Itzulia Basque Country 2021 ***Spoilers***

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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    UAE under considerable pressure now.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Pogacar falling on his sword to close this gap, but even if he makes it, he's not going to be much use on the final climb.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    McNulty pops!
    Pogacar now riding for himself.
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  • orraloon
    orraloon Posts: 13,269
    Interesting stage.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    Anyone know how the split happened?
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    Roglic in beast mode here
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    It looked like Roglic snuck away on the descent and UAE were sleeping.

    McNulty is going to lose a lot of time today. Only question is whether Pog can bridge and Roglic is not hanging around.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Good racing from roglic.

    There was a split early with carthy, carapaz etc al, then Astana and Rog attacked on a descent, got a gap and eventually bridged across. Uae just missed that break, not good.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Roglic has blown everybody out but for Carthy and Gaudu.
    Not sure this is the smartest riding.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Anyway, didn't someone say Roglic definitely wouldn't go long?
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    I've just turned on. Did Pogacar wait for McNulty?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Roglic will never attack a long way out .
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,613
    He did. Then was on radio and seemingly given permission to go.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    gsk82 said:

    I've just turned on. Did Pogacar wait for McNulty?

    Yes, stayed with him till he cracked.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,262
    There are UFC fights less violent than Vansevenant wrestling his bike
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  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,620
    kingstongraham said:

    gsk82 said:

    I've just turned on. Did Pogacar wait for McNulty?

    Yes, stayed with him till he cracked.
    Oh dear. Why did he do that?
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    He had to go long . Just can he do it ?
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Brian Smith just rubbed a free range in Chris Horner's face. :D
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    This is great
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • jimmyjams
    jimmyjams Posts: 784
    Is Roglic panicking once more? Squirting out 100 ml from the bidon (as he did 10 mins ago) isn't going to make a lot of difference, makes me think he's worrying.
    Glad to see Gaudu going well.
    The chasers were getting closer till the Bilbao group joined them, but now he's slowing them down.

    UAE (and Movistar) made a pig's ear of that earlier break. And Roglic owes Astana a pint.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Gotta love the Spanish work ethic: work hard at not working.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    Astana blew things up, but fair play to Roglic for making things stick (thus far)
  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 722
    Why is Gaudu towing Roglic to the line?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,489
    diplodicus said:

    Why is Gaudu towing Roglic to the line?

    Deal made. Gaudu has the stage.
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  • phreak
    phreak Posts: 2,953
    Classy day that from Roglic.
  • diplodicus
    diplodicus Posts: 722
    Yeah makes sense now...
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    You can't complain about that
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Hugh cracking was a shame.
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Good race. Nice to see Roglic has learned how to make friends.

    Don't think the chasing group, bar Pogacar & Vingegaard covered themselves in glory.

    How much did Pogacar lose waiting for McNulty?
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    pblakeney said:

    diplodicus said:

    Why is Gaudu towing Roglic to the line?

    Deal made. Gaudu has the stage.
    Brave to trust him. Days like this I really warm to Roglic then he reverts to sitting in the group until the last 200m but I suppose it's just the most efficient way to ride, especially when organisers dish out time bonuses on the line so shouldn't really be critical.

    Good to see Valverde can still be Valverde on stages like this.

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