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Vuelta a España, France
Stage 13, Burgos - Santuario de la Bien Aparecida (Ampuero), 181.0K
9 September
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A Strange Samuel Sánchez Win, photo: © Unipublic
It doesn't get a whole lot weirder than this. The Vuelta organizers apparently changed the stage 13 finish by shortening the stage by 10K. They had a KOM hot spot 200 meters from the finish line, which Mauricio Ardila (Davitamon-Lotto) took for the finish line and raised his arms in victory. Samuel Sánchez took full advantage of the situation and sprinted past the celebrating Colombian to take the "official" victory.
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Most of the time I praise the Vuelta organizers for their ingenuity and the bold way they organize their race. But putting a KOM hot spot 200 meters from the finish? That's crazy! It's mad! It's insane! It's ... it's ... well it's nothing I would ever think of, that's for sure.
- The Dust Devil
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