La Vuelta '15 #13 Calatayud / Tarazona **SPOILERS**
Booo! Withdrawals yesterday. Never like to see a team leader - let alone a favourite have to retire hurt
1 FROOME Christopher SKY DNS
Stage 13 Calatayud / Tarazona
Not exactly inspiring
The organisers go with their favourite route design of loopy.
It would be a long hard day in the saddle for me - but for these guys it is a prep day for some brutish stages coming in next few days.
11km climbing about 500m with no real kickers. Looks boring - saying that hopefully something might spark off to contradict all the nay-sayers. Unfo the part of the course most likely to cause trouble is the mad mad run in to the line - inrng has this great picture of 500m from the line
Luckily it is so close that the GC guys will be happy to be past 3km and won't be too fussed (although they won't want to be time-gapped) - but with a few leadout teams who haven't exactly demonstrated their consummate professionalism so far this tour (there was a picture posted in Pub Talk of HTC/Cav - now that was a well drilled squad.) I hope there isn't a pile-up
1 FROOME Christopher SKY DNS
Stage 13 Calatayud / Tarazona
Not exactly inspiring
The organisers go with their favourite route design of loopy.
It would be a long hard day in the saddle for me - but for these guys it is a prep day for some brutish stages coming in next few days.
11km climbing about 500m with no real kickers. Looks boring - saying that hopefully something might spark off to contradict all the nay-sayers. Unfo the part of the course most likely to cause trouble is the mad mad run in to the line - inrng has this great picture of 500m from the line
Luckily it is so close that the GC guys will be happy to be past 3km and won't be too fussed (although they won't want to be time-gapped) - but with a few leadout teams who haven't exactly demonstrated their consummate professionalism so far this tour (there was a picture posted in Pub Talk of HTC/Cav - now that was a well drilled squad.) I hope there isn't a pile-up
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that picture is 500m from the line?????? potential carnage in the race to be in position before that.
I think if its not a break away stage it should be a good one. Even if it is a breakaway it should be good.
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That road does look quite narrow for a gallop finish should it occur... well at least the motos won't get the blame (or will they?)0
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I've been to Calatayud before. Named after Ayub, who was the local Moorish leader, and there's a big Moorish fortress there. The only problem is, because all the buildings are manly sandstone, half the town is collapsing. I have never been anywhere that looks so much in danger of falling down.0
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I just double checked inrng picture by following the route myself
this is the route in
Google Streetview0 -
I just double checked inrng picture by following the route myself
this is the route in
Google Streetview
that is one tidy allotment0 -
38.8 km to go break is 3:30 in front of peleton
On slopes of last climb 3rd Cat
Team Sky: Sergio Henao, Nicolas Roche
AG2R - La Mondiale: Mikael Cherel, Rinaldo Nocentini
BMC: Alessandro De Marchi
Caja Rural - Seguros RGA: David Arroyo
Cofidis: Yohan Bagot, Julien Simon
Etixx - Quick Step: Niki Terpstra, Gianluca Brambilla
FDJ: Kenny Elissonde, Kévin Reza
IAM Cycling: Sylvain Chavanel, Jérôme Coppel
Lampre - Merida: Ruben Plaza, Valerio Conti, Nelson Oliveira
Lotto Soudal: Maxime Monfort
Movistar: José Joaquin Rojas
MTN - Qhubeka: Stephen Cummings
Orica - Greenedge: Cameron Meyer
Europcar: Yukiya Arashiro, Romain Sicard
Tinkoff - Saxo: Pawel Poljanski0 -
15km
Nelson Oliviera has 42 seconds on group of 23 which has 4:30 on peleton0 -
Lampre working hard off the front. and a team mate in the break AWSOME0
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EDIT Two team mates in the break keeping a lid on it behind\0
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Lampre working hard off the front. and a team mate in the break AWSOME
And the DS denting the car door slapping on it to urge on the rider. I think he has it now unless the group really works together
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Lampre working hard off the front. and a team mate in the break AWSOME
And the DS denting the car door slapping on it to urge on the rider. I think he has it now unless the group really works together
7.3km 58 seconds
yup, he looks real strong still. will be a proper win0 -
Very impressive from Olivieira given he was out there two days ago. Sicard been out in the break several days now...at least he will move up the classification.Contador is the Greatest0
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Nelson Oliveira of Team Lampre Merida
Great Win
27 km off the front from just after the summit of the last climb of the day0 -
proper win. good effort0
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And as FF says Sicard will get a lot of time back in GC0
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who are sky riding on the front for?0
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Nelson Oliveira of Team Lampre Merida
Great Win
27 km off the front from just after the summit of the last climb of the day
27km solo...niiiiice!Contador is the Greatest0 -
What was the final gap from Sicard to the peloton? He was 12th at 6.41 coming into the day.Contador is the Greatest0
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What was the final gap from Sicard to the peloton? He was 12th at 6.41 coming into the day.
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Nelson Oliveira of Team Lampre Merida
Great Win
27 km off the front from just after the summit of the last climb of the day
27km solo...niiiiice!
Who dares, wins!
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What was the final gap from Sicard to the peloton? He was 12th at 6.41 coming into the day.
2.51
Cheers. Nice little earner then.
Contador is the Greatest0 -
right roll on tomorrows stage!0
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Oh look... another Lampre win...0
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Oh look... another Lampre win...
oh YOU!!!0 -
What was the final gap from Sicard to the peloton? He was 12th at 6.41 coming into the day.
2.51
2:51 is what he is now off the lead in the GC. He was 3:48 up on Aru on the day. He is now tenth - which might make a tiny difference for Team Europcar0 -
Just caught up with the highlights - Good day for my man Brambilla - jumped to 9th on the GC0
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What was the final gap from Sicard to the peloton? He was 12th at 6.41 coming into the day.
2.51
2:51 is what he is now off the lead in the GC. He was 3:48 up on Aru on the day. He is now tenth - which might make a tiny difference for Team Europcar
Europcar have a new sponsor in the bag anyway.0 -
On this form Oliveira has a good shout at a Worlds ITT top 5.0
