2010 Vuelta a Murcia 3rd-7th March

[eleven]

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[Anonymous]

Here are the highlights from yesterdays Stage 1, 20 mins.

Yeh, got them this morning, part 1 up, part 2 just uploading.. what a palavar..

Have got my new ripper working so should be able to rip direct from streams now instead of the old system.

 

[taiwan]

Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) got away on the final climb, and is still alone on the descent.

 

[python]

he's got 2 minutes with 35 to go..when the fark did he have time to snatch so much time?

 

[taiwan]

Must be quick on the descent, I guess.

 

[python]

if he makes it to bartanda alone he has a chance as the slope is getting steeper there and the peloton will have to negotiate the road space...still i doubt he is getting away because the surface is perfect fora high speed chase and there is that 2 km flat at the end where the sprinters' team will go bananas.

 

[sublimit]

1 min.05 seconds with 26 K to go apparently.

 

[Anonymous]

29 seconds.. 20k to go

 

[python]

even less.

long lived lagutin with 15 to go and his back in the pelotons sights

 

[Publicus]

It's going to be really hard to pass over Vacansoleil for the Tour

 

[Anonymous]

even less.

long lived lagutin with 15 to go and his back in the pelotons sights

then back out to 45 seconds, then back down to 25s again with 8k left.. guys got guts...

 

[python]

then back out to 45 seconds, then back down to 25s again with 8k left.. guys got guts...

sure he has guts he is from the glorious nation of uzbekistan

 

[sublimit]

caught. probably a bunch gallop

 

[Anonymous]

sure he has guts he is from the glorious nation of uzbekistan

Hes done for.. sprint finish coming up.

Wiggins lost touch after a wheel change, but back in the main field again. I guess that will have ruined Skys chances of the sprint :/

 

[ak-zaaf]

Hunter wins again.

 

[theyoungest]

Hunter took it again.

edit: see above.

 

[Anonymous]

Hunter again (pending stewards decision of an incident with Graeme Brown)

 

[Anonymous]

Another good day for the Brits. looks like two endura guys in the top 10

 

[ak-zaaf]

Hunter again (pending stewards decision of an incident with Graeme Brown)

Must be scary if you're boxed in between Brown and Bos.

 

[python]

Another good day for the Brits. looks like two endura guys in the top 10

as i thought all along - brad will skin everyone in the itt on sat and will send a message to texas though i think texas will do well too.

 

[sublimit]

Not the best sprinting talent i've ever seen but well done Hunter again.
Greame Brown specializes in winning nothing as usual.

as i thought all along - brad will skin everyone in the itt on sat and will send a message to texas though i think texas will do well too.

Texstrong versus Wiggians (sic) the rematch.. yes I also forecast Bradley to "kick ***" and win that TT.

 

[issoisso]

pending stewards decision of an incident with Graeme Brown

Contender for most predictable phrase of the season

 

[Anonymous]

Graeme Brown protesting a finish...that is funny.

 

[Ninety5rpm]

So there was a 5 second split at the front, though I didn't see any overall contenders in the front group. But I did notice something about the main bunch, starting at position 23:

23 Jan Barta (Cze) Team Netapp 0:00:05
24 Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team
25 Artur Ershow (Rus) Russian National Team
26 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana
27 Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia
28 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank
29 Jack Bauer (NZl) Endura Racing
30 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team Netapp
31 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky
32 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana
33 Henning Bommel (Ger) German National Team
34 Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack
35 Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack
36 Gregory Rast (Swi) Team Radioshack
37 Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Transitions
38 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
39 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank
40 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack
41 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
...
71 Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Sky 0:03:39

1) Wiggins isolated (no one from Sky in the front at all - next guy from Sky is at 3:39)
2) Armstrong right behind him, with two protectors, three if you count Zubeldia
3) Menchov in there, but with only one guy with him, though there were other Rabobanks in the front group and around.

Significant?

 

[Anonymous]

So there was a 5 second split at the front, though I didn't see any overall contenders in the front group. But I did notice something about the main bunch, starting at position 23:
1) Wiggins isolated (no one from Sky in the front at all - next guy from Sky is at 3:39)

Significant?

As far as I know, Wiggins had a wheel change, and the riders that where with him worked to get him back about 10k or so before the end and then dropped off.