2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 3: Petrer - Totana, 164km

[insideout leadout]

There is no climb in Denmark of this length

I don't know how long that climb in Vejle is but it's really steep and they go over it a few times. Just saying he did better than expected so I don't think he's toast.

 

[roundabout]

I think that climb in Vejle is about 300 meters, 400 tops.

 

[just some guy]

Gap up to 5.50 after 48 kms Leopard doing the work

Rabo helping out Leopard now

gap up to 7.03 and it´s a hot one 35c they have covered 58 km 105 to go

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I don't know how long that climb in Vejle is but it's really steep and they go over it a few times. Just saying he did better than expected so I don't think he's toast.

And what does 300m of steepness have to do with a 5/6km climb with a 1200m part of steepness in it??
Exactly, NOTHING.

People make such incredibly wrong comparisons these days

 

[insideout leadout]

The stage was hard enough to make a selection and he finished with the best after Fuglsang. Just trying to say that he shouldn't be underestimated. My point is that the race was hard.

Relax

 

[Thomsena]

Watching yesterdays stage on Eurosport HD and production is yet again woeful. Horrible picture quality.

 

[LandEscape]

Liquigas on the front. Sagan for the stage? How tricky is the descent from alto de la santa?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

7:50 now is the gap. 100 to go. Lastras or Chavanel to win?

 

[LandEscape]

Màs calor! 36°c now on the stage.

 

[Ferminal]

7:50 now is the gap. 100 to go. Lastras or Chavanel to win?

Only 75km left isn't it?

Gap still 7'50", they must be going quick out front, avg speed of 46kmh

Will be very hard for them to survive going this hard in this heat.

 

[Oltean_RO]

Liquigas on the front. Sagan for the stage? How tricky is the descent from alto de la santa?

there are 2 corners on the last 9km, I doubt it's so much about descending today

So is no trick.

 

[insideout leadout]

Watching yesterdays stage on Eurosport HD and production is yet again woeful. Horrible picture quality.

That is spanish HD. SD is just a pic from the finish line.

 

[LandEscape]

So is no trick.

A bit raw but thanks!

 

[roundabout]

Only 75km left isn't it?

Gap still 7'50", they must be going quick out front, avg speed of 46kmh

Will be very hard for them to survive going this hard in this heat.

I think the text version of the ticker is more correct and they have only done 75km

 

[Oltean_RO]

A bit raw but thanks!

Ah, sorry. I'm romanian and my english is pretty basic.

 

[Ferminal]

I think the text version of the ticker is more correct and they have only done 75km

I thought it may have been broken. But Biciciclismo's last update was 90km (maybe they are just copying the tracker).

 

[LaFleur]

It's 70 (or less now) km to go. Think guys.. they don't do 75km in 2 hours, thats only like 37,5km/h, but the ticker guy said, that first hour was about 46km/h or something.

 

[roundabout]

Well, let's see which version of the ticker is closer in 25 minutes or so.

 

[Ferminal]

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-10.php

ITV has started (just the studio atm), it's an excellent feed but you need to install Veetle.

 

[insideout leadout]

A Vuelta studio, that's impressive.

 

[Mellow Velo]

69kms to go?
So, Sagan has been complaining of the heat.
ITV 4 on ad break, Eurosport still at yesterday's races.
Rubbish Spanish coverage, as per usual.
Come the mountains, we'll be lucky to get the last 30-40kms

 

[LaFleur]

69kms to go?
So, Sagan has been complaining of the heat.
ITV 4 on ad break, Eurosport still at yesterday's races.
Rubbish Spanish coverage, as per usual.
Come the mountains, we'll be lucky to get the last 30-40kms

55km to go I think, we'll see in a sec.

 

[Kopuliak]

hm, the gap is too big for LIQ/Sagan chances, 6:30 and only ~30 km to the last climb

 

[Ferminal]

69kms to go?
So, Sagan has been complaining of the heat.
ITV 4 on ad break, Eurosport still at yesterday's races.
Rubbish Spanish coverage, as per usual.
Come the mountains, we'll be lucky to get the last 30-40kms

It really is the poor sibling of the other two isn't it? Rai and France TV coverage goes basically all day. We saw more of ENECO than we are going to see here.

 

[insideout leadout]

LLS will pass his hometown Mula on todays stage, the stage looks suited to him as well.