Vuelta Stage 21 **SPOILER**

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited September 2010 in Pro race
30km to go
Dominik Roels (Milram), Javier Ramirez (Andalucia-Cajasur), Jurgen Van Goolen (Omega Pharma-Lotto), Olivier Kaisen (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and Gonzalo Rabunal (Xacobeo Galicia)
Peloton led by HTC and Garmin at 30secs

http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/4/50/v-45112.html
http://www.fromsport.com/v-0/4/40/v-44119.html
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Less than 20km, catch imminent
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I forgot all about Tejay. He is in 35th position, 55mins down. A missed goal for him, who was hoping for a top 20, maybe top 10.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Ahhhhhhh... my kids are watching a cartoon, and I can't get a feed to work... help!

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Farrar
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Saw your post too late:
    http://atdhe.net/21330/watch-la-vuelta-a-espana
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Why is Bennati always in the top 5 or so just before they sprint then never sprints anymore, just sits there when the others jump.

    Cav went for it so he is either tired or wasn't going near full gas.
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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Cheers Frenchy! :D

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    That almost looked like Cav was trying to gift the stage to Goss, but when he realized Goss wasn't going to win he started his sprint too late
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Has Cav got enough points to win the jersey?

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Pokerface wrote:
    That almost looked like Cav was trying to gift the stage to Goss, but when he realized Goss wasn't going to win he started his sprint too late

    +1
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Cav tried to hand Goss the victory and Farrar nipped around the other side.
    Can't play games at this level.

    So, the curtain comes down on another stage racing season.
    Another bittersweet GT day.

    Lovely circuit that. As attactice as the Champs.

    A winner of a Vuelta. Far fewer abandons due to the WC buffer week being added.
    Maybe, we finally get the right collaboration between the ASO and UCI.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    In fact, having watched the replay a couple of times it really does look like that.
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Oooh... the cartoon has finished now... Cav's got the green jersey! Weeeeeheeeeee!

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    Has Cav got enough points to win the jersey?

    Yup! :D

    Odd sprint-didn't seem that fast really, Cav didnt look like he was going full gas to me
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    ratsbeyfus wrote:
    Has Cav got enough points to win the jersey?

    More than enough.
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Cav said earier in the Vuelta that he was going to try and repay Goss for his lead-out work by giving him a win. I think Cav was just looking across to make sure he didn't finish too far down and lose the Green jersey.

    I'm sure it will come out if that was the case sooner or later.



    (Or maybe he was beat fair and square. It happens)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Ooooh podium girls! 8)
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Wonders will never cease... Eurosport actually sticking around for the podiums :shock:
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    They did at the end of the TdF too! :D
  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Does Nibali look like George Hincapie a bit? Big horse face
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Tom BB wrote:
    They did at the end of the TdF too! :D

    Not for the Giro though. Was very annoying. Tgey probably had some ping pong to show or something.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Lovely circuit that.

    Yeah really liked all those buildings and boulevards. Shots from the heli are great too.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Is that Dame Judi Dench giving the flowers to Moncoutie?

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Fianl GC
    1 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 87:18:31
    2 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:00:43
    3 Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC-Columbia 0:03:04
    4 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0:04:45
    5 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:04:54
    6 Nicolas Roche (Irl) Ag2R-La Mondiale 0:05:05
    7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 0:06:08
    8 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions 0:06:18
    9 Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0:07:44
    10 David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:09:39
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  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Harmon "My word, that chap is tiny" *facepalm*....I was too busy looking at the nice young ladies accompanying him to notice :D
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Green jersey was reasonably close. At the end of yesterday:
    1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia 136 pts
    2 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Transitions 124
    3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 119
    4 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 110
    5 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 104
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  • ratsbeyfus
    ratsbeyfus Posts: 2,841
    Why have the green jersey girls got satchels slung around their necks? It looks like they're off to do their paper round?

    I had one of them red bikes but I don't any more. Sad face.

    @ratsbey
  • luckao
    luckao Posts: 632
    frenchfighter wrote:
    1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia 136 pts

    Greipel got 150. Nerrr.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    What was that last podium for Nibs?!
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Overhead shot shows Cav pull out from behind Goss and pull up beside him - meanwhile Goss is still going full gas. As Goss stops pedaling he looks over to Cav and that's when Cav goes.

    Looks like he was saying he couldn't hold on which is why Cav waited.

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