Vuelta stage 6 *spoiler*

afx237vi
afx237vi Posts: 12,630
edited September 2009 in Pro race
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Toughest stage so far, but still probably going to end in a bunch sprint. 4 men in the breakaway:

- José Antonio Lopez Gil, for the second day in a row
- Bingen Fernandez
- Aitor Perez
- Matthé Pronk, for the second day in a row

90 odd km to go, they have 4 minutes in hand.

Kim Kirchen didn't start. Dunno why.

Comments

  • 3mins advantage with 55km. Columbia on the front stringing things out a little.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Interesting stat from the French Eurosport TV feed...

    If you add up Cav and Greipel's wins this year, that's 38 wins. Saxo Bank as a whole have won 38 races this year and the Danish squad has the second highest number of wins in the Pro Tour.
  • 2mins with 30km. Going to be tight.

    Columbia have it all sewn up with the sprinters then. Griepel staying put? He may be able to comman a higher salary elsewhere, but then I guess Columbia have an ubeatable lead out train.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Gilbert trying his luck again. Getting nowhere though.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Now Moncoutié out front on his own. 3km to go.

    Joined by Johnny Hoogerland...
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Bozic
  • Farrar and Bennati just got showed up by Bozic. Massive win.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Farrar 2, Greipel 10
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    WTF, that was a weird finish. Bozic wins... seemed like no-one else was sprinting...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    To compound the weirdness, Cadel Evans was 8th in a bunch sprint :shock:
  • Noodley
    Noodley Posts: 1,725
    Just watched it, and it looked like nobody wanted the win :?
  • The mystery continues.
    I haven't picked a podium spotter, since the prologue! :oops:
    Evans beats Greipel to salvage his season. :roll:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • I think we can safely say that he is very happy.

    vlt09st06-elation.jpg
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    The two teams of the first week, very clearly IMHO: Columbia and Vacansoleil
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Evans, Basso, Valverde and Sanchez all nick a cheeky 9 seconds.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.