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Vilela was dropped. At least that's what the moto guy saidParrulo said:are amaro antunes and ricardo vilela on that first group?
if antunes is still there it is good to see carmin using vitoring first which means they trust him and he must be strong
trevim said:I think Atapuma was there but I'm not sure.
Ah that's a shame. I hope he bounces back. Atapuma is in the front group, announced now by the moto guyRyo Hazuki said:atapuma crashed. and the whole team almost crashe.d he was given a wheel but they totally f'd up. some african from mtn crashed first.
trevim said:Vilela was dropped. At least that's what the moto guy said
EDIT: Now they say Vilela is on the front group.
canyonball said:This was a nice stage. Thomson was completely dying at the end. Ride of the day together with Sérgio Ribeiro. That man worked his *ss off for Efapel.
Of note: José Mendes lost +5 minutes today.