Vuelta a España Stage 19 *Spoiler*

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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Oh good, 4 have broken clear. BMC Rabobank Cofidis and a n other.

    Too late, they're caught even as I type.

    Oh well.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    No. 57 moons at the other breakaway man. He takes no notice.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Big fire in the scrub at the side of the road. The peleton take no notice.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Spirit of the Beehive country.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Now a large herd of cattle are galloping alongside to escape the fire. The peleton take no notice.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    David Moncoutie retires on Sunday.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,431
    Lichtblick wrote:
    David Moncoutie retires on Sunday.


    Do the peleton take notice?
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:
    David Moncoutie retires on Sunday.


    Do the peloton take notice?

    :D:D
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    Lichtblick- you are channeling your inner Harmon here. Can you keep this up for the next 50k?
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    I'm beginning to think even I could ride faster than this...............

    Chinese man on the front, briefly.

    They've had no rain here. Looks like a desert.

    Cattle have calmed down now.

    Oh ....... hang on.............. what's this???
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Brief hiatus there as Radioshack man couldn't open his can of coke. Banged it violently on handlebars then stuck it up his shorts leg..........before throwing it away. Must be seeing things, thought it was Schleck.
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Lichtblick wrote:
    David Moncoutie retires on Sunday.
    Do the peloton take notice?
    I think he'll have a go at a stage win tomorrow. He still has an outside chance of the mountain jersey, which he's won the last 4 years in the Vuelta. To get a 5th jersey would put him joint most successful mountains jersey winner in its history.
    A stage win, and possibly the jersey on top, would be a nice way for a nice guy to end his career.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Lichtblick - what are you doing for the next 8 days and can you knock up a quick CV for ITV4 ?
  • knedlicky
    knedlicky Posts: 3,097
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Lotto man laughs himself nearly sick at some unknown joke............ thought he was going to fall off for a sec.
    Perhaps he was laughing at this:

    This morning Rodriguez and Moreno apparently had their blood controlled for the third consecutive day.
    Moreno is reputed to have cheekily said to one of the doping control team

    “You’ve lost the samples from yesterday and the day before, or what?”
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    dsoutar wrote:
    Lichtblick - what are you doing for the next 8 days and can you knock up a quick CV for ITV4 ?

    I'm taking a well-earned break next week. End of next week.

    RAIN IS HAMMERING DOWN NOW!
    Very exciting.

    Also sun shining.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    The rain in Spain is falling mainly on the plain.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    If you'd ridden a little bit faster you wouldn't be getting wet now.

    Though I bet many of them are enjoying the rain.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Gordon Bennett, talk about a local shower. Having pedalled on, they're out of the rain.

    Horses galloping alongside again.

    Under 40km to go.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    They need to get their foot down here or they won't finish before I have to go home!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Christ. 40km to go?

    Sod that.
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    At last some spectators in a small village.

    I would have reported earlier that a lone policemen saluted as they went by, but the peleton took no notice.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Its raining. Wait for a Contador attack ; )

    Peloton know they hit the pain cave tomorrow so are laying off.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Christ. 40km to go?

    Sod that.

    37.5 km to go now.

    They're going through a sizeable town.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Lichtblick wrote:

    They're going through a sizeable town.
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRiUW0iR5xHIeBkZxdEHLrVscIhiNH2Nx9YqubhIWSGX8e2wCVtUtgPLXAb
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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Back in motorway bridges/flat dry fields country. (yawn)


    One breakaway man shouts at the other one. Liquigas man picks up water. All stuffed up and down shirt. Sorry, jersey.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    No picture/sound on any Eurosport channel. Complete breakdown of service AFAICS.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Whenever anyone uses average speeds in a GT Tour to 'prove' doping/not doping, just remember much more of the overall time was spent on days like this than racing up mountains.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Still nothing on any Eurosport channel.

    Does that mean Harman/Kelly aren't getting pictures either? :shock: :shock:
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Eurosport player is working fine.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Lichtblick wrote:
    Still nothing on any Eurosport channel.

    Does that mean Harman/Kelly aren't getting pictures either? :shock: :shock:

    Are you sure you haven't sat on your remote control? It's fine here.

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