Vuelta Stage 17**Spoiler**

avoidingmyphd

FJS wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Any reason why Taaramae abandoned? was he caught up in the pile up?

No, no information given, and no big crash reported. Perhaps he's taking some rest to prepare for Estonia's bid for Worlds glory

I think Rick meant yesterday's crash. I don't know for sure, but yesterday's stage results suggest he probably was caught in it - he came in 3:31 down, ahead of only 9 riders, 3 of whom sat up to nurse Rodriguez home.

richa

Monty Zoncolan wrote:

I'm encouraged to see those Twitter messages. They might make no difference to the outcome but at least the sky riders are going into the stage in an attacking frame of mind.

Assumin they haven't just left their mobiles with some PR girl...

FJS

Eventful stage this - that big group brought back by Katusha - J-Rod feeling good again? So, no break after 120 km. mmmm
In that chase Poels was dropped, but brought back into the peloton by much of the Vacansoleil team

Looks like plenty of teams have big plans for today...

oldwelshman

any live video feed as yet? I checked the usual itv4 and rtve.es and not up yet.

oldwelshman

no sports-livez.com either

greeny12

Oh, great:

(from Eurosport feed) "If Wiggins and Froome want to do something on the final climb today, they're going to have to defy a whole load of Spanish supporters dressed up as bison. Rumour has it whole bus loads have arrived from Cantabria, the nearby region of race leader Juan Jose Cobo, and are donning the outfits in homage to the red jersey, whose nickname is 'the bison' due to his stocky build."

:roll:

smithy21

FJS wrote:

Eventful stage this - that big group brought back by Katusha - J-Rod feeling good again? So, no break after 120 km. mmmm
In that chase Poels was dropped, but brought back into the peloton by much of the Vacansoleil team

Looks like plenty of teams have big plans for today...

Or maybe Moreno instead for this one?

Dont like that chat about Poels being dropped- my PTP pick today :roll:

oldwelshman

aha I have the sweeney on ITV 4.com lol hope the race is on soon

afx237vi

greeny12 wrote:

Oh, great:

(from Eurosport feed) "If Wiggins and Froome want to do something on the final climb today, they're going to have to defy a whole load of Spanish supporters dressed up as bison. Rumour has it whole bus loads have arrived from Cantabria, the nearby region of race leader Juan Jose Cobo, and are donning the outfits in homage to the red jersey, whose nickname is 'the bison' due to his stocky build."

:roll:

Wait... are there lots of supporters all dressed up lots of bisons, or one bison? Because I'll be honest, I'd like to see Wiggo or Froome attack, but I'd prefer to see a humongous man-bison. That just sounds cool.

RichN95.

greeny12 wrote:

Oh, great:

(from Eurosport feed) "If Wiggins and Froome want to do something on the final climb today, they're going to have to defy a whole load of Spanish supporters dressed up as bison. Rumour has it whole bus loads have arrived from Cantabria, the nearby region of race leader Juan Jose Cobo, and are donning the outfits in homage to the red jersey, whose nickname is 'the bison' due to his stocky build."

:roll:

And no doubt, being Spanish cattle, they're all drunk on clenbutanol.

afx237vi

What a road :shock:

Le Commentateur

Well, I'd say Cobo has a great chance of putting more time into his lead today.

camerone

geox setting quite a pace here

greeny12

So far so bad for Sky....

FJS

boni sprint coming up in just over 10 km with peloton regrouped...

FJS

Katusha riding all out - for a recovered J-Rod, for Moreno, or the start of a grand Spanish alliance?

camerone

wiggins conspicuous by his absence

fleshtuxedo

Dan Martin off up the road - Wiggo not that far back

Tom BB

Keenan reckon that Wiggo is in the front group-I aint seen him still

EDIT: He's on Cobo's wheel

andyjr

If Sky are going to try something, they better think about doiing it soon.

fleshtuxedo

Wiggin right on Cobo's ar*e

Tom BB

Oh Jeez Keenan is excelling himself today in terms of bullsh!t spouted :x

fleshtuxedo

Nothing doing yet for GC at 3km to go

fleshtuxedo

VDB off

J Rod sooffrin

fleshtuxedo

J Rod popped

fleshtuxedo

Frookme tracking Cobo, Wiggins down a bit

Tom BB

Froome looking good....Wiggo slipping slightly on that steep bit

fleshtuxedo

C'mon Froome!

Tom BB

Cobo goes-Froome following. Wiggo cracking.

fleshtuxedo

Froome goes!!!