Pais Vasco Stage 5: Eibar - Zalla 177km

[Kwibus]

letting Lopez go who 6 sec down on GC

Too many teams don't want him getting seconds so I don't think he'll manage to stay away.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Poels doesn't take over because Ligthart is probably in the favorite group

edit: and now he does?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

14 seconds to a group of 25 or so? Think freire was in there?

 

[hfer07]

Looks like Oscarito is going to repeat today

 

[Christian]

Man looks like the helicopter was pretty low, that guy just almost lost his ciggy

 

[TourOfSardinia]

P o e l s .................

 

[hrotha]

Poels doesn't take over because Ligthart is probably in the favorite group

edit: and now he does?

That's silly. The chances of Poels against David López and Vanendert should be better than those of Ligthart against Freire, and at any rate he'd be tiring Rabobank and isolating Freire.

 

[Ildabaoth]

Vanendert doomed this little breakaway.

EDIT: Well, at least he started cooperating now.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Vanendert doomed this little breakaway.

They've had their chips!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Vanendert doomed this little breakaway.

Nah. Lopez did. He is too high up the gc

 

[jobiwan]

http://mypremium.tv/em/11/s1.shtml?reload=1302269192171

Eurosport feed

Thanks Jaylew!

 

[jaylew]

Don't know if it's already been mentioned somewhere but they're saying Uran is suffering from allergies which might explain his lackluster performance.

 

[Ildabaoth]

Nah. Lopez did. He is too high up the gc

True But Vanendert trying to shake off his companions so soon wasn't sage either. The peloton wouldn't stop chasing if he succeeded anyways.

 

[The Sheep]

what are the basques fighting about?

 

[Jamsque]

The chase looks pretty serious, they should pull the break back without too much trouble.

 

[hrotha]

I don't think David López's GC standing makes a difference at this point of the race. The peloton is not going to pass on a sprint finish easily, GC threat or not.

 

[Ildabaoth]

what are the basques fighting about?

You mean the commentators from Canal Vasco? They aren't actually fighting, it is just it sounds like that.

 

[The Sheep]

back too early?

 

[Sasquatch]

Freire has this in the bag.

 

[Jamsque]

About time for a Duarte attack I think.

 

[Sasquatch]

back too early?

Nah, Rabos have a few riders there who can hold the pace.

 

[Ferminal]

Pinotti going for a Vino

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabobank can't control the peloton. Pinotti attacks

 

[superconfex]

Oh look...a sky rider

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Gesink working for Freire