Vuetla 2017:-Stage 11: Lorca - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 187.5kms *Spoilers*

blazing_saddles
blazing_saddles Posts: 22,736
edited September 2017 in Pro race
Stage 11: Lorca - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 187.5kms

Map:
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Profile:
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Climb:
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Final Kms:
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A bit more detail on tomorrow's big mountain finale.

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"Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
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  • Vino'sGhost
    Vino'sGhost Posts: 4,129
    i guess well see today where everyones at :)
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,736
    botd: Simon Clarke (Cannondael-Drapac), Aldemar Reyes (Manzana-Postobon), Lennard Hofstede (Sunweb), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Antonio Pedrero (Movistar), Bob Jungels (Quick Step Floors), Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Connor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport), Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo), David Arroyo (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Igor Anton (Dimension Data), Matej Mohoric (UAE Team Emirates), Sander Armée (Lotto-Soudal).

    Get ready for another bout of Kirby love spout.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    Just flicked on Eurosport - it's looking very wet at the start
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,736
    Yup.
    Awful weather.
    It seems to have completely changed since I got back on Saturday. Hardly saw a cloud in 2 weeks.
    Getting better again from tomorrow.

    Ach, now live with 78 soaking wet kms to go.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Day after rest day - usual caveats apply.
    _
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,629
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Day after rest day - usual caveats apply.
    Aren't you 24 hours late Rick? Wasn't yesterday the day after the rest day?! :D
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    Dorset Boy wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Day after rest day - usual caveats apply.
    Aren't you 24 hours late Rick? Wasn't yesterday the day after the rest day?! :D

    :D Rick's been caught out by the bank holiday...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
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  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Yawn yawn.. not a good day, no doubt we can blame the weather.
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,090
    Anyone else enjoying the upgraded Eurosport player? They seem to have introduced the crash regularly functionality on the browser and app versions.

    I would use Sky Go, but that doesn't work on the latest version of Android, or Firefox, or Edge, and multiple screens won't work on internet explorer.

    I would also use my Belkin @TV, but that doesn't work on the latest version of android and struggles to connect these days. Plus Mrs TheBigBean is probably watching something else.

    I'm grumpy with technology.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    TheBigBean wrote:
    I'm grumpy

    FTFY :wink:
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,090
    I'm sure Blazing will pop along with his fancy foreign never fail satellite to make me even more grumpy.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    So Eurosport player on my HTC is working fine.

    SYates, Atapuma, and Bardet out front with 15km to go and the red jersey gang 2.48m behind.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    Simon being dropped...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,090
    Incidentally, I'm keen to know if Virgin Media's app works.

    Back at the race, Bahrain-Merida are on the front the red jersey group.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,302
    Are they going to get caught? 2:22 advantage over 13 km doesn't seem enough.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Incidentally, I'm keen to know if Virgin Media's app works.

    Had it for a while but haven't used it and also got the new tivo 6 box last week but haven't experimented yet... will let you know.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    TheBigBean wrote:
    Incidentally, I'm keen to know if Virgin Media's app works.
    It does (only in UK though). I use it quite a bit. There have been jumping issues on the Eurosport feed recently.
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    Contador and Nibali start testing the group... Roche dropped
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Eurosport app is working fine on my iPad as Nibali pulls away.

    Vai Enzo
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    Chaves a fair way back
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Chavez dropped
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    Froome, Nibs, Contador still together about 54 seconds behind the front...

    Chaves and Aru further back...
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Froome look slike he is struggling to me
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    Astana's Angel Lopez with Froome group but Aru dropped...
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,264
    Bardet Atapuma caught
    Twitter: @RichN95
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,302
    Got a few km of relatively flat stuff now haven't they before the final kicker? Sky not pushing it any more though, Bahrain taken it up.
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,648
    hypster wrote:
    Froome look slike he is struggling to me

    He looks so bad on the bike all the time so it's very hard to tell... but yes, he's on the back of that group now...
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,090
    dish_dash wrote:
    Astana's Angel Lopez with Froome group but Aru dropped...

    My man. My GC pick. Time for him to redeem himself!
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Nibs and Contador looking for a stage win I reckon

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