Vuelta a España 2008/12. stage

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Result of the 12th stage
First ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 4:42:44 h
Second ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST + 0:01 min
Third ItalyItaly Damiano Cunego LAM equal time
Fourth ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM equal time
fifth SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST equal time
Sixth SpainSpain Egoi Martínez EUS + 0:04 min
seventh SwitzerlandSwitzerland Oliver Zaugg GST equal time
Eighth SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC equal time
Ninth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST equal time
Tenth SpainSpain Igor Antón EUS equal time
Intermediate results after the 12th stage
Golden jersey Overall rating SpainSpain Egoi Martínez EUS 45:48:33 h
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST + 0:11 min
Third SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST + 0:29 min
Blue jersey Scoring BelgiumBelgium Greg Van Avermaet SIL 99 P.
Second ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST 76 P.
Third BelgiumBelgium Tom Boonen QST 75 p.
Mountain jersey Mountain scoring FranceFrance David Moncoutié COF 87 P.
Second ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 51 P.
Third SpainSpain Juan Manuel Gárate QST 42 P.
White jersey Combination scoring SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 14 p.
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 27 P.
Third FranceFrance David Moncoutie COF 28 p.
Team evaluation LuxembourgLuxembourg Team Astana AST 137: 14: 39 h
Second SpainSpain Caisse d'Epargne GCE + 0:10 min
Third SpainSpain Euskaltel-Euskadi EUS + 1:43 min

The 12th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 11th led over 186.4 kilometers from Burgos to Suances . There were two sprint classifications and one mountain classification in the 3rd category and two in the 2nd category on the program.

With the starting shot, the first attacks from the main field began and after eight kilometers a trio broke up like the day before: Sébastien Hinault , Sandy Casar and Manuel Quinziato . They quickly gained a four-minute lead, which remained constant for the rest of the escape. The three outliers secured the first four interim scores of the day. In the third mountain classification, David Moncoutié was able to extend his lead in the mountain classification by a further three points, as his competitors did not collect any points all day. At 142 km the stage became unexpectedly exciting when fellow favorite Alejandro Valverde fell back from the main field and had problems reconnecting with a lack of team support. At the front of the field, the Astana and Euskaltel-Euskadi teams were putting pressure on them. At first, the group around Valverde was able to keep the gap at around a minute, but gradually the gap widened. In the end, he was a little more than 3:20 minutes behind. The peloton had meanwhile shrunk further and consisted of only 50 riders 30 kilometers from the finish. The outliers were made before the second intermediate sprint. On the upward stretch of the finish line, it was mainly the favorites in the overall standings and good one-day racers who made the decision among themselves. The stage won in the end the Italian Paolo Bettini won ahead of his compatriot Davide Rebellin .

tasks

Sprint ratings

  • 1st intermediate sprint in Espinosa de los Monteros (kilometer 89.5) (750 m above sea level)
First FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA 4 p.
Second FranceFrance Sandy Casar FDJ 2 p.
Third ItalyItaly Manuel Quinziato LIQ 1 P.
  • 2nd intermediate sprint in Torrelavega (kilometer 166.7) (70 m above sea level)
First GermanyGermany Andreas Klöden AST 4 p.
Second SpainSpain Benjamin Noval AST 2 p.
Third SpainSpain José Luis Rubiera AST 1 P.
  • Finish in Suances (95 m above sea level)
First ItalyItaly Paolo Bettini QST 25 p.
Second ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST 20 p.
Third ItalyItaly Damiano Cunego LAM 16 p.
Fourth ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 14 p.
fifth SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 12 p.
Sixth SpainSpain Egoi Martínez EUS 10 p.
seventh SwitzerlandSwitzerland Oliver Zaugg GST 9 p.
Eighth SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC 8 p.
Ninth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 7 p.
Tenth SpainSpain Igor Anton EUS 6 p.
11. SpainSpain Joaquim Rodríguez GCE 5 p.
12. SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 4 p.
13. NetherlandsNetherlands Robert Gesink RAB 3 p.
14th DenmarkDenmark Matti Breschel CSC 2 p.
15th SlovakiaSlovakia Martin Velits MRM 1 P.

Mountain ratings

  • Alto de Bocos, 3rd category (km 78) (780 m above sea level)
First FranceFrance Sandy Casar FDJ 6 p.
Second ItalyItaly Manuel Quinziato LIQ 4 p.
Third FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA 2 p.
Fourth FranceFrance Sébastien Minard COF 1 P.
  • Portillo de Lunada, 2nd category (kilometer 106.3) (1,350 m above sea level)
First FranceFrance Sandy Casar FDJ 10 p.
Second ItalyItaly Manuel Quinziato LIQ 7 p.
Third FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA 5 p.
Fourth KazakhstanKazakhstan Dmitri Muravyov AST 3 p.
fifth SpainSpain Imanol Erviti GCE 2 p.
Sixth PortugalPortugal Sérgio Paulinho AST 1 P.
  • Alto de Caracol, 2nd category (km 126.5) (820 m above sea level)
First FranceFrance Sandy Casar FDJ 10 p.
Second ItalyItaly Manuel Quinziato LIQ 7 p.
Third FranceFrance Sébastien Hinault CA 5 p.
Fourth FranceFrance David Moncoutie COF 3 p.
fifth ColombiaColombia Leonardo Duque COF 2 p.
Sixth PortugalPortugal Sergio Paulinho AST 1 P.