2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 20: Avilés→Alto de L´Angliru (142 Km)

[murali]

Horner climbed the Angliru faster than Cobo, Contador, Heras in 2002, Tonkov and Jimenez.

http://climbing-records.blogspot.ro/2013/09/horner-enters-in-anglirus-legend-second.html

Moreno deserves some credit for the injection of pace in the beginning of the climb/

Horner beat AC's record

 

[Frosty]

Euskaltel keep the team jerseys. If Astana had let Tiralongo stay out front rather than drop back to chat to Nibali then they could have taken the lead/.

 

[velascoabuela]

WTF, you sure about that. Nibali was nearly rider of the day no one expected him to do that I don't care who says they did they are lying.

He as been gradually getting worst and worst and then does the ride of a life he ad Horner in trouble dude, if he dint attack he would have probably been fine remember he went early and Horner did not chase straight away.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but it could have been different story today, Horner never cracked Nibali, Nibali cracked himself.

Right on, Nibs turned himself inside out. Horner just feasted at the table.

 

[Rollthedice]

Horner climbed the Angliru faster than Cobo, Contador, Heras in 2002, Tonkov and Jimenez.

http://climbing-records.blogspot.ro/2013/09/horner-enters-in-anglirus-legend-second.html

So what's the big deal? He learned something from Lance. The fighting spirit.

 

[alspacka]

Huge respect to Nibali for his efforts. People criticising him are no doubt the same who hate Valverde and Purito for not attacking. Big effort from Valv to hold it together when he looked done and dusted.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nibali has cracked Horner!

Not really, nope

Damn, Horner ain't cracking, he's playing around lol

Hilarious

Good eye, I saw the same

Noooooooooooooooooooooo

Sorry. I actually like this. Horner lol

Nibali CRACKS

Predictable

Nibalis cracked

Yep, that's what I thought

Nibali cracked [smileys]

You don't have to be so happy about it. He tried everything, it was a heroic effort, but predictable he would crack tho.

 

[SKSemtex]

One more race like yesterday (with better end ) and I have a perfect cycling weekend.

 

[murali]

Euskaltel keep the team jerseys. If Astana had let Tiralongo stay out front rather than drop back to chat to Nibali then they could have taken the lead/.

That was all the carrots wanted. a 9-man team farewell at the end of the vuelta.

 

[roundabout]

So what's the big deal? He learned something from Lance. The fighting spirit.

He probably has to thank Moreno for his time

 

[murali]

He probably has to thank Moreno for his time

moreno really set the pace very high in the beginning of the climb.

then nibali had forced up the pace.

If those stupid kids were not throwing their bodies when horner attacked, then we might have seen the duo break the 43 mark.

 

[Descender]

Not really, nope

Good eye, I saw the same


Sorry. I actually like this. Horner lol

Predictable

Yep, that's what I thought

You don't have to be so happy about it. He tried everything, it was a heroic effort, but predictable he would crack tho.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

 

[murali]

Oh My! What a battle!! So happy for Nico Roche...he survived.

and that was all he had to do to maintain status quo.

I just hope that saxo wont ask him to ride the next tour, and let him focus on the vuelta.

 

[eleven]

one of the best fights i've ever witnessed

chapeau squalo, papy and dani moreno!

papy legend!!!!!!!

what a brilliant time up angliru also!!!!!

http://climbing-records.blogspot.com/2013/09/horner-enters-in-anglirus-legend-second.html

Heras a half MPH faster! Bejeebers.

 

[Red Rick]

and that was all he had to do to maintain status quo.

I just hope that saxo wont ask him to ride the next tour, and let him focus on the vuelta.

Big chance Contador will be there next year, as it's the first big race where his points count

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

I sincerely hope everyone cheering for Horner is attempting to be ironic/funny.

No I'm dead serious, I like to see him win.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Heras was almost a minute and a half faster. Wasn't that in the rain too?

 

[theyoungest]

The Supergeezer did it again. What a rider. Mount Baldy, the Angliru, it's all the same to him.

 

[murali]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, isn't it?

I felt very bad to see nibali suffer.

why the eff was fugslang not coming back to up the pace when nibali attacked? tiralongo, who was ahead of fugslang, came back to fetch him.

And when the 2 astana riders had joined nibbles, why were they not setting pace in the front?

Though I am happy to see the 41 yr old win, i think astana tactics lost them the podium position, both in team classification and overall.

 

[Christian]

Me so Horner.

Lol, thanks for the laugh!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

The Supergeezer did it again. What a rider. Mount Baldy, the Angliru, it's all the same to him.

Mount Baldy huh.. so we'll see Gesink winning the Vuelta in about 14 years?

 

[murali]

Big chance Contador will be there next year, as it's the first big race where his points count

OK. between contador and roche, contador wins.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Epic. No other word for today. What a fantastic race this has been, SO much more exciting and fun to watch than the Tour. A great victory for us old men.

 

[murali]

Nibali at least showed some cojones. i just wonder what he was doing in TdF though.

 

[Flamin]

one of the best fights i've ever witnessed

chapeau squalo, papy and dani moreno!

papy legend!!!!!!!

what a brilliant time up angliru also!!!!!

http://climbing-records.blogspot.com/2013/09/horner-enters-in-anglirus-legend-second.html

My timer says it was 8" faster even

 

[jens_attacks]

updated the top 50...but i got to check who was dropped on cordal descent.,...pozzovivo maybe pinot, i know there were quite a few but not the big gunz

http://climbing-records.blogspot.com/2013/09/new-angliru-top-50-champions-set-great.html
1. 2000: 41:55 Roberto Heras 18.32 km/h
2. 2013: 43:06 Chris Horner 17.82 km/h
3. 2008: 43:12 Alberto Contador 17.78 km/h
4. 2000: 43:24 Pavel Tonkov 17.70 km/h
5. 2000: 43:24 Roberto Laiseka 17.70 km/h
6. 2013: 43:34 Alejandro Valverde 17.63 km/h
7. 2013: 43:34 Vincenzo Nibali 17.63 km/h
8. 2008: 43:54 Alejandro Valverde 17.49 km/h
9. 2002: 43:55 Roberto Heras 17.49 km/h
10. 2011: 43:57 Juan Jose Cobo 17.47 km/h

i think this battle was fantastic, one of the best i've ever seen. and horner won it which is great for me. now i really hope he stays healthy and upright and he definitely can beat froome next year