Movistar will pass the red jersey from one team mate to another until the end of Vuelta. Question is who will wear it last?
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Publicus said:Unless something is dramatically wrong with Froome, he has a ITT coming up that he should absolutely dominate (amongst the GC candidates)
ILovecycling said:thats why its good he lost 27 secs to Quintana.
maybe in 9th stage,dont think in 6th there will be gaps,maybe boni seconds.Futuroscope said:Yes, but I hope he can take so me more time on Froome before the first ITT.
Futuroscope said:Yes, but I hope he can take so me more time on Froome before the first ITT.
VeloHuman said:That would only increase the pressure on Movistar to control the race on their home turf, which might not be the best strategy...
Coat-O said:187 PINOT Thibaut FDJ.fr 1:34
Not looking great.
yes,from their ride it looks like this was the case.good decesion imoDekker_Tifosi said:Movistar win not surprising.. Sky looked weak, but maybe they just didn't take risks because Froome is afraid of crashing again.
Anyway, still relatively small differences.. so nothing really happened as expected.
Belkin did pretty well compared to Tinkoff/Sky/Katusha/Astana.. Kelderman will be happy
As for strategy, honestly the idea was to try and win the race! On such a tricky parcours we had six guys ride, and had Felline, Arredondo and Zubeldia sit on the back.
roundabout said:Err. Smart thinking to try and win the race with 1/3 of the team not contributing...
Geraint Too Fast said:Felline should have been an asset today, especially on this course.
Dazed and Confused said:Didn't he crash recently?
edit: I think eneco, not sure. Could also be hurt from earlier today.
the sceptic said:Im starting to think Movistar will do a 1-2 on the GC here if Dawg is not in top shape.
Flamin said:Sagan vs Matthews for red jersey in the coming days.
Pricey_sky said:Degenkolb is only 10 seconds down on Sagan isn't he after today?