Vuelta stage 6 un-related spoiler.

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Yeah. Movistar are riding very quickly on the front of this very shallow climb.

    Quintana I believe. Ballan looking a little ominous.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Temperature 37.5. Peleton shedding at the back. Escapados down to 1:4.

    Saxobank at the front.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    De Gendt strong in the break as per usual.

    Difference is, post Giro podium, they give him a lot less time.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    De Gendt on his own at the front. About 45 seconds. 14 km to go. On the descent on penultimate climb. Saxo chasing hard. Froome's in there somewhere, about 5 back?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Beautiful descent.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    73kph

    9km to go
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Saxo seem to be working quite hard. I am not sure they should be that bothered.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    smithy21 wrote:
    Saxo seem to be working quite hard. I am not sure they should be that bothered.

    It's more about positioning now than chasing de Gendt.

    13 hairpins in the climb.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    5km to go. Froome's in 3rd position. !
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    De Gendt is ridiculously impressive...

    Took a LOT of effort to bring him back.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Has he been caught?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Everyone there. 2.5km, Henao and Uran on the front.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ah, sky choking this off again.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    IS AC going to attack?
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    J rod and froome.

    Contador nothing in the tank.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Crikey. Didn't expect that!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Contador loses 18 seconds on the road to J Rod, who beats Froome by 2 seconds.

    Then you add the bonuses.
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,182
    No mistake from J Rod this time
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    That'll be why he didn't attack then.
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Lichtblick wrote:
    IS AC going to attack?

    Attacked off the back.

    J-Rod looking very good.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:
    IS AC going to attack?

    Attacked off the back.

    J-Rod looking very good.

    Always does on these kind of finishes though.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    J-Rod is very impressive at that. Great sprint on him comes in handy and he can hold the pace.

    J-Rod, few secs to Froome, 10 secs to Valverde, 20 secs to Contador.

    Was all together with top favourites until about 500m to go.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Contador loses 18 seconds on the road to J Rod, who beats Froome by 2 seconds.

    Then you add the bonuses.

    More like 5 seconds. Froome had a bit of a wobble before the line.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    What's that going to do to the GC?
  • andyrac
    andyrac Posts: 1,197
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Crikey. Didn't expect that!

    Took the words out my mouth.....
    All Road/ Gravel: tbcWinter: tbcMTB: tbcRoad: tbc"Look at the time...." "he's fallen like an old lady on a cruise ship..."
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,891
    Contador used to look good on these sort of finishes though.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Contador loses 18 seconds on the road to J Rod, who beats Froome by 2 seconds.

    Then you add the bonuses.

    More like 5 seconds. Froome had a bit of a wobble before the line.

    Wibble?
    blackadder_fagin.jpg
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    afx237vi wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:
    IS AC going to attack?

    Attacked off the back.

    J-Rod looking very good.

    Always does on these kind of finishes though.

    He sometimes suffers during the super high speed stuff, like what Sky do, so that was good.
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Saxo's work a bluff then? It served no purpose at all. When it mattered Sky took over and they were gone.

    Shocked to see AC have no response at that stage.
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Contador looking very vulnerable there. Question is whether he has time left to ride himself into shape...

    Cobo didn't look as bad as he did earlier in the week - slowly getting into shape?

    Gesink and Mollema both struggling

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