Hoje temos Anglirú. Toca a fazer tudo o que precisam de fazer agora, porque daqui nada não dá para sair da frente da TV
Eis o inferno que os corredores terão que enfrentar hoje:
Alto del Cordal: 5.3 km, 510m vertical gain, 9.6% average, 12.14% max grade
Alto de L'Angliru: 12.2 km, 1245m vertical gain, 10.2% average, 23.5% max grade
"You go at 9 kilometers an hour. It's hell. There’s nothing remotely like it," said Roberto Heras, winner on the Angliru in 2002.
"We’re not animals and this is inhuman," David Millar cursed while refusing to cross the finish line in 2002.
"Angliru starts off relatively easy - the average gradient on the first 5 km is 7.6 %, enough to hurt but well within the realms of rideable for a professional. The sixth kilometre is easy, flattening for a while and even descending for a short way. From then on, it gets tough. Very tough. The average gradient for the last 6 km is 13.1 %, beginning to stretch the boundaries of what can be done - but, as if that wasn't harsh enough, there's the Cueña les Cabres 3 km from the top with a gradient of 23.8 %."
Geral após 19º etapa
1. HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) 77:56:05
2. NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 3
3. VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:06
4. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 1:57
5. ROCHE, Nicolas (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 3:49
6. POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 6:00
7. KONIG, Leopold (NETAPP - ENDURA) + 6:38
8. PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 7:02
9. SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 7:45
10. MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 11:05
11. KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA PRO TEAM) + 11:18
12. SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 12:13
13. HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 12:53
14. ARROYO DURAN, David (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 15:55
15. NERZ, Dominik (BMC RACING) + 18:52
16. KISERLOVSKI, Robert (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 20:11
17. SÖRENSEN, Chris Anker (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 21:33
18. CARDOSO, Andre Fernando S. Martins (CAJA RURAL - SEGUROS RGA) + 24:29
19. CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 25:06
20. BAGOT, Yohan (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS) + 28:46