Vuelta stage 2 *spoiler*

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Only 63km/h sprint! Maybe they had a slight headwind...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    He is only 23 :shock: (on stage 20)
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722
    Once again, Garmin show that they are terrible at playing "chicken".
    Not there in numbers, when Farrar needed them.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Stage 2:

    1º 181 CIOLEK, Gerald GER MRM 4:43:12
    2º 137 SABATINI, Fabio ITA LIQ m.t.
    3º 66 HAMMOND, Roger GBR CTT m.t.
    4º 171 GREIPEL, André GER THR m.t.
    5º 113 FARRAR, Tyler USA GRM m.t.
    6º 74 DUQUE, Leonardo COL COF m.t.
    7º 168 ROELANDTS, Jurgen BEL SIL m.t.
    8º 141 BOONEN, Tom BEL QST m.t.
    9º 109 VIGANO, Davide ITA FUJ m.t.
    10º 92 CHAVANEL, Sébastien FRA FDJ m.t.

    GC:

    1º 194 CANCELLARA, Fabian SUI SAX 004:48:32
    2º 181 CIOLEK, Gerald GER MRM a 08
    3º 141 BOONEN, Tom BEL QST a 09
    4º 113 FARRAR, Tyler USA GRM a 12
    5º 207 MOURIS, Jens NED VAC a 14
    6º 132 BENNATI, Daniele ITA LIQ a 16
    7º 215 GARCÍA, David ESP XAC a 18
    8º 131 BASSO, Ivan ITA LIQ a 18
    9º 51 VALVERDE, Alejandro ESP GCE a 18
    10º 173 GRABSCH, Bert GER THR a 19
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Samuel Sanchez, Vino, Frank Schleck all lost 18 seconds.

    Andy Schleck, Igor Anton lost 30 seconds.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    afx237vi wrote:
    Samuel Sanchez, Vino, Frank Schleck all lost 18 seconds.

    Andy Schleck, Igor Anton lost 30 seconds.

    Hmm...lets hope the next couple of stages don't turn out the same way. The last 10km or so were ridiculously fast. I'm not a fan of them starting in this neck of Europe tbh.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    afx237vi wrote:

    Andy Schleck, Igor Anton lost 30 seconds.

    I'm sure I read somewhere that Andy was only at the Vuelta for training and probably won't finish.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722
    Some riders, such as Gesink are still MIA.......
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  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    iainf72 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:

    Andy Schleck, Igor Anton lost 30 seconds.

    I'm sure I read somewhere that Andy was only at the Vuelta for training and probably won't finish.
    Yes, I think he and his brother are doing the race for training mileage in order to finish the season well, possibly show at the Worlds and Lombardy.

    Then again, Andy Schleck is probably the most able of all the riders in the race when he's on form, so if he fancies his chances, why not go for it? He could also work with his brother, perhaps "gifting" him a win so that come next July he can get his big bro to work for him properly.
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,819
    I heard he was gonna see where he was after a week or 10 days and then take it from there
  • Moomaloid
    Moomaloid Posts: 2,040
    iainf72 wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:

    Andy Schleck, Igor Anton lost 30 seconds.

    I'm sure I read somewhere that Andy was only at the Vuelta for training and probably won't finish.

    I bloody hope not!!

    And can someone tell the sprinters that if they aint gonna win, to please not sit up.. there are serious PTP points in the offing!
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Kléber wrote:
    Then again, Andy Schleck is probably the most able of all the riders in the race when he's on form, so if he fancies his chances, why not go for it? He could also work with his brother, perhaps "gifting" him a win so that come next July he can get his big bro to work for him properly.

    Perhaps they're going to ride for Fuglsang? He's not lost any time and would like to do well. The Schlecks logic probably is if you go for it in the Vuelta you'll be knackered for the Worlds and Lombardy. And with the Worlds course possibly suiting them it would be sensible to concentrate on it.

    I'd expect to see them attack maybe just for a hard workout.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    So is Gesink out or what? Still only 173 riders listed on the official site... surely there can't be 25 abandons after 1 road stage :shock:
  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    afx237vi wrote:
    So is Gesink out or what? Still only 173 riders listed on the official site... surely there can't be 25 abandons after 1 road stage :shock:
    Can't see Dan Martin listed yet, either
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  • jonginge
    jonginge Posts: 5,945
    JonGinge wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    So is Gesink out or what? Still only 173 riders listed on the official site... surely there can't be 25 abandons after 1 road stage :shock:
    Can't see Dan Martin listed yet, either
    No wait. They're all there now. Gesink in front group, Martin at 18s
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,722
    Martin finished 99th in the group 18 seconds down.

    Gesink and Kreuziger did indeed finish in the first group.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,907
    julian and farrar communication breakdown...

    farrar looked out of sorts to be honest
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • podofdonny
    podofdonny Posts: 9
    Garmin took the chase up too quickly, ditto quickstep and Boonen in the sprint.
    how many times does Millar have to destroy every one , 1 kilometre too soon?
    thanks
    podofdonny

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