Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 km

[movingtarget]

Sounds like a bigger group is trying to form.

 

[rick james]

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And the sprint is where?????

Sant Julia de Loria, 17.7 km to go, already in Andorra and climbing.

Where the big green circle with a white S is in the profile in the OP.

 

[WheelofGear]

Still no real break.

Valverde want the bonus sprints today?

 

[Laplaz]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Still plenty of attacks

 

[Robert5091]

Valverde to do what Froome did at stage 3 of last years Vuelta - grab bonus seconds just before the clmib - or that I assume is the plan!

 

[Rollthedice]

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Valverde to do what Froome did at stage 3 of last years Vuelta - grab bonus seconds just before the clmib - or that I assume is the plan!

He will kill his team and everybody who will stand in his way for those 3 seconds.

 

[bambino]

Peloton almost in pieces. Movistar really doesn't want to leave anyone go.

 

[Red Rick]

What's the wind direction on the final climb?

 

[ice&fire]

I don't expect to be able to watch before 16:30 CET, and I'm afraid that'll be too late because of those **** 3s

 

[Red Rick]

If this is the break, the peloton is stupid

 

[Robert5091]

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What's the wind direction on the final climb?

Cross headwind from left according to https://racecenter.lavuelta.es/#/stageprofile

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

De Plus DNF cannot be good news for Mas

 

[Robert5091]

Thomas, Sky in the break! ... wait a moment ...

 

[The Chicken]

SIMON PHILIP YATES has this bicycle race won. LOL if you think otherwise. :lol:

 

[Salvarani]

How much left of the stage?

Wont be home for another hour or so

 

[Red Rick]

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How much left of the stage?

Wont be home for another hour or so

71km.

 

[wirral]

Second time EF have called their man back.

 

[Red Rick]

Mitchelton should pull this break back to open the breakaway battle again. Their rouleurs are gonna get dropped today, and tomorrow anyway.

 

[perico]

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De Plus DNF cannot be good news for Mas

For all their success, Quick Step are completely useless when it comes to supporting a GC rider.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

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Valverde to do what Froome did at stage 3 of last years Vuelta - grab bonus seconds just before the clmib - or that I assume is the plan!

It would be daft to even try to get any bonus seconds. He'd be sprinting against Trentin, Mezgec, Viviani, Morkov, Van Poppel etc all trying to protect their GC riders and even if he got anything out of it he'd be cooked for the climb

 

[Red Rick]

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Valverde to do what Froome did at stage 3 of last years Vuelta - grab bonus seconds just before the clmib - or that I assume is the plan!

It would be daft to even try to get any bonus seconds. He'd be sprinting against Trentin, Mezgec, Viviani, Morkov, Van Poppel etc all trying to protect their GC riders and even if he got anything out of it he'd be cooked for the climb

Sagan would likely sprint for ze points too

 

[Lexman]

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De Plus DNF cannot be good news for Mas

For all their success, Quick Step are completely useless when it comes to supporting a GC rider.

De Plus DNS since he has to ride the WC TT, WC RR and WC ITT

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Movistar about to split the peloton.

 

[Lexman]

echelons !

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Splits !