Vuelta 2012, Stage 16: Gijón > Cuitu Nigru (183,5 kms)

[Parrot23]

carrots or oranges?

Liquigas are the Celery-Heads.

I like Carrots for Euskatel.

 

[Pulpstar]

Anton must have the sensations today..

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Well, De Gendt obviously has this in the bag. Hope we'll see an epic Froome attack today.

 

[virandociclista]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal..

 

[Pulpstar]

Ho humm, that is one long *** way back for the Red Jersey to be back in the peloton

 

[Miburo]

purito pulling out a rope a dope?

wtf

 

[iZnoGouD]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal

hope he is not feeling good jajajaja

 

[Publicus]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal

It looks like they were bringing him back from something, not that he was in difficulty.

 

[icefire]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal

Doing an Armstrong in Glandon?

 

[MartinGT]

Seems to me Contador should be looking to keep the tempo high. Purito will burn himself out pushing that 38x28

Had the same ratios for the last couple of days.

 

[Pulpstar]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal

Needed a wizz maybe ?

 

[Miburo]

Valverde and Gesink not looking good, the pace is insane.

 

[sultanofhyd]

Gap going down so quick.

 

[iZnoGouD]

"Acelera el pelotón

Euskaltel-Euskadi está destrozando el pelotón. A 10:09, los escapados."

will it be enough?

 

[No_Balls]

Purito in the back of the peloton.... not good signal

Alpe d´Huez stage 2001. Armstrong faking it. You get it.

 

[Pulpstar]

I'd bet against De Gendt getting the stage victory at the moment.

 

[Miburo]

It looks like they were bringing him back from something, not that he was in difficulty.

Purito is coming back, still this cost some energy for sure.

 

[meat puppet]

yes, odd to see JRod so far back. WTF? and he is there still.

also, is gesink struggling or is that just business as usual?

perhaps saxo is really drilling it.

 

[Publicus]

Well maybe I'm wrong....He's really far back.

 

[MartinGT]

Would love it if De Gendt gets this one, Stelvio, now these. Pllllllease stay away!

 

[masking_agent]

is this final climb of 22% grade up there with zoncolan and angliru or is it just a small part that is 22% ?

 

[sultanofhyd]

Needed a wizz maybe ?

His teammates should take care of everything he needs. It couldn't have been to answer the nature's call because the pace is so fast.

 

[iZnoGouD]

gesink said he was feeling good, what a liar

 

[MartinGT]

He will be ok, just stopped to sight see

 

[sultanofhyd]

is this final climb of 22% grade up there with zoncolan and angliru or is it just a small part that is 22% ?

3 kms of more than 17%, even more than Angliru.