Vuelta Castilla y León

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Results from stage 3 of the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon

Results from stage 2 of the 2013 Vuelta a Castilla y Leon

Results from the Castilla y Leon opener in Spain

Javi Moreno (Movistar) rode into a 24-rider lead group to take the overall victory at Vuelta a Castilla y León

1. Javier MORENO BAZAN, Movistar in 12:46:05 2. Guillaume LEVARLET, Saur-Sojasun +1 3. Pablo URTASUN PEREZ, Euskaltel-Euskadi +3

Spaniard wins stage 2 and assumes control with Sunday's finale looming

Friday the 13th brought good luck to Manuel Cardoso, who delivered a big win in Friday’s opener at the Vuelta a Castilla y León

Cobo, Klöden among top names for Friday’s start; American Jamis-Sutter Home team will make European debut

Scores of results sheets will be adjusted following the CAS ruling

Persistence paid back in spades for Xavier Tondo, who earned his first professional stage-race crown on home roads when he secured overall victory at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in Spain on Sunday.

Quick Results

• 1. Ben Swift (GB), Sky, in 3:30:00
• 2. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Sp), Movistar, s.t.
• 3. Ruben Perez Moreno (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, s.t.
• 4. Theo Bos (Nl), Rabobank, s.t.
• 5. Manuel Belletti (I), Colnago-CSF, s.t.

GC

• 1. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Sp), Movistar, in 17:01:40
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Nl), Rabobank, at 0:09
• 3. Igor Anton Hernandez (Sp), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:17
• 4. Domenico Pozzovivo (I), Colnago-CSF, at 0:40
• 5. Jerome Coppel (F), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:47

Ben Swift (Sky) took a bunch sprint as Xavier Tondo (Movistar) secured overall victory in the final stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain.

Quick results Stage 4

• 1. Alberto Contador Velasco (Sp), SaxoBank-Sungard, 11.2km in 13:42
• 2. Richie Porte (Aus), SaxoBank-Sungard, at 0:01
• 3. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Sp), Movistar, at 0:02
• 4. Bauke Mollema (Nl), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:15
• 5. Alex Dowsett (GB), Team Sky, at 0:19

GC

• 1. Xavier Tondo Volpini (Spain), Movistar , 13:31:40
• 2. Bauke Mollema (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:09
• 3. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spain), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:17
• 4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Italy), Colnago-CSF, at 0:40
• 5. Jerome Coppel (France), Saur-Sojasun, at 0:47

Alberto Contador wins the fourth stage of the Vuelta Castilla y Leon and Xavier Tondo takes the leader's jersey.

talian Filippo Savini (Colnago-CSF Inox) won Friday’s “queen stage” at the Vuelta a Castilla y León while Dutch rider Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) takes the leader’s jersey on a day that ended on a frustrating note for pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Sungard).

Quick results Stage

• 1. Filippo SAVINI (ITA), Colnago-CSF , 3:58:25
• 2. Bauke MOLLEMA (NED), Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:07
• 3. Domenico POZZOVIVO (ITA), Colnago-CSF, at 0:07
• 4. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ (ESP), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:10
• 5. Xavier TONDO VOLPINI (ESP), Movistar, at 0:10

GC

• 1. Bauke MOLLEMA (Netherlands), Rabobank Cycling Team , 13:17:52
• 2. Xavier TONDO VOLPINI (Spain), Movistar, at 0:03
• 3. Igor ANTON HERNANDEZ (Spain), Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0:03
• 4. Domenico POZZOVIVO (Italy), Colnago-CSF, at 0:06
• 5. Dario David CIONI (Italy), Team Sky, at 0:14

Stage 2

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, (ESP) Movistar, in 5:06:23
• 2. Sergio Miguel Vieira RIBEIRO, (POR) , at 0
• 3. Russell DOWNING, (GBR) Team Sky, at 0
• 4. Aitor GALDOS ALONSO, (ESP) Caja Rural, at 0
• 5. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0

GC

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI, (Spain) Movistar, in 9:19:20
• 2. Russell DOWNING, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 0
• 3. Manuel BELLETTI, (Italy) Colnago-CSF, at 0
• 4. Ruben PEREZ MORENO, (Spain) Euskaltel-Euskadi, at 0
• 5. Luke ROBERTS, (Australia) SaxoBank-Sungard, at 0

Fran Ventoso (Movistar) won for the second day in a row at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in another bunch sprint in northern Spain.

VALLADOLID, Spain (VN) – Alberto Contador says he is staying focused on racing and leaving his pending legal battle in the hands of his advisors and legal team.

Things are never easy for Alberto Contador these days. The start of Wednesday’s first stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León was delayed when the president of the jury demanded to see Contador’s racing license.

Stage 1: Medina de Ríoseco - Palencia

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI (ESP), Movistar, in 4:12:57
• 2. Manuel BELLETTI (ITA), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 3. Marko KUMP (SLO), Geox-TMC, s.t.
• 4. Luke ROBERTS (AUS), SaxoBank-Sungard, s.t.
• 5. Russell DOWNING (GBR), Team Sky, s.t.

General Classification

• 1. Francisco José VENTOSO ALBERDI (Spain), Movistar, in 4:12:57
• 2. Manuel BELLETTI (Italy), Colnago-CSF, s.t.
• 3. Marko KUMP (Slovenia), Geox-TMC, s.t.
• 4. Luke ROBERTS (Australia), SaxoBank-Sungard, s.t.
• 5. Russell DOWNING (Great Britain), Team Sky, s.t.

Carlos Sastre (Geox-TMC) will make his season debut at the Vuelta a Murcia in March.

It's not the volcano that's making Ted's ears ring, it's the church.

Alberto Contador (Astana) is aiming his pistol at the Ardennes classics.

Astana's Alberto Contador kept his pre-Tour de France preparations on track by winning the Tour of Castilla y Leon for the third time in his career Sunday.

Alberto Contador (Astana) did what he didn’t do in Friday’s summit finish, winning Saturday’s 15.1km individual time trial at the Vuelta a Castilla y León and taking the overall leader’s jersey.

Hooligans have destroyed a “monument” dedicated to the spot where Lance Armstrong broke his clavicle in last year’s Vuelta a Castilla y León.

It’s been a long time coming, but Basque climber Igor Antón finally scored another mountaintop victory on Spanish roads in Friday’s summit finish at the Vuelta a Castilla y León ahead of pre-race favorite Alberto Contador (Astana).

Theo Bos (Cervélo) sprinted to his second consecutive victory in Thursday’s longest stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain.

2010 la Vuelta a Castilla y León results

Theo Bos (Cervélo) kicked to victory in the opening stage of the 25th Vuelta a Castilla y León in a windy, cool stage across the meseta of northern Spain.

Alberto Contador is hoping to use this week’s Castilla y León tour – which clicks into gear Wednesday – as a springboard into the Ardennes classics.

It’s another busy week in Europe, highlighted by the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain and the Amstel Gold Race in the Limburg region of Holland.

Alberto Contador will lead Astana at the Vuelta Castilla y Leon (April 14-18), along with his usual lieutenants, notably David de la Fuente and Benjamin Noval.

Alberto Contador and Carlos Sastre are content with their performances to date as March nears its end.

Following a tough win at Paris-Nice, defending Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has reconfigured his racing schedule for the next two months.

Astana and RadioShack are both expected to start the Vuelta a Castilla y León in northern Spain in mid-April

Lance Armstrong’s return to the podium of the Tour de France may have been the biggest story in cycling this year, but Johan Bruyneel says it nearly didn’t happen.

Caisse d’Epargne has inked a deal with Spanish all-rounder Juan José Cobo to join the team for 2010. The team announced that Cobo, who won stages at the Vuelta a España and the Vuelta a Castilla y León this year, will round out its lineup for the upcoming season. Cobo, 28, joins several new top veterans heading to the Spanish-based, French-backed team. Also set to join Caisse d’Epargne in 2010 are Marzio Bruseghin, Christophe Moreau and former King of the Mountains winner Juan Manuel Soler.

Tom Danielson was back in the winner’s column last weekend with victory in the individual time trial at the five-day Vuelta a Burgos in Spain. It marked Danielson’s first European victory since 2006 and the end of a long comeback from the injuries that nearly derailed his career. The Garmin-Slipstream rider ended up third overall at Burgos, a promising result that indicates the worst is behind Danielson as he turns his attention next to the Vuelta a España, a race in which he’s already twice finished in the top 10.

Lance Armstrong has an eighth Tour de France crown within his sights thanks to Astana’s domination in Tuesday’s team time trial, but he admitted that it won’t be easy. After barnstorming to seven straight Tour victories before retiring in 2005, Armstrong acknowledged Tuesday that trying to win for an unprecedented eighth time is more difficult than he expected.

Two stage races and two victories, not a bad start to the 2009 season for Levi Leipheimer. The Tour of California champion finished safely in the bunch in Friday’s final stage behind winner Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) to wrap up the overall victory in the five-day stage race across northern Spain.

Juan José Cobo (Fuji-Servetto) attacked with just under 2km to go to win Thursday’s 145.4km “queen stage” over two first-category climbs at the 24th Vuelta a Castilla y León. Cobo, who started nearly three minutes out of the GC fight, timed it just right to bolt clear of a reduced pack of leaders to win for the first time this season.

Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne) sprinted to his first victory of the 2009 season in Wednesday’s third stage at the Vuelta a Castilla y León. Levi Leipheimer (Astana) crossed safely with the pack in the second-category summit finish at the San Isidro ski area to retain the overall leader’s jersey he claimed after winning Tuesday’s individual time trial.