Vuelta Stage 14 *spoliers*

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  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Piti lost over ten minutes, wonder what happened to him.

    Contador is finished as a GC contender in everything but a weak field, ie the Giro. It's more unusual these days if he doesn't lose time on his rivals.

    Great stage, watched from start to finish.
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Enjoyable stage.

    Froome has psyched out Quintana. Hopefully tomorrow he'll roll alongside NQ and ask him how many watts he's putting out.

    Super-chuffed for Gesink too.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    Little Pete is 15th, 8 and a bit minutes back. Impressive considering the work he has been doing for Froome.

    Senõr Hairplugs slips to 19th.

    If they had a young rider's jersey would Yates have it?
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    If they had a young rider's jersey would Yates have it?
    Chavez & Quintana are both 26, so yeah.

    Great ride today by Orica and Yates, all the time he gained was basically on the descent & false flat.
    https://gibworth.mypixieset.com
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Froome's not attacked yet all race.
  • jam1e
    jam1e Posts: 1,068
    Yes he has, he dropped Contador, got countered by Quintana and then Contador caught and passed him.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    jam1e wrote:
    Yes he has, he dropped Contador, got countered by Quintana and then Contador caught and passed him.

    Yes, you're right.
  • topper_harley
    topper_harley Posts: 597
    Joelsim wrote:
    Froome's not attacked yet all race.
    bloody wheel sucker :twisted:
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Is there a rider in the peloton more boring than Tejay?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Joelsim wrote:
    Is there a rider in the peloton more boring than Tejay?
    Nope. Whenever someone says Froome is dull, I point at Tejay

    What a ride from Yates!! That was great to watch. Nice ride from Chaves too in the end.

    Happy for Gesink :)

    What a stage.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    No tA Doctor wrote:
    maddog 2 wrote:
    giant chupa chup man

    It's the Vuelta. It can't quite stretch to a bloke in underpants with a legless stuffed boar.

    He wasn't legless, just a bit 'emotional' :wink:

    Damn travelling. Sounds like I missed a cracking stage. I'm off to find me some highlights.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Joelsim wrote:
    Is there a rider in the peloton more boring than Tejay?

    No. The man is a blackhole of charisma.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Who planted some redwood trees at the bottom of the Aubisque?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Crampeur
    Crampeur Posts: 1,065
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Who planted some redwood trees at the bottom of the Aubisque?

    Tejay. Made him feel more at home.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Crampeur wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Who planted some redwood trees at the bottom of the Aubisque?

    Tejay. Made him feel more at home.

    Like Steve* would ever do anything that interesting.

    *As I've decided I'm going to call him. After Steve "interesting" Davis.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 13,329
    The_Boy wrote:
    Crampeur wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Who planted some redwood trees at the bottom of the Aubisque?

    Tejay. Made him feel more at home.

    Like Steve* would ever do anything that interesting.

    *As I've decided I'm going to call him. After Steve "interesting" Davis.

    Steve Davis is quite interesting though. He plays Gong on the radio
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JK17rGg6XcA
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    I saw Steve Davis play an exhibition match when I was a teenager. He was very entertaining.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,158
    Two things to note from yesterdays's stage:

    1. Simon Gerrans won the combativity award. A bit like Marcel Kittel wearing a climbers jersey.

    2. Andrew Talansky is now 8th on GC. Zubeldia would be proud of that effort.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Taylor Phinney: now there's a man desperate to appear more interesting.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Taylor Phinney: now there's a man desperate to appear more interesting.
    A few of the US riders are pretty hipster and keen on that sort of thing.

    Alex Howes glasses case in point...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,588
    One if the best stages in recent memory. Thoroughly deserving stage winner, epic effort by Yates (and superb team tactics) and top 10 riders knocking lumps out of each other.

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