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Mnogodnevnaya cycle race "Vuelta of Spain" continues the way across the Iberian Peninsula. the 14th stage of race in the fullest measure was connected with the mountains which have given the name of the territory, the occupied Spain, Portugal and Andorra. 196 kilometers in mountains with three liftings of the first category and one — the highest became very serious test for participants. we Will remind p to
, what the day before, at an "unhappy" 13th stage the Russian Katyusha cycle team which arrived to support participants of a journalistic press tour, it appeared among winners thanks to Lagutin Sergei which after a victory on one of stages once again got in prize-winners. Besides, he headed classification "the best mining racer".
At the 14th stage success Lagutin Sergei were developed by Silin Yegor, the best of the Russian cyclists of "Katyusha". It stood in the general classification on the 33rd place, but after the finish in the French town Kohl D'Obisk rose at once by 12 positions up. The Russian finished the third, having passed ahead of itself only the Dutch Gesink Robert from the Lotto NL-Jumbo team and Frenchman Kenny Elisond (FDJ). Certainly, participants of a press tour of "Katyusha" were a little sorry that Silin Yegor did not manage to hold leadership (and after all for 800 meters to the finish it went the first), but the podium second in a row created excellent mood and in team of racers, and in the national team of masters of a feather and a microphone. . it is interesting to p by
that actually participants of race passed at the 14th stage not 196, but 208 kilometers, considerably having exceeded the level which has been set the day before 13th — officially the longest — a stage. All the matter is that, having begun race in the town Urdaks-Dancharinea, racers accepted start to a descent — through 12 kilometers after a start of motion. It was made not to provoke on narrow small streets of the town of collisions and falling.
Well and further cyclists were waited by the extremely serious tests in the form of four super - liftings at movement under the scorching sun at a temperature from 24 to 28 degrees Celsius. As the correspondent of Vestey.Ru already reported, experts unanimously waited from Saturday race of "dismantlings" in a camp of leaders:" paper" favourites who have a rest on Friday, had to, predictably, try to achieve decisive advantage in the overall ranking, the benefit that the arrival relief promoted it.
Many considered that the British Sky team will try to give battle to rivals from Movistar her leader Frum Christopher could not only come off Alejandro Valverde taking the third place, but also give battle to the sole leader — Colombian Nayro Quintana. Two last presented to Movistar and too counted on support of "stable" in fight for places in the first three. It is necessary to pay tribute to Quintana — it sustained a pressure Frum Christopher and To and kept a separation from the British. In the overall ranking they are divided still by 54 seconds — not really much, but also it is a lot of. So to Frum Christopher, to the defending champion of "Tour de France", it is necessary to plan new attack to Quintana's positions in the last week races.
A here Valverde did not pass test by four liftings. The Spaniard lost to the winner of a stage more than 10 minutes and was rolled away in the general classification on the 19th place. Now the three of leaders is made by Quintana, Frum Christopher and one more Colombian, Chaves Esteban (the Orica-BikeExchange team, lag of 2 min. 1 sec.)." Rolled abrupt hills" and one more known Spanish bicycle racer: Alberto Contador from a Russian team of Tinkoff lost at a stage of 20 seconds and now lags behind Quintana for 3 minutes 28 seconds. But say that at the former first number of a world rating the foot hurt during one of falling aches a bit... the Russian hero of the 14th stage Silin Yegor in the overall ranking costs p to
almost near Valverde: our racer on the 21st place also lags behind the leader for 11 minutes 21 seconds. Experts consider that Silin Yegor quite on forces in "Vuelta's" ending to rise even above in the overall ranking. At least, Saturday race showed that the stock of forces of the Russian still is not settled not so.
Meanwhile, peleton "Vuelta" on Sunday, September 4, are waited by the 15th stage which will pass from Sabinyanigo to Salyenta-de-Galyego. The route on distance will be quite sparing after two most difficult stages — it will be necessary to pass only 118,5 kilometers. However the stage again will be mountain with three liftings. The most abrupt will be final, having the first category of complexity and 14,5 kilometers of length. It is thought that on this piece of a way at favourites also can quite "leap zealous", and they will try "to salt" each other...