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

[Ney the Viking]

The Butcher sounds quite omnious, it means the same in dutch.

ah, learn something new everyday

@Ryo: and up here it is definitly not a common name.

 

[Moondance]

I can't take Slagter seriusly cos it means Butcher in Danish, so i always end up snickering when you all go: SLAGTER SLAGTER!

Let it be resolved that Tom Slagter's nickname will from this day forth be The Butcher of Groningen

 

[Moondance]

Gap appears to have grown a bit.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

We all knew this was going to happen. Last mountain a borefest.

If only they switched the order of climbs.

 

[Jamsque]

Looks like these three are being given just enough rope to hang themselves.

 

[theyoungest]

Let it be resolved that Tom Slagter's nickname will from this day forth be The Butcher of Groningen

Too bad he's not from Boskoop or something.

 

[Cobblestoned]

Let it be resolved that Tom Slagter's nickname will from this day forth be The Butcher of Groningen

His 2 companions should be feared now.

 

[Moondance]

Too bad he's not from Boskoop or something.

Or Bedum... That's right bij Groningen.

Although the nickname doesn't translate that well.

Either way, The Butcher is pretty solid as far a nicknames go in English at least.

 

[Mellow Velo]

More like watching a slow motion break, than a climb.

 

[The Sheep]

they have about 20 seconds now

 

[Moondance]

25 seconds, something like that?

 

[hrotha]

You could say the climb starts now, with 12 km to go. But according to the profile it'll be even less steep for several kilometers.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Porte is riding fullout, but the front group is only gaining time...

Sigh, you would think on a tempo climb like this, Porte would have somewhat of an advantage

 

[hfer07]

12 k left- expect the fireworks before the 5k mark....... This is the kind of stage that I miss Duarte - he could have gone to the front already and started some serious attacks to rattle the peloton

 

[Moondance]

Columbia in trouble.

 

[Escarabajo]

Was that a kid on the road?????

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Infantino drops.

Ok...Slagter and Cioni now

 

[Jamsque]

Pop goes the Colombian!

40 seconds is the gap, this is looking promising.

Contador loses his second-last team-mate.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Slagter and Cioni are riding away from the Porte-train.
Edit, Porte is gone

 

[Ney the Viking]

40 secs =O

 

[Moondance]

Was that a kid on the road?????

Probably a Colombian, more like

 

[hrotha]

I'm looking at the profile and it's quite depressing, they're on the toughest part right now.

 

[Jamsque]

This motorbike sounds clapped out. Needs a few days in the garage I think.

 

[sublimit]

Sky V Rabobank the rematch

 

[Ney the Viking]

that doesnt look like 40 secs!