Two Contenders Crash out of the Vuelta in Stage 8
Dan Martin of Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team and Tejay Van Garderen of BMC Racing Team were injured in a crash at the 50 km (31 mile) mark of Stage 8 of the Vuelta a España. Martin was third in the Vuelta going into today’s stage and Van Garderen was sixteenth in the standings. Both of them withdrew from the race along with Nacer Bouhanni, the Cofidis sprinter and Kris Boeckmans of Lotto-Soudal, who was taken to hospital. Frank Schleck was also injured in that crash, but continued on. Boeckmans was listed as stable at the hospital and Van Garderen may have a broken collarbone. Van Garderen had abandoned the Tour de France due to illness and he was competing in the Vuelta to prepare for the UCI Road World Championship in mid September.
Alex Howes (Cannondale-Garmin), Iljo Keisse (Etixx-Quick Step), Tom Van Asbroeck (LottoNL-Jumbo), Jimmy Engoulvent (Europcar), Mattia Cattaneo (Lampre-Merida) and Ángel Madrazo (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) forged a breakaway 35 km (22 miles) from the start of the stage. The breakaway was pulled in with 15 km (9.3 miles) to go. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) was contending for the stage victory, but a race motorcycle hit Sagan causing him to crash within 10 km of the end of the stage. Sagan finished five minutes behind and in 64th for the stage.
Stage 9 is a 168.3 km (104.5 mile) stage from Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol. The stage is mostly flat for the majority of the route. At the 140 km (74.5 mile) mark there is a Category 2 climb, Alto de Puig Llorenca, with a another climb up Alto de Puig Llorenca at the end of the stage, this time as a Category 1 climb.
Stage 8 Results
1
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Jasper Stuyven
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Bel
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Trek Factory Racing
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4:06:05
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2
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Pello Bilbao
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Spa
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Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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00:00
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3
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Kévin Reza
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Fra
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FDJ
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00:00
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4
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Giovanni Visconti
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Ita
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Movistar Team
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00:00
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5
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Kristian Sbaragli
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Ita
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MTN - Qhubeka
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00:00
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6
|
Tosh Van Der Sande
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Bel
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Lotto Soudal
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00:00
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7
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Julien Simon
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Fra
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Cofidis, Solutions Credits
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00:00
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8
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Pieter Serry
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Bel
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Etixx - Quick-Step
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00:00
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9
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Jose Joaquin Rojas
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Spa
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Movistar Team
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00:00
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10
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Nicolas Roche
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Irl
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Team Sky
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00:00
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11
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Alejandro Valverde
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Spa
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Movistar Team
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00:00
|
12
|
Esteban Chaves
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Col
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Orica GreenEdge
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00:00
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13
|
José Gonçalves
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Por
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Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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00:00
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14
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Eduard Vorganov
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Rus
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Team Katusha
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00:00
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15
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Gianluca Brambilla
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Ita
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Etixx - Quick-Step
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00:00
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General Classification Standings
1
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Esteban Chaves
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Col
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Orica GreenEdge
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31:12:18
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2
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Tom Dumoulin
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Ned
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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0:00:10
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3
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Nicolas Roche
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Irl
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Team Sky
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0:00:36
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4
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Alejandro Valverde
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Spa
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Movistar Team
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0:00:49
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5
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Joaquim Rodriguez
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:00:56
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6
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Nairo Quintana
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Col
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Movistar Team
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0:00:57
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7
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Fabio Aru
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Ita
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Astana Pro Team
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0:00:57
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8
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Daniel Moreno Fernandez
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:01:18
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9
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Domenico Pozzovivo
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Ita
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AG2R La Mondiale
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0:01:19
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10
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Mikel Nieve
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Spa
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Team Sky
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0:01:21
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11
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Christopher Froome
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GBr
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Team Sky
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0:01:22
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12
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Rafal Majka
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Pol
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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0:01:29
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13
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Mikel Landa Meana
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Spa
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Astana Pro Team
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0:01:39
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14
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Louis Meintjes
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RSA
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MTN - Qhubeka
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0:01:51
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15
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Sergio Luis Henao
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Col
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Team Sky
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0:02:24
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