Vuelta a Espana, Stage 8: Talavera de la Reina - San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 183km

[thirteen]

**** Purito.

agree... but it was impressive.

 

[Anonymous]

easy as u like.

 

[boomcie]

Anyone seen Nibali?

 

[Havetts]

TGBM 3rd

 

[Ferminal]

TGBM 3rd..

 

[jobiwan]

Great rides by VDB, Fuglsang, and Martin! And TGBM 3RD!!!
Did anyone see Nibbles?

 

[Mellow Velo]

Nibali not good................
25 seconds or so down?

 

[roundabout]

meh........

 

[Havetts]

40 seconds for Kruijswijk?

 

[Fetisoff]

Come on someone not from Katusha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIrhVo1WA78

 

[goggalor]

These finishes are so boring.

 

[zapata]

anton was sixth or something, right?

 

[canyonball]

40 seconds for Kruijswijk?

I thought the Rabo getting in with 40 seconds was Sanchez.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

21+% slope
Nicely done for JRod
plus he gets time bonuses
this is a stage that makes the point for time bonuses... work that hard to get away on those slopes is deserving of something more than the time gap.

 

[Havetts]

I thought the Rabo getting in with 40 seconds was Sanchez.

Possible too.

 

[The Sheep]

nibali lost time?

 

[boomcie]

Glad to see Anton again.

 

[Thomsena]

Someone should have taken more time on Igor when they had the chance. Looks so much better.

 

[l.Harm]

Possible too.

Kruijswijk was the 2nd Rabo, LL Sanchez 3rd.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

anton was sixth or something, right?

I think Nieve was the first Euskaltel, but Antón was only about 4 riders behind him.

This was a really good stage, spoilt a little by the predictability of the finale - a bit like Gilbert winning San Sebastián in fact!

 

[boomcie]

anton was sixth or something, right?

Yes.

Nibali 23 @32"

 

[jobiwan]

Of course, all this time JRod gains will be wiped out about 2 kilometers into the time trial...

 

[zapata]

Kessiakoff is going alright. Nibali 23, 32 seconds back

 

[l.Harm]

Nibbles 23rd at 32 seconds.... says the Belgian commentator.

So he loses 52 seconds today on Purito.

 

[Fetisoff]

nibali lost time?

32 seconds....