Vuelta Stage 19: Grandest of Grand Tourers Adam Hansen gets the win

Lotto-Belisol rider takes the victory at Cangas do Morrazo after solo attack

by Simon_MacMichael

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 16:50

Lotto-Belisol's Adam Hansen, riding his 12th successive Grand Tour, has won Stage 19 of the Vuelta a Espana this afternoon at Cangas do Morrazo following a solo attack on the final climb. Alberto Contador of Tinkoff-Saxo retains the race lead.

The Australian launched his attack with 4km remaining of the 18-0.5km stage from Salvaterra de Miño remaining. Points classification leader John Degenkolb of Giant-Shimano was second across the line, 5 seconds down, with Lampre-Merida's Pippo Pozzato third.

There's no change in the general classifiction, where Contador retains a lead of 1 minute 19 seconds over Chris Froome, whose Sky team mate Dario Cataldo had a bat crash, appearing to hit a tree, but remounted his buike.

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Simon MacMichael

Simon joined road.cc as news editor in 2009 and is now the site’s community editor, acting as a link between the team producing the content and our readers. A law and languages graduate, published translator and former retail analyst, he has reported on issues as diverse as cycling-related court cases, anti-doping investigations, the latest developments in the bike industry and the sport’s biggest races. Now back in London full-time after 15 years living in Oxford and Cambridge, he loves cycling along the Thames but misses having his former riding buddy, Elodie the miniature schnauzer, in the basket in front of him.

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Simon_MacMichael | 10 years ago

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Cataldo - seems to be ok, he got back on his bike

Must be Mad | 10 years ago

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What about the sky rider who was on the deck. Was he OK?

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