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

[Vino's Mum]

Pappy, wat r u doin, Pappy, stahp.

 

[Gloin22]

And if Rod or Valv attacks?

Horner is easily capable of countering them..

Valverde is not a threat anyway..

Purito is, but still Horner cant counter him mostly.

 

[Afrank]

tactically, he must be counting on it.

Astana still has the full team, while RLT has already lost Cancellara.

advantage nibali.

A team is only as strong as their leader though (especially when it comes to Angliru), and at the moment Horner is looking much stronger.

 

[il_cobra]

waiting for epic Papi interview for spanish media at madrid

 

[painai]

tactically, he must be counting on it.

Astana still has the full team, while RLT has already lost Cancellara.

advantage nibali.

going up Alto de L´Angliru I don't think having a full team is going to matter, besides, all Horner has to do is stalk Nibali but I think, Horner probably should be worried about others from How Nibalie is riding

 

[Broth3r]

I hope for fireworks BEFORE Angliru.

We all do, but it'll hardly. The Angliru is just too much.

Also, Moreno back in the top 10, dropping Kangert.

 

[murali]

You think Purito will make up 2 minutes on the Angliru? Keep dreaming. Maybe if they hang the red flag at the beginning of the climb

everything depends on nibali and valv; and horner having a bad day.

1 and 2 can flip. valv can be beaten by purito.valv and purito could beat nibali.

anything is possible.

when was the last time, a top-5 GT was decided at the very last stage.

 

[SKSemtex]

Scarponi, coo-leader for Italy ?

 

[alspacka]

Any chance of rain tomorrow?

 

[murali]

horner cannot play defensive as valv is only 1 min down, and in angliru 2 min is not enough, let alone a lone min.

 

[murali]

Scarponi, coo-leader for Italy ?

he actually looked good enough to be leader.

 

[SKSemtex]

everything depends on nibali and valv; and horner having a bad day.

1 and 2 can flip. valv can be beaten by purito.valv and purito could beat nibali.

anything is possible.

when was the last time, a top-5 GT was decided at the very last stage.

Is it allowed to "race" on last stage to Madrid? Was any GT decided in last stage?

 

[painai]

horner cannot play defensive as valv is only 1 min down, and in angliru 2 min is not enough, let alone a lone min.

Agreed, he will of course have to follow Nibali but if valverde or even Rodriguez jumps he will have to respond

 

[Broth3r]

Combativity for EBH? Come on...

 

[murali]

the only thin sure about this vuelta is that valverde will take points jersey. 14 pt lead over roche, and 19 over j-rod. at least there is a high probability for that.

 

[Aristarchus]

Is it allowed to "race" on last stage to Madrid? Was any GT decided in last stage?

There was the 1989 Tour, but that was a time trial.

 

[Afrank]

Is it allowed to "race" on last stage to Madrid? Was any GT decided in last stage?

It would be frowned upon most likely, but who cares if they others don't like it! There's no rule against racing on the last day. If a GC contender tried to win it on the last day they would forever become one of my favorite riders.

 

[Netserk]

There was the 1989 Tour, but that was a time trial.

If an ITT counts, then the Giro '12 is more recent

 

[murali]

Is it allowed to "race" on last stage to Madrid? Was any GT decided in last stage?

last stage for GC race is the penultimate stage.

but to answer your question, yes. the veterans can clarify it. i only remember about lemond-henault case.

EDIT: they have already done it.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Still 50K to go according to CN Live Coverage.

 

[Rollthedice]

It's time for the Vino shock treatment. Hiring Horner at Astana for next year in exchage for the red jersey.

 

[PhiberAwptik]

Anyone thinking Horner won't ride away from all of them on the Angliru is living in a fantasy land.

 

[Hugh Januss]

last stage for GC race is the penultimate stage.

but to answer your question, yes. the veterans can clarify it. i only remember about lemond-henault case.

LeMond-Fignon

 

[Konovalovas]

There was the 1989 Tour, but that was a time trial.

Same as the Giro 2012.

 

[T-Nielsen]

If there is only a few seconds between one and two then racing on the last stage is fair.