Vuelta stage 6 ***spoilers***

joelsim
joelsim Posts: 7,552
edited August 2014 in Pro race
Looking forward to today, saw this on another forum and it made me chuckle.

The big question is, well, any (!) of these... will Contador make a Top 5 placing?... Will Dan Martin come good?... Will Kelderman and Uran keep up?... Will Aru start his Vuelta with a whimper?... Will Arredondo attack from miles away and then fade?.... Will Purito leave everyone else eating his dust?... Will Valverde stick something in Froome's spokes?... So many questions! All to be answered today!
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
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    It's only 4 kms but the 10% gradient makes it something for the mountain goats only - too long for the Ardennes style riders. With so many big riders and so many unknowns in terms of fitness, a pretty decisive test. The time gaps won't be big, but we'll know who's fit enough and who's not
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Quintana saying he things it a bit early to have a crack and Contador will likely just see how his knee performs. I wouldn't be surprised to see Froome give it some. JRod is looking for the win.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I imagine Conatador has marked this as one of the stages for his proposed stage win.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Yay the first stage that I'm actually excited about :D
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Yay the first stage that I'm actually excited about :D

    Didn't realise there was a chance of crosswinds...
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Live coverage starting at 3pm Eurosport BST.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Yay the first stage that I'm actually excited about :D

    Didn't realise there was a chance of crosswinds...

    Cheeky! Granted I should have got excited about the possibility of crosswinds on previous stages, it's just the Vuelta always seems to promise so much but delivers so little that I feel talk of crosswinds is akin to crying wolf.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Yay the first stage that I'm actually excited about :D

    Didn't realise there was a chance of crosswinds...

    Cheeky!

    *Whistles innocently*
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Incidentally, I hope this live rowing isn't going to overrun. I always get the gas when I see Eurosport showing live anything before the cycling.
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  • outcastjack
    outcastjack Posts: 237
    Meh, rowing wont over run, each race is only 2km long...

    I know he wont feature today but has anyone seen Sagan at all in this race yet?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    53km +8:40 to the boys out front. Garmin chasing hard now for some reason. Ulrika Hedging options.

    Good luck fellas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiDti_Xnnmo
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Fat contract signed and probably a bit down in the dumps at the lack of TdF stage (yes I know he did brilliantly and had won the green jersey after 5 days but still) means Sagan is probably going through the motions for the rest of this season. Or trying to work himself in to a bit of form.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    mulletmaster wrote:
    Fat contract signed...means Sagan is probably going through the motions for the rest of this season

    Someone ought to hand Sagan a copy of the story of Faust. It's only a matter of time. After all, Oleg is just another Mephistopheles, isn't he ? Or maybe he's the devil himself ?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Oleg Tinkov pondering the duality of social media.

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Like watching Take the High Road.

    What grows in those 'orchards' by the way?
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited August 2014
    27km +5:30

    Garmin and Katusha chief assassins.

    20km +4:30

    Coming up:
    From the top of Alto de Zafarraya, the following 40 km are a constant up and down, including the category 3 climb, Alto de los Bermejales (5.8 km / avg. 5.8 %). From here, the riders head towards the two intermediate sprints of the day. The road goes downhill most of the time, making for a fast pace. A morning breakaway won’t stand much of a chance when the fight for positions starts in the peloton.

    The finish
    With 5 km to go, the riders enter La Zubia. The peloton will be going extremely fast at this point as all the GC riders want to be near the front. 500 meters later, the riders turn left onto the narrow Calle Cruz de San Antón. This is where the final climb begins. The first part is steep. Then, it evens out a bit, before the last 3.5 km kick up with an agonizing average gradient of over 10 %. What characterizes this ascent is the lack of corners. It’s straight-out all the time, making it a mental challenge as well. There is no place to recover before the line.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Macaloon wrote:
    Like watching Take the High Road.

    What grows in those 'orchards' by the way?

    Carlton mentioned orange earlier, which would make sense to me given my rudimentary knowledge of Spanish geography and agriculture
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    ^ Ta. Heard that the word marmalade was falling on hard times through lack of use. Shame.

    The downside of building such a long lead is it takes you ages to toast. Great effort by the break. 11.5km, +2:25.

    Infernal Ulrika leadout: 7.5km +1:15.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    edited August 2014
    3km. Vultures have their day. Top men all looking at each other.

    Valverde on the front for Nairo. Good lad. Usual suspects all there. Cadel toast :(
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    And a Kiwi does a flyer.

    *Or not, Kiwis can't fly after all.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Was that Talansky sliding off the back?
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  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Froome not looking good, back of the group
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Barguil looks to have been dropped. That buggers my fantasy team.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Dan Martin slipping back.
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  • ic.
    ic. Posts: 769
    Could just be shadowing Purito
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Kelderman too. My team fails.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Martin dropped. Froome still there with Alberto. Wilco gone.
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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Valverde riding on the front for Quintana now, 2k
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Who's the OGE?
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