Vuelta a España - Stage 16: Gijón - Cotobello 181.4 km

[Parrulo]

kreu is in his limit

nibali looks like he isn't at his best imo at least by looking at him

 

[rmacek]

Kreuziger has no problem to ride high, but steady pace.. He has problem to react to attacks..

 

[The Hitch]

Stage win most likely going to breakaway again. Damn it.

 

[Christomir]

Past results, Schleck has done better in mountain stages when they've both been in them together. Look at the 2009 Tour for one example.

Yeah, but that is the past. In the present IMHO they are at least equal. Kreuziger will be a Giro/Vuelta GC contender very soon.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Surely Schleck will have a crick in his neck tonight?

 

[icefire]

3 kms to go and Kreuziger still there. What a drag!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Kreuziger playing a blinder in shutting down the race.

I wish Frank would stop trying to break his neck, instead of the contenders.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Man I miss Anton

 

[Anonymous]

mosquera should attack

 

[Parrulo]

Surely Schleck will have a crick in his neck tonight?

i hope he already has it so he stops looking behind and starts going faster

 

[roundabout]

3 kms to go and Kreuziger still there. What a drag!

It's not Kreuziger's fault. On a real stage "mountain sprinters" go limp.

 

[The Hitch]

Such a shame to see this race as i was untill now a Kreuziger fan.

No more.

No more of this.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Man I miss Anton

i have little doubt in my mind that he wasn't gonna win the vuelta. He was clearly the strongest on the climbs.

 

[Parrulo]

shleck has pulled 30 secs already.

if he gets 45 secs he is no doubt a podium contender

 

[Lyds97]

Man I miss Anton

Me too. Come on J-Rod, Mosquera, anyone - ATTACK!

 

[The Hitch]

And the pace cant be that high cos Nieve has lost about 30 seconds in the last 5k. From a breakaway

I would expect Mosquera to attack if there was a 20 s bonus. Without it is there a point?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Where is Danielson?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

shleck has pulled 30 secs already.

if he gets 45 secs he is no doubt a podium contender

tv says 30 secs for me.

 

[Jamsque]

Where is Danielson?

I'm not sure, he might still be in between Frank and the peloton, or he might have been caught and dropped.

 

[Parrulo]

Where is Danielson?

enjoying the landscape while falling behind?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

So to summarize
Nothing happens. Mosquera and J-Rod happy to keep 2/3rd place
F.Schleck is 2:40 behind so no immediate danger.

Result: nothing happens

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

And the pace cant be that high cos Nieve has lost about 30 seconds in the last 5k. From a breakaway

I would expect Mosquera to attack if there was a 20 s bonus. Without it is there a point?

yep. the pace isn't that high, nibalis group have gained 30-45 secs on the whole climb.

 

[XlandaluzeX]

Stage win most likely going to breakaway again. Damn it.

this time it was more like a 60km to go attack

what a beautiful move from Euskaltel, i thought this kinda strategies only worked at ProCyclingManager yai !

 

[Jamsque]

Roche attacks!

 

[Parrulo]

tv says 30 secs for me.

was a typo

i fixed it