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Salamanca - Valladolid 147,2 Kms. Stage 2 - Sunday, september 9 |
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| Km 147,2 | Finish line | 17:41 | After the victory achieved by 201(zabel), number 189 in his list of achievements, the leader in the Overall Standings is 41(millar), wearing the Gold Jersey for two days in a row. |
| Km 147,2 | winner | 17:36 |
the victory in this second edition of Vuelta a España has gone to 201(zabel), leaving 121(freire) and 142(edo) just behind him.
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| Km 145 | comment | 17:34 | Two kilometres away from the Finish Line, the tension between the two protagonist teams of the day is thick. |
| Km 137 | comment | 17:26 | When the riders are 10 kilometres away from the Finish line, they are riding very grouped and two teams are trying as hard as they could, to be the protagonist of a massive arrival: Mapei and Telekom Teams. |
| Km 134 | comment | 17:22 | The Peloton are riding at an average speed of more than 53 kilometres per hour. Mapei and Telekom Teams lead the group. The race will arrive in Valladolid just 15 minutes late. |
| Km 131 | puncture | 17:18 |
Many punctures in this second stage of Vuelta a España; more than 15 during the first 15 kilometres and at he end, very close to the Finish line, 141(mauri) and 188(nieto) have a puncture as well.
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| Km 130 | puncture | 17:16 |
141(mauri) gets a puncture when the peloton were riding at a very high speed.
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| Km 121 | comment | 17:12 | Being 21 kilometres from the finish line, Telekom and Mapei Teams ride in relays at the head of the Peloton. 201(zabel) and 121(freire) are the most likely rider to achieve the victory at the home stretch. |
| Km 119 | Sprint | 17:06 |
Serrada Sprint: 163(degano) 59(trenti) and 94(golbano). Peloton grouped, lead by Telekom Team.
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| Km 116 | comment | 17:02 | 59(trentin) attempted to break away; the Peloton ride grouped towards the next Sprint, Serrada; nevertheless, 189(vázquez) will become the leader in the Sprints Overall Standings. |
| Km 113 | Sprint | 16:58 | La Seca Sprint: 189(vazquez) 165(varriale) and 59(trentin). The advantage of the breakaway rider was 16 seconds but he was bridged up when they were leaving this village of La Seca, in Valladolid. |
| Km 110 | breakaway | 16:56 | There are only 33 seconds between the breakaway rider and the Peloton. He is about to be bridged up. |
| Km 108 | breakaway | 16:50 | The difference of the rider ahead is being reduced metre by metre and now he is less than a minute ahead of the rest. |
| Km 100,5 | Sprint | 16:43 |
Medina del Campo Sprint: 189(vazquez) 163(deagno) and 183(fernadez). The advantage of the rider ahead: 3:02.
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| Km 100 | Sprint | 16:36 |
The breakaway rider crosses the Sprint at Medina del Campo, however his difference with the Peloton has been reduced.
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| Km 93 | breakaway | 16:32 | Kelme-Fuenlabrada Team run by Jose María Pérez left Salamanca with the only aim of winning the second stage of Vuelta a España 2001. First of all, it was 188(nieto) who tried to break away, now, it is 189(vazquez) the one who is trying it very hard, and if the rider ahead is bridged up, 183(fernandez) would try to win in the last sprint. |
| Km 92 | breakaway | 16:28 | The rider ahead takes an advantage of 3:27 over the Peloton. The rider from Ávila left his region, entered Valladolid region and he is the virtual leader of La Vuelta. He was 1 minute and 31 seconds after the leader on the Overall Standings. |
| Km 87 | breakaway | 16:22 | The rider ahead increases his difference to 3:20. Cofidis Team keep at the head of the Peloton allowing the breakaway. |
| Km 85 | breakaway | 16:17 | The rider ahead leads now by more than three minutes over the rest of riders; exactly over three minutes and 14 seconds. |
| Km 77 | breakaway | 16:07 | The rider ahead takes a 2:37-lead over the Peloton. |
| Km | average | 16:06 | The riders have covered the second hour of the stage with an average speed of 39,450 kilometres per hour. |
| Km 73 | breakaway | 16:02 | 189(jose manuél vazquez)) keeps on increasing his difference over the rest of riders: he leads now by 2 minutes and 28 seconds. |
| Km 68 | breakaway | 15:54 | The breakaway rider increases his difference to 2 minutes and 8 seconds over the Peloton. |
| Km 64 | breakaway | 15:49 | 189(vazquez) is still 1 minute and 42 seconds in front of the rest of riders who are lead by Cofidis. The rider from Ávila is the virtual leader of La Vuelta. |
| Km 62 | breakaway | 15:44 | At the frontier between Salamanca and Ávila, the rider 189(vazquez) leads by 1:22 on the Peloton. Cofidis Team is still at the head of the Peloton. |
| Km 56 | breakaway | 15:35 | 189(vazquez), from Relax-Fuenlabrada gets a 22-second lead over the rest; Cofidis Team ride at the head of the Peloton. |
| Km 50 | victualling area | 15:29 |
At this point in the race, the riders reach the liquid victualling area.
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| Km 46,2 | bridging up | 15:18 | The three breakaway riders are bridged up by the Peloton at Peñaranda de Bracamonte. |
| Km 43 | breakaway | 15:15 | The advantage of the three riders ahead is reduced to 32 seconds thanks to Mapei and Telecom Teams. The teams of 121(freire) and 201(zabel) prefer to bridge the breakaway riders up and to have a more restful day. |
| Km 37 | breakaway | 15:11 | The riders 48(tombak) 93(diaz lobato) and 188(german nieto) add more seconds to their difference with the rest of riders to 40 seconds. the attempt to bridge them up is responsability of the teams with sprinters such as Telecom and mapei. |
| Km 36 | average | 15:10 | When the first hour of the race is over the Peloton have covered 35,760 kilometres. |
| Km 35 | breakaway | 15:05 | 48(tombak) 33(díaz lobato) and 188(nieto) take a 12-second lead over the Peloton. |
| Km 30 | comment | 14:55 | The wind has stopped blowing. At the head of the Peloton, Mapei, IBanesto.com, Euskatel and Cofidis Teams ride in relays. The group are riding along a slight slope. |
| Km 28 | comment | 14:46 | The Peloton ride grouped and 38(huser) has joined the group. |
| Km 20 | Escapade ends | 14:40 | 98(smetanine) tried to join 175(kroon), but both of them have been bridged up by the Peloton, lead by Cofidis Team, the leader´s group. There have been more than 15 punctures in such a short way and 38(huser) seems late in joining the group. |
| Km 17,5 | breakaway | 14:35 | First breakaway in this stage near Alba de Tormes. The protagonist: 175(kroon), from Rabobank Team. At the same time 38(huser) from Coast Team, falls down. |
| Km 12 | comment | 14:28 | At this point of the stage, the Peloton are riding together; there is a soft left-side wind. Different teams ride in relays ahead of the group. |
| Km 5 | comment | 14:12 | The riders are crossing the village of Calvarrasa de Arriba all together. |
| Km 0 | Actual Start | 14:01 |
At two o´clock in the afternoon, the 188 riders started this second stage in Salamanca. The Scottish rider 41(David Milar), from the Cofidis Team, wears the Gold Jersey, with just one second of advantage over 102(Botero), from Kelme-Costa Blanca Team. The third rider in the Overall Standings is 6(levy leipheimer) and fourth 155(igor gonzalez de galdeano), from Once-Eroski, being 17 seconds after the leader.
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| Km | comment | 14:00 | The riders move along the crowded streets of Salamanca; we are enjoying a very good weather, 29 degrees. The weather forecast for the day predicts soft, face and side wind all along the route. |
| Km 0 | previous | 13:50 |
At 13:50 the Second stage of Vuelta a España has started. 147,2 kilometres between Salamanca and Valladolid. At the starting line, 188 riders, once the retirement of the rider 158(marcos serrano), from the Once-Eroski Team, was confirmed.
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