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

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

kruijswijk apparently paid for his earlier efforts.

 

[Thomsena]

Stupid wind is killing the mountain stages

Never really that hard mountain was it..

 

[Jamsque]

GC:

Wiggins
Froome 7
Nibali 11
Kessiakoff 14
Fuglsang 19
Mollema 47
Monfort
Cobo
Zubeldia
Brajkovic

 

[canyonball]

Meh 7 seconds....

Not bad though, I thought he might lose time on this stage

Was it worth it? He needs everything he can get... As long as he doesn't burn his legs, for others stages where he can actually gain time.

Wiggins amazing once again. He needs to give a big Thank You to Froome, though.

I'm still waiting for the real show to start.

 

[l.Harm]

Mollema and Slagter blew up JVDB.

He came back last km tough

 

[cineteq]

Froome, Brajkovic, Menchov, Fuglsang and Scarponi lost time to favorites.

 

[T-Nielsen]

When are we getting to the mountains, that does not suit the Olano type riders.

 

[patrick767]

Fuglsang just blew his best chance.

He's still looking far stronger than I thought he was. His highest grand tour finish in his other three attempts is 50th. Granted this is his first chance to be a leader, but IMO he's still far exceeding expectations.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Today I say a definite NO to the chances of Fuglsang, Froome, JvdBroeck (hanging in there at the skin of his teeth) and Menchov.
And for people who still believed in Scarponi, well... no.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Never realised Poels + Lagutin were as good at climbing as they have shown. Mosquera would've had some good help if he was here.

Poels is a pretty good rider who has gone under the radar really.

Pretty good GT for the dutch actually.

Kruijswijk not as good as we hoped, but Mollema riding awesome. Poels doing a great ride. Slagter doing a really good vuelta.

 

[Broth3r]

The Pope ?

Where there's no devil...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

anyway kruijswijk losing time is probably a good thing. No disrespect but he should work for mollema now.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Poels is a pretty good rider who has gone under the radar really.

Pretty good GT for the dutch actually.

Kruijswijk not as good as we hoped, but Mollema riding awesome. Poels doing a great ride. Slagter doing a really good vuelta.

I think Kruijswijk was good today, but he sacrifised himself clearly.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Poels is a pretty good rider who has gone under the radar really.

It's because he somehow conspires not to win, like a climbing version of Rojas.

 

[maltiv]

Was it worth it? He needs everything he can get... As long as he doesn't burn his legs, for others stages where he can actually gain time.

Wiggins amazing once again. He needs to give a big Thank You to Froome, though.

I'm still waiting for the real show to start.

I don't think any other rider would sacrifice himself, while in the red leaders jersey, for a teammate who so far in the race has shown nothing to show that he is stronger than Froome. I mean the fact that Froome beats Wiggins in a TT should just show that Froome is in much, much better shape than Wiggins. I guess he's not "purely" british though so I guess that's why they use him as a domestique.

 

[Moondance]

Great for Moncoutie obv. Ownage by Wigans. Froome a real trooper, hope Sky reward him for sacrificing his red.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I think Kruijswijk was good today, but he sacrifised himself clearly.

he did have good legs earlier, he gave it a go. Not bad tactics really.
Kruijswijk is showing a lot of confidence on the bike anyway.
Shame that mollema move didn't work out.

 

[Jamsque]

Wiggins is going to have a hell of a time defending 11 seconds to Nibali.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Mollema and Slagter blew up JVDB.

He came back last km tough

Nah, if he was put in trouble it was from Wiggins response to the Mollema/Martin/Slagter group.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

By the way, are Dan Martin and Mollema twin brothers?

Their style, their funny looking faces...their qualities.. only difference is that Mollema can actually limit the damage in a TT

 

[hfer07]

damn- looks like a duel between Nibali & Wiggins.... how long can Bradly hang on to those 11 seconds for?....

 

[Anonymous]

Michele's form is very strange...or no form is strange lol

 

[Moondance]

Ahahahah there are NO CROWDS at the finish.

If the roads had been full on a Wednesday wouldn't that have just confirmed the Northern European biases against the South

 

[l.Harm]

Nah, if he was put in trouble it was from Wiggins response to the Mollema/Martin/Slagter group.

In a more indirect way then

 

[Jamsque]

By the way, are Dan Martin and Mollema twin brothers?

Their style, their funny looking faces...their qualities.. only difference is that Mollema can actually limit the damage in a TT

And Dan Martin can win summit finishes in Grand Tours.