Vuelta a Burgos 2.HC 03/08 - 07/08

[Kensuke]

3eme Movistar ?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Samu wins the battle of the jet powered climbers from Purito.
Did I spy Cobo loitering around with that front group?

 

[Fetisoff]

Wow, vintage J-Rod attack, but great job by Samu. Unbelievable, should be a good race between them two this year.

On a side note, good job by Karpets, they should just forget about him as the GC guy nonsense, he can actually be a very good mountain domestique.

 

[trevim]

Samu wins the battle of the jet powered climbers from Purito.
Did I spy Cobo loitering around with that front group?

I think Cobo was there.

 

[Kwibus]

Samu wins the battle of the jet powered climbers from Purito.
Did I spy Cobo loitering around with that front group?

There certainly was a Geox amond the first. I think i saw 2 Geox actually.

 

[Fetisoff]

Menchov was 4th; Cobo and Blanco 7 and 8... 3 Geox's top 10

 

[trevim]

Pardilla 3rd.
Cobo 7th.

 

[Kensuke]

3 Pardilla
4 Menchov
5 David Lopez

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I think Cobo was there.

I heard his name in commentary in latter stages

 

[Kwibus]

Wow, vintage J-Rod attack, but great job by Samu. Unbelievable, should be a good race between them two this year.

On a side note, good job by Karpets, they should just forget about him as the GC guy nonsense, he can actually be a very good mountain domestique.

Indeed. Like he was last year in the Vuelta. Domestique for Purito.

 

[l.Harm]

Good to see Menchov in the front.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Cobo and David Blanco.
Geox had 3 in the top 8.
All this Spanish climbing talent going well at the start of August.
Meanwhile, Contador climbs off to take his now annual, 7 month holiday.......
(exclusive of CAS)

 

[trevim]

Cobo and David Blanco.
Geox had 3 in the top 8.
All this Spanish climbing talent going well at the start of August.
Meanwhile, Contador climbs off to take his now annual, 7 month holiday.......
(exclusive of CAS)

It's a shame. He could ride Lombardia and Emillia at least. I guess he isn't a classics guy

 

[Fetisoff]

Indeed. Like he was last year in the Vuelta. Domestique for Purito.

Yeah, he was actually pretty good last year at Vuelta. Now, the can have Karpets pulling a Sylvester Szmyd, breaking the field down with a long powerful pull, and Moreno to help in higher mountains.

Anyway, I can't remember from last year, but are there time bonuses at Burgos?

 

[El Pistolero]

Menchov will win the Vuelta. Purito will lose 6 minutes in the time trial anyway.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

God damnit, you mean I watched pologne when this was aired?? I didn't know burgos had any coverage

 

[El Pistolero]

Cobo and David Blanco.
Geox had 3 in the top 8.
All this Spanish climbing talent going well at the start of August.
Meanwhile, Contador climbs off to take his now annual, 7 month holiday.......
(exclusive of CAS)

The dude just rode 2 GTs, I'd cut him some slack. If he's not banned you'll see action of him in August and September next year

 

[trevim]

Menchov will win the Vuelta. Purito will lose 6 minutes in the time trial anyway.

Maybe only 4min. He seemed to have improved in the Giro, breaking the top100

 

[El Pistolero]

God damnit, you mean I watched pologne when this was aired?? I didn't know burgos had any coverage

Pologne was better.

 

[jens_attacks]

i hope someone capped this.
damn geox is alive,el bisonte better and better.

 

[Fetisoff]

i hope someone capped this.
damn geox is alive,el bisonte better and better.

I did not expect Denis to show up at this race at all, let alone the very first stage. I thought they might to a good TTT and he could try something on the last stage, but sorta soft-pedal the rest of stages

 

[Mellow Velo]

God damnit, you mean I watched pologne when this was aired?? I didn't know burgos had any coverage

It's OK. I didn't know Pologne had shifted it's finish forward 2 hours.
I ended up catching just the last 15kms of each.
Nice climax for both.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Burgos almost always one of the best short stage races of the year.

All about manoeuvring small gaps on GC ahead of the showdown on Lagunas de Neila. Bring it on!

 

[Kvinto]

is there any video of the final kms available?

 

[trevim]

4. MENCHOV Denis GEO 04"
7. COBO ACEBO Juan Jose GEO 08"
8. BLANCO RODRIGUEZ David GEO 08"
14. VALLS FERRI Rafael GEO 19"
19. ARDILA CANO Mauricio Alberto GEO 23"

Geox coming to life for the Vuelta as the best climbing team like they seemed in the beginning of the year?