Vuelta a España 2008/7. stage

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Result of the 7th stage
First ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 6:15:51 h
Second SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG + 2:42 min
Third SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST + 2:45 min
Fourth SpainSpain Joaquim Rodríguez GCE + 2:50 min
fifth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST equal time
Sixth SpainSpain Igor Antón EUS equal time
seventh SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC equal time
Eighth SpainSpain Daniel Moreno GCE + 3:03 min
Ninth ItalyItaly Marzio Bruseghin LAM + 3:11 min
Tenth ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST equal time
Intermediate results after the 7th stage
Golden jersey Overall rating ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 23:53:26 h
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST + 1:00 min
Third FranceFrance Sylvain Chavanel COF + 1:21 min
Blue jersey Scoring ItalyItaly Daniele Bennati LIQ 63 P.
Second ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 56 P.
Third SpainSpain Alejandro Valverde GCE 54 P.
Mountain jersey Mountain scoring ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 51 P.
Second NetherlandsNetherlands Marc de Maar RAB 27 P.
Third SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 25 p.
White jersey Combination scoring ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 4 p.
Second United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 16 p.
Third SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 20 p.
Team evaluation LuxembourgLuxembourg Astana AST 71:29:56 h
Second DenmarkDenmark Team CSC-Saxo Bank CSC + 0:38 min
Third SpainSpain 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

Sprint ratings

  • 1st intermediate sprint in Benabarre (32.5 km) (770 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Xabier Zandio GCE 4 p.
Second ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 2 p.
Third NetherlandsNetherlands Marc de Maar RAB 1 P.
  • 2nd intermediate sprint in Sant Julia de Loria (180.5 km) (930 m above sea level)
First ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 4 p.
Second SpainSpain Xabier Zandio GCE 2 p.
Third SpainSpain Iñigo Landaluze EUS 1 P.
  • Arrival in Andorra (2,050 m above sea level)
First ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 25 p.
Second SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 20 p.
Third SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 16 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Joaquim Rodríguez GCE 14 p.
fifth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 12 p.
Sixth SpainSpain Igor Antón EUS 10 p.
seventh SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC 9 p.
Eighth SpainSpain Daniel Moreno GCE 8 p.
Ninth ItalyItaly Marzio Bruseghin LAM 7 p.
Tenth ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST 6 p.
11. NetherlandsNetherlands Robert Gesink RAB 5 p.
12. BelgiumBelgium Jurgen van Goolen CSC 4 p.
13. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Oliver Zaugg GST 3 p.
14th ColombiaColombia Mauricio Ardila RAB 2 p.
15th FranceFrance Sylvain Chavanel COF 1 P.

Mountain ratings

  • Puerto de Montllobar, 2nd category (kilometer 64.4) (1,080 m above sea level)
First SpainSpain Iñigo Landaluze EUS 10 p.
Second ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 7 p.
Third NetherlandsNetherlands Marc de Maar RAB 5 p.
Fourth BelgiumBelgium Gianni Meersman FDJ 3 p.
fifth SpainSpain Xabier Zandio GCE 2 p.
Sixth ColombiaColombia Leonardo Duque COF 1 P.
  • Collado de Faidella, 3rd category (kilometer 111.2) (1,230 m above sea level)
First NetherlandsNetherlands Marc de Maar RAB 6 p.
Second SpainSpain Iñigo Landaluze EUS 4 p.
Third ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 2 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Xabier Zandio GCE 1 P.
  • Alto de la Rabassa, 1st category (km 193.4) ​​(1,830 m above sea level)
First NetherlandsNetherlands Marc de Maar RAB 16 p.
Second ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 12 p.
Third BelgiumBelgium Gianni Meersman FDJ 10 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Iñigo Landaluze EUS 8 p.
fifth SpainSpain Xabier Zandio GCE 6 p.
Sixth PortugalPortugal Sérgio Paulinho AST 4 p.
seventh SpainSpain José Luis Rubiera AST 3 p.
Eighth GermanyGermany Andreas Klöden AST 2 p.
Ninth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 1 P.
  • Andorra (Naturlandia-La Rabassa), category Especial (km 223.2) (2,050 m above sea level)
First ItalyItaly Alessandro Ballan LAM 30 p.
Second SpainSpain Ezequiel Mosquera XAG 25 p.
Third SpainSpain Alberto Contador AST 20 p.
Fourth SpainSpain Joaquim Rodríguez GCE 16 p.
fifth United StatesUnited States Levi Leipheimer AST 12 p.
Sixth SpainSpain Igor Antón EUS 10 p.
seventh SpainSpain Carlos Sastre CSC 8 p.
Eighth SpainSpain Daniel Moreno GCE 6 p.
Ninth ItalyItaly Marzio Bruseghin LAM 4 p.
Tenth ItalyItaly Davide rebel GST 3 p.
11. NetherlandsNetherlands Robert Gesink RAB 2 p.
12. BelgiumBelgium Jurgen van Goolen CSC 1 P.