2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedilla

[KyoGrey]

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If they are in SLdE why didn't they use the climb from 2011?

That doesn't make too much sense because that would mean going southwest direction and then go back to San Lorenzo in a loop, while they need to go north towards Navacerrada.

An option would have been to climb Abantos, link with the Collado de la Mina and descend to Guadarrama through el Alto de los Leones.

But that road is inpracticable nowadays.

 

[Flamin]

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I have really high expectations for this stage. 9 teams are still without a stage win and for many this is their last chance. Furthermore, all riders know that the Vuelta is almost over and for many this is one of their last chances of the season to shine, so I expect a furious battle to get into today's break and I expect a strong group to get clear. At the same time, Astana desperately has to keep it all together and make sure that the bonus seconds are up for grabs for Aru today, and they have to isolate Dumoulin - preferably early in the stage.

It should be fun!

That would be an incredibly stupid thing to do. They're only with 7... Total waste of energy. Attack attack attack is all they should do, not give Dumoulin a free ride. Send riders up the road, the more the better, to help Aru on the descent and flat later on.

 

[ice&fire]

Juan Carlos García says that the neutralised start is way faster than usual

 

[WheelofGear]

Can you watch it somewhere?

 

[Pantani_lives]

Landa wil be a major factor. How much does he want Aru to win, knowing that he's going to another team next year?

 

[KyoGrey]

Re: 2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedi

Landa attempting to break.

 

[ice&fire]

The bus is in the making after only 20 kms

 

[DFA123]

Ridiculous pace from the start. Astana moving to the front now as the cimb begins.

 

[malakassis]

Re: 2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedi

what would dumoulins gap be if landa had paced aru in cortals?

 

[malakassis]

haha,thx for the answer kirby

 

[Red Rick]

http://live.realstreamunited.com/streaming/free-live-video-streaming-cycling-la-vuelta-a-espana-2015-other-cycling-131496.html

 

[KyoGrey]

Re: 2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedi

Crazy start. After 20 km there are still riders trying to get in the break.

Navacerrada starts now.

 

[jsem94]

Re: 2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedi

At the time, Millar didn't even know he was losing the Vuelta. Apparently, fellow Spaniards from other teams contributed to the complot by even congratulating Millar for his overall win while the differences increased, so that he didn't discover the masquerade until it was too late.

We won't be seeing anything like that ever again with the multi-camera television coverage that we have going on.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Movistar will go nuclear today. Quintana will attack on the first og second climb I think.

 

[DFA123]

Is that Zeits and Luis Leon Sanchez up the road?
Looks promising for an entertaining stage.

 

[KyoGrey]

Re: 2015 Vuelta stage 20: San Lorenzo de El Escorial>Cercedi

The peloton finally lets go of the break.

2 groups ahead. The first one consisting of 10 riders, the second one more numerous. Navacerrada will make the selection.

 

[jsem94]

So British Eurosport already showing this, while in the rest of Europe we get sports car racing and Aussie rules. Great....

 

[Billie]

Pozzovivo is in the chasing group

 

[Hugo Koblet]

You know the Vuelta is a weird race when Zubeldia is the most aggressive rider.

 

[DFA123]

Giant at the front of the peloton trying to set a painfully slow pace up the climb. Everyone else letting them.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Pozzovivo is there.. Is this the turnaround. Pozzo to win the vuelta?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Is Pozzovivo really there? I don't think so.

 

[Arredondo]

I don't see Pozzo

 

[Billie]

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Is Pozzovivo really there? I don't think so.

i saw his face

 

[WheelofGear]

Pozzo there? Then MTN will be chasing like crazy.