Vuelta 2018 stage 15:Ribera del Arriba - Lagos de Covadonga

[Rollthedice]

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Only a light training for Nibali today

The peloton sighs in relief

And Gorka gone. Does not look too promising for Ion's ambitions to stay within stricking distance to podium before TT.

Delfino and Pernsteiner will do their best.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 15:Ribera del Arriba - Lagos de Covado

I don't know what exactly Astana is doing but considering they still have their whole team in front I don't think they are really trying to make the race hard. I'd say this could even be an indication for Lopez not feeling very well

Yeah, could be. Could be they just wanted the break within striking distance. If he's bad you don't really want to work to gift bonifications to your competitors

Pace should pick up toward the bottom of the Covadonga, so that will likely take off another minute for the breakaway

 

[Flamin]

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I don't know what exactly Astana is doing but considering they still have their whole team in front I don't think they are really trying to make the race hard. I'd say this could even be an indication for Lopez not feeling very well

Keeping the break in check for a possible stage win, which Mitchelton didn't seem particularly interested in.

 

[rick james]

Yates put his team to work

 

[RattaKuningas]

Interesting race between Astana and Mitchelton Scott before the summit. Don't know what was that all about.

 

[Rollthedice]

Astana's Vuelta team are not exactly world beaters so I suspect that's about all they can manage.

 

[Flamin]

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Interesting race between Astana and Mitchelton Scott before the summit. Don't know what was that all about.

Positioning for the tricky descent.

 

[sir fly]

Mountains classification is gaining in contenders by every pass. The Pyrenees are going to be interesting in several ways.
Beautiful area, but you can never be sure about the weather, it appears.

 

[Red Rick]

Bauke Mollema attempts to pull a Benjamin King on Benjamin King

 

[Rollthedice]

Mollema and Cortina pulled away from their break companions.

 

[Red Rick]

Mollema gonna win, GG everyone can go home now

 

[Red Rick]

Breakaway riding like the stage win is up for grabs at the foot of the Covadonga.

 

[Rollthedice]

Astana snail pace.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Astana are basically doing Michelton Scott a favour by not riding too hard on the front. Go harder or leave it to someone else.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Go Bauke, destroy them all.....

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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I like what Astana is doing, but I don't think that Lopez can beat Quintana today.

It would be disgusiting if MAL would be the third with the double podium at GT in 2018.

Why? In what way would he not have earned it?

Some people forget he’s still a young rider I guess. What do they expect? Beating Quintana, Froome, Dumoulin already... etc? Lol. Let him play and learn.

OMG, yesterday he could win! Just work with Quintana and finally attack him! From ca. 1.5-2km which not suits too much to Yates.
And please remember his games with Carapaz last Giro. Disguisting.

That might serve as criticism of him for not finishing higher than he did, but making the podium is achieved by finishing ahead of nearly all the field. Who will he have finished ahead of undeservedly?

 

[Rollthedice]

Kwia down with Geniez.

 

[fuiers]

Georgie boy has joined Mollema and Cortina. Last time he showed some fighting spirit was in Tirreno-Adriatico this year and that was a loong time ago.

 

[rick james]

oh no, crash

 

[Laplaz]

Kwiat collarbone?

 

[fuiers]

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Mountains classification is gaining in contenders by every pass. The Pyrenees are going to be interesting in several ways.
Beautiful area, but you can never be sure about the weather, it appears.

I missed something but what happened to Mate? Injured in someway. Mr. Breakway De Gendt, King and Mollema closing him on the KOM jersey.

 

[glassmoon]

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Kwiat collarbone?

looked more like a rib

 

[ice&fire]

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Mountains classification is gaining in contenders by every pass. The Pyrenees are going to be interesting in several ways.
Beautiful area, but you can never be sure about the weather, it appears.

I missed something but what happened to Mate? Injured in someway. Mr. Breakway De Gendt, King and Mollema closing him on the KOM jersey.

Bronchitis

 

[Red Rick]

Guesses on how much time breakaway needs?

 

[Rollthedice]

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Kwiat collarbone?

looked more like a rib

Either way not good for WC.