Vuelta stage 19 *spoiler*

Tashman

2:13

Dorset_Boy

2 min 16.6

larkim

ooh, .6

RichN95.

So a GC gap of 1.21. Doable, but still unlikely

Tashman

1:21 behind now, has he got enough in the tank for tomorrow?

TheBigBean

Not that bad by Quintana really. Froome a long way ahead of everyone.

1.FROOME C. SKY in 46' 33''
2.CASTROVIEJO J. MOV in 47' 17'' at 0' 44''
3.LUDVIGSSON T. TGA in 47' 57'' at 1' 24''
4.LAMPAERT Y. EQS in 47' 59'' at 1' 26''
5.CAMPENAERTS V. TLJ in 48' 20'' at 1' 47''
6.KONIG L. SKY in 48' 24'' at 1' 51''
7.TALANSKY A. CDT in 48' 27'' at 1' 54''
8.CONTADOR A. TNK in 48' 30'' at 1' 57''
9.FELLINE F. TFS in 48' 31'' at 1' 58''
10.SANCHEZ GIL L. AST in 48' 43'' at 2' 10''
11.QUINTANA N. MOV in 48' 49'' at 2' 16''

larkim

So 1:21 tomorrow. Unlikely, but not impossible.

blazing_saddles

But for stage 15..............

larkim

larkim wrote:

However, let's not get too excited - equates to about 2:16 over the full 37km if it follows a linear pattern. Which it won't.

Well, it did.

TheBigBean

1 QUINTANA Nairo 75h 18' 52''
2 FROOME Christopher + 01' 21''
3 CONTADOR Alberto + 03' 43''
4 CHAVES Johan Esteban + 04' 54''
5 TALANSKY Andrew + 07' 12''
6 YATES Simon + 07' 32''
7 SCARPONI Michele + 10' 01''
8 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel + 10' 07''
9 DE LA CRUZ David + 10' 11''
10 FORMOLO Davide + 11' 14''

salsiccia1

Blazing Saddles wrote:

But for stage 15..............

Yep, just thinking the same. That's turned out to be a balls-up of GT losing proportion.

dish_dash

Quintana said he needed a 3 min buffer going into the TT... that was about right. Didn't crash, still got a good lead... tranquillo...

philwint

That's a pretty good ride from both Froome & Quintana there. Contador too.

bigmat

Salsiccia1 wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

But for stage 15..............

Yep, just thinking the same. That's turned out to be a balls-up of GT losing proportion.

Losing 2:40 in a single stage is pretty much always a balls-up of GT losing proportion! Can't remember anyone coming back from losing that much to a GC rival for a long time, other than Nibs in the Giro. Two Lazarus style comebacks in one year surely too much to hope for?!

Dorset_Boy

Too much to do still. As others have said, Stage 15 has cost him.

bobmcstuff

At least it means Sky have a real (albeit tiny) chance tomorrow so it should be race on.

okgo

larkim wrote:

However, let's not get too excited - equates to about 2:16 over the full 37km if it follows a linear pattern. Which it won't.

lol

salsiccia1

BigMat wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

But for stage 15..............

Yep, just thinking the same. That's turned out to be a balls-up of GT losing proportion.

Losing 2:40 in a single stage is pretty much always a balls-up of GT losing proportion! Can't remember anyone coming back from losing that much to a GC rival for a long time, other than Nibs in the Giro. Two Lazarus style comebacks in one year surely too much to hope for?!

I'm not called Captain Obvious for nothing*!

He couldn't, could he? Can you imagine if Froome gets this back tomorrow? The clinic would be apocalyptic.

*I was only called this by one poster previously, but there is a pattern emerging

DeVlaeminck

I reckon it'd be almost neck and neck had Sky not lost contact on stage 15 - Froome would probably still have a lead but my guess would be less than 30 seconds.

topper_harley

Salsiccia1 wrote:

BigMat wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

Blazing Saddles wrote:

But for stage 15..............

Yep, just thinking the same. That's turned out to be a balls-up of GT losing proportion.

Losing 2:40 in a single stage is pretty much always a balls-up of GT losing proportion! Can't remember anyone coming back from losing that much to a GC rival for a long time, other than Nibs in the Giro. Two Lazarus style comebacks in one year surely too much to hope for?!

I'm not called Captain Obvious for nothing*!

He couldn't, could he? Can you imagine if Froome gets this back tomorrow? The clinic would be apocalyptic.

*I was only called this by one poster previously, but there is a pattern emerging

lets hope he puts on his "magic wheels" tomorrow than

Paulie W

Good ride and all but isn't this kind of par for the gap between Froome and Quintana in ITTs; 2:04 in the similar length ITT in the Tour this year. I think Carlton may have been overexcited! Is perhaps Contador's performance below par here?

salsiccia1

Topper harley wrote:

Salsiccia1 wrote:

He couldn't, could he? Can you imagine if Froome gets this back tomorrow? The clinic would be apocalyptic.

lets hope he puts on his "magic wheels" tomorrow than

The ones with the motors in the hubs?

TheBigBean

It will interesting whether Contador now settles for 3rd on the basis that 1st and 2nd are long gone or whether he tries something silly and loses 3rd as well.

hypster

Paulie W wrote:

Good ride and all but isn't this kind of par for the gap between Froome and Quintana in ITTs; 2:04 in the similar length ITT in the Tour this year. I think Carlton may have been overexcited! Is perhaps Contador's performance below par here?

The difference being at the Tour Froome was right on his game whereas Quintana was obviously below his. Quintana so far in this Vuelta has shown he is in much better form so the 2:16 gap is very pronounced.

tim000

bloody hell , froome was chucking that bike round those corners at the end . could barely watch . great bike handling

mamil314

He did start out on mountain bikes ^ ^

RichN95.

mamil314 wrote:

He did start out on mountain bikes ^ ^

He didn't race them though (aside from one appearance at the Commonwealth Games)

PuttyKnees

When was the last time Quintana lost over a minute on a single stage against Froome? First appearance at TdF?

PuttyKnees

Found the answer! Stage 10 TdF last year 1:04.

jscl

Anything is possible, but I'm very certain Froomey will be happy clinching 2nd at the Vuelta. It just shows that the double is, potentially, still possible in this age.