2016 Vuelta a España, stage 10: Lugones > Lagos de Covadonga

[Keram]

Please GC guys try for stage win finally

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Surely the GC must fight for the stagewin here.

 

[TromleTromle]

My sixth sense tells me tomorrow we will see Tinkoff/movistar attack from Fito - and an GC attack in the bottom of LdC.
Quin/Bertie to share 1/2 - Froome/Valvede 3/4 30 sec after - Chaves further 15-20 behind.

OK wake me up from my dream

 

[Poursuivant]

Etixx may chase but they can't seriously expect De La Cruz to hold Red after tomorrow.

If I was Quintana I would get my team to chase, he is strongest right now and could do with the bonus seconds, as well as the feeling of a stage win obviously.

 

[Netserk]

Brambilla for stage and jersey.

 

[PremierAndrew]

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Brambilla for stage and jersey.

Can't see him being allowed in the break, can't see him dropping Quintana and co for 2 minutes

 

[klintE]

IMO, GC contenders could rather want to keep some power for the final climb, so GC teams will easy let go breakaway.
Unless someone from top 20 will be in it.
My shot for winner is Meintjes or De Gent

 

[jens_attacks]

Contador or pardilla.

 

[DNP-Old]

Quintana has targeted this for a long time.

 

[Pantani_lives]

Gesink has to save his season by going in the breakaway and win the stage.

 

[klintE]

Gesink could save his whole career by that. He has never accomplished GT stage win

 

[Tank Engine]

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Surely the GC must fight for the stagewin here.

On one hand, the problem is that one team is clearly stronger than the others and is totally focused on GC. Hence, Movistar will not burn themselves out and the other teams won't help them to then be outsprinted by Valverde or outclimbed by Quintana. On the other hand, the next day is a rest day (so Movistar might be more motivated to go for the stage win) and the start doesn't look too difficult (so it should be easier to control a break). Also, Etixx have the leader's jersey and so presumably will at least control the pace when a break establishes itself. If the break is not that strong, then I expect Movistar to make a really strong pace coming into the climbs, otherwise I think they will err on the side of caution.

Why? From Movistar's point of view, Quintana and/or Valverde need to gain time on Froome before the time trial. Quintana seems to be their best bet, but this finish seems to be more favourable to Valverde, who has finished every stage (including the TTT) in the same time as the Preying Mantis and is ahead of him due to time bonuses.

There will only be minor differences between the main GC contenders (a group of 6-8 of them separated by a handful of seconds). Whether anybody from the breakaway wins is a toss up.

 

[Robert5091]

Sounds crazy but this says Froome to me - if he's recovered from Saturday. Bertie needs to claw back some more time.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Contador or pardilla.

Two legends of Spanish cycling. Vamos!!

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Sounds crazy but this says Froome to me - if he's recovered from Saturday. Bertie needs to claw back some more time.

It's not a bad shout, it is hard to get away in the final 6km and he has a good sprint, better than Contador and Quintana for sure. But if Valverde is still at the front as well he is the favorite surely.

 

[sir fly]

Movistar's currently in really good position. Quintana's the strongest man in the race, Valverde's the strongest of non-leaders, so Sky shouldn't be able to respond to 1-2 attack the way they did in the Tour. Already today I thought Movi could shoot Valverde up the road and see how the train reacts, leaving Quintana to asses how to finish off the job.
I'm sure they know they should build up the advantage they already have.

 

[Tonton]

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Valv.Piti ftw. Either Quintana or Valverde to smack the rest of the GC contenders. It will de pend on whch one of the two makes the decisive move. The other will stick to Dawg's back wheel.

 

[Matteo.]

Tomorrow only a froome in top shape could go alone. Otherwise i expect small differences as we saw in 2012 and 2014

 

[Red Rick]

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Gesink could save his whole career by that. He has never accomplished GT stage win

On a climb with 3 downhill sections.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I will boycott the rest of the race if the break gets to fight it out again.
(Not really, but this is an annoying trend that needs to get addressed some way or another).

How? I know there have been many circumstances in TdF and this Vuelta which have played in the breaks favour, but its sorta depressing seeing this over and over again. If only it was 50/50.

 

[Red Rick]

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I will boycott the rest of the race if the break gets to fight it out again.
(Not really, but this is an annoying trend that needs to get addressed some way or another).

How? I know there have been many circumstances in TdF and this Vuelta which have played in the breaks favour, but its sorta depressing seeing this over and over again. If only it was 50/50.

Basically every variable is fit for a worst case scenario. Theres like 8 of them

 

[PremierAndrew]

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I will boycott the rest of the race if the break gets to fight it out again.
(Not really, but this is an annoying trend that needs to get addressed some way or another).

How? I know there have been many circumstances in TdF and this Vuelta which have played in the breaks favour, but its sorta depressing seeing this over and over again. If only it was 50/50.

Think it's time for bigger teams

 

[Mr.White]

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Valv.Piti ftw. Either Quintana or Valverde to smack the rest of the GC contenders. It will de pend on whch one of the two makes the decisive move. The other will stick to Dawg's back wheel.

Exactly my thoughts. One of the Movistar's should gain time tomorrow. And I have a feeling Contador will lose time, I noticed today that Valverde quite easily opened up a gap on him and Froome had to help to close it

 

[Valv.Piti]

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I will boycott the rest of the race if the break gets to fight it out again.
(Not really, but this is an annoying trend that needs to get addressed some way or another).

How? I know there have been many circumstances in TdF and this Vuelta which have played in the breaks favour, but its sorta depressing seeing this over and over again. If only it was 50/50.

Basically every variable is fit for a worst case scenario. Theres like 8 of them

We got the rest day going for us, but the rest is pretty uphill. It should theoretically also be a lot easier to control when its flat, but..

 

[filipepc]

The truth is that depends of how each one feels and how they react to the first attacks, because if someone attacks early and 1 of the big 4 drops, then the climb can make big gaps, but if no one drops then they will mark each other waiting for the first to fall...

But Usually even when he loose Froome attacks, so i expect him to try and then Quintana to follow and pass him... Contador to me is something unknown... I expect he stay with them, but that depdends of how he´s form his... If he don´t loose time, then it will be a superb vuelta.

I just want action, the rest, may the better win...