Vuelta 2018 stage 20:Escaldes-Engordany - Coll de La Gallina

[Pharazon]

jesus, de la cruz is a pathetic descender

 

[Red Rick]

Stage was dead when Valverde didn't try to go with Lopez

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Stage was dead when Valverde didn't try to go with Lopez

Don't think it's dead yet. It's in a coma with a low chance of recovery but not quite dead yet.

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Quintana trying to do a mohoric.

I think its a nice move. Unlikely to do much, but at least it forces Yates to push somewhat out of his comfort zone (and we've seen Adam Yates is a pretty poor descender when he's pushing it), and also makes it difficult for anyone in the group to eat or drink properly on the descent - so more chance of someone bonking.

 

[Koronin]

I said yesterday I expected Valverde to be more interested in defending his position on the podium than actually going for the win. Trying a long range attack is typically not his preferred style of racing. He's also one, even after the injury and after his Tour podium that is not willing to risk everything to win.

 

[Rollthedice]

Re:

Stage was dead when Valverde didn't try to go with Lopez

Would have been a problem who's supposed to follow who's wheel.

 

[Red Rick]

Re: Re:

Stage was dead when Valverde didn't try to go with Lopez

Don't think it's dead yet. It's in a coma with a low chance of recovery but not quite dead yet.

Somebody's gonna win it, no doubt, but it required some creativity, of which the 2-5 ranked guys have none.

 

[Rollthedice]

The tunnel, now it's the time for an ambush.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 20:Escaldes-Engordany - Coll de La Gal

Would be kinda funny if they exit the tunnel and it turns out all hell broke lose.

 

[Jagartrott]

Still Quintana with a 3 second advantage, heheh

 

[Red Rick]

Valverde attempt incoming

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Nice work by Nairo now

 

[*G*K*S]

Any Mas sightings?

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Lopez and Nairo together. Track stands incoming.

 

[Pharazon]

Quintana popped already

 

[Stella0596]

Lopez attacks, Quintana returns

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 20:Escaldes-Engordany - Coll de La Gal

One just has to wonder where Lopez would be had he ridden like that for three weeks

 

[Velolover2]

Hats off to Lopez. The moral winner of the stage.

 

[Jagartrott]

A lot of pressure on Adam Yates to keep the gap bridgeable.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

colombian collaborate

 

[roundabout]

Re:

Quintana popped already

I think he was waiting and then changed his mind

 

[Red Rick]

This is more sad than anything else really

 

[Hayabusa]

Re:

colombian collaborate

No chance. Nairo will sit on Lopez's wheel the whole time, he's not going to work against Valverde.

 

[Stella0596]

Yates attacks

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 20:Escaldes-Engordany - Coll de La Gal

Hahaha, gotta love the guy