2015 Vuelta stage 18: Roa > Riaza 204km

[Rollthedice]

Dumoulin should put the hammer down later on when these little climbers get tired.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Purito in big trouble. dropped by everyone now

 

[Carols]

The cream Rises!

 

[No_Balls]

Bala!

 

[Escarabajo]

Great racing!!!!!!!!

 

[Gigs_98]

Quintana should go now.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

This is really early.
Aru will blow up again.

Dumoulin has changed tactic though; he's trying to match the accelerations rather than going at his own pace. That could cost him later.

The gradients are allowing him to do so, here.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Valverde!

 

[Billie]

now majka can also cross off attacking

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

This is really early.
Aru will blow up again.

Dumoulin has changed tactic though; he's trying to match the accelerations rather than going at his own pace. That could cost him later.

The gradients are allowing him to do so, here.

True, but it's still something he hasn't really had to do before, so there's a chance he could blow up.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Majka is a joke. Go Chaves and go Valverde! Two of the most agressive riders in the Vuelta.

 

[No_Balls]

Re:

Chaves! Everyone attacking everyone!

Bala again!

 

[luckyboy]

Re:

"Mentally it's tough, I am struggling to finish the Vuelta. Everything went bad the day I crashed on that roundabout at 40 kph. I won't be unhappy when it's over in Madrid. My season will end there."

Nico Roche there not exactly talking up his chances of winning this one from the break.

heh

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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now majka can also cross off attacking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqC8KTnBcKM
No you

 

[SeriousSam]

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now majka can also cross off attacking

[ x] "I've tried everything but it just wasn't to be"

 

[Gigs_98]

Wtf moreno

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

This is really early.
Aru will blow up again.

Dumoulin has changed tactic though; he's trying to match the accelerations rather than going at his own pace. That could cost him later.

The gradients are allowing him to do so, here.

True, but it's still something he hasn't really had to do before, so there's a chance he could blow up.

Certainly.
I'd say the immediate reaction was of mental significance. To discourage Aru.
... And encourage himself.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Majka has good legs today.. Haimar is chasing Roche

 

[SeriousSam]

My dream outcome here is Aru somehow riding himself off the podium

 

[Gigs_98]

Btw, who the hell got the idea to give someone the competitive award in a ITT

 

[damian13ster]

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Majka has good legs today.. Haimar is chasing Roche

Doubt it. He was on brink of exhaustion, almost passing out during interview after stage 16. He is a fighter but will be tough to not fade

 

[sir fly]

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My dream outcome here is Aru somehow riding himself off the podium

There's the Saturday too, don't forget.

 

[DFA123]

Btw, who the hell got the idea to give someone the competitive award in a ITT

haha, I was thinking the same thing. Do they just automatically give it to the winner?

 

[No_Balls]

Valverde looks really good. A shame he lost time early

Aru again!

 

[Rollthedice]

By the look of things if Dumoulin would decide to go he would drop all these guys.