Vuelta a Espana (2012) Photos; Stage 16: Gijón → Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru, 184 km
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Another beautiful day for racing through the (Asturian) mountains of northern Spain. Four categorized climbs including two cat 1s and the HC summit finish at the Cuitunigru ski resort		share this photo
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There was a two man break well up the road on the final climb, but the focus of attention was once again on the GC contenders: Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank), Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)		share this photo
Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) crawling up the final 200m which ramped up to 25%		share this photo
Breakmate Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) finished 7s back		share this photo
Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) crawls across first and has just enough momentum to fire off a quick victory salute. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) in the distance finished 2nd, 7 seconds back.		share this photo
Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) slumped over his bike after crossing the line. A mix of exhaustion and disbelief.		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) and Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) working their way through the crowds with 300m to go		share this photo
Alberto Contador was once again unsuccessful at dropping Joaquim Rodriguez		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) finished 3rd and 4th + 2:39 and + 2:41. Valvarde is in the distance.		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) again countered Alberto Contador's late move to finish ahead of him at the line, this time for 3rd + 2:39 to gain 6 more seconds (now up to 28s after Stage 16) on Contador		share this photo
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) finished 5th + 2:58 to solidify his hold on 3rd overall		share this photo
Looking down at the finishing climb as trailing riders reach the top		share this photo
Cuitunigru ski resort panorama as the sun sets on the 19.4 km @ 6.9 %, max 22 % HC climb		share this photo
It's an ugly climb in appearance and difficulty		share this photo
Today's recipient of an Asturian hat goes to Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) your deserving stage 16 break winner		share this photo
Vuelta a Espana (2012) Photos; Stage 16: Gijón → Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru, 184 km
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