Vuelta Stage 5 "spoiler"

victorponf
victorponf Posts: 1,187
edited September 2010 in Pro race
Boring at the moment

Sprint for sure, althought Perico is sayng that is wind in the ripscage
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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    ripscage. What a great word! We need more non-1st language English speakers here.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Hmm, Liquigas riding to get Benna another 14th place in the sprint.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Jesus, just hurry up and win it Cav, so I can go to sleep.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Speaking of which- where is he?
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Way too long.



    Farrah takes it
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Woohoo, 2 in a row for the monkey. Get in.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Fernandez 2nd, Cav 3rd
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Pokerface wrote:
    Fernandez 2nd, Cav 3rd

    Weylandt 4th, Peta 5th.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    I had Tyler too, in my little game. :wink:
    Cav had the gas, just went way too early...........
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    It's all part of Cavendish's cunning plan. Let Farrar beat him a couple of times and then the Yanks will do all the work for him at the Worlds. Or maybe not.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Very unusual for Cav to misjudge a sprint like that, it seemed he was way back coming into the last km and then when he reached the front he just kept going. Possibly going for surprise as all the action was on the other side of the road at that point?
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Looks like Columbia didn't have enough guys up front in the last 3 kms so Cav had to sit back in the bunch a bit. It was almost a Robbie McEwan moment when he appeared on the left, unfortunately he went far too early. Think he'll get it right next time....
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  • mattsy666
    mattsy666 Posts: 91
    2 theories on Cav making a mess of it ...

    He either is sorely missing his train, he'd have def. won both of those sprints with Renshaw there ...

    or

    He's gaining experience and stamina for the last 500m of the Worlds, where he will have no team or lead out ...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    Or a third theory, he just misjudged the distance - it happens! I don't think the lead out is an issue, he showed in the Tour that he was just as good without one.
  • William H
    William H Posts: 61
    My guess would be that he got spooked because he had found himself quite a way back, and so jumped as soon as there was a gap
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Seems Matt Goss got a flat with 5km to go and Cav had no one to lead him out in the final stages. So he just went for it on his own. Couldn't hold on long enough and was beat. Simple.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    From nyvelocity's Twitter... watch from 1'48"

    http://www.versus.com/cycling/videos/ma ... -the-mind/
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    Ha ha sprinters are the true pantomime villains of the sport
  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    Brilliant video clip-Inside the Mind of Mark Cavendish.
    Because I love Cav for his mind, of course. Nothing to do with wanting to get inside his trousers.


    Although, I was chuffed for Farrar today. Surprised Cav didn't get the win, but pleased it went to Farrar after all his attempts to beat Cav. JV's probably having to peel him off the ceiling of the team hotel this evening, he'll be beside himself with glee.
  • stagehopper
    stagehopper Posts: 1,593
    Cav totally isolated just misjudged it and went too far out - looked to have great legs to be honest. Not as if he got swamped by the pack.
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  • Ron Stuart
    Ron Stuart Posts: 1,242
    HTC do a Sky.
    Farrah does a Transition.
    The Italians still on the plane.
    Roll on the mountains.
    :roll:
    Freire saving it for the Worlds again?
  • OffTheBackAdam
    OffTheBackAdam Posts: 1,869
    Great video clip.
    Cav came from so far back in the bunch, it shows his speed that he actually hit the front at all. Getting third was a result under the circumstances.
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