Keizer Wins Vuelta’s 2014 Point d’Appui

Martijn Keizer of Belkin Pro Cycling moved up one place to earn the Point d’Appui for the 2014 Vuelta a España.

Keizer joined Belkin at the last moment this season and rode to higher placement this year than in his two previous Vueltas (153rd in 2011 and 103rd in 2012), but a slight drop from his 63rd place showing in the Giro.

Alberto Contador Velasco of Tinkoff-Saxo won the race and Andrea Guardini of Astana Pro Team wound up with the Lanterne Rouge.

Stage-by-stage results:

  • Stage 1 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 2 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 3 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 4 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 5 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 6 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 7 – Daniele Bennati of Tinkoff-Saxo
  • Stage 8 – Nikolas Maes of Omega Pharma-Quick-Step
  • Stage 9 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 10 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 11 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 12 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 13 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 14 – Simon Clarke of Orica GreenEdge
  • Stage 15 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 16 – Kristof Vandewalle of Trek Factory Racing
  • Stage 17 – Tom Boonen of Omega Pharma
  • Stage 18 – No fulcrum
  • Stage 19 – Kristof Vandewalle of Trek Factory Racing
  • Stage 20 – Johan Le Bon of FDJ.fr
  • Stage 21 – Martijn Keizer of Belkin Pro Cycling

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