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With Gavia, things would have been a bit different.

Re: TBH Nibs kinda deserves this. He could have made only a little attack in the descent and bridge to MAL, THe situation would have been much more interesting

Definitely a missed opportunity for Nibali. He could have catched MAL, and there was Caruso in front as well.

Landa Eyeglassing like a :cool:

Caruso saved for the false flat!

If Lipez is attacking, it means Carapaz is really bad.

Big gap opening now!

Re: Re: Those two statements are not mutually exclusive yet.

This climb has Landa written all over it. Can't wait.

Re: Looking at how the gap dropped and how motivated Lotto team is at front, it gave me the same impression.

Re: You are right. There are many factors that should be taken under consideration when comparing riders from different eras. But in cycling (like almost all other sports), the riders that have stood out from the competition have gotten all the praise and sympathy. Pantani was a...

Re: Re: The aim of this stage, unlike all the other stages in the Vuelta, was to stimulate GC action from far away. If you aim for C and get a C- you get criticized less than when you aim for A and get a C. Even though the C is better then C- in absolute terms.

Re: Re: The problem with this stage is that Col de la Galina is the hardest climb of the day. What they should have done is go all the way up to la galina (1912m), take the descent into Sant Julia de Loria and finish in Andorra. You add only 25 km to the stage and GC action in the last 30-40...

Re: Re: You forgot Cobo in Vuelta 2011.

Congrats to Chris Froome for the best double attempt result since Pantani.