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

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


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

Full Results...coming — cyclingnews

Last 2 Km (Spanish commentary) — tdp

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

Levi and Alberto on the podium: 1-2

Photos — afp/getty

Valverde pone el cierre (Highlights) — rtve.es

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

En Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

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

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

Start Time: Friday 12:42 PM CET ();
Earliest live video: 3:30 PM CET ();
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Approximate Finish: 4:30 PM CET ()

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

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

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


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

Full Results — cyclingnews

Last 2 Km (Spanish commentary) — tdp

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

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

Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead — velonews

Las fotos de la 4ª etapa — biciciclismo

Graham Watson Stage 4 Photos — grahamwatson

Zabriskie attacks at Castilla y Leon, stage 4 — slipstreamsports

Leipheimer Takes Lead into Final Stage — astana-cyclingteam

Post-Op Interview with Lance — livestrong

Stage 4 Highlights (English) — sbs

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

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

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

Full Results — cyclingnews

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

Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead — velonews

high-res victory salute

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

Last Km (French commentary) — sport+

Last 200m (Spanish commentary) — tvcyl

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

Lance Armstrong, Post-Surgery Update — astana-cyclingteam

Graham Watson Stage 3 Photos — grahamwatson

Stage 3 Highlights (English) — sbs

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

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

Full Results — cyclingnews

TT Photos — getty

TT Highlights — rtve.es

TT Post Race Wrap Up — tdp

Lepheimer gana la contrarreloj y lidera la general — as

Graham Watson Stage 2 Photos — grahamwatson

TT Highlights — sbs

Stage 1 results overshadowed by Armstrong's broken collarbone

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

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

high-res victory salute and stage 1 photos

Lance in the ditch stills

Full Results — cyclingnews

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

Armstrong crashes out of Castilla y León — cyclingnews

Armstrong se cae y podría sufrir fractura de clavícula — as

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

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

Stage 1 Highlights — sbs

Stage 1 Photos — getty

Graham Watson Stage 1 Photos — grahamwatson

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

Race Preview

March 20 update:

Early-season appetiser on offer in Castilla — cyclingnews

Contador: Castilla not a test for Tour — velonews

Contador relaxed for Castilla — sbs.au

Official rosters are now up

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

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

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

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

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

Official Site — vueltacastillayleon

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

Armstrong offers to teach Contador how to relax — reuters

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

News and Updates for Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009

Stage 5 results: Valvarde wins the final stage; Levi seals up the overallpermalink("#05-results-2009");

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

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

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

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

Race Preview

Official rosters are now up

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

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

En Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

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

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

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

Stage 1 results overshadowed by Armstrong's broken collarbone