2012 Vuelta a España: Stage 2: Pamplona → Viana (181.4km)

[The Sheep]

Yeah they were not even close enough to the riders, and they didnt pace the break enough so it held. Shame on them!

Bit of an amateur derny at the end.

 

[Forunculo]

Degenkolb can score 4 or 5 wins with this field.

Sky is about GC and Liquigas is weak and Viviani, Davis and the Lotto pair is not at same league.

If Farrar were clever he would came here to score. There are 11 uphill finishes but many of them are single-climb stages

 

[Afrank]

Degenkolb can score 4 or 5 wins with this field.

Sky is about GC and Liquigas is weak and Viviani, Davis and the Lotto pair is not at same league.

It Farrar were clever he would came here to score. There are 11 uphill finishes but many of them are single-climb stages

Farrar should definitely have come here, the only wins he has had this year have been TTT. He hasn't won a sprint since his tour stage win last year.

 

[Forunculo]

They aren't good

JEANNESSON, Arnold FDJ + 51''
MARTIN, Tony OPQ + 1' 49''

 

[Afrank]

They aren't good

JEANNESSON, Arnold FDJ + 51''
MARTIN, Tony OPQ + 1' 49''

Tony Martin losing almost 2 minutes on a flat stage?
Did he crash or something?

 

[Panda Claws]

Pathetic sprinting field, now the flat stages will be even more boring.

Anyway, does anyone have a link to where you can watch those Universal Sports 'trailers' (like the one Froome's GF posted) as they are pretty amusing.

 

[Miburo]

Everyone seems to be too lazy to make a stage 3 thread

 

[Escarabajo]

Where is the stage 3 thread?

 

[Forunculo]

Everyone seems to be too lazy to make a stage 3 thread

Where is the stage 3 thread?

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18223

I did it. It was my first time, be easy

 

[Ruudz0r]

Pozzovivo could have won this sprint

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It's spain, they hate bunch sprints apparently

5th from lodewyck from very far back!!
Didn't know he could sprint.

http://cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=19530

 

[mewmewmew13]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18223

I did it. It was my first time, be easy

Thank you for taking this on

 

[Dedelou]

how come the GC does not reflect the 2" that Contador won in the sprint? Shouldn't that make him even with Froome on GC?

 

[Afrank]

how come the GC does not reflect the 2" that Contador won in the sprint? Shouldn't that make him even with Froome on GC?

http://www.lavuelta.com/12/es/resultados/index.html?e=2

 

[Ferminal]

Don't rely on CN

It's fine on the official rankings http://www.lavuelta.com/12/es/resultados/index.html?e=2

...2late

 

[Dedelou]

http://www.lavuelta.com/12/es/resultados/index.html?e=2

yes .. Thank you for the link..

 

[Escarabajo]

http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=18223

I did it. It was my first time, be easy

Thanks.

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[greenedge]

Lol at this sprinting field, not one decent sprinter was looking for some easy wins? I don't get it, do they like getting beaten by Cav in the Tour?

I was thinking Greipel should have- he had not competed in the Giro either.

 

[patrick767]

It's fun to see Contador's aggressiveness showing already. Obviously it's way too early to see what kind of shape he will be in for late mountain stages. I find people's confidence in his overall victory rather odd. He's hardly raced this year. He's got a huge challenge ahead. That said, so does Froome what with already having the TdF in his legs. Neither is likely in the very best possible shape for the Vuelta. Should be interesting...