Vuelta al País Vasco 4–9 April 2016

[HelloDolly]

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Some Kirby so far:
-Thinking Dan Martin still rode for Cannondale
-Milano-Torino "is coming up fairly soon"
-Jelle van Endert has abandoned in order to concentrate on P-R
-Reichenbach is "quite an extraordinary talent"

Top marks for attention to detail ther but you know you will need to be deprogrammed later to get him out of your head

 

[Gigs_98]

What a climb and what a ride by Rosa, I really hope he can make it.
There hasn't happened a lot between the gc contenders but still I'm really enjoying this stage right now.

 

[Taxus4a]

6 minutes Rosa, he is going to win.

 

[HelloDolly]

Why has the gap gone from 2minutes something to 4 minutes something ??

 

[Lexman]

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that second Katusha riders is that VDB?

VDB DNF (according to screen info about 10km ago)

that second Katusha riders is that VDB?

Spilak

thanks for the info

 

[Gigs_98]

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6 minutes Rosa, he is going to win.

6 minutes to the peloton. I don't know what the advantage to the Lotto riders is.

 

[Miburo]

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Why has the gap gone from 2minutes something to 4 minutes something ??

Rosa is in godmode today

 

[King Boonen]

Just tuned in, is Barguil still there?

 

[luckyboy]

It was 3:50 to Lotto, then another 3min to peloton

 

[Taxus4a]

I think is Anacona who is working, that is good, those 15 rider with get Arrate, and even is this situation is possible attack before. That is what i wanted,

Yes, Landa on the attack with Lopez in an Miguel.

Kreuziger is there and now working.

 

[HelloDolly]

Landa attacking

 

[happytramp]

Quintana still hasn't looked up from Contador's wheel to notice that Landa has gone.

 

[bajbar]

Kreuziger is back to the main group setting the pace. Thank god for him...

 

[luckyboy]

"I thought Simon Clarke would have won Milano-Sanremo!"

 

[dark_horse]

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Quintana still hasn't looked up from Contador's wheel to notice that Landa has gone.

i guess he's counting the number of spins ?

 

[Gigs_98]

Does Contador want to make the work on the whole climb? Not the best idea
Edit: I see its Kreuziger, sorry

 

[HelloDolly]

KIrby thought Simon Clarke would have won Milan San Remo ...says it all really

Clarke is a good rider but c'mon....anyway it was the pesky hairpins that did him in

 

[Vroome.exe]

Landa should wait for aru.

 

[Taxus4a]

I remerber those times in Movistar Lopez was one of the 5 strongest riders in Basque country, and in other ones week races...

 

[skidmark]

I'm glad the best one week race of the year is living up to its potential - favourite group under 20 on the third last climb? Thumbs up.

I wonder how much it'll come apart on the last climb - there's often a tendency to knock off the pace and gather back together when things get whittled down this early. Hope the favourites group keeps it up.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Fränk and Andy Schleck are jealous of Quintana right now.

 

[HelloDolly]

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I remerber those times in Movistar Lopez was one of the 5 strongest riders in Basque country, and in other ones week races...

Being a SKY domestique is a hard hard job

 

[Taxus4a]

Mollema is there, he was second in Arrate last year.

 

[trucido]

People have paid Kirby enough that he can afford a ski lodge?

Someone save us.

 

[Red Rick]

Motor pacing the Landa group nicely