot | FDJ-BigMat | + 3'36 | |
Stage 7
A sprint.
Result
| 1 | André Greipel | Lotto Belisol | 3h19'47 | | | 2 | Yauheni Hutarovich | FDJ-BigMat | s.t. | | | 3 | Gerald Ciolek | Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 4 | Daniele Bennati | Radioshack Nissan Trek | s.t. | | | 5 | Matthew Goss | Orica-GreenEDGE | s.t. | | | 6 | Heinrich Haussler | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 7 | Robert Hunter | Team Garmin-Barracuda | s.t. | | | 8 | José Joaquin Rojas Gil | Movistar Team | s.t. | | | 9 | Theo Bos | Rabobank Cycling Team | s.t. | | | 10 | Kenny Van Hummel | Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | s.t. | |
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| TimoCycling |
Posted on 10-10-2012 10:39
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Some bad days for Roberto |
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