Vuelta 2012, stage 13:Santiage de Compostela > Ferrol (172,8km)

[burning]

Today is the day, Matti.

to get into top 30

 

[Wilba60]

Davis was dropped on the flat yesterday and lost half an hour, I doubt he has the condition it needs to win a stage like today's at the moment

Davis did drop out the back yesterday and given that he has been in really good form it may suggest that he is sick. That could well explain Clarke and Meyer getting in the break today. If Davis is sick, then they may leave Sulzberger and Mitch Docker to try for the sprint if the other boys get caught.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Davis did drop out the back yesterday and given that he has been in really good form it may suggest that he is sick. That could well explain Clarke and Meyer getting in the break today. If Davis is sick, then they may leave Sulzberger and Mitch Docker to try for the sprint if the other boys get caught.

Well, he did get into the breakaway earlier today, one of those pulled back, so he's not feeling that bad.

Anyway, the break will probably not succeed, the time difference has not even been up to 4 minutes, for the past 40k the bunch has kept them between 3 - 3.30.

 

[iZnoGouD]

Strong break

Stephen CUMMINGS (044) (BMC)
Elia VIVIANI (129) (LIQ)
Simon CLARKE (152) and Cameron MEYER (155) (OGE)
Linus GERDEMANN (175) (RNT)
Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI (182) (SKY)
Thomas DE GENDT (211) (VCD)

Argos-Shimano and Lotto-Bellisol trying to manage the gap

haha no chance bringing that back

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Bouhanni abandons.

 

[therhodeo]

Is argos the only team chasing today?

 

[taiwan]

Bouhanni DNF and Viviani in the break? Easy day for Degenkolb.

 

[*G*K*S*]

Bouhanni DNF and Viviani in the break? Another easy day for Degenkolb.

FIFY 10char

 

[DominicDecoco]

Argos riders are absolutely battered.

BMC should really try and do some damage on that little hill 10 km before the finish. Rabo and Radioshack as well.

 

[Mellow Velo]

An echelon of deadbeats, starring Jurgen Van Den Broke.

I see the tumble-weed has started to blow down the Vuelta streets, today.

 

[gustienordic]

Bouhanni abandons.

Shoot

 

[The Sheep]

Did Moreno get dropped?

 

[shalgo]

Did Moreno get dropped?

He was but I think he made it back--at least that's what it looked like from the grainy images in my feed.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

The gap hasn't dropped much in last few km's...

EDIT - suddenly it drops by 10 seconds.

 

[therhodeo]

The gap hasn't dropped much in last few km's...

Been staying pretty stable for a while.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

No Argos left to help Degenkolb.

 

[shalgo]

It is pretty chaotic at the front of the peloton now--Argos and Lotto can't control it.

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Kash, Steegmans and Moreno.

 

[the asian]

Moreno on the attack!

 

[therhodeo]

And Flecha goes.

 

[Arnout]

Best stage of the Vuelta so far.

 

[TomasC]

Great racing, go Cummings!

 

[sultanofhyd]

Why is Tosatto working so hard?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cummings going to win

 

[therhodeo]

Very nice ride by Cummings.