Vuelta 2018, Stage 20: Escaldes-Engordany > Santuario de Canolich - 97,3Km *Spoilers*

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Race schedule is way, way off.

    They would need to average 40kph to finish on schedule. Currently, the average is 30.4kph.
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  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    Astana setting the pace in the GC group. 60lm to go. Yates’ not happy with the camera bike pacing them :D
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Currently we have Astana on the front of both the break and the bunch.
    Gallopin already yo-yoing.
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  • larkim
    larkim Posts: 2,474
    Yates showing signs of stress with that hassle with the moto or just taking on the role of patron?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,567
    Didn't see why Yates had such an issue with camera bike on that occasion, it didn't seem that close and wasn't really helping out his rivals that much. Odd one to get wound up about.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Ion gone.
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  • Korhag
    Korhag Posts: 77
    I think it is probably a case so his rivals can't claim he benefited from it either. Better nobody benefits and tarnishes his likely overall win.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    edited September 2018
    Wtf is Spanish tv doing?
    No idea who is left in the break, since Herrada went off the front.
    He has a camera with him, there are two with the bunch and one back with Ion Izaguirre and co, out the back.
    To cap it all off, they aren't updating the KoM points. :?

    From the race centre:
    Results at Coll de Ordino (km 42.3):
    1. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) 10pts
    2. Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) 6pts
    3. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) 4pts
    4. Omar Fraile (Astana) 2pts
    5. Dario Cataldo (Astana) 1pt
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Not really sure what Herrada's game plan is... I know he's literally Jesus but I'm not sure he can pull this off.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    And Herrada has been caught by that group
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Caught now in any case.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Lopez has attacked at the point I predicted.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Lopez has attacked at the point I predicted.
    Yeah Lopez and the rest of Astana!
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Yates A has come to Yates S's party :) .
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  • Korhag
    Korhag Posts: 77
    Lopez nearly collides with a team-mate
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Astana done.

    Lopez only has Nibali and a flagging Mollema to help share the work, as they approach de la Cruz.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    The bunch arrive. All back together.
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  • Korhag
    Korhag Posts: 77
    Quintana attacks after Yates follows Lopez.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Woods is not a good descender
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Kirby talking bollocks again, this time about the roadbook.
    The final haul up to the line is 7.7 kilometres with an average gradient of 7.8%.
    "Especial" category Carlton.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Quintana is going to go into the back of that moto if they're not careful
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    18 riders left, I think.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    The shark is sinking

    Qunitana and Lopez have a small gap.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Nibali and DDLC done. Lopez off solo, but Yates doesn't really need to worry about him, just yet.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Quintana struggling to hold Lopez. But they're being kept on a very short leash
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Yates totally bossing it.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Yates attack!!! Mas follows. No Valverde.
  • RonB
    RonB Posts: 3,984
    edited September 2018
    Simon says cheers to his brother and heads up the road to join Quintana & López
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 21,812
    Mas and Yates ahead of the rest, chasing Lopez down, very quickly.
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  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    Please stay upright Simon... Please...

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