2014 Vuelta a España, Stage 15: Oviedo → Lagos de Covadonga (152Km)

[gthx_gthx_]

Something happened to Dan Martin. Crash or mechanical problem.

 

[roundabout]

Something happened to Dan Martin. Crash or mechanical problem.

Ticker said crash.

 

[TimChristy]

All of the Eurosport English streams on Steephill are down. Can someone give me an English link? Thanks

 

[Eyeballs Out]

7.2 km with 8.2% this climb.

I think it's more like 6% average (vertical gain of 455m)

 

[roundabout]

3 helpers with Contador in a group of about 30 and his fans still ***** about the team.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Small group already
Normally I dislike this team, but go Movistar

 

[Rollthedice]

35-40 in the peloton? Movistar pulling hard.

 

[spalco]

All of the Eurosport English streams on Steephill are down. Can someone give me an English link? Thanks

Only one I found is Dutch.

http://sports-livezz.com/7/100/

 

[ILovecycling]

The weakness of Tinkoff Saxo is evident with Contador having to exert effort to get back on to Movistar's wheels. His so-called climbing domestiques are no where to be found.

...blame uci

 

[TheGreenMonkey]

English eurosport is doing Tour of Britain live not the vuelta so no english streams available

 

[Publicus]

I think the effects from yesterday's efforts will loom large today.

 

[ILovecycling]

Small group already
Normally I dislike this team, but go Movistar

in these moments I miss Quintana the most

 

[TANK91]

Come on Froomey

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dan Martin has a problem if the pace doesn't slow down

 

[Rollthedice]

Movistar decided that Dan Martin doesn't deserve top 10 if he falls on a climb.

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Dan Martin has a problem if the pace doesn't slow down

According to (French) Eurosport guys he is 1'30 down , it will be difficult for him especially if Movistar goes fast in the descent

 

[cineteq]

Is this descent is not good to attack, I don't know what is...

 

[Publicus]

Anyone have any insights on the descent off this cat 2? Technical and narrow roads, or nah?

 

[Big Doopie]

Dan Martin has a problem if the pace doesn't slow down

dammit.

and he was going so well.

freakin' garmin have had the worst luck since martin won LBL last year. hesj, martin and talansky all getting sick or crashing multiple times at times they were expected to have "breakthrough" perfs.

 

[SafeBet]

Dan Martin has a problem if the pace doesn't slow down

More than a minute down. Hard to come back.
Katusha now pulling.

 

[icefire]

RTVE reports Urán has a mechanical

 

[DFA123]

Anyone have any insights on the descent off this cat 2? Technical and narrow roads, or nah?

I cycled it a year ago. It's narrow with a few very steep switchbacks about half way down. Quite gentle gradients though so you can normally recover a bad line. Loads of cow s**t on the road as well which could be dangerous in the wet.

 

[Big Doopie]

Movistar decided that Dan Martin doesn't deserve top 10 if he falls on a climb.

10 characters.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

I love how they drilled this. Awesome.

I feel badly for Martin though.

 

[ILovecycling]

what a pace