2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 16: Graus→Sallent de Gállego. Aramón Formigal (147 Km)

[roundabout]

Barguil really cut it close.

 

[patrick767]

20 seconds or so is hardly "cracking badly". Horner has to drop Nibali yet again in stage 18 or 20. It's still advantage Nibali.

 

[Der Effe]

The Vuelta each and every day looks more and more like an episode of 'Allo, Allo'

 

[Eshnar]

Best GT stage of the year

seriously?

 

[Descender]

Bloody hell Nibali!

 

[Race Radio]

was it 28 seconds?

Looks like he bonked, odd as it was a short stage.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Barguil swearing in English in his interview!

 

[roundabout]

20 seconds or so is hardly "cracking badly". Horner has to drop Nibali yet again in stage 18 or 20. It's still advantage Nibali.

It's quite a lot to lose in the last 2 km of a relatively easy climb on a relatively easy stage

 

[Broth3r]

"The DS told me to hang back in the peloton and save myself for next week, but he told me the same in the day I won my first stage so I went anyway."

Legend.

 

[SafeBet]

20 seconds or so is hardly "cracking badly". Horner has to drop Nibali yet again in stage 18 or 20. It's still advantage Nibali.

20 seconds in one km though.
I've been following Nibs for the past 6 or 7 years and I can tell when he cracks. He looked bad today.

 

[willbick]

I dont think its that impossible nowadays that people can compete at the top in endurance sports into their 40s. Modern medical technology means that injuries and stuff that would end someones career 20 or 30 years ago can nowbe dealt with. If the motivation is still there it can be done

 

[JJGracia]

What a great stage! What a pitty the late attacks but at least it's more interesting know. Another attack in Angliru, Naranco or Peña Cabarga and Nibai will have a lot to defend.

Purito is too far but as it happened in the Tour he's getting better and better.

An amazing discovery Warren Barguil! What a great rider!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Best GT stage of the year

Tbh. best GT stage of the year has got to be one of the rainy days in the Giro, where Wiggins lost 1½min and crashed/snailed his way down the climbs

 

[Orbit501]

Barguil swearing in English in his interview!

Didn't quite catch what rider he was saying isn't "s_hit". Himself or someone else?

Really pleased for the lad again today. Cut it fine but great stuff to hang in there with Uran and nick it on the line. Chapeau!

 

[il_cobra]

looks like alejandro lose title with his amazing downhill perfomance at andorra

great job as usually

 

[cineteq]

20 seconds in one km though.
I've been following Nibs for the past 6 or 7 years and I can tell when he cracks. He looked bad today.

LBL 2012 was worse. Maybe he's sick from 2 days ago.

 

[lemoogle]

seriously?

It was definitely one of the best.
I really enjoyed some of the Giro mountain stages too, but not sure what stage of the TDF this year I would pick.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Didn't quite catch what rider he was saying isn't "s_hit". Himself or someone else?

"Uran is not *** rider, he is a very good rider".

 

[willbick]

Im starting to think it has been fated that papa wins this vuelta

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

It was definitely one of the best.
I really enjoyed some of the Giro mountain stages too, but not sure what stage of the TDF this year I would pick.

http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tour_de_France_2013_Stage_13_Saint_Amand_Monrond

 

[SafeBet]

LBL 2012 was worse. Maybe he's sick from 2 days ago.

In LBL he had been all alone on the attack for 20km or so. This is different. Think Cotobello 2010.

 

[Duke_S]

"The DS told me to hang back in the peloton and save myself for next week, but he told me the same in the day I won my first stage so I went anyway."

Legend.

I like this attitude dont let your talents be held back by the DS

 

[JJGracia]

Could someone explain why Valverde stopped when he was leaving everyone else behind? On Spanish TV they talked about front wind but it can't be true!

 

[EvansIsTheBest]

Barguil is great in this Vuelta. Kinds of reminds me of Freire in his cunning (obvious not the type of rider). Shame for Uran though, 3rd in Lombardia last year, 2nd in the Giro '13 and the Olympics, he is bound to win a big one soon surely.

 

[Orbit501]

"Uran is not *** rider, he is a very good rider".

Thought it was that, thanks.