2010 Vuelta a España

65th edition of the cycling race 2010 Vuelta a España 2010 UCI World Ranking 23 26 Vuelta-a-Espana-2010.PNG 350px 28 August– 19 September 21 3333.8 km Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 red Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XAC 2010 Peter Velits SVK THR 2010 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2010 green David Moncoutié FRA COF 2010 bluedots Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2010 white KAT 2010 2009 2011 The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from 28 August to 19 September and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid. The race covered 3333.8 km 1 on. There was critical analysis that this Vuelta, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the first edition of the race, was an especially difficult one and that stage 16 was the queen stage.Shane Stokes http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/early-assessment-of-the-2010-vuelta-route Early assessment of the 2010 Vuelta route Cyclingnews.com 17 December 2009 23 August 2012 The stage 1 team time trial was held at night.https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/news/story?id=4747696 Spanish Vuelta to schedule night time trial for 2010 race – ESPN ESPN 16 December 2009 23 August 2012 Vuelta runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and XAC 2010 teammate David García Dapena were announced on September 30 to have given positive tests for hydroxyethyl starch during the race,Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mosquera-positive-at-the-vuelta Mosquera Positive At The Vuelta Cyclingnews.com 11 August 2012 a substance which is known as a masking agent for erythropoietin (EPO).Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/hes-positives-could-be-linked-to-epo-use-doctor-says HES Positives Could Be Linked To EPO Use, Doctor Says Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2010 11 August 2012 All results from Mosquera after 12 September (stage 15) were annulled, which caused him to lose his second place. García later was announced to have tested positive for EPO during the race as well.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/garcia-positive-for-epo-at-vuelta Garcia Positive For EPO At Vuelta Cyclingnews.com 11 August 2012 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2010 Vuelta a España Sixteen teams were automatically selected due to previous agreements and there were six wildcard places. Three of these were given to UCI Professional Continental teams, and three to UCI ProTour teams. Team RadioShack was not invited despite having a ProTour license.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/radioshack-miss-out-on-vuelta-a-espana-invite RadioShack miss out on Vuelta a España invite Cyclingnews.com 23 August 2012 22em ALM 2010 ACG 2010 AST 2010 BBO 2010 CTT 2010 GCE 2010 COF 2010 EUS 2010 FDJ 2010b FUJ 2010 GRM 2010 LAM 2010b LIQ 2010 OLO 2010 QST 2010 RAB 2010 THR 2010 SKY 2010 MRM 2010 SAX 2010 KAT 2010 XGZ 2010 Route + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 128 AugustSeville 13 km on20px|Team time trialTeam time trialTHR 2010 229 AugustAlcalá de Guadaíra to Marbella 173 km 0 on22pxFlat stageYauheni Hutarovich BLR 330 AugustMarbella to Málaga 156 km 0 on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stagePhilippe Gilbert BEL 431 AugustMálaga to Valdepeñas de Jaén 177 km onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgIntermediate stageIgor Antón ESP 51 SeptemberGuadix to Lorca 194 km on22pxFlat stageTyler Farrar USA 62 SeptemberCaravaca de la Cruz to Murcia 144 km 0 on22pxFlat stageThor Hushovd NOR 73 SeptemberMurcia to Orihuela 170 km on22pxFlat stageAlessandro Petacchi ITA 84 SeptemberVillena to Xorret de Catí 188.8 km 1 on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDavid Moncoutié FRA 95 SeptemberCalp to Alcoi 187 km onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgIntermediate stageDavid López ESP6 SeptemberRest day 107 SeptemberTarragona to Vilanova i la Geltrú 173.7 km 1 onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgIntermediate stageImanol Erviti ESP 118 SeptemberVilanova i la Geltrú to Vallnord Sector Pal (Andorra) 208 km on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageIgor Antón ESP 129 SeptemberAndorra la Vella (Andorra) to Lleida 175 km on22pxFlat stageMark Cavendish GBR 1310 SeptemberRincón de Soto to Burgos 193.7 km 1 on22pxFlat stageMark Cavendish GBR 1411 SeptemberBurgos to Peña Cabarga 178.8 km 1 on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageJoaquim Rodríguez ESP 1512 SeptemberSolares to Lagos de Covadonga 170 km on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageCarlos Barredo ESPhttp://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 UCI Doping Suspensions UCI UCI.ch 10 July 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140715214800/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=Nzk5OTY&LangId=1 2014-07-15 1613 SeptemberGijón to Alto de Cotobello 179.3 km 1 on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageMikel Nieve ESP14 SeptemberRest day 1715 SeptemberPeñafiel 46 km on20px|Individual time trialIndividual time trialPeter Velits SVK 1816 SeptemberValladolid to Salamanca 153 km onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageMark Cavendish GBR 1917 SeptemberPiedrahita to Toledo 200 km onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stagePhilippe Gilbert BEL 2018 SeptemberSan Martín de Valdeiglesias to Bola del Mundo 168.8 km 1 on Image:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageEzequiel Mosquera ESP 2119 SeptemberSan Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid 85 km onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageTyler Farrar USA Total 3333.8 km 1 on Race overview 2010 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2010 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Classification leadership thumb|Mosquera, Nibali and Velits (2nd, 1st and 3rd position respectively) toasting. In the 2010 Vuelta a España, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist after deduction of time bonuses for high placings in stage finishes and at intermediate sprints, the leader received a red jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Vuelta a España, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Vuelta. Additionally, there was also a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The winner got 25 points, second place 20, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point per place less down the line, to a single point for fifteenth. In addition, some points were won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a blue-spotted white jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, either first, second, third or "special" category, the last of which is equivalent to the Hors catégorie rating used in races such as the Tour de France. Finally, there was the combination classification. This is calculated by adding the rankings in the general, points and mountains classifications; the cyclist with the lowest combined ranking is the leader in the combination classification, and receives a white jersey. There was also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage were added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader. Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px Combination Classification25px Team classification 1 THR 2010 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish1 not awarded Mark Cavendish THR 2010 2 Yauheni Hutarovich Yauheni Hutarovich Mickaël Delage Javier Ramírez 3 Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Serafín Martínez Serafín Martínez 4 Igor Antón Igor Antón Vincenzo Nibali GCE 2010 5 Tyler Farrar 6 Thor Hushovd Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert 7 Alessandro Petacchi Mark Cavendish 8 David Moncoutié Igor Antón Vincenzo Nibali 9 David López David Moncoutié 10 Imanol Erviti Joaquim Rodríguez David Moncoutié 11 Igor Antón Igor Antón Igor Antón Igor Antón 12 Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish 13 Mark Cavendish 14 Joaquim Rodríguez Vincenzo Nibali Joaquim Rodríguez 15 Carlos Barredo KAT 2010 16 Mikel Nieve Joaquim Rodríguez 17 Peter Velits Vincenzo Nibali 18 Mark Cavendish 19Philippe Gilbert 20 Ezequiel Mosquera Vincenzo Nibali 21 Tyler Farrar Final Vincenzo Nibali Mark Cavendish David Moncoutié Vincenzo Nibali KAT 2010 1 Initially, the team time trial gave points toward the points classification. These points were later removed. 2 All results from Mosquera after 12 September (stage 15) were originally annulled.http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjY5MTE&LangId=1 Sanctions, Period of Ineligibily, Disqualification UCI 11 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131102134214/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU3Mjg&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjY5MTE&LangId=1 2 November 2013 However this was overturned by a Spanish Court.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/mosquera-after-four-years-i-can-finally-breathe Mosquera: "After four years I can finally breathe" Cycling News Alasdair Fotheringham 4 January 2015 27 August 2018 Standings General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 87h 18' 33" 2 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XAC 2010 + 41" 3 Peter Velits SVK THR 2010 + 3' 02" 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 + 4' 20" 5 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2010 + 4' 43" 6 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 + 4' 52" 7 Nicolas Roche IRL ALM 2010 + 5' 03" 8 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2010 + 6' 06" 9 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2010 + 6' 16" 10 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 + 7' 42" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Mark Cavendish GBR 20px|Green jersey THR 2010 156 2 Tyler Farrar USA GRM 2010 149 3Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 119 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 110 5 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2010 104 6 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XAC 2010 97 7 Peter Velits SVK THR 2010 88 8 David Moncoutié FRA 20px|White jersey with blue polka dots COF 2010 72 9 Nicolas Roche IRL ALM 2010 63 10 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2010 62 King of the Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 David Moncoutié FRA 20px|White jersey with blue polka dots COF 2010 51 2 Serafín Martínez ESP XAC 2010 43 3 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XAC 2010 36 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 29 5 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 26 6 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 25 7 Gonzalo Rabuñal ESP XAC 2010 25 8 Mikel Nieve ESP EUS 2010 21 9 Johann Tschopp CH BTL 2010 18 10 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2010 17 Combination classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Vincenzo Nibali ITA 20px|Red jersey20px|White jersey LIQ 2010 9 2 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XAC 2010 11 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2010 12 4 David Moncoutié FRA 20px|White jersey with blue polka dots COF 2010 23 5 Fränk Schleck LUX SAX 2010 25 6 Xavier Tondó ESP CTT 2010 327 Mikel Nieve ESP EUS 2010 43 8 Luis León Sánchez ESP GCE 2010 48 9 Nicolas Roche IRL ALM 2010 49 10 Christophe Le Mével FRA FDJ 2010b 67 Teams classification right|thumb|Team Katusha. TeamTime 1 KAT 2010 255h 40' 44" 2 GCE 2010 + 33" 3 XAC 2010 + 12' 33" 4 CTT 2010 + 17' 50" 5 ALM 2010 + 35' 42" 6 LIQ 2010 + 57' 05" 7 OLO 2010 + 1h 08' 04" 8 EUS 2010 + 1h 12' 06" 9 FDJ 2010b + 1h 13' 13" 10 SAX 2010 + 1h 17' 45" References 30em External links Official website 2010 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 2010 1 Vuelta a Espana Category:August 2010 sports events in Spain Category:September 2010 sports events in Spain