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

[Rollthedice]

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Alberto looking restless, shuffling about. Not sure if it's a good or bad sign.

Come on, we still need him.

 

[DFA123]

Pellizotti not going hard enough to really bury Chaves and Aru.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Zaka ready to launch

 

[portugal11]

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Very nervous now. Me, that is

Halfway through the 'plateau' section

He didn't look good in the nibali's attack but fingers crossed

 

[Climbing]

Impressive Pelli.
Well, there are some other steep sections here and there.

 

[StryderHells]

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GS mental note: "Chavez & Woods suck when the weather turns"

I think Woods is doing a great job actually

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Froome looks pretty bad. Shame the climb is perfect for sky train, otherwise he could've lost a lot of time

i think he is bluffing :/

If he were strong, he'd have followed Nibali's attack

Not necessarily, he can rely on his train


Kelderman, so impressive

Alberto pulling faces

Karsten Kroon on ES suggests Froome went back to save energy on the flat in the wind

 

[WheelofGear]

Woods is doing pretty well. This is just not his type of climb.

 

[Brullnux]

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Froome looks pretty bad. Shame the climb is perfect for sky train, otherwise he could've lost a lot of time

i think he is bluffing :/

If he were strong, he'd have followed Nibali's attack

Not necessarily, he can rely on his train


Kelderman, so impressive

That isn't his style when he's really on. Just look at the first week with Contador

 

[skippo12]

van Garderen and Roche are done after this stage.

 

[Scarponi]

Nibali needs scarponi now to destroy this group

 

[Gigs_98]

Can this false flat section finally end

 

[PremierAndrew]

"Zaka using what looks like an aero helmet, that'll be useful for the sprint at the end today"

Yes Carlton, a sprint on gradients of 15% will be won by an aero helmet.

Makes me wonder at times if we're the idiots and Kirby's just been mega-ironic this whole time

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Anyone got any idea/info on how far back TJ and Roche has dropped?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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That isn't his style when he's really on. Just look at the first week with Contador

It's different on short climbs, I think

 

[Broccolidwarf]

4.2 to go, predict:

Nibali: Fire in the eyes, will go on the steep part
Froome: Feigning weakness, will go with Nibali, then plant him
Contador, Kelderman, Bardet & Zakarin: On their limit, will explode when they go
Lopez: Riding it cool (alibi with Aru behind), will go with Froome/Nibali and beat Froome on the line

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Anyone got any idea/info on how far back TJ and Roche has dropped?

FAR

 

[Brullnux]

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That isn't his style when he's really on. Just look at the first week with Contador

It's different on short climbs, I think

Perhaps, we'll see

 

[Orbit501]

Come on Atapuma, hang in there, try to recover and then attack on that final steep section.

I can see Zakarin as the favourite for this now though, assuming Froome doesn't just fire up the washing machine legs.

 

[WheelofGear]

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4.2 to go, predict:

Nibali: Fire in the eyes, will go on the steep part
Froome: Feigning weakness, will go with Nibali, then plant him
Contador, Kelderman, Bardet & Zakarin: On their limit, will explode when they go
Lopez: Riding it cool (alibi with Aru behind), will go with Froome/Nibali and beat Froome on the line

Froome will win it. That's all I know.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Wow, less than 3 to go. I wasn't paying attention.

 

[Forever The Best]

This stage could have been better with Collado Garcia before Velefique.
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[portugal11]

Vroom vroom in coming

 

[Hayabusa]

Zakarin or Lopez to win would be my bet

 

[Rollthedice]

The shark!!!