Pais Vasco

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  • ellerslierd
    ellerslierd Posts: 266
    Albasini takes it from Richese
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    More vintage commentary from Kirby. Took him about 30 seconds after the finish to recognise who had won.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,133
    Does Albasini know something about the Basque country and splitting from Spain to become part of Switzerland that we don't?

    Or has he actually won a race outside of Romandie and the Tour de Suisse?
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    andyp wrote:
    Does Albasini know something about the Basque country and splitting from Spain to become part of Switzerland that we don't?

    Or has he actually won a race outside of Romandie and the Tour de Suisse?

    GC Tour of Britain 2010...

    I did read somewhere today that Britain's best approach to Brexit should be to become a Swiss Canton so maybe he's just on theme...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,166
    dish_dash wrote:
    andyp wrote:
    Does Albasini know something about the Basque country and splitting from Spain to become part of Switzerland that we don't?

    Or has he actually won a race outside of Romandie and the Tour de Suisse?

    GC Tour of Britain 2010...

    I did read somewhere today that Britain's best approach to Brexit should be to become a Swiss Canton so maybe he's just on theme...
    He also won the Tour of Catalunya when some stages got cancelled or shortened.

    (We've got a Canton in Cardiff so we're ahead of the game)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,659
    Is that like Canton in Ohio, home of the NFL Hall Of Fame?
  • mechanism
    mechanism Posts: 891
    Or a Chinese restaurant.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    apparently Valverde had to swap bikes and Sky went full gas... Yates also punctured and is chasing back...

    De La Cruz got an 8 second lead with 7k to go...
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    QS win here too. De La Cruz holds off the rest and just takes that win and the leader's jersey...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,166
    De La Cruz is like a Spanish Steve Cummings
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    happy days for quickstep today
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    dish_dash wrote:
    apparently Valverde had to swap bikes and Sky went full gas... Yates also punctured and is chasing back...

    De La Cruz got an 8 second lead with 7k to go...



    Ooooh, there'll be beef then...
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    I need to put *spoiler* in the thread title

    Can one of you remind me how?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,166
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I need to put *spoiler* in the thread title

    Can one of you remind me how?
    Just edit the title in the initial post I think (like I've done on this post)
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    RichN95 wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    I need to put *spoiler* in the thread title

    Can one of you remind me how?
    Just edit the title in the initial post I think (like I've done on this post)


    Smartie pants :lol:
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,871
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    apparently Valverde had to swap bikes and Sky went full gas... Yates also punctured and is chasing back...

    De La Cruz got an 8 second lead with 7k to go...

    Ooooh, there'll be beef then...


    Didn't look full gas to me.
    Just took up a decent tempo when Movistar pulled over.
    Safer than everybody just milling around.

    A shame though, given Piti's penchant for kicking blokes in a similar predicament.

    Quick Step: Winning 50km solos, bossing sprints and now 20km killer mountain attacks.
    Not bad for half a week's work.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    apparently Valverde had to swap bikes and Sky went full gas... Yates also punctured and is chasing back...

    De La Cruz got an 8 second lead with 7k to go...

    Ooooh, there'll be beef then...


    Didn't look full gas to me.
    Just took up a decent tempo when Movistar pulled over.
    Safer than everybody just milling around.

    A shame though, given Piti's penchant for kicking blokes in a similar predicament.

    Quick Step: Winning 50km solos, bossing sprints and now 20km killer mountain attacks.
    Not bad for half a week's work.

    The best may be yet to come............
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,871
    Cummings crocked by cones.
    Wide city centre carriageways causing a number of tumbles.
    Looks to have done a collar bone.
    Dani Navarro definitely has.
    Contador also down, for the third time this season.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • epc06
    epc06 Posts: 214
    Bertie not having much luck. Bike change needed at start of final climb
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    The ski jumper takes it... happy days for Ridge Rider...
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Cummings crocked by cones.
    Wide city centre carriageways causing a number of tumbles.
    Looks to have done a collar bone.
    Dani Navarro definitely has.
    Contador also down, for the third time this season.



    Nooooooooooo
  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,851
    Not quite...

    Yes - regarding 'My Man' Roglic.

    Ish - he just needed 2 more seconds to lead GC.

    No - I have been at home for the last two days, body aching and a-shivering, and I don't do pain very well!
    Half man, Half bike
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 6,965
    Contador keeps falling over - he clearly repeatedly puts himself in the wrong place or has poor handling skills.
    hope Cummings isn't to badly hurt.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Collarbone, Scapula and sternum fractures for Cummings. Get well soon
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    inseine wrote:
    Collarbone, Scapula and sternum fractures for Cummings. Get well soon

    Ouch :(
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    Sounds like another nutso stage. Sanchez attacks near the top of the climb, crashes on the 1km descent to the line. Valverde takes the win and GC lead.

    Cannondale duo Uran and Woods in third and fourth on stage and GC...
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,871
    dish_dash wrote:
    Sounds like another nutso stage. Sanchez attacks near the top of the climb, crashes on the 1km descent to the line. Valverde takes the win and GC lead.

    Cannondale duo Uran and Woods in third and fourth on stage and GC...

    Another nutso stage? The only thing nutso about this race is it's design.
    I slept through half of it.

    Arrate never fails to deliver very little and didn't disappoint today.
    They went up the steep side to finish, so what did happen, happened even more slowly.
    Still, a 27 km ITT is bound to produce time gaps, where the rest of the race failed.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,566
    Ach we need more of your updates to stop me getting excited by reading the CN ticker...
  • DeVlaeminck
    DeVlaeminck Posts: 8,746
    dish_dash wrote:
    Sounds like another nutso stage. Sanchez attacks near the top of the climb, crashes on the 1km descent to the line. Valverde takes the win and GC lead.

    Cannondale duo Uran and Woods in third and fourth on stage and GC...

    Not sure if it was a descent or just levelling off a bit - couldn't make out why he came off it was on a straight bit of road - maybe a snapped chain or foot out?
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  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,011
    highlights looked good today - brutal climb but still 5 or so in contention at the end. No idea what happened to Sanchez.

    Is Valverde always this good in the early Spanish races? Looks like he's going very well this year.

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