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Vuelta (Tour of Spain) 2012 - Stage 14 : Palas de Rei - Puerto de Ancares

Saturday, September 1, 2012 - Stage 14 :
Palas de Rei> Puerto de Ancares 152 km/94.4 miles - Mountain stage

General classification after stage 14 :

1.     Joaquim Rodriguez (Es)     53h06'33
2.     Alberto Contador (Es)     22"
3.     Christopher Froome (UK) 1'41"
4.     Alejandro Valverde (Es) 1'41"
5.     Daniel Moreno (Es)     4'16"
6.     Robert Gesink (Nl)     5'07"
7.     Nicolas Roche (Irl)     5'51"
8.     Andrew Talansky (USA)     6'13"
9.     Laurens ten Dam (Nl)     6'34"
10.   Igor Anton (Es)     7'16"


Joaquim Rodriguez (Katjoesja) has won the 14th stage in the Vuelta and gets his 3rd victory in the 2012 edition. He beated Alberto Contador at the arrival on the Ancares summit. Rodriguez is 22 sec. ahead on Contador.

Results stage 14 :
1.     Joaquim Rodriguez (Es)     149 km 4h10'28"
2.     Alberto Contador (Es)     5"
3.     Alejandro Valverde (Es)     13"
4.     Daniel Moreno (Es)     35"
5.     Christopher Froome (UK)     38"

This stage is characterised by 5 climbs that follow immediately after each other and who are progressively more difficult. The final climb – the Puerto de Ancares – is one of the toughest passes in Galicia with averages of 8% and extremely tough in the middle and final sections.

Climb :
Puerto de Ancares

 

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