Vuelta al País Vasco 4–9 April 2016

[liamito]

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

He won't be anything near that today

 

[Taxus4a]

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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

Yes, of course, but he was stronger in Movistar, but that kind of discussion is not for here. He is at a goodd level still anyway.

 

[Rollthedice]

How did Landa get away? Isn't he a danger for GC?

 

[burning]

Is it me or Kirby is talking about Simon Clarke as a legit contender for this stage????

 

[Gigs_98]

Okay, Rosa has this

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Fränk and Andy Schleck are jealous of Quintana right now.

when someone mentioned a tandem they were my first thought

 

[Taxus4a]

I think Sebastian Henao is there as well.

Today is going to be a very selective stage. if someone is stronger to the rest, can put big time.

 

[HelloDolly]

Why have they let Landa go

 

[carolina]

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Why have they let Landa go

maybe they think he's not a risk for the GC because of the time-trial

 

[Hugo Koblet]

How big is the gap between Landa and the other GC favorites?

 

[TMP402]

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How did Landa get away? Isn't he a danger for GC?

He sure is, only 7 secs behind Kelderman.

 

[Red Rick]

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Why have they let Landa go

Contador didn't react because he was taking off his rain coat

The others didn't react because Contador didn't react

 

[Lexman]

omg another commercial break f*cking eurosport

can't wait for the tour of azerbaijan moving ahead...

 

[Valv.Piti]

Finally a very good stage in this race, I have missed one of those.

I look forward to Quintana dropping Conta at Arrate now!!

 

[happytramp]

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Why have they let Landa go

No idea. Maybe they don't care about GC and want to go head to head against each other?? Who knows.

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

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How big is the gap between Landa and the other GC favorites?

30"

 

[TomLPC]

Just turned it on, when did landa get dropped?

Wait nvm he attacked

 

[bajbar]

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How did Landa get away? Isn't he a danger for GC?

He sure is, only 7 secs behind Kelderman.

Sky has to much guys in the front At least Tinkoff and Movistar are trying to hold the pace in the bck group...

 

[skidmark]

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Why have they let Landa go

Contador and Quintana each have a teammate, so they're just gonna work on the front until the last climb. Of course Landa has a teammate too so it's Visconti & Kreuziger vs. Lopez. Good position for Sky, but not a bad position for Tinkoff and Movistar.

Still, Tour of Flanders is a lesson in why it's good to go with the moves rather than trust your teammates to keep it close. But it's not just about the day here - Landa will probably lose time in the TT so if they give him 30-40 seconds it's not the end of the world, even if they don't pull it back today.

 

[Rollthedice]

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How big is the gap between Landa and the other GC favorites?

On top it was 32 sec.

 

[Matteo.]

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Why have they let Landa go

Contador didn't react because he was taking off his rain coat

The others didn't react because Contador didn't react

You could not explain it better

 

[Gigs_98]

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How big is the gap between Landa and the other GC favorites?

About thirty seconds on the top of the climb, so not extremely big. Still if Landa has an advantage and the other gc riders start to watch each other on the final climb he has a decent chance.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Why have they let Landa go

Contador and Quintana each have a teammate, so they're just gonna work on the front until the last climb. Of course Landa has a teammate too so it's Visconti & Kreuziger vs. Lopez. Good position for Sky, but not a bad position for Tinkoff and Movistar.

Still, Tour of Flanders is a lesson in why it's good to go with the moves rather than trust your teammates to keep it close. But it's not just about the day here - Landa will probably lose time in the TT so if they give him 30-40 seconds it's not the end of the world, even if they don't pull it back today.

I doubt Landa will lose that much time in the TT...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Thanks all!

 

[Matteo.]

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Why have they let Landa go

Contador and Quintana each have a teammate, so they're just gonna work on the front until the last climb. Of course Landa has a teammate too so it's Visconti & Kreuziger vs. Lopez. Good position for Sky, but not a bad position for Tinkoff and Movistar.

Still, Tour of Flanders is a lesson in why it's good to go with the moves rather than trust your teammates to keep it close. But it's not just about the day here - Landa will probably lose time in the TT so if they give him 30-40 seconds it's not the end of the world, even if they don't pull it back today.

I doubt Landa will lose that much time in the TT...

He doesn't look so good today...as yesterday