2008 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 19
The 19th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 19 led over 145.5 km from Las Rozas to Segovia. There are two sprints and two climbs of the first category were on the program.
Although the stage of 145 kilometers was quite short, but peppered by the two climbs even greater difficulties. At the beginning of the stage, no driver was able to pull from the field. Only at the beginning of the first mountain stage managed a group to settle. On top of the standings, then 14 riders had come together: David Arroyo, Alberto Losada, Luis Pasamontes, Joaquin Rodriguez, Ruben Perez, Iván Velasco, Iban Mayoz, Javier Moreno, Vasil Kiryjenka, Volodymyr Hustow, Julien Loubet, Rémy Di Gregorio, Christophe Kern Valerio Agnoli and. Winner of the mountains classification was core, second in the mountain classification. The escapees were able to sell right from the field and so it never came to a start of the favorites before the summit of the second mountain stage to the merger. In the descent Loubet attacked and sat down with Kiryjenka and Arroyo from. As the pace of Caisse d' Epargne has been made in the field, Arroyo kept out of the leadership. At the end of the stage had to be completed à ten kilometers in Segovia two rounds. Favorite for the stage win on a 1.7 -kilometer target slope and on the associated time credit was Alejandro Valverde why his team wanted to bring him necessarily to the top. However, the outlier talking in front. 30 km from the finish line also included the institution of the blue jersey Greg Van Avermaet on in a group for the first field. After the first goal Passage Loubet could no longer follow the pace of his two companions, and fell back. It succeeded Caisse d'Epargne not obtain the leading duo. Here Kiryjenka had no chance against the final sprint Arroyos, who could rest the whole time in the slipstream. Valverde was ultimately stages - fourth. A space behind it was able to secure in the battle for points classification Avermaet twelve important points.
Tasks
Sprints
- Second intermediate sprint in Segovia ( km 135.3 ) ( 985m above sea level. NN )
- Finish in Segovia ( 985m above sea level. NN )
Climbs
- Puerto de Navacerrada, 1st class ( 45 km ) ( 1.870m above sea level. NN )
- Puerto de Navafría, 1st category ( 88.9 km ) ( 1.773m above sea level. NN )
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- Vuelta a España 2008