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

[Armchair Cyclist]

Excuses in early?

 

[Descender]

I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

According to Vino Aru is not feeling well. They don't want to be second though.

Here is the full quote from Vino for anyone interested:
"We have decided on a strategy. Fabio has been suffering from his fall and he hasn't slept well but he's a warrior. Tom Dumoulin is very strong but I can assure you we don't want to end up second in the Giro and second in the Vuelta. We want to win."

Vanotti also said this:
"I am in a lot of pain but I do not want to let my team mates down in this decisive stage."

I like that spirit. A losing fighter is more of a winner than a safe second place.

 

[spalco]

Dumolin and Aru are pretty close in the betting odds it looks like, no clue how it'll turn out.

 

[Descender]

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

San Lorenzo de El Escorial what a great place for a dutch

Why?

 

[BigMac]

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I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

I've read this before.

 

[Descender]

Re: Re:

I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

I've read this before.

AND YOU SHALL READ IT AGAIN!

 

[Pippo_San]

Anyway I wonder what the strategy is. Boni seconds gone, Aru has to drop Dumourain and get quite some gap now.
Quite the unlikely task IMHO.

 

[BigMac]

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I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

I've read this before.

AND YOU SHALL READ IT AGAIN!

I mean in late 2013. You were a happy guy then.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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Anyway I wonder what the strategy is. Boni seconds gone, Aru has to drop Dumourain and get quite some gap now.
Quite the unlikely task IMHO.

This. Looks like a quite a mistake by Astana. Having 4-10 bonus seconds available makes a world of difference.

 

[BigMac]

Plaza gaining lots of time.

 

[trevim]

Dombrowski

 

[Ciddaman]

Do we have Clasica de San Sebastian director? No image by main group

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Commentary and camera work entirely fixed on the break: really no GC interest on the Morcuera?

 

[Arredondo]

Astana finally riding

 

[Descender]

Re: Re:

I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

I've read this before.

AND YOU SHALL READ IT AGAIN!

I mean in late 2013. You were a happy guy then.

Yes I don't bet often, but when I do I tend to hit bullseye. Rui Costa to win Worlds was a good one (26 to 1) but Ciolek to win Sanremo was much better (71 to 1 or something like that). Aru was "just" 9 to 1 before the Vuelta.

 

[Velolover2]

Astana should only had send one man up, not two.

Cataldo has to do all the work.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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Commentary and camera work entirely fixed on the break: really no GC interest on the Morcuera?

The camera guy is looking for Haimar

 

[BigMac]

Re: Re:

I want Aru to win since I put money on him before the race, but again, I just think he ran out of real climbs to drop Domoulin.

I've read this before.

AND YOU SHALL READ IT AGAIN!

I mean in late 2013. You were a happy guy then.

Yes I don't bet often, but when I do I tend to hit bullseye. Rui Costa to win Worlds was a good one (26 to 1) but Ciolek to win Sanremo was much better (71 to 1 or something like that). Aru was "just" 9 to 1 before the Vuelta.

Impressive indeed.

 

[Arredondo]

This looks quite a useless Astana tactic

 

[Andro]

Are Astana even trying?

 

[Velolover2]

Horrible Astana tactics. They have wasted two of their best riders.

 

[KyoGrey]

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

Too late, too slow.

 

[Flamin]

Nonsense, this is the right tactic.

 

[Billie]

here we go