2010 Vuelta a Espana: Stage 10 - Tarragona - Vilanova i la Geltrú 175.7km

Stage 10: Tarragona - Vilanova i la Geltrú 175.7km

This stage has 175 km and joints the cities of Tarragona and Vilanova i La Geltrú. And it won´t be an easy day at all, because a little more than 30 km before the finish line is located the already mentioned climb Lo Rat Penat, a short mountain pass, but which contains ramps of more than 23% fall and many stretches of more than 12%. The sprinters will have a very difficult work to do if they want to fight in order to be the winner in Vilanova I La Geltrú.

Stage Map
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Stage Profile
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The Last Km's
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General classification before stage 10
1 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 37:56:42
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 0:00:02
4 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:00:42
5 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:00:52
6 Ruben Plaza (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:15
7 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:01:18
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale 0:01:19
9 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d’Epargne 0:01:22
10 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia 0:01:26