Vuelta a España 2008/7. stage
Result of the 7th stage | ||||
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First |
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Alessandro Ballan | LAM | 6:15:51 h |
Second |
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Ezequiel Mosquera | XAG | + 2:42 min |
Third |
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Alberto Contador | AST | + 2:45 min |
Fourth |
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Joaquim Rodríguez | GCE | + 2:50 min |
fifth |
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Levi Leipheimer | AST | equal time |
Sixth |
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Igor Antón | EUS | equal time |
seventh |
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Carlos Sastre | CSC | equal time |
Eighth |
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Daniel Moreno | GCE | + 3:03 min |
Ninth |
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Marzio Bruseghin | LAM | + 3:11 min |
Tenth |
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Davide rebel | GST | equal time |
Intermediate results after the 7th stage | ||||
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Alessandro Ballan | LAM | 23:53:26 h |
Second |
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Levi Leipheimer | AST | + 1:00 min |
Third |
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Sylvain Chavanel | COF | + 1:21 min |
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Daniele Bennati | LIQ | 63 P. |
Second |
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Alessandro Ballan | LAM | 56 P. |
Third |
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Alejandro Valverde | GCE | 54 P. |
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Alessandro Ballan | LAM | 51 P. |
Second |
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Marc de Maar | RAB | 27 P. |
Third |
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Ezequiel Mosquera | XAG | 25 p. |
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Alessandro Ballan | LAM | 4 p. |
Second |
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Levi Leipheimer | AST | 16 p. |
Third |
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Alberto Contador | AST | 20 p. |
Team evaluation |
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Astana | AST | 71:29:56 h |
Second |
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Team CSC-Saxo Bank | CSC | + 0:38 min |
Third |
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Caisse d'Epargne | GCE | + 2:08 min |
The 7th stage of the Vuelta a España 2008 on September 6th led over 223.2 kilometers from Barbastro to Andorra (Naturlandia-La Rabassa). There were two sprint classifications and one mountain class each in the 3rd, 2nd, 1st and special categories on the program.
With today's first mountain stage, the Vuelta reached the Pyrenees . Altogether, in adverse weather conditions with cold and rain, there was a total of 4,150 meters of altitude to be mastered. The stage was shaped by a quintet: Iñigo Landaluze , Xabier Zandio , Gianni Meersman , Marc de Maar and Alessandro Ballan . This was surprising as the Ballan finished 13th in the overall standings and was just over two minutes behind. Nevertheless, the field let the group have their way. So the outliers were able to get a maximum lead of over 10 minutes. They won both intermediate sprints and the first three mountain classifications. On the penultimate climb, the leading group began to disintegrate. In the final ascent, Ballan separated from his last companions Meersman and de Maar and started a solo ride to the summit. This ended with a lead of 2:42 minutes on the favorites. Thus, the escape was extremely successful for Ballan: In addition to winning the day, he was also able to secure the gold, orange and white jerseys. There were no big gaps in the tour favorites. Only Alejandro Valverde lost almost a minute.
tasks
- Stef Clement 42
- 142 Carlos Barredo
- 172 Volodymyr Djudja
- 189 Nikolai Trusov
Sprint ratings
- 1st intermediate sprint in Benabarre (32.5 km) (770 m above sea level)
First Xabier Zandio GCE 4 p. Second Alessandro Ballan LAM 2 p. Third Marc de Maar RAB 1 P.
- 2nd intermediate sprint in Sant Julia de Loria (180.5 km) (930 m above sea level)
First Alessandro Ballan LAM 4 p. Second Xabier Zandio GCE 2 p. Third Iñigo Landaluze EUS 1 P.
- Arrival in Andorra (2,050 m above sea level)
First Alessandro Ballan LAM 25 p. Second Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 20 p. Third Alberto Contador AST 16 p. Fourth Joaquim Rodríguez GCE 14 p. fifth Levi Leipheimer AST 12 p. Sixth Igor Antón EUS 10 p. seventh Carlos Sastre CSC 9 p. Eighth Daniel Moreno GCE 8 p. Ninth Marzio Bruseghin LAM 7 p. Tenth Davide rebel GST 6 p. 11. Robert Gesink RAB 5 p. 12. Jurgen van Goolen CSC 4 p. 13. Oliver Zaugg GST 3 p. 14th Mauricio Ardila RAB 2 p. 15th Sylvain Chavanel COF 1 P.
Mountain ratings
- Puerto de Montllobar, 2nd category (kilometer 64.4) (1,080 m above sea level)
First Iñigo Landaluze EUS 10 p. Second Alessandro Ballan LAM 7 p. Third Marc de Maar RAB 5 p. Fourth Gianni Meersman FDJ 3 p. fifth Xabier Zandio GCE 2 p. Sixth Leonardo Duque COF 1 P.
- Collado de Faidella, 3rd category (kilometer 111.2) (1,230 m above sea level)
First Marc de Maar RAB 6 p. Second Iñigo Landaluze EUS 4 p. Third Alessandro Ballan LAM 2 p. Fourth Xabier Zandio GCE 1 P.
- Alto de la Rabassa, 1st category (km 193.4) (1,830 m above sea level)
First Marc de Maar RAB 16 p. Second Alessandro Ballan LAM 12 p. Third Gianni Meersman FDJ 10 p. Fourth Iñigo Landaluze EUS 8 p. fifth Xabier Zandio GCE 6 p. Sixth Sérgio Paulinho AST 4 p. seventh José Luis Rubiera AST 3 p. Eighth Andreas Klöden AST 2 p. Ninth Levi Leipheimer AST 1 P.
- Andorra (Naturlandia-La Rabassa), category Especial (km 223.2) (2,050 m above sea level)