Vuelta stage 19 ***spoilers***

thomthom
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edited September 2014 in Pro race
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  • davidof
    davidof Posts: 3,125
    A little something I photoshopped up this morning

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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    V nice but it if he wins this stage I'll eat my shoe.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    davidof wrote:
    A little something I photoshopped up this morning

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  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    Wasn't aware Bertie suffered from Eczema.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited September 2014
    adr82 wrote:
    davidof wrote:
    A little something I photoshopped up this morning

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    You can clearly see from this, not only does have scars on his broken leg, but some serious damage to his left knee.
    Only a true champion could fire his little gun salute, with all these injuries. :wink:

    Now the bad news. This was one of those silly Vuelta super steep crawls, but................
    "Due to bad road conditions, the Vuelta organizers have decided to take out the last 2 km of Alto Monte Faro. This was by far the steepest part of the climb."

    So, it's down to 4.7kms at 8.4% which I surmise given where it sits in the stage, is not enough of and obstacle to entice the GC boys into action.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    So, it's down to 4.7kms at 8.4% which I surmise given where it sits in the stage, is not enough of and obstacle to entice the GC boys into action.
    I doubt it would have been anyway. It's bad for Valverde though. More people will make it over in the front group to challenge him for the bonus seconds (and points)
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,615
    It's this setting a precedent before they cut 10k off tomorrows finishing climb to make sure froome doesn't go wild and crush the Spaniards?
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Hows this yawnfest going? The Tour of Britain stage was mega. :D
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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Sky rider down hard. Lutsenko 15s ahead after a crazy descent. LLS catching desperately.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    14s with 10k remaining.
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    Giant doing all the work, drilling it for Delkongolb
  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Everyman, Adam Hansen wins? Outstanding. :D

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  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Wish they would update on the sky guy, cataldo i think... Did not look good
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Mikey23 wrote:
    Wish they would update on the sky guy, cataldo i think... Did not look good
    Hopefully not too bad: https://twitter.com/TeamSky/status/510453357736394752
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,666
    He finished the stage so presume nothing too serious
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    Phew... And trying to finish the stage. These cyclists are tough
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Adam Hansen denies the German, thank goodness. Popular victory. Congratulations. For the record Hansen is not one of my men.
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    C'mon FF how can anybody who finishes 10 GTs back to back and wins a stage solo at the end of the 10th not be your man?
    He's everybodies man, the embodiment of a true heavyweight PRO, working diligently. No mucking around, tantrums, crashes DNFs, man's a legend IMO.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,456
    mulletmaster wrote:
    He's everybodies man, the embodiment of a true heavyweight PRO, working diligently. No mucking around, tantrums, crashes DNFs, man's a legend IMO.


    IIRC Cavendish writes in At Speed that he didn't want Hansen included in the HTC Tour squad as he was jittery in the peleton and crashed a lot. he was included and crashed out.

    (It may have been someone else)
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  • mulletmaster
    mulletmaster Posts: 502
    Oul Cav himself is no stranger to the tarmac and has DNF'ed a fair few races due to this!
    It's got to be hard to finish at least 200 consecutive GT stages if you are ropey and prone to falling off. He may have learned since the HTC days however.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mulletmaster, I respect Hansen a lot and think he is a model professional, a solid rider (surprisingly good at climbing), willing to attack often and a proper nice guy.

    TWH, yes this is correct. He has said that one of the reasons he is on the attack so often is because he is uncomfortable with the bunch riding.
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  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Great win by Hansen, if I had men he would be one of them.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,549
    thegibdog wrote:
    Great win by Hansen, if I had men he would be one of them.

    Same here. In all sports I like people who more than make up for not being the most talented by being incredibly hard working and prepared to take risks.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,259
    Cataldo won't start tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just precautionary.
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  • Macaloon
    Macaloon Posts: 5,545
    Pross wrote:
    thegibdog wrote:
    Great win by Hansen, if I had men he would be one of them.

    Same here. In all sports I like people who more than make up for not being the most talented by being incredibly hard working and prepared to take risks.

    Absolutely right. Top work ethic and an obvious joy in riding a bike for a living. He's a great antidote to professional cynics: Zoncolan magic.
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  • tonyf34
    tonyf34 Posts: 194
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cataldo won't start tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just precautionary.
    Classic noob mistake though, no idea how to brake properly, locking up and coming a cropper. he had bags of space to take that corner even at the cruddy angle he approached it at but panicked and grabbed waay too much and then he had no chance when he could have just skirted the edges of the road. Luckily Contador had no problem braking/steering and avoiding him, no fan of Bertie's but at least he can handle a bike ok
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    tonyf34 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cataldo won't start tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just precautionary.
    Classic noob mistake though, no idea how to brake properly, locking up and coming a cropper. he had bags of space to take that corner even at the cruddy angle he approached it at but panicked and grabbed waay too much and then he had no chance when he could have just skirted the edges of the road. Luckily Contador had no problem braking/steering and avoiding him, no fan of Bertie's but at least he can handle a bike ok
    You seem to have a different view of the incident than Contador who, you know, was there. Or maybe Contador realises that there's nothing to be gained by bad mouthing someone who has just had a bad crash?

    Glad to hear that Cataldo won't be starting today, he shouldn't have been allowed to carry on and finish the stage yesterday given he had taken a knock to the head and didn't know where he was.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Youtube 'Contador save'. Its 20 secs long.
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    thegibdog wrote:
    tonyf34 wrote:
    RichN95 wrote:
    Cataldo won't start tomorrow. Nothing too serious, just precautionary.
    Classic noob mistake though, no idea how to brake properly, locking up and coming a cropper. he had bags of space to take that corner even at the cruddy angle he approached it at but panicked and grabbed waay too much and then he had no chance when he could have just skirted the edges of the road. Luckily Contador had no problem braking/steering and avoiding him, no fan of Bertie's but at least he can handle a bike ok
    You seem to have a different view of the incident than Contador who, you know, was there. Or maybe Contador realises that there's nothing to be gained by bad mouthing someone who has just had a bad crash?

    Glad to hear that Cataldo won't be starting today, he shouldn't have been allowed to carry on and finish the stage yesterday given he had taken a knock to the head and didn't know where he was.

    +1 Cataldo does alright for someone with "no idea how to brake"
  • e17blade
    e17blade Posts: 215
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Youtube 'Contador save'. Its 20 secs long.


    Woah! It's a good job he did 'save' himself - he was going face first into that pillar/post at a right old speed!

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