2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 6: Guijuelo → Cáceres (175 km)

[Euskaltel!]

shame Pinotti and Cancellara didn't join in the fun

 

[murali]

at last the data i was looking for


1. Tony Martin (161)
2. Tyler Farrar (113)
3. Bauke Mollema (41)


Mollema gathers that 1 sec bonus. I would have thought that roche would try for that point, esp after he said in his diary that he liked to wear the green jersey.

 

[rantanplan]

Mollema took 1 seg in the sprint of Béjar

 

[murali]

he just should roll that 58 chainring up to the finish and the victory is his. easy peasy

It will be a nice sight if it is a TT bike that he is smoothly chugging away.

 

[willbick]

Apparently martin is the only rider allowed to use a TT bike in a normal stage due to his superior handling skills

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

at last the data i was looking for


1. Tony Martin (161)
2. Tyler Farrar (113)
3. Bauke Mollema (41)


Mollema gathers that 1 sec bonus. I would have thought that roche would try for that point, esp after he said in his diary that he liked to wear the green jersey.

Farrar won a sprint?

 

[murali]

Farrar won a sprint?

its only an intermediate sprint. i would like to know whether any one contested for it though

 

[Rollthedice]

Zabriskie Vuelta 2004, stage 11, 161km

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Farrar won a sprint?

I'm amazed he managed to beat Mollema

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Shouldn't Mollema try & save some energy for week 2 and 3?

 

[murali]

Zabriskie Vuelta 2004, stage 11, 161km

thank you.



it seems martin wont have the chance. 5:35 already.

will the bunch catch him before the next sprint point, or would they just let him struggle till the final 10km?

 

[barmaher]

Mollema is going for the points jersey, not for the seconds. He is contesting bunch finishes with this aim in mind.

He finished 12th yesterday. Expect to see him sprint again today.

He is not doing it for the time.

 

[fraserhughes]

will the bunch catch him before the next sprint point, or would they just let him struggle till the final 10km?

Assuming Martin is only really out there training for the worlds I'd be surprised if he didn't call it a day before the last 50km or so - I doubt he'll want to destroy himself.

On the other hand perhaps he been hanging out with Jens recently.....

 

[MatParker117]

Farrar won a sprint?

It has been known to happen won in Madrid in 2010. (Although that was mainly due to Cavendish's back wheel disintegrating).

 

[murali]

second intermediate

1. Tony Martin (161) (break)
2. Tyler Farrar (113)
3. Alex Howes (115)

which essentially means that Farrar won both the intermediate sprints. So, if bunch comes together in the finish, logically Farrar ftw.

Farrar now jumps to virtual 15th spot in points classification from 21st.

 

[wirral]

second intermediate

1. Tony Martin (161) (break)
2. Tyler Farrar (113)
3. Alex Howes (115)

which essentially means that Farrar won both the intermediate sprints. So, if bunch comes together in the finish, logically Farrar ftw.

Whilst Tony Martin has been training for the Worlds Time Trial, Tyler Farrar has been simultaneously training for the Intermediate Sprints World Championship. Watch out in Italy.

 

[barmaher]

What a strange day of cycling.

 

[icefire]

Whilst Tony Martin has been training for the Worlds Time Trial, Tyler Farrar has been simultaneously training for the Intermediate Sprints World Championship. Watch out in Italy.

There's an Intermediate Sprints World Championship. It's raced in the track and it's called the points race. Farrar, Cavendish, Greipel, Kittel and the like should be locked in there and never let back to race on open roads

 

[Popchu]

Kilómetro 132. La ventaja para Tony Martin (161) es de 3 minutos exactos. En declaraciones a TVE, Neil Stephens, director de Orica-GreenEdge, no desvela si habrá cambio de galones en la formación australiana. Todo apunta a que será Leigh Howard (176), y no Michael Matthews (178), quien busque el triunfo de etapa. Veremos.


Orica-GreenEdge for Howard?

 

[murali]

only 15km left, and tony martin is still ahead.

no doubt who will be the aggressive rider for today's race thogh

 

[murali]

6 km to go, and tony martin is still ahead WOW!!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I know it goes without saying, but Tony Martin is a beast.

 

[patrick767]

Go Martin!

 

[dgodave]

Why is his kitchen cabinet "tidy"?

 

[hfer07]

you win this stage Tony !!! don't look back!!