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

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I guess it starts around 20 km.

 

[Desperate Moments]

I am furious. When I turned on the TV this morning, instead of the promised daily Vuelta coverage, Universal Sports is broadcasting Joel Osteen preaching at some random baseball stadium! So I've been on the phone with Comcast all morning, vigorously complaining. Lot of good it will do.

Ah well, such is life here in the Bible Belt.



Keep me posted.

 

[dlwssonic]

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

go anton!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[cineteq]

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.

From the beginning of the climb, maybe guys like Sastre, Anton and Kruijswijk can launch their attack...

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

I am furious. When I turned on the TV this morning, instead of the promised daily Vuelta coverage, Universal Sports is broadcasting Joel Osteen preaching at some random baseball stadium! So I've been on the phone with Comcast all morning, vigorously complaining. Lot of good it will do.

Ah well, such is life here in the Bible Belt.



Keep me posted.

if you have decent internet you wan watch in on the pc

 

[Pantani_lives]

when does the climb start?

It starts 20K before the finish, but only the final 8K are steep.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

From the beginning of the climb, maybe guys like Sastre, Anton and Kruijswijk can launch their attack...

sastre prefers to get dropped first, then launch his recovery and attack @2 minutes behind.

as for kruijswijk doubt he would attack until the steeper gradients. inside the last 5-10km if he does.

 

[Nielsa]

if you have decent internet you wan watch in on the pc

http://www.procyclinglive.com/livestream/#

 

[dlwssonic]

how many km to go now?

 

[Fetisoff]

how many km to go now?

31.7 k .......

 

[dlwssonic]

sastre prefers to get dropped first, then launch his recovery and attack @2 minutes behind.

as for kruijswijk doubt he would attack until the steeper gradients. inside the last 5-10km if he does.

that was pretty mean but absolutely true!

 

[cineteq]

how many km to go now?

31km to go

 

[Desperate Moments]

Thanks. I'm working on that now. In the meantime, I'm relying on y'all! And the little Vuelta ticker of course....

 

[ferryman]

30.5K to go.

 

[sublimit]

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.

Too much studio chat and its very annoying then ad breaks of 5 minutes at a time.
You clearly enjoy that so each to their own I suppose.

OK back to the race.

 

[cineteq]

About 9km until the start of La Covatilla climb...

 

[Christomir]

So once again - who is the best climber of the escapees, that will win the stage if they stay away? And can they stay away at this rate?

 

[salixcycling]

Too much studio chat and its very annoying then ad breaks of 5 minutes at a time.
You clearly enjoy that so each to their own I suppose.

OK back to the race.

I agree there are too many ad breaks. And the first couple of stages when they broke for ads 5 seconds after the first person crossed the line....

But I am guessing they need them and it is better to have them while nothing is happening. ITV are at least putting something into their coverage.

Back to the race. Just over 10k until it starts

 

[krebs303]

Vuelta tracker showing 10k left

 

[cineteq]

So once again - who is the best climber of the escapees, that will win the stage if they stay away? And can they stay away at this rate?

The breakaway is doomed. Lampre, Katusha and Euskatel want those bonus points, they're too precious.

 

[roundabout]

So once again - who is the best climber of the escapees, that will win the stage if they stay away? And can they stay away at this rate?

I see that they have split.

Lang is best from pair 1.

Toribio is probably better in pair 2. *prepares to incur the wrath of the Dutchies*

No, they won't stay away.

 

[just some guy]

thins thing is on

Lampre
Kat
EE

all moving up to the front pace is up.

 

[icefire]

24km left for the two at the front

 

[ferryman]

Vuelta tracker showing 10k left

24.5K to go

 

[killswitch]

Impressive crowds.