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

Vuelta Back in les Cuspides after Stage 9

Another abandon on Stage 9 left the 2014 Vuelta a España with 194 riders and no fulcrum.

The two riders on the cusp of the fulcrum are Martijn Keizer of Belkin Pro Cycling and Filippo Pozzato of Lampre-Merida, who hold the 97th and 98th positions, respectively.

The mountainous stage led to a new leader in the general classification, Nairo Quintana. Matteo Pelucchi still holds the Lanterne Rouge.

New Leader in Vuelta’s Point d’Appui

Martijn Keizer of Vacansoleil-DCM garnered the overall Point d’Appui after Stage 14 of the Vuelta a España. Keizer finished 1 hour, 18 minutes and 26 seconds behind race leader Joaquim Rodriguez and 1 hour, 44 minutes and 51 seconds ahead of Joost van Leijen.

Leonardo Fabio of Cofidis placed dead center on the stage.

Three riders did not start the stage and two more abandoned during the race.