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	Vuelta a España 99 - Ultima hora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		El corredor ruso Pavel Tonkov, del Mapei, se quejó hoy de la "ayuda" que recibió el abulense José María Jiménez para adjudicarse la octava etapa de la Vuelta a España, disputada entre León y el Alto de El Angliru, y aseguró que las motos que abrían la carrera no le permitieron sprintar por la victoria.
		El director deportivo del Once-Deutsche Bank, Manolo Sainz, afirmó hoy que la etapa de El Anglirú ha sido buena para el equipo, ya que Abraham Olano logró estar entre los mejores e, incluso, sacar tiempo a Ullrich.
		El corredor del Kelme Fernando Escartín se retiró de la Vuelta a España'99 tras sufrir una aparatosa caída en el descenso de La Cobertoria, de primera categoría.
	www.sportec.com /www/vuelta99/esp/noticias/12sept.htm (308 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com presents "Angliru - an epic stage of road racing"
		It promised to be one of the epic stages.
		Even before a crank was turned in anger, the Alto de el Angliru, in Spain's northern Asturias region, was to a cycling legend.
		It seems that el Angliru may well have given cycling the type of shot in the arm it needed.
	www.cyclingnews.com /results/1999/vuelta99/angliru.html (941 words)

	Vuelta a España 99 - Ultima hora
		De los 18 grados que se alcanzarán en León se pasará a los 10 de El Angliru, donde se pronostica que habrá entre 300.000 y 500.000 aficionados.
		El alemán Jan Ullrich (Telekom) se mostró muy satisfecho por su triunfo en la quinta etapa de la Vuelta a España, su primera victoria en la ronda española, después de un año en el que las lesiones no le han permitido rendir al cien por cien.
		El alemán Jan Ullrich (Telekom) logró la victoria en la quinta etapa de la Vuelta Ciclista a España, disputada entre Béjar y Ciudad Rodrigo sobre 160 kilómetros, con un tiempo de 3:52:56 a una media de 41.2 kilómetros por hora.
	www.sportec.com /www/vuelta99/esp/noticias/09sept.htm (354 words)

	Ayuntamiento de Avilés (Asturias) Senderismo 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		El mirador situado poco antes de llegar al alto, muestra ante nuestra vista todo el valle donde se asienta la villa de Cangas, y el valle de Naviego.
		Descripción: El Pienzu es el pico más alto de la cordillera del Sueve, con 1.149 m, y tiene un enorme interés, entre otras cosas, porque tan sólo dista 5 km de la costa, convirtiéndose así en una de las cumbres más altas y más cercanas a la costa del mundo.
		Ascensión Siendo el mismo lugar el de partida que el de llegada, son iguales los itinerarios de subida y de bajada.
	www.ayto-aviles.es /deportes/senderismo_2006.htm (1370 words)

	vuelta00_etapa16
		Simoni invirtió un tiempo oficioso de 4 horas, 38 minutos y 03 segundos, a una media de 36,3 km/h., mientras que Roberto Heras, que entró tercero, llegó a 2:58 del ganador y Angel Casero, mucho más atrás, lo hizo a 6:39, por lo que perdió 3:41 respecto al bejarano.
		Por delante, igualmente, el grupo fugado empezó a perder unidades cuando la carretera se endureció y los ataques entre ellos empezaron a producirse, el primero fue de Hruska y el que parecía definitivo lo propinó el escalador italiano Simoni.
		El triunfo de Simoni era claro, pero el interés estaba en saber cuanto le iba a "meter" Heras a Casero al final de la ascensión.
	www.marca.es /ciclismo/vuelta00/etapa16.html (355 words)

	Alto de El Angliru - Slider
		The Alto de El Angliru (alternative name: La Gamonal) is arguably one of the heaviest climbs in professional Road bicycle racing.
		The organizers of the Vuelta de España searched for a long time for a mountain that could rival the Alpe d'Huez or the Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France.
		The El Angliru was discovered and was first part of the race in 1999.
	enc.slider.com /Enc/La_Gamonal (171 words)

	Pro Cycling Info - Cyclist Heritage - Bicycle wheels and Cycling Fizik Saddles - Competition Cyclist Jerseys - Pro ...
		The overall leader wears the 'Jersey de Oro' (a Golden Jersey)â”the Spanish counterpart to the yellow jersey of the Tour de France.
		Like the Tour de France and the DauphinÃ© LibÃ©rÃ©, the Tour of Switzerland offers grueling mountain climbs and at least one individual time trial, the type of stages that often determine the winner of the general classification in the Tour de France.
		Tour de France and Giro dâItalia winner, the late Marco Pantani almost lost his life in the 1995 edition of Milano-Torino when police allowed a four wheel drive vehicle onto the course by mistake, Pantani and two other riders ploughed into the vehicle.
	www.teamcyclist.com /cycling_info/heritage/topic.cfm?id=23 (11374 words)

	www.cyclingnews.com news and analysis
		On his day, there was nobody in the Spanish peloton who could get close to the rider everyone called 'El Chaba' as he demonstrated most memorably in 1999, winning stage 8 of the Vuelta a España.
		This was the first year the Vuelta included the Angliru, one of the hardest climbs in any stage race anywhere, and an ascent that still creates controversy today, even though the riders know what to expect.
		Even before a crank was turned in anger, the Alto de el Angliru, in Spain's northern Asturias region, was to become a cycling legend.
	www.cyclingnews.com /features.php?id=features/2003/jimenez (1180 words)

	Alto de El Angliru - CyclingWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Jose Maria Jimenez and Roberto Heras on the Angliru.
		It is arguably one of the most demanding climbs in professional road bicycle racing, having been used in the Vuelta a España stage race.
		The El Angliru first formed part of the Vuelta in 1999.
	biciclopedia.com /mediawiki-1.4.0/index.php?title=Alto_de_El_Angliru (337 words)

	Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
		The two individual time trials are on Stage 14 and 20, with serious climbing on Stages 16 (finishing on the Calar Alto the day after the second rest day), 17 and 18.
		León - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) 148 km
		Almería - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 145 km
	www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=8724 (369 words)

	Bikestyle Tours Cycling Trips - Detailed Vuelta a Espana Itinerary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The main difficulty of the day is the climb to Portillo de la Sía, before reaching La Bien Aparecida and the finish line that is atop a third category climb.
		Alto El Angliru, a steep 1570 metre climb that ends with gradients of over 20%.
		A few kilometers from El Escorial we find the monument of La Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (Holy Cross of the Valley of the Fallen), an unmistakable granite cross, 150m high and 46m long at the cross piece.
	www.bikestyletours.com /index.php/152 (2835 words)

	Alto de El Angliru - Wikipédia
		O sexto quilómetro oferece a possibilidade de alguns ciclistas recuperarem, devido a uma média de apenas 2,1%, incluído mesmo uma pequena descida.
		10º Igor González de Galdeano (Esp) Vitalício Seguros a 3:09
		A 6,5km da meta Heras toma a iniciativa de ir para a frente, tentando conseguir a maior vantagem possível sobre Casero.
	pt.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alto_de_El_Angliru (1067 words)

	Vuelta a España - Wikipedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Mit je drei Gesamtsiegen bei der Vuelta teilen sich der Schweizer Radrennfahrer Tony Rominger (1992-1994) und der Spanier Roberto Heras (2000, 2003, 2004) den Rekord.
		1999 wurde erstmals der Anstieg des Alto de Angliru in Asturien bewältigt, der mit seinen außergewöhnlich steilen Rampen bis 24 Prozent als einer der schwersten Anstiege bei einem Radrennen überhaupt gilt und sich inzwischen zum Markenzeichen der Vuelta entwickelt hat.
		Je nach Länge des Anstiegs und der Schwierigkeit der Steigung werden unterschiedlich viele Punkte vergeben.
	de.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/Vuelta_a_Espana (1106 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cycling - Casero upbeat about chances of victory in Tour - Friday September 08, 2000 07:12 PM
		Heras' strategy is to attack in the mountains of northern Spain and establish a lead of at least two minutes by the time the riders reach the last stage in Madrid.
		He was injured at the beginning of the season and had to abandon the Tour de France after a fall -- so far this season he has covered about half the distance of the Kelme riders.
		Friday is a rest day for the riders, but ahead lie the challenges of the legendary climbs to the Lagos de Covadonga and Alto de L'Angliru.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2000/09/08/tour_spain (715 words)

	Vuelta De Espana -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This year the leader got the amarillo/golden jersey, the winner of the mountain ranking a red jersey, the winner of the points ranking an ugly blue jersey with yellow fishes and the winner of the combination ranking got a white jersey.
		In 1844 the competing Banco de Isabel II and Banco de Barcelona were established, followed in 1846 by the Banco de Cádiz.
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	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/163/vuelta-de-espana.html (1016 words)

	Vuelta organizers hoping for on-the-bike excitement
		While Caisse d'Epargne's Valverde will be looking to make up for his withdrawal from the Tour de France for a second consecutive year through injury, he knows it won't be easy.
		Compared to the Tour de France, the Vuelta's stages are not as long - a fact which has boosted Vinokourov, who was as unable to race the Tour owing to his team's implication in Spain's anti-doping "Operación Puerto."
		A Fonsagrada to Alto de La Cobertoria, 206km - New climb near the fearsome steeps of the Angliru
	www.velonews.com /race/int/articles/10762.0.html (1038 words)

	Vuelta a España - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The 'Vuelta a España' bicycle race is one of the three "Grand TTours" of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, is the third most important road cycling stage race in the world.
		The finish of the Vuelta is traditionally the Spanish capital, Madrid.In 1999, for the first time, the course crossed the Alto de El Angliru in Asturias, which climbs 1573 meters over 12.9 km with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at ''Cueña les Cabres'') making it one of the steepest in Europe.
		Credit for the discovery of this climb and its addition to the Vuelta goes to Miguel Prieto.The overall leader wears the 'Jersey de Oro' (a Golden Jersey)andmdash;the Spanish counterpart to the yellow jersey of the Tour de FFance.
	www.wikileasing.com /4/Vuelta_a_Espa__a.html (623 words)

	Mythic Stages - CyclingWiki
		Probably, the most known they are: Alpe d'Huez, Ballon d'Alsace, Courchevel, Col du Galibier, Mont Ventoux and Col du Tourmalet at Tour de France, Passo di Gavia, Stelvio and Mortirolo at Giro d'Italia, and Alto de El Angliru and Lagos de Covadonga at Vuelta a España.
		But other races, despite being less known, offer good moments of cycling as well, for example the stage of Alto da Torre at Volta a Portugal.
		Alto Cruz de la Demanda (Vuelta a España)
	biciclopedia.com /mediawiki-1.4.0/index.php?title=Mythic_Stages (270 words)

	CNN/SI - Cycling - Tour of Spain returns to Alto de L'Angliru - Monday December 20, 1999 02:34 PM (via CobWeb/3.1 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The mountain, which has gradients of more than 20 percent, was included in the Tour for the first time last year.
		It was an instant hit with the public but was criticized by leading riders, including Fernando Escartin and Alex Zuelle, as being too tough for competitive cycling.
		Last year the riders hit Alto de L'Angliru on the eighth stage but this year they will have to wait until stage 16 as the 55th edition of the race snakes anti-clockwise around Spain, organizers said when they unveiled the route on Monday.
	www.cnn.com.cob-web.org:8888 /cnnsi/cycling/news/1999/12/20/vuelta_espanya (380 words)

	Frankie Andreu -- 1999
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		Andreu was with Armstrong when the young champion won the 1993 World Championships, and he was also there when Armstrong won that memorable stage win in the 1995 Those counted as his greatest moments.
	www.frankieandreu.com /histories/history99.html (1462 words)

	Hotel Espana Barcelona
		The Vuelta a España bicycle race is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and, after the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia, the third most important road cycling stage race in the world.
		First held in 1935 and annually since 1955, the Vuelta runs for three weeks in a changing route across Spain.
		In 1999, for the first time, the course crossed the Alto de El Angliru in Asturias, which climbs 1573 meters over 12.9 km with grades as steep as 23.6 percent (at ''Cueña les Cabres'') making it one of the steepest in Europe.
	www.artistbooking.com /trips/91/hotel-espana-barcelona.html (699 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cycling - Confident Casero ready for Tour of Spain challenge - Friday September 06, 2002 09:20 AM
		Posted: Friday September 06, 2002 9:20 AM VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) -- Spain's Angel Casero believes that he is has a strong chance of defending his crown in the Tour of Spain which begins in his home city of Valencia on Saturday.
		But Casero, who finished runner-up to Heras in the 2000 Vuelta after he lost time on the brutal ascent up Alto de L'Angliru, is confident he can see off the threat posed by the climbers.
		The Asturian colossus, which has been dubbed the toughest climb in cycling, is back on the Vuelta itinerary this year, but Casero believes he has learnt his lesson after his experience two years ago.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cycling/news/2002/09/06/casero_spain (454 words)

	Gilberto Simoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He proved his critics wrong by winning a stage in the Tour de Suisse and again finishing on the final podium.
		He proved his climbing prowess by winning the dramatic Alto de El Angliru stage of the Vuelta a España later that year.
		Following his dominant showing in the Giro, he set his aims on the Tour de France and in several interviews challenged the incumbent Lance Armstrong to a battle in the mountains.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gilberto_Simoni (850 words)

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	Cycloblog.com » 2005 » December
		The four mountaintop finishes are less than in recent editions of the Vuelta, and next year’s race takes the unusual step of skipping the Pyrenees altogether.
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	www.cycloblog.com /archives/2005/12 (1043 words)

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