Vuelta Stage 2 *SPOILER*

frenchfighter

Too early? 300m. Sprinters eh.

inkyfingers

Take out Degenkolb and Swift and that is a very second rate top 10.

Tom BB

Including Degenkolb's win today, the top10 have 1 GT stage win between them.....pretty second rate even with them pair left in!

ilm_zero7

inkyfingers wrote:

Take out Degenkolb and Swift and that is a very second rate top 10.

Only because it was shaped by the TTT. It will be a different story in terms of quality at the end of tomorrows stage.

Good fantasy scoring though with John D and Swifty in my team

Garry H

frenchfighter wrote:

So we are going to sit through 3 weeks with this Kirby saying Movie-star...

No.

inkyfingers

ILM Zero7 wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

Take out Degenkolb and Swift and that is a very second rate top 10.

Only because it was shaped by the TTT. It will be a different story in terms of quality at the end of tomorrows stage.

Good fantasy scoring though with John D and Swifty in my team

We are talking about the stage top 10, not the overall (or at least I am).

Lichtblick

This might amuse some of you: I've been away, and got back in time to quickly run my eye down the Vuelta start list, then found a Eurosport live video on this computer, found it, settled back to watch.

One of the commentators sounded exactly like CMJ from TMS, the other had a Scottish accent (first flicker of doubt). I picked it up with less than 5km to go, and the commentators were saying.....Boonen's moved up on the outside (I didn't know Boonen was in the Vuelta)......Sagan's left it too late..... (SAGAN's in the Vuelta??)......Greipel won't like that.......(Oh come ON, Greipel's in the Vuelta?????????).......and the French will be celebrating for hours and hours.......... (NO they won't, they have to race again tomorrow!). :shock:

Then the commentators said "....We're handing over to the Vuelta now."

DOH! Wrong race. :roll: An easy mistake to make.

inkyfingers

You're not the only idiot to make that mistake.

Tom BB

Got me and Frenchie too!

mroli

I think the Scot would have been Endura's Brian Smith.

Sprinters from Vattenfall:
Renshaw/Goss/Boonen/Sagan/Kittel/EBH/Griepel.

NONE of them fancied hauling themselves over circus climbs in massive heat to pick up the 2/3 sprinters stages at the Vuelta?

Lichtblick

inkyfingers wrote:

You're not the only idiot to make that mistake.

You're not the only person to make that mistake, would have been kinder, inky.

Lichtblick

mroli wrote:

I think the Scot would have been Endura's Brian Smith.

Sprinters from Vattenfall:
Renshaw/Goss/Boonen/Sagan/Kittel/EBH/Griepel.

NONE of them fancied hauling themselves over circus climbs in massive heat to pick up the 2/3 sprinters stages at the Vuelta?

That raises a question: they go where they'd told, right? Can they say "I fancy a go at the Vuelta even though I've just done the Tour"?

inkyfingers

Lichtblick wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

You're not the only idiot to make that mistake.

You're not the only person to make that mistake, would have been kinder, inky.

Sorry, should have added a smilie.

I used the term "idiot" as I did exactly the same thing.

Lichtblick

Really?! That helps a LOT.

Thanks for the response. <wave>

rick_chasey

thegibdog wrote:

Is there a reason why the Vuelta isn't later in the year?

No-one wants it anywhere else.

Lichtblick

Who is this Sky man?



and who is this bumping him? (same shot, different angle)



I thought bumping wasn't allowed, or is that head-banging (a la Renshaw a couple of years ago).

Richmond Racer

Sky sprinter is Ben Swift. And its Viviani givng him a good old shoulder barge on the line.

Lichtblick

Shoulder barging is allowed then?

frenchfighter

Might have to purchase. Kit for his foundation.

inkyfingers

frenchfighter wrote:

Might have to purchase. Kit for his foundation.

Have his foundation signed Samuel Dumoulin?

rick_chasey

Lichtblick wrote:

Shoulder barging is allowed then?

Argy Bargy is fine within reason.

Ultimately it's a judgement call, but in the run into a sprint you'll regularly see sprinters barging into one another as they fight for the preferred wheel.

Just don't headbutt/use your head to hold people back, keep your hands on your handlebars, and sprint vaguely in a straight line.

greasedscotsman

inkyfingers wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Might have to purchase. Kit for his foundation.

Have his foundation signed Samuel Dumoulin?

Don't you mean Rick Chasey!

inkyfingers

greasedscotsman wrote:

inkyfingers wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Might have to purchase. Kit for his foundation.

Have his foundation signed Samuel Dumoulin?

Don't you mean Rick Chasey!

That was my first thought, but figured i'd just insulted Rick in another thread so thought I might be pushing my luck....

knedlicky

Supposedly Kittel gave Degenkolb tips on how to effectively do the above.