2012 Vuelta a España: Stage 4:Barakaldo-Estación de Valdezcaray 160.6 Km

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cineteq

cineteq

May 20, 2009
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Purito in front, yes!

1 101 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT 13h 18' 45''
2 181 FROOME, Christopher SKY + 1''
3 201 CONTADOR, Alberto STB + 5''
4 166 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB + 9''
5 161 GESINK, Robert RAB + 9''
6 188 URAN, Rigoberto SKY + 11''
7 107 MORENO, Daniel KAT + 14''
8 19 ROCHE, Nicolas ALM + 24''
9 168 TEN DAM, Laurens RAB + 46''
10 1 COBO, Juan José
 
Dekker_Tifosi

Dekker_Tifosi

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1 152 CLARKE, Simon OGE 4h 30' 26''
2 141 MARTIN, Tony OPQ + 2''
3 32 BAZAYEV, Assan AST + 22''
4 58 GARCIA, Marcos CJR + 55''
5 19 ROCHE, Nicolas ALM + 55''
6 175 GERDEMANN, Linus RNT + 57''
7 168 TEN DAM, Laurens RAB + 57''
8 39 ZEITS, Andrey AST + 1' 01''
9 166 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB + 1' 04''
10 172 BAKELANTS, Jan RNT + 1' 04''

GC

1 101 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT 13h 18' 45''
2 181 FROOME, Christopher SKY + 1''
3 201 CONTADOR, Alberto STB + 5''
4 166 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB + 9''
5 161 GESINK, Robert RAB + 9''
6 188 URAN, Rigoberto SKY + 11''
7 107 MORENO, Daniel KAT + 14''
8 19 ROCHE, Nicolas ALM + 24''
9 9 VALVERDE, Alejandro MOV + 36''
10 168 TEN DAM, Laurens RAB + 46''
 
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richwagmn

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Anyone else think Froome did not look comfortable under the pressure from Saxo? Does he always ride sort of hunched up under pressure?
 
Arnout

Arnout

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richwagmn said:
Anyone else think Froome did not look comfortable under the pressure from Saxo? Does he always ride sort of hunched up under pressure?
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Even when not under pressure actually.
 
hrotha

hrotha

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Yay Clarke!

As for Froome, he definitely looked a lot more comfortable than yesterday. Of course, it was also an easier climb.
 
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No_Balls

Jul 30, 2009
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Pretty god damn boring stage (saved only by a crash of Valverde) in hindsight.

richwagmn said:
Anyone else think Froome did not look comfortable under the pressure from Saxo? Does he always ride sort of hunched up under pressure?
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He always looks like **** on a bike. I´ve heard...
 
SafeBet

SafeBet

Sep 2, 2011
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Turns out Cunego was actually in the lead group.
Hope he loses some more minutes and then goes stage hunting all the way to Madrid.
 
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cesko_jr

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they missed Valverde in GC

1 101 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT 13h 18' 45''
2 181 FROOME, Christopher SKY + 1''
3 201 CONTADOR, Alberto STB + 5''
4 166 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB + 9''
5 161 GESINK, Robert RAB + 9''
6 188 URAN, Rigoberto SKY + 11''
7 107 MORENO, Daniel KAT + 14''
8 19 ROCHE, Nicolas ALM + 24''
9 9 VALVERDE, Alejandro MOV + 36''
10 168 TEN DAM, Laurens RAB + 46''
11 1 COBO, Juan José MOV + 47''
 
User Guide

User Guide

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OK I hate too jinx em(sorry dutch mafia) but one of the Rabo boy's is going to win this Vuelta.....
Exhibit A.... major crash no rabo gc involved, no losing time or injury
Exhibit B.... Bertie and Foome dont look great, they been off the front twice and gained a mighty 6s
Im calling it Gesink FTW
 
RedheadDane

RedheadDane

May 5, 2010
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Arnout said:
Valverde fall, Martin and Clarke survivors of break, interesting begin of climb that ends in uberfail.
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How about the total splittering of the peloton as a result of Sky's sidewind attack? Sky that, perhaps controversally, continues after Valverde goes down...
 
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SiAp1984

Jul 3, 2009
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And another great stage. Just as it was getting boring, Sky speed up, echolons, chaos (it's a pitty Valverde lost his time due to a crash, though). I was really surprised that AC made it to the front group- he used to lose time in the wind in earlier races and I am quite sure that he was the true target for Sky. However, Clarke and Martin did a fabulous job at the front (I would have liked to see Martin take the win, but Clarke also deserved it). I did not understand the move of AC and Navarro in the back. Just a waste of energy. No wonder Froome did not do much to back up this move. Nice thing that they let Roche have a go. Like they said on Eurosport. This Vuelta already saw more attacks than the whole TdF. Nice race, really nice!
 
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Pharazon

Jul 14, 2009
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User Guide said:
OK I hate too jinx em(sorry dutch mafia) but one of the Rabo boy's is going to win this Vuelta.....
Exhibit A.... major crash no rabo gc involved, no losing time or injury
Exhibit B.... Bertie and Foome dont look great, they been off the front twice and gained a mighty 6s
Im calling it Gesink FTW
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i don't think you can make any calls till we hit the real mountains
 
hrotha

hrotha

Jun 10, 2010
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User Guide said:
OK I hate too jinx em(sorry dutch mafia) but one of the Rabo boy's is going to win this Vuelta.....
Exhibit A.... major crash no rabo gc involved, no losing time or injury
Exhibit B.... Bertie and Foome dont look great, they been off the front twice and gained a mighty 6s
Im calling it Gesink FTW
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Today everybody was predicting a 25-man sprint, and that's roughly what we got. No way Contador and Froome could gap the other favourites, and they still managed to drop them in the part of the climb that was an actual climb (although at least some contenders must have decided trying to follow them wasn't worth the effort, as it all would come back together in the false flat).

All Rabobank riders are looking OK (Ten Dam the best of them, lol), but so far both Contador and Froome have shown they're stronger.
 
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