Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León - 13th to 17th April

[Moondance]

Who is Slagter?

Young Dutch stage racer. Did very well in Avenir last year.

Yet another one of our hopefuls if TGBM, Poels and Kruiswijk don't pan out.

And if Slagter doesn't pan out we've always got Tom Dumoulin and Wilco Keldermann

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

6 colombians in group contador, also 3 from epm!

 

[Jamsque]

The gap can't be more than 20 seconds now, this is coming back.

 

[roundabout]

I thought we were promised no flat between the climbs?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

6 colombians in group contador, also 3 from epm!

it's like riding an Eurotour stage

 

[Jamsque]

French commentators cracking jokes about Nicolas Portal riding a jaguar.

 

[theyoungest]

Young Dutch stage racer. Did very well in Avenir last year.

Yet another one of our hopefuls if TGBM, Poels and Kruiswijk don't pan out.

And if Slagter doesn't pan out we've always got Tom Dumoulin and Wilco Keldermann

Dumoulin isn't a climber.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

The gap can't be more than 20 seconds now, this is coming back.

yes it seems.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumoulin isn't a climber.

Indeed, time trialler who can do well on hills if he has his day. But definately not mountains

 

[Moondance]

Dumoulin isn't a climber.

He can learn. Plenty of TTers can turn into stage race specialists later in their careers.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

yes it seems.

Actually its 17 seconds

edit: nice ninja edit Gerrit-Jan. (he posted the difference was a minute)

 

[The Sheep]

yes it seems.

looks a lot less now

 

[Escarabajo]

17" between the two groups.

 

[hrotha]

yes it seems.

Haha, stealth edit

Anyway, I guess this means we're still getting our bunch sprint, unless someone can put 5-10 seconds on the rest in the final cimb.

 

[Mellow Velo]

14 seconds means it's all getting back together.

 

[python]

the gap is down to 14 secs

 

[Escarabajo]

They are going to be caught.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Actually its 17 seconds

edit: nice ninja edit Gerrit-Jan. (he posted the difference was a minute)

yeah that's what the tv reporters said before, it was a minute, now 17 seconds

 

[theyoungest]

Ten Dam attacks on the descent

 

[The Sheep]

Theyre caught

 

[Moondance]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo

Stupid ad breaks. This is why commercial television sucks.

 

[roundabout]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooo

Stupid ad breaks. This is why commercial television sucks.

Communist.

All hope is now on the Rabobus.

 

[jens_attacks]

so who can challenge alberto now?anton,pozzo,los colombianos?

 

[Moondance]

Garate it is.

4 secs max though.

EDIT: Now its over

 

[Jamsque]

so who can challenge alberto now?anton,pozzo,los colombianos?

I'm not sure the climb is steep enough for Contador to drop everyone, especially given the work he had to do after his mechanical.