la Vuelta '09 (Tour of Spain) Aug 29 - Sept 20, 2009 LIVE THREAD

la Vuelta '09 website ^ | Aug 29 - Sept 20, 2009 | None

[Ready4Freddy]

la Vuelta starts in The Netherlands this year (as do next year's Giro & TdF, interestingly enough):

[Ready4Freddy]

Stages for 2009, links to individual Stage Info is @ http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/mapa.html

1 - Assen - Assen (ITT) 4,8 km

2 - Assen - Emmen 203,7 km

3 - Zutphen - Venlo 189,7 km

4 - Venlo - Lieja 225,5 km

5 - Tarragona - Vinaros 174,0 km

6 - Xativa - Xativa 176,8 km

7 - Valencia - Valencia (ITT) 30,0 km

8 - Alzira - Alto de Aitana 204,7 km

9 - Alcoy - Xorret del Catí 188,8 km

10 - Alicante - Murcia 171,2 km

11 - Murcia - Caravaca de la Cruz 200,0 km

12 - Almería - Alto de Velefique 179,3 km

13 - Berja - Sierra Nevada 172,4 km

14 - Granada - La Pandera 157,0 km

15 - Jaén - Córdoba 167,7 km

16 - Córdoba - Puertollano 170,3 km

17 - Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina 193,6 km

18 - Talavera de la Reina - Ávila 165,0 km

19 - Ávila - La Granja. Real Fábrica de Cristales 179,8 km

20 - Toledo - Toledo (ITT) 27,8 km

21 - Rivas-Vaciamadrid - Madrid 110,2 km

[Paine in the Neck]

Universal Sports will have on-line streaming coverage.

[Ready4Freddy]

OVERALL 2008

1º CONTADOR, Alberto AST 80:40:08
2º LEIPHEIMER, Levi AST a 46
3º SASTRE, Carlos CSC a 4:12
4º MOSQUERA, Ezequiel XAG a 5:19
5º VALVERDE, Alejandro GCE a 6:00
6º RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquín GCE a 6:50
7º GESINK, Robert RAB a 6:55
8º MONCOUTIE, David COF a 10:10
9º MARTÍNEZ, Egoi EUS a 10:57
10º BRUSEGHIN, Marzio LAM a 11:56

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CLIMBERS 2008

1º MONCOUTIE, David COF 90
2º KERN, Christophe C.A 78
3º CONTADOR, Alberto AST 69
4º GARATE, Juan Manuel QST 63
5º LEIPHEIMER, Levi AST 54
6º MOSQUERA, Ezequiel XAG 45
7º RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquín GCE 40
8º VALVERDE, Alejandro GCE 38
9º LANDALUZE, Iñigo EUS 38
10º TJALLINGII, Maarten SIL 37

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ALLROUND 2008

1º CONTADOR, Alberto AST 6
2º LEIPHEIMER, Levi AST 11
3º VALVERDE, Alejandro GCE 16
4º MOSQUERA, Ezequiel XAG 19
5º MONCOUTIE, David COF 19
6º RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquín GCE 20
7º SASTRE, Carlos CSC 26
8º GESINK, Robert RAB 41
9º ARROYO, David GCE 50
10º GARATE, Juan Manuel QST 58

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PER POINT 2008

1º VAN AVERMAET, Greg SIL 158
2º CONTADOR, Alberto AST 137
3º VALVERDE, Alejandro GCE 129
4º LEIPHEIMER, Levi AST 116
5º FDEZ DE LARREA, Koldo EUS 88
6º BRESCHEL, Matti CSC 69
7º RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquín GCE 69
8º HINAULT, Sébastien C.A 68
9º MOSQUERA, Ezequiel XAG 67
10º MONCOUTIE, David CSC 65

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TEAMS 2008

1º Caisse D'Epargne GCE 241:20:38
2º Team CSC - Saxo Bank CSC a 38:27
3º Euskaltel - Euskadi EUS a 39:22
4º Astana AST a 41:16
5º Xacobeo - Galicia XAG a 51:31
6º Lampre LAM a 1:14:28
7º Rabobank RAB a 1:17:22
8º AG2R - La Mondiale ALM a 1:27:27
9º Credit Agricole C.A a 1:28:56
10º Silence - Lotto SIL a 1:42:27

[Ready4Freddy]

Thanks, PitN!

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[leilani]

Thanks PITN! From their site:

Universal Sports will provide more than nine hours of Vuelta programming every day during the three-week event. Every stage will be shown LIVE at UniversalSports.com every morning and replayed on Universal Sports network. Each night, Universal Sports will show an enhanced stage replay in Primetime. Additionally, UniversalSports.com will have an online TRACKER that will show each rider’s location on the course, stage maps, and integrated videos. The site will also offer full-length videos, highlights, photos, recaps, and behind-the-scenes interviews.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports, available in 56 million homes, is in nine of the top 10 DMAs including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Houston, Seattle and Denver.

So chances are many of us will also get to see it on cable this year, too. (not live, though, evidently.)

[Paine in the Neck]

Would you like to be added to the ping list for la Vuelta?

Please. btw, Universal Sports did a really good job with their Giro coverage.

[Tallguy]

la Vuelta (Tour of Spain) begins in the Netherlands??? Well I guess that was a they haven’t been an undisputed part of Spain since Emperor Charles V!

I can understand how why the TdF ‘dips’ into neighboring countries for certain stages. It helps generate interest. I suppose this will too, but the logistics involved in beginning a stage in a non-contiguous country...

[Ready4Freddy]

Colors of the Jerseys for La Vuelta:

Overall - Jersey Oro (Gold) - equivalent to TdF's Yellow

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Points (Sprinters) - Jersey Azul (Blue) - equivalent to TdF's Green

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Climbing - Jersey Naranja (Orange) - equivalent to TdF's Polka-dot

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Combination - Jersey Blanc (White) - no current equivalent in TdF, although the TdF did have their own combo jersey 1968-1989

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[Ready4Freddy]

La Vuelta is fixin' to start in a few days.

Please let me know if you'd like to be removed from the Vuelts ping list.

[green iguana]

Go Tyler Ferrar! Win a few stages!

[Mr. Blonde]

A few years ago I believe the Tour started in England.

[Mr. Blonde]

Exciting. Any word on confirmed competitors? I believe Lance is done for the year after the Tour of Ireland.

[Ready4Freddy]

Astana lineup:

BAZAYEV Assan
HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus
HORNER Christopher
IGLINSKY Maxim
KLÖDEN Andreas
NAVARRO GARCIA Daniel
RUBIERA VIGIL José Luis
VAITKUS Tomas
ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar
R - VINOKOUROV Alexander
R - BRAJKOVIC Janez
R - DYACHENKO Alexsandr
R - KIREYEV Roman

All teams can be accessed from here:

http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/equipos/index.html?e=p

[Ready4Freddy]

2007, Mr. Blonde, and it wasn't the first time that the Grande Depart has been in the UK.

It's not uncommon for the TdF to start in another country, but it may be unprecedented for la Vuelta.

[luv2ski]

Who of the big names is riding? I have to confess I have not been paying attention since the TdF.
Speaking of big names, though, Lance Armstrong just won the Leadville 100 a couple of weeks ago right here in Colorado. He rode the last 10 miles on a flat tire and still beat the record for the race by 28 min. He defeated Dave Wein who had won it 6 yrs in a row.
It is a grueling race that starts at 10,000 ft (Leadville) and goes up from there!

[llevrok]

Go Tyler Ferrar! Win a few stages!

Baynative and I wish our Washington state rider the best too!

[Ready4Freddy]

Bay is without computer this week...

There's only 2 excuses for that - camping, or prison.

I hope it's the former. ;)

[green iguana]

Well... he could still be trying to finish the Leadville 100...

[green iguana]

I think he beat Dave Wein (who came in second) by 28 min. The initial weather was awful, and even with that flat he broke the record by 2-30 seconds or so.

That’s what I remember anyway.