Vuelta Stage 15 *Spoilers*

above_the_cows
above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
edited September 2016 in Pro race
Is no one watching this?

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It's all gone mental.

Groups all over the road. Froome in a group with Chaves nearly a minute down on Teeny Tana with just under 100k to go.

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Correlation is not causation.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    edited September 2016
    Nothing much happening.
    Only Froome being isolated, Quintana and Contador off up the road, most of Team Sky in group 4 and he is getting attack by everybody.
    The Tour of Britain is where it's at. :P
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    Cheers Mrs Moo ... Was just about to start a thread, as you say it's gone off already with Quintana & Contador a minute up on a teamless Froome before we even get to a proper climb ...
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    :shock: :shock: :shock: IT IS PROPER MENTAAAAAAAAL
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Nothing much happening.
    Only Froome being isolate, most of his team in group 4 and he's getting attack on all fronts.
    The Tour of Britain is where it's at. :roll:

    bored-50219
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    :shock: :shock: :shock: IT IS PROPER MENTAAAAAAAAL

    All we need now is for Lil' Pete to get punted down a ravine.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    I can't turn me eyes away, its carnage
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I can't turn me eyes away, its carnage

    It's good though, innit?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,556
    Were Sky fast asleep at the start? Seems bizare to let Contador and Quintana get away.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I can't turn me eyes away, its carnage

    It's good though, innit?

    Ad break. Good, I need the loo.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Konig, Kennaugh and the rest of Sky are 5 minutes down.

    They have sat up and are arguing with the rest of the peloton.

    Almost 6 minutes now.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • josame
    josame Posts: 1,162
    C'mon Bertie please prove me wrong!
    'Do not compare your bike to others, for always there will be greater and lesser bikes'
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Ulrika are obviously knackered after yesterday as well. There's loads of them in the Grupo Froome/Chaves but they can't seem to do much. It seems to be being left to Lopez.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I can't turn me eyes away, its carnage

    It's good though, innit?



    Bloody t'riff. Great tactics from Bert and Tinky and Teeny Tana and MOV
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Konig, Kennaugh and the rest of Sky are 5 minutes down.

    They have sat up and are arguing with the rest of the peloton.

    Almost 6 minutes now.



    I'm sure li'l Pete's not dishing out any lip WHATSOEVER
  • type:epyt
    type:epyt Posts: 766
    edited September 2016
    Orica, Cannondale and Astana (and Movistar) have numbers in the Froome group but no-one seems keen to make an actual effort ... Given Tinkoff don't have that many numbers in group 1 it's obviously motivation that's the issue ...

    Edit: I'll forgive Cannondale, they have a couple of riders in the front group ...
    Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Sky calling in some favours from Astana by the looks of it.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    According to Carlton 'Froome is glistening like a prizefighter'

    Kleenex for the commentary box
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Astana pile onto the front. They have a lot of troops.
    Who would have thought?
    Vino could become the hero of this forum. 8) :lol:
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Astana pile onto the front. They have a lot of troops.
    Who would have thought?
    Vino could become the hero of this forum. 8) :lol:


    :wink:
  • kingstonian
    kingstonian Posts: 2,847
    Just switched it on.

    Why did Froome lose almost all his troops? Seems very odd. And to see that Quintana is up the road with a few mins gap is odd too, Sky must have been sleeping to let that happen.
  • secretsqirrel
    secretsqirrel Posts: 2,122
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Astana pile onto the front. They have a lot of troops.
    Who would have thought?
    Vino could become the hero of this forum. 8) :lol:


    :wink:

    Ha ha but at what cost?

    Hope Froomey likes the colour turquoise. His contract will be waiting for him :twisted:
  • bm5
    bm5 Posts: 584
    Contador repeating his tactics from a few years ago when he jumped Purito on the desfilliado up to Potes in Cantabria.
  • Tom BB
    Tom BB Posts: 1,001
    Vino must have missed Uran leaving Sky :twisted:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    It ain't gonna happen folks.
    The breakaway are working as a unit and the gap is growing.
    Collectively, they at least match the chase group in willing man power and that's if they all fully contribute.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    edited September 2016
    And David Lopez is STILL on the front of Grupo FROOME,CHAVEZ.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    I can't see Froome getting this back. He can reduce the damage by teaming up with Chaves & Yates on the final climb, but it won't be enough. They've only got themselves to blame.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    I wish we had seen the start of all this craziness.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Froome all on his own now.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Above The Cows wrote:
    I wish we had seen the start of all this craziness.


    It was only mildest of climbs almost straight out of neutral methinks
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    The Doperati are gonna struggle with this

    Ah, Sky trying to throw the Truth Searchers off the scent, I suppose

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