Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco 2010
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The peloton climbs through Eibar during the 2008 Euskal-Bizikleta which combined forces with the Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco in 2009. Eibar will host the stage 4 finish and stage 5 start in 2010.
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News and Updates for Vuelta al País Vasco 2010
2010 Early Preview
 
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| 1 | Monday, April 6th | 142 km | ||||
| Ataun → Ataun | ||||||
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| 2 | Tuesday, April 7th | 169 km | ||||
| Ataun → Villatuerta | ||||||
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| 3 | Wednesday, April 8th | 163 km | ||||
 Villatuerta → Éibar |
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| 4 | Thursday, April 9th | 152 km | ||||
| Éibar → Güeñes | ||||||
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| 5 | Friday, April 10th | 162 km | ||||
| Güeñes→ Zalla | ||||||
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| 6 | Saturday, April 11th | 24 km | ||||
| Zalla → Zalla | TT | |||||
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| Total Distance | 812 km | |||||
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News and Updates for Vuelta al País Vasco 2009
Tour of the Basque Country 2010 Live Video, Route, Stages,
Teams, TV Schedule, Results and Photos
Stage 6 results: Alberto Contador wins the final TT to seal up his overall win
Contador also won last year's final TT. The Final GC Podium.
Big Photos from Stage 6 — colin flocktonStage 6 results 1. Alberto Contador (Spanje/Astana) 31:59 2. Antonio Colom (Spanje/Katusha) + :22 3. Samuel Sanchez (Spanje/Euskaltel-Euskadi) + :45 4. Michael Rogers (Australië/Team Columbia-Highroad) + :09 5. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spanje/Caisse d'Epargne) + 1:13 6. Marco Pinotti (Italië/Team Columbia-Highroad) + 1:18 7. Christian Vandevelde (Amerika/Garmin-Slipstream) + 1:22 8. Cadel Evans (Australië/Silence-Lotto) + 1:25 9. Robert Gesink (Nederland/Rabobank) st 10. Damiano Cunego (Italië/Lampre) + 1:26 Final General classification 1. Alberto Contador (Spanje/Astana) 20:48:30 2. Antonio Colom (Spanje/Katusha) + :30 3. Samuel Sanchez (Spanje/Euskaltel-Euskadi) + :53 4. Cadel Evans (Australië/Silence-Lotto) + 1:33 5. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spanje/Caisse d'Epargne) + 1:48 6. Damiano Cunego (Italië/Lampre) + 1:53
high-res victory salute Contador celebrates after crossing the line — universalsports Big Photos from Stage 6 — colin flockton
Contador arrolla en la crono y se lleva la Vuelta — asFull Results — cyclingnews
Stage 6 Highlights — universalsportsEn Directo: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
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TT start order and times — vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco
Start Time: Saturday 2:00 PM CEST ();
Earliest live video: 4:25 PM CEST ();
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Approximate Finish: 5:40 PM CEST ()
Team rosters with bib numbers
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Bilbao, Spain
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justin.tv relay of the Teledeporte feed; unrestricted worldwide (Thanks Bas J.) |
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Stage 5 results: Marco Pinotti of Team Columbia solos the last 15k in the pouring rain and finishes 20 seconds ahead of the field sprint
Big Photos from Stage 5 — colin flocktonStage 5 results 1 Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 4.15.56 2 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha 0.19 3 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 4 Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 5 Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 6 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 7 David López García (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8 Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 9 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 10 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana General classification after stage 5 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 20.16.31 2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.08 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
Full Results — cyclingnewsPinotti hammers home win at Basque Tour — velonews Last 3 Km El italiano Pinotti aprovechó la falta de batalla entre los favoritos — as Stage 5 Photos — universalsports Contador Carries Yellow To Final Day — astana-cyclingteam Big Photos from Stage 5 — colin flocktonPinotti, è impresa vera — gazzetta.itPinotti aprovecha el marcaje entre los favoritos para ganar en Zalla — vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco Stage 5 Highlights (2:00) — universalsports Stage 5 Photos — official siteStage 4 results: Albasini wins easily from the three man break/sprint
Big Photos from Stage 4 — colin flocktonStage 4 results 1 Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad 2 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 4 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha 1.25 5 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 6 Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo TestTeam General classification after stage 4 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 16.00.16 2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.08 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 4 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Team Katusha 5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 0.27 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.32 7 Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.35 8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.54
Full Results...coming — cyclingnewsEtapa para Albasini y Contador sigue líder
— as high-res victory saluteVande Velde third, Contador in control, Horner crashes out — velonewsJurgen Van den Broeck grijpt naast bloemen (...coming?) — sporza.be Big Photos from Stage 4 — colin flockton Stage 4 Photos — universalsports Stage 4 Highlights (01:51) — universalsports Stage 4 Photos — official siteStage 3 results: Contador dances away with the Queen Stage
Stage 3 results 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 4.16.29 (40.35 km/h) 2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.09 3 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Team Katusha 5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 0.28 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.33 7 Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.36 General classification after stage 3 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 11.59.08 2 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.09 3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 4 Antonio Colom Mas (Spa) Team Katusha 5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 0.28 6 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0.33 7 Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.36
Contador storms to stage, overall lead — cyclingnewsAlberto Contador wins stage 3 of the Basque tour and takes over the lead from Sanchez — velonews Stage 3 Photos — universalsports Stage 3 Finish Part 1 (09:00) Stage 3 Finish Part 2 (link corrected) (05:34) Alberto Contador geeft zijn visitekaartje af — sporza.be Stage 3 Photos — official site Spectator Video on the finishing climb to Arrate: many of these Basque fans go to the Tour de France each year (01:28) Stage 3 preview: Queen Stage coming up on Wednesday
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Pais Vasco: A Viewers Guide To Tomorrow's Queen Stage — podiumcafe
Precise Stage 3 Course Map (redone) (generated profile looks different from above) — bikemap.net
Stage 2 results: The two man break succeeds; Yury Trofimov (Rus) of BBox Bouygues Telecom takes the win
Stage 2 results 1 Yury Trofimov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom 4.12.46 2 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis 0.06 3 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha 1.10 4 Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad 5 Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 7 Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 8 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 9 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Saxo Bank 10 Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C.
Full Results — cyclingnews Last 3 KmSwift third in Pais Vasco — cyclingweekly.co.ukYury Trofimov (Bouygues Telecom) wins stage 2 in the Basque, as Sanchez retains the lead — velonews Stage 2 Photos — official siteStage 2 photos — universalsportsTrofimov se anota la segunda etapa, Luis León Sánchez sigue líder — as| steephill is now on Twitter with the latest race updates |
Stage maps for all stages now posted
April 7 update: Spanish race orgainzers aren't very good at providing stage maps, but bikemap.net has heeded my suggestion and put together their own so we now have nice interactive maps and profiles of all stages. See the 'map' links in the race summary table.Stage 1 results: Luis León Sánchez of Caisse d'Epargne wins the 15 man sprint in Ataun
Stage 1 results 1 Luis Léon Sanchez Gil GCE 03u28'43'' 2 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez EUS z.t 3 Jérôme Pineau QST z.t 4 Christian Knees MRM z.t 5 Alexandr Kolobnev SAX z.t 6 Joaquím Rodriguez Oliver GCE z.t 7 Michael Rogers TCO z.t 8 Vincenzo Nibali LIQ z.t 9 Dries Devenyns QST z.t 10 Cadel Evans SIL z.t 11 Christopher Horner AST z.t 12 Damiano Cunego LAM z.t 13 Alberto Contador Velasco AST z.t 14 Antonio Colom Mas KAT z.t 15 Sandy Casar FDJ z.t 16 Fränk Schleck SAX z.t 17 David Lopez Garcia GCE z.t 18 Robert Gesink RAB z.t
Full Results — cyclingnews Last 4 Km (06:50)Luis Leon Sanchez snelste sprinter in Baskenland — wielerflits.nlLuis León Sánchez gana la primera etapa y se convierte en el primer líder — as Climbing Alto de Lazkaomendi 10k from the line (06:50) Stage 1 Photos — official siteRace Preview
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País Vasco: The Astana show continues — cyclingnews10 riders to watch at the Tour of the Basque Country — universalsportsUpcoming: Vuelta Pais Vasco, April 6-11 — europelotonProvisional/Official Rosters now up
March 30 update: Official rosters with bib numbers and country sort option are now up (see right). Considering this event runs inbetween Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix, the provisional rosters are very impressive.Two ways to view the startlist:
March 27 update: The official route presentation:
Presentada la nueva Vuelta Al País Vasco — biciciclismo
March 22 update: All stage profiles and timetables are now posted. See the race summary table (right). (Thanks Colin Flockton)
Feburary 7 update: The Vuelta Ciclista al País Vasco is a cycling stage race held in the Basque Country, a cultural region shared between France and Spain, at the same time the classics are happening in northern Europe, giving riders (mainly climbers) an alternative to the cobbles and cold weather.
Known as the Tour of the Basque Country in English and Euskal Herriko Txirrindulari Itzulia in Basque, the six-day race was first held in 1935, while the modern version of the race took place for the first time in 1969. The race is now organised by the leading Basque newspaper Diario Vasco (official site) which holds a UCI ProTour licence through to 2012. This year's event runs from Monday, April 6th through Saturday, April 11th.
In 2008, Spain's Alberto Contador (Astana) pulled off a wire-to-wire victory at the Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. He took the first stage to Legazpi and then wrapped it up, in style, with a surprise 20 km TT win around Orio on the final day.
The route of the Vuelta Pais Vasco 2009 will again highlight the picturesque, hilly/mountainous Basque countryside and the coastal region. Stages are planned for Ataun, Villatuerta, Guenes, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Zalla.
Beijing Olympic gold medalist Samuel Sanchez and his local Basque Eusklatel team have the Vuelta al Pais Vasco placed on their list of major objectives for 2009. Last year's Tour de France champion, Carlos Sastre will also ride it for the new Cervelo Test Team and Alberto Contador has announced he will return to defend his title.
Thanks to steephill.tv European photo contributor, Colin Flockton, for submitting the route map for this year's event. He points out that the other Basque Country stage race, Euskal-Bizikleta, has merged with The Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco for 2009. — Steve and uci.ch
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(Contador and Sanchez photos © steephill.tv/sirotti)
Alberto Contador surprised a lot of people at last year's Vuelta al País Vasco by winning the final day TT sealing up his wire-to-wire overall win.
The Official 2009 Route Map (mapa de la ruta/pista y etapas):