2016 Vuelta a España, stage 5: Viveiro > Lugo (171.3km)

[carton]

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That top 10.

I'd say C-list sprinters, but the guy who led them in for the second time is maybe Etixx's fifth fastest guy. So I'm going with D-list.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Again Valverde shows his class, but Quintana is also in the front group. Well done.

 

[hfer07]

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will there be time gaps?

No gaps due to the 1K rule

 

[Dazed and Confused]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

 

[Billie]

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That top 10.

I'd say C-list sprinters, but the guy who led them in for the second time is maybe Etixx's fifth fastest guy. So I'm going with D-list.

he's their best uphill sprinter. won many of these in WT before.

 

[carton]

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he's their best uphill sprinter. won many of these in WT before.

Except this wasn't an uphill kick. And their best uphill sprinter is Alaphillipe.

P.S. I like Meersman. Whatever the field and the finish, against WorldTour competition, it's hard to get two wins. Particularly in a Grand Tour. So good on him.

 

[Scarponi]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Lmao my god

 

[TomLPC]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

It's hard to deduce whether there were gaps before the crash, obviously nobody wouldve gained minutes but it was stretched out an awful lot even before

 

[Brullnux]

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I note that Meersman did a wave in the sprint.

If there is consistency...

Exactly my thoughts as well, when I saw the replay

Yeah he did. Had it been 50m or 100m from the finish line then there would've been problems, but it was like 10m from the line and Felline at that point had no chance.

 

[Alexandre B.]

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he's their best uphill sprinter. won many of these in WT before.

Except this wasn't an uphill kick. And their best uphill sprinter is Alaphillipe.

You could say that when Alaphilippe actually win one of these stages.

 

[Vroome.exe]

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That top 10.

I'd say C-list sprinters, but the guy who led them in for the second time is maybe Etixx's fifth fastest guy. So I'm going with D-list.

Stybar is more like etixx's 10th fastest rider. Still pretty fast though.

Edit: Oh you mean meersman... then 8th fastest.

 

[Billie]

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he's their best uphill sprinter. won many of these in WT before.

Except this wasn't an uphill kick. And their best uphill sprinter is Alaphillipe.

lol these last 3km had multiple uphill stretches no?

has Alaphilippe won uphill sprints in wt yet? Meersman is good for a couple everyear

 

[Brullnux]

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That top 10.

The top two would have been given a good chance on this type of finish in almost any field, though.

 

[Billie]

Quintana also made it in that front group of about a dozen

 

[Asero831]

were is atapuma?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Lol what

Chavito crashed apparently

 

[Jungle Cycle]

https://twitter.com/Contador_Notebk/status/768477536124665856

 

[Põhja Konn]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Froome was dropped from the front group long after the crash had happened. So that gap should stand and everyone who was obstructed by the crash should get Froome's time. We'll soon see.

 

[Billie]

Froome very lucky not to crash there

 

[Billie]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Froome was dropped from the front group long after the crash had happened. So that gap should stand and everyone who was obstructed by the crash should get Froome's time. We'll soon see.

crash happened right in front of him. he was right next to quintana but got held up a bit due to the crash

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Valverde or Atapuma in red?? espn cut the feed.....

 

[saganboss]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Froome was dropped from the front group long after the crash had happened. So that gap should stand and everyone who was obstructed by the crash should get Froome's time. We'll soon see.

haha, good one. so quintana managed to finish in the same group with the winner but the guy that was second to sagan in a stage couldn't. he was slowed by the crash and then tried to come back, you should watch a replay.

 

[El Pistolero]

Of course Meersman wins becaue the field was weak, but this is hardly something new. Degenkolb won 10 freaking stages in the Vuelta because of a poor field. Yet he can't win stages in the Tour and only won one in the Giro.

 

[Amnes2015]

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will there be time gaps?

Hopefully. It was proper racing.

Froome was dropped from the front group long after the crash had happened. So that gap should stand and everyone who was obstructed by the crash should get Froome's time. We'll soon see.

lol

froome avoided the crash bu 5 cm , being in the front group

https://twitter.com/chrisfroome/status/768480316604424192

salt is real

 

[huangho]

Valverde in red