Stage 20 Vuelta San Lorenzo - Cercedilla *Spoilers*

FJS
FJS Posts: 4,820
edited September 2015 in Pro race
Arguably the most significant stage of a grand tour this year, and no spoiler thread?

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6 seconds in it.

Apparently headwind on the last climb - doesn't favour attackers/Aru

Let's see what happens. What we know will happen is that a young new rider will win a grand tour, potentially the first of several. But will it be the first Dutch grand tour victory sine Joop Zoetemelk early 80s, or first Italian since, well, last year
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  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    Massive breakaway group with about 9 minutes, chasing Ruben Plaza with 2 more minutes:

    Ruben Plaza (Lampre - Merida) now has 37 riders 1 minute behind him.

    Sky: Sergio Henao, Nicolas Roche

    AG2R - La Mondiale: Matteo Montaguti

    Astana: Luis Leon Sanchez, Andrey Zeits

    BMC: Alessandro De Marchi, Amael Moinard

    Caja Rural - Seguros RGA: David Arroyo, Pello Bilbao, José Gonçalves

    Cofidis: Dani Navarro
    Colombia: Alex Cano, Carlos Quintero

    Etixx - Quick Step: Carlos Verona

    FDJ: Kenny Elissonde, Kevin Reza

    IAM Cycling: Larry Warbasse

    Lampre - Merida: Valerio Conti, Nelson Oliveira

    Lotto Soudal: Jasper De Buyst, Adam Hansen, Jelle Vanendert

    Movistar: Andrey Amador, Jose Joaquin Rojas, Francisco Ventoso, Giovanni Visconti

    MTN - Qhubeka: Jaco Venter
    Cannondale - Garmin: Joe Dombrowski, Moreno Moser

    Europcar: Yuliya Arashiro, Antoine Duchesne, Romain Sicard

    Katusha: Alberto Losada, Eduard Vorganov

    Lotto NL - Jumbo: George Bennett

    Tinkoff - Saxo: Jay McCarthy

    Trek Factory: Haimar Zubeldia
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Nah na, Nah na, Nah na Nah na Na Na Na
    Tommy Dumolin, Dumolin!
    TOHH MEE DUMOLI-IN
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • FJS
    FJS Posts: 4,820
    On the penultimate climb. Bonus sprint after this one, but all seconds going to the breakaway
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    When you said massive break you were not kidding!

    I wonder which of these protagonists will clinch it.

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    COME ON ARU AND ASTANA RIPPING IT UP!!

    LLS and Zeits in the break. Landa and Catldo have destroyed the field. Dumoulin has a small gap off the back.

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    Now it is Landa, Aru, Quintana, Tom, Majka, Nieve, JRod and one or two others
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Tommy not looking good at all...

    Edit - however all back together. Tommy will benefit from people defending top 10 positions etc...

    Landa doing a fantastic Audition to be Froome's super-domestique next year
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Aru goes followed by Quintant and ?Maijka

    Working hella hard and gap going out. getting no help from the others though

    Tommy looking smooth
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Giant should have had one in front, eh.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,820
    Eurosport playing a blinder by timing all their ad breaks for the climb everyone regards as the likely action area.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Suddenly not looking good for Tommy, 20 sec gap and on his own over the top of the climb.
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Landa back on, brilliant from him.

    Normal order restored, got to hope Aru holds this. It is a monster long way to go.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Losing due to weak team. Shame.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,820
    What did I say? Eurosport= fecking a*sholes.
    It's like showing a football game but not the winning goal.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    15 seconds. Tommy needs to drill this descent but is not looking great, Aru has all the help in the world too
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701522#p19701522]Blazing Saddles[/url] wrote:
    It's like showing a football game but not the winning goal.

    Or watching ITV as we call it.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Help arrives from Astana, Gap doubles in no time at all

    Tommy's head drops
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701528#p19701528]ddraver[/url] wrote:
    Help arrives from Astana, Gap doubles in no time at all

    Tommy's head drops
    Yep, looks like game over for him.
  • kelliano
    kelliano Posts: 72
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701528#p19701528]ddraver[/url] wrote:
    Help arrives from Astana, Gap doubles in no time at all

    Tommy's head drops

    Game over. Lets see if Rodriguez attacks up the next Cat 1.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Astana played a blinder here. JRod now has a rider from the break and I guess he may get wide eyes at the prospect of 2nd. Lets see what Tom D can do on climb. It is a shame that he only has the worst time triallest of the top guys with him in this valley to help him.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Whatever you think of the team that was played beautifully by Astana...

    Katusha now driving for J-Rod
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • marshall_a
    marshall_a Posts: 90
    Astana getting motopaced,thats when the gap went out quick
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited September 2015
    Good team, that Astana team. Aru winning from that. Which is fair enough.. which is why TTT's are, of course, fair enough as well.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    Where's Lotto when you need them! Hopefully he can have his team car give him some sly pulls when the camera is not on him.

    Given the way Aru dropped Tom on that climb, I would be almost certain he would be able to get a big enough gap on the final climb solo, without any team help.

    Such excitement this Vuelta. Last stage too, just like that nail-biter in the Giro.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • norvernrob
    norvernrob Posts: 1,447
    How demoralising for Tom D, a long straight stretch of road and nobody in sight. Crap team cost him this.
  • kelliano
    kelliano Posts: 72
    Dumoulin going to finish outside podium way going. Is there a fight on for 3rd?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701538#p19701538]NorvernRob[/url] wrote:
    How demoralising for Tom D, a long straight stretch of road and nobody in sight. Crap team cost him this.
    To be fair I don't think Giant went into the Vuelta thinking they'd up in this situation...
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Quintana attacking, Majka following him.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    edited September 2015
    Tom D shelling time on this climb. Nieve dropped him. Definite that Aru would have gained all the time he needed and more solo.

    Nice move by Quintana and impressive that Majka covers. Real shame he suffered that fever and lost a bunch of time - would definitely be right up there for the win otherwise.

    Joaquim doesn't really have the aggression does he.

    Great riding by Plaza...been solo for very very long.

    A shame that Chaves and Meintjes are getting blown away.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited September 2015
    Battle for 3rd on the GC has started between Quintana and Majka. Dumoulin over 2min behind Aru now.

    At the front, can Plaza stay out in front for the win?
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,392
    Get the excuses in early eh?
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    [url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19701549#p19701549]frenchfighter[/url] wrote:
    A shame that Chaves and Meintjes are getting blown away.
    Isn't Chaves there with Aru? Or is it someone else?

    Things are looking pretty good for Plaza if there's nobody closer to him than 1' 47" now he's over the top of that climb...

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