La Vuelta - Stage 15 **SPOILER**

Mad Roadie
Mad Roadie Posts: 710
edited September 2010 in Pro race
and they are off - a stage which bobbles along with a mega sting in the tail - J Rod could be fancying a back to back - Nibs looked a bit despondent about the way JR kicked and left him yesterday - if it is as good a finish as stage 14 wont that be good

ps links to live web TV welcomed

several minor escape attempts - HIS NIBS looks sparky today

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  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Matt Goss takes No1 sprint - well he wont have a lead out job to do later, so why not?
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    6 riders clear by 4 minutes - 82 km gone
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Hopefully, the TDP "live race" tv link will become available, here, in 15 minutes or so.
    http://atdhe.net/index.html

    As they appear to be flying along, I don't expect a great deal from Sunday Eurosport.

    Edit: Make that 15-45CET. Another schedule change since yesterday????

    Tdp now on..............with swimming. :?
    http://atdhe.net/21330/watch-la-vuelta-a-espana
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    this is working
    http://atdhe.net/21330/watch-la-vuelta-a-espana
    but showing Anton coming out of hospital - seems remarkably chirpy!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    ^ Blaze's feed showing the Vuelta now, interviewing Anton as he comes out of hospital. I think he gave a longwinded Spanish way of saying "sh*t happens".
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Some abandons today - Freire DNS, Intxausti, Arrieta, Vichot and Vanendert all DNF.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    afx237vi
    whats that on the table - 'A GOLDEN HELMET' !!!!!
    lets get on with the cycling before Rooney's 'Golden helmet' and Beckham's 'Golden Balls' get discussed - or perhaps they already are being discussed in Spanish?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    I have a nasty feeling that the Helis can't fly, hence not live pics, yet. They have only about 35ks to go.
    Ah, we're off!
    Caisse hammering it.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Mad Roadie wrote:
    afx237vi
    whats that on the table - 'A GOLDEN HELMET' !!!!!
    lets get on with the cycling before Rooney's 'Golden helmet' and Beckham's 'Golden Balls' get discussed - or perhaps they already are being discussed in Spanish?

    That's not an image I wanted in my head :shock:
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    20 km and an 8 minute gap - that can evaporate on the climb?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Cycling on ES HD if you have it.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    afx237vi wrote:
    Cycling on ES HD if you have it.
    no the Hamster doesnt run fast enough to power the meter! so it PC - LD (low definition) for me
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    afx237vi wrote:
    Cycling on ES HD if you have it.

    Yup and an extra half an hour of tomorrow's main Asturias stage.
    2kms and....................an ad break.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Mad Roadie wrote:
    20 km and an 8 minute gap - that can evaporate on the climb?

    Judging by the way the breakaway hit the bottom... yes, quite easily.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    Velits trying to make some headway 13 km left 7:40 the gap Barredo goes with him - and kicks again - its raining hard, and getting steep now
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Luis Leon having another bad day. 2 GTs too much for him.
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    8 km and Carlos B has a lead of 5 minutes over the pack - surely!!!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Real shame about Anton yesterday. Not a way to lose a GT.

    Nasty weather out there.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Barredo - that guy has attacking in his veins.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Mad Roadie
    Mad Roadie Posts: 710
    edited September 2010
    Barredo is now 50 sec clear of Veltis - who is falling back 6.5km left - Sastre now attacks from the pack - can he close 4:50 in 6 km?
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sastre attacks, Zeke follows.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Tondo dropped. Danielson too I think.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Crash aftermath from yday:

    http://www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/201 ... 4015.shtml

    Anyone seen some photos? I can't find any yet
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    Tondo's bought it! 3rd week starts today. :oops:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Mosquera inching, inching, inching up the road!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    F Schleck dangling off the back of the Nib group.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    WOAH Nibs nearly went straight into a wall of rocks!!!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Ah, Tommy D still hanging in with Nibs. Who know Velits could climb like this?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Nice work by Mosquera.

    Velits is certainly surprising me. I know he has some form in this type of course yet I would never have thought he would be continually at he business end. Maybe because he is allowed to work totally for himself.
    Contador is the Greatest

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