2013 Vuelta a Espana, Stage 19: S. Vicente Barquera / Oviedo.Alto Naranco (181km)

[murali]

Flecha has been present in attacks on several days so far.

I miss my "flecha win" day.

 

[jens_attacks]

50 km/h first hour. tailwind and kerosene. if katusha goes like this until naranco they have my respect. vamos puritooo and papy!

 

[search]

Samu to win in Oviedo, last win for Euskaltel, sounds good to me

 

[murali]

i think i will take a contrarian view and say that a reduced bunch will reach the 1km banner.


I was hoping that horner could sprint for intermediate seconds today.

Alternatively, a samu win. its been a long time since i have seen samu in action. Also, samu is just 1:16 behin konig.

 

[murali]

i talked about OPQS, and now they are in the front with katusha. gap of 2:34.

The break better slow down and let a few OPQS rider in.


EDIT: even after 20 min, gap still hovers arund 2:30.
the reduced size opqs must have made a deal with katusha.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Would be great if Arroyo got 10 minutes....

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

Purito wants bonus seconds

 

[maltiv]

With EBH's bad luck this season I have no doubt whatsoever that this breakaway will be caught. Every time he has been in a break this Vuelta the peloton has gone completely nuts.

 

[wirral]

EBH? We shall see as Fabrizio Guidi always says.

 

[Contadoraus Schlecks]

EBH is going for it...

 

[maltiv]

EBH is going for it...

Doesn't matter, the peloton is going for it even harder. I really don't understand why Katusha are willing to use that much energy one day before the most decisive stage...

 

[search]

Doesn't matter, the peloton is going for it even harder. I really don't understand why Katusha are willing to use that much energy one day before the most decisive stage...

looks like a good climb for Moreno...

 

[maltiv]

looks like a good climb for Moreno...

Of course, but I'm surprised they care that much about a stage win for him, when he already has 2.

 

[Billie]

It's Rodriguez' only remaining chance for a stage win. And he hasn't won one yet. Same for Valverde

 

[Cyivel]

Chris sounding very confident!

Only going to be about 30kms left when we go live

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Edet really struggling for a kom point today

 

[wirral]

Wow, they have gone fast today.

 

[murali]

Edet really struggling for a kom point today

he needs to get some points today, or hope that a break takes tomorrow's high points.

theoretically, it is still possible for a rider taking all the points today and tomorrow to win the KOM competition.


live vid is up. hoping to see some fireworks today

 

[brilleaben]

Quick summary?

 

[murali]

when will samu make his move today?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

OPQ with their 4 man team working for ??????

 

[murali]

Quick summary?

two guys up front, EBH and preider.

a group containing KOM wearer in the second group.

peloton breathing down the neck of the break.

katusha is intent on catching all the breaks, and probably get some time for putrito.

just an average stage so far

 

[murali]

OPQ with their 4 man team working for ??????

my guess is meersman. or they have a deal with some other team.

 

[dgodave]

So green, this part of Spain.

 

[Frosty]

OPQ with their 4 man team working for ??????

Dunno, would have thought they would just be taking things easy and hoping to give Meersman the best chance they can on the last day. Maybe team boss is not happy no-one made the break, suppose they could be trying to tire EBH out.