Vuelta 2014 Stage 4 *Spoilers*

frenchfighter
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edited August 2014 in Pro race
33km to race.

Pinot struggling. Sagan struggling.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,712
    Someone on Velorooms chat said Sagan is looking a little bit out of shape.

    Also seen on Twitter some echelons formed earlier.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
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    Ticker is here...

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  • frenchfighter
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    Riders getting shelled on this:

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    Bouhanni hanging on right at the back. Sky on the front.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Sagan suffering from motivation issues with a big fat Oleg contract sorted?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Movistar move to the front. Yates 3rd wheel. Peloton 75 strong.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Boonen backwards. Bouhanni distanced with no teammates. Pretty steep section here. Contador bouncing all over the place.
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  • jimmythecuckoo
    jimmythecuckoo Posts: 4,712
    Fabian Cancellara dropped.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited August 2014
    Yates and Ancona have attacked. Ancona has good form from from US.

    Movistar on the front. Contador 3rd wheel. Europcar rider bridging.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Valverde attacks!!!

    25ks
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  • frenchfighter
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    One Tinky on the front now with Contador 2nd wheel, covered by Movistars. Froome somewhere there. Single file for ages.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Europcar rider is Sicard and joined the two up front.

    Valverde joins them and hits the front immediately.

    75m.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Not relevant to this stage, but when did it become acceptable for Bonnen to be crap? The commentators were talking about him yesterday like he is totally washed up.
    Is he done? Suffering from motivation? Turned in to a bit of an EBH? I know for various reasons he hasn't got any results all season but is that all that can be expected of him now?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    21ks, still no time gap. SORT IT OUT.

    Valverde still on the front drilling full gas.

    Caruso trying to bridge.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Evans dropped or had a mechanical...suspect the later as he has rejoined no problem.

    Time gap 23 secs.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good roads for breakaways as winding and narrow but gap still at 18secs with 18km. Peloton is quite large and more teams coming to the front. Caruso caught. May well be a waste of energy for Valverde.
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  • frenchfighter
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    15ks and 17 secs. Sicard is lighting up this descent and the other three cant keep with him.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Sicard was the guy leading the descent for Rolland in the Giro on THAT stage. He's good. Yates a bit tentative but to be expected post his crash in San Sebastian.
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  • frenchfighter
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    11ks 11 secs according to the ticker.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Matthews was struggling on the ascent but I think I just caught a sign of him 3rd wheel. If it is him thats a damn good effort.

    Single file 50 riders left.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    9ks 8 secs.

    Lots of Ktush in the bunch.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Silly question, but has anyone seen sicard being caught?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Small bunch sprint coming up.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    The_Boy wrote:
    Silly question, but has anyone seen sicard being caught?

    The three did and I presume Sicard has as he has not been shown out front and there is no gap.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Yeah I assumed so, but he was off the front of the other trio. Was just amusing myself with the thought of a long rider being of in front without anyone knowing.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited August 2014
    Bunch sprint won by Degenkolb easy - 3 or 4 bike lengths.

    Hansen took a flyer with 1.5km to go.

    Matthews 3rd behind and IAM rider.
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  • chrisday
    chrisday Posts: 300
    Thx for updates, FF - unable to view anything else here @ work - appreciated
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  • ad_snow
    ad_snow Posts: 469
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Bunch sprint won by Degenkolb easy - 3 or 4 bike lengths.

    Hansen took a flyer with 1.5km to go.

    Matthews 3rd behind and IAM rider.

    Does Matthews keep the leaders jersey?
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,157
    The official results currently don't have Quintana in the front group. Did anyone see him? Is this a transponder issue or something else?
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited August 2014
    Stage
    1 John Degenkolb
    2 Vicento Reynes
    3 Michael Matthews
    4 Damiano Caruso
    5 Dan Martin
    6 Alexandr Kolobnev
    7 Lloyd Mondory
    8 Valerio Conti
    9 Bob Jungels
    10 Fabio Aru

    GC
    Matthews
    Quintana
    Valverde
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    RichN95 wrote:
    The official results currently don't have Quintana in the front group. Did anyone see him? Is this a transponder issue or something else?

    Thought I saw him talking to Valverde after he was caught.

    Nothing about him being out of it on the tickers.

    Not on results yet but yes he probably changed bike.

    edit: Cnews: The race organisation has issued this top 10 for the GC, but we've been told that Quintana's omission is a mistake. He is still in second place.

    1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica Greenedge 13:30:44
    2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:15
    3 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:19
    4 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale 0:00:21
    5 Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge
    6 George Bennett (NZl) Cannondale 0:00:24
    7 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Trek Factory Racing
    8 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:27
    9 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
    10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
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