April 18 update: Here are the options for live and delayed coverage. They are similar to last year except Spain's Teledeporte (TDP) sports channel is not covering it live this year. There may be other options at race time. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
Stage 4 ITT results: Alberto Contador beats everyone by over thirty seconds and moves into the overall lead as expected
Stage 4 results
1 Alberto Contador (Astana) 15.1 km in 20:30
2 Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) + 0:33
3 Igor Antón (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 0:54
4 Gustavo Cësar Veloso (Xacobeo Galicia) + 1:08
5 David Bernabeu (Barbot Siper) + 1:20
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) + 1:20
7 Jose Mendes (LA ROTA DOS MOVEIS) + 1:21
8 Stef Clement (Rabobank) + 1:23
9 Ignatas Konovalovas (Cervelo) + 1:33
10 Jose Herrada Lopez (Caja Rural) + 1:35
General classification after stage 4
1 Alberto Contador (Astana) 13:05:55
2 Igor Antón (Euskaltel Euskadi) + 0:41
3 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia) + 1:20
4 Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) + 1:30
5 David Bernabeu (Barbot Siper) + 2:30
Contador back on top in TT (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Contador doubles in Spain — velonews
Stage 4 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 4 ITT Highlights: The Final Riders (10:30 french) — sport+
April 16 update: After the mountaintop finish, we now have some time gaps heading into the stage 4 rolling TT. Rolling as not hilly but not flat either. Actually, there is a good little mesa in the middle of the course that riders will go up and down the other side. Can Igor Anton hang on to his 13 second lead over Alberto Contador? I doubt it but watch and see for yourself. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Stage 4 Start Order and Times — biciciclismo
Stage 3 results: Igor Anton solos the final two km up the mountaintop finish
Stage 3 results
1 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 4:07:09
2 Mauricio Soler (Caisse d'Epargne) + 0:12
3 Alberto Contador (Astana)
4 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia)
5 Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) + 1:10
6 Tiago Machado (RadioShack) + 1:21
7 David Bernabeu (Barbot) + 1:23
8 Javi Moreno (Andalucía-CajaSur) + 1:27
9 Raúl Santamarta (Burgos 2016) + 1:31
10 Stefan Denifl (Cervélo) + 1:34
General classification after stage 3
1 Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 12:45:12
2 Alberto Contador (Astana) + 0:13
3 Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo Galicia)
4 Janez Brajkovic (RadioShack) + 1:10
5 Tiago Machado (RadioShack) + 1:21
6 David Bernabeu (Barbot) + 1:23
7 Javi Moreno (Andalucía-CajaSur) + 1:27
8 Raúl Santamarta (Burgos 2016) + 1:31
9 Denis Menchov (Rabobank) + 1:34
10 Stefan Denifl (Cervélo)
Anton awesome on Alto del Morredero (full results) — cyclingnews
Stage 3 photos — cyclingnews
Extended Video of the Mountaintop Finish:
Part 1 (05:44 french) | Part 2 (06:40) — sport+
April 15 update: Stage 3 is the Queen Stage featuring two cat 1 climbs with the last one, Alto del Morredero, being a mountaintop finish. Note the earlier live video time and hopefully the streaming is more reliable for this stage. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Stage 2 results: Theo Bos also takes the stage two sprint finish
Stage 2 results
1 Theo Bos (Cervelo) 4:45:55
2 Graeme Brown (Rabobank)
3 Oscar Grau (Burgos 2016)
4 Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
5 Filipe Cardoso (LA-Rota dos Moveis)
6 Alberto Contador (Astana)
7 Stefan Denifl (Cervelo)
8 Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
9 Tiago Machado (Team RadioShack)
10 Arnold Jeannesson (Caisse d'Epargne)
Bos powers into Palencia (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Stage 2 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 2 Final Kilometers (08:13 french) — sport+
April 14 update: The profile for stage 2 is the flattest of all the stages this week, but stage 2 is also by far the longest at 210 km and there is a 60% chance of rain in the forecast. There is small bump inside 10 km to go and then the finish (last km) is dead flat. On paper, it setups up for another sprint finish but the weather could change all that. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Stage 1 results: Theo Bos wins the sprint finish
Stage 1 results
1 Theo Bos (Cervélo) 3.52:08
2 Graeme Brown (Rabobank)
3 Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
4 Pablo Lastras (Caisse d'Epargne)
5 Filipe Cardoso (LA-Rota dos Moveis)
6 Tiago Machado (Team RadioShack)
7 Michal Kwiatkowski (Caja Rural)
8 Edgar Pinto (LA-Rota dos Moveis)
10 Javier Aramendia (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
Bos the boss in Burgos (Full Results) — cyclingnews
Bos takes first stage at Vuelta a Castilla y León — velonewspetitor.com
Stage 1 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 1 Highlights (06:06 ambient audio) — rtvcyl.es
April 14 update: An easy, short stage with a flat finish. See the race summary table (r) for the stage profile, map, timetable. — Steve
Race Preview
Can Contador make it three? — cyclingnews
Stage maps, profiles and timetables now posted
March 17 update: See the race summary table (right) for the resources you'll need for each stage. By the way, Alberto Contador will be doing this race afterall. — Steve
January 3 update: The 2010 Vuelta a Castilla y León is Wednesday April 14 to Sunday April 18, 2010. That's a month later than last year. — Steve
News and Updates for Vuelta a Castilla y León 2009
Stage 5 results: Valvarde wins the final stage; Levi seals up the overall
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 ();
See all the live video, audio and text options
Approximate Finish: 4:30 PM CET ()
Team rosters with bib numbers
Current Time, Weather and Wind Direction in Valladolid, Spain
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.
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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
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
steephill.tv is also on Twitter with race info updates
