It’s the last 162km of the race, containing two hills. The summit of the last one is still 50km away from the finish though, so a groupe sprint would seem likely. That would favour Valverde, but with only 26 bonification seconds available today and him being 29 seconds behind, that’s not going to do it. Will Colorado be able to follow him?
With the first sprint uncontested by the break, we can have a good look to see who’s there: Becerra, de Greef, Nogaledo, Brolin, Johnson, Craven, Jeannesson, Khalilikhosroshani, Rincon and Tschop. Benfica leads the pack for race leader Colorado.
The first KOM isnt contested either, although today’s got more points on offer then all of the previous stages combined… Nogaledo takes this one before Tschopp and Johnson.
They’ve got 6 minutes to the pack with 90km left.
But… where did Dan Craven go?
He’s behind on the lead groupe! But why? ‘Radio Tour’ doesn’t know either. Maybe a crash or a puncture? We’ll never know.
As we reach the top of the last climb of thi tour, it’s two Ultimate riders crossing first; Jeanneson and Rincon, follwed by Becerra. But… this is enough for Jeannesson to take home the KOM jersey, without even contesting it!
In the decent, #8 in GC Veloso crashes. But noone waits, so his GC is ruined.
And as we reach the flat the attacks come in the pack. Duque starts it all, followed by Lowe, Landaluze and a lot more including Valverde and Jaramillo (GC #2 and #3), but no Colorado!
This is the race situation with 25km left to go. Colorado is in the pack, which is lead by his team: Benfica.
As most riders from E4 attack and cross to E3, Valverde and Marquez dont, and are caugth by the pack. Meanwhile E3 closes in on Thuaux, who had the strongest attack.
But don’t forget, the break is still not caugth! It’s Brolin who decided to attack, and he’s alone with 11km to go, followed by Rincon and Johnson.
And since the favourites groupe keep attacking eachother rathert hen cooperating, Brolins lead has grown to 2’55! As they did catch and drop Thuaux, they’re now 1 minute in front of the pack lead by Santander and Benfica. Will Jaramillo pass Valverde and Colorado to take the overall win because of an attack on the flat???
Benfica and Santander can’t get closer as the pack is now 1’10 behind het Jaramillo groupe. Thuaux is almost caugth by the pack, and up front, Brolin has a 30 second lead over his two chasers who are only 20 seconds in front of the rest of the groupe. Only 5km left, so it’s looking good for Brolin!
In the favourites groupe, Alarcon tries to help out teammate Taaramae, but sprinting for 10th is all there’s left for him… Best sprinter here is Duque, but he’s in the back of the groupe, together with Jaramillo who keeps calculating the amounth of seconds left… He need 1’16 to Colorado and has 1’05 right now: This could be it!
As Rincon and Johnson are caugth by the groupe, they start the sprint for second: Brolin is out of reach!
And so Brolin takes the final stage for Ikea!
Rincon manages second after a long Chase with Tschop third.
The sprint for the favourites groupe is on, with Taaramae in the lead after hearing his teammate won, Duque follows.
But Taaramae has much more power left and takes 10th in front of Duque. They arrive 1’39 after Brolin; Let’s start counting the seconds for Jaramillo and Colorado…
Moreno lead home the pack: 2’31 on Brolin... Not enough for Jaramillo! Although he overtake Valverde for 2nd, Colorado win the Vuelta a Castilla e Leon with 24 seconds left. Congratulations!
Stage result
1
Nicolas Brolin
Team IKEA - Bianchi
3h58'12
2
Wilson Rincón
Team Ultimate
+ 28
3
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
s.t.
4
Julián Becerra
Wii Racing
s.t.
5
Francis De Greef
Molteni
s.t.
6
Arnold Jeannesson
Team Ultimate
s.t.
7
Jorge Nogaledo
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
8
Timothy Johnson
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
9
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
10
Rein Taaramäe
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 1'39
11
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
s.t.
12
Benjamin Noval
Molteni
s.t.
13
Jose Alarcon
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
14
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
s.t.
15
Branislav Samoilev
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
16
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
17
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'31
18
Florentino Marquez
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
19
Wes Sulzberger
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
20
Trent Lowe
Team Starbucks
s.t.
21
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
22
Maurizio Biondo
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
23
Francisco Ventoso
Santander
s.t.
24
Rui Costa
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
25
Giovanni Visconti
Team Starbucks
s.t.
26
Jurgen Vandenbroeck
Molteni
s.t.
27
Ludvig Lundberg
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
28
Magno Nazaret
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
29
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
30
Tiago Machado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
31
Francisco Colorado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
32
Juan Mora
Wii Racing
s.t.
33
Iñigo Landaluze
Molteni
s.t.
34
Gert Rajala
Team Ultimate
s.t.
35
Yannick Stoltz
Team Ultimate
s.t.
36
Jesus Del Nero
Santander
s.t.
37
Alejandro Valverde
Santander
s.t.
38
Tom Criel
Team Starbucks
s.t.
39
Phillip Thuaux
Team Ultimate
s.t.
40
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
41
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Ultimate
s.t.
42
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Starbucks
s.t.
43
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
s.t.
44
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Wii Racing
s.t.
45
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
s.t.
46
Angel Madrazo
Santander
s.t.
47
Justo Tenorio
Santander
s.t.
48
Juan Manuel Gárate
Santander
s.t.
49
Sebastian Balck
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
50
Amets Txurruka
Molteni
s.t.
51
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
52
Oscar Sevilla
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
53
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
54
Luis Perez Rodriguez
Molteni
s.t.
55
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
56
Dries Devenyns
Molteni
s.t.
57
Tommy Zaini
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
58
Paulo Lucas Martins
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
59
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
60
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
s.t.
61
Dan Craven
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
62
Dario Giancecchi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 8'41
63
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
64
Robert Förster
Wii Racing
+ 9'21
65
Gustavo Veloso
Team Energie - Diesel
s.t.
66
Miguel Chacon
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
67
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Ultimate
s.t.
68
Pedro Merino Criado
Santander
+ 10'33
69
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
s.t.
70
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 14'25
71
Gregory Henderson
IrnBru - RBS
s.t.
72
Fredrik Ericsson
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
73
Lars Andersson
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
74
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 16'09
GC
1
Francisco Colorado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
15h00'53
2
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
+ 24
3
Alejandro Valverde
Santander
+ 29
4
Rein Taaramäe
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 1'27
5
Branislav Samoilev
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 1'30
6
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
+ 1'52
7
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'05
8
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 2'06
9
Benjamin Noval
Molteni
+ 2'07
10
Trent Lowe
Team Starbucks
+ 2'14
11
Nicolas Brolin
Team IKEA - Bianchi
s.t.
12
Francis De Greef
Molteni
+ 2'26
13
Jose Alarcon
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 2'27
14
Florentino Marquez
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'59
15
Iñigo Landaluze
Molteni
+ 3'00
16
Nuno Ribeiro
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 3'02
17
Jurgen Vandenbroeck
Molteni
+ 3'03
18
Oscar Sevilla
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 3'05
19
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Starbucks
+ 3'06
20
Magno Nazaret
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 3'15
21
Tom Criel
Team Starbucks
+ 3'17
22
Tiago Machado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
s.t.
23
Phillip Thuaux
Team Ultimate
+ 3'26
24
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
+ 3'27
25
Justo Tenorio
Santander
+ 4'05
26
Juan Manuel Gárate
Santander
+ 4'10
27
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
+ 4'31
28
Francisco Ventoso
Santander
+ 4'32
29
Giovanni Visconti
Team Starbucks
+ 4'35
30
Maurizio Biondo
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 4'44
31
Rui Costa
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 4'45
32
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
+ 4'47
33
Ludvig Lundberg
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 4'51
34
Luis Perez Rodriguez
Molteni
+ 4'52
35
Amets Txurruka
Molteni
+ 4'56
36
Juan Mora
Wii Racing
+ 4'57
37
Wilson Rincón
Team Ultimate
+ 5'03
38
Arnold Jeannesson
Team Ultimate
+ 6'12
39
Dries Devenyns
Molteni
+ 6'21
40
Jorge Nogaledo
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 6'57
41
Peter Williams
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 6'59
42
Julián Becerra
Wii Racing
+ 7'00
43
Kristian House
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 7'02
44
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Ultimate
+ 7'08
45
Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 7'09
46
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
+ 7'50
47
Jesus Del Nero
Santander
+ 8'20
48
Ananias Ananias
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 8'23
49
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Wii Racing
+ 8'24
50
Tommy Zaini
IrnBru - RBS
+ 8'29
51
Sebastian Balck
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 8'45
52
Wes Sulzberger
IrnBru - RBS
+ 9'15
53
Gustavo Veloso
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 9'42
54
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 10'06
55
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
+ 10'13
56
Yoshiaki Shimada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 10'32
57
Dan Craven
IrnBru - RBS
+ 12'55
58
Timothy Johnson
IrnBru - RBS
+ 14'58
59
Dario Giancecchi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 15'12
60
Angel Madrazo
Santander
+ 16'47
61
Robert Förster
Wii Racing
s.t.
62
Gert Rajala
Team Ultimate
+ 17'21
63
Pedro Merino Criado
Santander
+ 17'50
64
Yannick Stoltz
Team Ultimate
+ 18'39
65
Paulo Lucas Martins
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 18'46
66
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 21'14
67
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Ultimate
+ 21'36
68
Fredrik Ericsson
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 21'48
69
Evgeny Wacker
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 22'16
70
Miguel Chacon
IrnBru - RBS
+ 25'11
71
Junya Sano
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 28'24
72
Gregory Henderson
IrnBru - RBS
+ 32'04
73
Lars Andersson
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 33'10
74
Kazuki Aoyanagi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
+ 37'49
Points
1
Alejandro Valverde
Santander
71
2
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
47
3
Jurgen Vandenbroeck
Molteni
40
4
Rein Taaramäe
Team IKEA - Bianchi
36
5
Fredrik Ericsson
Team IKEA - Bianchi
35
6
Leonardo Duque
Wii Racing
30
7
Francisco Colorado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
29
8
Wilson Rincón
Team Ultimate
27
9
Trent Lowe
Team Starbucks
26
10
Francisco Ventoso
Santander
25
11
Nicolas Brolin
Team IKEA - Bianchi
25
12
Branislav Samoilev
Team Energie - Diesel
24
13
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
21
14
Giovanni Visconti
Team Starbucks
20
15
Julián Becerra
Wii Racing
20
16
Robert Förster
Wii Racing
20
17
Iñigo Landaluze
Molteni
19
18
Vladimir Efimkin
Team Starbucks
19
19
Francis De Greef
Molteni
17
20
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
16
21
Viatcheslav Dyadichkin
Team Starbucks
15
22
Magno Nazaret
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
13
23
Tommy Zaini
IrnBru - RBS
12
24
Dan Craven
IrnBru - RBS
12
25
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Ultimate
12
26
Dario Giancecchi
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
11
27
Jorge Nogaledo
Team Energie - Diesel
11
28
Behnam Khalilikhosroshani
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
11
29
Jose Alarcon
Team IKEA - Bianchi
10
30
Arnold Jeannesson
Team Ultimate
10
31
Tom Criel
Team Starbucks
9
32
Justo Tenorio
Santander
9
33
Gustavo Veloso
Team Energie - Diesel
8
34
Dries Devenyns
Molteni
8
35
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
8
36
Timothy Johnson
IrnBru - RBS
8
37
Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
Team Energie - Diesel
7
38
Gregory Henderson
IrnBru - RBS
7
39
Florentino Marquez
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
6
40
Benjamin Noval
Molteni
6
41
Christopher Sutton
IrnBru - RBS
6
42
Miguel Chacon
IrnBru - RBS
6
43
Juan Manuel Gárate
Santander
4
44
Salvatore Mancuso
Team Ultimate
4
45
Yannick Stoltz
Team Ultimate
4
46
Angel Madrazo
Santander
3
47
Tiago Machado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
2
48
Paolo Savoldelli
Wii Racing
2
49
Wes Sulzberger
IrnBru - RBS
2
50
Oscar Sevilla
Team Energie - Diesel
1
KOM
1
Arnold Jeannesson
Team Ultimate
18
2
Francisco Colorado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
16
3
Johann Tschopp
Team Starbucks
16
4
Jorge Nogaledo
Team Energie - Diesel
16
5
Alejandro Valverde
Santander
12
6
Julián Becerra
Wii Racing
12
7
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
10
8
Ronan Van Zandbeek
Team Ultimate
10
9
Timothy Johnson
IrnBru - RBS
10
10
Daniel Moreno
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
8
11
Wilson Rincón
Team Ultimate
8
12
Kensyo Sawada
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
8
13
Trent Lowe
Team Starbucks
6
14
Francis De Greef
Molteni
6
15
Wes Sulzberger
IrnBru - RBS
6
16
Rein Taaramäe
Team IKEA - Bianchi
4
17
Anthony Roux
Wii Racing
4
18
Branislav Samoilev
Team Energie - Diesel
2
19
Jurgen Vandenbroeck
Molteni
2
20
Nicolas Brolin
Team IKEA - Bianchi
2
Young rider
1
Remberto Jaramillo
Team Starbucks
15h01'17 (1)
2
Rein Taaramäe
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 1'03 (2)
3
Branislav Samoilev
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 1'06 (3)
4
Trent Lowe
Team Starbucks
+ 1'50 (4)
5
Nicolas Brolin
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 1'50 (5)
6
Francis De Greef
Molteni
+ 2'02 (6)
7
Jose Alarcon
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 2'03 (7)
8
Florentino Marquez
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'35 (8)
9
Magno Nazaret
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'51 (9)
10
Tiago Machado
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'53 (10)
Teams
1
Team Starbucks
45h06'08 (1)
2
Team Energie - Diesel
+ 56 (2)
3
Team IKEA - Bianchi
+ 2'12 (3)
4
Sport Lisboa e Benfica - Michelin
+ 2'15 (4)
5
Molteni
+ 2'43 (5)
6
Santander
+ 5'20 (6)
7
Wii Racing
+ 7'26 (7)
8
Team Ultimate
+ 10'02 (8)
9
THE CONTROL TEAM
+ 17'41 (9)
10
IrnBru - RBS
+ 17'50 (10)
11
Team Ultra Adventure Pro Cycling - Sponsored by Hello Kitty
