Vuelta stage 17 *spoiler*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited September 2009 in Pro race
Again a completely flat stage, like yesterday. Interesting difference in speeds though, yesterday with a single rider berakaway just 32 km/h for most of the day, today 44 km/h, with a group of 5 away, with Martijn Maaskant and the TT-er Lieuwe Westra. A lot more work for the sprinters' teams

Last 18 km, just under 3 minutes advantage... a sprint still possible.

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Gesink and Mosquera have been in a heavy crash. Especially Mosquera looks bad, with team mates pushing him
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2nd bad crash for Mosquera. I really hope they are both ok as they have provided a lot of excitement.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1 second for ROUX! That was tight.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Martin Mas can't!
    Tony Roux..so clever. FDJ get a win. :shock:
    Unbelievable....
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Impressive :shock:
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Eze, Gesink!?
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    edited September 2009
    Roux
    Bonnet
    Greipel
    Bennati

    Clever ride by Roux, of the front all day but he played his best card in the final kilometre.

    TV suggests Gesink and Mosquera have left the race? :shock: ?

    EDIT: the missing climbers are safe and well and on the GC.
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Phew! Panic over.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Victory celebrations in style too!
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Roux is class. Best celebration so far. 8)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Phew! Panic over.

    Apparently not.

    Oh dear...

    I'm sad to inform Gesink's injury is worse than it appears. The hole in his knee is so big, you could actually see the insides. If he can continue the Vuelta is unsure
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  • thomasmc
    thomasmc Posts: 814
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Art Vandelay wrote:
    Phew! Panic over.

    Apparently not.

    Oh dear...

    I'm sad to inform Gesink's injury is worse than it appears. The hole in his knee is so big, you could actually see the insides. If he can continue the Vuelta is unsure

    Who is that last quote from?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Both Mosquera and Gesink are in hospital now getting checked out..
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Gesink will start tomorrow, according to the team website rabosport.nl. There were two open wounds, one very deep, there has been surgery in the hospital, but he'll start tomorrow. It won't heal during the Vuelta, so I guess he will look like Vinokourov in his last TdF.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,871
    FJS wrote:
    Gesink will start tomorrow, according to the team website rabosport.nl. There were two open wounds, one very deep, there has been surgery in the hospital, but he'll start tomorrow. It won't heal during the Vuelta, so I guess he will look like Vinokourov in his last TdF.

    going to have that knee tested severely by Sammy and the co
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    For those with strong stomachs: http://twitpic.com/hyans ayyyyy
  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    Grabsch retired.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Cyclists are certainly some of the toughest athletes out there.
    Lavuelta.com
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    Reuters
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    Don't see this very often
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  • Art Vandelay
    Art Vandelay Posts: 1,982
    That last photo is a bit special.
    BTW, Eze has been quoted as saying "the helmet has saved my life"
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Did you see the damage to it? I know he had a replacement brought to him by a team mate so it must have been bad.
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