Alejandro second in La Lastrilla

Alejandro second in La Lastrilla

And tomorrow the Bola del Mundo

Alejandro took place 2 in the 19th stage of the Vuelta, Peñafiel-La Lastrilla, behing Belgian Philippe Gilbert.  He is now 1’35’’ behind Alberto Contador in the overall ranking.

On the eve of the last but one stage, with finish at the top of the Bola del Mundo, which will decide who is the winner of the Vuelta a España 2012, Alejandro declared: “We knew that the final slope was good to give it a try for the victory and it was a shame that Gilbert got before us, but he went on a long attack, he did well and proved to be the strongest. I could snatch bonus seconds at both the intermediate sprint and at the finish and that keeps me calmer before tomorrow. It will be a hard stage, but it’s the final battle in this race. Everything might stay as it is now, the podium could change in all positions… it can be a really crazy day. Still, if nothing wrong happens, the podium is assured for the three of us. With Albert in the lead, it’s hard to think about improving this 2nd place. It’s possible, but really, really hard. Though, things are going really well now and I’m satisfied with our results to date.”