Vuelta a España Stage 20 *Spoiler*

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  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Do you see how EASILY these crazies could fall down a sheer drop behind them?

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    OK J-Rod is not stuffed.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    afx237vi wrote:
    OK J-Rod is not stuffed.

    :lol: He might get the time back on Valverde here
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    he ain't gonna make up over two minutes on AC though
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Menchov wins the stage.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    Great win!
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Contador's blowing hard. Rodriguez will be kicking himself that he didn't attack further out. Valverde catches Contador...
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    Woah, Bert really suffering.
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    the finish line is so steep they have to be pushed over it
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    sean kelly says no change in top three

    PHEW!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Phew! Big scare for Contador.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    So, ok, how do they get back down this mountain?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    10.16 is Contador's lead over Froome!

    Huge effort by JRod - 21 secs from taking 2nd. Shld have tried earlier.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Lichtblick
    Lichtblick Posts: 1,434
    IS anyone apart from me going to watch tomorrow?

    I've never seen a Vuelta last day, and I can't follow these guys for three weeks and abandon them at the end.

    They'd call me a part-timer.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Of course I'm watching tomorrow's stage - but will have to have ToB on the go at the same time.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Vuelta last stage, Tour of Britain, and GP de Montreal. It's the greatest cycling day of the year.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    oh, forgot about Montreal...tomorrow's a biggie...
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Total exhaustion for a lot of those riders today. Loved it, it takes monumental efforts to make gains in these sorts of races these days. Great sporting effort, that's how it should be.
    @JaunePeril

    Winner of the Bike Radar Pro Race Wiggins Hour Prediction Competition
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,821
    frenchfighter wrote:
    10.16 is Contador's lead over Froome!

    To be fair, while Froome was coming second in the Tour, Contador was enjoying an 18-30 rep in Salou and calling it "training"

    N.B. This may be a lie
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Last 2km
    http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/vuel ... o/1523366/
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Stage 20 Results
    1 MENCHOV, Denis (KATUSHA) 4:48:48
    2 PORTE, Richie (SKY PROCYCLING) + 0:17
    3 DE WEERT, Kevin (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:42
    4 KESSIAKOFF, Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (ASTANA) + 1:16
    5 SICARD, Romain (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 1:39
    6 CAPECCHI, Eros (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE) + 2:30
    7 BOUET, Maxime (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 2:39
    8 GESCHKE, Simon (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 3:14
    9 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 3:31
    10 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 3:56
    11 MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 4:08
    12 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) + 4:15
    13 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA)
    14 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 4:24
    15 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 4:34
    16 DE LA FUENTE RASILLA, David (CAJA RURAL) + 4:37
    17 PETERSON, Thomas (GARMIN-SHARP) + 4:38
    18 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK)
    19 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 4:43
    20 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI)

    General Classification after Stage 20
    1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO BANK-TINKOFF BANK) 82:14:52
    2 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:16
    3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 1:37
    4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 10:16
    5 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 11:29
    6 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 12:23
    7 TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-SHARP) + 13:28
    8 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 13:41
    9 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI) + 14:01
    10 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR) + 16:13
    Contador is the Greatest
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    JRod the strongest overall, but Contador was persistent and prepared to take greater risks.

    He was within 1km of losing Stage 17.
    Today, he may well have been within 1km of losing the Vuelta.

    Marginal gains, Spanish style.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Enjoyed that.

    Had a good snooze and woke up for the final climb.

    Ride of the day: de Weert by miles.
    _
  • lloyd_bower
    lloyd_bower Posts: 664
    frenchfighter wrote:
    10.16 is Contador's lead over Froome!

    Huge effort by JRod - 21 secs from taking 2nd. Shld have tried earlier.

    And your point is? Hardly surprising, it's practically impossible to peak for two GTs in less than three months. I don't think most sensible commentators was expecting him to win. The guy in second Valverde finished close on 40mins behind Froome in the Tour, and even the Steakman couldn't manage the Giro & Tour last year.

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