Landa wins the Queen Stage of the Vuelta
Mikel Landa (Astana Pro Team) won the toughest stage of the Vuelta with an attack late in the stage that had 6 categorized climbs. Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team) came in second in the stage and took the lead in the General Classification standings over Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant-Alpecin), the previous leader. Chris Froome (Team Sky) crashed early in the stage and ended the stage 7 minutes behind Landa. The crash puts Froome’s hope of winning the Tour and the Vuelta in doubt. Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff-Saxo) withdrew from the race after colliding with a race motorcycle. Paulinho suffered a leg injury requiring stitches. Paulinho is the second Tinkoff-Saxo cyclist to pull out from the Vuelta after an accident with a race motorcycle. Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) left the Vuelta in Stage 8.
A 19 rider breakaway formed early in the stage. Team Sky, Astana Pro Team, and Movistar led the peloton and kept the gap at 5 minutes. The following climbs brought the breakaway group down to 5 riders with 9 km (5.6 miles) to go. Landa then pulled away from the breakaway and led the remaining 9 km (5.6 miles) to the finish.
Stage 12 looks like a sprinter’s stage with one Category 2 climb at the 54.3 km (34 mile) mark of the 172.5 km (107.2 mile) route from Andorra to Lleida. The final 40 km (25 miles) of the stage are flat and slightly downhill toward the finish.
Stage 11 Results
1
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Mikel Landa
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Spa
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Astana Pro Team
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4:34:54
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2
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Fabio Aru
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Ita
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Astana Pro Team
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0:01:22
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3
|
Ian Boswell
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USA
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Team Sky
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0:01:40
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4
|
Daniel Moreno
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:01:57
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5
|
Joaquim Rodriguez
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:01:59
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6
|
Rafal Majka
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Pol
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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0:02:10
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7
|
Mikel Nieve
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Spa
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Team Sky
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0:02:10
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8
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Esteban Chaves
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Col
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Orica GreenEdge
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0:02:59
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9
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Tom Dumoulin
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Ned
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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0:02:59
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10
|
Diego Rosa
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Ita
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Astana Pro Team
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0:03:02
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11
|
Nelson Oliveira
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Por
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Lampre-Merida
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0:03:04
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12
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Alejandro Valverde
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Spa
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Movistar Team
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0:03:04
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13
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Rodolfo Torres
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Col
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Colombia
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0:04:19
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14
|
Nairo Quintana
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Col
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Movistar Team
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0:04:19
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15
|
Joe Dombrowski
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USA
|
Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team
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0:04:19
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Mountains Classification Standings
1
|
Omar Fraile
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Spa
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Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
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55 pts
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2
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Mikel Landa
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Spa
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Astana Pro Team
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25
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3
|
Ruben Plaza Molina
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Spa
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Lampre-Merida
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14
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4
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Tom Dumoulin
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Ned
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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13
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5
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Bertjan Lindeman
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Ned
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Team LottoNL-Jumbo
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13
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General Classification Standings
1
|
Fabio Aru
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Ita
|
Astana Pro Team
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43:12:19
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2
|
Joaquim Rodriguez
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:00:27
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3
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Tom Dumoulin
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Ned
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Team Giant-Alpecin
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0:00:30
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4
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Rafal Majka
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Pol
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Tinkoff-Saxo
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0:01:28
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5
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Esteban Chaves
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Col
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Orica GreenEdge
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0:01:29
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6
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Alejandro Valverde
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Spa
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Movistar Team
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0:01:52
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7
|
Daniel Moreno Fernandez
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Spa
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Team Katusha
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0:01:54
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8
|
Mikel Nieve
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Spa
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Team Sky
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0:01:58
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9
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Nairo Quintana
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Col
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Movistar Team
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0:03:07
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10
|
Louis Meintjes
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RSA
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MTN - Qhubeka
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0:04:15
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