Vuelta Stage 9 ***SPOILERS***

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Barguil is well placed. Looks like Yates is there too.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Not sure about Winner's body art/jewellery choices.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Winner has 5km to race and a 3.45 advantage.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Winner is increasing the gap to PK if the ticker is right. Cataldo has just joined the GC group and sets the pace.
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  • Bertie's team have evaporated.
    Half of Sky still on the front.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,896
    Good effort by Anacona. Anyone else think he's a Kristian House lookalike?
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Thank god Cataldo's dumped the brown shoes.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,175
    edited August 2014
    If I was a GC guy, I'd attack Froome soon. I'm not sure he's 100%. He seems to be controlling things rather than looking to take time.

    (He'll probably shred everyone now)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    GC group is same size. Sky doing well to support Froome here. He has Nieve, Cataldo, (PK just swung off) and one other rider. Contador is next in line.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    4ks, gap stable.

    I wonder if Movistar are not attacking due to wanting Winner to take the jersey.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Deignan is the other Sky rider.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,896
    Anacona to hold on for the stage win but less than a minute so no chance of the jersey I reckon. Who is left with Froome? Presumably Cataldo, Nieve and Deignan?
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    3.2ks for Winner as GC group go though 5k banner.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pross wrote:
    Presumably Cataldo, Nieve and Deignan?

    Yep.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    If I was a GC guy, I'd attack Froome soon. I'm not sure he's 100%. He seems to be controlling things rather than looking to take time.

    (He'll probably shred everyone now)

    I was thinking the same thing. Your last sentence is why I didn't post.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Barguil has a teammate but not sure who.

    Currently no one looks like attacking. Km 3-1 are the hardest.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,896
    Bertie's going to have to do a lot of hard work himself if he's going to win this race. His team looks weak against Movistar, Sky and even Belkin.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pross wrote:
    Bertie's going to have to do a lot of hard work himself if he's going to win this race. His team looks weak against Movistar, Sky and even Belkin.

    Yep, to be expected given the names on it.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Do we always get so excited about an 8.5% gradient?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Dan Martin on the attack.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Dan Martin on the attack.

    +1.34 in GC
    Katusha cover
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,896
    Sky go backwards at the first sign of pressure.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Froome not looking too spritely.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Chaves is the Orica rider not Yates - my bad.
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Barguil dropped. Froome looks shaky
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Finally.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Bertie's off!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,896
    Bert goes, Froome might lose time here he was struggling.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    BOOOOOOOM
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