Alberto Contador will cap off a weekend of criterium appearances in Spain by taking a jet to Paris to receive his third consecutive Velo D'Or prize this afternoon.
The Velo d'Or is an annual prize given by French publication Velo Magazine to a rider chosen by a large panel of international journalists. According to as.com, Contador will fly to Paris at 2:00 this afternoon to receive the award at the studios of French Television.
After coming second overall in the I Criterium "City of Oviedo", Alberto will ride Sunday morning in Alcobendas before traveling to Paris.
Saturday's criterium in Oviedo was billed as The World's Best Peloton in Your City, a bold claim that was realized when the roster assembled in Uría street.
The overall prize for the day went to Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez, with Contador (two Tours, Triple Crown, Spanish national time trial Championship) second, and competition provided by a group including Alejandro Valverde (Vuelta 2009, former Spanish champion), Carlos Sastre (Tour 2008), Ruben Plaza (Spanish champion) and other elite riders.
Contador won the elimination contest in Oviedo, Valverde won the points contest. Sánchez earned first overall by placing second in each. A team time trial featured teams of three riders: Astana - with Contador, Jesús Hernández, and Chechu Rubiera - won by a hair over Caisse d'Epargne, followed by Euskaltel and a mixed team of riders that included Sastre.
The criterium was a tribute to Sánchez in his hometown, which is also home to F1 superstar Fernando Alonso. It rained all day.
October 25 - Tour champion will collect the prize today in Paris
The Velo d'Or is an annual prize given by French publication Velo Magazine to a rider chosen by a large panel of international journalists. According to as.com, Contador will fly to Paris at 2:00 this afternoon to receive the award at the studios of French Television.
After coming second overall in the I Criterium "City of Oviedo", Alberto will ride Sunday morning in Alcobendas before traveling to Paris.
Saturday's criterium in Oviedo was billed as The World's Best Peloton in Your City, a bold claim that was realized when the roster assembled in Uría street.
The overall prize for the day went to Olympic champion Samuel Sánchez, with Contador (two Tours, Triple Crown, Spanish national time trial Championship) second, and competition provided by a group including Alejandro Valverde (Vuelta 2009, former Spanish champion), Carlos Sastre (Tour 2008), Ruben Plaza (Spanish champion) and other elite riders.
Contador won the elimination contest in Oviedo, Valverde won the points contest. Sánchez earned first overall by placing second in each. A team time trial featured teams of three riders: Astana - with Contador, Jesús Hernández, and Chechu Rubiera - won by a hair over Caisse d'Epargne, followed by Euskaltel and a mixed team of riders that included Sastre.
The criterium was a tribute to Sánchez in his hometown, which is also home to F1 superstar Fernando Alonso. It rained all day.
October 25 - Tour champion will collect the prize today in Paris
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