No surprises in the end. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) won the Vuelta a España 2007 which ended in Madrid today. In second and third place were Carlos Sastre and Samuel Sanchez, respectively. Cadel Evans, who had been in third place for nearly half of the Vuelta, dropped to fourth in the last three stages, overtaken by [...]
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Denis Menchov wins the Vuelta 2007
Posted: 23 September 2007 in SportsTags: cycling, menchov, rabobank, vuelta
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Samuel Sanchez wins 20th stage of Vuelta
Posted: 22 September 2007 in SportsTags: cycling, sanchez, vuelta
Samuel Sanchez won the 20th stage (individual time trial) of the Vuelta. Denis Menchov and Stef Clement came in second and third, respectively. It looks like Menchov will indeed win this year’s Vuelta. Tomorrow is the final stage, the ride into Madrid. Carlos Sastre will probably end up in second place overall.
Injury forces Tom Boonen out of Vuelta
Posted: 15 September 2007 in SportsTags: boonen, cycling, vuelta
Tom Boonen, one of the two Belgian favorites at the Vuelta a España, left the race yesterday after complaining of pain in his back and ribs. Boonen was one of the riders who crashed in Zaragoza a few days ago. The Belgian newspaper, de Morgen, reports that Boonen is not sure that he will even [...]
Petacchi wins 12th Vuelta stage, Piepoli pulls out
Posted: 13 September 2007 in SportsTags: cycling, petacchi, vuelta
Alessandro Petacchi won the 12th stage of the Vuelta a España (Algemesi to Hellin) across a flat, boring, dry plain. For the viewer, it’s not nearly as interesting (landscape-wise) as the Pyrenees or Galicia. But the race remains exciting. Coming in second and third were Daniele Benatti and Aliaksandr Usau, respectively. Leonardo Piepoli has pulled [...]
Menchov wins tenth mountainous Vuelta stage to Andorra
Posted: 10 September 2007 in SportsTags: cycling, menchov, vuelta
Denis Menchov looks like he’s going to win the Vuelta this year after a very convincing victory in the tenth and very mountainous stage to Andorra. Cadel Evans came in second, Samuel Sanchez third. Efimkin came in sixth. Six Spanish riders were in the top ten of this stage. The overall standings: (1) Denis Menchov, [...]
