Vuelta a España - Stage 14 Burgos - Peña Cabarga 178km

[Dutchsmurf]

So then there were 4 candidates left.
Nibali
Purito at 4 seconds
Mosquera at 50
Tondo at 50

With that ITT still to go, Nibali is the clear favorite.

 

[ingsve]

No Uran, was he involved in the crash somehow as well perhaps?

 

[Zoncolan]

Wow, impressed by Roche. Coming ahead of some big names.

Moncoutie working his way to a top 10 finish.

 

[zapata]

I like Nibali, but pretty sure he'll lose that little lead tomorrow. Horrible shame about anton.

 

[icefire]

Uran was dropped in the last climb

 

[Francois the Postman]

Bah, it really really really sucks Anton dropped out

I think I'm gonna save that automatic censor the hassle and just opt for lots of *'s.

************** **** ************ ****-ing **************!!

 

[Wergeland]

Great riding in the Vuelta, but you don't get to see it. Who produces the coverage? Spanish national broadcasting? How can it be so bad? This is the EU. Not western Mongolia.

 

[Spare Tyre]

Who was it that got stretchered off in an ambulance? Bruseghin?

 

[Arnout]

Who was it that got stretchered off in an ambulance? Bruseghin?

Egoi Martinez. Maybe Bruseghin as well, I don't know.

 

[El Pistolero]

Sad thing is I expected Igor Anton to crash out at some point.

Lame stage

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I suggest his problem is that he no longer has the legs -- a tough season, and long run of form is ending i believe.

that was my thoughts about rodriguez. I really hit the hammer on the head

sucks about anton. Pleeeeassse let purito win this vuelta !!

 

[Spare Tyre]

Does anyone know what caused the crash?

 

[icefire]

Antón has a broken elbow

 

[jens_attacks]

can't believe anton is gone that's a fuccin curse

i still hope mosquera can win this.

 

[El Pistolero]

I really, really hope Rodriguez can keep this level and Mosquera and Tondo are a bit better on the longer climbs. Otherwise this Vuelta isn't much exciting as it looks.

Bah, it really really really sucks Anton dropped out

Rodriguez is good on steep climbs, Nibali has the advantage now for tomorrows stage.

Ps: No hate threads for no one waiting for Igor Anton? Sure he didn't step back in the race but they didn't knew that when he just fell! (sarcasm)

 

[luckyboy]

Martinez & Anton touched wheels apparently (CN live report)

15:15 GMT

It seems as though there was a touch of wheels between Anton and Martinez at around 65kph.

Martinez is being stretchered into an ambulance.

Anton is sitting in the passenger seat of the team car and his Vuelta is also over.

 

[Ferminal]

What happened to Caisse.... Completely MIA.

 

[Francois the Postman]

Does anyone know what caused the crash?

El Pistolero

 

[hfer07]

my question is WTF Anton was doing in the back of the peloton?-really a pity to exit the vuelta in that way....

 

[Mellow Velo]

Looks to me as if it was EE touching wheels, but in time, we'll know for sure.
Awful crash aside, this Vuelta is delivering better fare than the Tour, despite what LS would have us believe!

Menchov only about 10 minutes down, today.

 

[Frosty]

Bruseghin not classified yet and theyve got down to 4.29. Doesnt mean he isnt in though - he has been missed from the original classification before.

 

[Wergeland]

my question is WTF Anton was doing in the back of the peloton?-really a pity to exit the vuelta in that way....

It happened quite near the front.

 

[hrotha]

Antón has a broken elbow

That's what I thought. I was a bit surprised he didn't even try to get on the bike. He looked a bit too calm, too. Oh well, I guess there's no point making a scene when the end result is unavoidable and you know it. A shame.

Great rides by Terpstra, Purito and Nibali. I expected a bit more from Mosquera but today's climb didn't suit him as well as the Lagos, so tomorrow should be interesting.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

my question is WTF Anton was doing in the back of the peloton?-really a pity to exit the vuelta in that way....

For reasons best known to himself, he was hanging around the back of the peloton before yesterday's final climb too. I'm not sure if the crash today was actually near the back though.

 

[Christomir]

At the official website Bruseghin is nowhere to be seen in either the stage standings, nor the GC... Has he called it a day too?