Vuelta Stage 15: Alcalá la Real - Sierra Nevada (129.4 km)

[Rollthedice]

Contador riding towards the podium.

 

[Bolder]

Adding Kruisjwik -- however you spell his name -- and Bardet, if they can work, certainly helps. 1:20. It may be up to Nibali to motivate a chase. I don't think Froome cares who's behind him as long as the gap is enough...

 

[LaFlorecita]

How is Yates still gaining time... he's a monster
FWIW I think once the GC group starts to accelerate Lopez-Contador group will be caught quickly.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Peloton at 2.23 Contador at 1.13

 

[Climbing]

Re:

Time for shark to bridge

If Nibali has the legs will attack with 7 km to go!

 

[TomLPC]

The gap is getting out of hand, surely froome is on a bad one

 

[Simurgh]

**** that could have gone horribly wrong!

 

[bob.a.feet]

Kruijswijk's sock and shoe combo

 

[DFA123]

Re:

Adding Kruisjwik -- however you spell his name -- and Bardet, if they can work, certainly helps. 1:20. It may be up to Nibali to motivate a chase. I don't think Froome cares who's behind him as long as the gap is enough...

I can't imagine Froome would want Lopez and Contador anywhere near him given some of those climbs in the last week, where the gradients could lead to some big-time cracking. I doubt he'd be too comfortable with even a two minute lead on someone like Lopez going into Angliru.

 

[benzwire]

Looks like Froome taking in lots of gels. Maybe not feeling too great today?

Yates is more rested and doing a good ride.

 

[Eclipse]

Sky are riding so slowly

 

[Climbing]

I'm starting to think that there is something wrong with Froome, or he's really playing with fire here.

 

[El Pistolero]

Finally an attack.

 

[bigcog]

Nibali goes

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nibali!!! Finally

 

[bob.a.feet]

Nibali!!!

 

[Bolder]

As I said...up to Nibali to chase. Allez fort!

 

[DFA123]

You've got to think Nibali has missed the boat a bit here. Seems a bad time to be attacking on these slopes.

 

[benzwire]

Shark attack!

 

[Forever The Best]

Nibali attacking on the flat part.

 

[klintE]

Chavez moves on. Sky not even blink
EDIT: It's Nibali of course, not Chavito

 

[LaFlorecita]

Nibali goes so the Sky train accelerates... gap should come down soon but Yates still looking good.

 

[Irondan]

Nibs turn to cross the gap..

 

[bob.a.feet]

Froome always on the radio

 

[Red Rick]

Getting 23cm on a 4% gradient