Vuelta stage 6 ***spoilers***

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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Does Quintana ever unzip his jersey even a little??
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Nieve still there. Chavez. Front group 10 strong. 1km
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Who's the OGE?
    Esteban chavez
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ah Chaves, a Colombian, I should have known.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    This is the steepest part around now isn't it?
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    700m J-Rod goes
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Come on J-Rod! Don't let Señor Hairplugs take it!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Quintana go little pop
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

    Nice to see Señor Hairplugs riding for Quintana there.

    J-Rod went too early. Good stuff from Froome and Bert.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Was that Kelderman and barguil coming in at 30s? May have been harsh on my boys of it was
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Valverde wins in a great ride shocker. Froome and Contador. J-Rod, Quintana distanced. :shock:
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    BOOOOOOM

    Enjoyed that. Valverde dishing out the pain big time then takes the win, Congratulations.

    Froome and Contador looking good. JRod looking not bad either.

    My boy Chaves right up there and Aru not far back.

    Quintana distanced slightly.

    Nice to see lots of evenly matched top riders.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    So daft from Jrod
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    "No hiding on the mountain top" - S Kelly, poet.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Can we now officially call shenanigans on the idea that Contador had a broken leg in any way?
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    lol quite, dodgy as fck.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    RichN95 wrote:
    Can we now officially call shenanigans on the idea that Contador had a broken leg in any way?

    Broken leg, broken toe nail...
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    RichN95 wrote:
    Can we now officially call shenanigans on the idea that Contador had a broken leg in any way?

    Yep. They tried to pull a Nibali, with none of the master's subtlety. Busted.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Just back from Espana today - Passed a Saxo-Tinkoff truck on the way to airport - That was a pretty good stage.

    Even though the Vuelta wasn't far away from where I was, I can report the only Vuelta related thing I saw other than truck was the logo on a tin of green olives.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    Can we now officially call shenanigans on the idea that Contador had a broken leg in any way?

    There are leg breaks and there are leg breaks but yes, I think we can.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Other than Valverde and JRod I don't think Quintana, Froome and Contador went 100% deep.
    RichN95 wrote:
    Can we now officially call shenanigans on the idea that Contador had a broken leg in any way?

    Showing his pure natural talent so far. Clever guy, placed himself well at the start, did not react when JRod went then rode the wheels well and finished just fine. Pretty much every other rider you can name would be in bed. Certified and undisputed greatest stage race rider of his generation.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    iainf72 wrote:
    Saxo-Tinkoff

    @olegtinkov · 2h
    Please tell all of the people that call us Saxo-Tinkoff that they are fucking shallow idiots and mediocrity
    @olegtinkov · 2h
    French Eurosport @EurosportFrance keep calling my team Saxo-Tinkoff, how can you be stupid not remember the name for 6 months @tinkoff_saxo

    :D

    Although likely that is why you did it :wink:
    Contador is the Greatest
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,902
    1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 4:35:27
    2 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky
    3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo
    4 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:08
    5 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:12
    6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:18
    7 Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge 0:00:25
    8 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
    9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky 0:00:32
    10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:33

    General classification after stage 6 Result
    1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 22:48:08
    2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:15
    3 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:18
    4 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:22
    5 Jhoan Esteban Chaves Rubio (Col) Orica Greenedge 0:00:41
    6 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:45
    7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:55
    8 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:58
    9 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 0:01:02
    10 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:01:06
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,902
    frenchfighter wrote:
    BOOOOOOM

    Enjoyed that. Valverde dishing out the pain big time then takes the win, Congratulations.

    Froome and Contador looking good. JRod looking not bad either.

    My boy Chaves right up there and Aru not far back.

    Quintana distanced slightly.

    Nice to see lots of evenly matched top riders.

    Doesn't your squad include 5 of the top 7? And I'm sure you look favourably on Rodriguez and Froome on occasions.
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Oleg Tinkov ‏@olegtinkov 11m

    Bravo @albertocontador ! Third after such a trauma at the Tour. HERO!


    I don't believe him.
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  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Was in a meeting so couldn't give it my full attention, so thanks for the re-cap here.

    It was a pretty exciting finish from what i could see though. I'll have to watch the highlights later.
    Phil

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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    I also don't believe that was Quintana's best effort, btw. Or if it was, that he's not planning on being much better next week.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Macaloon wrote:
    I also don't believe that was Quintana's best effort, btw. Or if it was, that he's not planning on being much better next week.
    He's better on the longer stuff, isn't he. I can't remember him being that good on the the short steep climbs.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    It was obvious quite a few of the guys didn't know when to go on the climb. But some of them look like they've got another few percent go to to be at their best.

    Also think Bert's injury wasn't that bad.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    They never really elaborated on his injury further than a "leg break" though did they?
    in fairness that could me he chipped the end off his fibula in which case he would be going full bore in a couple of weeks once the muscular swelling component died down.
    If he had broken his tibia in two however (probably what most people imagine when they hear leg break) there is not a mission he would have been doing that, not even a certified heavyweight could manage it.

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