2016 Vuelta a España, stage 9: Cistierna > Alto del Naranco

[sir fly]

And I believe this is the right profile:

1 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 29:55:54
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:19
3 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:27
4 Esteban Chaves (Col) Orica-BikeExchange 0:00:57
5 Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky 0:01:16
6 Darwin Atapuma (Col) BMC Racing Team 0:01:36
7 Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff Team 0:01:39
8 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:44
9 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:01:46
10 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) BMC Racing Team

Although a category 2, this climb has a couple of kilometres where an attack can happen.
And the terrain preceding the climb could provide some action.
Quintana should take advantage of today's momentum... Gain time wherever he can.

 

[DFA123]

One of the great historic climbs in Spain this one. I think Sanchez will try something here in his home town.

On a side note, glad to see they have changed Puerto de Tarna and replaced it with San Isidro. I wrote in the Vuelta preview thread how terrible the surface was on Tarna - would have certainly been crashes. Good decision by the organisers.

 

[PremierAndrew]

If I was BMC's DS, I'd send Phil Gil in the breakaway and have Samu to clean up if the break gets caught

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Better stage design compared to the previous. Very hard to control, but now Movistar runs the show, so perhaps we shall see a GC related win here.

 

[Thepirateisgood]

One for "the sprinters"

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 9: Cistierna > Alto del Nara

Probably a stage for the break. Does anyone know what the weather will be like? If it rains the up and down on the last 50 kilometers could be very interesting.

Edit: I would actually like this stage even more without the mtf. This Vuelta has enough mtf's anyway.

 

[Thepirateisgood]

Re: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 9: Cistierna > Alto del Nara

Probably a stage for the break. Does anyone know what the weather will be like? If it rains the up and down on the last 50 kilometers could be very interesting.

Edit: I would actually like this stage even more without the mtf. This Vuelta has enough mtf's anyway.

Agreed, cut the last climb or put a hill in there or a descent after this would be a great stage - riders still can make it so though, especially with this field.

 

[Red Rick]

Nothing happens until the last 3km. Just like today, except they're less steep. Contador won't attack yet. He has to see if he improves or not. Break will win. Again.

 

[classicomano]

Jose Goncalves. All the way.

 

[Flamin]

Thanks. Haven't been home all day so no time to make one quite nice that the Vuelta makes these youtube stages on days like this actually.

Anyway, certainly a break. No Purito to ride for the stage this time.

 

[klintE]

I know how it sounds but i wouldn't be surprised on Simon Clark stage win.
He showed nice power and downhill skills two days ago. And a lot of descending here.

 

[Escarabajo]

It looks like a transition stage. It will be won by the breakaway. GT contenders have a big day on Monday.

 

[May0maniac]

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It looks like a transition stage. It will be won by the breakaway. GT contenders have a big day on Monday.

Yeah, they'll probably try to keep their powder dry for Lagos de Cowabunga.

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Goncalves/Fraille

 

[Valv.Piti]

I really like this page. Hopefully Orica will go ham and contest the stage, otherwise I don't see it being won by the favourites which always should be preferable. Well, almost always.

 

[peloton]

Does anyone know how hard the first climb is? There's been some tough, non categoried climbs already.

 

[HelloDolly]

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I know how it sounds but i wouldn't be surprised on Simon Clark stage win.
He showed nice power and downhill skills two days ago. And a lot of descending here.

Is that you Carlton Kirby

 

[Libertine Seguros]

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Does anyone know how hard the first climb is? There's been some tough, non categoried climbs already.

Not especially. Mostly false flat with a few tougher ramps.

Apart from one little ramp the penultimate climb isn't too tough:

The real shame is that they don't loop around Oviedo and finish with the Violeo-Naranco double from the Vuelta a Asturias in 2011 and 2012, which cuts Monte Naranco in half and reduces it to cat.3 but adds another short steep climb before it:

 

[TromleTromle]

Quite a good stage design - the vuelta is doing well on the medium stages this year

 

[Red Rick]

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Quite a good stage design - the vuelta is doing well on the medium stages this year

They changed the very best one into a boring transitional stage

 

[TromleTromle]

Re: Re:

Quite a good stage design - the vuelta is doing well on the medium stages this year

They changed the very best one into a boring transitional stage

The basque stage? Which changes were made post-presentation?

 

[Red Rick]

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Quite a good stage design - the vuelta is doing well on the medium stages this year

They changed the very best one into a boring transitional stage

The basque stage? Which changes were made post-presentation?

http://www.steephill.tv/players/profile/?race=vuelta-a-espana&stage=13&year=2016&src=http://www.steephill.tv/2016/vuelta-a-espana/profile-13.jpg

 

[The Barb]

Surely yet another one for the break, as virtually every stage is going to be. Goncalves maybe but super open once again.

 

[Homo Helveticus]

Pipeoli won one time on the Naranco, but I think it was a different race.

 

[BigMac]

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Jose Goncalves. All the way.

It's too long/hard for him. Please, don't hype him for races he can't win.

Even if you're joking for "reasons".