Vuelta a Andalucia 2014 *SPOILERS*

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Anyway. Tomorrow is all about Ciolek. You heard it here first :-)





    *crosses fingers and hopes not to be too badly embarrassed*
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  • Funny stage on Sunday with a 1st cat to start the day then a relatively easy finale.
    Contador is the Greatest
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    Contador is the Greatest
  • Live on French Eurosport.
    Clear blue skies. Just over 32kms to go.....
    Break at 1'-25"
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
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  • Big crash took out half the peloton with 2.8kms to go.
    EBH looked to have a problem with 500m to go.

    Photo finish won by............................Ciolek or Wanty's Roy Jans.
    Result pending.

    atm given to Ciolek.
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  • Still not convinced with Sky's tactics. Just Thomas and EBH left with 900m to go with Thomas taking EBH on a separate line from the main bunch and he was gassed with 600m to go.

    Great break today, good to see Rabobank colours again
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  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    1. Gerald Ciolek (MTN Qhubeka)
    2. Roy Jans (Wanty)
    3. Moreno Hofland (Belkin)
    4. Nikias Arndt (Giant Shimano)
    5. Tom Van Asbroeck (Topsport Vlaanderen)
    6. Jens Debusschere (Lotto Belisol)
    7. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky)
    8. Fabio Silvestre (Freak)
    9. Kenneth Van Bilsen (Topsport Vlaanderen)
    10. Davide Vigano (Caja Rural)
    11. Martijn Verschoor (Novo Nordisk)
    12. Tom Dumoulin (Giant Shimano)
    13. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana)
    14. Edwing Cammaerts (Cofidis)
    15. Pawel Franczak (ActiveJet)
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,651
    Just sayin', that's a moral PTP victory for me ;-)
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  • Final stage. Lumpy finish so potential for the break to stay away, last few km attack or bunch sprint.
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  • 42km to go. 9 man break with 1.29 on bunch controlled by Movistar.
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  • Arredondo missed in that graphic. Didier not in the break
  • Break getting restless. Dumoulin on the attack.
  • Dumoulin has the good legs today. Will Ten Dam/Fuglsang get on?
  • Laura Meseguer has smoldering eyes.
  • Tux in the break!
    Contador is the Greatest
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Sky putting a spurt in which seemed to confuse everyone in the peloton inc Porte...
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Awesome, bloodthirsty peloton pursuing Dumoulin: <30s, 11km downhill
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  • Lovely cruisey descent. Going to be close for Dumoulin but I think he'll be reeled in.
  • Can Belkin organise a sprint train for Hofland now?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited February 2014
    Some lovely roundabout action.

    Edit - blimey Topsport :shock:

    Hofland gets the win for Belkin.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • C'mon Topsport!
  • Hofland wins for Belkin. Think that means Astana are the only team without a win in 2014
  • Nice. Well organised race. Ice cream on the beach now.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Unexpected last km shenanigans. A very good watch that was.

    Art for a commentary gig.
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  • Macaloon wrote:
    Unexpected last km shenanigans. A very good watch that was.

    Art for a commentary gig.
    :D
  • Nice. Well organised race. Ice cream on the beach now.

    Those are quite big waves for the Med.

    Anyway is Nikias Arndt any relation to Judith?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Never heard of the winner but good job to him. Good work Valverde - bossed it. Sky come away with very little.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Good effort from Dumoulin.
    Malaga was a nice backdrop to end the pleasant little training race.
    Now looking forward to the serious racing starting next week.
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Never heard of the winner but good job to him..
    He was one of the Belkins getting those repetitive 1-2-3s in the Tour of Hainan last year. bagging a couple of stages and the overall himself