2016 Vuelta a España, stage 19: Xàbia > Calp 37km ITT

[carolina]

damn! sanchez must have crashed really badly! he looks awfull!

 

[DFA123]

Embarrassing performance from Yates. Weren't people saying he was better at TTs than his brother?

 

[Irondan]

Sanchez looks pretty upset, I feel bad for him...

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

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well, at least froome indicates the tour vuelta double is more than doable.

With cr*ppy opposition in the Tour, yes, is doable.

Well, he got a medal in the olympics in between in a different continent, so you have to give him more credit than usual, not less.

this. Froome's been absolutely amazing the last half of the season

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Cannondale sucking badly today

They weren't exactly picked to win today....

johnny weltz seemed pretty upbeat though

 

[seldon71]

Samu Sanchez down to 11th, Formolo 10th... Up with DelaCruz, Scarponi, Dani Moreno

 

[Ruby United]

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well, at least froome indicates the tour vuelta double is more than doable.

If he somehow beats Nairo with 1½ minute tomorrow and wins the overall, then yes. Otherwise no.

It's clearly doable as Froome has shown us. Froome and his team just made a big mistake, but clearly he can do it.

As long as he hasn't won the race, how can you say that?
Also, as has been pointed out, he had an "easy" Tour with a strong team controlling the contenders every day. Not guaranteed that will happen again

Look at my post, he got a medal in the olympics in a different continent.
This Vuelta clearly shows he CAN do it, not necessarily he will.

 

[Simurgh]

Contador 7th...

 

[barmaher]

Ignore me, my maths is up my arse.

 

[burning]

Contador faded badly

 

[shalgo]

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Cannondale sucking badly today

Talansky rode well.

 

[Poursuivant]

So he didn't go off too quick? Wow

 

[dacooley]

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Froome puts those suggesting he would fade during the vuelta, as any sensible observer would suggest, in their place.

He might have faded, it's all in relative terms compared to the rest of the field.

He clearly has faded - he's lost minutes in the mountains. He's just a much better TTist than everyone else in the race. It would be a lot more interesting if someone like Cancellara or Dumoulin were here to put Froome's time into some kind of context.

Everyone can see on whose side your simpathies are , but Froome hasn't lost 'minutes' to Quintana in the mountains in the 2016 Vuelta so far.

 

[Irondan]

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Cannondale sucking badly today

They weren't exactly picked to win today....

johnny weltz seemed pretty upbeat though

Talansky will pick up yates in the GC, that's a cause for celebration for Cannondale.

 

[Billopoulos]

Froome rocking the cycling world today, chapeau.

 

[jsem94]

If he hadn't been caught out of Contador's ambush, he could have won the Vuelta this year no doubt. So how is it not doable?

 

[Pricey_sky]

Epic TT from Froome, great win!

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Cannondale sucking badly today

They weren't exactly picked to win today....

johnny weltz seemed pretty upbeat though

Talansky will pick up yates in the GC, that's a cause for celebration for Cannondale.

Suppose you're right.
Guess I just expected a better TT from Talansky

 

[Springveldt]

Considering Froome absolutely smashed that ITT, Quitana has done an amazing ride for someone so light to limit the damage.

 

[huangho]

What surprises me is that Froome took that bunch of time from Castroviejo... They are not that far...

 

[DBotero]

Super TT Froome.2nd win this Vuelta.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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well, at least froome indicates the tour vuelta double is more than doable.

If he somehow beats Nairo with 1½ minute tomorrow and wins the overall, then yes. Otherwise no.

It's clearly doable as Froome has shown us. Froome and his team just made a big mistake, but clearly he can do it.

As long as he hasn't won the race, how can you say that?
Also, as has been pointed out, he had an "easy" Tour with a strong team controlling the contenders every day. Not guaranteed that will happen again

Look at my post, he got a medal in the olympics in a different continent.
This Vuelta may indicate he CAN do it, not necessarily he will.

Fixed

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Very solid performance by Froome. Congrats with the stage win.

 

[Stan955]

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If he hadn't been caught out of Contador's ambush, he could have won the Vuelta this year no doubt. So how is it not doable?

So basically he would've won both GT due to TT's

 

[Billopoulos]

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If he hadn't been caught out of Contador's ambush, he could have won the Vuelta this year no doubt. So how is it not doable?

It is, as it seems.
He could do it next year I guess.
He is the only rider who can do it imo.