2011 Vuelta a España, Stage 19: Noja - Bilbao (158,5km)

[La Canaja]

No protests or anything? Yawn.

No Padania, no party.

 

[cineteq]

57km. Break at 5mins.

Good news for you: The whole Cofidis team is sticking on the wheel of Montaguti.

 

[icefire]

No protests or anything? Yawn.

Sharpen your eyes and watch the banners!

 

[LukeSchmid]

How many km to go atm? Are they going fast? I spent an hour fixing the tv which didnt work yesterday, so that i could watch the stage today and this ***** **** Turkish guy who lives with me took the remote and says he has a basketball game instead.

I think im going to kill him.

Perfectly reasonable, we will all testify at your defense, anything not to miss your stage introductions.

 

[zapata]

Anton and Bruseghin in the break? I know it's a lot to ask, but please, please stay away!

 

[Random Direction]

travel bug is starting to get back into me - looks like a great area to visit.

 

[Gingerale]

liquigas and garmin doing time on front

i'll cry when this break gets caught!

but sagan winning the stage would be happy...or mollema.

 

[Moncoutie]

Good news for you: The whole Cofidis team is sticking on the wheel of Montaguti.

That is good news!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Tony Martin did not start today.

Taking bilbao airport and going to prepare for worlds now?

 

[Lupetto]

Taking bilbao airport and going to prepare for worlds now?

He noticed today, that there is no tt tomorrow.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The climb looks difficult to me so far

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sky planning something

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nice pace by Löfkvist, I think only 35 left now

 

[Mellow Velo]

As I suspected, this is quite an evil 2nd cat climb.
More than enough for fireworks, next time around.

 

[Bumeington]

As I suspected, this is quite an evil 2nd cat climb.
More than enough for fireworks, next time around.

Hope so! Predicition: Boom from Froome

 

[Moncoutie]

Is Montaguti being dropped?!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

As I suspected, this is quite an evil 2nd cat climb.
More than enough for fireworks, next time around.

Yup but will need a bold move - steepest at the bottom IIRC.

 

[maltiv]

Good to see Lofkvist riding well again!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Lofkvist is at the Vuelta? Who knew.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

I'm more interested in the preview of the descent and run into the finish. A gap on the climb is one thing, holding it for 14k? to the end will be another feat

 

[Euskaltel!]

nice climb

 

[Euskaltel!]

you could make some amazing stages here... Urkiola... Arrate... anything!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Euskaltelfans with "Extebarria" scarfs. GENIUS

 

[joeyrobbo]

So if you were Team Sky then what would you do?

Personally I'd try and reduce the peleton on the current climb, and then launch Wiggins on the final climb just before the road narrows, and see if Cobo counters. If he does then as soon as he catches Wiggins then immediately launch a second attack with Froome and try and break him.

 

[Maxiton]

The crowd! Starting to look like Alpe d"Huez