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

[SafeBet]

Looks like the gap has stabilized between 5'15" and 5'30.

 

[King Boonen]

Can't see this gap growing too much now as long as some chase is offered. Tailwind home should hold the gap fairly well.

 

[Davesta]

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

Yes, please keep going - it's better than the official CN live text updates!

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Gap is growing again.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

I haven't seen Edet, Pernsteiner or Higuita in the GC group

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Tempo in the break has settled down, they have hit gradients, Movistar and Ineos pulling the group, DQ off the front and in the middle of the group (except Jakobsen still at the back )

 

[King Boonen]

Speeds in the break and peloton are depressingly similar.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Kelderman hits the front in the break and DQ is coming back, the break seem to be working very well indeed - at least the 10-15 doing work

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Absurd that Mov and Sunweb got into an argument with DQS. They should be kissing their boots and doing whatever they are asked to do.

 

[King Boonen]

Chance that they'll be so ahead of schedule no fans will have turned up at the finish yet..?

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Now another UAE and 2 Bora have hit the front of the peloton, helping the Astanas, 2 Jumbos and 1 UAE.

 

[HelloDolly]

And Tony Martin had put on a extra chain ring and all ...and yet he is MIA ??

 

[F_Cance]

Don't get why QS is saving Jakobsen. He has no chance in a sprint against Bennett and i don't see him surviving the last 3k either.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm counting 6 Astana, 3 Jumbo, 2 Bora and 2 UAE working in the peloton.

 

[King Boonen]

Absurd that Mov and Sunweb got into an argument with DQS. They should be kissing their boots and doing whatever they are asked to do.

It was absurd and it probably lost the break a good 30 seconds at least.

 

[King Boonen]

Don't get why QS is saving Jakobsen. He has no chance in a sprint against Bennett and i don't see him surviving the last 3k either.

They don't need him to drive the group so might as well hold the card in hand.

 

[yaco]

Quickstep have Gilbert as a back up and they can attack early with numbers.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

I'm counting 6 Astana, 3 Jumbo, 2 Bora and 2 UAE working in the peloton.

3 of the Astanas are not working, nor is 1 of the Jumbos, they are just sitting behind the rotation.

The rotation going on at the front of the peloton, is 3 Astana, 2 Jumbo, 2 UAE and 2 Bora.

 

[King Boonen]

QS in the front group, leaving the rest to handle the lumps. Movi trying to keep the pace up.

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Casper Pedersen burying himself at the front of the break, Sunweb is clearly riding for GC, not the stage (him being their fast guy).

 

[Scarponi]

Jakobson dropped, explains the lack
Of pulling

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Jakobsen dropped from the break with Cappechi.

 

[King Boonen]

Gap going back out to 5:43...

 

[SafeBet]

Jakobsen is cooked.

 

[Singularitarian]

camera showing vultures circling the front group as Jacobsen got dropped... wolfpack to create hellish finale for sprinters?