I'm expecting Yates to take the lead, Valverde to lose a little bit of time
Quintana is the wild card, IMO
Quintana is the wild card, IMO
Amazinmets87 said:Koronin said:I think the break wins this one. If the other GC teams expect Movistar to control the break they'll let it go as they are always conservative when it comes to those things. If no one in the GC goes early, then I'd expect Yates to go close to the finish and the only GC rider who can handle Yates' acceleration and do anything with it is Valverde. This is also likely to be the worst stage of this Vuelta for Valverde.
Why is Valverde ill-suited? Undulating terrain leading up to the final climb. It's not a true multi-mountain stage.
movingtarget said:Good stage for Quintana but the break might survive if they get a big gap early. Is this stage the beginning of the end for Kwia ? Probably too early in the race for the likes of Nibali and Porte. Uran needs to show something. Are Lotto Jumbo going to make use of the numbers they seem to have at the moment ?
capuldemetal said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgcFg8Dd3SAEscarabajo said:Do you have the profile?ice&fire said:Two comments:
1) Spanish TV will broadcast the whole stage. They'll start at 11:35 CET, 30 min before the stage departure. Check your broadcasters or streams
2) There is a novelty in the climb to La Covatilla. Instead of going out from Bejar to the East through the N630a road to the SA-100 and then the DSA-180, they'll go Southeast to the village of Candelario, and then Northeast through the DSA-181 to join the SA-100. The road between Bejar and Candelario has long sections at 8%-9%, and the streets of Candelario are steep, narrow... and cobbled. Head out to Google Street View![]()
So the distance from Bejar to the summit is a bit (1.5 - 2 km) longer than in past editions and the first 4km include more difficult sections.![]()
watch and wonder
If he can Van Avermaet his way into the break, then it is possible.Zinoviev Letter said:I would love Molard to somehow keep the jersey, although it is obviously bordering on the impossible.
Pantani_lives said:If Quintana wants to win the Vuelta he has to attack today. There are only three serious MTFs and this is the first of them. Anyone who stays with Quintana today has a chance to win the Vuelta.
Robert5091 said:capuldemetal said:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgcFg8Dd3SAEscarabajo said:Do you have the profile?ice&fire said:Two comments:
1) Spanish TV will broadcast the whole stage. They'll start at 11:35 CET, 30 min before the stage departure. Check your broadcasters or streams
2) There is a novelty in the climb to La Covatilla. Instead of going out from Bejar to the East through the N630a road to the SA-100 and then the DSA-180, they'll go Southeast to the village of Candelario, and then Northeast through the DSA-181 to join the SA-100. The road between Bejar and Candelario has long sections at 8%-9%, and the streets of Candelario are steep, narrow... and cobbled. Head out to Google Street View![]()
So the distance from Bejar to the summit is a bit (1.5 - 2 km) longer than in past editions and the first 4km include more difficult sections.![]()
watch and wonder
Who the [bleep!] thought that was a good idea?! :surprised:
It'll only take one old lady taking the dog out to walk into the middle of the peloton! Not to mention that drainage channel - how many will end up in that? Gotta love the Vuelta.
Thank god there is someone. Hopefully the crash had no effects on him.Mayomaniac said:Buchmann to gain time on all the other gc contenders (someone has to start the Buchmann hype).
ice&fire said:Live images on in the neutralised start.
Maté ready to go on the break chasing KOM points
Red Rick said:Why are like 90% of finishing climbs nowadays headwind