18/08/2012 - PAMPLONA YA AGUARDA A SU SAN FERMÍN MÁS ESPECTACULAR
A las 19:03 de la tarde el equipo Caja Rural, como grandes anfitriones, darán el pistoletazo de salida a la 67ª edición de la Vuelta a España. Desde la plaza del Castillo donde estará situada la rampa de salida hasta la Plaza de toros, en total, 16.5 kilómetros de contrarreloj por equipos para establecer las primeras diferencias en la clasificación general.
A partir del Caja Rural, todos los equipos irán tomando la salida cada cuatro minutos hasta llegar a la última formación, otra de la casa, el Movistar Team con el dorsal número 1 de Juanjo Cobo que comenzará a rodar a las 20:27h.
Para llegar a la Plaza de toros, todos y cada uno de los corredores deberán cruzar la mítica calle de la Estafeta en la parte final del recorrido. Los clásicos 800 metros de los encierros de San Fermín tendrán esta tarde unos morlacos muy particulares, encima de la bicicleta y con casco aerodinámico.
Al concluir la etapa, la Oreja de Van Gogh, que pone la sintonía oficial a esta Vuelta a España con su canción, “Día Cero”, ofrecerá un Mini Concierto en la misma Plaza de Toros, donde también esta situado el podium que vestirá al primer maillot rojo de la Vuelta a España 2012.
Orden de salida
19h03 : Caja Rural
19h07 : Orica-Greenedge
19h11 : Garmin-Sharp
19h15 : BMC
19h19 : Liquigas-Cannondale
19h23 : Lampre-ISD
19h27 : RadioShack-Nissan
19h31 : FDJ-BigMat
19h35 : Ag2R-La Mondiale
19h39 : Andalucia
19h43 : Rabobank
19h47 : Omega Pharma-Quick Step
19h51 : Vacansoleil-DCM
19h55 : Astana
19h59 : Euskaltel
20h03 : Lotto-Belisol
20h07 : Katusha
20h11 : Cofidis
20h15 : Argos-Shimano
20h19 : Team Sky
20h23 : Saxo Bank-Tinkoff
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Equipe de Pindamonhangaba está na disputa da Volta a Portugal
A 74ª edição da Volta a Portugal, que começa nesta quarta-feira (15 de agosto), vai contar com a presença dos brasileiros Magno Nazaret e Gregolry Panizo, que disputaram os Jogos de Londres.
Os ciclistas, mais o atual campeão brasileiro de estrada Otávio Bulgarelli, além de Tiago Fiorilli, Roberto Pinheiro, Hector Figueira e Pedro Nicácio, todos integrantes da equipe Funvic-Pindamonhangaba, vão participar da competição, que termina dia 26 de agosto.
“É mais um grande desafio para a nossa equipe que, este ano, fez boas participações internacionais. Estamos levando um grupo muito competitivo e, mesmo sabendo que o nível será muito alto, vamos em busca de bons resultados para o ciclismo brasileiro”, afirma Benedito Tadeu “Kid”, técnico da equipe.
Em 73 edições da prova, apenas uma vez um brasileiro conquistou o campeonato. Foi Cássio Paiva, em 1992, quando competia por uma equipe de Portugal. O ex-ciclista acompanha a equipe de Pindamonhangaba.
A competição
A Volta a Portugal começa com um contrarrelógio individual (prólogo) de 2 km. Do dia 16 até o dia 21, os ciclistas irão percorrer seis etapas com percurso aproximado de 200 km cada.
O dia 22 será de descanso. Nos dias 23 e 24, os ciclistas disputam mais duas etapas de estrada e, no dia 24, será a vez de mais um contrarrelógio individual, desta vez de 32,6 km.
A competição termina com uma etapa de 149,5 km, com chegada em Lisboa.
As etapas
Dia 15: Prólogo (CRI), Castelo Branco-Castelo Branco – 2 km
Dia 16: 1ª etapa, Termas de Monfortinho-Oliveira do Hospital – 200,8 km
Dia 17: 2ª etapa, Oliveira do Bairro-Trofa – 190,7 km
Dia 18: 3ª etapa, Vila Nova de Cerveira-Fafe – 176,1 km
Dia 19: 4ª etapa, Viana do Castelo-Mondim de Basto (Senhora da Graça) – 151,9 km
Dia 20: 5ª etapa, Armamar-Oliveira de Azeméis – 176,9 km
Dia 21: 6ª etapa, Aveiro-Viseu – 186,1 km
Dia 22: Descanso
Dia 23: 7ª etapa Gouveia-Sabugal – 185,3 km
Dia 24: 8ª etapa, Guarda-Alto da Torre – 154,9 km.
Dia 25: 9ª etapa (CRI), Pedrógão-Leiria – 32,6 km.
Dia 26: 10ª etapa, Sintra-Lisboa – 149,5 km.
Total: 1.606,8 km
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BRADLEY WIGGINS "VOOU" PARA VITÓRIA
Chegou ao fim mais um Tour de France e como nos velhos tempos um ciclista especialista em contra relógio faturou o lugar mais alto do pódio. O último contra relógio não foi apenas consagrador, foi também um "cala boca" geral pois o tempo que Wiggins colocou em Froome demonstrou que se seu gregário quiser vencer um Tour, terá que ser um contra relogista mais arrojado.
Ao final, Wiggins, Sagan, Voeckler e Van Garderen completaram a pódio da prova mais importante do mundo neste domingo.
Para completar a festa nada melhor que uma vitória em pleno Champs-Élysées e para esta missão o mais preparado do pelote é Mark Cavendish que após uma embalada sinistra de Bradley Wiggins em conjunto com um excelente lançamento de Hagem, Cavendish arrematou o sprint com tanta potência que foi possível comemorar a vitória ainda antes de cruzar a linha. Com o resultado, Cavendish se igualou a Merckx no número de vitórias na última etapa do Tour.
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"VUELTA" DA ESPANHA É O PRÓXIMO GRANDE DESAFIO
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CADEL EVANS DÁ ADEUS A PROVA DE CONTRA RELÓGIO
O ciclista australiano, Cadel Evans, que foi campeão do Tour de France de 2011 vai dar adeus aos jogos olímpicos de Londres.
Evans não se sente bem e disse estar com a musculatura muito fadigada do Tour de France deste ano, prova que terminou na sétima colocação na classificação geral.
A equipe médica da BMC confirmou que o ciclista realmente está com a musculatura cansada e que será impossível se recuperar a tempo de largar no contra relógio de quarta feira.
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London Olympics Photos; Stage 3: Women's TT
Kristin Armstrong (United States of America) repeats her 2008 Beijing Gold Medal performance by winning the London Olympics Women's 29 km Individual Time Trial by 15s in 37:34.82share this photo
The top three women from the London Olympics TT waiting for the podium: 2nd Judith Arndt (Germany) + 15.47, 1st Kristin Armstrong (United States of America) 37:34.82, 3rd Olga Zabelinskaya (Russian Federation) + 22.53share this photo
The top three women from the London Olympics TT waiting for the podium: 2nd Judith Arndt (Germany) + 15.47, 1st Kristin Armstrong (United States of America) 37:34.82, 3rd Olga Zabelinskaya (Russian Federation) + 22.53share this photo
London Olympics Photos; Stage 3: Women's TT
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London Olympics Photos; Stage 1: Men's Road Race
Race favorite Mark Cavendish (GB) signs-in while Great Britain teammate and Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins looks on. These two were expected to get the host nation off to a good start. | share this photo | |
Britian's Prince Charles, Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall) with UCI President Pat McQuaid, as the peloton awaits the start at The Mall | share this photo | |
The peloton rolls past Buckingham Palace | share this photo | |
250 km to go... | share this photo | |
Needless to say, there were many partisan fans among the large crowd on hand | share this photo | |
The 5% grade Box Hill climb was ridden nine times. Fans were charged to view from this part of the course | share this photo | |
Alexandr Vinokurov (Kaz) biding his time. We'll see him again later. | share this photo | |
The hill turned out to be hard enough to zap the strength of the sprinters | share this photo | |
A panoramic from the top of Box Hill | share this photo | |
Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and David Millar at the front of the chase. Great Britain didn't have enough men to control a 250 km race. | share this photo | |
A straight section near the finish with huge crowds on both sides | share this photo | |
Here comes the two man break | share this photo | |
Rigoberto Uran (Col) leading Alexandr Vinokurov (Kaz) | share this photo | |
The chase about 15 seconds back | share this photo | |
A two man break survives after breaking clear near the end of the 250 km race that started and ended at The Mall | share this photo | |
39 year-old Alexandr Vinokurov (Kaz), who is set to retire at the end of the year, beats 25 year-old Rigoberto Uran (Col) who was caught looking over the wrong shoulder before the two man sprint in the home stretch | share this photo | |
This sprint was for third and not first as expected | share this photo | |
Eight seconds later, Alexander Kristoff (Norway) won the bunch sprint for the bronze medal ahead of Taylor Phinney (United States of America) | share this photo | |
The sprinter group finshed 40s back | share this photo | |
Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara is comforted by a Swiss coach at the finish after crashing near the the finish. It's not clear which was more painful, his elbow injury which may prevent him from competing in the TT or the missed opportunity at winning the Olympic RR. | share this photo | |
He can't retire now; Alexandr Vinokurov (Kaz) is the 2012 Olympic men's road race champion. | share this photo | |
The unexpected podium: 2nd Rigoberto Uran (Colombia), 1st Alexandr Vinokurov (Kazakhstan) 5:45:57, 3rd Alexander Kristoff (Norway) + 8s. | share this photo | |
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Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 20: Rambouillet → Paris Champs-Élysées, 130 km
The final day is a ceremonial stage until the Champs-Élysées circuits with 45 km to go and the inevitable sprint finishshare this photo
The Yellow Jersey, Bradley Wiggins, in front of Mark Cavendish todays
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Champs-Élysées panoramas
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Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) on the attackshare this photo
Team Sky at the front of the chaseshare this photo
Bradley Wiggins would leadout Mark Cavendish when we got to the final cornershare this photo
The back of the trainshare this photo
Mark Cavendish led through the final corner and then jumped with 300m to go and held onshare this photo
For the fourth year in a row, Mark Cavendish wins the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élyséesshare this photo
The first rider to every win on the Champs-Élysées in the World's Champion Jerseyshare this photo
Bradley Wiggins thinks he's not worthy of the final Yellow Jerseyshare this photo
It may look the same, but there is a big difference between the leader's jersey and the winner's jersey. Your 2012 Tour de France winner, Bradley Wiggins.
Lots of British fans out to celebrate the first British Tour de France winner
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The final podium, 2nd FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 3:21, 1st WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 87:34:42, 3rd NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 6:19share this photo
The jersey winners, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Bradley Wiggins (Sky), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing)share this photo
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Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) was awarded super combative title as the most aggressive rider in the raceshare this photo
On behalf of Bradley Wiggins and the Tour de France, thanks for tuning in.share this photo
The Yellow Jersey, Bradley Wiggins, in front of Mark Cavendish todays
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Champs-Élysées panoramas
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Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan) on the attackshare this photo
Team Sky at the front of the chaseshare this photo
Bradley Wiggins would leadout Mark Cavendish when we got to the final cornershare this photo
The back of the trainshare this photo
Mark Cavendish led through the final corner and then jumped with 300m to go and held onshare this photo
For the fourth year in a row, Mark Cavendish wins the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élyséesshare this photo
The first rider to every win on the Champs-Élysées in the World's Champion Jerseyshare this photo
Bradley Wiggins thinks he's not worthy of the final Yellow Jerseyshare this photo
It may look the same, but there is a big difference between the leader's jersey and the winner's jersey. Your 2012 Tour de France winner, Bradley Wiggins.
Lots of British fans out to celebrate the first British Tour de France winner
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The final podium, 2nd FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 3:21, 1st WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY PROCYCLING) 87:34:42, 3rd NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 6:19share this photo
The jersey winners, Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale), Bradley Wiggins (Sky), Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing)share this photo
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Chris Anker Sørensen (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) was awarded super combative title as the most aggressive rider in the raceshare this photo
On behalf of Bradley Wiggins and the Tour de France, thanks for tuning in.share this photo
Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 20: Rambouillet → Paris Champs-Élysées, 130 km
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