Stage 13
Two in a row
- Friday 10 September 2010
- 202 km
- 1,957 m climbed
- Won by Mark Cavendish
The road
At the start
The green jersey starts early
Nothing in the general classification moved in Lleida: Antón leads Nibali by 45 seconds, Tondo by 1:04 and Rodríguez by 1:17. The interest today is behind them. Mark Cavendish took the points lead yesterday and holds it by nine, and the first intermediate sprint of these 202 kilometres to Burgos arrives after eight and a half of them. The plateau beyond is wide open to the wind.
How it was won
- 193 km to go
The sprint that mattered
The first intermediate sprint arrives 8.4 kilometres in and Farrar takes it from Weylandt and Cavendish, cutting the Manxman's lead in the points classification from nine to six. Then everyone settles down for 190 kilometres of chasing.
- At the line
Two in a row
Katusha lead into the last turn, Goss takes over on the long straight, and Cavendish comes off his wheel again for a second win in two days. He bunny-hops the line on the way through, and extends his hold on the green jersey.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Team HTC - Columbia | 4:50:18 |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd | Cervelo Test Team | +0:00 |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas - Doimo | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.