Vuelta 2014 Stage 13 *SPOILERS*

frenchfighter

Interesting profile today:



A few strong riders in this break:
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Jay Thomson (MTN-Qhubeka), Peter Sagan (Cannondale), Paolo Longo Borghini (Cannondale), Jasper Stuyven (Trek Factory Racing), Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Merida), Stef Clement (Belkin), Luis Leon Sanchez (Caja Rural), Danilo Wyss (BMC), Damien Gaudin (Ag2r-La Mondiale) and Vegard Breen (Lotto-Belisol).

1min lead after 25km
Europcar on the front

Three very tough stages one after the other to come tomorrow.

Pross

Testing finish that. Should suit Gilbert (assuming he is still in the race?).

frenchfighter

According to Vuelta technical director Paco Giner, “It’s pretty hard with a 2 kilometre climb and a passage at 14 to 16%, followed by a downhill and an uphill in the park. It’s a complicated stage, very difficult to control and suitable for a breakaway.”

joelsim

Orica keeping the breakaway to 2:40 after 59km.

mulletmaster

Reading that europcar are on the front made me lol. The only thing they have done less than chase all season is actually win anything.

joelsim

Navarro is in the break, he is only 4:26 down on GC.

frenchfighter

Pross wrote:

Testing finish that. Should suit Gilbert (assuming he is still in the race?).

"The race depends on BMC really. If it suits one person, it’s Philippe Gilbert," Clarke said. "It can also be good for Michael Matthews so we might help BMC and Katusha to bring the breakaway back.”

frenchfighter

Joelsim wrote:

Navarro is in the break, he is only 4:26 down on GC.

Think that may be inccorect - it says it on the official ticker animation but in the text below it doesn't list him. Cnews don't have him either (although they likely just pull from the Vuelta official).

joelsim

Does seem that way.

frenchfighter

Fischer and JVB DNF

frenchfighter

Degenkolb and Boonen are spat out after impetus from Orica. Sagan has been dropped and passed.

Cunego, LLS, Gaudin, Wyss and Lutsenko have 2mins with 40km remaining.

frenchfighter

27km 1.30 gap. Cunego most motivated.

frenchfighter

13ks, 40secs. LLS gives it a punt.

frenchfighter

Lutsenko solo with about 100m.

Peloton led by FDJ.

RonB

FDJ? Wouldn't have expected a Bouhanni day.

frenchfighter

10ks, Lut has 15 on Cunego and LLS and another 15 on the peloton now being led by Garmin.

frenchfighter

RonB wrote:

FDJ? Wouldn't have expected a Bouhanni day.

FDJ.fr directeur sportif Franck Pineau has come up with the novel idea of asking his riders not to infiltrate the first break of the day, as he reckons it won't go the distance. "It’s a risk to take," Pineau said at the start. "But we’ve taken the lesson of Johan Le Bon's attempts to break away on stage 11.”

RonB

Cannondale visible presence near the front. I wonder if Sagan could have another go after being in the early break & dropping back.

Edit - not there after all!

RonB

Saxo trying to stop attacks before the final ramp, which comes with 2.5km to go.

RonB

Great attack from Navarro. Martin goes next followed by Valverde and Contador.

RonB

Navarro gets the win, not much if anything between the main GC guys.

frenchfighter

NAVAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What a win. Go like that 1.5km from the goal on this sort of finish is near danger yet he held them off.

So happy for win. Superb win.

frenchfighter

Bouhanni 5th. BOOOOOM.

RonB

FDJ not so daft - Bouhanni in with the GC contenders, just 5" behind.

frenchfighter

Result:
1 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 4:21:04
2 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:00:02
3 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:02
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:05
5 Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ.fr 0:00:05
6 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale 0:00:05
7 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 0:00:05
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:00:05
9 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin Sharp 0:00:05
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:00:05

Crozza

Really happy for Navarro - been a fan from his days burying himself on the front of Alberto's mountain train and shelling GC contenders out the back

blazing_saddles

frenchfighter wrote:

NAVAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What a win. Go like that 1.5km from the goal on this sort of finish is near danger yet he held them off.

So happy for win. Superb win.

Is he to become another one of your boys, though?
He is Spanish so he has the necessary qualification.

frenchfighter

General classification:
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo 48:59:23
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:20
3 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 0:01:08
4 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:01:20
5 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Team Katusha 0:01:35
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team 0:01:52
7 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:02:13
8 Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 0:02:37
9 Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0:02:55
10 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale 0:03:51

frenchfighter

Blazing Saddles wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

NAVAROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

What a win. Go like that 1.5km from the goal on this sort of finish is near danger yet he held them off.

So happy for win. Superb win.

Is he to become another one of your boys, though?
He is Spanish so he has the necessary qualification.

I've always liked him. Don't forget he was AC's loyal 2nd man in lots of his wins. He is not one of my men but I respect him and it is nice to see him take a very rare win (4th).

r0bh

Daniel @LVCKV
Good time to note that Navarro still works with banned trainer Pepe Marti #LaVuelta

bigmat

Navarro's performance on the climb to Avoriaz in the 2010 tour was one of the dodgiest I can remember. I'm surprised any GC contenders riding clean didn't just pack their bags and go home after that.