2016 Vuelta a España, stage 8: Villalpando > La Camperona

[Flamin]

Km 181.5 - Alto de la Camperona. Valle de Sabero 8.5 km a 7.4% - categoría 1

The profile speaks for itself really. The toughest kilometer ever raced, full madness of 18% average!!! Hesjedal won it in 2014 from a break, Valverde went very early and blew himself, Froome did one of his most famous yo-yo's to finish first of the GC guys, 1" in front of Purito. Gaps were very small between the top guns, except for the aforementioned Valverde who lost half a minute.

Weather forecast says 35°C at the start in Villalpando. 3 bft wind from the southwest so the riders will enjoy a nice tail/crosswind for most of the stage.

Top-10 GC
1. ATAPUMA Darwin 32 BMC RACING TEAM 25h 41' 21''
2. VALVERDE Alejandro 1 MOVISTAR TEAM 25h 41' 29'' + 00' 08''
3. FROOME Christopher 21 TEAM SKY 25h 42' 03'' + 00' 42''
4. QUINTANA Nairo 7 MOVISTAR TEAM 25h 42' 09'' + 00' 48''
5. CHAVES Johan Esteban 51 ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE 25h 42' 09'' + 00' 48''
6. KONIG Leopold 26 TEAM SKY 25h 42' 30'' + 01' 09''
7. YATES Simon 59 ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE 25h 42' 53'' + 01' 32''
8. KENNAUGH Peter 24 TEAM SKY 25h 42' 58'' + 01' 37''
9. BRAMBILLA Gianluca 131 ETIXX - QUICK STEP 25h 42' 59'' + 01' 38''
10. MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel 6 MOVISTAR TEAM 25h 42' 59'' + 01' 38''

Abandons
BARGUIL Warren (Giant)- stage 3 DNF
REYNES Vicente(IAM) - stage 4 DNF
ZURLO Federico (Lampre)- stage 4 DNF
MAS Luis (Caja Rural) - stage 5 DNS
FISCHER Murilo(FDJ) - stage 5 DNF
KRUIJSWIJK Steven (LottoNL) - stage 5 DNF
MINARD Sébastien (AG2R) - stage 6 DNS
KISERLOVSKI Robert (Tinkoff) - stage 6 DNS
LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel- stage 6 DNF
BONIFAZIO Niccolo - stage 7 DNF
TAARAMAE Rein - stage 7 DNF
KWIATKOWSKI Michal - stage 7 DNF

 

[Arredondo]

1. Froome
2. Chavito + 2 s
3. Quintana + 16s
4. Valverde + 25s
5. Brambilla + 33s

11. Contador + 1m02s

 

[Miburo]

Contador to win!

Too soon?

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Latourrrrrrrrrrrr

 

[MatParker117]

Froome to win and grab Red.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 8: Villalpando > La Camperon

Contador to loose a lot of time, Chaves or Froome ftw.

Contador to win!

Too soon?

That would be incredibly epic, but not going to happen

 

[Red Rick]

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Contador to win!

Too soon?

Who is gonna believe if you don't ?

 

[yaco]

This stage will go to the breakaway - Expect a big attack from OBE in stage 9 or 10 - And early in the stage.

 

[Amnes2015]

_________________/ stage , 35 degrees
perfect stage for Froome
whoever of the GC wins this stage will go on to win Vuelta (except for crashing out ofc)

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

rest day after , _________________/ stage , 35 degrees
perfect stage for Froome
whoever of the GC wins this stage will go on to win Vuelta (except for crashing out ofc)

Lol do you know anything about cycling?

 

[LaFlorecita]

CHAVITO (go on boy)
Froome +8s (will be 40s back at some point but will yo-yo to the front)
Quintana +12s

 

[Brullnux]

Re: Re:

rest day after , _________________/ stage , 35 degrees
perfect stage for Froome
whoever of the GC wins this stage will go on to win Vuelta (except for crashing out ofc)

Lol do you know anything about cycling?

Yo-yo Froome is a beast at these climbs.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

rest day after , _________________/ stage , 35 degrees
perfect stage for Froome
whoever of the GC wins this stage will go on to win Vuelta (except for crashing out ofc)

Lol do you know anything about cycling?

Yo-yo Froome is a beast at these climbs.

I meant his final sentence

 

[robin440]

#yatesyoucan

 

[Jelantik]

i think froome has vuelta in the bag. Contador is pretty much done after loosing 1:20, now with injured body. As much as I like chavito, don't think he can withstand Froome. Even if Froome fades, Chavito has no record that he can hold his form on the 3rd week. Facing Nibali is one thing, but Froome is another planet altogether.

 

[Amazinmets87]

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i think froome has vuelta in the bag. Contador is pretty much done after loosing 1:20, now with injured body. As much as I like chavito, don't think he can withstand Froome. Even if Froome fades, Chavito has no record that he can hold his form on the 3rd week. Facing Nibali is one thing, but Froome is another planet altogether.

Valverde?

 

[Flamin]

Just read this on the Vuelta site:

Misleading stage with a 95% flat route but, after Cistierna, we come across one of the slopes that has made the most impact in the entire history of the Vuelta: La Camperona, climbed for the first and only time in 2014. The route is difficult enough to make the favourite riders have to give it their all. Its purity, the suffering of the riders and the proximity of the fans all make the Camperona a special place. A truly spectacular stage that, with wind, could be a deciding one.

Truly disturbing.

 

[Poursuivant]

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This stage will go to the breakaway - Expect a big attack from OBE in stage 9 or 10 - And early in the stage.

Why you think they will attack early?

 

[sir fly]

My eyes will be on Quintana here.
He was surprisingly good on Ézaro, and if repeats the feat I'll believe he's in shape to challenge Froome.

 

[Jspear]

Perfect stage for Froome. He'll go for it, but he's not as sharp now so Chaves will be able to follow. Chaves will win the sprint. Quintana will come in a few seconds down.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Thanks for all the work, Flamin.

Dreadful stage design, but lets see what the riders can do after a couple of properly raced stages.

 

[jsem94]

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Just read this on the Vuelta site:

Misleading stage with a 95% flat route but, after Cistierna, we come across one of the slopes that has made the most impact in the entire history of the Vuelta: La Camperona, climbed for the first and only time in 2014. The route is difficult enough to make the favourite riders have to give it their all. Its purity, the suffering of the riders and the proximity of the fans all make the Camperona a special place. A truly spectacular stage that, with wind, could be a deciding one.

Truly disturbing.

Lmao.

 

[Red Rick]

At least they've made sure Contador can't get dropped on the penultimate climb

 

[rghysens]

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_________________/ stage , 35 degrees
perfect stage for Froome
whoever of the GC wins this stage will go on to win Vuelta (except for crashing out ofc)

Totally agree with the first part of your statement, not so sure about the second part.

 

[Robert5091]

Man to watch - Quintana. If Froome drops him then it could be over. Hoping they come in together.