Vuelta a España 2019 stage 17: Aranda de Duero - Guadalajara > 219.6 km

[ppanther92]

Sunweb are riding for GC

As should definitely do Movistar but also QS to be honest.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Gap dropping now.

The break is having arguments, and Astana have hit the front of the peloton hard.

Fuglsang is leading the peloton and Izagirre has been called back.

Sanchez still up front, probably for the stage win.

 

[King Boonen]

It’s fallen to 5:30 in about a minute? Mistake?

Live times have a fair bit of leeway in them but it does look like the chase is working a bit better. For the moment...

 

[Broccolidwarf]

DQ now hitting the front of the break in force and dropping the hammer.

Movistar, Sunweb and Ineos each contribute with 1 rider.

 

[King Boonen]

As soon as DQ hit the front it starts going back up. SW and Movi need to keep them happy.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Peloton being pulled by 2 Astana, 1 Bora, 1 UAE, 1 Jumbo, then 4 Astana.

 

[King Boonen]

Astana look to be pushing their chips in, I'd have left UAE and Jumbo hanging out there.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Now 4 Astanas at the front of the peloton, speed is high, the entire peloton is strung out single file.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

To counter, Movistar has sent all 3 doms to the front of the break, to help DQ keep the speed up, break is also strung out single file.

Gap hovering around 5,10 to 5,20 - tug of war going on.

 

[King Boonen]

If I was the Movi DS I'd be telling my riders to let some gaps appear in that line in the chasing group...

 

[King Boonen]

Gap in the break!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

2 DQ and 1 Movistar (Movistar rider not working) peeled off the front of the break, Sunweb is trying to close the gap to them.

Crosswinds are apparent again.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

(Let me know when you guys have live pictures, and no longer need a play by play )

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Break back together, DQ, Ineos, Movistar and Sunweb doing the work.

 

[RedheadDane]

(Let me know when you guys have live pictures, and no longer need a play by play )

It's on tv2 Sport. Just... stage a break-in at a neighbour or something...
Ignore this message, I misunderstood...

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

(Let me know when you guys have live pictures, and no longer need a play by play )

For us witouht access to TV today, your updates are amazing!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Gap is growing again, but slowly, the peloton is clearly no longer gaining.

Peoloton being pulled by 1 Jumbo, 1 UAE, 1, Bora and 4 Astana.

 

[happytramp]

(Let me know when you guys have live pictures, and no longer need a play by play )

Keep going... I'm in work. This is very exciting

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The gap will come down towards the end when Movistar is the only team pulling for GC

It's on tv2 Sport. Just... stage a break-in at a neighbour or something...

I know it's live in Denmark, that is where I am watching it......... I meant people from other countries.

No point to me telling them what they can watch themselves

 

[RedheadDane]

I know it's live in Denmark, that is where I am watching it......... I meant people from other countries.

No point to me telling them what they can watch themselves

I thought you meant; "Tell me where I can get coverage!" See... it's so confusing I can't even read...

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The singular riders are now starting to contribute to the break, Boassen Hagen just took a turn.

However, it's still mostly Sunweb, DQ and Movistar working.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Jakobsen has been doing nothing all day, he has been on the last wheel in the break from the start.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

The Astanas doing the work at the front of the peloton, are Fuglsang, Fraile and Cataldo, they appear to be riding hard.

They are being helped by 2 Jumbo and 1 UAE.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Jakobsen has been doing nothing all day, he has been on the last wheel in the break from the start.

Sounds like a smart decision. QuickStep surely wants to win this when they make a 200 km TTT

 

[Singularitarian]

full *** tailwind sport... going over sixty now... stage can be over under an hour

this can happend only in Vuelta nowadays (last me they allowed such a break at Tour, it produced a mighty winner named Oscar Perreiro... after deLandisation)

[edit: I wrote FULL R E T A R D... and the CN watchdog script changes it into GENIUS... wtf? hatespeech consorship? Orwell was not meant as a recipe...]