Pais Vasco Stage 5 *spoiler*

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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    David Arroyo walking... won't be the first....
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    FJS wrote:
    :shock: :shock: that is steep :shock: :shock:

    One of them ground to a halt and walked the rest!
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    SOme of them really struggling up this climb
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Freire was still in the Valverde group after the first climb... not sure now....
  • LangerDan
    LangerDan Posts: 6,132
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    'This week I 'ave been mostly been climbing like Basso - Shirley Basso.'
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    WTF? Another terribly spotted Eurosport ad break! :x
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    edited April 2010
    J Rod has 40 seconds and 8KM to go now.
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    7.4km to go, gap going up a little as the leaders watch each other. PTP nerve-wracking.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    J Rod has this in the bag now.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Sanchez, Valverde and Horner going for it, closinmg the gap quickly...
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    The gap's falling fast - down to 18sec, 1km. Should be enough..
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    edited April 2010
    Rodriguez takes it.
    Sanchez/Valverde/Horner at 14-ish sec, bunch at 20-ish.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Valverde 2nd or 3rd?
  • guinea
    guinea Posts: 1,177
    Pokerface wrote:
    Valverde 2nd or 3rd?

    3rd
  • tomb8555
    tomb8555 Posts: 229
    2. Sanchez
    3. Valverde
    4. Horner

    at 14sec
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    1. J-Rod
    2. Sanchez
    3. Valverde
    4. Horner
    5. Casar
    6. Gavazzi
    7. Hesjedal
    8. Devenys
    9. Van den Broek
    10. Peraud
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    How far back did Gesink finish? As he's a pretty good TT rider (maybe better than Valverde?) - I thought he would have a good chance to take the overall tomoro. But not now.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pokerface wrote:
    How far back did Gesink finish? As he's a pretty good TT rider (maybe better than Valverde?) - I thought he would have a good chance to take the overall tomoro. But not now.

    1'08"
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Can Horner TT?

    Or is Valverde going to ride away with this one now?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Twitter had Gesink out with a suspected BC, so it only goes to show how believable twitter is.
    Talking of which, Horner 4th out of 4 again. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    good win by J-Rod...jumping across to his man and all that

    I think they should of found a steeper climb though
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    mididoctors wrote:
    good win by J-Rod...jumping across to his man and all that

    I think they should have found a steeper climb though

    Yes, Apparently, Gesink fell going UP the hill!
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,869
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    good win by J-Rod...jumping across to his man and all that

    I think they should have found a steeper climb though

    Yes, Apparently, Gesink fell going UP the hill!

    :lol:
    "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
  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    The other sanchez has won the Sarthe
    Organiser, National Championship 50 mile Time Trial 1972
  • jp1985
    jp1985 Posts: 434
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    mididoctors wrote:
    good win by J-Rod...jumping across to his man and all that

    I think they should have found a steeper climb though

    Yes, Apparently, Gesink fell going UP the hill!

    Probably been training with Menchov
  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    Pokerface wrote:
    Can Horner TT?

    Or is Valverde going to ride away with this one now?

    Horner only lost two seconds to Sanchez in the final time trial at the criterium international. Intxausti and Rogers beat them both. Far more of a hill on this one though

    http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/criter ... -3/results

    http://vueltapaisvasco.diariovasco.com/ ... a-orio.pdf

    On a very similar stage back in 2008 he did quite well

    http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/200 ... isvasco086
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    I'm most impressed with Pinotti. He's riding pretty smart.

    And he's just about the only Italian you can trust.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    deejay wrote:
    The other sanchez has won the Sarthe

    Nice job.
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • rockmount
    rockmount Posts: 761
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Nice job.

    ...not the ps.
    .. who said that, internet forum people ?
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,477
    iainf72 wrote:
    And he's just about the only Italian you can trust.

    You mean you don't trust 'honest' Ivan? :shock: :wink:

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