2015 Vuelta stage 10: Valencia > Castellón 146.6km

[Sasquatch]

I'm going to go with Dombrowksi from the break.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Re:

That's the year Contador was suspended so you can't see his result.

Ah, that makes sense

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Re:

Is the descent fairly easy, or is it quite technical?

From earlier in the thread:

What is the descent like?

Fast and non-technical. Those final flat kilometers are also on big roads, albeit with quite some roundabouts.

Don't think we're going to see anything like the Cresta del Gallo stage here.

 

[DFA123]

Terpstra for the win today.

Perfect stage for him.

 

[l.Harm]

Should be a nice fight for the break. First break reeled in.

 

[Gigs_98]

The flat section at the end isnt as long as it looks on the profile. I doubt that a sprinter can take this stage --> break ftw

 

[DFA123]

The flat section at the end isnt as long as it looks on the profile. I doubt that a sprinter can take this stage --> break ftw

Plus now that Bouhanni, Sagan and Pelucchi are all out, there is only Giant that would probably work hard to reel in a breakaway. No way they will be able to catch a decent size break by themselves. Possibly Orica may work as well, but they have bigger things to focus on now with Chaves.

 

[Ruby United]

The flat section at the end isnt as long as it looks on the profile. I doubt that a sprinter can take this stage --> break ftw

Plus now that Bouhanni, Sagan and Pelucchi are all out, there is only Giant that would probably work hard to reel in a breakaway. No way they will be able to catch a decent size break by themselves. Possibly Orica may work as well, but they have bigger things to focus on now with Chaves.

I think now they will be as focused on Ewan as Chaves

 

[Irondan]

Definitely a break ftw.

Teams will be concerned with what's coming on stage 11 even though there's a rest day tomorrow. They'll be trying to conserve energy.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

The flat section at the end isnt as long as it looks on the profile. I doubt that a sprinter can take this stage --> break ftw

Plus now that Bouhanni, Sagan and Pelucchi are all out, there is only Giant that would probably work hard to reel in a breakaway. No way they will be able to catch a decent size break by themselves. Possibly Orica may work as well, but they have bigger things to focus on now with Chaves.

I think now they will be as focused on Ewan as Chaves

That makes sense to me. I think most teams would take stage wins over a top 10 (and that might be tough, we'll have to wait and see).

 

[Flamin]

Furious start as expected. A group of 38 riders have 18" right now.

 

[l.Harm]

Huge break... winner is in the break.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Well a group this big should produce the winner, surely?

 

[Flamin]

Dario Cataldo, Matteo Montaguti, Sergio Henao, Carlos Verona, Riccardo Zoidl, Tiago Machado, Daniel Navarro, Peter Velits, Lawson Craddock, Rubén Plaza, Martijn Keizer, Luis León Sánchez, Lawrance Warbasse, Imanol Erviti, David Arroyo, Natnael Berhane, Jurgen Van den Broeck, Romain Hardy, Tsgabu Grmay, Andrey Amador, Pello Bilbao, Eduard Vorganov, Carlos Quintero, Maxime Monfort, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio, Benjamin King, Kenny Elissonde, Stephen Cummings, Cameron Meyer, Amael Moinard, George Bennett, Darwin Atapuma, Ángel Madrazo, Mickael Cherel, Davide Villella, Rodolfo Torres.

Johannes Frohlinger, Jerome Cousin, que se ha quedado del grupo delantero, y Jay McCarthy viajan a 1'05"

El pelotón pierde 2'12".

 

[Flamin]

Frohlinger, Cousin and McCarthy bridged. 40 leaders now, wow.

 

[wirral]

Henao is possibly the highest on GC, 14th.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Henao virtually 2nd in GC
at the moment

(no need for Sky to chase then)

 

[Orbit501]

Sky have 3 riders in that break then.

Henao is highest placed on GC at 3.13. Smart move.

Plenty of usual suspects there as well, but I see that Txurukka has been struggling today.

 

[DBotero]

Henao in red at the end of the day would be so great.Nice move for Sky to sneak him in

 

[Orbit501]

The 3 chasers have caught on as well, swelling the break to 40 riders. More selections to come then, especially with Henao in there.

 

[Bushman]

Plz Luis Leon, for the sake of my bank account, tak this.

On another note, would love to watch Mccarthy get a nice result herr.

 

[Ruby United]

Frohlinger and Craddock in the break for Giant.
Things just got complicated, but with Henao in the break too, Giant need to figure out whether they are willing to relinquish the lead. If this 40 man group gets over 3/4 minutes then they will stay away imo

 

[l.Harm]

Navarro (5:07) also in the break.

 

[Pharazon]

Caleb Ewan abandons

 

[Orbit501]

Break team breakdown:

Team Sky: Sergio Henao, Ian Boswell, Salvatore Puccio
AG2R - La Mondiale: Matteo Montaguti, Mikael Cherel
Astana: Dario Cataldo, Luis León Sánchez
BMC: Peter Velits, Amael Moinard, Darwin Atapuma
Caja Rural: David Arroyo, Pello Bilbao, Ángel Madrazo,
Cofidis: Daniel Navarro, Romain Hardy
Colombia: Carlos Quintero, Rodolfo Torres
Etixx - Quick Step: Carlos Verona
FDJ: Kenny Elissonde
IAM Cycling: Lawrence Warbasse
Lampre - Merida: Rubén Plaza, Tsgabu Grmay
Lotto - Soudal: Jurgen Van den Broeck, Maxime Monfort
Movistar: Imanol Erviti, Andrey Amador
MTN - Qhubeka: Natnael Berhane, Stephen Cummings
Orica - Greenedge: Cameron Meyer
Cannondale - Garmin: Benjamin King, Davide Villella
Europcar: Jérôme Cousin
GIant - Alpecin: Lawson Craddock, Johannes Frohlinger
Katusha: Tiago Machado, Eduard Vorganov
Lotto NL - Jumbo: Martijn Keizer, George Bennett
Tinkoff - Saxo: Jay McCarthy
Trek Factory: Riccardo Zoidl