Vuelta Stage 9 ***SPOILERS***

above_the_cows

From Carboneras de Guadazaón to Aramón Valdelinares



GC currently looks like this:

1. VALVERDE, A. MOV 31h 21' 20''
2. QUINTANA, N. MOV + 15''
3. CONTADOR, A. TCS + 18''
4. FROOME, C. SKY + 20''
5. CHAVES RUBIO, E. OGE + 41''
6. RODRIGUEZ, J. KAT + 45''
7. GESINK, R. BEL + 55''
8. ARU, F. AST + 58''
9. BARGUIL, W. GIA + 1' 02''
10. KELDERMAN, W. BEL + 1' 06''

blazing_saddles

race radio reports that there are thunder storms at the finish and on the final climb.
So, possibly no coverage.

Pross

Was just about to start this, surprised it has taken so long as it's the first big hill finish of the race. Anyone know the current situation? ES coverage starts at 3pm.

Pross

Blazing Saddles wrote:

race radio reports that there are thunder storms at the finish and on the final climb.
So, possibly no coverage.

Should have at least static cameras shouldn't they?

RichN95.

Pross wrote:

Was just about to start this, surprised it has taken so long as it's the first big hill finish of the race. Anyone know the current situation? ES coverage starts at 3pm.

About 80km to go. Large group has 8 minutes. Hesjedal best on GC at around +10 minutes.

Winner ANACONA (2) and Damiano CUNEGO (3), Rinaldo NOCENTINI (18), Alexey LUTSENKO (27), Paul MARTENS (36), Dominik NERZ (46) and Danilo WYSS (49), Peio BILBAO (54), Jerome COPPEL (72) and Romain ZINGLE (79), Natnael BERHANE (82) and Yannick MARTINEZ (87), Ryder HESJEDAL (101) and Johan VAN SUMMEREN (109), Pirmin LANG (125), Eduard VORGANOV (139), Adam HANSEN (146), Javier MORENO (158), Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT (166) and Jay Robert THOMSON (167), Tom BOONEN (171) and Carlos VERONA (179), Sam BEWLEY (181), Dario CATALDO (192), Julian David ARREDONDO MORENO (212), Fabio FELLINE (213) and Bob JUNGELS (214).

above_the_cows

73k to go a front group of 31 have nearly 8 minutes on the peloton.

Includes Boonen, Cunego, Hesjedal, Cataldo, Vansummeren, Hansen and the man with the best name in cycling... Winner Anacona.

Pross

So Arredondo and Cunego have remembered they are pro cyclists? Ryder is being aggressive since falling out of GT contention.

RichN95.

Above The Cows wrote:

the man with the best name in cycling... Winner Anacona.

Christian Poos is a better name if he's still riding.

above_the_cows

Wey hey

ECHELONS!!!!!!!

On the re-run of yesterday's stage.

deejay

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14:51:53 CEST

Courtesy of the race website, here's a full list of riders in the break:
Winner ANACONA (2) and Damiano CUNEGO (3), Rinaldo NOCENTINI (18), Alexey LUTSENKO (27), Paul MARTENS (36), Dominik NERZ (46) and Danilo WYSS (49), Peio BILBAO (54), Jerome COPPEL (72) and Romain ZINGLE (79), Natnael BERHANE (82) and Yannick MARTINEZ (87), Ryder HESJEDAL (101) and Johan VAN SUMMEREN (109), Pirmin LANG (125), Eduard VORGANOV (139), Adam HANSEN (146), Javier MORENO (158), Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT (166) and Jay Robert THOMSON (167), Tom BOONEN (171) and Carlos VERONA (179), Sam BEWLEY (181), Dario CATALDO (192), Julian David ARREDONDO MORENO (212), Fabio FELLINE (213) and Bob JUNGELS (214).

iainf72

Meh, cycling was more interesting when Burke Swindlehurst was still riding

above_the_cows

RichN95 wrote:

Above The Cows wrote:

the man with the best name in cycling... Winner Anacona.

Christian Poos is a better name if he's still riding.

Poos.

*chuckle*

But seriously they don't half come up with some batsh*t crazy names in Colombia. At my previous place of employment we had a pair of brothers called Stalin and Lenin.

joelsim

RichN95 wrote:

Pross wrote:

Was just about to start this, surprised it has taken so long as it's the first big hill finish of the race. Anyone know the current situation? ES coverage starts at 3pm.

About 80km to go. Large group has 8 minutes. Hesjedal best on GC at around +10 minutes.

Winner ANACONA (2) and Damiano CUNEGO (3), Rinaldo NOCENTINI (18), Alexey LUTSENKO (27), Paul MARTENS (36), Dominik NERZ (46) and Danilo WYSS (49), Peio BILBAO (54), Jerome COPPEL (72) and Romain ZINGLE (79), Natnael BERHANE (82) and Yannick MARTINEZ (87), Ryder HESJEDAL (101) and Johan VAN SUMMEREN (109), Pirmin LANG (125), Eduard VORGANOV (139), Adam HANSEN (146), Javier MORENO (158), Daniel TEKLEHAIMANOT (166) and Jay Robert THOMSON (167), Tom BOONEN (171) and Carlos VERONA (179), Sam BEWLEY (181), Dario CATALDO (192), Julian David ARREDONDO MORENO (212), Fabio FELLINE (213) and Bob JUNGELS (214).

Anacona is only 2:50 down on GC.

blazing_saddles

Arrendondo from that lot.
Looks as if he'll do his usual thing of chasing 2 or 3 stages and ride the grupetto for the rest of the race.

RichN95.

Joelsim wrote:

Anacona is only 2:50 down on GC.

Twitter lied to me. And not for the first time.

blazing_saddles

The only rain in Spain.

deejay

RichN95 wrote:

Joelsim wrote:

Anacona is only 2:50 down on GC.

Twitter lied to me. And not for the first time.

i can't help myself with this one.

They are only Twits that are twittering. :roll:

hammerite

Blazing Saddles wrote:

The only rain in Spain.

Even considering the altitude difference (which isn't massive) that's a massive drop in temperature over around 100 miles.

frenchfighter

I guess the problem with a lot of Vuelta stages is the parcours is more or less easy until the final climb. There are some tasty multi-col stages to come and some very interesting climbs in their own right.

blazing_saddles

The preceding 2nd cat is not very testing at all. Long, but with only a few kms of +5%.
New leader tonight.

joelsim

Would be amazing if Anacona could do it

above_the_cows

Joelsim wrote:

Would be amazing if Anacona could do it

Winner!

jerry3571

I got stuck out on my bike ,near Granada, on a day like this in early June about 10 years ago. My mate got really bad sunburn the day before and wore arm and leg warmers and I was out in summer gear as the forecast was sunny and 27c. At the start, I was having fun with my mate saying he'll be sweating his butt off all day but the day ended up with 14c and rain and I froze my nadgers off for about 3 hours. Not a good day out.

Looking at this website below, the temperature is about 30c only about 20 miles north and south to where they are riding. Spain is hot but can be annoyingly cold if you catch it wrong.. Brrrr... Happy days!!

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/about.asp

above_the_cows

This weather is lovely.


Brrrrrrrr.

The_Boy

On screen graphics suggesting that are has been dropped by peloton. Mechanical presumably?

above_the_cows

Froome has the stage profile on his stem for today's reading. He's finally finished War and Peace.

frenchfighter

Jungels must have targetted this climb as he came in almost last yesterday. Winner showed great form in Utah.

frenchfighter

Although Contador is a wet weather rider he did say that his knee was much better in the heat. We shall see.

Yes Winner, go go go.

PK currently leading the GC group up the climb which is about 20 riders.

The_Boy

Main group getting shredded somewhat.

frenchfighter

Watch for Froome to attack. Quintana on Contador's wheel.

above_the_cows

Just wanted to say for about the 100th time:

Lil' Pete's national champs kit is awesome!