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

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I get the feeling that Felline will be a very useful teammate for Contador next year if he goes to Trek
 
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Maaaaaaaarten said:
Froome losing the Vuelta now because he is afraid to work himself 30km out when nobody else is working........

Don't disagree with this. He and Chaves may have to claw back time by themselves.
 
Jul 27, 2009
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Funny eh, the only two proper mountain stages are the most exciting ones this Vuelta. With the walls being super boring this year without Purito hopefully it opens Unipublics eyes to go back to the oldschool!
 
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Bolder said:
Maaaaaaaarten said:
Froome losing the Vuelta now because he is afraid to work himself 30km out when nobody else is working........

Don't disagree with this. He and Chaves may have to claw back time by themselves.
''may have''? Froome could learn a thing or two from Cadel
 
Feb 29, 2012
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DNP-Old said:
Did he seriously just ask Talansky and Valverde to help?

Another proof that skybots have no idea what to do when somebody else does something not planned. :D
 
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staubsauger said:
Funny eh, the only two proper mountain stages are the most exciting ones this Vuelta. With the walls being super boring this year without Purito hopefully it opens Unipublics eyes to go back to the oldschool!

Stage being 118km "short" probably has helped today too.
 
Feb 24, 2014
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Doesn't look good for Froome at all.
He can't rely solely on the time trial anymore.
 
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staubsauger said:
Funny eh, the only two proper mountain stages are the most exciting ones this Vuelta. With the walls being super boring this year without Purito hopefully it opens Unipublics eyes to go back to the oldschool!
They are also two of the most exciting GT stages for years. So perhaps there is an argument that having fewer such stages forces riders to attack - and they are a bit fresher to create GC action.

If there were 7 or 8 high mountain stages, like in the Tour, most of them would be epically dull, with everyone waiting for the next one and worried they'll blow up later in the race if they go too hard.
 
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sir fly said:
Doesn't look good for Froome at all.
He can't rely solely on the time trial anymore.

This vuelta is Quintana's now. Unless Contador ambushes him too at some point but can't see Movistar letting that happen like Sky did.