Vuelta 2018 stage 13: Candás - La Camperona 174.8km

[Laplaz]

King already 2nd in virtual GC

 

[RedheadDane]

I'll imagine the Lotto Soudal team meeting being something like this:
"Alright, guys! It's important that we make sure to get at least one guy in today's breakaway! The bigger the break is, the more guys we need."

 

[Velolover2]

La Camperona and Praeres are pure muritos. Much harder than any hill but not really true mountains. It favors types like Woods/Yates/Henao over Alaphilippe and (to some extent) even Valverde.

I expect "Brit Purito" to win today AND tomorrow. He needs to gain time on Quintana before his brutal third week form.

 

[wirral]

Alaphilippe?
Brit Purito?

 

[Velolover2]

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Alaphilippe?
Brit Purito?

- As a rider type.
- The Yates bros.

 

[wirral]

The game of pass the parcel with the red jersey continues with Movistar and Mitchelton Scott throwing it at other teams.

 

[Gigs_98]

Remember when during the giro people were panicking that 8 men teams lead to the end of big breaks :lol:

 

[wirral]

Remember when during the giro people were panicking that 8 men teams lead to the end of big breaks :lol:

I know. I am sure I have heard Brian Smith arguing that smaller teams means smaller, weaker breaks during one race and then at another race arguing that smaller teams means larger, more uncontrolled breaks. His argument just depended on what had happened during the previous few stages.

 

[axl]

Majka is only at 5'30 from Yates. It's way more dangerous than King. The breakaway has already 8 minutes. Interresting.

 

[Red Rick]

Remember when during the giro people were panicking that 8 men teams lead to the end of big breaks :lol:

It depends on so many things.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

break to win, yates to do a purito and win 20s

 

[SafeBet]

Majka getting a 4-5 minutes lead today and then wheelsucking his way to the roja in Madrid would be quite the sight.

 

[Velolover2]

If Majka takes this, I'll never forgive Movistar and Mitchelton.

 

[Gigs_98]

The thing is, MS and Movistar will probably be quite tired after already chasing hard for the last two days. (I know they gave the break a lot of leeway yesterday in the first half of the stage but in the 2nd half they went full throttle) If this break works well together the peloton will have a very hard time controlling it.

 

[Salvarani]

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Majka getting a 4-5 minutes lead today and then wheelsucking his way to the roja in Madrid would be quite the sight.

I got no problem with that tbh

 

[Lexman]

who works in the bunch, I have no tv stream since i'm at work..

 

[Oliver]

If the break is gone I hope Teuns takes it.
But hope to finally see some GC guys fighting for the win.

 

[Laplaz]

Now Lotto-NL is working according to my Live Ticker

 

[Oliver]

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who works in the bunch, I have no tv stream since i'm at work..

A few teams with 1 guy: Movistar, Lotto NL, Cofidis, Education First.

8m15 now.

 

[movingtarget]

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If Majka takes this, I'll never forgive Movistar and Mitchelton.

Lots of hard stages to go. Majka won't last.

 

[Lexman]

thanks for the info...I try to follow on sporza webpage but they don't update it real often

 

[Velolover2]

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who works in the bunch, I have no tv stream since i'm at work..

A few teams with 1 guy: Movistar, Lotto NL, Cofidis, Education First.

8m15 now.

The Movi-duo only have Carapaz left?

 

[spalco]

Ben King in the red jersey after today would be hilarious.

 

[Oliver]

Re: Re:

who works in the bunch, I have no tv stream since i'm at work..

A few teams with 1 guy: Movistar, Lotto NL, Cofidis, Education First.

8m15 now.

The Movi-duo only have Carapaz left?

Bennati is done, now Amador and Anacona. Other teams stopped working.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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thanks for the info...I try to follow on sporza webpage but they don't update it real often