2010 Vuelta a España
The 65th Vuelta a España was held from August 28, 2010 held to 19 September 2010 and was won by the Sicilian Vincenzo Nibali.
Characteristics and route
The three-week Spanish tour of the country consisted of 21 stages covering a total distance of 3352.6 miles total. It was launched in Seville with a team time trial over 13 kilometers. A total of five stages ended me a mountain top finish. Six stages were held in the Central Mountains. An individual time trial over 46 kilometers was held in Peñafiel. The tour ended on September 19, 2010 in Madrid.
Result and doping
The victory of Nibali won for the first time in 20 years after Marco Giovannetti again an Italian.
Three drivers were tested during the competition on the doping agent HES: Oscar Sevilla, the second overall Ezequiel Mosquera and teammate David García. HES is a blood plasma expander which is not performance-enhancing, although, however, is likely to mask other doping substances. Mosquera was closed in late 2011 by the Spanish Cycling Federation for the period of 16 November 2011 to 15 November 2013, and all his results deleted as of September 12, 2010, so that his stage victory on the twentieth section and the second overall were withdrawn.
Participants
On 14 June 2010 the organizers Unipublic presented the 22 teams invited to the public. This allowed to participate except RadioShack on the Spanish tour of the country all UCI ProTeam. In addition, five Professional Continental teams received a start authorization.
- France ag2r La Mondiale
- Kazakhstan team Astana
- Spain Caisse d' Epargne
- United States Garmin -Transitions
- United States Team HTC - Columbia
- Spain Euskaltel -Euskadi
- France Française des Jeux
- Spain Footon - Servetto
- Russia Katjuscha
- Lampre- Farnese Vini Italy
- Italy Liquigas- Doimo
- Germany Team Milram
- Belgium, Omega Pharma -Lotto
- Belgium Quick Step
- Rabobank Netherlands
- France Bbox Bouygues Télécom
- France Équipe Cofidis
- Spain Andalucía - Cajasur
- Xacobeo Galicia Spain
- Switzerland Cervélo Test Team
List of stages
The course of the 65th staging of the Vuelta a España was introduced to the public in Seville on 16 December 2009.
Ratings in the itinerary
The table shows the leaders in the respective rating at the end of each stage.
1 the points awarded to the first stage were later deleted.