2016 Vuelta a España, stage 14: Urdax > Col d'Aubisque 196km

[Flamin]

Ruben Fernández dropped?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

 

[Rollthedice]

The Orica mistery has been solved. Yates attacks.

 

[SlickMongoose]

Fair play for trying something I guess.

Go Yates.

 

[Kokoso]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 14: Urdax > Col d'Aubisque 1

So who rules the time gaps? Don't say that some Spanish guy

 

[Billopoulos]

Now Orica unfolds its tactics. Let's see how it turns out.

 

[DFA123]

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This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

I like it. Better to sacrifice someone finishing low down in the top 10, in order to give yourself a better shot at the podium.

 

[SlickMongoose]

The thing is if Orica hadn't done so much work in the break, it would be easier to bridge over.

 

[HelloDolly]

Orica too ambitious I think.. Yates is going well enough to be top 5 ...but not this way

 

[portugal11]

Froome looks bad!!!

 

[Andro]

Well, chapeau to Orica for actually trying something, smart attack or not.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

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This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

I like it. Better to sacrifice someone finishing low down in the top 10, in order to give yourself a better shot at the podium.

Yates has been stronger than Chaves all week. This is just throwing good money after bad.

 

[Red Rick]

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The thing is if Orica hadn't done so much work in the break, it would be easier to bridge over.

That's a nonissue, riders can stop at the side of the road

 

[TMP402]

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Froome looks bad!!!

Oh, please.

 

[DanielSong39]

Yates is trying to win the race.

Well, there's the suicidal long-range attack everyone was hoping for...

 

[SlickMongoose]

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The thing is if Orica hadn't done so much work in the break, it would be easier to bridge over.

That's a nonissue, riders can stop at the side of the road

I mean bridge to the break...... There's no point bridging to the dropped Orica riders, they're all knackered from working all day.

 

[Andro]

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The thing is if Orica hadn't done so much work in the break, it would be easier to bridge over.

That's a nonissue, riders can stop at the side of the road

But Orica's riders up front are probably cooked now after doing all that work.

 

[Bushman]

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This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

So Orica has two riders inside the top 10 and none of them are able to complete with the top 3 riders on gc and they should just let them both ride along to a nice but unremarkable 4th and 7th place?

 

[DFA123]

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This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

I like it. Better to sacrifice someone finishing low down in the top 10, in order to give yourself a better shot at the podium.

Yates has been stronger than Chaves all week. This is just throwing good money after bad.

Well, if Yates is so strong, then he should gain time himself - following team mates, he should be able to take time on the Aubisque. He's got nearly a minute advantage already.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Wish I had confidence in the GPS

If Yates had 50 seconds by this point, with so many teammates up the road, he'd have a shot at doing something here

 

[Billopoulos]

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Froome looks bad!!!

Oh, please.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Billie]

Hats off to Orica. Didn't think they had this in them

 

[deValtos]

Credit for a team and a rider giving it a go !

 

[TMP402]

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This is moronic.

Yates sacrificed for Chaves' delusions

So Orica has two riders inside the top 10 and none of them are able to complete with the top 3 riders on gc and they should just let them both ride along to a nice but unremarkable 4th and 7th place?

Teams value WT points. Look at Dimension Data. They might be denied a WT license next year because of how few points they have, a situation caused by them valuing stage wins over boring top 10s.

 

[Billopoulos]

Haig not so much of a help there but let's see.