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Vuelta a España 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Chris Horner distanced Vincenzo Nibali on just about all the summit finishes, like here on Stage 19, on his way to winning the 2013 Vuelta. This is the 2013 Vuelta a Espana live dashboard with race info, daily live coverage featuring stage previews, live video, results, big photos and highlights.

Big Photos from 2013sirotti/flockton/reuters
Big Photos from 2012sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2011sirotti/reuters/flockton
Big Photos from 2010sirotti/reuters


1Saturday, August 2427.4 km 
Vilanova de ArousaSanxenxo
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2Sunday, August 25178 km 
PontevedraBaiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba
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3Monday, August 26185 km 
VigoMirador de Lobeira/ Vilagarcía de Arousa
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4Tuesday, August 27189 km 
Lalín / a EstradaFinisterra
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5Wednesday, August 28174 km 
SoberLago de Sanabria
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6Thursday, August 29175 km 
GuijueloCáceres
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7Friday, August 30206 km 
AlmendralejoMairena de Aljarafe
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8Saturday, August 31167 km 
Jerez de la FronteraEstepona. Alto de Peñas Blancas
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9Sunday, September 1164 km 
AntequeraValdepeñas de Jaén
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10Monday, September 2187 km 
TorredelcampoGüéjar Sierra. Alto de Hazallanas
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RTuesday, September 3 
Rest day
11Wednesday, September 438.8 km 
TarazonaTarazona
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12Thursday, September 5164 km 
MaellaTarragona
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13Friday, September 6169 km 
VallsCastelldefels
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14Saturday, September 7156 km 
BagàAndorra. Collada de la Gallina
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15Sunday, September 8225 km 
AndorraPeyragudes
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16Monday, September 9147 km 
GrausSallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal
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RTuesday, September 10 
Rest day
17Wednesday, September 11189 km 
CalahorraBurgos
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18Thursday, September 12187 km 
BurgosPeña Cabarga
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19Friday, September 13181 km 
San Vicente de la BarqueraOviedo. Alto del Naranco
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20Saturday, September 14142 km 
AvilésAlto de L´Angliru
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21Sunday, September 15110 km 
Leganés / ParquesurMadrid
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  Total Distance3361 km 

2013 Vuelta a España Teams
Team Rosters and Withdrawals
Group riders by: or

MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV)
ESP
  1VALVERDE BELMONTE  AlejandroESP
  2CAPECCHI  ErosITA
  3ERVITI OLLO  ImanolESP
  4GUTIERREZ PALACIOS  José IvanESP
  5HERRADA LOPEZ  JoséESP
  6INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA  BenatESP
  7LASTRAS GARCIA  PabloESP
  8MORENO BAZAN  JavierESP
  9SZMYD  SylvesterPOL

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
FRA
  11POZZOVIVO  DomenicoITA
  12BERARD  JulienFRA
  13BETANCUR GOMEZ  Carlos AlbertoCOL
  14CHAINEL  SteveFRA
  15CHEREL  MikaelFRA
  16GASTAUER  BenLUX
  17MONDORY  LloydFRA
  18MONTAGUTI  MatteoITA
  19NOCENTINI  RinaldoITA

ARGOS-SHIMANO (ARG)
NED
  21ARNDT  NikiasGER
  22BARGUIL  WarrenFRA
  23FRÖHLINGER  JohannesGER
  24HUPOND  ThierryFRA
  25JANSE VAN RENSBURG  ReinardtRSA
  26PETERSON  ThomasUSA
  27PREIDLER  GeorgAUT
  28SINKELDAM  RamonNED
  29STAMSNIJDER  TomNED

ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST)
KAZ
  31NIBALI  VincenzoITA
  32BRAJKOVIC  JanezSLO
  33FUGLSANG  JakobDEN
  34GRIVKO  AndriyUKR
  35IGLINSKIY  MaximKAZ
  36KANGERT  TanelEST
  37TIRALONGO  PaoloITA
  38VANOTTI  AlessandroITA
  39ZEITS  AndreyKAZ

BELKIN PRO CYCLING (BEL)
NED
  41MOLLEMA  BaukeNED
  43BROWN  GraemeAUS
  44CLEMENT  StefNED
  45GARATE  Juan ManuelESP
  46SANCHEZ GIL  Luis LeonESP
  47TANNER  DavidAUS
  48TEN DAM  LaurensNED
  49WAGNER  RobertGER

BMC RACING (BMC)
USA
  51GILBERT  PhilippeBEL
  52EIJSSEN  YannickBEL
  53KOHLER  MartinSUI
  54LANDER  SebastianDEN
  55LODEWYCK  KlaasBEL
  56NERZ  DominikGER
  57PINOTTI  MarcoITA
  58SANTAROMITA  IvanITA
  59WYSS  DaniloSUI

CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA (CJR)
ESP
  61ARROYO DURAN  DavidESP
  62ARAMENDIA LORENTE  Javier FranciscoESP
  63CARDOSO  AndrePOR
  64FERRARI BARCELO  FabricioURU
  65GARCIA  MarcosESP
  66LASCA  FrancescoITA
  67PIEDRA PEREZ  AntonioESP
  68TXURRUKA  AmetsESP
  69VELASCO MURILLO  IvanESP

CANNONDALE (CAN)
ITA
  71BASSO  IvanITA
  72BOIVIN  GuillaumeCAN
  73DALL'ANTONIA  TizianoITA
  74HAEDO  Lucas SebastianARG
  75LONGO BORGHINI  PaoloITA
  76PATERSKI  MaciejPOL
  77RATTO  DanieleITA
  78SARMIENTO TUNARROSA  Cayetano JoséCOL
  79WURF  CameronAUS

COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF)
FRA
  81COPPEL  JeromeFRA
  82BAGOT  YohanFRA
  83BESSY  CyrilFRA
  84EDET  NicolasFRA
  85MATE MARDONES  Luis AngelESP
  86PETIT  AdrienFRA
  87POULHIES  StéphaneFRA
  88SIJMENS  NicoBEL
  89ZINGLE  RomainBEL

EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS)
ESP
  91SANCHEZ GONZALEZ  SamuelESP
  92ANTON HERNANDEZ  IgorESP
  93AZANZA SOTO  JorgeESP
  94LANDA MEANA  MikelESP
  95MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN  EgoiESP
  96NIEVE ITURALDE  MikelESP
  97OROZ UGALDE  Juan JoseESP
  98URTASUN PEREZ  PabloESP
  99VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI  GorkaESP

FDJ (FDJ)
FRA
  101PINOT  ThibautFRA
  102COURTEILLE  ArnaudFRA
  103ELISSONDE  KennyFRA
  104GENIEZ  AlexandreFRA
  105MANGEL  LaurentFRA
  106PINEAU  CédricFRA
  107ROUX  AnthonyFRA
  108SOUPE  GeoffreyFRA
  109VEIKKANEN  JussiFIN

GARMIN SHARP (GRS)
USA
  111MARTIN  DanielIRL
  112FAIRLY  CalebUSA
  113FARRAR  TylerUSA
  114FERNANDEZ  KoldoESP
  115HOWES  AlexUSA
  116KREDER  MichelNED
  117NUYENS  NickBEL
  118RASMUSSEN  AlexDEN
  119VAN SUMMEREN  JohanBEL

KATUSHA (KAT)
RUS
  121RODRIGUEZ OLIVER  JoaquinESP
  122CARUSO  GiampaoloITA
  123GUSEV  VladimirRUS
  124ISAICHEV  VladimirRUS
  125KOZONTCHUK  DmitryRUS
  126LOSADA ALGUACIL  AlbertoESP
  127MORENO FERNANDEZ  DanielESP
  128PAOLINI  LucaITA
  129VICIOSO ARCOS  AngelESP

LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM)
ITA
  131SCARPONI  MicheleITA
  132ANACONA GOMEZ  WinnerCOL
  133BONO  MatteoITA
  134DODI  LucaITA
  135GRAZIATO  MassimoITA
  136MORI  ManueleITA
  137RICHEZE  Maximiliano ArielARG
  138STORTONI  SimoneITA
  139ULISSI  DiegoITA

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
BEL
  141DE CLERCQ  BartBEL
  142DE GREEF  FrancisBEL
  143HANSEN  AdamAUS
  144HENDERSON  GregNZL
  145REYNES MIMO  VicenteESP
  146VAN DE WALLE  JurgenBEL
  147VAN DER SANDE  ToshBEL
  148VANENDERT  JelleBEL
  149VANENDERT  DennisBEL

NETAPP - ENDURA (TNE)
GER
  151KONIG  LeopoldCZE
  152BARTA  JanCZE
  153CAMANO ORTUZAR  IkerESP
  154DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO  DavidESP
  155DEMPSTER  ZakkariAUS
  156HUZARSKI  BartoszPOL
  157PIMENTA COSTA MENDES  José JoaoPOR
  158SCHORN  DanielAUT
  159VOSS  PaulGER

OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP (OPQ)
BEL
  161MARTIN  TonyGER
  162DE WEERT  KevinBEL
  163FENN  AndrewGBR
  164MEERSMAN  GianniBEL
  165PAUWELS  SergeBEL
  166SERRY  PieterBEL
  167STYBAR  ZdenekCZE
  168VAN KEIRSBULCK  GuillaumeBEL
  169VANDEWALLE  KristofBEL

ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE)
AUS
  171GERRANS  SimonAUS
  172BEWLEY  SamNZL
  173CLARKE  SimonAUS
  174COOKE  BadenAUS
  175DOCKER  MitchellAUS
  176HOWARD  LeighAUS
  177MEIER  ChristianCAN
  178MATTHEWS  MichaelAUS
  179SULZBERGER  WesleyAUS

RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT)
LUX
  181CANCELLARA  FabianSUI
  182BUSCHE  MatthewUSA
  183HERMANS  BenBEL
  184HORNER  ChristopherUSA
  185IRIZAR ARANBURU  MarkelESP
  186KISERLOVSKI  RobertCRO
  187POPOVYCH  YaroslavUKR
  188RAST  GrégorySUI
  189ZUBELDIA AGIRRE  HaimarESP

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
GBR
  191HENAO MONTOYA  Sergio LuisCOL
  192BOASSON HAGEN  EdvaldNOR
  193CATALDO  DarioITA
  194KIRYIENKA  VasilBLR
  195KNEES  ChristianGER
  196PUCCIO  SalvatoreITA
  197ROWE  LukeGBR
  198URAN URAN  RigobertoCOL
  199ZANDIO ECHAIDE  XabierESP

SAXO-TINKOFF (TST)
DEN
  201KREUZIGER  RomanCZE
  202MAJKA  RafalPOL
  203MORKOV  MichaelDEN
  204PETROV  EvgenyRUS
  205ROCHE  NicolasIRL
  206SÖRENSEN  Chris AnkerDEN
  207SÖRENSEN  NickiDEN
  208TOSATTO  MatteoITA
  209ZAUGG  OliverSUI

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
NED
  211POELS  WouterNED
  212BOLE  GregaSLO
  213DE GENDT  ThomasBEL
  214FLECHA GIANNONI  Juan AntonioESP
  215HOOGERLAND  JohnnyNED
  216MARCZYNSKI  TomaszPOL
  217MARKUS  BarryNED
  218VALLS FERRI  RafaelESP
  219WESTRA  LieuweNED

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News and Updates for Vuelta a España 2013

Stage 21 Post-Race Coverage


12 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti
Stage 21 Results
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)            2:44:00
USA  2  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                   
GER  3  ARNDT, Nikias (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  
BEL  4  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
ARG  5  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE-MERIDA)     
SLO  6  BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                  
FRA  7  PETIT, Adrien (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)     
RSA  8  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)   
ITA  9  LASCA, Francesco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    
GER  10 WAGNER, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
ARG  11 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian (CANNONDALE)            
ITA  12 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE)                    
NOR  13 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)         
COL  14 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)          
BEL  15 LODEWYCK, Klaas (BMC RACING)                   
AUS  16 DEMPSTER, Zakkari (NETAPP - ENDURA)            
BEL  17 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LOTTO BELISOL)            
FRA  18 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                            
RUS  19 ISAICHEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                       + 3
DEN  20 MORKOV, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 

Final General Classification
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         84:36:04
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                +    37
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:36
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  3:22
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  7:11
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  8:00
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  8:41
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  9:51
CZE  9  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  + 10:11
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                + 13:11
EST  11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 14:05
ESP  12 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 16:48
ESP  13 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 17:34
GER  14 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 19:26
ITA  15 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 22:04
POR  16 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 25:03
CRO  17 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 25:06
DEN  18 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 27:02
POL  19 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       + 32:52
ESP  20 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 33:05
Full Official Stage 21 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Chris Horner wins 2013 Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Horner wins Vuelta as race wraps up in Madridvelonews
Christopher Horner wins Vuelta as oldest grand tour championusatoday
Rodriguez not a Grand Tour podium finisher for first time since 2011cyclingnews
Horner: I don’t know when I’ll retirecyclingnews
Valverde claims another podium spot in the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Final Kms of Stage 21 (3:55 English)eurosport
Stage 21 Highlights (1:57 English)universalsports
Last Km of Stage 21 (01:32 Spanish)rtve.es
GC Podium Ceremony (04:26 Spanish)rtve.es
12 Big Photos from Stage 21sirotti
Horner becomes oldest grand tour champion (01:49 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Chris Horner Post Stage 21 Interview (2:45 English)itv
Horners 'Amazing Moment' (0:43 English)tve

Stage 21 preview: Leganés / Parquesur → Madrid, 110 km (flat)

September 14 update:
Stage 21 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:30 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 21 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 21 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 21 start time: Sunday 14:15 CEST (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Leganés / Parquesur, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Madrid, Spain

Stage 20 Post-Race Coverage


20 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/flockton/reuters
Stage 20 Results
FRA  1  ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                              3:55:36
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            +    26
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        +    54
ITA  4  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
POR  5  CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
GER  6  NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                          
POR  7  PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)   +  1:15
ESP  8  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                 +  1:45
BEL  9  PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          +  1:52
FRA  10 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                +  1:59
ESP  11 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
ITA  12 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              +  2:20
ESP  13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  +  2:26
ESP  14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        
DEN  15 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   +  2:38
EST  16 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    +  3:07
ESP  17 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)          +  3:14
POL  18 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         +  3:42
IRL  19 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
CZE  20 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    +  3:53
ESP  21 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 +  4:15
ESP  22 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           +  4:26
ITA  23 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  +  5:01
CRO  24 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            +  5:15
DEN  25 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                +  5:49
FRA  26 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           +  6:09
ESP  27 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)          +  6:13
ESP  28 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)     +  6:45
ESP  29 GARCIA, Marcos (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
ESP  30 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           +  7:25
FRA  31 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         +  8:17
ESP  32 GARATE, Juan Manuel (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            +  8:30
SLO  33 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
ITA  34 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)               +  8:57
POL  35 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 +  9:24
ESP  36 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)          
ESP  37 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)               
POL  38 PATERSKI, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                       +  9:35
ITA  39 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   + 10:11
ESP  40 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)              + 10:30

General Classification after Stage 20
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            81:52:01
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   +    37
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)         +  1:36
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                  +  3:22
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                        +  7:11
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)               +  8:00
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                 +  8:41
ESP  8  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         +  9:51
CZE  9  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                     + 10:11
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                   + 13:11
EST  11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                     + 14:05
ESP  12 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                  + 16:48
ESP  13 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)       + 17:34
GER  14 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                           + 19:26
ITA  15 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    + 22:04
POR  16 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 25:03
CRO  17 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             + 25:06
DEN  18 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 + 27:02
POL  19 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                          + 32:52
ESP  20 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            + 33:05
FRA  21 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)            + 34:35
POR  22 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)    + 39:08
ESP  23 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            + 49:36
ESP  24 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           + 51:17
SLO  25 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   + 57:15
Full Official Stage 20 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Elissonde wins stage 20 of Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Chris Horner pads lead as Kenny Elissonde wins atop Angliruvelonews
Chris Horner wins the Vuelta as Kenny Elissonde wins the Angliruvelonation
Chris Horner's patience pays off on the ascent of the Angliruvelonews
Nibali goes down at Vuelta with all guns blazingcyclingnews
Chris Horner: “You said Nibali attacked six times? I thought they were ten or twenty.”velonation
Final Kms of Stage 20 (07:14 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 20 (03:57 Spanish)rtve.es
Chris Horner Post-Stage 20 (03:03 English/Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 20 Highlights (02:00 English)universalsports
Last 12 Km - Finishing Climb of Stage 20 (Angliru) (47:59 Spanish)rtve.es
20 Big Photos from Stage 20sirotti/flockton/reuters
Stage 20 Highlights (02:00 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Stage 20 Highlights (03:10 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 20 GC Battle (3:58 English)universalsports
The chaotic climb of Stage 20 (3:05 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 21 Broadcast (2:13:24 Spanish)rtve.es

Stage 20 preview: Avilés → Alto de L´Angliru, 142 km (Mountain)


September 13 update:
Big Photos from Anglirú 2011, Vuelta Stage 15sirott/reuters/flockton
Stage 20 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:37 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 20 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Alto de L´Angliru (Finishing Climb) Profilelavuelta
Stage 20 Recon: Los Pericopuertos de la Vuelta 2013, Angliru (04:18 Spanish)rtve.es
The biggest climb of his life: Horner carries red onto the Anglirúvelonews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 20 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 20 start time: Saturday 13:30 CEST (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Avilés, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto de L´Angliru, Spain

Stage 19 Post-Race Coverage


30 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/flockton
Stage 19 Results
ESP  1  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      4:16:13
ITA  2  ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                             +   11
ESP  3  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                       
ESP  4  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)             
USA  5  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  +   14
ESP  6  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)             
ITA  7  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                         +   16
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                          +   20
ITA  9  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                       
IRL  10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                             +   23
EST  11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                          +   25
ITA  12 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                    +   33
GER  13 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                +   41
ESP  14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                
ESP  15 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
COL  16 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                     +   45
ESP  17 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)             +   51
CRO  18 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
POR  19 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                
POR  20 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)         + 1:02
FRA  21 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                           + 1:05
FRA  22 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                     
POL  23 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      
FRA  24 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                                    + 1:29
BEL  25 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)             
FRA  26 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                
DEN  27 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
ESP  28 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            
POL  29 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                               + 1:42
BEL  30 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                + 1:57
ITA  31 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                           
NED  32 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                      
ESP  33 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                   
ESP  34 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)   
POL  35 PATERSKI, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                             + 2:25
ESP  36 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)               
ESP  37 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
SLO  38 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                        + 2:37
BEL  39 HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                        
COL  40 ANACONA GOMEZ, Winner (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                     + 2:41

General Classification after Stage 19
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         77:56:05
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                +     3
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:06
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  1:57
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  3:49
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  6:00
CZE  7  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  6:38
FRA  8  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  7:02
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  7:45
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                + 11:05
EST  11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 11:18
ITA  12 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 12:13
ESP  13 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 12:53
ESP  14 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 15:55
GER  15 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 18:52
CRO  16 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 20:11
DEN  17 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 21:33
POR  18 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 24:29
ITA  19 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    + 25:06
FRA  20 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         + 28:46
Full Official Stage 19 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Rodriguez wins stage 19; Horner moves into leadvelonews
Horner takes the lead as Rodríguez escapes to win on Alto Narancovelonation
Gazzetta dello Sport scrutinizes Horner's power data at the Vueltacyclingnews
Horner pushes the power numbers at the Vueltavelonews
Horner back on top and eying overall Vuelta a España victorycyclingnews
Horner, RadioShack defend against the American's doubtersvelonews
Last 2 Km of Stage 19 (06:40 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 19 (2:54 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 19 Winner's Interview (01:37 Spanish)rtve.es
Chris Horner Post-Stage 19 (02:38 Spanish)rtve.es
Alejandro Valverde Post-Stage 19 (01:59 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 19 Highlights (01:57 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 19 Broadcast (1:42:37 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen Etapa 19/ Official Stage 19 Highlights (3:52 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Stage 19 Highlights (03:10 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
30 Big Photos from Stage 19sirotti/flockton

Stage 19 preview: San Vicente de la Barquera → Oviedo. Alto del Naranco, 181 km (Mountain)

September 12 update:
Stage 19 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:13 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 19 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 19 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 19 start time: Friday 12:35 CEST (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Oviedo. Alto del Naranco, Spain

Stage 18 Post-Race Coverage


19 Big Photos from Stage 18 (more photos added)sirotti
Stage 18 Results
BLR  1  KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY PROCYCLING)                   4:46:48
DEN  2  SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 +   28
AUS  3  HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                         + 1:18
SUI  4  KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING)                          + 1:34
ESP  5  MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        + 1:42
USA  6  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             + 1:53
ESP  7  TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           + 2:02
ESP  8  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                  + 2:13
ESP  9  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)         + 2:14
ITA  10 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   + 2:18
IRL  11 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
FRA  12 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                 + 2:24
ITA  13 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   
ESP  14 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                   + 2:31
ESP  15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 2:36
CZE  16 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    
EST  17 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    
ITA  18 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                        + 2:49
ESP  19 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           
RSA  20 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)         + 2:53
ITA  21 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
FRA  22 CHEREL, Mikael (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                    + 2:59
AUS  23 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE)                      + 3:04
ESP  24 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                  + 3:06
POR  25 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)    + 3:38
GER  26 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                           + 3:42
POL  27 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         
FRA  28 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           
CRO  29 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ESP  30 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KATUSHA)                       + 4:04
SLO  31 BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                        + 4:08
FRA  32 GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                              + 4:18
BEL  33 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 4:37
POR  34 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)            + 4:44
ESP  35 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
ITA  36 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                       + 4:57
BEL  37 DE GREEF, Francis (LOTTO BELISOL)                    + 5:01

General Classification after Stage 18
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               73:39:35
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +     3
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:09
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  2:24
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  3:43
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  5:44
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  6:14
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  6:35
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  7:51
EST  10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 11:10
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                + 11:15
ITA  12 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 12:14
ESP  13 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 12:30
ESP  14 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 13:48
ESP  15 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 16:46
GER  16 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 18:28
CRO  17 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 19:37
DEN  18 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 20:21
ITA  19 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    + 23:26
POR  20 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 23:55
Full Official Stage 18 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Kiryienka wins Vuelta stage to Peña Cabargacyclingnews
Kiryienka wins stage 18; Horner misses Vuelta red by three secondsvelonews
Horner puts Nibali on the ropes as Kiryienka wins solo on Peña Cabargavelonation
Horner closes gap to Nibali in Vuelta a España overallcyclingnews
American Chris Horner gains on Vuelta leaderusatoday
Kiryienka puts Sky back in the frame in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Chris Horner: “I’m looking forward to the Angliru. It’s going to be a big battle.”velonation
Nicolas Roche Diary: 'I was so humbled at the finish, I could barely speak'independent.ie
With two summit finishes remaining, Horner edging closer to Vuelta leadvelonews
Last Km of Stage 18 (03:00 Dutch)sporza
Last 6 Km of Stage 18 - Finishing Climb up Peña Cabarga (25:39 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 18 Highlights (02:01 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 18 Broadcast (1:54:23 Spanish)rtve.es
19 Big Photos from Stage 18 (more photos added)sirotti
Stage 18 Highlights (03:22 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 18 Highlights (02:34 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Resumen de la 18ª etapa/ Stage 18 Highlights (03:26 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Horner final challenges (00:33 English)eurosport

Stage 18 preview: Burgos → Peña Cabarga, 187 km (Mountain)

September 11 update:
Stage 18 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:36 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 18 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Three brutish mountain days to decide all at Vueltavelonews
Great Photos from the Vuelta 2011 finish on Peña Cabargasirotti/reuters
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 18 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 18 start time: Thursday 12:25 CEST (10:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Burgos, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Peña Cabarga, Spain

Stage 17 Post-Race Coverage


12 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti
Stage 17 Results
NED  1  MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              4:44:28
NOR  2  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)           
ARG  3  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE-MERIDA)       
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                     
SUI  5  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          
SLO  6  BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    
ITA  7  PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA)                          
GER  8  VOSS, Paul (NETAPP - ENDURA)                     
ESP  9  HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)              
IRL  10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    
RUS  11 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                        
AUS  12 TANNER, David (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               
ESP  13 URTASUN PEREZ, Pablo (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         
ITA  14 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
ESP  15 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     
ESP  16 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)    
USA  17 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         
ITA  18 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
CZE  19 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 
ESP  20 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     
ITA  21 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                      
ITA  22 VANOTTI, Alessandro (ASTANA PRO TEAM)            
ESP  23 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)             
CRO  24 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         
ITA  25 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                
ESP  26 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              
ESP  27 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   
ESP  28 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)    
POL  29 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      
BEL  30 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan (GARMIN SHARP)               
UKR  31 GRIVKO, Andriy (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 
ITA  32 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    
ITA  33 MORI, Manuele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                     +   13
ESP  34 ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier (SKY PROCYCLING)          
RUS  35 ISAICHEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                      + 1:31
FRA  36 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                              
FRA  37 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             
BEL  38 ZINGLE, Romain (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)      
ITA  39 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           
ESP  40 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               

General Classification after Stage 17
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               68:50:29
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +    28
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:14
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  2:29
IRL  5  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  3:43
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  5:09
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  6:08
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  6:17
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  7:33
EST  10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 10:52
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                + 11:02
ESP  12 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 11:22
ESP  13 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 11:42
ITA  14 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 12:08
ESP  15 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 16:15
GER  16 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 17:04
CRO  17 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 18:13
ITA  18 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    + 20:47
POR  19 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 21:29
DEN  20 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 22:22
Full Official Stage 17 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Mollema wins stage 17 of the 2013 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Mollema wins crosswind-split Vuelta stagecyclingnews
Bauke Beats Sprinters!pezcyclingnews
Bauka Mollema wins flat stage 17 with final kilometre attackvelonation
Cancellara withdraws from Vueltacyclingnews
Valverde stays in Vuelta overall contention on a day of echelonscyclingnews
Last 4 Km of Stage 17 (05:52 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 17 (04:20 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 17 Highlights (02:02 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 17 Broadcast (2:25:50 Spanish)rtve.es
12 Big Photos from Stage 17sirotti

Stage 17 preview: Calahorra → Burgos, 189 km (rolling/flat)

September 10 update:
Stage 17 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:00 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 17 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 17 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 17 start time: Wednesday 12:45 CEST (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Calahorra, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:50 CEST (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Burgos, Spain
September 10 update: Tuesday is the second and final rest day.
As Nibali’s Vuelta lead drops, so do his power numbersvelonews
Vinokourov: Nibali not yet at 100 percent in Vueltacyclingnews
La Vuelta: Where Will It Happen?podiumcafe
Index to 335 Big Photos from Vuelta a España 2013sirotti/flockton
Horner convinced of chances of overall victory in Vuelta's final weekcyclingnews
Valverde reduces Vuelta a España GC fight to four riderscyclingnews

Stage 16 Post-Race Coverage


30 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/flockton
Stage 16 Results
FRA  1  BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                          3:43:31
COL  2  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                    
POL  3  HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)                       +    3
GER  4  NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                                +    8
ESP  5  HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                       +   20
FRA  6  CHEREL, Mikael (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                         +   37
POL  7  PATERSKI, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                            
POR  8  CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                 +   40
ESP  9  TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                +   42
DEN  10 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   45
ESP  11 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           + 1:06
LUX  12 GASTAUER, Ben (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                          + 1:08
ESP  13 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 1:09
ESP  14 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)             + 1:13
CAN  15 MEIER, Christian (ORICA GREENEDGE)                        + 1:29
ESP  16 GARATE, Juan Manuel (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                  + 1:36
ESP  17 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                       + 1:41
ESP  18 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)              + 1:44
FRA  19 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                      + 1:47
USA  20 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
ESP  21 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)              + 1:56
IRL  22 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                             + 2:03
ESP  23 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                 + 2:04
ITA  24 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
CZE  25 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                          + 2:08
ITA  26 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                        + 2:09
ITA  27 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                         + 2:14
ESP  28 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
ESP  29 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        + 2:19
EST  30 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                         
CRO  31 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
FRA  32 COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)               + 2:53
FRA  33 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                
RUS  34 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                                 + 2:55
ESP  35 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                 + 3:09
AUT  36 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                          
AUS  37 HANSEN, Adam (LOTTO BELISOL)                              + 3:36
COL  38 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cayetano José (CANNONDALE)           + 3:42
ESP  39 URTASUN PEREZ, Pablo (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                  + 4:00
POL  40 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                              
FRA  41 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                                    + 4:08

General Classification after Stage 16
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               64:06:01
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +    28
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:14
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  2:29
ITA  5  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  3:38
IRL  6  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  3:43
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  4:37
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  6:17
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  7:33
EST  10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  +  9:21
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                +  9:31
ESP  12 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 11:22
ESP  13 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 11:42
ITA  14 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 12:08
ESP  15 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 14:44
GER  16 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 15:33
CRO  17 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 18:13
POR  18 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 19:58
DEN  19 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 20:53
COL  20 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)             + 22:39
Full Official Stage 16 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Barguil claims a second Vuelta a Espana victorycyclingnews
Barguil wins stage 16 of 2013 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Cancellara at a crossroads: Horner needs help, but rainbow beckonsvelonews
Rodriguez dynamites final Vuelta a Espana stage in Pyreneescyclingnews
Barguil keeps French flag flying with second Vuelta a España wincyclingnews
Horner dents Nibali's lead in last Pyrenean Vuelta a España stagecyclingnews
Roche will battle for podium in Vueltacyclingnews
Is Vincenzo Nibali's chance of 2013 Vuelta win slipping away?cyclingweekly.co.uk
Last 2 Km of Stage 16 (05:02 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 16 (11:31 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 16 Highlights (02:01 English)universalsports
Stage 16 Winner's Interview (01:33 English)rtve.es
Joaquin Rodriguez Post-Stage 16 (3:06 Spanish)rtve.es
Vincenzo Nibali Post-Stage 16 (01:57 Italian)rtve.es
Alejandro Valverde Post-Stage 16 (02:30 Spanish)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 16 Broadcast (2:05:20 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 16 Highlights (03:16 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
30 Big Photos from Stage 16sirotti/flockton
Resumen de la 16ª etapa/ Official Stage 16 Highlights (3:26 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Rider Diaries Episode 6 (6:06 English)globalcyclingnetwork

Stage 16 preview: Graus → Sallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal, 147 km (Mountain)

September 8 update:
Stage 16 Fly Through w/ Preview (2:06 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 16 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Roche will battle for podium in Vueltacyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 16 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 16 start time: Monday 13:20 CEST (11:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Graus, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal, Spain

Stage 15 Post-Race Coverage


22 Big Photos from Stage 15 (descriptions to come) — sirotti/flockton
Stage 15 Results
FRA  1  GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                             6:20:12
ITA  2  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   +  3:03
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       +  3:07
ITA  4  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  +  3:20
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
USA  6  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ESP  7  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                 
ITA  8  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
ESP  9  HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 +  3:23
ESP  10 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
FRA  11 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                +  3:45
ESP  12 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        +  3:56
CZE  13 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    
COL  14 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)               
POL  15 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         +  4:55
CRO  16 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            +  5:08
ESP  17 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           +  5:24
EST  18 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    +  5:46
ESP  19 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  +  6:13
ESP  20 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)          +  6:35
ITA  21 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      +  6:39
POR  22 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           +  7:00
DEN  23 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                +  7:15
ESP  24 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)              +  7:24
FRA  25 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           +  8:13
FRA  26 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                                 +  8:17
DEN  27 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   +  8:28
FRA  28 CHEREL, Mikael (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   +  8:32
BEL  29 DE GREEF, Francis (LOTTO BELISOL)                   +  8:55
GER  30 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                          +  9:14
ESP  31 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)          + 10:59
ESP  32 GARCIA, Marcos (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
POR  33 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)   + 11:58
AUT  34 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                     + 12:16
COL  35 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)         + 12:51
ESP  36 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       + 13:06
POL  37 PATERSKI, Maciej (CANNONDALE)                       + 14:18
BEL  38 SIJMENS, Nico (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)          + 15:07
ESP  39 GARATE, Juan Manuel (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
ITA  40 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                       

General Classification after Stage 15
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               60:20:21
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +    50
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  1:42
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  2:57
ITA  5  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            +  3:43
IRL  6  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  3:49
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  4:59
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  6:18
ESP  9  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  7:46
EST  10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  +  9:11
ESP  11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                +  9:21
ESP  12 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    + 11:17
ITA  13 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 + 12:03
ESP  14 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               + 13:31
ESP  15 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         + 14:49
ITA  16 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    + 15:56
GER  17 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        + 17:34
CRO  18 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          + 18:03
POR  19 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         + 21:27
DEN  20 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 22:17
Full Official Stage 15 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Geniez victorious in Vuelta queen stage to Peyragudescyclingnews
Alexandre Geniez breaks away to take stage 15 in Peyragudesvelonation
Nibali keeps control on Vuelta's queen stagecyclingnews
Rodríguez: Horner and Nibali are strongest at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Horner says podium is ‘doable, for sure,’ but wants to keep pushing for Vuelta victoryvelonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 15 (05:13 English)eurosport
Stage 15 Highlights (1:59 English)universalsports
Last 2 Km of Stage 15 (05:10 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 15 Winner's Interview (01:37 English)rtve.es
Vincenzo Nibali Post-Stage 15 (02:29 Italian/Spanish)rtve.es
Alejandro Valverde Post-Stage 15 (02:16 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen de la 15ª etapa/ Official Stage 15 Hightlights (3:18 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Full On-Demand Stage 15 Broadcast (1:53:08 Spanish)rtve.es
22 Big Photos from Stage 15 (descriptions to come) — sirotti/flockton
Stage 15 Highlights (03:24 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 15 preview: Andorra → Peyragudes, 225 km (Mountain)

September 7 update:
Stage 15 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:29 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 15 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 15 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 15 start time: Sunday 10:35 CEST (8:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Andorra, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Peyragudes, Spain

Stage 14 Post-Race Coverage


27 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/flockton
Stage 14 Results
ITA  1  RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE)                       4:24:00
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                +  3:53
USA  3  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +  3:55
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               +  4:11
ESP  5  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      +  4:19
ESP  6  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  4:43
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                              +  4:46
ITA  8  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)            
ESP  9  LANDA MEANA, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            +  5:17
CZE  10 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  +  5:21
EST  11 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  +  5:27
ESP  12 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         +  5:33
ESP  13 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    
POR  14 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)         +  5:40
BEL  15 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                    +  6:14
ESP  16 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                +  6:19
ESP  17 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         +  6:27
CRO  18 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          +  6:44
DEN  19 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 +  7:05
IRL  20 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  7:22
GER  21 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        +  7:25
ESP  22 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)             +  7:58
ESP  23 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               +  8:08
ESP  24 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)        +  8:23
ITA  25 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                 +  8:24
BLR  26 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY PROCYCLING)                 +  8:31
BEL  27 DE GREEF, Francis (LOTTO BELISOL)                 +  9:00
COL  28 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)       +  9:02
DEN  29 SÖRENSEN, Nicki (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +  9:05
FRA  30 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         +  9:31
ITA  31 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    +  9:37
GER  32 FRÖHLINGER, Johannes (ARGOS-SHIMANO)              +  9:48
RUS  33 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                         +  9:59
RUS  34 KOZONTCHUK, Dmitry (KATUSHA)                      + 11:12
DEN  35 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 11:34
USA  36 HOWES, Alex (GARMIN SHARP)                        
ESP  37 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   + 12:30
ESP  38 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     

General Classification after Stage 14
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             53:56:49
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   50
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     + 1:42
ESP  4  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              + 2:57
ITA  5  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 3:43
IRL  6  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    + 4:06
FRA  7  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 4:34
CZE  8  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 + 5:42
ESP  9  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               + 6:28
EST  10 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 + 6:45
Full Official Stage 14 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Ratto wins Vuelta stage to Collada de la Gallinacyclingnews
Daniele Ratto wins stage 14; Vincenzo Nibali leads Vueltavelonews
Horner battles to keep Nibali within reachvelonews
14 abandon on a brutal day in the 2013 Vueltavelonews
Last 2 Km of Stage 14 (05:44 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 14 (7:44 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 14 Highlights (02:05 English)universalsports
Stage 14 Winner's Interview (2:17 Spanish)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 14 Broadcast (1:51:02)rtve.es
Rider Diaries Episode 5 (05:07 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 14 Highlights (03:17 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Daniele Ratto uses the entire road on a descent (03:03 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Chris Horner post-stage 14 on the tough wet conditions (01:44 English)eurosport
27 Big Photos from Stage 14sirotti/flockton

Stage 14 preview: Bagà → Andorra. Collada de la Gallina, 156 km (Mountain)

September 6 update: The first of three Pyrenees mountain stages. Summit finish (profile) on Collada de la Gallina in Andorra. — Steve
Stage 14 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:16 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 14 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Vuelta favorites brace for weekend mountain showdownvelonews
Nibali "not worried" by imminent worsening in weather in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 14 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 14 start time: Saturday 12:00 CEST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Bagà, Spain
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:15 CEST (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Andorra. Collada de la Gallina, Spain

Stage 13 Post-Race Coverage


14 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti
Stage 13 Results
FRA  1  BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                     4:00:13
ITA  2  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                +    7
NED  3  MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                 
ITA  4  SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                      
ESP  5  ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier (SKY PROCYCLING)             
ESP  6  TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)          
ITA  7  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                   
ESP  8  MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       
FRA  9  COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)          +   24
ESP  10 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM)           + 2:34
ITA  11 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                        + 2:43
BEL  12 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                      
BEL  13 VANENDERT, Dennis (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
ESP  14 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
ESP  15 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  
ITA  16 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                            
IRL  17 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
ESP  18 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                 
ESP  19 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)     
ITA  20 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
POL  21 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         
FRA  22 CHAINEL, Steve (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
COL  23 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)               
ESP  24 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        
USA  25 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ITA  26 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
EST  27 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    
ESP  28 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
FRA  29 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                
CZE  30 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    
ITA  31 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
POR  32 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)   
POR  33 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
COL  34 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)         
AUT  35 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                     
ESP  36 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
DEN  37 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                
GER  38 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                          
ESP  39 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           

General Classification after Stage 13
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  49:29:02
IRL  2  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         +   31
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)          +   46
USA  4  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                   + 2:33
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                + 2:44
ITA  7  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                              + 2:52
FRA  8  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                  + 3:35
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                           + 3:46
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                    + 3:56
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      + 4:08
EST  12 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                      + 5:05
COL  13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                 + 5:46
ESP  14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)          + 6:38
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                        + 6:47
ITA  16 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                     + 7:49
GER  17 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                            + 8:02
POR  18 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)     + 8:56
ESP  19 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 9:07
ESP  20 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)        + 9:28
SLO  21 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    + 9:43
Full Official Stage 13 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
First Grand Tour stage win for Barguil in Vueltacyclingnews
Barguil wins stage 13 at the Vuelta out of a breakawayvelonews
Barguil takes breakthrough win in Vuelta a España (Winner Post Race Quotes) — cyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 13 (3:06 English)eurosport
Stage 13 Highlights (2:01 English)universalsports
Last 2 Km of Stage 13 (5:32 Spanish)rtve.es
Last Km of Stage 13 (01:35 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Full On-Demand Stage 13 Broadcast (2:00:27 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 13 Winner and GC Interviews (01:14 English)SNTVonline
Stage 13 Highlights (03:17 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 13 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
14 Big Photos from Stage 13sirotti
Resumen de la 13ª etapa/ Official Stage 13 Highlights (03:18 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta

Stage 13 preview: Valls → Castelldefels, 169 km (hilly)

September 5 update:
Stage 13 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:42 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 13 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 13 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 13 start time: Friday 13:15 CEST (11:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Valls, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Castelldefels, Spain

Stage 12 Post-Race Coverage


12 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti
Stage 12 Results
BEL  1  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                    4:03:44
NOR  2  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)            
ARG  3  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE-MERIDA)        
ITA  4  PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA)                           
BEL  5  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
ITA  6  LASCA, Francesco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)       
FRA  7  CHAINEL, Steve (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                 
RSA  8  JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)      
FRA  9  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                               
AUS  10 DEMPSTER, Zakkari (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
FRA  11 PETIT, Adrien (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
AUS  12 DOCKER, Mitchell (ORICA GREENEDGE)                
GER  13 WAGNER, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               
BEL  14 VAN DER SANDE, Tosh (LOTTO BELISOL)               
ITA  15 RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE)                       
USA  16 FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                      
GER  17 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                        
AUT  18 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
COL  19 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)             
FRA  20 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                 
USA  21 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          
ESP  22 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               
ESP  23 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   
DEN  24 MORKOV, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    
ESP  25 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)       
ESP  26 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
BEL  27 SIJMENS, Nico (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
COL  28 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)       
POL  29 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
EST  30 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
ESP  31 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    
ESP  32 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     
ESP  33 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      
IRL  34 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
ITA  35 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                
ITA  36 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                          
ESP  37 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               

General Classification after Stage 12
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             45:26:06
IRL  2  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +   31
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   46
USA  4  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              + 2:33
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 2:44
ITA  7  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                         + 2:52
FRA  8  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 3:35
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      + 3:46
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               + 3:56
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 + 4:08
EST  12 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 + 5:05
COL  13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            + 5:46
ESP  14 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)     + 6:38
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 6:51
Full Official Stage 12 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Gilbert finally wins in the rainbow jersey on stage 12 of the Vueltacyclingnews
Philippe Gilbert finally shows his stripes in stage 12 sprintvelonation
Farrar frustrated with Vuelta sprints after striking out in Tarragonavelonews
Gilbert ends 2013 dearth of victories with Vuelta a España triumphcyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 12 (02:33 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 12 (3:43 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 12 Highlights (01:54 English)universalsports
Stage 12 Winner's Interview (1:28 English)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 12 Broadcast (2:09:18 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen de la 12ª etapa/ Stage 12 Official Highlights (01:12 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Stage 12 One-Minute Highlights (01:22 English)SNTVonline
Stage 12 Highlights (03:18 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
12 Big Photos from Stage 12sirotti

Stage 12 preview: Maella → Tarragona, 164 km (rolling)

September 4 update: A rolling stage with a power sprint finish (profile) in Tarragona. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 12 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 12 Fly Through /w Preview (2:05 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 12 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Nibali takes pole position in new-look Vuelta GCvelonews

Stage 12 start time: Thursday 13:30 CEST (11:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Maella, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CEST (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tarragona, Spain

Stage 11 Post-Race Coverage


36 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti
Stage 11 Results
SUI  1  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             51:00
GER  2  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)            +   37
ITA  3  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              + 1:24
ITA  4  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 1:25
ITA  5  CATALDO, Dario (SKY PROCYCLING)                     + 1:41
IRL  6  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       + 1:48
FRA  7  COPPEL, Jerome (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)         + 1:52
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        
SLO  9  BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 1:53
ESP  10 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        + 2:13
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    + 2:18
NED  12 CLEMENT, Stef (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                  + 2:24
ESP  13 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)         + 2:25
EST  14 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    + 2:31
FRA  15 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                + 2:32
POL  16 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         + 2:38
COL  17 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)               + 2:42
ITA  18 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                            + 2:43
CZE  19 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA)                        + 2:52
USA  20 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            + 2:54
ESP  21 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                 + 3:01
ESP  22 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 + 3:02
BLR  23 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY PROCYCLING)                   + 3:04
UKR  24 GRIVKO, Andriy (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    + 3:12
ITA  25 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING)                         + 3:14
POR  26 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)   + 3:19
NED  27 WESTRA, Lieuwe (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                    + 3:22
RUS  28 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA)                           + 3:28
GER  29 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                          + 3:34
FRA  30 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                                 + 3:37
FRA  31 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           + 3:56
FRA  32 GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                             + 3:57
CRO  33 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            + 3:58
ESP  34 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  + 4:00
ESP  35 AZANZA SOTO, Jorge (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)              + 4:15
NED  36 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               + 4:18
NED  37 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                     + 4:20
CZE  38 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     + 4:21
ESP  39 ZANDIO ECHAIDE, Xabier (SKY PROCYCLING)             + 4:26
ESP  40 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)                + 4:30

General Classification after Stage 11
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  41:22:22
IRL  2  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         +   33
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)          +   46
USA  4  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                   + 2:33
ITA  6  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                + 2:44
ITA  7  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                              + 2:55
FRA  8  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                  + 3:35
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                           + 3:46
ESP  10 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                    + 3:56
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                      + 4:08
EST  12 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                      + 5:05
COL  13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                 + 5:46
ITA  14 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                        + 6:37
ESP  15 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)          + 6:38
ITA  16 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                        + 7:23
GER  17 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                            + 8:02
NED  18 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                 + 8:15
POR  19 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)     + 8:56
ESP  20 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 9:07
Full Official Stage 11 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Cancellara powers to Vuelta a España time trial victorycyclingnews
Cancellara wins stage 11 TTvelonews
Vincenzo Nibali retakes the lead after hilly stage 11 time trialvelonation
Horner will battle on despite defeat in Vuelta a España time trialcyclingnews
Domenico Pozzovivo: “I’ve done the time trial of my life and it motivates me for the rest of the Vuelta”velonation
Stage 11 Highlights (2:03 English)universalsports
Fabian Cancellara and Tony Martin Highlights (2:51 Spanish)rtve.es
Vincenzo Nibali Post Stage 11 (2:58 Italian/Spanish)rtve.es
Chris Horner Post Stage 11 (2:28 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 11 Highlights (03:18 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Full On-Demand Stage 11 Broadcast (2:18:31)rtve.es
36 Big Photos from Stage 11sirotti

Stage 11 preview: Tarazona → Tarazona, 38.8 km (TT)

September 3 update: Stage 11 is a 39 km figure eight individual time-trial with a cat 3 climb at the midpoint. This is the only ITT of the race. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 11 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 11 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:31 English)globalcyclingnetwork
TT specialists, GC contenders to square off at Vuelta Wednesdayvelonews
Stage 11 ITT Start Order and Timesbiciciclismo (CET, subtract 6 hrs for ET)
Stage 11 (ITT) Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk

Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CEST (11:10:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Tarazona, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:42 CEST (3:42:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Tarazona, Spain

Tuesday is the first rest day

September 3 update:
Index to Photos from the first 10 Stagessirotti
Vuelta GC battle takes form after selective first halfvelonews
Vuelta Rest Day Power Poll!podiumcafe
GCN Weekly News - Vuelta A España, Tour De L'Avenir, GP Plouay (05:39 English)gcn
Rider Diaries Episode 4 (04:17 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Vincenzo Nibali Interview/Profile: His Early Years (05:00 Italian/ English Subtitles)AstanaProTeam
Mollema abandons GC goals after further time lossvelonation

Stage 10 Post-Race Coverage


21 Big Photos from Stage 10sirotti
Stage 10 Results
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)            4:30:22
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   +   48
ESP  3  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)         + 1:02
ITA  4  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                            
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                 
FRA  6  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                
IRL  7  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                        + 1:10
ESP  8  ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            + 1:25
ITA  9  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              
POL  10 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                          + 1:52
ESP  11 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)            + 2:22
ESP  12 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  
ESP  13 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        
ITA  14 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
GER  15 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                           + 2:48
ESP  16 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)      
EST  17 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    
FRA  18 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                               + 3:07
POR  19 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)   
CZE  20 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    
ITA  21 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                       + 3:28
DEN  22 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 + 3:45
POR  23 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
FRA  24 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)            + 3:52
NED  25 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                + 3:58
COL  26 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)         
COL  27 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                + 4:08
DEN  28 FUGLSANG, Jakob (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    + 4:28
ITA  29 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    + 5:00
SLO  30 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
POL  31 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                
SUI  32 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                         + 5:04
ESP  33 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                  + 5:26
CRO  34 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             + 7:02
ESP  35 TXURRUKA, Amets (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           + 9:07
ESP  36 OROZ UGALDE, Juan Jose (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)           + 9:15
BEL  37 DE GREEF, Francis (LOTTO BELISOL)                    + 9:21
ITA  38 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                          + 9:39
SUI  39 KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING)                         
ITA  40 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                       

General Classification after Stage 10
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         40:29:14
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 +   43
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   53
ESP  4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)       + 1:02
ESP  5  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                + 1:40
ESP  6  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                 + 2:04
ITA  7  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                           + 2:20
FRA  8  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                               + 3:11
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                        + 3:16
ITA  10 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             + 3:28
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                   + 3:58
ITA  12 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                     + 4:09
ITA  13 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                     + 4:35
EST  14 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                   + 4:42
COL  15 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)              + 5:12
NED  16 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              + 6:05
ESP  17 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       + 6:33
ESP  18 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   
GER  19 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                         + 6:36
ESP  20 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)          + 6:39
Full Official Stage 10 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Horner flies to second Vuelta a Espana stage victory atop Alto Hazallanascyclingnews
Horner wins stage 10 of 2013 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Chris Horner climbs into the red for a second time on the Alto Hazallanasvelonation
Horner retakes lead, electrifies Vueltavelonews
Nibali upbeat after second place in Hazallanascyclingnews
Alejandro Valverde: “Horner was a surprise, but I don't think it was too much”velonation
Nibali upbeat after second place in Vuelta a Espana stage to Hazallanascyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 10 (04:45 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 10 (4:55 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 10 Highlights (01:59 English)universalsports
Last 16 Km of Stage 10 - Final Climb of Alto de Hazallanas (27:13 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 10 Winner's Interview (1:14 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 10 Highlights (03:21 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
21 Big Photos from Stage 10sirotti
Stage 10 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 10 preview: Torredelcampo → Güéjar Sierra. Alto de Hazallanas, 187 km (Mountain)

September 1 update: The third of three consecutive mountain stages before we finally reach the first rest day. The stage ends with a cat 1 then the two-tiered HC climb up Alto de Hazallanas (profile) in the Sierra Nevada. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 10 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 10 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:01 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 10 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot

Stage 10 start time: Monday 12:15 CEST (10:15:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Torredelcampo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Güéjar Sierra. Alto de Hazallanas, Spain

Stage 9 Post-Race Coverage


12 Big Photos from Stage 9sirotti
Stage 9 Results
ESP  1  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                4:18:57
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)       +    4
ESP  3  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)               
IRL  4  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +    8
ESP  5  SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)       +    9
ITA  6  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             
ITA  7  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                
BEL  8  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                     +   13
FRA  9  BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                   
ESP  10 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)          +   15
ITA  11 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                           +   16
ITA  12 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                    
COL  13 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)        +   18
ESP  14 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)         
EST  15 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  
BEL  16 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
USA  17 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)          
ESP  18 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)               +   26
ITA  19 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                  +   27
ITA  20 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)             +   29
GER  21 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                         +   30
ESP  22 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)               
ITA  23 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                    
NED  24 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)             
NED  25 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                +   43
ESP  26 FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)    +   47
SLO  27 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                
ESP  28 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)      
CZE  29 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
CAN  30 MEIER, Christian (ORICA GREENEDGE)                 +   49
AUS  31 CLARKE, Simon (ORICA GREENEDGE)                   
ITA  32 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                     
COL  33 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)             
ESP  34 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)    
COL  35 SARMIENTO TUNARROSA, Cayetano José (CANNONDALE)    +   53
BEL  36 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)       +   55
CZE  37 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)         +   57
FRA  38 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                               +   58
POL  39 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       
KAZ  40 ZEITS, Andrey (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                    + 1:02

General Classification after Stage 9
ESP  1  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)             35:58:34
IRL  2  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +    1
ITA  3  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               +   20
ESP  4  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   22
USA  5  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   28
ESP  6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              +   56
CZE  7  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 + 1:09
ESP  8  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     + 1:10
COL  9  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            + 1:24
ITA  10 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   + 1:26
ITA  11 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                         + 1:37
POL  12 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      + 1:43
ITA  13 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 2:05
EST  14 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 + 2:12
ITA  15 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 2:21
ITA  16 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                + 2:23
NED  17 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            + 2:25
FRA  18 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 2:28
FRA  19 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  + 2:31
BEL  20 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                  + 2:33
Full Official Stage 9 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Vuelta stage 9: Moreno takes second stage win in Valdepeñas de Jaéncyclingnews
Moreno surges clear on final climb to win stage nine, takes red jersey by one secondvelonation
Moreno no longer daunted by Grand Tour limelightcyclingnews
Roche upbeat despite losing Vuelta lead to Morenocyclingnews
Last 2 Km of Stage 9 (04:16 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 9 (4:20 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 9 Highlights (05:00 English)universalsports
Stage 9 Winner's Interview (1:59 Spanish)rtve.es
GC Leader's Interview (2:43 Spanish)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 9 Broadcast (2:15:28 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen de la 9ª etapa/ Stage 9 Official Highlights (03:24 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Stage 9 Highlights (03:20 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
12 Big Photos from Stage 9sirotti

Stage 9 preview: Antequera → Valdepeñas de Jaén, 164 km (Mountain)

August 31 update: Most of Stage 9 is up and down all day with one cat 2 climb to soften up the legs before the famous uphill finish at Valdepeñas de Jaén (see banner photo above) where the final km is extremely steep. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 9 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 9 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:13 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 9 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
15 Big Photos from the Valdepeñas de Jaén finish in 2011sirotti/reuters

Stage 9 start time: Sunday 13:05 CEST (11:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Antequera, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 7:45 CEST (5:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Valdepeñas de Jaén, Spain

Stage 8 Post-Race Coverage


20 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti
Stage 8 Results
CZE  1  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                         4:09:46
ESP  2  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                        +    1
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                             +    5
FRA  4  PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                                     
ITA  5  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                                 
BEL  6  DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                           +    8
ESP  7  ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                 +   13
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)              +   19
ESP  9  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)                      
COL  10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)                     +   23
USA  11 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 
POL  12 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                              
ITA  13 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                   
ESP  14 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             
COL  15 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)               +   27
ITA  16 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                       
FRA  17 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                           +   31
ITA  18 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                            +   40
FRA  19 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)                
ESP  20 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)           
ESP  21 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)             
EST  22 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                         
ITA  23 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                         +   57
GER  24 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                               
NED  25 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                     +   59
ESP  26 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (NETAPP - ENDURA)            
ITA  27 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                           
ESP  28 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM)                      
FRA  29 GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                                   + 1:39
SLO  30 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                       
POR  31 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)                 + 1:54
POR  32 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA)         + 2:05
CRO  33 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                  + 2:14
DEN  34 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
NED  35 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                       + 2:33
FRA  36 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                                   
ITA  37 CARUSO, Giampaolo (KATUSHA)                               + 2:37
BEL  38 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)                + 2:46
ESP  39 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)    + 2:55
ESP  40 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)                 + 3:03

General Classification after Stage 8
IRL  1  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  31:39:30
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   17
ESP  3  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)             
ITA  4  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               +   18
CZE  5  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 +   29
ESP  6  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     +   30
ESP  7  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   31
COL  8  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            +   42
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   52
ESP  10 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              + 1:03
ITA  11 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   + 1:17
ITA  12 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                         + 1:28
FRA  13 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 1:37
ITA  14 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   + 1:42
ITA  15 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 1:59
EST  16 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                 + 2:01
NED  17 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            + 2:02
ITA  18 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                + 2:03
BEL  19 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                  + 2:22
FRA  20 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  + 2:25
Full Official Stage 8 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Nicolas Roche leads Vuelta; Konig wins stage 8velonews
König prevails on summit finish to Alto Peñas Blancascyclingnews
Konig jumps clear to win stage eight, Roche takes over red jersey of race leadervelonation
Valverde rues missed opportunity for Vuelta stage wincyclingnews
Horner not given any leash on Vuelta a España stage eightvelonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 8 (04:55 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 8 (4:52 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 8 Winner's Interview (1:59 English)rtve.es
Interview with new overall leader (1:25 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 8 Highlights (04:33 English)universalsports
Inside Line - What Do Pro Cyclists Carry In Their Back Pockets? (03:54 English)gcn
Full On-Demand Stage 8 Broadcast (1:55:42 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 8 Highlights (03:22 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
20 Big Photos from Stage 8sirotti
Stage 8 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Resumen de la 8ª etapa/ Stage 8 Official Highlights (03:20 English)Unipublicvuelta

Stage 8 preview: Jerez de la Frontera → Estepona. Alto de Peñas Blancas, 167 km (Mountain)

August 30 update: A rolling/lumpy stage that ends in a cat 1 summit finish, Alto de Peñas Blanca (14.5 km @ 6.6%, max 12.5% profile). — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 8 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 8 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:57 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 8 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Horner: ‘I expect to put on a show’ in Vuelta’s weekend climbing stagesvelonews
Dan Martin out of Vuelta a España due to concussionvelonation

Stage 8 start time: Saturday 12:50 CEST (10:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Estepona. Alto de Peñas Blancas, Spain

Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage


16 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti
Stage 7 Results
CZE  1  STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        4:51:27
BEL  2  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                    
GER  3  WAGNER, Robert (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                   + 1
FRA  4  PETIT, Adrien (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
ESP  5  FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   
GBR  6  FENN, Andrew (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
NOR  7  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)            
SUI  8  WYSS, Danilo (BMC RACING)                         
BEL  9  LODEWYCK, Klaas (BMC RACING)                      
RSA  10 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)      
FRA  11 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ)                             
NZL  12 HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
NED  13 SINKELDAM, Ramon (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  
AUS  14 MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)               
DEN  15 MORKOV, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    
AUS  16 DEMPSTER, Zakkari (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
SLO  17 BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                     
COL  18 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)       
UKR  19 POPOVYCH, Yaroslav (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           
FRA  20 MONDORY, Lloyd (AG2R LA MONDIALE)                 

General Classification after Stage 7
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             27:29:35
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +    3
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +    8
ESP  4  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     +   16
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   21
CRO  6  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   26
COL  7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            +   28
ESP  8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               +   31
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   38
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  +   42
POL  11 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)              +   45
ITA  12 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   +   46
NED  13 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              +   48
CZE  14 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   +   52
ESP  16 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              +   53
DEN  17 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)             +   55
BEL  18 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                    +   59
ITA  19 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    + 1:10
NED  20 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            + 1:12
Full Official Stage 7 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Stybar wins first Grand Tour stage in Vueltacyclingnews
Stybar notches up his first Vuelta a España stage win, denies Gilbert in two up sprintvelonation
Stybar edges Gilbert in stage 7 at the Vueltavelonews
Gilbert goes close to win, says his form will be “better and better” as the world championships approachesvelonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 7 (03:53 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 7 (6:27 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 7 Highlights (04:57 English)universalsports
Stage 7 Winner's Interview (02:04 English)Unipublicvuelta
Vincenzo Nibali Pre-Stage 7 (00:19 Italian)Unipublicvuelta
Full On-Demand Stage 7 Broadcast (2:03:02 Spanish)rtve.es
Resumen de la 7ª etapa/ Stage 7 Official Highlights (03:30 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
16 Big Photos from Stage 7sirotti
Stage 7 Highlights (06:48 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 7 Extended Highlights (28:14 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 7 preview: Almendralejo → Mairena de Aljarafe, 206 km (rolling)

August 29 update: The last of three straight sprint stages as we travel south through the hot plains of southwestern Spain. — Steve
Stage 7 Fly Through w/ Preview (1:35 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 7 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 7 start time: Friday 12:22 CEST (10:22:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Almendralejo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mairena de Aljarafe, Spain

Stage 6 Post-Race Coverage


13 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti
Stage 6 Results
DEN  1  MORKOV, Michael (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    3:54:15
ARG  2  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE-MERIDA)        
SUI  3  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           
USA  4  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                      
ESP  5  FLECHA GIANNONI, Juan Antonio (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   
AUS  6  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)               
GER  7  MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)          
BEL  8  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
BEL  9  GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                    
AUS  10 BROWN, Graeme (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                
FRA  11 PETIT, Adrien (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)        
ITA  12 LASCA, Francesco (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)       
NOR  13 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)            
CAN  14 BOIVIN, Guillaume (CANNONDALE)                    
NED  15 SINKELDAM, Ramon (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  
AUT  16 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP - ENDURA)                  
FRA  17 SOUPE, Geoffrey (FDJ)                             
NZL  18 HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                   
ITA  19 PAOLINI, Luca (KATUSHA)                           
AUS  20 TANNER, David (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)                

General Classification after Stage 6
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             22:38:07
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           +  3
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +  8
ESP  4  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       + 16
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)       + 21
CRO  6  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)           + 26
COL  7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)              + 28
ESP  8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                 + 31
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                        + 38
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    + 42
Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Morkov sprints to Vuelta stage victory in Cacerescyclingnews
Michael Mørkøv sprints to deny lone attack from Tony Martin on the linevelonation
Tony Martin agonisingly close to solo Vuelta stage wincyclingnews
'Panzerwagen' preps for worlds with epic solo effortvelonews
Last 2 Km of Stage 6 (02:26 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 6 (4:24 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 6 Highlights (03:44 English)universalsports
Tony Martin Interview Post Stage 6 (2:36 English/Spanish)rtve.es
13 Big Photos from Stage 6sirotti
Resumen de la 6ª etapa/ Stage 6 Official Highlights (3:30 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Full On-Demand Stage 6 Broadcast (1:49:58 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 6 Winner's Interview (1:44 English)Unipublicvuelta
Rider Diaries Episode 3 (4:04 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 6 Extended Highlights (26:00 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 6 preview: Guijuelo → Cáceres, 175 km (rolling)

August 28 update: A relatively easy day as we head south, which should end in a sprint finish although there are several sharp corners near the finish in Cáceres. — Steve
Stage 6 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:36 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 6 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 6 start time: Thursday 12:00 CEST (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Guijuelo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:10 CEST (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Cáceres, Spain

Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage


14 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti
Stage 5 Results
AUS  1  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)             4:28:22
ARG  2  RICHEZE, Maximiliano Ariel (LAMPRE-MERIDA)      
BEL  3  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)    
GER  4  ARNDT, Nikias (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                   
USA  5  FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP)                    
NOR  6  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)          
FRA  7  ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                             
NZL  8  HENDERSON, Greg (LOTTO BELISOL)                 
ITA  9  RATTO, Daniele (CANNONDALE)                     
SLO  10 BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                   
POL  11 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     
NED  12 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)             
ITA  13 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           
AUT  14 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP - ENDURA)                
ITA  15 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)               
IRL  16 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                   
BEL  17 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                  
ESP  18 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)    
BEL  19 LODEWYCK, Klaas (BMC RACING)                    
ITA  20 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                  
ESP  21 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)    
USA  22 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)        
ESP  23 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN, Egoi (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
FRA  24 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                 
ITA  25 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                        
ITA  26 CATALDO, Dario (SKY PROCYCLING)                 
POR  27 CARDOSO, Andre (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)       
NED  28 SINKELDAM, Ramon (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                
ESP  29 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)             
CZE  30 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 

General Classification after Stage 5
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             18:43:52
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +    3
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +    8
ESP  4  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     +   16
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   21
CRO  6  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   26
COL  7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            +   28
ESP  8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               +   31
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   38
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  +   42
POL  11 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)              +   45
ITA  12 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   +   46
CZE  13 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 +   48
NED  14 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              +   49
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   +   52
ESP  16 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              +   53
DEN  17 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)             +   55
BEL  18 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                    +   59
ITA  19 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    + 1:10
NED  20 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            + 1:12
ITA  21 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                + 1:15
ESP  22 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)      + 1:16
BEL  23 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:21
SUI  24 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     + 1:30
EST  25 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
ESP  26 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
ITA  27 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                         + 1:32
ESP  28 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)             + 1:36
FRA  29 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 1:41
ITA  30 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 1:45
IRL  31 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                    + 1:47
Full Official Stage 5 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Matthews wins Vuelta stage in Lago de Sanabriacyclingnews
Matthews wins stage 5 of the 2013 Vuelta a Espanavelonews
Michael Matthews sprints to win stage five at the Lago de Sanabriavelonation
Nibali settles into role of Vuelta a Espana leadercyclingnews
Orica-GreenEdge's Michael Matthews wins first grand tour stage of his careertelegraph.co.uk
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (02:18 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 5 (2:50 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 5 Highlights (04:15 English)universalsports
Stage 5 Winner's Interview (1:54 English)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 5 Broadcast (2:10:46 Spanish)rtve.es
Luke Rowe's Wet Bag - Inside Line (04:37 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Resumen de la 5ª etapa/ Official Stage 5 Highlights (03:46 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
14 Big Photos from Stage 5sirotti
Backstage Pass - Stage 5 (4:52 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 5 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 5 preview: Sober → Lago de Sanabria, 174 km (Mountain)

August 27 update: Another lumpy stage with lots of short climbs (only two categorized as cat 3). The last five km are mostly flat ending at Sanabria Lake in the Zamora province, the first opportunity for the sprinters at this year's race. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:48 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 5 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk

Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 13:00 CEST (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Sober, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:45 CEST (3:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lago de Sanabria, Spain

Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage


12 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti
Stage 4 Results
ESP  1  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)             4:37:47
SUI  2  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)        
AUS  3  MATTHEWS, Michael (ORICA GREENEDGE)            
BEL  4  MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
NED  5  MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
NOR  6  BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)         
ITA  7  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
FRA  8  BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                
COL  9  HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)    
IRL  10 ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  
ESP  11 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
AUT  12 PREIDLER, Georg (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                
SLO  13 BOLE, Grega (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)                  
BEL  14 PAUWELS, Serge (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)     
ESP  15 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)            
ITA  16 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             
FRA  17 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                            
ITA  18 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                 
CZE  19 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                
ESP  20 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)    
POL  21 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)            
GER  22 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                         + 6
ITA  23 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                       
ITA  24 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
FRA  25 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                         
USA  26 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
ITA  27 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                  
CRO  28 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
AUT  29 SCHORN, Daniel (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
CZE  30 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
BEL  31 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                
COL  32 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)          
ESP  33 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
ESP  34 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)   
FRA  35 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                           
SUI  36 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                   
POL  37 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           
ITA  38 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)         
RSA  39 JANSE VAN RENSBURG, Reinardt (ARGOS-SHIMANO)   
POL  40 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    

General Classification after Stage 4
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             14:15:30
USA  2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +    3
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    +    8
ESP  4  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     +   16
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)     +   21
CRO  6  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         +   26
COL  7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            +   28
ESP  8  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)               +   31
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      +   38
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  +   42
POL  11 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)              +   45
ITA  12 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   +   46
CZE  13 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                 +   48
NED  14 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              +   49
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   +   52
ESP  16 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              +   53
DEN  17 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)             +   55
BEL  18 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                    +   59
ITA  19 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    + 1:10
NED  20 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            + 1:12
ITA  21 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                + 1:15
ESP  22 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)      + 1:16
BEL  23 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)        + 1:21
SUI  24 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     + 1:30
EST  25 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
ESP  26 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
ITA  27 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                         + 1:32
ESP  28 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)             + 1:36
FRA  29 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             + 1:41
ITA  30 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)           + 1:45
Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Moreno attacks late to win Vuelta stage to Fisterracyclingnews
Moreno wins stage 4velonews
Dani Moreno wins stage four at the end of the Worldvelonation
Vincenzo Nibali surprised to get lead so quickly; Horner loses time appealvelonation
Horner unfazed by loss of Vuelta leader's jerseycyclingnews
Horner's run in red ends with confusion at finish linevelonews
Last Km of Stage 4 (01:46 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 4 (3:47 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 4 Highlights (05:06 English)universalsports
Stage 4 Winner's Interview (01:51 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Full On-Demand Stage 4 Broadcast (2:06:01 Spanish)rtve.es
12 Big Photos from Stage 4sirotti
Backstage Pass - Stage 4 (04:30 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 4 Highlights (03:11 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 4 preview: Lalín / a Estrada → Finisterra, 189 km (Mountain)

August 26 update: An up and down lumpy stage through Galicia with a cat 3 climb that ramps up to almost 28% 35 km from the finish. The finish is another uphill, albeit modest, 2.5 km at 3%. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:48 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 4 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk

Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 12:45 CEST (10:45:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Lalín / a Estrada, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Finisterra, Spain

Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage


17 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Stage 3 Results
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       4:30:18
ESP  2  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)      +  3
ESP  3  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)            
COL  4  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)          
IRL  5  MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                  
NED  6  MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
ITA  7  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)              
ESP  8  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)   
IRL  9  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  
ITA  10 BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                       
ITA  11 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             
POL  12 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    
ESP  13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)             
COL  14 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING)       + 13
ITA  15 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)         
FRA  16 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                
ESP  17 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)    
POL  18 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)            
CRO  19 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
ESP  20 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      
NED  21 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)          
CZE  22 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                
ESP  23 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)   
ITA  24 ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                  
FRA  25 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                           
CZE  26 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
ITA  27 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                 
GER  28 NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING)                     
ITA  29 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
ITA  30 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
BEL  31 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                  
ESP  32 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOVISTAR TEAM)           
DEN  33 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)           
FRA  34 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                         
SUI  35 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      + 24
SLO  36 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             
BEL  37 GILBERT, Philippe (BMC RACING)                 
BEL  38 MEERSMAN, Gianni (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)   
FRA  39 GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                           + 29
ESP  40 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)      

General Classification after Stage 3
USA  1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       9:37:40
ITA  2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)              +    3
IRL  3  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                   +   11
ESP  4  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)    +   13
CRO  5  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)        +   23
ESP  6  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)    +   24
COL  7  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)           +   25
POL  8  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +   35
ESP  9  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)              +   44
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                 +   45
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
POL  12 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)             +   48
ITA  13 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                  +   49
ITA  14 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
DEN  15 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)            +   52
NED  16 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
BEL  17 HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)               +   56
ESP  18 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)            
BEL  19 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                  
SLO  20 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)              + 1:01
Full Official Stage 3 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Horner wins Vuelta stage to Mirador de Lobeiracyclingnews
Horner climbs to stage 3 win at the Vueltavelonews
Chris Horner climbs into the red jersey on the Mirador de Lobeiravelonation
Ageless Horner barnstorms Vueltavelonews
Rodriguez edges his way back into Vuelta fraycyclingnews
Mass crash with 43 km to go on Stage 3 (01:43 English)eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 3 (03:54 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 3 (4:48 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 3 Highlights (04:30 English)universalsports
Stage 3 Highlights (06:04 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Etape 3 Verslag (Dutch)sporza.be
Stage 3 Winner's Interview (1:49 Spanish)rtve.es
Alejandro Valverde: "En todo momento he estado delante" (2:08 Spanish)rtve.es
Full On-Demand Stage 3 Broadcast (2:26:39 Spanish)rtve.es
17 Big Photos from Stage 3sirotti
Chris Horner Pre-Stage 3 (00:21 English)Unipublicvuelta
Resumen 3ª Etapa/Official Stage 3 Highlights (3:32 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta
Backstage Pass - Stage 3 (3:08 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 3 Highlights (03:42 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Stage 3 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs

Stage 3 preview: Vigo → Mirador de Lobeira/ Vilagarcía de Arousa, 185 km (uphill finish)

August 25 update: Stage 3 is a twisty route along the potentially windy Galician coast with a cat 3 uphill finish (last 5 km profile) in Mirador de Lobeira. — Steve
Stage 3 Flythrough w/ Preview (01:51 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 3 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 3 start time: Monday 12:55 CEST (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Vigo, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:00 CEST (4:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Mirador de Lobeira/ Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain

Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage


17 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
Stage 2 Results
IRL  1  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                    4:37:09
ESP  2  MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                  +  2
ITA  3  POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE)              +  6
CZE  4  KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)                    + 11
ESP  5  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)        + 12
ITA  6  ULISSI, Diego (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                    
ESP  7  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)              
ITA  8  BASSO, Ivan (CANNONDALE)                            + 14
NED  9  MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)              
COL  10 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)            
IRL  11 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP)                    
POL  12 MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                      
USA  13 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         
FRA  14 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)                             
ESP  15 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)     
ITA  16 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
POL  17 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)              
CZE  18 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                  
ESP  19 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI)        
ITA  20 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                   
CRO  21 KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)         
ESP  22 ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA)   
FRA  23 BARGUIL, Warren (ARGOS-SHIMANO)                  
BEL  24 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                       + 21
DEN  25 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)             
NED  26 TEN DAM, Laurens (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)            
ITA  27 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                   
FRA  28 BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)           + 27
ITA  29 SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA)                
BEL  30 HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                   + 31
USA  31 BUSCHE, Matthew (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)             
ESP  32 SANCHEZ GIL, Luis Leon (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)      
FRA  33 ELISSONDE, Kenny (FDJ)                              + 35
BEL  34 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LOTTO BELISOL)                     + 36
ESP  35 DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, David (NETAPP - ENDURA)       + 38
FRA  36 GENIEZ, Alexandre (FDJ)                          
SUI  37 ZAUGG, Oliver (SAXO-TINKOFF)                        + 45
BEL  38 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)           + 47
ITA  39 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)               
SLO  40 BRAJKOVIC, Janez (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                  + 51

General Classification after Stage 2
ITA  1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)             5:07:22
IRL  2  ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF)                     +  8
ESP  3  ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)      + 10
USA  4  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
CRO  5  KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)       
COL  6  URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING)             + 22
BEL  7  HERMANS, Ben (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD)                 + 27
ESP  8  VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM)   
POL  9  MAJKA, Rafal (SAXO-TINKOFF)                       + 32
CZE  10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF)                
CZE  11 KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA)               
ITA  12 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA PRO TEAM)                + 33
POL  13 HUZARSKI, Bartosz (NETAPP - ENDURA)               + 35
ITA  14 SANTAROMITA, Ivan (BMC RACING)                    + 36
ITA  15 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM)                 
DEN  16 SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF)              + 39
ESP  17 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)                + 41
BEL  18 EIJSSEN, Yannick (BMC RACING)                     + 43
NED  19 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BELKIN PRO CYCLING)               + 49
BEL  20 SERRY, Pieter (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP)      
Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Roche pulls off a stunning victory on stage 2 of the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Nicolas Roche attacks on the Monte Da Groba to take stage twovelonation
Roche celebrates first Grand Tour stage win in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Nibali nets top spot in Vuelta a Españacyclingnews
Dream comes true as Nicolas Roche wins Vuelta stagevelonews
Runners-up Moreno and Pozzovivo talk tactics in finale of Stage twovelonation
Samuel Sanchez rues bad day at officecyclingnews
Nicolas Roche Interview: “There’s a long way to go. I want to keep my head cool and not get overexcited”velonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 2 (04:21 English)eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (1:52 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 2 Highlights (5:09 English)universalsports
Stage 2 Winner's Interview (0:45 Spanish)rtve.es
Rider Diaries Episode 1 (05:38 English)globalcyclingnetwork
17 Big Photos from Stage 2sirotti
Full On-Demand Stage 2 Broadcast (2:29:20 Spanish)rtve.es
Stage 2 Brief Highlights (00:45 English, restricted to Europe)eurosport
Backstage Pass - Stage 2 (03:05 English)GreenEdgeCycling
Rider Diaries Episode 2 (4:25 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 2 Extended Highlights (25:30 English, restricted to Australia)sbs
Resumen de la etapa 2 (01:35 Spanish)Unipublicvuelta

Stage 2 preview: Pontevedra → Baiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba, 178 km (Mountain)

August 24 update: We'll waste no time tackling the first of 13 mountain stages at this year's race. There are only two categorized climbs on the day one of them being a cat 3 at the midway point, but the stage ends with a rolling, 11 km cat 1 climb up Alto do Monte da Groba (profile) where the average grade ranges from 2 to 10% (7.5% for the final 2 km). — Steve
Stage 2 Fly Through w/ Preview (02:07 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 2 Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 2 start time: Sunday 13:00 CEST (11:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Pontevedra, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:45 CEST (2:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:05 CEST (4:05:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Baiona. Alto Do Monte Da Groba, Spain

Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage


10 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti
Stage 1 ITT
1  Astana                       29:59
2  Radioshack Leopard            + 10
3  Omega Pharma - Quick-Step     + 16
4  Sky                           + 22
5  Movistar                      + 29
6  Saxo Bank Tinkoff             + 32
7  Netapp Endura                 + 35
8  BMC Racing                    + 36
9  Orica Greenedge               + 45
10 Belkin                        + 49
11 Lampre Merida                 + 56
12 Katusha                       + 59
13 Lotto Belisol               + 1:14
14 Euskaltel Euskadi           + 1:14
15 Vacansoleil                 + 1:18
16 FDJ.fr                      + 1:25
17 Cannondale                  + 1:26
18 Caja Rural                  + 1:38
19 Garmin Sharp                + 1:41
20 AG2R	La Mondiale            + 1:41
21 Argos Shimano               + 1:53
22 Cofidis, Solutions Credits  + 1:55
Full Official Stage 1 Results and General Classificationlavuelta
Astana wins Vuelta a Espana openercyclingnews
Astana wins stage 1 TTTvelonews
Brajkovic back on top in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Stage 1 TTT Winning Ride (2:26 Spanish)rtve.es
Astana Stage 1 TTT Highlights (03:14 English)universalsports
Radioshack Leopard Stage 1 TTT Highlights (03:03 English)universalsports
Omega Pharma Quick Step Stage 1 TTT Highlights (02:43 English)universalsports
Movistar Stage 1 TTT Highlights (02:53 English)universalsports
Full On-Demand Stage 1 TTT Broadcast (2:13:57 Spanish)rtve.es
Backstage Pass - Stage 1 TTT (03:06 English)GreenEdgeCycling
10 Big Photos from Stage 1sirotti

Stage 1 preview: Vilanova de Arousa → Sanxenxo, 27.4 km (TTT)

August 22 update: A flat/rolling, evening team time trial opens up this year's race for the third year in a row. The course heads north to south in the Pontevedra/Galicia region of northwestern Spain. — Steve
Stage 1 Fly Through w/ Preview (01:39 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 1 (TTT) Preview & Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot.dk
Inside Line w/ Dan Lloyd: How to do a good team time trial (05:20 English)globalcyclingnetwork
TTT Start Order and Timesbiciciclismo
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 18:48 CEST (4:48:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Vilanova de Arousa, Spain
Earliest live video: 18:45 CEST (4:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 20:45 CEST (6:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Sanxenxo, Spain

2013 Vuelta a España Teams Presentation


August 23 update:
Live Teams Presentation on Friday (19:30 CET ... completed )
Full On-Demand Teams Presentation Broadcast (1:15:47 Spanish)rtve.es
9 Big Photos from the Teams Presentationsirotti
Vuelta 2013 teams presentation highlights/interviews (01:54 English/Spanish)eurosport

2013 Vuelta a España Preview


August 24 update:
Low cortisol levels see Bos prevented from starting by his Belkin teamvelonation
Stopping the clock, Valverde, Rodriguez line up as big Vuelta favoritesvelonews
Pozzovivo hoping for top five overall in Vuelta a Españavelonation

August 23 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numberssteephill.tv
Top 10 Riders To Watch At La Vuelta A España 2013 (05:40 English)globalcyclingnetwork
Nibali believes he has the team to control the 2013 Vueltavelonews
Pinot fired up to recover from Tour disappointment with strong Vuelta a España ridevelonation

August 22 update:
Vuelta a España 2013 - Preview and Favoritesc-cycling.blogspot
Horner takes confidence from Utah to the Vueltavelonews
Philippe Gilbert to lead BMC Racing to Vuelta a España despite recent crash injuryvelonation
Vuelta GC Power Poll: GC Favoritespodiumcafe

August 21 update:
Course Preview: The 2013 Vuelta is one for the climbersvelonews
Cannondale gives total support to Basso in Vuelta a Españavelonation
Adam Hansen aiming to complete seventh consecutive Grand Tourskysports

August 20 update:
Sergio Henao to lead Team Sky's Vuelta challengeroad.cc
Team Sky name team for Vueltauk.eurosport.yahoo
Why is Quintana skipping the Vuelta? It wasn't on his schedulevelonews
Vuelta ’13 Preview: A La Pueblo!pezcyclingnews

August 19 update:
Valverde aims for overall victory at Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews
Rodriguez to lead Katusha in Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

August 17 update:
Brajkovic goes contract hunting at Vueltacyclingnews
Ambitious Roche aims for Vuelta top fivecyclingnews
Vacansoleil announce Vuelta line upcyclingnews

August 15 update:
A host of accomplished riders [led by Kreuziger] highlight Saxo-Tinkoff squadvelonation
Argos-Shimano looking for any kind of stage in Vuelta a Españavelonation
Gerrans, Clarke and Matthews to chase success for Orica GreenEdgevelonation
2013 Preview - What Will Happen In The 68th Vuelta a España? (07:31 English)gcn

August 14 update:
Betancur and Pozzovivo lead Ag2r-La Mondiale at the Vuelta a Espanacyclingnews

August 13 update:
Nibali: I'm no Superman. Hints may not have form to be an overall contendercyclingnews

August 10 update:
Dan Martin heads to Vuelta to lead Garmin's challengecyclingnews

August 3 update:
Kreuziger to ride Vuelta a Españacyclingnews

August 2 update:
Basso enters GC contender-heavy Vuelta fieldvelonews
Headed to Utah and the Vuelta, Horner searches for lost timevelonews

July 29 update:
Contador to skip vuelta a espanaap/sbs.au
Wiggins to skip Tour of Spain after toiling in Polish openereurosport
Cobo set to miss Vuelta Españacyclingnews

January 14 update:
Degenkolb: tough Vuelta route motivates mecyclingnews

January 12 update:
Vuelta 2013 Route Announcedcyclingnews
La Vuelta 2013 route flyer and full presentation (Spanish)— rtve.es
Climbers' Vuelta a España presents eleven summit finishes in 2013velonation
Short and explosive: The 2013 Vuelta a Espana blasts off from the gunvelonews





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En Directo: Live Streaming Video and TV Coverage

August 26 update: The 2013 Vuelta a Espana broadcasters are now listed below. Unrestricted live video links will appear in bold and will have associated popup ads which are beyond our control. Expand the video to full screen mode to avoid them. Please read the warning below. Check back for more streaming options throughout the race. Feel free to send additional links and info as they become known. — Steve

Warning: Any unrestricted live video links (in bold) in the table below that we suspect or have been reported to contain MS Windows malicious/malware popups (you do not need "Flash HD") are now denoted with 'm' as in "live videom (english)". Please ensure your Windows computer is virus protected before using "live videom" links as they are beyond our control.



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