Vuelta Stage 17 **Spoiler**

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No visuals yet?! Fail for organisers.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    39 secs. He's driving it on the front of his group too.
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    40 seconds now between Contador and Val.Piti and J-Rod.

    Contador virtual leader of the race.
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  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    live images now on.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2012
    Alberto Contador, Sergio Paulinho (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank), Gorka Verdugo, Mikel Landa (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Paolo Tiralongo (Astana), Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r-La Mondiale), Alexandre Geniez (Argos-Shimano), Sergio Luis Henao (Sky), Nairo Quintana, Benat Inxausti (Movistar), Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-BigMat), Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) and Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Nissan).
    Contador is the Greatest
  • PuttyKnees
    PuttyKnees Posts: 381
    Blimey
  • gabriel959
    gabriel959 Posts: 4,227
    Valv.Piti has a mechanical.

    48 secons now for Contador.
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  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Just ticked up to 52 secs. Armchair ride for the rest of the group. Paulinho doing all the work.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Respect to Contador for going for it. Sometimes to win you have to be prepared to lose.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    He gets a lot of sh!t on here, but this is why he's still popular.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,434
    Stick a fork in the Vuelta

    It's done
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    1.15

    25km
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Saxo boys getting caught up in the chase too ;).
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited September 2012
    Finally, Harmon emerges from his coma.
    Eurosport are the total pits.
    Dutch tv were live ages before this shambles.
    Complaints all round.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Finally, Harmon emerges from his coma.
    Eurosport are the total pits.
    Complaints all round.

    Pfft. Eurosport.

    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-8.php
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  • Pozzi
    Pozzi Posts: 23
    edited September 2012
    This is proof that you only need one rider to light up the whole race; not that Purito or Valverde haven't been entertaining. Just imagine how much activity we would have seen during the TDF if Contador was there.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Got to hope Skys domestiques dont bridge to JRod group
    Contador is the Greatest
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    He gets a lot of sh!t on here, but this is why he's still popular.

    He gets a lot of good advice too though. Rozzer has been telling him to do this for about a week now :wink:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited September 2012
    Rick Chasey wrote:

    Pfft. Eurosport.

    http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-8.php


    I know. That what i was watching.
    Harmon thought Piti was chasing the breakaway.
    Hadn't a clue about Bertie.

    Meanwhile, they opened up with 15 minutes of chat.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Contador a bit eager for the bonus seconds
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Lucky my photo account is in maintenance otherwise I'd be littering race face photos
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tiralongo drilling it for his friend Contador.

    This is what SKY would NEVER have.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Lucky my photo account is in maintenance otherwise I'd be littering race face photos


    :lol:
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  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Oh gawd, Tiralongo is helping him out.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Apparently Contador didn't ride his bike AT ALL on the rest day.
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  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    This is exciting then.


    I know lots of people don't like him.. but you've got to respect Bertie's Panache and sock/shoe combination.
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,978
    I'm not really a Contador fan but....All respect due ...... he is really giving it his all. A true racer attacking whenever he can.
    “You may think that; I couldn’t possibly comment!”

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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    What a legend he is.
  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Lucky my photo account is in maintenance otherwise I'd be littering race face photos


    :lol:

    My clunky rural broadband connection thanks you.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    afx237vi wrote:
    Oh gawd, Tiralongo is helping him out.

    Did you expect any different?
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