2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 11: Verín - Estación de Montaña Manzaneda 167,0 km (31/8)

[Maxiton]

+1 It's my only option. I have no TV

Same here.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Froome dropped - if Wiggins does **** lots of people will choose to imagine froome would have been fine if roles were reversed.

 

[Broth3r]

See ya later, Froome. Thank the cycling hierarchies when you get to the bus.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Wiggins is time trialling to the top again. I hope Mollema doesn't pay for his efforts

 

[Ferminal]

Wiggins is going to hurt people now.

 

[Tuarts]

Froome has popped. Well he's done a lot already for xure.

 

[Moncoutie]

Feel a bit sorry for Froome seeing him spat out the back like that.

 

[canyonball]

Over for Froome. Great ride. No does wiggins has the legs to do a "La Covatilla"?

 

[Jamsque]

If Fuglsang is in this group then Wiggins is an idiot.

 

[Zoncolan]

Wiggins is gonna be jumped in the final K by Nibs and Co.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Wiggins is going to hurt people now.

Most of all his teammate in red

 

[Havetts]

Wiggo tt'ing up the mountain

 

[maltiv]

The only effect this stage will have on GC is that Froome has been sacrificed. Biggest tactical failure since Pauwels 09.

 

[luckyboy]

Scarponi, Menchov doing badly

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Menchov, Scarponi and Seeldraeyers in trouble!

 

[Moncoutie]

Wiggins is right, he's riding like Indurain!

 

[Zoncolan]

Scarponi and Menchov off the back.
It's official then.

 

[LaFleur]

Froome dropped - if Wiggins does **** lots of people will choose to imagine froome would have been fine if roles were reversed.

I don't think that he did that much work to be dropped so early.. there were about 25-30 riders in the group when he got dropped. Can't possibly feel very good today.

 

[canyonball]

The only effect this stage will have on GC is that Froome has been sacrificed. Biggest tactical failure since Pauwels 09.

Only thing I don't understand. If this was the plan all along, why make froome try hard on the TT?

 

[Moncoutie]

Chapeau David Moncoutie!!!

 

[Jamsque]

Ahahahah there are NO CROWDS at the finish.

 

[Thomsena]

Haha watch that huge amount of spectators!
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[Anonymous]

what has happen to scarponi these past 4 day?

 

[trevim]

This Vuelta is crowded!

 

[patrick767]

Great effort and sacrifice by Froome, especially when he's been asked to pace for Wiggins despite leading the race himself.

Froome is dead. **** tactics by Sky.

Not exactly. It preserved Wiggins's strength and made a pace so high it was hard for others to attack. Could Wiggins have brought the latest attack back if not for Froome's sacrifice on this climb? Maybe, maybe not.

I'm sure they wanted time for Wiggins, but unfortunately it may not work out that way. Tactics don't always work out as planned. Doesn't make them **** necessarily...