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

[iZnoGouD]

MACHADO HAS THIS IN THE BAG

40 seconds for
Ruben PEREZ MORENO (075), Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA (005), Richie PORTE (185), Simon GESCHKE (197), Kevin SEELDRAEYERS (036), Antonio PIEDRA PEREZ (059), Vicente REYNES MIMO (137). Sergey LAGUTIN (213), Bruno PIRES (207), David DE LA FUENTE RASILLA (056), Markel IRIZAR ARANBURU (176), Andrey KASHECHKIN (035), Thomas PETERSON (098), Tiago MACHADO (177), Daniel TEKLEHAYMANOT (158), Lloyd MONDORY (015), Benoît VAUGRENARD (089), Kristof VANDEWALLE (149) y Denis MENCHOV (106).

That's easy, i don't see Contador there

 

[hrotha]

apparently no rider from Sky, Saxo or Katusha in the break anymore

Did they reach an agreement to take things easy?

Valverde was a minute down with a mere 146 km to go and nobody pulled to eliminate him. That would have been fun. Of course it was never going to happen, but just imagine it for a second.

PS: Machado is not in the break anymore.

 

[Parrulo]

But Kash is there, nothing else matters today

The big battle o hyped ryders is about to begin.

How much time does the break has on the peloton?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

**** Machado, there's this guy

Daniel TEKLEHAYMANOT (158)

Please first black African rider to win GT stage?

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

To stop people getting confused, this is the new break;

Ruben PEREZ MORENO (075), Pablo LASTRAS GARCIA (005), Simon GESCHKE (197), Kevin SEELDRAEYERS (036), Antonio PIEDRA PEREZ (059), Vicente REYNES MIMO (137). Sergey LAGUTIN (213), David DE LA FUENTE RASILLA (056), Andrey KASHECHKIN (035), Lloyd MONDORY (015).

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Machado is not in the breakaway no more?

 

[iZnoGouD]

Today is the day i've waiting for all my life

 

[Publicus]

Crash in the peloton and Dani Moreno has gone down....

EDIT: I assume he's up and riding again. Cataldo (other rider involved in crash) is back with the race doctor

 

[hrotha]

Machado is not in the breakaway no more?

Nope.
http://www.lavuelta.com/12/en/online/index.html?e=15

The break split like an hour ago. Those who are still in the front had about 30 seconds on the peloton, the rest were caught.

 

[El Pistolero]

Nope.
http://www.lavuelta.com/12/en/online/index.html?e=15

The break split like an hour ago. Those who are still in the front had about 30 seconds on the peloton, the rest were caught.

Lol, and Vicente Reynes was the one to make the final split?

 

[Eyeballs Out]

The split occurred on the downhill. The best descenders from the breakaway survived. The Menchovs were swept up

 

[hrotha]

Lol, and Vicente Reynes was the one to make the final split?

They probably helped him stay in the front because he's a funny guy to have around.

(Also I think the split happened in a downhill section)

 

[icefire]

The break is 15 minutes ahead of fastest schedule

 

[maltiv]

Today is the day i've waiting for all my life

You've been waiting all your life for...Machado to briefly join a large breakaway, get caught out by a split and being swamped up by the peloton before the TV coverage even started?

I certainly hope you have more to your life than that!

 

[markene2]

Allez Kash

 

[Panda Claws]

You've been waiting all your life for...Machado to briefly join a large breakaway, get caught out by a split and being swamped up by the peloton before the TV coverage even started?

I certainly hope you have more to your life than that!

One of the best trolls on here besides Airstream.

 

[Lexman]

The split occurred on the downhill. The best descenders from the breakaway survived. The Menchovs were swept up

oops Seeldrayers a descender??

must have been pure luck he stayed in the break

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Well at least we still have Kashechkin

A shame there's no Machado, Teklehaimot and Denis anymore.

Kash!

 

[jens_attacks]

The break is 15 minutes ahead of fastest schedule

indeed that's because kash is motoring there

it seems like the breakaway will take the win yet again on lagos

 

[Eyeballs Out]

oops Seeldrayers a descender??

must have been pure luck he stayed in the break

Seeldrayers is more than competent downhill as we saw in the Giro. Seems to be almost part of the job description at Astana

 

[Kwibus]

The break is 15 minutes ahead of fastest schedule

It's been a very fast Vuelta so far. Unlike lots of previous Vueltas which usually had quite a few lazy days, but this Vuelta has been besides that lone breakaway guy pretty damn fast.

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

indeed that's because kash is motoring there

it seems like the breakaway will take the win yet again on lagos

If Kash is in any form that is similar to my PCM game, he will win this stage!

 

[hrotha]

It's been a very fast Vuelta so far. Unlike lots of previous Vueltas which usually had quite a few lazy days, but this Vuelta has been besides that lone breakaway guy pretty damn fast.

The average speeds for the schedules have been grossly underestimated in a couple of stages though.

 

[sultanofhyd]

When is the TV coverage going to start guys?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Grande Machado! Gifting stages to the others!