Sky's Stannard in Vuelta: "We've got quite a job to do"

ian stannard, team sky, sky, cycling

published 1 September 2011

Ian Stannard has barely been seen at this year's Vuelta, but there's a good reason for it: he's been too busy working behind the scenes.

The 24-year-old Sky rider is one of the team domestiques who has been doing a lot of the spadework on each of the day's stages before the tv broadcasts starts.

Today's stage, 167 kilometres long from Ponteaeras to Pontevedra is one of the very few remaining opportunities for the sprinters. Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano), who won stage seven to Talavera, has already announced he's quitting after trying to take a second victory today. But with a slight kick up at the end, it could well be better for Chris Sutton (Sky) to double his wins in this year's Vuelta too.

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Sky's Stannard in Vuelta: "We've got quite a job to do"

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