2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 10: Salamanca ITT, 47km (28/9)

[Jamsque]

Mollema will be a little disappointed to take so long to catch J-Rod. Let's see if he cheats or goes right past him...

 

[auscyclefan94]

Purito is not done at all. He was always going to lose this time in the ITT, and all things considered he didn't lose all that much yesterday. He just has it slightly worse than could be expected right now.

He is done. Nibali V Wiggins V Froome???

 

[luckyboy]

Purito is not done at all. He was always going to lose this time in the ITT, and all things considered he didn't lose all that much yesterday. He just has it slightly worse than could be expected right now.

Well it will be a very exciting Vuelta if he comes back from this.


WOO TGBM

 

[Ferminal]

TGBM finally catches his man.

 

[thirteen]

Cmon Bauke catch him!

almost, almost!

this will be sweet

 

[thehog]

Yeah I think this is great for the race. Forces riders who have nothing to lose (Rodriguez, VDB2, Mollema) to attack like crazy, and riders who are within shouting distance (Nibali, Fuglsang) to attack like sane people. Wigans and Froome are good climbers, but hardly explosive... lots of climbing to be done, and not final TT to fall back on.

Should be an exciting race.

Agreed. The days of everyone punishing the TT and consolidating in the mountains are gone. This is much much better for the overall. Sets it up nicely.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Hmm so Mollema only loses +28 to Nibali so far.

But I think Wiggins and Froome are now the people to beat.
Fuglsang will drop somewhere on the mountains anyway

Even tho Froome is in red I can't consider him a GC favorite. Lo9t of climbing to be done, some very tough climbing.

 

[Zoncolan]

Oh, Purito! Passed by TGBM. Really poor!

 

[Ferminal]

Give him a tow!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Mollema took nearly 50 minutes to take 2 minutes out of Jrod...

 

[Jamsque]

J-Rod now has a free ride to the finish if he can hold on, the Spanish comissaires will never penalise him.

 

[luckyboy]

One of the most common sights in cycling there.

 

[Fetisoff]

He is done. Nibali V Wiggins V Froome???

And if he's not, will you take a J-Rod avatar for a month?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

He is done. Nibali V Wiggins V Froome???

+Mollema

Don't forget Mollema only lost 28 to Nibali at check 2...

 

[Moondance]

Mollema might help Purito salvage the last remnants of his GC ambitions.

 

[hrotha]

He is done. Nibali V Wiggins V Froome???

Great counterargument.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

meh I don't like seeing jrod being passed to be honest, i like him.

must be disheartening.

 

[Jamsque]

Yup, furious cheating from J-Rod as expected. ****ing disgraceful how often this goes on.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Jrod cheating pathetically.


Scum.

 

[cycladianpirate]

But I think Wiggins and Froome are now the people to beat.

Imagine saying that before the start - you'd have been carted off to the loony bin!!!

 

[goggalor]

Wonder if they'll give JRod a 40 second time penalty?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rodriguez is slipstreaming Mollema

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, suck wheel like on every road stage. Will Purito launch a sprint in the last km?

 

[Parrulo]

meh I don't like seeing jrod being passed to be honest, i like him.

must be disheartening.

ya same, poor purito

 

[thehog]

10.Nelson Oliveira (RadioShack) 2:19


who?