Vuelta 2012, Stage 20: La Faisanera Golf-Bola del Mundo (170,7 km)

[meat puppet]

Can you really call Menchov a super domestique?

yeah. just subtract super and domestique.

 

[Miburo]

Machado is getting ready, he saves his power for the last 3 km.

 

[Tyke1968]

Shame for Porte won't win as I have him at 20/1.
I do apologise.

 

[Publicus]

I was about to say Contador was lagging, but he's just sitting on Valverde's wheel.

 

[Red Rick]

Wuyts saying he saw Contador yesterday, and that he told him to come to belgium, cause they had fries and mayonaise

 

[ggusta]

Not sure. he's at least putting riders on the front to work.

The last few km are just such a motherf)($er. What strategy wins?

 

[Afrank]

Don't understand this really, 1st is probably too far but 2nd is still half of an outside chance for Purito

Well Purito would need 46 seconds on Valverde to move up to 2nd overall. And Purito's strengths is his sprinting on uphills. Not saying it wouldn't be possible to move up to 2nd but he would need to attack Valverde and drop him which I don't think he can do. Purito, I think, probably is just going to defend his podium and maybe go for it at the end.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Would be nice for an update on the gap back to the P.

just as I complain: 5.03

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wuyts saying he saw Contador yesterday, and that he told him to come to belgium, cause they had fries and mayonaise

Yeah I heard that I wonder, did he say it to Froome as well

 

[Publicus]

It probably goes without saying, the racing is far more exciting when Contador is NOT leading the race.

 

[Parrulo]

the gap to the peloton isn't dropping. . . .

 

[LaFlorecita]

It probably goes without saying, the racing is far more exciting when Contador is NOT leading the race.

+1 blablabla

 

[Kwibus]

It probably goes without saying, the racing is far more exciting when Contador is NOT leading the race.

Yeh lol.

I allready said a few days age that I defintalely do not hope Contador will dominate again. It's a lot more fun if he's not nr.1

P.s. I'm a fan of him!

 

[vcampbell]

5:22 hahahahaha. Euskaltel? Why? And what is Moviestar and Katusha doing? It seems for me none of them want to win the Vuelta. What a spirit.

 

[Miburo]

5:22 hahahahaha. Euskaltel? Why? And what is Moviestar and Katusha doing? It seems for me none of them want to win the Vuelta. What a spirit.

No true champions.

 

[LaFlorecita]

5:22 hahahahaha. Euskaltel? Why? And what is Moviestar and Katusha doing? It seems for me none of them want to win the Vuelta. What a spirit.

To win the vuelta they don't have to win the stage.

 

[ferryman]

Yeh lol.

I allready said a few days age that I defintalely do not hope Contador will dominate again. It's a lot more fun if he's not nr.1

P.s. I'm a fan of him!

Yes and no. A big no if you look at TDF 2012.

 

[vcampbell]

To win the vuelta they don't have to win the stage.

12 bonus seconds are really much. But say only 4, it's too. Hope that some random top10 rider will attack and do something, because in this way it's boring.

 

[Red Rick]

Are Moreno and Froome still there

 

[webvan]

Here we go !

 

[icefire]

Group not chasing. Still, it's way smaller than 2 years ago.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Attack by Intxausti, Anton, Ten Dam, Gesink.

 

[GroupDK]

intxausti goes..secunda places

 

[the asian]

Intxausti on the attack.

 

[vcampbell]

12 bonus seconds are really much. But say only 4, it's too. Hope that some random top10 rider will attack and do something, because in this way it's boring.

Thank you Benat!