2014 Vuelta a Espana, Stage 10 TT:Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela (36.7 Km)

[BigMac]

Based on the previous post of Coat-O, the first 20 km are uphill and downhill. Giving the descender qualities of Purito, i doubt he will lose time there on Gesink (rather winning).

So then there are 18 km left for Gesink to make up 49 seconds. Rather difficult to make up for Gesink imo.

It's not a very pronounced descent though, nor technical. The steepest part is no more than 3 kilometers.

edit: Now that I look at it better, there are some tight bends and the roads are very narrow. You have a point, we'll see.

 

[pink_jersey]

I don't think this ITT will produce significant gaps.
1.Contador or Froome
3.Uran
4.Valverde
5.Quintana
6.Purito

Purito will not lose more than 1:30 to Froome and Contador.Contador,Froome,Uran and Valverde will be all betwen 30 or 45 seconds.

 

[Arredondo]

Is there already a starting list for the TT btw?

 

[Carols]

Tony Martin for the stage win.
Froome and Contador within 10 seconds of each other.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

I'm curious to see how close 2014 Uran can get to Panzerwagen here.

Slightly off topic. Does anybody know what happened to the Giro stage 12 thread? I just did a search for it, but it doesn't seem to exist any more.

 

[SeriousSam]

1. Froome
2. Martin
3. Uran
4. Contador

 

[Afrank]

I'm curios to see how close 2014 Uran can get to Panzerwagen here.

Slightly off topic. Does anybody know what happened to the Giro stage 12 thread? I just did a search for it, but it doesn't seem to exist any more.

It got deleted in the purge of Butterheads posts after he was permabanned. I can restore it.

Edit: here you go. http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=22329

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

It got deleted in the purge of Butterheads posts after he was permabanned. I can restore it.

Edit: here you go. http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread.php?t=22329

Thanks.

 

[kingjr]

Some days ago I dreamt the result of this stage for whatever reason.

It went like this:

1.) TMartin
2.) Malori 1:11
3.) Cancellara 1:13



Contador 2:34


Froome 2:50


Quintana 4:02



Don't think it's realistic though, the gaps are too big.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Less than a minute will separate Froome, Valverde, Quintana and Contador.

 

[sir fly]

I wonder what gearing Martin will use considering the superfast finishing third of the course.
That's where Quintana can lose the most, speaking about the GC contenders.
Also, it's going to be interesting to see if (where/when) Froome will catch Rodriguez and whether Contador will go for the jersey.
I think he'll be able to choose knowing the rivals' times and assessing his own form.
I'm not expecting significant gaps between the overall contenders. Only Rodriguez outside of a minute from Contador/Froome.

 

[BigMac]

I wonder what gearing Martin will use considering the superfast finishing third of the course.
That's where Quintana can lose the most, speaking about the GC contenders.
Also, it's going to be interesting to see if (where/when) Froome will catch Rodriguez and whether Contador will go for the jersey.
I think he'll be able to choose knowing the rivals' times and assessing his own form.
I'm not expecting significant gaps between the overall contenders. Only Rodriguez outside of a minute from Contador/Froome.

He is known to be able to climb well on a high gear. He has Duracell in his thighs.

 

[ILovecycling]

fvck this 30kmh crosswinds,colombian hell

 

[ILovecycling]

^^From the other thread.

Is there already a starting list for the TT btw?

http://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=74708



@afrank can you please add these 2 things (link of start.order + the better profile) to OP

 

[icefire]

fvck this 30kmh crosswinds,colombian hell

The section with crosswinds is downhill. Just put a soigneur at the summit and hand the riders a bottle full of lead pellets

 

[Old&slow]

Under normal conditions Froome would put 2 + minutes into Contador but Froome did not look good on stage 9 and Contador looks to be riding very well. I think anything can happen even Contador taking time out of Froome. Like this entire GC part of the Tour everything is completely wide open.

My expectations are:

Martin:
Froome +1:30
Uran 1:45
Contador +2:00
Kelderman & Valverde 2:30
Gesink 3:00
Quintanta & Aru +3:30
Purito +4:00
Anacona +5:00

 

[Jspear]

Some days ago I dreamt the result of this stage for whatever reason.

It went like this:

1.) TMartin
2.) Malori 1:11
3.) Cancellara 1:13



Contador 2:34


Froome 2:50


Quintana 4:02



Don't think it's realistic though, the gaps are too big.

I'll go with your dream. Suits me well enough. As long as AC manages somehow to put time into Froome....ya the more I think about that happening the more I see its just dreaming.

 

[ILovecycling]

The section with crosswinds is downhill. Just put a soigneur at the summit and hand the riders a bottle full of lead pellets

last ten km arent downhill tho

 

[ILovecycling]

Under normal conditions Froome would put 2 + minutes into Contador but Froome did not look good on stage 9 and Contador looks to be riding very well. I think anything can happen even Contador taking time out of Froome. Like this entire GC part of the Tour everything is completely wide open.

My expectations are:

Martin:
Froome +1:30
Uran 1:45
Contador +2:00
Kelderman & Valverde 2:30
Gesink 3:00
Quintanta & Aru +3:30
Purito +4:00
Anacona +5:00

quintana same as aru , anacona worse (a minute) than murito,thats a ridiculous prediction.

 

[classicomano]

This is the climb on Strava, that last part looks pretty tough.

http://www.strava.com/segments/alto-talamantes-desde-alcalá-de-moncayo-5890106

 

[BigMac]

The section with crosswinds is downhill. Just put a soigneur at the summit and hand the riders a bottle full of lead pellets

Instant Jean Robic thought.

 

[jens_attacks]

here is the result for tomorrow


1. contador
2. froome + 0;15
3. tony martin + 0;25
4. valverde +1;15
5. uran +1;30

......

quintana,purito +2;10
aru + 3;00
chavito +5;30


also had a dream where alberto attacked, i was on the moto camera, cheered him up, said that he already has 20 seconds lead. but then he suddenly decided that it's better to wait on the others(???? lol) and he crashed in the middle of the group, and it was an absolutely silly crash trust me. of course it wasn't a dream about tomorrow's stage. and hopefully not about the others to come lol

 

[Fzotrlool]

It's not similar to in TT in the Tour 13' (which was harder), it's similar to the TT in the Vuelta 12. The climb is just in the beginning instead of in the middle.

1. Kessiakoff
2. Contador
3. Froome
4. Valverde
5. Intxausti
6. Porte
7. Rodríguez
8. Meyer
9. Talansky
10. Castroviejo 1:34

And it's shorter, so the gaps are not going to be huge. No one in the GC is going to lose 4 minutes.

 

[slosada]

T. Martin wins with Froome very close.
Then Cancellara and Urán at ~30 seg.
Contador @1'
Valverde & Quintana around 1:30
Just behind them Aru & Gesink.
Purito, Anacona y Chaves between 2'and 2:30

 

[Netserk]

also had a dream where alberto attacked, i was on the moto camera, cheered him up, said that he already has 20 seconds lead. but then he suddenly decided that it's better to wait on the others(???? lol) and he crashed in the middle of the group, and it was an absolutely silly crash trust me. of course it wasn't a dream about tomorrow's stage. and hopefully not about the others to come lol

What jersey was he wearing?