Vuelta a España 2019 stage 5: L’Eliana > Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre 170.7km

[Lequack]

I guess they won't be fighting for bonus seconds.

 

[johnymax]

I guess they won't be fighting for bonus seconds.

It's too early to tell. The peloton can still easily close this gap.

 

[Laplaz]

Break already has 10 minutes

I think they'll need at least 3:30 min. before the last 10km.

 

[Red Rick]

I think they'll need at least 3:30 min. before the last 10km.

I think they need a lot more.

This is the kind of break where riders run out of gas completely, and they sprint to the bottom will probably eat minutes out of the lead already.

I'd worry if the break had more than 15 minutes now.

 

[Noddy97]

I'm so excited to see what aru can do. This is a climb that suits him perfectly

 

[Pirazziattacks]

Here's a more detailed profile of the climb

This profile is incredible. I love it

 

[Lequack]

 

[Sestriere]

Does anybody know if there is still gravel on the climb? It is only partially on street view but some of the lower part is unsurfaced on the images (which are from 2008). Also the satellite images suggest tarmac only in the upper part of the climb. When you track the climb on komoot it gives you 46 % loose surface of the 12 km from the junction in Arcos de las Salinas. Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, so perhaps resurfaced?

 

[sir fly]

Top secret Chaves: " I can't tell you, 'cause you'll tell other sport directors."
Jewel.

 

[Lequack]

The peloton can't keep up, I guess they're at the limit.

 

[Laplaz]

11 minutes with 66 km to go

 

[Cinemaniak]

Does anybody know if there is still gravel on the climb? It is only partially on street view but some of the lower part is unsurfaced on the images (which are from 2008). Also the satellite images suggest tarmac only in the upper part of the climb. When you track the climb on komoot it gives you 46 % loose surface of the 12 km from the junction in Arcos de las Salinas. Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, so perhaps resurfaced?

No, they've turned it in a smooth road recently . We won't be seeing a lot of flats

 

[roundabout]

Does anybody know if there is still gravel on the climb? It is only partially on street view but some of the lower part is unsurfaced on the images (which are from 2008). Also the satellite images suggest tarmac only in the upper part of the climb. When you track the climb on komoot it gives you 46 % loose surface of the 12 km from the junction in Arcos de las Salinas. Haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, so perhaps resurfaced?

Everything has been resurfaced

 

[tobydawq]

Gaviria pulling the peloton. Good to see, I have been thinking he has been acting a bit like a diva recently.

 

[ice&fire]

The peloton can't keep up, I guess they're at the limit.

I don't even know why Sunweb is trying to set the pace.

 

[Red Rick]

Gotta think at some point Astana are gonna do their 20 minute sprint to the climb.

 

[johnymax]

UAE at the front of the peloton. This is a surprise. I was waiting for Astana or Movistar to hit the front.

 

[Rollthedice]

Aru time is near.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Gotta think at some point Astana are gonna do their 20 minute sprint to the climb.

The 10 km false flat before the last climb. I dont think this break will stand a chance

 

[Lequack]

Aru time is near.

Unleashing the Aru will be a spectacle.

 

[tobydawq]

Are you his girlfriend? He's been injured recently...

Yeah, maybe it's not that fair of me, but I have had the feeling in a while. Also with his abandoning the Tour last year just because it was hard.

 

[ice&fire]

Curious to see two riders from the same team, Madrazo with rim brakes and Bol with disc brakes.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Is the GPS broken, or is the peloton just going super slow?

 

[Cinemaniak]

Finally time for Jumbo-Visma and Movistar to turn up the heat?

 

[ice&fire]

Is the GPS broken, or is the peloton just going super slow?

Movistar and JV think they're going slow