2014 Vuelta a Espana, Stage 11: Pamplona - Santuario de San Miguel de Aralar 153.4KM

[trevim]

Km 24:

Nairo Quintana (Movistar) ha vuelta a caer y opta por la retirada

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[Piti4Podiums]

Movistar Twitter has already confirmed it, another crash in the peloton involving Nairo, he tried to continue but was distanced by the peloton and gave up

 

[LaFlorecita]

It's confirmed? Where are you guys seeing this?

Vuelta twitter account and some journo's

 

[maltiv]

So the number two favourite crashed out of the Giro, the two big favourites crashed out of the TDF and the nr 1 favourite crashed out of the Vuelta.

What a year

 

[Netserk]

This is BS

 

[wirral]

So the number two favourite crashed out of the Giro, the two big favourites crashed out of the TDF and the nr 1 favourite crashed out of the Vuelta.

What a year

Being able to avoid crashes isn't always possible but if you can reduce the frequency, it helps.

 

[classicomano]

Jesus ****ing christ.

 

[fauniera]

Crap.

 

[JRTK73]

No Quintana is sad. He was the x-factor who could go long and carve up a race. Things are far simpler for Contador now.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Terrible news. He could have taken 2 grand tours this year.

 

[Savant12]

Contador post-broken leg to dominate the Vuelta. Valverde to wheelsuck his way to 2nd place. Purito to podium.

2012 Vuelta called to say we already did that.

 

[No_Balls]

Sympathies to him and his fans. I know the feeling.

As for the race i felt that he could added a little more extra given that Froome is far and away and wont bounce back. Whats now? watching Piti and Purito go for bonus seconds. Yay.

 

[trevim]

Morabito out too

 

[Miburo]

Valverde might be dangerous because of the bonus seconds.

Contador crushed piti sunday, and contador will get better while piti most likely won't.

 

[Sasquatch]

Contador post-broken leg to dominate the Vuelta. Valverde to wheelsuck his way to 2nd place. Purito to podium.

2012 Vuelta called to say we already did that.

Sammy Sanchez is fresher than all of them. He will be strong in the third week considering he has peaked for this and this is his goal.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Contador crushed piti sunday, and contador will get better while piti most likely won't.

I think it's possible Piti did not want to bridge with the risk of taking Froome to Nairito.

 

[BeagRigh]

Sammy Sanchez is fresher than all of them. He will be strong in the third week considering he has peaked for this and this is his goal.

As much as I like Sanchez, I think when he's our best hope of some excitement things are pretty bad.

 

[cineteq]

With Quintana out, Valverde chances of winning La Vuelta are close to nothing.

 

[Carols]

Some times those epic wins makes you forget anything about whether or not its a guy you normally root for. Thats one of the most beautiful things about cycling for me.

Indeed. Epic cycling is epic cycling no matter who is doing the riding. Heck little Rabbotini's solo ride, fall and win is etched in my memory forever. It doesn't matter Who is doing the epic ride, just that it is happening.

Nairito out...I hope he recovers soon. Bala's changes just got a bit dimmer.

 

[Miburo]

I think it's possible Piti did not want to bridge with the risk of taking Froome to Nairito.

He admitted that he couldn't do any better.

 

[Miburo]

With Quintana out, Valverde chances of winning La Vuelta are close to nothing.

I agree, his only chance to win it was with quintana.

 

[del1962]

Latest break caught at 40k

Highest plave (I think) was Vorganov at 16 minutes

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I think it's possible Piti did not want to bridge with the risk of taking Froome to Nairito.

then you don't know valverde

 

[Fight.The.Power]

Just heard about Quintana - gutted

 

[Netserk]

If Valverde had the legs he would've followed Purito when he took off after Nairo.