2012 Vuelta a España: Stage 5:Logroño-logroño 168.0 Km

[alberto.legstrong]

Froome could try something, he's only 1" back. It is too flat for Alberto, Purito + Mollema could go for it as well.

Alberto might drop a few places in the gc after this stage

I don't know if cf would really want the overall lead right now. I tend to think not. Besides, if you crash as leader, still no one waits for you, so what's the advantage ?

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Bunch should have passed the sprint by now?

 

[cineteq]

Bunch should have passed the sprint by now?

1 Chacon (ACG) 2 Swift (SKY), 3 Dumulin (ARG)

 

[LaFlorecita]

I don't know if cf would really want the overall lead right now. I tend to think not. Besides, if you crash as leader, still no one waits for you, so what's the advantage ?

Okay true. Purito could try and extend his lead though and Mollema could move up to third, two times 4 secs up for grabs or even more?

 

[LaFlorecita]

1 Chacon (ACG) 2 Swift (SKY), 3 Dumulin (ARG)

Yayy

 

[TourOfSardinia]

live pics for me
http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-1.php

 

[fluffkitten]

live pics for me
http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-1.php

http://sports-livez.com/sopcast/sop-1.php is working with an English feed to.

Though watching what appears to be an overgrown crit isn't as exciting as it might be.

 

[will10]

I doubt he can finish the rest of the course alone

Of course he could, he can set the pace, no time limit.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kelly being the voice of reason over yesterday.
A healthy dose of experienced peloton cynicism.
Plus a sly little mention of possible payback down the road.

 

[iZnoGouD]

how many km left?

 

[Mellow Velo]

how many km left?

60 or so........

 

[User Guide]

Sky better do a better job of leading out Swifty than the other day.

 

[burning]

108 Smukulis (LAT, KAT), Abandoned

He was 2nd in sprint

 

[Boardslide]

Sky better do a better job of leading out Swifty than the other day.

I can't see that happening as they haven't been any good all year as Cav can testify

 

[JibberJim]

Down to 4 minutes - I reckon he's playing with the bunch slowing down to make them think he's tired then he's just going to GO! and take off and they won't have a hope of pulling him back...

 

[therhodeo]

So entertaining...............

 

[TourOfSardinia]

So entertaining...............

watching paint dry or something ...

 

[Don't be late Pedro]

Sky better do a better job of leading out Swifty than the other day.

Would Swift have had a chance in that stage if he had a better lead out or was he just done for speed?

 

[User Guide]

Would Swift have had a chance in that stage if he had a better lead out or was he just done for speed?

He was isolated for quite a way out,was in the wind much longer than the two infront of him for sure.

 

[fluffkitten]

If this keeps going like this we might have one of the dullest stages on record.

Time to hope for a lot of people going for it in the sprint.

 

[Armchair cyclist]

Or like in the Worlds, all lapped riders are immediately kicked out of the race.

Did the Geelong WC breakaway not only fail to catch the back of the peloton by a very short margin? What would have happened then? Whole peloton told to stop, and have 5-man race? Game of virtual tag, whereby each man in the peloton that they passed was told to drop out (like a huge elimination race)? Or escapees allowed to ride within bunch, and then try to work out which of them crossed the line first while everyone else was hearing the virtual bell (which, according to Roche's book, was the specific pre-race plan of the Irish team)?

 

[DominicDecoco]

If this keeps going like this we might have one of the dullest stages on record.

Time to hope for a lot of people going for it in the sprint.

So far, this is no different from the other stages. This one is just without an uphill finish in sight.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Almost Game Over for Javier Chacon

 

[No_Balls]

What a completly snoozefest! Looked good on paper though.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Rivals their 50km ITT on the motorway for pure tedium.