2010 Vuelta al Pais Vasco

[pedaldancer]

Still a shame though re: Wiggans performance. He went for it against Rasmussen and didn't pick up the win didn't he - I'd hoped he would want to make ammends and go for the win here. Guess he knows he probably won't beat Sanchez and the guys going for the win today so he's better served holding back...

I absolutely love watching Sammy ride a bike!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

2nd time Peter Velits

Columbia is doing excellent TT's

edit: Klöden now 2nd, +15 s

 

[Publicus]

True, but you'd think he might want to show he has some kind of form at this point. Not able to out-TT Rogers? Not even trying to follow on the climbs? Not impressed..

I'm not impressed either.

Kloden faded over the last 15km.

 

[Nastyy]

Velits surprised me. Second now 20 seconds off the pace.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Monfort new best time, 5 seconds faster as Rogers

 

[Ferminal]

So it's

Monfort
Rogers
Klöden
Velits?

Are the big guns coming out now?

Edit: Monfort!

 

[Publicus]

Nice ride from Monfort!

 

[Lyds97]

Nice to see some of the younger guys doing well, e.g. Fuglsang, Velits.

Montfort caught his two minute man!

 

[Sasquatch]

Pinotti will probably make it a Columbia 1, 2 and 3.

 

[Publicus]

So it's

Rogers
Klöden
Velits?

Monfort, Rogers and Kloden.

That's a nasty little climb they threw in at the end.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Sweet ride by Monfort

 

[ferryman]

Everyone on the road now...

 

[python]

Monfort new best time, 5 seconds faster as Rogers

i thought it was 10-12 seconds faster ?

 

[Moondance]

Twitter says that Valv took a fall? Did I miss something?

Either way that should wrap it up for Horner.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

A. Schleck +35s in first part, ouch

No clue what Gesink or Pinotti has done, they didn't show.

 

[Publicus]

28th up that climb???? Come on Andy, you've got to do better than that.

 

[Nastyy]

Andy +33 on the intermediate.

 

[ferryman]

Schleck 28th at 7K +13s

 

[issoisso]

A. Schleck +35s in first part, ouch

No clue what Gesink or Pinotti has done, they didn't show.

You know him, he's on form twice a year, for one week at a time.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

i thought it was 10-12 seconds faster ?

Nope, definately 5

Sanchez 3rd +10s

 

[Ferminal]

1. Monfort (HTC-Columbia) 32:46
2. Rogers (HTC-Columbia) to 5
3. Kloden (RadioShack) to 21
4. Velits (HTC-Columbia) to 26
5. Wiggins (Sky) to 28
6. Fuglsang (Saxo Bank) to 34
7. Paulinho (RadioShack) to 50
8. Veloso (Xacobeo Galicia) to 1:01
9. Voigt (Saxo Bank) to 1:10
10. Lovkvist (Sky) to 1:12

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Best intermediate time: Benat Intxausti



No sign of Gesink or Pinotti

 

[issoisso]

Intxausti, best intermediate time

 

[Lyds97]

Oh Andy.. Think Les Freres Schleck need a little bit more TT coaching from Canc and Bobby J.

 

[Moondance]

Impressive from Intxausti.... Could bring him a podium or even more if either Valv or Horner is off today.