2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 17: Calahorra→Burgos (189km)

[SafeBet]

Pinot also not in the first group.

 

[Netserk]

Argos sprinters also missed out. If EBH can't take the sprint...

Richeze will

 

[GroupDK]

Yes, an ambitious effort to protect 5th place

dont got it, trying to take it.. and a joy to Watch..

 

[lejarreta]

So Pozzovivo missed out, what about Pinot, Konig, and Sanchez?

Pinot also missed out

 

[icefire]

Ticker says Pinot has also been caught behind

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yes, an ambitious effort to protect 5th place

It would of course be much more ambitious if they were to sit in the peloton and wait for a spring like everyone else.

It's a move to get their GC man into the top 5. The same GC man who attacked on the last two stages. If only every team with a rider in the top 10 of a GT behaved like this.

 

[Afrank]

Saxo will need over a minute on the Pozzovivo group for Roche to move up.

Looks like Samu made the front group as well.

Anyone seen Konig yet?

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Unless Pozzo gets some teammates, he might lose minutes today. The same for pinot

 

[Bushman]

Sanchez in the front group.

 

[SafeBet]

Pozzo is in the third group, 50 seconds behind.

 

[Netserk]

It would of course be much more ambitious if they were to sit in the peloton and wait for a spring like everyone else.

It's a move to get their GC man into the top 5. The same GC man who attacked on the last two stages. If only every team with a rider in the top 10 of a GT behaved like this.

This. Absolutely great to see some teams take things in their own hands instead of waiting for things to happen.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Saxo will need over a minute on the Pozzovivo group for Roche to move up.

Looks like Samu made the front group as well.

Roche is like 5sec behind Pozzo in GC, not a minute

 

[barmaher]

This is a good stage because of the move. Saxo are busting their balls to get their man into the Top 5.

Fair play to them.

 

[Afrank]

Roche is like 5sec behind Pozzo in GC, not a minute

Ah, your right, was looking at the wrong 2 times. So Roche already has moved up a place.

 

[Bushman]

Why don't Lampre ride with Saxo? There aren't a lot of sprinters in the first group.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Saxo will need over a minute on the Pozzovivo group for Roche to move up.

Pozzovivo has a five second lead.

 

[SafeBet]

This might get interesting, since there are a few up and downs and narrow roads in the last 15kms. Even some GC attack could take place.

 

[Gloin22]

Why don't Lampre ride with Saxo? There aren't a lot of sprinters in the first group.

It's not like it's going come back now.

Better to wait and be ready for sprint.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Epic horseface by Tossatto today.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

It's not like it's going come back now.

Better to wait and be ready for sprint.

If Pozzos group catches the 2nd group, they might form a group Big enough to catch the front group

 

[SafeBet]

First two groups are together. Pozzo still 40 seconds behind.

 

[hfer07]

Papi Horner Caught up in the split??

 

[GroupDK]

This. Absolutely great to see some teams take things in their own hands instead of waiting for things to happen.

exactly..i second that ' otherwise it tends to get boring on more or less flat stages..

 

[Afrank]

EBH, Richeze, Bole, any other sprinters in the front group?

Morkov, but he's been doing work for Roche.

 

[Gloin22]

If Pozzos group catches the 2nd group, they might form a group Big enough to catch the front group

Impossible basically.

Crosswinds don't work like that.

If big enough gap develops - it's over. The gap it's very unlikely to decrease after that. It will stay at that gap or increase.