2016 Vuelta a España, stage 11: Colunga > Peña Cabarga

[Gigs_98]

Froome better than I expected, but the stage just really suited him.

 

[ice&fire]

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Froome wins

... in Peña Cabarga and he puts 1s + bonus to the race leader. Groundhog day

 

[ferryman]

Any kind soul with a link?

http://www.streamgaroo.com/live-television/united-kingdom/eurosport-2-live-stream

Cheers JB

 

[rehy90]

Konig is going to win the ITT

 

[DFA123]

Great action from the big three again - really animating the race and deserving of their top three positions in the overall.

 

[Ataraxus]

Pena Cabarga really is Froome's climb isnt it. Chapeau!

 

[Lexman]

Can someone from Tinkoff explain what the hell they rode for ?

 

[Alexandre B.]

Underwhelming climb, I must say.

 

[King Boonen]

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Can someone from Tinkoff explain what the hell they rode for ?

A spent force.

 

[SeriousSam]

Peña Cabarga is like Froome's Mount Doom, the place where his great power was forged into fearsome weapon. He was never going to lose here

 

[Jelantik]

Looks like Froome is riding to his form. Impressive. Quintana will start to fade.

 

[TMP402]

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Can someone from Tinkoff explain what the hell they rode for ?

A dream.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Well if what Froome said at the start of the Vuelta is true, that he aims to ride himself in to form by week 3 rather than fade away, then this Vuelta is far from over given that long flat TT next week.

 

[BigMac]

Kudos to König for galvanizing and leading the chase for a while and diminishing the gap established by his teammate to the rivals behind.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Anyone who recorded the climbing time?

 

[Red Rick]

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Peña Cabarga is like Froome's Mount Doom, the place where his great power was forged into fearsome weapon. He was never going to lose here

But wouldn't that mean Pena Cabarga is the place where his stem should be thrown into the lava to cause his destruction?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

How did Quintana get same time as Froome and Contador same time as Valverde?

 

[PremierAndrew]

Froome seemed more interested in the stage win than GC there. He'd usually look behind to see if he managed any gaps on Quintana

 

[BigMac]

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Peña Cabarga is like Froome's Mount Doom, the place where his great power was forged into fearsome weapon. He was never going to lose here

Pretty sure the Dark Lord was defeated at/by Mount Doom, whichever way you look at it.

 

[Vasilis]

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Peña Cabarga is like Froome's Mount Doom, the place where his great power was forged into fearsome weapon. He was never going to lose here

But wouldn't that mean Pena Cabarga is the place where his stem should be thrown into the lava to cause his destruction?

Luckily for Froome, there is no lava there, even though it's pretty hot.

 

[Jelantik]

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Not even a single attack by Contador after all the work Tinkoff did all day?

they may have tire Quintana..

 

[Brullnux]

Yeah no way was Quintana s/t

 

[Flamin]

Awesome win by Froomey. Unfortunately only got home midway the climb so couldn't time it yet.

 

[vedrafjord]

alberto will annihilate them today.

tinkoff also flying after the rest day, good signs for later.

 

[DFA123]

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Looks like Froome is riding to his form. Impressive. Quintana will start to fade.

Saturday will reveal all I think. It was too stop-start for Quintana at the end and he was never going to beat Froome in a sprint. I don't think Froome can really afford to drop off the back and do his own thing on Aubisque, because if he lets Quintana just ride on the front at a steady uphill TT pace, he'll lose at least another 30 seconds to him. He's got to hang with him and try to make him attack away multiple times.