Vuelta a España 2008/13. stage

Result of the 13th stage
First		Alberto Contador	AST	5:52:35 h
Second		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	+ 0:42 min
Third		Joaquim Rodríguez	GCE	+ 0:58 min
Fourth		Levi Leipheimer	AST	+ 1:05 min
fifth		Carlos Sastre	CSC	+ 1:32 min
Sixth		Robert Gesink	RAB	+ 1:56 min
seventh		Ezequiel Mosquera	XAG	+ 2:18 min
Eighth		Oliver Zaugg	GST	+ 2:28 min
Ninth		Damiano Cunego	LAM	+ 2:43 min
Tenth		Daniel Moreno Fernández	GCE	+ 3:01 min
Intermediate results after the 13th stage
Overall rating		Alberto Contador	AST	51:41:17 h
Second		Levi Leipheimer	AST	+ 1:07 min
Third		Carlos Sastre	CSC	+ 3:01 min
Scoring		Greg Van Avermaet	SIL	99 P.
Second		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	94 P.
Third		Alberto Contador	AST	85 p.
Mountain scoring		David Moncoutié	COF	113 P.
Second		Christophe Kern	CA	80 p.
Third		Alberto Contador	AST	68 P.
Combination scoring		Alberto Contador	AST	7 p.
Second		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	19 p.
Third		Levi Leipheimer	AST	20 p.
Team evaluation		Caisse d'Epargne	GCE	154: 57: 15 h
Second		Team Astana	AST	+ 4:42 min
Third		Team CSC-Saxo Bank	CSC	+ 16:38 min

The 13th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 13th led over 209.5 kilometers from San Vicente de la B. to the Alto de L'Angiru . The program included two sprint ratings and one mountain rating each in the 3rd and Especial category as well as three mountain ratings in the 1st category.

After the second day of rest, today's king's stage, with the goal of the very steep Alto de L´Angiru and its up to 23.6 percent gradient, had to cope with a total of 3708 meters in altitude. Despite the difficulties ahead, the first two hours of racing were driven very quickly. In the first an hourly average of more than 45 kilometers and in the second of more than 43 kilometers. As on the previous two stages, a trio was able to pull away: Christophe Kern , Maarten Tjallingii and Matej Jurčo . Kern had attacked in the first mountain classification and the other two followed him. In the meantime the three had a lead of ten minutes and reached the next three mountain classifications in the 1st category in front of the field. In each case, Kern secured the maximum number of points and thus finished second in the mountain classification after the end of the stage. But David Moncoutié , who continues to be the leader in this classification , was able to collect 26 points over the course of the day. The favorites exchanged blows for the tour victory on the last climb of the day. In the second part of the mountain, only four riders were left at the top: Alberto Contador , Alejandro Valverde , Joaquim Rodríguez and Levi Leipheimer . Valverde attacked, Contador and Rodríguez followed and Leipheimer fell back. A preliminary decision for the overall standings had actually already been made. Leipheimer should not be able to make up for today's deficit. Contador attacked three and a half kilometers from the finish and was able to distance his opponents. He won the stage before Valverde. He also took over the gold jersey from Leipheimer and Carlos Sastre , who was fifth of the day. For a big co-favorite, the Vuelta was over on the descent of the penultimate mountain: Igor Antón fell and broke his collarbone.

tasks

• 023 José Antonio López
• 081 Igor Antón
• 102 Mathias Frank
• 151 Óscar Freire

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Infiesto (kilometer 95.1) (140 m above sea level)

First		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	4 p.
Second		Christophe Kern	CA	2 p.
Third		Matej Jurčo	MRM	1 P.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Fresnedo (kilometer 195.6) (360 m above sea level)

First		Christophe Kern	CA	4 p.
Second		Matej Jurco	MRM	2 p.
Third		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	1 P.

• Finish in Alto de L 'Angiru (1,560 m above sea level)

First		Alberto Contador	AST	25 p.
Second		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	20 p.
Third		Joaquim Rodríguez	GCE	16 p.
Fourth		Levi Leipheimer	AST	14 p.
fifth		Carlos Sastre	CSC	12 p.
Sixth		Robert Gesink	RAB	10 p.
seventh		Ezequiel Mosquera	XAG	9 p.
Eighth		Oliver Zaugg	GST	8 p.
Ninth		Damiano Cunego	LAM	7 p.
Tenth		Daniel Moreno Fernández	GCE	6 p.
11.		Davide rebel	GST	5 p.
12.		David Moncoutie	COF	4 p.
13.		Alberto Losada	GCE	3 p.
14th		Nicolas Roche	CA	2 p.
15th		John Gadret	ALM	1 P.

Mountain ratings

• Alto de Ortigueiro, 3rd category (km 45.9) (450 m above sea level)

First		Christophe Kern	CA	6 p.
Second		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	4 p.
Third		Matej Jurco	MRM	2 p.
Fourth		Juan Manuel Gárate	QST	1 P.

• Puerto de Arnicio, 1st category (kilometer 116.7) (910 m above sea level)

First		Christophe Kern	CA	16 p.
Second		Matej Jurco	MRM	12 p.
Third		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	10 p.
Fourth		David Moncoutie	COF	8 p.
fifth		Leonardo Duque	COF	6 p.
Sixth		Juan Manuel Garate	QST	4 p.
seventh		Benjamin Noval	AST	3 p.
Eighth		Assan Basayev	AST	2 p.
Ninth		Emanuele Bindi	LAM	1 P.

• Alto de la Colladona, 1st category (km 154.8) (850 m above sea level)

First		Christophe Kern	CA	16 p.
Second		Matej Jurco	MRM	12 p.
Third		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	10 p.
Fourth		David Moncoutie	COF	8 p.
fifth		Juan Manuel Garate	QST	6 p.
Sixth		Benjamin Noval	AST	4 p.
seventh		Tomas Vaitkus	AST	3 p.
Eighth		Dmitri Muravyov	AST	2 p.
Ninth		Mikel Astarloza	EUS	1 P.

• Alto del Cordal, 1st category (kilometer 188.1) (780 m above sea level)

First		Christophe Kern	CA	16 p.
Second		Maarten Tjallingii	SIL	12 p.
Third		Matej Jurco	MRM	10 p.
Fourth		David Moncoutie	COF	8 p.
fifth		Alberto Contador	AST	6 p.
Sixth		José Luis Rubiera	AST	4 p.
seventh		Sérgio Paulinho	AST	3 p.
Eighth		Levi Leipheimer	AST	2 p.
Ninth		Daniel Moreno Fernández	GCE	1 P.

• Alto d L'Angliru, category Especial (kilometer 208.7) (1,573 m above sea level)

First		Alberto Contador	AST	30 p.
Second		Alejandro Valverde	GCE	25 p.
Third		Joaquim Rodríguez	GCE	20 p.
Fourth		Levi Leipheimer	AST	16 p.
fifth		Carlos Sastre	CSC	12 p.
Sixth		Robert Gesink	RAB	10 p.
seventh		Ezequiel Mosquera	XAG	8 p.
Eighth		Oliver Zaugg	GST	6 p.
Ninth		Damiano Cunego	LAM	4 p.
Tenth		Daniel Moreno Fernández	GCE	3 p.
11.		David Moncoutie	COF	2 p.
12.		Davide rebel	GST	1 P.