Vuelta a Espana – Rapid Recap – Graham Watson Photos

Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank, above) smoked the field to win the Stage 1 Individual Time Trial in the 2009 Vuelta a España.  Another Specialized rider, Tom Boonen, blazed in for second using a Roval “Rapid Star” rear disc wheel.  Check out Boonen’s bike and the rest of Graham Watson’s photos, including the one shown here, on his website.

Cancellara averaged 54 k/h over the 4.8km Assen TT motorcycle race course, stopping the clock in just 5 min 20 seconds.  Boonen came in second :09 back, and Tyler Farrar continued his impressive performances with a 3rd place :12 back.

“Today was a power course and I knew what I had to do. That’s go like I always do — full gas,” Cancellara said after winning…a change in tune from his pre-race disclaimers about his chances.  Regardless of today’s performance, the Swiss Olympic TT Gold Medalist says he’s at the Vuelta to prepare for the World Championships, which is in his home country at the end of next month.

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2009 VUELTA a ESPANA – STAGE ONE RESULTS

1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team Saxo Bank, 4.8km in 5:20
2. Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick Step at 09
3. Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream at 12
4. Jens Mouris (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 14
5. Daniele Bennati (ITA) Liquigas at 16
6. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas at 17
7. Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana at 18
8. Ivan Basso (ITA) Liquigas at 18
9. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 18
10. Maciej Bodnar (POL) Liquigas at 19
11. Bert Grabsch (GER) Columbia-HTC at 19
12. Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence-Lotto at 19
13. Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team Milram at 19
14. Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence-Lotto at 21
15. David Millar (GBR) Garmin-Slipstream at 21
16. Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 21
17. David Herrero (ESP) at 22
18. Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU) Cervelo Test Team at 22
19. Vasili Kiryienka (BLR) Caisse D’epargne at 22
20. Manuel Quinziato (ITA) Liquigas at 22
21. Michael Albasini (SUI) Columbia-HTC at 22
22. Anthony Roux (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 23
23. Markel Irizar (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 23
24. Jacob Fuglsang (DEN) Team Saxo Bank at 23
25. Gustavo CÉsar Veloso (ESP) at 23
26. Christopher Horner (USA) Astana at 23
27. Rein Taaramae (EST) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 23
28. Svein Tuft (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream at 24
29. Samuel SÁnchez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 24
30. Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank at 24
31. Paul Martens (GER) Rabobank at 24
32. Xavier Tondo (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 24
33. William Bonnet (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 25
34. Francisco PÉrez (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 25
35. Marcel Sieberg (GER) Columbia-HTC at 25
36. José Luis Rubiera (ESP) Astana at 25
37. Pieter Weening (NED) Rabobank at 26
38. Greg Henderson (NZL) Columbia-HTC at 26
39. Koos Moerenhout (NED) Rabobank at 26
40. Björn SchrÖder (GER) Team Milram at 26
41. Jean-eudes Demaret (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 26
42. Matteo Tosatto (ITA) Quick Step at 26
43. Damien Gaudin (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 26
44. Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank at 26
45. Frantisek Rabon (CZE) Columbia-HTC at 26
46. Kim Kirchen (LUX) Columbia-HTC at 27
47. Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 27
48. Lieuwe Westra (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 27
49. Christian Knees (GER) Team Milram at 27
50. Dominik Roels (GER) Team Milram at 28
51. Xavier Florencio (ESP) Cervelo Test Team at 28
52. Juan Manuel Garate (ESP) Rabobank at 28
53. Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team Milram at 28
54. Christophe Riblon (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 28
55. Paul Voss (GER) Team Milram at 28
56. Allan Davis (AUS) Quick Step at 28
57. Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Astana at 28
58. Julien Loubet (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 28
59. Michael SchÄr (SUI) Astana at 28
60. Dominique Rollin (CAN) Cervelo Test Team at 29
61. Tadej Valjavec (SLO) AG2R La Mondiale at 29
62. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream at 29
63. Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) Fuji-Servetto at 29
64. Alessandro Ballan (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 29
65. Serafín MartÍnez Acevedo (ESP) at 30
66. Gabriel Rasch (NOR) Cervelo Test Team at 30
67. Daniel Navarro (ESP) Astana at 30
68. David GarcÍa (ESP) at 30
69. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL) Silence-Lotto at 30
70. Martin Velits (SVK) Team Milram at 31
71. Karsten Kroon (NED) Team Saxo Bank at 31
72. Matthieu Ladagnous (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 31
73. Beñat Intxausti (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 31
74. Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 31
75. Martijn Maaskant (NED) Garmin-Slipstream at 31
76. André Greipel (GER) Columbia-HTC at 31
77. Gustavo DomÍnguez (ESP) at 32
78. Fco. José Pacheco (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 32
79. Aitor HernÁndez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 32
80. Adam Hansen (AUS) Columbia-HTC at 32
81. Gonzalo Rabunal RÍos (ESP) at 32
82. Arkaitz DurÁn (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 32
83. Stijn Devolder (BEL) Quick Step at 32
84. Stuart O’grady (AUS) Team Saxo Bank at 32
85. Daniel Moreno (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 32
86. Alexander Efimkin (RUS) AG2R La Mondiale at 32
87. Marco Velo (ITA) Quick Step at 32
88. Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank at 32
89. Manuel VÁzquez (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 32
90. Assan Bazayev (KAZ) Astana at 32
91. Roger Hammond (GBR) Cervelo Test Team at 32
92. Damien Monier (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 33
93. Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 33
94. Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) at 33
95. Timothy Gudsell (NZL) Française Des Jeux at 33
96. Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 34
97. Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 34
98. Francis De Greef (BEL) Silence-Lotto at 34
99. Vincent Jerome (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 34
100. Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin-Slipstream at 35
101. Olivier Kaisen (BEL) Silence-Lotto at 35
102. Maarten Wynants (BEL) Quick Step at 35
103. Frank Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank at 35
104. Simon Gerrans (AUS) Cervelo Test Team at 35
105. Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana at 35
106. J. Vicente GarcÍa Acosta (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 35
107. Amaël Moinard (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 35
108. Matthias Russ (GER) Team Milram at 35
109. Sandy Casar (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 35
110. J. Ángel GÓmez Marchante (ESP) Cervelo Test Team at 35
111. Robert Kiserlovski (CRO) Fuji-Servetto at 35
112. Eros Capecchi (ITA) Fuji-Servetto at 36
113. Alan PÉrez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 36
114. Vitaliy Buts (UKR) Lampre-N.G.C at 36
115. Rubén PÉrez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 36
116. Philip Deignan (IRL) Cervelo Test Team at 36
117. Kevin De Weert (BEL) Quick Step at 36
118. Iñigo Cuesta (ESP) Cervelo Test Team at 36
119. Vicente Reynes (ESP) Columbia-HTC at 37
120. Igor Anton (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 37
121. Franck Bouyer (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 37
122. Matti Breschel (DEN) Team Saxo Bank at 38
123. Andy Schleck (LUX) Team Saxo Bank at 38
124. Javier RamÍrez Abeja (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 38
125. Mickael Delage (FRA) Silence-Lotto at 38
126. Christian Meier (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream at 39
127. Kurt-asle Arvesen (NOR) Team Saxo Bank at 39
128. Fco. José MartÍnez PÉrez (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 39
129. Fabio Sabatini (ITA) Liquigas at 39
130. Jesús Rosendo Prado (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 39
131. David LÓpez (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 40
132. Laurent Lefevre (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 40
133. Egoi MartÍnez (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 40
134. Marco Marcato (ITA) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 40
135. Francesco Tomei (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 40
136. Bram Tankink (NED) Rabobank at 40
137. Aitor PÉrez Arrieta (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 40
138. Thomas Rohregger (AUT) Team Milram at 40
139. Julien El Fares (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 41
140. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 41
141. Paolo Tiralongo (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 41
142. José Ruiz SÁnchez (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 41
143. Sylvester Szmyd (POL) Liquigas at 41
144. Christophe Brandt (BEL) Silence-Lotto at 42
145. Matthew Lloyd (AUS) Silence-Lotto at 42
146. Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin-Slipstream at 42
147. Javier Benitez (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 42
148. J. Antonio LÓpez Gil (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 42
149. Amets Txurruka (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 42
150. Jesús Del Nero (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 43
151. Manuel Ortega (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 43
152. Sergio DomÍnguez (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 43
153. Xabier Zandio (ESP) Caisse D’epargne at 43
154. David Moncoutie (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 43
155. Inaki Isasi (ESP) Euskaltel-Euskadi at 44
156. Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale at 44
157. Alexander Kolobnev (RUS) Team Saxo Bank at 44
158. José Luis Arrieta (ESP) AG2R La Mondiale at 44
159. Ludovic Turpin (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 44
160. Eduard Vorganov (RUS) at 44
161. Johnny Hoogerland (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 44
162. Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 44
163. Charles Wegelius (GBR) Silence-Lotto at 44
164. Carlos Barredo (ESP) Quick Step at 45
165. Fuente David De La (ESP) Fuji-Servetto at 45
166. Pierrick Fedrigo (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 45
167. Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick Step at 45
168. Davide Vigano (ITA) Fuji-Servetto at 46
169. Borut Bozic (SLO) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 46
170. Sébastien Hinault (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 46
171. Jesús HernÁndez BlÁzquez (ESP) Astana at 46
172. Arnaud Gerard (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 47
173. Daniel Martin (IRL) Garmin-Slipstream at 47
174. Antonio Piedra (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 48
175. Bingen FernÁndez (ESP) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 48
176. Matteo Carrara (ITA) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 48
177. John Gadret (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale at 48
178. Massimiliano Mori (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 49
179. Tom Leezer (NED) Rabobank at 49
180. Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 49
181. Giovanni Bernaudeau (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 50
182. Julián SÁnchez Pimienta (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 50
183. Kjell CarlstrÖm (FIN) Liquigas at 51
184. Mikel GaztaÑaga (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 51
185. Matheus Pronk (NED) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 51
186. Olivier Bonnaire (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 53
187. Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) Française Des Jeux at 53
188. Adrián Palomares (ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 53
189. Björn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team at 54
190. Mikael Cherel (FRA) Française Des Jeux at 54
191. Oliver Zaugg (SUI) Liquigas at 56
192. Casarrubios Ósca GarcÍa-(ESP) Contentpolis-Ampo at 01:02
193. Matthieu Sprick (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom at 01:05
194. Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne at 01:05
195. Alberto FernÁndez Sainz (ESP) at 01:05
196. Emanuele Bindi (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 01:07
197. Manuel Calvente (ESP) Andalucia Cajasur at 01:08
198. Marco Marzano (ITA) Lampre-N.G.C at 01:35