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Fuji's
Cobo takes 3rd in Vuelta Stage 9!
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GEOX-TMC One Step Closer to Madrid Podium
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Juan Jose
Cobo upon crossing the finish line of the Vuelta's 9th stage, where he
snagged 3rd in the final sprint. © Bettini
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With a late
jump from Garmin Cervelo's Daniel Martin in the closing meters of the the
2011 Vuelta a España's 9th stage, it was a fight for the podium among the
top GC contenders - a battle that GEOX-TMC's Juan Jose Cobo won!
Cobo, aboard
his Fuji Altamira, out-sprinted a surging Bradley Wiggins for 3rd in the
Vuelta's first "real" summit finish!
And on the
stage's 18.2-km finishing ascent that averaged a 5.8% grade but rose
severely in the final 8 kilometers, it wasn't only Cobo who dominated;
GEOX-TMC's silent assassin put his climbing prowess on display for the
second day in a row, claiming another top-ten finish. Menchov came across
the line 8th, 11 seconds back of stage winner Martin.
And GEOX-TMC's
Stage 9 successes didn't stop with Cobo and Menchov. With Fabio Duarte
coming across the line 21st (50 seconds back) and Carlos Sastre 36th (2:03
back), GEOX-TMC won the Stage 9 Team Classification and assumed 1st
overall!
For more photos
and insider details from Stage 9 or to find out what Cobo had to say about
his podium finish, check out Fuji's pro team blog - www.fujibikes.com/proteam - or click HERE!
After today's Stage 10 individual TT, which saw more great
team performances, Cobo moved up to 8th in the overall GC and Menchov
leaped to 13th. Details from the 47-km Salamanca time trial coming soon to
the team blog!
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