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The final week of the Vuelta for NetApp-Endura

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Zak Dempster at Tirreno Adriatico earlier in the year

Zak Dempster at Tirreno Adriatico earlier in the year (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Zak Dempster (NetApp - Endura) during the 2013 Tirreno - Adriatico

Zak Dempster (NetApp - Endura) during the 2013 Tirreno - Adriatico (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) wins stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana, the Czech's and his team's first Grand Tour stage victory

Leopold Konig (NetApp-Endura) wins stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana, the Czech's and his team's first Grand Tour stage victory (Image credit: AFP)
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Zak Dempster at the Three Days of De Panne

Zak Dempster at the Three Days of De Panne (Image credit: Sirotti)
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Leopold Konig (Team NetApp-Endura) heads for a famous win

Leopold Konig (Team NetApp-Endura) heads for a famous win (Image credit: AFP)

We're into the final week of the Vuelta and the peloton has been drastically reduced in size on account of the cold, the mountains and the speed of the race.

Zak Dempster Vuelta a España blog

After stints with the Australian Institute of Sport as a full scholarship holder, and time spent with HTC-Highroad as a stagiare, Dempster now rides for Team NetApp-Endura and will be going into the Vuelta ready for his first Grand Tour.

The path to the Vuelta has been a long one for the rider who has never given up hope of reaching the top. Having raced with Drapac Cycling, Southaustralia.com-AIS, Rapha Condor Sharp, Endura, various Australian National Teams and now NetApp-Endura, Dempster has worldy experience and brings a unique insight into the professional cycling world.

The 25-year-old from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, will be bringing you the inside line on the hectic bunch sprints and the gruelling mountain top finishes over the next three weeks.