Vuelta 2017 stage 11 Lorca - Calar Alto 187,5 km

[Asturiano]

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[Climbing]

Hopefully there isn't much wind, I would hate if that nullifies attacks.
But probably not much in this kind of weather, not sure.

 

[Rollthedice]

Perfect day for a train ride, too bad the weather is somewhat unpleasant.

 

[Asturiano]

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[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Re:

Yeah, The Judgement Day :twisted:

 

[jarvo]

Was hoping to see them pass through Mojacar today as my wife's family have a home there, but think Eurosport will be starting their coverage too late.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Aru survives a mechnical

 

[Forever The Best]

Enric Mas will win this bike race

 

[Eagle]

Group of 14, including Bardet, with a small gap

 

[Alexandre B.]

Today is the day where Van Garderen fades.

 

[Krokro]

Woods in the breakaway? That would be surprising.
Agnoli is there, hope it's a good sign for the Shark.

 

[Rollthedice]

They won't let Uuds go.

 

[Forever The Best]

Is Mas in the breakaway?

 

[Climbing]

It was Mohoric and not Woods. Anyway 35km everybody together still.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

break caught

 

[Krokro]

Re:

It was Mohoric and not Woods. Anyway 35km everybody together still.

"13:12:20 CEST

It seems Michael Woods - 8th overall at 1:52 - is also part of this Bardet group, which might well explain the peloton's reluctance to allow it to sally clear."

 

[Climbing]

Re: Re:

It was Mohoric and not Woods. Anyway 35km everybody together still.

"13:12:20 CEST

It seems Michael Woods - 8th overall at 1:52 - is also part of this Bardet group, which might well explain the peloton's reluctance to allow it to sally clear."

Yep, but was a mistake in the report. I have my sources!

 

[Krokro]

Re: Re:

It was Mohoric and not Woods. Anyway 35km everybody together still.

"13:12:20 CEST

It seems Michael Woods - 8th overall at 1:52 - is also part of this Bardet group, which might well explain the peloton's reluctance to allow it to sally clear."

Yep, but was a mistake in the report. I have my sources!

Well, okay then
Would not have gone far anyway!

 

[Rollthedice]

It's again some 50k/h, a group of 14 have some 25 sec on the peloton.

Edit: now it's 1'29", seems the break is established.

 

[Rollthedice]

Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC), Antonio Pedrero (Movistar), Lennard Hofstede (Sunweb), Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Antwan Tolhoek (LottoNL-Jumbo), Matej Mohoric (UAE Team Emirates), Sander Armée (Lotto Soudal), Giovanni Visconti (Bahrain-Merida), Igor Anton (Dimension Data), David Arroyo (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Conor Dunne (Aqua Blue Sport), Aldemar Reyes (Manzana Postobon) enjoy a 2'20" after 55km of hard racing.

 

[Krokro]

Was expecting Jungels to be there, hope he can succeed. A few better climbers in that group, but the last climb could suit him.

 

[Orbit501]

Si Clarke in the break.

Eurosport commentary will be even more predictable than usual, I'll be bound.

 

[Orbit501]

Re:

Was expecting Jungels to be there, hope he can succeed. A few better climbers in that group, but the last climb could suit him.

Me too. Could diesel his way up there a treat, but if the break stays away then there's probably very little stopping Bardet getting his stage win.

 

[Climbing]

This will get to the finish most probably.
Some of them at least.

 

[DanielSong39]

It's now or never; today's the best chance to make up time on the leader.

9 times out of 10 it's all the contenders who crash or lose time while the leader extends his lead, though. I don't think today will be an exception but there's always a small chance.