Mallorca Challenge (SPOILER!!!!!)

Turfle
Turfle Posts: 3,762
edited February 2013 in Pro race
About time this had a thread I think.

Today:
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Escape gone away with 30km to go:
G. Izagirre (EUS), Sulzberger (OGE), Kolobnev (KAT), Valverde (MOV), Costa (MOV), Gesink (BLA) and Henao (SKY) with 30 seconds.

On big climb now. Ian Bibby may be somewhere near the front too.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Is this a spoiler?
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    4k to top of Puig Major.

    Gesink, Valverde, Costa, Henao with 30 second gap to the 3 dropees.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    come on Sergio...
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Valverde and Henao 10 seconds ahead now.

    Really wish there was a stream.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Over the top. 19k to go.

    Costa got back to Henao and Valverde. 10 seconds to Gesink. 50 seconds to a group of 10.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    5 secs to Gesink then 35 secs to gap. All four of those up front are quality and exciting riders.

    Bibby:
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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Think Bibby might well be in that 10 man group.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Gesink up there and gap is 45 secs.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Valverde and Henao alone with 9 to go.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Henao being lively - good to see
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Wiggins up there at the front?! (bad data)
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    He was reported to be earlier, but think it was a misidentification.

    All four back together apparently.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Henao and Valverde attack again. Small gap.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    2ks, the fours are watching each other. Valverde to win in a sprint I suppose.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Valverde wins.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Valverde wins.

    Sergio will win a race one of these days.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Fortune favours the brave.

    Would have been superb to watch this. Now that is racing.

    Valverde lighting them up once again. Would have preferred Henao to win though - the guy has panache. Give him a couple of years and he will be racking results.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Sergio will win, I'm sure. And when the first one comes, more will follow.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    1. Valverde
    2. Henao
    3. Gesink
    4. Costa
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    I think Henao might have got 2nd - a mate's tweeting from the finishing line

    EDIT: yes, confirmed
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Next year get the cameras out, Sky. You're all there anyway.
  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    Tomorrow:

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  • Turfle
    Turfle Posts: 3,762
    And in a hell of a ride, Ben Swift gets 5th! And Bibby 10th!
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Cor! Nice day for the Brits (and well done Bibby, mixing with the big guns)
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I'm assuming Wiggins deliberately turned up not to race.

    JTL and Uran are also there.

    Maybe just Henao's day - they may have set him up then backed off.

    Hope to see JTL stretch his legs in style tomorrow.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Turfle wrote:
    Tomorrow:

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    I had a miserable day over the puig major and the col du soulor from that direction a few years ago. It snowed.
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • alihisgreat
    alihisgreat Posts: 3,872
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I'm assuming Wiggins deliberately turned up not to race.

    JTL and Uran are also there.

    Maybe just Henao's day - they may have set him up then backed off.

    Hope to see JTL stretch his legs in style tomorrow.

    Yeah Wiggo has been riding to the starts to get extra miles in (+60k yesterday I think)
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 18,958
    Wiggins was in the break I believe.
    “New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Some serious reach going on for the race a couple days ago:

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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,570
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Some serious reach going on for the race a couple days ago:

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    Very tight. Would Farrar have got the win if he hadn't been busy looking at the other guy?

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