Vuelta 2012, Stage 15: La Robla > Lagos de Covadonga (186,5 kms)

[vcampbell]

Majka on the front too, all the Saxos are in the break

 

[Red Rick]

Gesink WTF, Y U NO ride consistently

 

[cineteq]

Gesink attacks? Wtf

Today's a good day I guess

 

[ggusta]

entire saxo team going up the road

 

[Big Doopie]

katusha letting them dangle.

 

[Publicus]

katusha letting them dangle.

That's what it looks like to me. I guess the trio can't go to far ahead otherwise Contador won't pick them up.

EDIT: caught.

 

[vcampbell]

At least Katusha have to work, and not sit back. It's still good.

 

[Banana Army]

Gesinks attack was hilarious. Slooooooowwwwwmmmmmmooooooooo

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Froome reported in difficulty

 

[Big Doopie]

talansky looking good behind valverde...

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Sky have vanished

 

[Ildabaoth]

I like the launching pod tactic as a variation, but I'm afraid that almost never works as intended. Most of the times the supposedly helper ahead on the road is so exhausted that he doesn't help at all when his leader gets to him.

EDIT: I'm neglecting the psychological help which can, of course, be good.

 

[Descender]

To think the Vuelta organisers would not give a wildcard to Caja Rural (but Andalucia always gets one)...

ALso, Piedra is from Andalusia and left the team Andalucia just last year.

 

[ggusta]

each stage is more interesting than the entire tdf

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Froome dangling at the back

 

[Publicus]

Valverde is going to move up today. Froome is dangling on the back of the group.

 

[Descender]

Has Gesink caught the lead yet?

 

[Banana Army]

What is Gesink doing? Pacing the group!!

 

[the asian]

This is fascinating tactics.

 

[Banana Army]

Harmon and Kelly either blind or blatantly ignoring the difficulty that Froome is in.

 

[cineteq]

Froome finally has hit the wall.

 

[trevim]

Saxo is all over the place today. I think they are confused with the complexity of this tactics

 

[ggusta]

cf is toast

 

[Cyivel]

Froome is kaput

 

[maltiv]

Riding slowly untill the last kilometers...Yea, that is a great tactic to drop Purito