Vuelta Stage 12 ***SPOILER***

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  • oneof1982
    oneof1982 Posts: 703
    Ambulance makes its way through the peleton..
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Pross wrote:
    I'm obviously missing something as Harmon and Kelly seem to think he's a key domestique - guess I'll have to look more closely in his next race.

    Harmon has always had it in his head that Zandio (probably due to the Spanish name) is an excellent climber. He isn't. He's probably a similar level to Flecha.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Turfle wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I'm obviously missing something as Harmon and Kelly seem to think he's a key domestique - guess I'll have to look more closely in his next race.

    Harmon has always had it in his head that Zandio (probably due to the Spanish name) is an excellent climber. He isn't. He's probably a similar level to Flecha.


    Yeah, Harmon was over-egging it. Still a blow for Sky
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,181
    Turfle wrote:
    Pross wrote:
    I'm obviously missing something as Harmon and Kelly seem to think he's a key domestique - guess I'll have to look more closely in his next race.

    Harmon has always had it in his head that Zandio (probably due to the Spanish name) is an excellent climber. He isn't. He's probably a similar level to Flecha.

    Team Sky's own website thinks similar ;)
    Xabier Zandio is one of the most respected climbing domestiques in the peloton and proved a huge hit during his first season with Team Sky.

    Although the subsequent information below goes on to suggest a hard working domestique doing the unglamorous work in the earlier parts of mountain stages. I guess he does the Stannard / Pate type role on the stages when they can't get over the early climbs but this race has been lacking in those sorts of stages so far.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,181
    Is the break going to stay away then? Should be a close run thing unless they completely crack on the climb.
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Hmmm... I reckon they'll be caught at about 1.5km to go.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Katusha man shoves Movistar man (it looked like)
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Sky doing Katusha's job for them.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,181
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Katusha man shoves Movistar man (it looked like)

    Welcome to the rough and tumble world of pro cycling - you have to do what it takes to get your man to the front on races like this. Froome had to push someone out of the way a few stages ago when they tried to muscle in on him.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Shove man out of way, cause crash?
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Peloton 1.25 behind. They are going to get caught arent they.

    Peloton flying and battle for position in full flow.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,181
    afx237vi wrote:
    Sky doing Katusha's job for them.

    It's a tricky one for them today - they won't want the break caught and J Rod, Valv and Bertie to pick up bonus seconds but they still need to ride at the front to position Froome for the start of the hill.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,181
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Shove man out of way, cause crash?

    No - shove man, make it apparent that you are having that bit of road and he backs off to avoid a crash. You'd be amazed at how stable those guys are on their bikes and the amount of contact (deliberate and accidental) that occurs in the peloton. Have a look for some old (before the commisaires got tougher) footage of track sprinting for an idea of how much contact they can take even at flat out pace or look at Japanese kierin racing for a real eye opener!
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    3km to go for escapados

    lovely scenery

    they turn in land now
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Wow, this is going to be a nail biter!
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
    Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    escapados now on that v. narrow uphill wot was in the utube posted earlier
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    Holy carp look at that hill!
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Ian Stannard setting a cracking pack for a big rider
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
    Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2
  • oldwelshman
    oldwelshman Posts: 4,733
    1) Why did katusha and moviestar let this break go so close to finish when J-Rod would win guarenteed ?
    2) why the fuck are sky on the front they wont crak j-rod on this thing for sure.
    http://s290.photobucket.com/albums/ll245/oldwelshman/
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK5Bfqj5fxY
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Contador kicking off early,,, fancy some extra second here?
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
    Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    this hill killing people already

    look like ski-jump steep
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Anton looking good.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    CONTADOR WEARING DIFFERENT JERSEY TODAY!

    Only recognise him by riding style.
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    Froome loosing distance here
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
    Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2
  • graeme_s-2
    graeme_s-2 Posts: 3,382
    Gilbert no where to be seen - looks like those who said it was too steep for him were right, and BMC were wrong!
  • nweststeyn
    nweststeyn Posts: 1,574
    boom goes froome
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Who's on front

    is it contador rodriguez or is someone else in front of them????????
  • ilm_zero7
    ilm_zero7 Posts: 2,213
    J Rod, to take this surely?
    http://veloviewer.com/SigImage.php?a=3370a&r=3&c=5&u=M&g=p&f=abcdefghij&z=a.png
    Wiliers: Cento Uno/Superleggera R and Zero 7. Bianchi Infinito CV and Oltre XR2
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Nice from J Rod. Put Contador on the front them smoke him.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    PHEW!

    That ended fast.

    V. strange selection of camera shots IMHO.

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