Vuelta 2017:Stage 17: Villadiego - Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega 180.5KM *Spoilers*

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Contador going long, quelle surprise!
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Berti goes, his 30 seconds of glory has started!
    '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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Lopez joins him, just a few seconds lead at the moment. Kruiswijk tried to bridge too.
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Froome doing his yo yo thing
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,560
    Froome doesn't like it steep...
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Froome lagging but won't be panicked out of his comfort zone.

    Watch the stem... it speaks to you...
    '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
  • ContrelaMontre
    ContrelaMontre Posts: 3,027
    Surrounded by teammates
    Rule No.10 // It never gets easier, you just go faster
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Lopez could at least look like he's trying
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Holy goodness what is that hill !!!!
    '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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Froome has let most of his rivals go but then that's his way on this type of climb. He still has three team mates.
  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 373
    He's got FOUR chuffing domestiques still there. Mental.
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,474
    Moto carnage!
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  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Tommy Contador grimacing.....
    '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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Steep!!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 26,254
    what happened to that moto?
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Super steep, moto falls over...
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    THIS FREAKING CLIMB :shock: :shock: :shock:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    How long until Contador blows?
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,560
    Based on past performance I'd say that Froome's got this nailed on for the win...
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Bert opening a gap over Lopez and they both have a big lead over the other favourites with Froome and his mates further back still but not really looking in trouble.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Froome 45 seconds behind Contador, they've just done the little downhill section. 3.5k for the leaders.
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    It smells of tactics at this stage doesn't it? Positioning.
    '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
  • hanshotfirst
    hanshotfirst Posts: 373
    Come on Aqua Blue lad!!
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,560
    Hang on... we got an Aqua Blue on the front? Wow!
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Kelderman out in front of the Froome group
    '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
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,560
    Bo Duke wrote:
    It smells of tactics at this stage doesn't it? Positioning.

    Totally...
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    edited September 2017
    So many Sky lads left... 4 + Froome, dont know why they bother with the team car, they should use the team bus....
    '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
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,553
    Contador riding very strongly. I can't work out what group is what on the timings though. The Sky group don't look in trouble, just gradually ramping it up.
  • r0bh
    r0bh Posts: 2,194
    Nibali 20 - 25 seconds up on Froome by my count
  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,474
    Froome happy with giving away what he gained yesterday at this point?
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