2011 Vuelta a Espana Stage 5: Sierra Nevada - Valdepenas de Jaen, 186km (24/8)

[Moondance]

Poels 2nd, TGBM 4th... Good day for the orange brigade

 

[Maxiton]

That was exciting. Too bad, though, for Moncoutie.

 

[goggalor]

Way too easy.

 

[Moncoutie]

Wasn't Wiggins about 20 secs down?

 

[The Hitch]

Does Moreon take the red?

 

[Havetts]

Does Moreon take the red?

Think that he does.

 

[Jamsque]

Dan Martin 30 seconds down, not great from him. Positioning very important on that kind of narrow steep climb.

I wish the race organisers would stop letting 500 people stand right past the finish line blocking the TV shot.

 

[Moondance]

I want to know what would happen if Poels wasn't blocked

Did anyone see it?? He wanted to accelerate but then had to hold back.. ****

I saw it too. No chance he could've beaten Purito either way.

 

[goggalor]

Wasn't Wiggins about 20 secs down?

Yup, he was pretty far back. Came in a few groups behind Mollema.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I want to know what would happen if Poels wasn't blocked

Did anyone see it?? He wanted to accelerate but then had to hold back.. ****

but still very good.
he wasn't too far off. I am happy. He wouldn't have beaten him anyway.

I knew he would do well on this stage.

 

[luckyboy]

lol Sean Kelly just said Peter Kruijswijk

 

[Moncoutie]

Yup, he was pretty far back. Came in a few groups behind Mollema.

I'd have said he did well.

 

[Fetisoff]

Does Moreon take the red?

I think so, didn't see Chavanel anywhere

 

[jobiwan]

Fuglsang and Van Den Broeck with good rides.

 

[Havetts]

16 LLS
17 kruijswijck

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1 Rodriguez
2 Poels +4
3 Moreno +5
4 Mollema +7
5 Scarponi +8
Zubeldia
Fuglsang
Roche
Van den Broeck
Kessiakof
11 Nibali +11
Nieve
Menchov
Bakelandts
LL Sanchez
Kruijswijk +17
Sorensen +20
Brajkovic
Wiggins

 

[Zoncolan]

Anybody seen Sastre?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Mollema appears to have nice form also.

 

[jobiwan]

Chavanel keeps red by 9 seconds!

 

[Havetts]

Chavanel 9 seconds lead onto Moreno

 

[Jamsque]

20 seconds is about what I expected Wiggo to lose.

Chav holds on to red by 9 seconds!

 

[thirteen]

Sylvain still in red

 

[The Hitch]

After all that Purito only has 10 s on Nibali.

Shows what a bunch of crap the ttt is.

 

[Havetts]

Anybody seen Sastre?

Sastre and such a climb? No way.

 

[luckyboy]

Woo Chavanel still in red

Suck it Katusha