Kristof Vandewalle

September 15, 2014

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
September 10, 2014

Vandewalle Falters and Winds Up as Newest Point d’Appui

Kristof Vandewalle

Kristof Vandewalle

Kristof Vandewalle of Trek Factory Racing slipped back from his Stage 15 placement to land in the Point d’Appui general classification after Stage 16 of the 2014 Vuelta a España.

Vandewalle had been in 184th place early in the race but has slowly climbed in the standings, reaching 79th on Sunday but falling back to 87th just as the fulcrum moved forward to the same spot.

Alberto Contador remains the GC leader of the tour, and Carlos Alberto Betancur of AG2R La Mondiale still holds the Lanterne Rouge.

Three riders fell out of the race on Stage 15: Oscar Gatto of Cannondale had to abandon. Then Gianluca Brambilla of Omega Pharma-Quick-Step and Ivan Rovny of Tinkoff-Saxo were disqualified after trading jabs while they were in the break, a “slap-match” as one commentator called it. The fisticuffs were flung in front of a race official’s car and with cameras rolling.