John Degenkolb won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday for his fourth victory in this year’s race, while Joaquin Rodriguez of Spain kept the overall lead on the eve of a crucial time trial.The German rider outsprinted Nacer Bouhanni of France and Daniele Bennati of Italy to finish the 190km stage in 4 hours, 47 minutes, 28 seconds.“The sprint was really hard and the final [part] was just [a fight],” said Degenkolb, who rides for Argos-Shimano. “The stage in general was not that Read more [...]
Race leader Rodriguez of Katusha posted the seventh fastest time on the hilly 39.5km time trial in West Galicia, which was unexpectedly won by the Swede Frederik Kessiakoff of Astana. Kessiakoff completed the demanding course in a time of 52 minutes and 36 seconds, 17 seconds quicker than second-place Contador of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff. Contador rises to second on GC, one second behind Rodriguez, while Britain's Chris Froome drops to third place, 16 seconds in arrears, Read more [...]
In what is fast becoming a familiar sight in the Vuelta's rare flat forays, Degenkolb benefited from a superb lead-out from his Argos-Shimano train before powering to a commanding victory ahead of France's Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) and Italian Daniele Bennati (RadioShack) in the 190km stage from Ponteareas to Sanxenxo. With a fourth win in the race, the 23-year-old German moved back to the top of the green jersey standings ahead of race leader Joaquim Rodriguez of Katusha. Rodriguez finished safely Read more [...]
Guillermo Collarte, del Partito Popolare, ha avuto il coraggio di dichiarare che non può vivere bene con più di 5mila euro al mese: forte indignazione tra la gente Guillermo Collarte La crisi stringe nella sua morsa diversi Paesi europei, tra i quali c’è la Spagna. Nella penisola iberica, la crisi economica attraversa vari settori, tranne, però, quello della politica. I politici, infatti, non se la passano, poi, così male, eppure c’è Read more [...]
(R-L) Commissioner Maria Damanaki and MEP Ana Miranda were present at the meeting to discuss artisanal fishing issues. (Photo: EC) Artisanal fleet not subject to individual transferable quotas SPAIN Wednesday, August 29, 2012, 23:00 (GMT + 9) Twenty-four Read more [...]

Nordic unquote” June 2012

As previously reported last month, ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Swedish banks Nordea and Svenska Handelsbanken to Aa3, and……

VUELTA DI SPAGNA 2012, IL PERCORSO DELLA UNDICESIMA TAPPA CAMBADOS-PONTEVEDRA (CRONOMETRO INDIVIDUALE, 39,4 KM) – Oggi è una delle giornate decisive della Vuelta di Spagna 2012: l'undicesima tappa è infatti una cronometro individuale (l'unica di questo Giro di Spagna) di 39,4 chilometri, la Cambados-Pontevedra. Si corre in Galizia, nella zona nord-occidentale della Spagna, e per onorare al massimo un percorso che è tutto per scalatori, anche l'unico appuntamento contro il tempo presenta un percorso Read more [...]
Krośnieńską imprezę zainicjowało w 2004 roku dwóch bluesmanów: Robert Lenert i Łukasz Gorczyca. Teraz "Galicja"  posiada już ugruntowaną pozycję, a atmosfera panująca podczas festiwalu jest doceniana także poza granicami Polski. O renomie "Galicji" świadczy fakt, iż zgłoszeń do festiwalu z każdym rokiem przybywa, a poziom wykonawczy można spokojnie określić jako profesjonalny. Dodatkowo zarówno wykonawcy, jurorzy jak i zaproszeni goście bardzo ciepło wyrażają się Read more [...]
John Degenkolb made it four sprint wins from four at the Vuelta a Espana as he took victory on stage 10 in Galicia.The powerful German (Argos-Shimano) proved too strong for his rivals once again on the gradual uphill finish in Sanxenxo to reclaim the green points jersey in commanding style. Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) looked to be in the perfect position in the final metres in the wheel of his rival, yet the French national champion had to settle for second spot ahead of Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan). Read more [...]
In what is fast becoming a familiar sight in the Vuelta's rare flat forays, Degenkolb benefited from a superb lead-out from his Argos-Shimano train before powering to a commanding victory ahead of France's Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-BigMat) and Italian Daniele Bennati (RadioShack) in the 190km stage from Ponteareas to Sanxenxo. With a fourth win on this year's Vuelta, the 23-year-old German moved back to the top of the green jersey standings ahead of race leader Joaquim Rodriguez Read more [...]

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