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RACE REPORTS: LA VUELTA A ESPANA STAGE 19: GILBERT WINS IN TOLEDA, NIBALI INCREASES LEAD IN RED
Road Bike Action and AFP
September 17, 2010
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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) wins in Toledo in Stage 19 of the 2010 Vuelta a Espana.
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
Italy's Vincenzo Nibali stretched his overall lead over Spain's Ezequiel Mosquera in the Tour of Spain after Friday's 19th stage, won by Belgium's Philippe Gilbert.
Gilbert, of the Omega Pharma team, edged American Tyler Farrar of Garmin-transitions and third-placed Italian Filippo Pozzato of Katusha in an uphill sprint finish to the 231.2 km race from Piedrahita and Toledo, the longest stage in the event.
Nibali, of Liquigas, finished in sixth place just one second behind the winner, and increased his lead over Mosquera, of Xacobeo, to 50 seconds. Mosquera finished 23rd, 13 seconds behind Gilbert. Slovakia's Peter Velits is third, 1 minute, 59 seconds behind Nibali.
The title decider is expected to come on Saturday's mountainous penultimate stage, a 168.8 km ride which ends on the summit of the Bola del Mundo in the Guadarrama mountain range northwest of Madrid.
The 21-stage Tour of Spain wraps up in Madrid on Sunday.
Full race report to follow.
Stage 19 Results:
Piedrahita - Toledo, 231.2 km
1. Philippe Gilbert (BEL/OLO) 5 hours 43 minutes 41 seconds
2. Tyler Farrar (USA/Garmin-Transitions) at same time
3. Filippo Pozzato (ITA/Katusha) at 0:01
4. Sebastien Hinault (FRA/Ag2r-La Mondiale) at s.t.
5. Peter Velits (SVK/HTC-Columbia) at s.t.
6. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Liquigas-Doimo) at s.t.
7. Nikolas Maes (BEL/Quick Step) at s.t.
8. Grega Bole (SLO/Lampre-Farnese Vini) at s.t.
9. Daniele Bennati (ITA/Liquigas-Doimo) at s.t.
10. Paul Voss (GER/Milram) at s.t.
Overall Results after Stage 19:
1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/Liquigas-Doimo) 80 hours 30 minutes 48 seconds
2. Ezequiel Mosquera Miguez (ESP/Xacobeo Galicia) at 0:50
3. Peter Velits (SVK/HTC-Columbia) at 1:59
4. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/Katusha) at 3:54
5. Frank Schleck (LUX/Saxo Bank) at 3:57
6. Xavier Tondo (ESP/Cervelo TestTeam) at 4:02
7. Nicolas Roche (IRL/Ag2r-La Mondiale) at 4:10
8. Tom Danielson (USA/Garmin-Transitions) at 4:12
9. Carlos Sastre (ESP/Cervelo Testteam) at 4:28
10. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP/Caisse d'Epargne) at 5:50
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