The stage racers spent a week in North Eastern Spain racing the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya last week. You would think that Spain is a nice sunny place to visit this time of year. The weather might be sunny in the Southern or central parts of the country, but Catalunya was not so nice. The province is hilly and mountainous with heights reaching elevations of 2200 meters.
The race was one for the climbers. Catalunya's own Joaquin Rodriguez (el Purito) won the overall general classification with Alberto Cantador coming in 2nd four seconds behind and America's TJ Van Garderen was third three more seconds back. TJ is a bright young star and this finish shows that he is working his way toward a fine showing in some of this season's bigger races.
The Lucha Vino challenge features a blend of Carignan, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvignon from Priorat taking on a Washington State Grenache.
2011 Syncline Grenache v. 2005 Lipscom & Tobella Priorat Mosaic
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Thursday, April 3, 2014
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