2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Formigal

[sometriguy]

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Contador makes every stage worth watching. I've been waiting for years to watch the sky train get shelved

The sky team at the vuelta isn't much of a train to be fair.

Very true, it is surprising because the route for the Vuelta seemed like it was built for the Sky Train, given all of the single climb stages.

Regardless, I am one happy boy right now

 

[Descender]

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Quintana will win the stage, Contador will be left with nothing for his work

Obviously. Maybe he'll allow Contador some freedom on stage 17/20 though

Maybe in a parallel universe where steeper climbs produce bigger differences, which is definitely not what actually happens in the real world.

Eh??

Steeper climbs do not produce bigger differences, the difficulty of the climb being equal.

 

[sir fly]

Can't be that Froome's group is easing off to allow bunch behind to join...

 

[rune1107]

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why orica not riding? (Not that I"m hoping they are.. .

It doesn't make sense.

May be they are knackered from yesterday.

Interview on danish TV2 with Magnus Cort, he said they were very tired today

 

[spalco]

***, just tuned in, seems I missed a bit.

What happened here exactly? Crash or something or just racing?

 

[GuyIncognito]

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How things stand by now:

Konig is many minutes behind that. Everyone below rises a spot, Scarponi 10th

 

[Brullnux]

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How things stand by now:

That's wrong, König is further back surely?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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Contador makes every stage worth watching. I've been waiting for years to watch the sky train get shelved

It's not the first time this has happened in a stage race. Although a first in GTs as far as I can remember (not including 2013 Giro).

The stage Martin won in the 2013 Tour is the closest,the day after Ax-3-Domaines when Richie had a bizarre off-day, then was back to destroying the bunch for Froome afterward. However, Froome got into the front bunch and Movistar didn't seem to have a plan B for not ditching Froome once Valverde rode across the gap, and they didn't manage to profit.

 

[Inquitus]

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Can't be that Froome's group is easing off to allow bunch behind to join...

No they are miles back.

 

[Jelantik]

lopez gone?... arghh astana!1

 

[bigcog]

Kirby is so useless, Lopez is now Puccio, and apparently collecting a bottle means he is dropping ... I give up

 

[Miburo]

Orica should attack with yates and chavez. Froome completely isolated

 

[Samamba]

Lopez is done, It's Orica/Astana or nothing for Froome.

 

[Jelantik]

i just tune it.. How did Quintana and Contador got in to the break away?

 

[MikeTichondrius]

Just switched on after F1. This thread's first page is hilarious in hindsight. Also, whoever was berating me for thinking Contador was out of the podium race...yeah.

 

[Alexandre B.]

The attack that Froome missed.
http://video.eurosport.fr/cyclisme/tour-d-espagne/2016/vuelta-2016-l-attaque-de-contador-en-descente-comment-froome-a-ete-piege_vid890015/video.shtml

 

[Sykes]

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How things stand by now:

Konig is many minutes behind that. Everyone below rises a spot, Scarponi 10th

You're very probably right, Vuelta times always on point...

 

[RattaKuningas]

I think that it was a good thing that Quintana managed to get in the break in Contador point of view because Sky train got derailed and Movistar won't work now. If Movistar would work the break would have no chance. It was going to be hard for Contador to beat Quintana and Froome but now he is in a good position to beat one of them.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

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How things stand by now:

Where do you watch that?

 

[capuldemetal]

i guess orica will be burnt after yesterday..so it's left mostly to cataldo to do the work.

 

[Brullnux]

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Contador makes every stage worth watching. I've been waiting for years to watch the sky train get shelved

It's not the first time this has happened in a stage race. Although a first in GTs as far as I can remember (not including 2013 Giro).

The stage Martin won in the 2013 Tour is the closest,the day after Ax-3-Domaines when Richie had a bizarre off-day, then was back to destroying the bunch for Froome afterward. However, Froome got into the front bunch and Movistar didn't seem to have a plan B for not ditching Froome once Valverde rode across the gap, and they didn't manage to profit.

Yeah that was, or when Froome was caught in the crosswinds in 2013, except he has his team that time. Tirreno 2013 and Dauphine 2014 are the best previous examples that I can think of. Obviously not close to this extent though.

 

[PremierAndrew]

How did frrome let quintana go wtf

 

[Brullnux]

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I think that it was a good thing that Quintana managed to get in the break in Contador point of view because Sky train got derailed and Movistar won't work now. If Movistar would work the break would have no chance. It was going to be hard for Contador to beat Quintana and Froome but now he is in a good position to beat one of them.

Of course, this break depends on Quintana and Formolo. If Formolo is dropped then Cannondale with their 5 men start working.

 

[bigcog]

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How did frrome let quintana go wtf

Asleep at the wheel

 

[Sykes]

This stage will one day be in theaters: "Humanity" vs Skybots