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

[Eshnar]

It's clear what AC were trying to do.
What I don't get is what were Purito & Piti doing.
I don't buy they're both in trouble

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

This is pretty brilliant actually.

 

[meat puppet]

yup, springboard tactics it is. should be epic, will probably backfire and we get - an uphill sprint

 

[hoolaparara]

So the peloton is dropping the entire top ten?

 

[Pulpstar]

For such an intricate tactic, rather than just trying to snap the elastic, Bertie must be feeling REALLY good

 

[The Cobra]

Not watching it...

Whats Froome doing? Is he with Contador and Purito or has he just blown?

 

[MartinGT]

I must say, I have loved this Vuelta

 

[The Sheep]

Where is Moreno?

 

[UpTheRoad]

This is slow pedaling with the leaders and the domestiques pulling away.

I like it, even though the pace is not high. Pretty cool to watch.

 

[ggusta]

It's clear what AC were trying to do.
What I don't get is what were Purito & Piti doing.
I don't buy they're both in trouble

I don't think they are in trouble either, at least not yet.

 

[meat puppet]

For such an intricate tactic, rather than just trying to snap the elastic, Bertie must be feeling REALLY good

or the exact opposite, and this whole manouvre is a huge smoke and mirrors sham

guess I'll just STFU and watch

 

[Bumeington]

All back together?

 

[The Hitch]

Not watching it...

Whats Froome doing? Is he with Contador and Purito or has he just blown?

blown? if he was blown by contadors current pace he should become a sprinter. contador and purito are softpedalling at a back of a group and froome is in front of them by like 20 riders.

 

[Jason_Mercier]

So AC checked behind
Let's see the turn now

Haha nice

 

[ferryman]

Not watching it...

Whats Froome doing? Is he with Contador and Purito or has he just blown?

He was ahead of them, I think! But not looking great. I'm as confused as everyone on what went on there

 

[SafeBet]

Where is Moreno?

Somebody said he was dropped.

 

[The Cobra]

blown? if he was blown by contadors current pace he should become a sprinter. contador and purito are softpedalling at a back of a group and froome is in front of them by like 20 riders.

Ah ok

Its hard to follow without a TV, thought someone said Froome was dropping back

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

For such an intricate tactic, rather than just trying to snap the elastic, Bertie must be feeling REALLY good

Contador didn't start this , he just reacted to the situation.

It's clearly all mind games. And quite frankly, the non static tactics are always good to see.

 

[No_Balls]

It's clear what AC were trying to do.
What I don't get is what were Purito & Piti doing.
I don't buy they're both in trouble

Obviously he tried to fake that he was in trouble á la Armstrong at Col de Glandon. Saxo didnt buy that and Contador went back to have a look on him. In the process Saxo created a gap so that AC would have his teammates later on. People then wondered if Alberto was bad too and didnt looked at what going on in the front (where the Saxos slipping away). That is ****ing chess.

What i dont get is what the hell Katusha is doing.

 

[hrotha]

Contador didn't start this , he just reacted to the situation.

It's clearly all mind games. And quite frankly, the non static tactics are always good to see.

The problem with the bluff theory is, what does Purito stand to gain from it? Why would he do it?

 

[ferryman]

Contador didn't start this , he just reacted to the situation.

It's clearly all mind games. And quite frankly, the non static tactics are always good to see.

Yes, this makes sense. Froome also playing along once he got what was happening behind.

 

[hoolaparara]

Seems to be a fair bit more red there now, although at height hard to tell cofidis and katusha apart.

 

[Eshnar]

Obviously he tried to fake that he was in trouble á la Armstrong at Col de Glandon. Saxo didnt buy that and Contador went back to have a look on him. In the process Saxo created a gap so that AC would have his teammates later on. People then wondered if Alberto was bad too and didnt looked at what going on in the front (where the Saxos slipping away). That is ****ing chess.

What i dont get is what the hell Katusha is doing.

well it's quite risky to stand at the back of the peloton when your opponent is AC. I dunno...

 

[Jason_Mercier]

I think Purito is well cooked. Majka will drop hin

 

[ferryman]

The problem with the bluff theory is, what does Purito stand to gain from it? Why would he do it?

His comments yesterday that he was one attack away from blowing? Trying to bluff AC into going early maybe?