2011 Vuelta a España Stage 17: Faustino V --> Peña Cabarga 211,0 km

[hatcher]

Was probably the Brit/Sky-hating British fans.

 

[luckyboy]

Nowhere jeez, just pointing at the fact that he was a really local rider (crowds etc.).

Haha ok then.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

wondering how the hell did he managed to miss the peak for the vuelta?

He didn't. This is just his painfully bad limit uphill

before everyone starts biting: JUST KIDDING

 

[Descender]

Haha ok then.

Although...

bradwiggins
Chris Froome going from strength to strength, Superb. And all that after people shouting at him, "you win we kill you", unbelievable

EDIT: I see it's been posted already.

 

[hrotha]

It's weird. It must have been a couple of loonies, otherwise Froome wouldn't have gone out of his way to thank the Spanish fans. But then, why would Wiggins tweet about it? Or was Froome's statement some sort of preemptive "Yeah I know there's some morons out there and this is going to be controversial when people learn about it, but before the **** hits the fan I want to make clear most people here have been super nice to us"?

 

[Parrulo]

He didn't. This is just his painfully bad limit uphill

before everyone starts biting: JUST KIDDING

no1 would bit any more after you publicly admitted that nibali had almost turned you into a fan

going from most hated rider to being almost a fan in so little time its a very good improving even for you

 

[Race Radio]

Does anyone have video of the last 15 minutes?

 

[spalco]

I think if Froome loses the race by 12 seconds, he didn't lose it in the ITT, the TTT or on the Angliru, but stage 11 where he lost 27 seconds on pretty much the entire top 10. That was really unneccesary.

 

[Tank Engine]

Of course my screen went blank the second the **** starting hitting the fan 2k out. Sort of caught the end. Looks like it's going to go down to the line. Great rides from Cobo and Froome.

 

[Descender]

It's weird. It must have been a couple of loonies, otherwise Froome wouldn't have gone out of his way to thank the Spanish fans. But then, why would Wiggins tweet about it? Or was Froome's statement some sort of preemptive "Yeah I know there's some morons out there and this is going to be controversial when people learn about it, but before the **** hits the fan I want to make clear most people here have been super nice to us"?

Well in these cases it's always a couple of loonies... watching the climb again I can only see people cheering for Froome and Wiggins.

I don't think Froome heard any of that cause otherwise he wouldn't have said that about the fans.

 

[Descender]

Last 4km:

http://www.rtve.es/deportes/20110907/cobo-saca-raza-para-no-perder-vuelta-pena-cabarga/459997.shtml

 

[Forunculo]

Wiggins was 1 min drop from Froome, it has to be Froome who told him.

If it's a mind game from Wiggins is a dangerous red line crossed and if it's true i prefer Froome himself warn about it.

Anyway Froome told in the interview that spanish fans were nice with him in spite of Cobo was a local rider

¿Who lies?

 

[hatcher]

Wiggins was 1 min drop from Froome, it has to be Froome who told him.

If it's a mind game from Wiggins is a dangerous red line crossed and if it's true i prefer Froome himself warn about it.

Anyway Froome told in the interview that spanish fans were nice with him in spite Cobo was a local rider

¿Who lies?

Or maybe Froome decided not to judge the entire Spanish fan population by the actions of a few.

 

[Nielsa]

How about no-one lies.

Froome maybe heard the shouts but he is grown-up enough to realize they don't represent most of the fans.

 

[classicomano]

Dumbass supporters crossing the road collided with TGBM causing him to lose precious seconds, bull****.

 

[indurain666]

How about no-one lies.

Froome maybe heard the shouts but he is grown-up enough to realize they don't represent most of the fans.

Yes, amen to this subject... sort of like judging entire UK based on a bunch of criminal Man U hooligans

I think I speak for most Spanish cycling fans by saying that we really enjoyed Froome's attack.

 

[Spaniard]

Dude , Cobo is Poli Diaz brother LOL

El potro de la Pesa jeje

 

[meandmygitane]

Kessiakoff lost 18:04 today, 0:47 yesterday and 21:10 Sunday to the GC-leader. What a fall, 6th-26th-30th.

 

[Forunculo]

Or maybe Froome decided not to judge the entire Spanish fan population by the actions of a few.

I know a group of friends and people from Cobo's town were in the ramps but it's hard to believe they insulted Froome because Cantabria has an old cycling culture. Maybe the "now or never" for a GC Cobo win excited a lot this group of friends but I don't think.

However in Peña Cabarga were 70.000 fans, if a group of 5 or 10 did that you sould be quiet, like Contador in Zoncolan where a little group tried to ridiculize him with the doping case but him weighted more the other 200.000 italians who applause him at the same level with the local riders. Froome also weight the 70.000 spaniard than this hypotetical group. In massive sport you has to be cool. The Wiggo action is strange, maybe is paranoic that the spanish are blocked him to avoid the sky victory. But it was Wiggo who blocked Froome aspirations.


It's had to be something more serious to give a public voice. And has to be Froome no Wiggo.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumbass supporters crossing the road collided with TGBM causing him to lose precious seconds, bull****.

Yeah, Mollema went against a supporter and said he lost at least 10 seconds.

F**** morons riding on the side of the road

So Wiggins lucked out again.

 

[Forunculo]

Yeah, Mollema went against a supporter and said he lost at least 10 seconds.

F**** morons riding on the side of the road

This the worst thing about people at the climbs, there isn't space. I like waht Italy did with a mix of army and police.

 

[El Pistolero]

This the worst thing about people at the climbs, there isn't space. I like waht Italy did with a mix of army and police.

Vuelta can only afford that if Contador shows up apparently(compare Angliru 2008 with 2011 lol)

 

[hrotha]

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[El Pistolero]

Seriously, marry him if you want but spare us the constant drooling.

Just compare the amount of police that were up the mountain in 2008 with 2011

 

[hrotha]

Just compare the amount of police that were up the mountain in 2008 with 2011

Restraining the boners of the crowds, I assume.