Vuelta 2018 Stage 6:Huércal Overa – San Javier 155.7km

[BlackWhiteEagle]

Porte to do a Pereiro.

 

[Robert5091]

LRP testing out his form on a couple Cat 3s ...

 

[tobydawq]

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

 

[Robert5091]

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

LRP said,

I didn’t really have a good run-in so I think I’ve always been honest with my ambitions here and that was to ride for preparation for the Worlds.

 

[tobydawq]

Re:

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

LRP said,

I didn’t really have a good run-in so I think I’ve always been honest with my ambitions here and that was to ride for preparation for the Worlds.

I know, I'm just teasing a bit.

 

[Lexman]

Re:

LRP testing out his form on a couple Cat 3s ...

start in an easy way....

 

[ice&fire]

Re:

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

Today's climbs might be the closest to Willunga they'll do in the Vuelta

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

Today's climbs might be the closest to Willunga they'll do in the Vuelta

I hope he just rises in the saddle and gains a minute on his breakaway companions on the climb then

 

[RedheadDane]

So... according to Nygaard a "secret source" has informed him that Porte's breakaway is because he's too fat.
I mean… obviously…

 

[fuiers]

I open up Eurosport and Richie Porte is in the breakaway. He is not gonna be in the GC so maybe preparing to get atleast one stage win in the third week. Also hopefully somebody will try to challenge Viviani today.

 

[Laplaz]

Would love to see also Nibali and Adam Yates in this break, would be fun.

 

[Red Rick]

Crazy to think Porte had won a total of 0 Grand Tour stages on his career

 

[glassmoon]

Re:

Crazy to think Porte had won a total of 0 Grand Tour stages on his career

Crazy to think it is going to stay that way

 

[Scarponi]

Porte has no balls
He should attack the first mountain in a grand tour like he does one week races and gain the lead and hope he doesn’t crash, better then crashing and doing nothing

 

[fuiers]

Porte has no balls
He should attack the first mountain in a grand tour like he does one week races and gain the lead and hope he doesn’t crash, better then crashing and doing nothing

I think that those crashes have affected him more than we know it. I mean I am the same age as him and just a month ago I fell when running in the woods and hurt my shoulder area. I did not break anything but even know im still feeling some sort of pain on it every day. Surely he has professional doctors, but still as older you get the more difficult it gets mentally.

 

[ice&fire]

They're starting the fight for position before they turn to the left to be exposed to cross-winds

 

[Eli]

Re:

It's almost five months till Willunga Hill, so I don't understand his rush in getting into shape.

Touche!

 

[Gigs_98]

Wow @organizers. Idiots

 

[Finn84]

A pole, although softened, just after dark corner. No wonder there was a crash.

 

[Gigs_98]

Would be interesting if this split opened due to the crash or due to echelons.

 

[Lexman]

Felline crashed

 

[Gigs_98]

Echelons

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Solid race action right now.

 

[Finn84]

Mechanical for Kelderman.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Oooft, bad luck for Kelderman