Vuelta al País Vasco 4–9 April 2016

[JRanton]

A new escape group has formed: VICIOSO (KAT, 8), PLAZA (OGE, 35) ROLLAND (CPT, 61), GALLOPIN (LTS, 81), WELLENS (LTS, 88) PETILLI (LAM, 116), VERONA (EQS, 138), SANCHEZ (AST, 157), MATE (COF, 196)

Rolland best placed at just 1:17 down.

 

[Taxus4a]

Uff, when so good people i on the breaks and they are not allowed is when a stage is really hard. Lot of people blow up on Aia today.

 

[JRanton]

And now another break! They've been going at it for 80km's now!

Escapada: MATE (COF, 196), VICIOSO (KAT, 8), VERONA (EQS, 138), PETILLI (LAM, 116), WELLENS (LTS, 88), RIBLON (ALM, 77). 30"

Best placed rider is Mate at 3:47 down. This could be the one to go now.

 

[Taxus4a]

Verona is in all the breaks, he is strong, but today the breaks are no allowed, so...

 

[JRanton]

Re:

Verona is in all the breaks, he is strong, but today the breaks are no allowed, so...

Well this is the break of the day: 1:40 advantage now. Still with so few teams represented it will likely be brought back.

 

[Taxus4a]

Re: Re:

Verona is in all the breaks, he is strong, but today the breaks are no allowed, so...

Well this is the break of the day: 1:40 advantage now. Still with so few teams represented it will likely be brought back.

Now start the climbs again, so if they try to brought back that advantage the group will fall to pieces. But it is not an advantage to think in the stage.

 

[jonan92]

Basque country almost the only place in the Iberian peninsula with rain right now

 

[HelloDolly]

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

 

[Taxus4a]

They are now going through the beautiful seaside between Zumaia and Guetaria.

 

[Samamba]

Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

Yesterday, Wellens said he has really bad legs. And don't think the break is gonna make it.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Aia!! Please Landa and Henao, I want to see you go mental.

 

[rick james]

Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

he is adamant the break will make it today

 

[Taxus4a]

Re:

Aia!! Please Landa and Henao, I want to see you go mental.

But they have more to lose today maybe than to win. A good day for Henao, yes, but it is better for then to play two cards in Arrate.

 

[rick james]

i wouldn't like to stay in the house next to the coast..your house looks like its about to end up in the water

 

[togo95]

"Magnus, when was the last time you gave your apples a good pounding?" - Kirby

He's on a roll today

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

he is adamant the break will make it today

How did he get the job....I would do better half drunk and with my head stuck in a paper bag

 

[jonan92]

I love the pronunciation of "sagardoetxe" he did

 

[Red Rick]

Anyone got a decent stream?

 

[infeXio]

Re:

Anyone got a decent stream?

http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream

 

[HelloDolly]

KIrby just said the Basque country was a grisly old place as were their casseroles.....that should make the race promoters happy

 

[Gloin22]

Re: Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

he is adamant the break will make it today

How did he get the job....I would do better half drunk and with my head stuck in a paper bag

It's really not easy to talk for countless of hours. Even if his knowledge is awful, there's very few that can talk like he does. Only if you tried you'd appreciate the craft of commentating.

 

[rick james]

Re:

"Magnus, when was the last time you gave your apples a good pounding?" - Kirby

He's on a roll today

you could hear the shock in Magnus's voice

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Re: Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

he is adamant the break will make it today

How did he get the job....I would do better half drunk and with my head stuck in a paper bag

I think that was the status of the Eurosport exec who signed him up

 

[hfer07]

Re: Re:

Anyone got a decent stream?

http://cyclinghub.tv/livestream

Thank you so much

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Carlton Kirby saying Tim Wellans is a certainty to win today

he is adamant the break will make it today

How did he get the job....I would do better half drunk and with my head stuck in a paper bag

It's really not easy to talk for countless of hours. Even if his knowledge is awful, there's very few that can talk like he does. Only if you tried you'd appreciate the craft of commentating.

I can talk for hours

Its not about talking rubbish ....which he does....he should not be on the air imo ...