La Vuelta 2020 : Stage 11: Villaviciosa > Alto de La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo - 170 km *Spoilers*

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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    blazing_saddles said:

    Froome dropped on the first climb.

    Sosa is the bigger problem, I assume his sole purpose in the team would be to ride as last man for Carapaz on a day like this.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Soler has taken 1'30" and nearly on the break. Puts him to within about 2 min of GC
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    edited October 2020
    Wurf on the front wondering when the run starts
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Soler now safely in the break with a team mate and they have picked their pace up since he got there. Now has a lead of nearly 2'20" from the Ineos / Visma led group. Wurf seems to have been on the front for ever and Froome not far behind. The red jersey group is still very large so obviously not making much effort yet.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    Was that Wellens taking it cross?
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Some interesting lines being chosen on that corner. Not sure the grass is the best route.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    orraloon said:

    Was that Wellens taking it cross?

    Not Wellens, he's been dropped. Two riders somehow did the same thing on one of the few bends where they'll have ever got away with it with no serious mishaps.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    orraloon said:

    Was that Wellens taking it cross?

    Not sure who lead it, but Nickolas Eg was at the back and he went off road as well
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Nice descent this. Wide, sweeping bends. Would love to get a chance to do that with a closed road.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Oliveira was the front rider

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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    There's a touch of the Cadel Evans about Roglic when he climbs out of the saddle, isn't there? *shudder*
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Down to around 40 in the leaders group at a guess. Just attrition so far and they're only closing very slowly on the break. 500m left on the penultimate climb. Froome still up near the front and looking stronger but riding out of the saddle more than he would do normally. 33km to go
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Looks like roglic has 5 Jumbos with him.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Every day Kirby states that the race is ahead of the fastest schedule and every day the races finishes according to the published schedules.

    Easy to see why Wellens and de Gendt are such good mates: they share the same book of daft tactics.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    What are UAE up to? Have they sneaked Pogacar into the race?
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  • joe_totale-2
    joe_totale-2 Posts: 1,333
    Is it me or is Kirby especially bad today, even by his own terrible standards? It's like someone told him that there cannot be one second of dead air today.

    I consider Richie Benaud to be the greatest sports commentator ever due to knowing when 1 word was more effective than 100. Also he knew when to keep quiet and let the pictures do the talking.
    Kirby is the anti Benaud.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    I have ambient sound only on my feed, not missing Kirby at all. Did get a 5 mins sesh of Sean K but that stopped again. Quite pleasant not to have all the nonstop banality. Plus check PCS website for who is in break etc.
  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    3mins with 15km. Soler got this?
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Thats froome done then, dropping back through the cars
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Please someone cut Carlton's power off...
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,717
    Even a power cut can't shut Kirby up...
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Impressive work by the Sunweb pair to have avoided doing a tap all this time. Superior sitting on.

    Chaves dropped early. He doesn't have 3 weeks in him any more.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Enjoying the gorgeous gorges, ddraver? They've got some fancy geology over there.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    RichN95. said:

    What are UAE up to? Have they sneaked Pogacar into the race?

    According to the sage with the mic: defending 13th place.
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  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Soler goes, Martin tries to chase, Gaudu counters and him and Soler are away
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Carapaz isolated. Ineos have sent the dregs to this race.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Roglic still has 4 Jumbos. Guy on the front of Roglic's train has been there all the way up the climb, riding everyone else's domestiques off the track.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    It's very pretty
  • notquite6foot
    notquite6foot Posts: 248
    edited October 2020
    Looks like Soler and Gaudu have the stage between them, plus a considerable GC gain and bonuses (which for Soler at least is a big win).

    It's pretty much l'Angliru or bust for the GC guys in the peloton (unless you're Rog).
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,490
    Was that Gaudu zipping up his jersey for the finish with 3kms to go? 🤣🤣🤣
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