Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2013 *SPOILERS*

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  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    looks like a few teams putting the hurt onto Sky today
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Forgot to add Talansky went down yesterday on the line (just reminded watching the replay) so can't have been too bad
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    89km, gap's 1.20
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    looks like a few teams putting the hurt onto Sky today
    Yes. About time too. Should be an interesting stage.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    No Saxo in the break...
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    edited April 2013
    That corner with the cobbled well not quite Belgian uphill looks like part of the final loop though not sure if it is could be interesting for the peloton to get round.
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    80km to race. Gap 1.30. Saxo should be represented there.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Sky forced to the front to try to control &/or bring back the gap now at 1'04
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Tux off the front of the peloton, taking team mate with him too

    Edit: Breakaway falling apart - Tux is going to make it to the lead group by the looks
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Gap to peloton was being under-reported. Group of 4 has about 1'40.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Gap to peloton was being under-reported. Group of 4 has about 1'40.

    Txurruka and his teammate were about 50 secs behind the leader at the top.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    DeadCalm wrote:
    Gap to peloton was being under-reported. Group of 4 has about 1'40.

    Ah the beauty of Basque coverage!
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    edited April 2013
    Costa, Herrada, Navarro, Talansky and Fuglsang up the front with 1.40 to the peloton. Txurruka and teammate at about 57's of the front group
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This sport needs more riders like Tux. I really don't know why most riders are happy to ride the bunch.

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    Contador is the Greatest
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Txurruka has blown & sits up to get back into the peloton
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    By the look of it Henao and Porte only have Kiryenka left.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Txurruka's teammate closing in on the lead group.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    DeadCalm wrote:
    By the look of it Henao and Porte only have Kiryenka left.

    Yeah does look that way but he rides like Terminator.

    Fraile still looking to bridge up to the front after leaving team mate Txurruka
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • smithy21
    smithy21 Posts: 2,204
    frenchfighter wrote:
    This sport needs more riders like Tux. I really don't know why most riders are happy to ride the bunch.

    2007-7-20-eusj75568528.jpg

    Agree re Tux. Always liked him.

    Jesus- the weather.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Lead group riding very gingerly.
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Fraile makes the front group - hard ride in that weather
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Danlikesbikes wrote:
    Fraile makes the front group - hard ride in that weather


    Yeah, all credit to him
  • danlikesbikes
    danlikesbikes Posts: 3,898
    Fraile even putting in a good turn on the front group looks like he was even going to go on his own?
    Pain hurts much less if its topped off with beating your mates to top of a climb.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Thibaut attacks.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Front group appears to have lost impetus.
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    Freille goes over the top alone.
  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Cameraman on the front moto appears to have been on the fizz
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    I hope a GC rider tries something before the final climb :roll:
    Contador is the Greatest
  • DeadCalm
    DeadCalm Posts: 4,249
    frenchfighter wrote:
    I hope a GC rider tries something before the final climb :roll:
    One would hope Quintana will try something given the efforts of his team.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Yeah and the fact he can't TT. How cool would a Henao/Quintana break be!
    Contador is the Greatest

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