Vuelta Stage 4 *Spoiler*

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  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Dont worry. The cars or the motos will help Valverde.

    Sky may want revenge but they dont want all the Spanish teams and fans against them...


    As long as Bertie is not back there the Spaniards won't care.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Contador in Porte's wheel, so up there with them.
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  • rebs
    rebs Posts: 891
    Wow

    At this rate I'll be amazed to see Sky get out of Spain alive :P
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    LOVED that heli shot where you see the echelons forming.

    I'm not watching it but the thought of echelons is making me tingly, in an almost sexual way.

    Did I say that out loud?

    So you saw the entire peloton strung out in the left hand gutter and one by one a rider about halfway along would swing violently to the right hand gutter and the echelon would start.
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Expect a few carpet tacks when Froome is alone on the road on another day. Sky will probably blame Pierre Roland even tho he's not in the race.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Spanish TV producers must have watched the Olympic RR and thought "no on-screen info... that'll add some suspense!"
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    If sky attacked and then Valverde crashed as a result, its no problem IMO
    Mañana
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Valverde group just caught up with group ahead.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    First peloton isn't going that hard... Lots of people not wanting to work there.

    Steegmans f*cking up the sky echelon too.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    6 Liquigas in last group
    Contador is the Greatest
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Capecchi and the whole of Liquigas also in the last echelon with Valv.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gap now about 45 secs. Cobo also in 1st group
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    First peloton isn't going that hard... Lots of people not wanting to work there.

    Steegmans f*cking up the sky echelon too.


    Telling them they're a bunch of C***s for not waiting on the leader maybe ?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    First peloton isn't going that hard... Lots of people not wanting to work there.

    Steegmans f*cking up the sky echelon too.


    Telling them they're a bunch of C***s for not waiting on the leader maybe ?

    No no.

    Martin is up ahead eh?

    It's easier to hold your position if you're in the echelon anyway.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Does anyone else find it hard to pick out (identify in the bunch) Contador? It was easier when he was in Astana IMO.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    19 km to go. 38" back to Valverde... coming back together slowly.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Euskatel are in the first peloton.

    Dodged crashes and echelons.

    'Cor.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Whoever is writing the live comments on Yahoo's ticker says that the five-man break are still 12:20 up the road, oblivious of all the drama unfolding behind.

    Don't they have race radio at the Vuelta? Or have I missed something?
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    and it all looked so dull 20 mins ago...
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    What does BMC ride for?
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    BMC with Gilbert helping out...
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  • Gazzetta67
    Gazzetta67 Posts: 1,890
    Sky making a rod for their own back - a lot of teams will remember this in future races and want to stick it to them big time. Even Europcar will be more popular than them 8)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    FJS wrote:
    What does BMC ride for?

    Thinking the same. Not sure.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Menchov, Van den Broeck, and Rodriguez are in first group

    Risk off now.

    More tired legs...may count for something on the climb.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    break has only 6:44 minutes left...
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,243
    Gazzetta67 wrote:
    Sky making a rod for their own back - a lot of teams will remember this in future races and want to stick it to them big time. Even Europcar will be more popular than them 8)

    Nope. Most teams will see it for what it is. Good to see Movistar getting a taste of their own medicine.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    What does BMC ride for?

    Thinking the same. Not sure.

    Stage for Phil?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Doing too much work for that.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,711
    CN Sky forum haters have gone into meltdown.
    BMC on the front has them somewhat perplexed.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • calvjones
    calvjones Posts: 3,850
    calvjones wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    FJS wrote:
    What does BMC ride for?

    Thinking the same. Not sure.

    Stage for Phil?

    OK maybe not.
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