Vuelta 2012, Stage 17: Santander > Fuente Dé (187 km)

[meat puppet]

quintana drops the escort.

 

[Miburo]

Valverde on 1:50 from Contador.

What a legend.

 

[Parrulo]

this stage has shades of liberty seguros vs menchov all over it

 

[Cimber]

So there was a 2nd TT in the Vuelta after all

 

[WindLessBreeze]

Tiralongo.............

What´s the fine, in swiss marks, for giving a bidon to a rider from another squad?...............

 

[T-Nielsen]

He aldry got payed. Berti gifted him the Giro stage win in 2011

That was not a gift, it was an investment. :O)

 

[TourOfTexas]

Failure of Katusha to control the race.

 

[Jelantik]

Don't celbrate!! We don't know how strong Alberto will be at the end...

STILL!!!!! HE IS MADMAN!!!! BAD ASS… That's how you ride GT! Even if he doesn't finish first, he WILL be remembered that this day he did a hail mary attack. AWESOME STUFF. I hope Prudhomme watches this and invite saxo to TDF if they doesn't get the world tour license. Nothing can make the race exciting that Bertie... GO GO GO Bertie... GO..

 

[Bala Verde]

Reporter just said that every Saxo tactic was planned today in the bus. And boy did it suceed.

The successrate of the Riis classic has gone down a lot in the last couple of years. I am surprised to see it worked today. Unfortunately, it never worked in the past TdF.

 

[Publicus]

What´s the fine, in swiss marks, for giving a bidon to a rider from another squad?...............

Is there a fine for that?

 

[Pharazon]

hmm...

so after a rest day contador and valverde get a sudden boost and poor purito can't stick with it..

well well well

 

[TourOfSardinia]

AC-JRod 2.57?

 

[trevim]

I hope Valverde doesn't catch Contador, he has enough stage wins now

 

[*G*K*S*]

Two Saxo riders now shadowing Purito.

 

[SafeBet]

Is there a fine for that?

It happens all the time.

 

[Cimber]

Valverde has taking almost 1 min on Berti and almost a min on Purito

 

[Ferminal]

Is there a fine for that?

Happens often at the back of the race.

 

[No_Balls]

Now we know why he dances in the pedals... The size of "them" makes it difficult for him to sit. ;O)

Classic!

 

[Cimber]

AC-JRod 2.57?

2.25 I think. Valverde closing in

 

[Nick C.]

this stage has shades of liberty seguros vs menchov all over it

You gotta love it. Only in the Vuelta does SH*t like this happen.

 

[skidmark]

AC-JRod 2.57?

2:28, valverde closing the gap.

 

[trevim]

Quintana is bored Stretching and all that just to pass the time....

 

[skidmark]

Valv jumping from teammate to teammate

 

[Parrulo]

piti solo now

lol quintana stretching while clearly thinking " well this was a good day at the office wasn't it?"

 

[SafeBet]

AC now not so smooth. Valverde strong.