John Degenkolb

The 2013 Giro d’Italia ended with an even number of riders coming home, so no Point d’Appui could be awarded. Les Cuspides on the final stage were Danilo Wyss of BMC Racing and Pablo Lastras Garcia of Movistar, both of whom held the fulcrum at different stages during the race.

Stage 1: Ricardo Mestre
Stage 2: Carlos Julian Quintero
Stage 3: Leonardo Fabio Duque
Stage 4: No fulcrum (abandon by Sandy Casar, who was just two spots out of the middle after Stage 2)
Stage 5: John Degenkolb
Stage 6: No fulcrum (Ji Cheng of China did not start)
Stage 7: Gert Dockx (Mattia Catteneo did not finish, just outside fulcrum after first stage; two others did not start)
Stage 8: No fulcrum (Julien Berard did not start)
Stage 9: Koen De Kort
Stage 10: Pablo Lastras Garcia
Stage 11: No fulcrum (Sylvain Georges did not start)
Stage 12: No fulcrum
Stage 13: Stefano Locatelli
Stage 14: No fulcrum
Stage 15: No fulcrum
Stage 16: Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa
Stage 17: No fulcrum
Stage 18: Danilo Wyss
Stage 19: Canceled due to snow: Danilo Wyss continues as Point d’Appui
Stage 20: No fulcrum
Stage 21: No fulcrum

Following the end of Stage 9, la Vuelta a España goes into its first rest day with no Point d’Appui. The number of riders who came home Sunday was 194, leaving Adrian Palomares of Andalucia and Bruno Pires of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank on the cusp. Palomares finished 46 minutes and 39 seconds behind the race leader, Joaquim Rodriguez of Katusha, and nearly 52 minutes ahead of the rider in last place, Joost Van Leijen of Lotto-Bellisol.

On the stage, William Bonnet of FDJ-Big Mat and John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano split the cusp with the same time of 2 minutes and 20 seconds behind the Stage 9 winner, Philippe Gilbert. Gilbert held the Point d’Appui after Stage 3 but has moved up in the rankings with strong showings such as his Stage 9 sprint win.

Point d'Appui

2013 Giro d’Italia Ends Without Fulcrum

Vuelta Remains on Les Cuspides Going into Rest Day