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

[TourOfSardinia]

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It would be fun to be a fly on the wall in Sky's post race discussions. Where were the team?

Didn't Valverde drop them all really early, by attacking and taking all the other GC men with him, so Froome was forced to follow solo? Pretty surprising though that Konig at least couldn't hold on - perhaps he's ill again.

Valverde confirmed that on TV
He was instrumental with Orica in disposing of the bots.

 

[veji11]

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93 riders out of time control :surprised:

https://twitter.com/sergi_lopezegea/status/772465349262467072

They will probably be re-instated. Isn't that what normally happens? With a points cut or smth?

yes. but it's not fair. 35-40 minutes is too much in a stage like this. they didn't even try to make the time limit

If 93 riders would be disqualified then it would be icing on the cake for a legendary day.

It is what could make it legendary indeed... Contador ! And it would make the last week of racing utterly crazy !

 

[Oltean_RO]

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Brambilla from a break.

Chapeau!

 

[deValtos]

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Lets not forget the Castros, Trofimoms and Rovnys today. Some excellent support rider performances.

Now I like to see Sky going all in on one of the remaining stages please......

What Sky? None of them is making the time limit

Race organizer are too soft these days. All will remain.

(lol)

Or Brailsford and Froome will have a meeting with the director convincing him he should not kick them out.

I think Froome will be voting to kick them out after today tbh ... not keep them in.

 

[Robert5091]

"If 93 riders would be disqualified then it would be icing on the cake for a legendary day."
Rumour has it Sky want the whole race neutralized because so many missed the cut off time

 

[Hakkapelit]

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Would like to give som kind of MVP award to Valverde today also, seems like he had a fielday

 

[Sykes]

Were all Sky guys, except Dawg, out of time limit??

 

[Carl0880]

Something I just thought of. Brambilla and Rovny were both in the break today I believe. Weren't these 2 riders ejected from a stage a few years back at the Vuelta for fighting with each other somewhere around this point in the race? If memory servres right, it was Brambilla who was in the break and the race director pulled up beside him and told him he had been ejected and he was in tears......

If my memory serve right, does seem interesting how circumstances can form strange alliances.

 

[Pantani_lives]

"I didn't expect a Spanish Coalition!"
"Nobody expects a Spanish Coalition!"

 

[Scarponi]

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Would like to give som kind of MVP award to Valverde today also, seems like he had a fielday

When he said he was the one who let the wheel go it made me lol

 

[Asero831]

 

[Scarponi]

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Would like to give som kind of MVP award to Valverde today also, seems like he had a fielday

When he said he was the one who let the wheel go it made me lol

 

[SKSemtex]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

What a stage. Waw. I want all those riders DSQed. And we can have a GT of a decade.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

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Would like to give som kind of MVP award to Valverde today also, seems like he had a fielday

i usually deslike Valverde+movi tactics but today Valverde's move were decisive... kudos
and went back to pre TdF Quintana fan...

 

[saganboss]

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Something I just thought of. Brambilla and Rovny were both in the break today I believe. Weren't these 2 riders ejected from a stage a few years back at the Vuelta for fighting with each other somewhere around this point in the race? If memory servres right, it was Brambilla who was in the break and the race director pulled up beside him and told him he had been ejected and he was in tears......

If my memory serve right, does seem interesting how circumstances can form strange alliances.

yep, those 2 were in vuelta 2014. but after vuelta 2014 those 2 were also in a breakaway in gp de wallonie so i think they like eachother

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

What a stage. Waw. I want all those riders DSQed. And we can have a GT of a decade.

It would be the chance of a lifetime for a few riders to finish in the top 100 of a GT.

 

[HelloDolly]

Who is/was the SKY road captain ??

 

[roundabout]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

Ah, wonderful stage and not a single km of double digit gradients.

 

[Robert5091]

Had to laugh with Valverde pinging of the front every now and then to mess up the group's rhythm.

 

[veji11]

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Had to laugh with Valverde pinging of the front every now and then to mess up the group's rhythm.

Man I wish I could have watched the stage....

 

[yaco]

Fantasic win by Brambilla - I was surprised he could stay with Quintana on that climb, but Brambilla's had an excellent season

 

[Pantani_lives]

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Who is/was the SKY road captain ??

Richie Porte.

 

[Josh Homme]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

So the peloton of 90+ riders... finally lost 54 minutes. 22 min over the limit.

It's now or never. And they truly should be out.

 

[RattaKuningas]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

So the peloton of 90+ riders... finally lost 54 minutes. 22 min over the limit.

It's now or never. And they truly should be out.

100% must DQ them. They didn't even try to make it in time and decided to rest. It is unfair to riders who were inside the time limit.

 

[classicomano]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 15: Sabiñánigo > Aramón Form

So the peloton of 90+ riders... finally lost 54 minutes. 22 min over the limit.

It's now or never. And they truly should be out.

100% must DQ them. They didn't even try to make it in time and decided to rest. It is unfair to riders who were inside the time limit.

Yes of course, but it wont happen.