2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 15: Andorra → Peyragudes (224.9 Km)

[Netserk]

Strong group behind Huzarski!

Giampaolo Caruso (122), Yaroslav Popovych (187), Yannick Eijssen (52), Michele Scarponi (131), Javier Moreno (8), Mikel Nieve (96), Francis De Greef (142), Juan Manuel Garate (45), Mikael Cherel (15), Oliver Zaugg (209), Kenny Elissonde (103), David Arroyo (61), Juan Antonio Flecha (214), Warren Barguil (22), Rafal Majka (202), Sergio Luis Henao (191), Andre Cardoso (63), Nicolas Edet (84), Michael Matthews (178), Alexandre Geniez (104), Gorka Verdugo (99), Serge Pauwels (165), Maciej Paterski (76), Jose Joao Mendes (157), Mikel Landa (94), Jose Herrada (5) y Dario Cataldo (193).

 

[manafana]

cold weather is fine though if your dry, if your wet then any cold is killer.

Conditions shouldnt be as mad as thier staying bit lower today.

 

[Netserk]

The group has made it up to Huzarski

Peloton +1'30.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Now a group of over 20 including Michele Scarponi (Lampre), Javi Moreno (Movistar), José Herrada (Movistar), Warren Barguil (Argos), Rafal Majka (Saxo), Dario Cataldo (Sky), Sergio Henao (Sky), André Cardoso (Caja Rural), David Arroyo (Caja Rural), Mikel Landa (Euskaltel) and most importantly Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel).

Arroyo's best placed in the break, 12th @ 11'14. Nieve's @ 11'50, and Scarponi's @ 12'36, Henao @ 15'47 and Cardoso @ 17'51 the main threats in the group. There are 28 riders in the break and they have 1'30 over the field controlled by Astana.

 

[roundabout]

Every team present except for Astana and Garmin. Very likely to go all the way. The question is who wins and what will be the gap.

 

[icefire]

Arroyo is the best placed in GC from that group

 

[Netserk]

Arroyo to do a L'Aquila?

 

[Netserk]

So this stage is L'Aquila + Gardeccia

 

[Netserk]

The break now has 2'04 over the top of Cantó.

 

[Red Rick]

So this stage is L'Aquila + Gardeccia

Don't dare to compare Zomegnan masterpieces with Vuelta stages

 

[icefire]

So this stage is L'Aquila + Gardeccia

Pity the road is all paved and can't see L'Aquila + Gardeccia + Montalcino

 

[Netserk]

Puerto del Cantó (1ª):

1º Nicolas Edet (84)
2º Serge Pauwels (165)
3º Andre Cardoso (63)
4º Mikael Cherel (15)
5º Warren Barguil (22)

 

[ToreBear]

So Astana have to control this for the rest of the race. This will be interesting.

 

[Netserk]

What does this mean?

Los Astana no llevan ritmo de caza, por lo que el asturiano volverá a conectar en este terreno de descenso.

 

[icefire]

What does this mean?

Samu was losing 40sec in the summit of Cantó, but Astana isn't chasing the break so he'll bridge the gap

 

[Netserk]

Samu dropped by the peloton over Cantó.

 

[Netserk]

Samu was losing 40sec in the summit of Cantó

Yes I got that, but not what the next sentence meant.

 

[roundabout]

Astana is not trying to catch the break so Sanchez can get back on the downhill

 

[burning]

What does this mean?

I think the dropped riders from peloton are coming back as Astana is not going all out on descent
Edit: I should have known that the Asturian guy is Samu

 

[Netserk]

Astana is not trying to catch the break so Sanchez can get back on the downhill

Thanks. It's not always easy to decipher Google translate.

 

[icefire]

Rain in the descent of Cantó

 

[Netserk]

Luke Rowe (Sky) DNF

 

[Netserk]

The gap is now 2'28 after 50km at the bottom of the descent from Cantó.

 

[Netserk]

Baden Cooke (Greenedge) DNF.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Seeing Nieve in the break in horrible weather on a long stage with multiple mountains makes me think of this:

Seeing Arroyo ten minutes down yet able to get into a large and fairly cohesive group on a long stage with multiple mountains and bad weather makes me think of this:

Come on Vuelta, don't let me down. We have DNFs back in the main group, tired contenders, cold weather... shame the break haven't got to ten minutes by now for the L'Aquila comparisons to REALLY be valid.