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2014 Vuelta a Espana, stage 13: Belorado-Obrégon (188.7 km)

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Arredondo

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2014 Vuelta a Espana, stage 13: Belorado-Obrégon (188.7 km)

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Really interesting stage. The most likely scenario will be a breakaway, if you look at the profile.

BUT!

In the last 3 km, there is a really hard steep Muro, de Barrio los Ibañez. 1.6 km at 6.7%, but there are some 700 meters with some really steep parts in it, till 24%!

http://www.strava.com/segments/barrio-los-ibáñez-climb-4355457

So it could be that the master (Murito) and the great (Valverde) will be clearing it out who's the best at this.

What do you think?
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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After seeing that climb, it doesn't look that hard (or long namely).

And based on the last days, you can't rely on the profiles in this Vuelta for 100%.
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Profile of the Alto estacas de trueba

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Here the profile of the Puerto de la Braguia

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Profile of the Alto del Caracol

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Dazed and Confused

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Talk about potentially destroying a great design.
Cut the last 10-15km away and this would be a perfect stage for serious racing.
I fear this will be another pathetic uphill type sprint.
My expectation is very low, can only be positively surprised I guess.
 
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veji11

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Dazed and Confused said:
Talk about potentially destroying a great design.
Cut the last 10-15km away and this would be a perfect stage for serious racing.
I fear this will be another pathetic uphill type sprint.
My expectation is very low, can only be positively surprised I guess.
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Come on ! this is a well designed interesting stage. It's not its fault all the "important decisive stages" are just silly MTFs. This stage is well drawn. Could go to a breakaway, could go to a Gilbert/Gerrans, could go to a Valverde, could even go to a Matthews. don't let the way this Vuelta is generally abismally drawn cloud your judgement of a perfectly respectable stage.
 
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Dazed and Confused

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veji11 said:
Come on ! this is a well designed interesting stage. It's not its fault all the "important decisive stages" are just silly MTFs. This stage is well drawn. Could go to a breakaway, could go to a Gilbert/Gerrans, could go to a Valverde, could even go to a Matthews. don't let the way this Vuelta is generally abismally drawn cloud your judgement of a perfectly respectable stage.
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I'm not interested in that sh!tty little hill at the end.
I wanna see serious racing on the middle part with descending being the deciding factor. If we get that, I will take my words back.
 
Arredondo

Arredondo

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Dazed and Confused said:
I'm not interested in that sh!tty little hill at the end.
I wanna see serious racing on the middle part with descending being the deciding factor. If we get that, I will take my words back.
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The stage is also put in the wrong place, with 3 important mountain stages after it.
 
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TourOfSardinia said:
Davide Rebellin was 8th on that stage :eek:
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In 1994 he achieved his first GT stage podium. The youngest participant in this Vuelta is Merhawi Kudus. He was born January 1994. :D
 
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