2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León Video, Route, Preview, Teams, Photos and Results, TV

Monday, March 23rd

168 km

Paredes de Nava → Baltanás

Tuesday, March 24th

28 km

Palencia → Palencia

Wednesday, March 25th

156 km

Sahagún → Estación Invernal de San Isidro

Thursday, March 26th

145 km

Santa María del Páramo → Galende-Laguna de Pece

Friday, March 27th

152 km

Benavente → Valladolid

Total Distance

654 km

2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Astana (AST)
(KAZ)

1	CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto	ESP
2	ARMSTRONG Lance	USA
3	HERNANDEZ BLAZQUEZ Jesus	ESP
4	LEIPHEIMER Levi	USA
5	VAITKUS Tomas	LTU
6	NOVAL GONZALEZ Benjamin	ESP
7	RUBIERA VIGIL Jose Luis	ESP
8	ZUBELDIA AGIRRE Haimar	ESP

Caisse d'Epargne (GCE)
(ESP)

11	GARCIA ACOSTA Jose Vicente	ESP
12	GUTIERREZ PALACIOS Jose Ivan	ESP
13	PASAMONTES RODRIGUEZ Luis	ESP
14	PEREZ ARANGO Marlon Alirio	COL
15	PEREZ SANCHEZ Francisco	ESP
16	ROJAS GIL Jose Joaquin	ESP
17	LOSADA ALGUACIL Alberto	ESP
18	VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro	ESP

Euskaltel-Euskadi (EUS)
(ESP)

21	HERNANDEZ Aitor	ESP
22	IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel	ESP
23	URTASUN PEREZ Pablo	ESP
24	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP
25	PEREZ MORENO Ruben	ESP
26	AZANZA SOTO Jorge	ESP
27	ANTON HERNANDEZ Igor	ESP
28	NIEVE ITURLADE Mikel	ESP

Fuji-Servetto (FUJ)
(ESP)

31	BENITEZ ROMAN Jose Alberto	ESP
32	COBO ACEBO Juan Jose	ESP
33	DOMINGUEZ Ivan	CUB
34	DURAN AROCA Arkaitz	ESP
35	INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat	ESP
36	MEIJAS LEAL Javier	ESP
37	SERRANO GONZALEZ Ricardo	ESP

Garmin - Slipstream (GRM)
(USA)

41	CALDWELL Blake	USA
42	DANIELSON Thomas	USA
43	DEKKERS Hans	NED
44	DUYN Huub	NED
45	EUSER Lucas	USA
46	VANDEVELDE Christian	USA
47	VAN DER VELDE Ricardo	NED
48	ZABRISKIE David	USA

Rabobank (RAB)
(NED)

51	MENCHOV Denis	RUS
52	ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto	COL
53	TEN DAM Laurens	NED
54	GARATE Juan Manuel	ESP
55	MOERENHOUT Koos	NED
56	KOZONTCHUK Dmitri	RUS
57	MOLLEMA Bauke	NED
58	CLEMENT Stef	NED

Bbox Bouygues Telecom (BBO)
(FRA)

61	ARASHIRO Yukiya	JPN
62	SOKOLOV Evqueny	RUS
63	BERNAUDEAU Giovanni	FRA
65	CLAUDE Mathieu	FRA
66	GAUDIN Damien	FRA
67	LE FLOCH Guillaume	FRA
68	QUEMENEUR Pierrick	FRA

Contentpolis-Ampo (MCO)
(ESP)

71	BENITEZ POMARES Javier	ESP
72	ECHARRI MARIN Javier	ESP
73	GALPARSORO MARTINEZ Dionisio	ESP
74	GARCIA-CASARRUBIOS PINTOR Oscar	ESP
75	HERRADA LOPEZ Jose	ESP
76	IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka	ESP
77	PALOMARES VILLAPLANA Adrian	ESP
78	SANCHEZ PIMIENTA Julian	ESP

Xacobeo Galicia (XGZ)
(ESP)

81	MOSQUERA MIGUEZ Ezequiel	ESP
82	GARCIA DA PENA David	ESP
83	DOMINGUEZ LEMOS Gustavo	ESP
84	MOURON DOLDAN Juan Francisco	ESP
85	PALEO Alejandro	ESP
86	FERNANDEZ SAINZ Alberto	ESP
87	VORGANOV Eduard	RUS
88	ISAICHEV Vladimir	RUS

ISD (ISD)
(ITA)

91	ABAKOUMOV Igor	BEL
92	MATVEYEV Sergey	UKR
93	KONDRUT Vitaliy	UKR
94	KOSTYUK Denys	UKR
95	RICCIBITTI Davide	ITA
96	KVACHUK Oleksandr	UKR
97	MIRENDA Gianluca	ITA
98	HUZARSKI Bartosz	POL

Cervelo Test Team (CTT)
(SUI)

101	CUESTA LOPEZ DE CASTRO Inigo	ESP
102	DEIGNAN Philip	IRL
103	KONOVALOVAS Ignatas	LTU
104	GUSTOV Volodymir	UKR
105	NOVOA MENEDEZ Joaquin	ESP
106	PAUWELS Serge	BEL
107	PUJOL MUNOZ Oscar	ESP
108	SASTRE CANDIL Carlos	ESP

Burgos Monumental (VMC)
(ESP)

111	GALLEGO ARNAIZ Diego	ESP
112	MELERO COCO Ivan	ESP
113	SOBRINO Joaquin	ESP
114	SANTAMARTA Raul	ESP
115	VALLS FERRI Rafael	ESP
117	FRANCISCO DELGADO David	ESP
118	MATA Enrique	ESP

Orbea Oreka (ORB)
(ESP)

121	RUIZ DE ERENTXUN ANTETARA Eriz	ESP
122	MINGUEZ AYALA Miguel	ESP
123	OLANO ORBEGOZO Aitor	ESP
124	ECHEVERZ CARTE Eneko	ESP
125	ILUNDAIN TIRAPU Mikel	ESP
126	CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan	ESP
127	LARRALDE ALZUGARAY Joseba	ESP
128	SESMA Daniel	ESP

Barbot-Siper (BSP)
(POR)

131	BERNABEU ARMENGOL Vicente David	ESP
132	CASTANHEIRA GOMES Bruno Miguel	POR
133	PIRES Bruno	POR
134	PINHO OLIVERA Carlos Manuel	POR
135	OLIVEIRA Helder	POR
136	COELHO Samuel Dias	POR
137	AMORIM Antonio Filipe Oliveira	POR
138	CELIS ZABALA Vidal	ESP

Rock Racing (RRC)
(USA)

141	MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco	ESP
142	GUTIERREZ CATALUNA Jose Enrique	ESP
143	PENA GRISALES Victor Hugo	COL
144	RODRIGUEZ Fred	USA
145	SEVILLA RIBERA Oscar	ESP
146	VITORIA David	SUI
147	CHADWICK Glen Alan	NZL
148	MARTIN VELASCO David	ESP

Andalucia Cajasur (ACA)
(ESP)

151	CALVENTE CORBAS Manuel	ESP
152	CARRASCO RAMIREZ Jose Antonio	ESP
153	MARTINEZ PEREZ Francisco Jose	ESP
154	LOPEZ GIL Jose Antonio	ESP
155	MORENO BAZAN Javier	ESP
156	PIEDRA PEREZ Antonio	ESP
157	REDONDO RAMOS Jose Antonio	ESP
158	TONDO VOLPINI Xavier	ESP

LIBERTY SEGUROS (LSE)
(POR)

161	NOZAL VEGA Carlos	ESP
162	LEMOS PINTO Edgar Miguel	POR
163	NOZAL VEGA Isidro	ESP
164	BROCO Hernani	POR
165	CARDOSO Manuel Antonio Leal	POR
166	RIBEIRO Nuno	POR
167	JESUS Antonio	POR
168	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ESP

News and Updates for Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009

Stage 5 results: Valvarde wins the final stage; Levi seals up the overall

Stage 5 results
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
2 Pablo Urtasun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
3 José Joaquín Rojas (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
4 Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto
5 Igor Abakoumov (Bel) ISD


General classification after stage 5
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                        
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                           0.16
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 0.22
4 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                             0.49
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                            0.54

Full Results...coming — cyclingnews

Last 2 Km (Spanish commentary) — tdp

Leipheimer wins Castilla, as Zabriskie is third and Valverde wins finale — velonews

Levi and Alberto on the podium: 1-2

Photos — afp/getty

Valverde pone el cierre (Highlights) — rtve.es

Lepheimer logra la victoria final en una etapa que se adjudicó Valverde — as

En Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 27 update: Stage 5 looks like a ceremonial stage. Ie. Levi should have this race locked up and there should be a (uphill) sprint finish today. Both Levi and Dave Z were on the podium together last month at the Tour of California as well. By the way, there have only been three withdrawals all week with Lance Armstrong being one of them.

Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

Start Time: Friday 12:42 PM CET (11:42:00 AM GMT+0000);
Earliest live video: 3:30 PM CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000);
See all the live video, audio and text options
Approximate Finish: 4:30 PM CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000)

Team rosters with bib numbers
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Valladolid, Spain

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video streaming tv schedule	justin.tv relay of the Teledeporte feed; unrestricted worldwide
	live video streaming tv schedule	restricted to Spain;
	live video streaming tv schedule	Live streaming video is expected at 15:30 CET each day and earlier for the Queen Stage (Stage 4)
	live video streaming tv schedule	France and Europe satellites
	live text updates	Spanish ticker and text updates (Google English Translation)
	steephill text updates #CyL twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link

steephill.tv is also on Twitter with race info updates

Stage 4 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto wins the queen stage

Stage 4 results
1 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                     0.08


General classification after stage 4
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                        12.15.38
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                           0.16
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 0.22
4 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank                             0.49
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                            0.54
6 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur                    1.51
7 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervélo TestTeam                   1.53
8 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia                 2.01
9 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne               2.07
10 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto                     2.45

Full Results — cyclingnews

Last 2 Km (Spanish commentary) — tdp

Juan José Cobo gana la cuarta etapa y Leipheimer sigue líder — as

Juan José Cobo se adjudica la cuarta etapa de la Vuelta a Castilla y León (Highlights) — rtve.es

Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead — velonews

Las fotos de la 4ª etapa — biciciclismo

Graham Watson Stage 4 Photos — grahamwatson

Zabriskie attacks at Castilla y Leon, stage 4 — slipstreamsports

Leipheimer Takes Lead into Final Stage — astana-cyclingteam

Post-Op Interview with Lance — livestrong

Stage 4 Highlights (English) — sbs

Stage 3 Valverde wins the power uphill finish at Estación Inv. De San Isiro

Stage 3 results
1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
2 Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros
3 Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucía-Cajasur 

General classification after stage 3
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                               
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                           0.16
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Slipstream                 0.22

Full Results — cyclingnews

Alejandro Valverde se impone en el Alto de San Isidro — as

Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead — velonews

high-res victory salute

Valverde también enseña sus galones (Highlights) — rtve.es

Last Km (French commentary) — sport+

Last 200m (Spanish commentary) — tvcyl

Contador (in English) and Levi interviews re: Lance — sbs
thanks to Ricardo Andrade for emailing in links to several of the clips

Lance Armstrong, Post-Surgery Update — astana-cyclingteam

Graham Watson Stage 3 Photos — grahamwatson

Stage 3 Highlights (English) — sbs

Stage 2: Levi maintains his Tour of California winning TT form

Stage 2 results
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                  33.17
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana                  0.18
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Slipstream        0.22
4 Denis Menchov (Spa) Rabobank                   0.55

Full Results — cyclingnews

TT Photos — getty

TT Highlights — rtve.es

TT Post Race Wrap Up — tdp

Lepheimer gana la contrarreloj y lidera la general — as

Graham Watson Stage 2 Photos — grahamwatson

TT Highlights — sbs

Stage 1 results overshadowed by Armstrong's broken collarbone

@johanbruyneel: Crash update on Lance from Castilla y Leon: Clean collarbone fracture without complications. Should be fast recovery.

Stage 1 results
1 Joaquín Sobrino (Burgos Monumental)
2 David Vitora (Rock Racing) m.t.
3 Jose Joaquín Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne) m.t.
4 Rubén Pérez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) m.t.
5 Manuel Cardoso (Liberty) m.t.
6 Hans Dekker (Garmin) m.t.
7 Juan Fco. Mouron (Xacobeo) m.t.

high-res victory salute and stage 1 photos

Lance in the ditch stills

Full Results — cyclingnews

Victoria de Sobrino (Burgos), Armstrong con probable clavícula rota — biciciclismo

Armstrong crashes out of Castilla y León — cyclingnews

Armstrong se cae y podría sufrir fractura de clavícula — as

Armstrong dice adiós por una caída (ie: Lance in the ditch) — rtve.es
(thanks Roger P. for sending this link)

Armstrong crashes out of Castilla y León: "I feel miserable right now" — velonews

Stage 1 Highlights — sbs

Stage 1 Photos — getty

Graham Watson Stage 1 Photos — grahamwatson

Last Km — tdp
March 23 update: Rosters are now official. Minor changes to provisional rosters posted earlier. Francisco Mancebo replaces Tyler Hamilton as the team leader for Rock Racing.

Race Preview

March 20 update:

Early-season appetiser on offer in Castilla — cyclingnews

Contador: Castilla not a test for Tour — velonews

Contador relaxed for Castilla — sbs.au

Official rosters are now up

March 18 update: Full rosters with bib numbers and country sort option are now up.
Two ways to view the startlist:

Overlapping the Vuelta a Castilla y León this week is Coppi e Bartali running March 24-28th in Northern Italy.

March 17 update: Vuelta a Castilla y León (Tour of Castile and Leon) is a midweek cycling stage race held in the Castilla y León region of Northern Spain. If you haven't already heard, Astana will be sending five riders from their A-squad (Lance Armstrong, Alberto Contador, Levi Leipheimer, Chechu Rubiera, Haimar Zubeldia) to this second-tier (2.1HC) stage race so the event is generating more interest than usual. There will be two Americian based teams, Garmin and Rock Racing, at this event as well. The five day race runs March 23-27th and features a variety of stages including an individual time-trial and two mountain/uphill finishes. See the race summary table for all the stage maps, profiles and timetables.

Check back for official team rosters, tv schedules and live streaming video as the race draws closer. During the event links to results, photos and video will be posted. — Steve

steephill.tv is now on Twitter with the latest race updates

Official Site — vueltacastillayleon

Lance launches friendly fire: Armstrong offers his views on Astana colleague Contador — skysports

Armstrong offers to teach Contador how to relax — reuters

The Official 2009 Route Map (mapa de la ruta/pista y etapas) ... coming

News and Updates for Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009

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Stage 4 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto wins the queen stagepermalink("#04-results-2009");

Stage 3 Valverde wins the power uphill finish at Estación Inv. De San Isiropermalink("#03-results-2009");

Stage 2: Levi maintains his Tour of California winning TT formpermalink("#02-results-2009");

Stage 1 results overshadowed by Armstrong's broken collarbonepermalink("#01-results-2009");

Race Preview

Official rosters are now up

The Official 2009 Route Map (mapa de la ruta/pista y etapas) ... coming

Stage 5 results: Valvarde wins the final stage; Levi seals up the overall

En Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

Stage 4 Juan José Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto wins the queen stage

Stage 3 Valverde wins the power uphill finish at Estación Inv. De San Isiro

Stage 2: Levi maintains his Tour of California winning TT form

Stage 1 results overshadowed by Armstrong's broken collarbone