Vuelta a Pais Vasco ***Spoiler***

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    This is brilliant.

    Kwiatek showing why he is an amazing rider.

    All planned out as well as he is now on BIG TONE'S WHEEEEEL.

    Brilliant.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    Maggie named Tom Danielson as one of his men...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Kwiatek was 30 secs back. He currently has 37 with 7km to race.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Great stage this.
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  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,660
    just tuned it, the Kwiat/martin group are in between the break and the bunch yes?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    My man Peanut obvs not on a good day.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    ddraver wrote:
    just tuned it, the Kwiat/martin group are in between the break and the bunch yes?

    More or less, yes.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    No let up in this stage. Just up down up down.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Yates going up the road.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Ah shame. Kwiatek blew.

    Nice win for the breakaway boys. Think it was Landa.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Mollema crashed quite hard earlier with Frank Schleck. He is torn up but was paced back and has not lost much time at all. Fighter that guy.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Eh well, not so sure about where Kwiatek came over the line anymore.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Landa riding up those 20+ percent gradients like he wasn't even trying. Whilst the riders behind him (Like J-Rod, Henao, etc) looked like they were proper suffering.

    Just pure coincidence Landa riders for Astana.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    Pokerface wrote:
    Landa riding up those 20+ percent gradients like he wasn't even trying. Whilst the riders behind him (Like J-Rod, Henao, etc) looked like they were proper suffering.

    Just pure coincidence Landa riders for Astana.
    Landa had the others beaten quite early though, while the GC guys were straining for every second.
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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Great stage, Yates looked really good
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Henao for the Vuelta - you heard it here first.
  • wombly_knees
    wombly_knees Posts: 657
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Some Russian youngster called Ilnor Zakarin put in a decent attack on the last climb.

    171154_IMG_4055.jpg

    When did Dombrowski win the Baby Giro? Zakarin was very strong in that race. But as Joel pointed out, tested positive a while ago.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    jam1e wrote:
    Henao for the Vuelta - you heard it here first.

    And Froome?
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,570
    Joelsim wrote:
    jam1e wrote:
    Henao for the Vuelta - you heard it here first.

    And Froome?

    Joint winners from the same team? Conspiracy theorists will have a field day!
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    RichN95 wrote:
    Pokerface wrote:
    Landa riding up those 20+ percent gradients like he wasn't even trying. Whilst the riders behind him (Like J-Rod, Henao, etc) looked like they were proper suffering.

    Just pure coincidence Landa riders for Astana.
    Landa had the others beaten quite early though, while the GC guys were straining for every second.

    Just watched it again, and (to me) he just sailed up that final climb. ALL the other riders behind were suffering and straining to get up it. Not just the GC guys.

    My spidey-sense is tingling is all.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Pretty silly thing to say isn't it. Especially from you.

    Wellens was 3 secs slower. Are those three seconds the difference between doped or not?

    Heano had all those guys covered no problem so not like they were going all out for GC. Landa was riding for the win. Ie/. he is probably turning himself inside out as much as he physically can.

    Landa also is a Basque boy and probably knows this climb. He rode for Euskaltel until 2014.

    Stage 5 Results
    ESP 1 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (ASTANA) 4:06:01
    BEL 2 WELLENS, Tim (LOTTO SOUDAL) + 3
    USA 3 DANIELSON, Thomas (CANNONDALE - GARMIN) + 16
    EST 4 TAARAMAE, Rein (ASTANA) + 28
    FRA 5 GALLOPIN, Tony (LOTTO SOUDAL) + 38
    GBR 6 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 53
    COL 7 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) + 56
    ESP 8 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)
    NED 9 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte (CANNONDALE - GARMIN) + 1:05
    FRA 10 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:06

    General Classification after Stage 5
    COL 1 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY) 21:20:48
    ESP 2 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)
    GBR 3 YATES, Simon (ORICA GreenEDGE) + 7
    COL 4 QUINTANA ROJAS, Nairo Alexander (MOVISTAR) + 12
    ITA 5 SCARPONI, Michele (ASTANA) + 22
    SLO 6 SPILAK, Simon (KATUSHA)
    RUS 7 ZAKARIN, Ilnur (KATUSHA) + 28
    ESP 8 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Jon (MOVISTAR)
    USA 9 VAN GARDEREN, Tejay (BMC RACING) + 36
    FRA 10 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Decent stage recap:
    http://www.cyclingquotes.com/news/landa ... _quintana/
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    The time trial will be interesting. It's a very technical route particularly if it's wet.

    Two years ago they used some of the same roads for longer less hilly course (Martin won) and everyone was shocked when Quintana beat Richie Porte. It turned out that four of the top eight lived locally (including Quintana and Henao) and it was quite an advantage. I don't know if the Colombians still live there or have bunked off to Monaco with their landlord Uran.
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  • EKIMIKE
    EKIMIKE Posts: 2,232
    A quality last 25k was that. Some good tactics (even if they didn't really work out) and some tricky terrain. Quintana really needs the longer climbs to make the difference. Henao is looking really sharp however. One to watch for the Ardennes? Sky are getting better at the one day-ers you know ;)

    What if Lieuwe Westra puts in a great performance, or Lars Boom? Or is it only 'dodgy' southern and eastern Europeans we have prejudices against?
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,810
    Alexi Vuillermoz has been riding solidly this week. Not spectacularly, but solid top tens all week.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Thanks for pointing it out. Definitely a super climbing domestique. Would be nice if he was able to go on a raid ond time.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Hang on. Are they doing the climb from yesterday on this course?
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    The_Boy wrote:
    Hang on. Are they doing the climb from yesterday on this course?
    Yes
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Greetings from Portland, Oregon.

    What is this crazy climb I'm watching?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    The_Boy wrote:
    Hang on. Are they doing the climb from yesterday on this course?
    Yes

    Yeah, bit cruel of the race organisers really.
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