Vuelta a Espana Stage 9: Villacastín - Sierra de Bejar. La Covatilla 183,0 km

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

You can talk about Rodriguez gaining 20-30 seconds today but the difference between being tired and relatively fresh tomorrow could be worth 1-2 minutes

because the guys getting dropped aren't gonna feel it. uhuh.

 

[Zoncolan]

Any feeds up yet?

 

[movingtarget]

Rodriguez won't get a worse time trial course, especially if is also windy. At least the Tour course had some hills. If Menchov and Wiggins are on a good day it could be interesting as far as time gaps go. Rodriguez may not be worried about winning the stage today but he will have to attack if he sees some of his rivals not doing too well.

 

[FjPavels]

Norwegian tv2 is supposed to start showing the vuelta right now, so there should be some feeds to i guess. (can't link to the tv2 one, it is not free).

 

[just some guy]

Any feeds up yet?

English ES should start here soon they are doing a replay from yesterday now

http://sports-livez.com/channel/ch-6.php

 

[Zoncolan]

Thanks! I'll watch on TV now, as ES int. is about to start too.

 

[jens_attacks]

8 minutes with 20 to go when the climb starts.breakaway won,so exciting...

 

[Fetisoff]

8 minutes with 20 to go when the climb starts.breakaway won,so exciting...

I wouldn't be so sure... Long climb, headwind.

 

[Vitapen]

8 minutes with 20 to go when the climb starts.breakaway won,so exciting...

But the escapers are so unclimbers.

 

[just some guy]

DH just said they break is @ 4 min

but sky tracker have it @ 8 min

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

8 minutes with 20 to go when the climb starts.breakaway won,so exciting...

meh. 7.37
if they get it to under 6 by the base chances are they'll catch them.

 

[dlwssonic]

Those riders in the break arent great climbers either.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It has to be said that not all of Spain is particularly attractive. What an ugly town.

 

[just some guy]

DH just said they break is @ 4 min

but sky tracker have it @ 8 min

official 7.22 42.8 km to go

 

[Parrulo]

i am eager to see what nibbles, VdB2, anton and machado can do.

the first 3 because their form is "unkown" for several reasons and the last one simply because he is portuguese

would be nice if machado could enter the top 20 today as he has said to the portuguese newspapers that his form is improving

 

[trevim]

Yesterday in Colorado, 3 climbers contested a flat stage. Today 4 non-climbers are in the pole position to win a MTF. Curious at least

 

[sublimit]

ITV 4 coverage lol. You cant make it up how bad this coverage is. They had a caption up apologising for the loss of pictures all the time they a perfectly good picture up.

Its all adverts and people I've never heard of talking crap apart from Boardman and not enough action.

 

[icefire]

It has to be said that not all of Spain is particularly attractive. What an ugly town.

It's ugly but they cure some of the best 'jamones'

 

[movingtarget]

i am eager to see what nibbles, VdB2, anton and machado can do.

the first 3 because their form is "unkown" for several reasons and the last one simply because he is portuguese

would be nice if machado could enter the top 20 today as he has said to the portuguese newspapers that his form is improving

VDB I think could be a danger. I think he has looked good so far and should do a pretty good time trial. The longer climbs will give us more idea of form.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

It's ugly but they cure some of the best 'jamones'

I'll forgive a town a lot for good meat.

 

[salixcycling]

ITV 4 coverage lol. You cant make it up how bad this coverage is. They had a caption up apologising for the loss of pictures all the time they a perfectly good picture up.

Its all adverts and people I've never heard of talking crap apart from Boardman and not enough action.

To be fair to ITV, there isn't any action to show at the moment. The peloton is just waiting for the climb.

Ned Boulting has been covering the TdF for ITV since 2003, so is not a no-one in the cycling coverage world, and Matt Rendell knows a lot about cycling. Just because you haven't heard of them doesn't mean they are crap.

 

[Pantani_lives]

I think this is a very important stage, because it's the first chance for climbers to make a gap on a longer climb. I don't expect Rodriguez before the final K, but maybe VDB or Scarponi could attack between K8 en 4? Today will certainly make clear who the real favorites are. I wonder if Menchov, Nibali and Anton will lose time or not.

 

[jens_attacks]

breakaway is doomed after all

i'm off aupa igor vamos purito!

 

[dlwssonic]

when does the climb start?

 

[zapata]

Euskaltel at the front, now, hope that means anton feels better. If not: Nieve to win the stage.