Andorra la Vella > Cortals d'Encamp
09/01/2019 - Stage 9 - 94,4 km - Mountain
Pogacar and Quintana, co-princes of Andorra
The 20 yo wonderkid Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) has claimed a spectacular stage win in Cortals d’Encamp after an action-packed day of racing. Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team) lit up the race with 20km to go and a thunderstorm made the race even more brutal. The ace leader Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) had already been dropped with 45km to go. Nairo Quintana (Movistar...
Quintana: “It’s likely I’ll lose La Roja on the time trial”
Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team): “I’m very happy. It was a great day for me and for the whole Movistar Team. We have gained some time back on the GC. Let’s see how the ITT pans out. It’s likely I’ll lose La Roja against better time triallist such as Primoz Roglic or my teammate Alejandro Valverde. Anyway, I’m sure I’ll do a good performance,...
Lopez: “We wanted to do great things”
Miguel Angel Lopez (Astana Pro Team): “It wasn’t anything special. We entered the gravel section with a lead of about 30 seconds and unfortunately the bike slipped and I crashed in a curve. The legs were good, we wanted to do great things. In the end, we’ve lost some seconds but not too much. We’re going to fight with what’s left of La Vuelta, and...
Pogacar: “It’s incredible to win ahead of such champions”
Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates): “It’s just incredible. I was looking my opportunity. Yesterday, when I looked at the weather, I was happy with the rain forecast. I tried to follow the attacks. Then I went full gas in the gravel section and in the end it just went perfect. Today was a tricky stage. It’s incredible to win ahead of such champions.”
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Sport Side
| Road | Kilometers | Schedules Local Time | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From the finish | From the start | Caravan | 37km/h | 35km/h | 33km/h | ||
| Andorra | |||||||
| Andorra la Vella | |||||||
| CG-2 Salida lanzada dirección Francia por la CG-2, Av. del Pont de la Tosca | 94.4 | 0 | 12:30 | 14:54 | 14:54 | 14:54 | |
| CG-2 Salida lanzada dirección Francia por la CG-2, Av. del Pont de la Tosca | 94.4 | 0 | 12:30 | 14:54 | 14:54 | 14:54 | |
| Canillo. Comienza Puerto | 86.3 | 8.1 | 15:07 | 15:07 | 15:08 | ||
| Coll d'Ordino | 77.4 | 17 | 15:21 | 15:23 | 15:24 | ||
| Ordino | 67.6 | 26.8 | 14:30 | 15:37 | 15:39 | 15:42 | |
| La Massana | 65.4 | 29 | 14:40 | 15:41 | 15:43 | 15:46 | |
| Túneles dels Dos Valires | 63.1 | 31.3 | 14:50 | 15:44 | 15:47 | 15:50 | |
| Escaldes-Engordany | 59.1 | 35.3 | 15:51 | 15:54 | 15:58 | ||
| Andorra la Vella | 57.7 | 36.7 | 15:53 | 15:56 | 16:00 | ||
| Santa Coloma | 54.7 | 39.7 | 15:58 | 16:02 | 16:06 | ||
| Sant Julià de Lòria | 51.3 | 43.1 | 16:03 | 16:07 | 16:12 | ||
| Comienza Puerto | 50 | 44.4 | 16:06 | 16:10 | 16:14 | ||
| Fontaneda | 44.4 | 50 | 16:15 | 16:19 | 16:24 | ||
| Coll de la Gallina | 37.8 | 56.6 | 16:25 | 16:31 | 16:36 | ||
| Canólich | 34.2 | 60.2 | 16:31 | 16:37 | 16:43 | ||
| Bixessarri | 30.2 | 64.2 | 16:38 | 16:44 | 16:50 | ||
| Sant Julià de Lòria | 26.4 | 68 | 16:44 | 16:50 | 16:57 | ||
| Santa Coloma | 24.2 | 70.2 | 16:47 | 16:54 | 17:01 | ||
| Andorra la Vella | 23.3 | 71.1 | 16:49 | 16:55 | 17:03 | ||
| Comienza puerto | 22.2 | 72.2 | 16:51 | 16:57 | 17:05 | ||
| Alto de la Comella | 18 | 76.4 | 16:57 | 17:04 | 17:12 | ||
| Comienza puerto | 15.4 | 79 | 17:02 | 17:09 | 17:17 | ||
| Engolasters | 12.4 | 82 | 17:06 | 17:14 | 17:23 | ||
| Alto de Engolasters | 10.6 | 83.8 | 17:09 | 17:17 | 17:26 | ||
| Comienza tramo de tierra. Camí les Pardines | 9.9 | 84.5 | 17:11 | 17:18 | 17:27 | ||
| Lago de Engolasters. Camí les Pardines | 9.3 | 85.1 | 17:12 | 17:19 | 17:28 | ||
| Fin de tramo de tierra | 6.3 | 88.1 | 17:16 | 17:25 | 17:34 | ||
| Comienza Puerto | 5.7 | 88.7 | 17:17 | 17:26 | 17:35 | ||
| Alto Els Cortals d'Encamp | 0 | 94.4 | 17:27 | 17:35 | 17:45 | ||
Coll d'Ordino
Km 17 8,9kilometre-long climb at 5% Category 1
Coll de la Gallina
Km 56.6 12,2kilometre-long climb at 8.3% Special category
Alto de la Comella
Km 76.4 4,2kilometre-long climb at 8.6% Category 2Alto de Engolasters
Km 83.8 4,8kilometre-long climb at 8.1% Category 2Alto Els Cortals d'Encamp
Km 94.4 5,7kilometre-long climb at 8.3% Category 1
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