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

[Arredondo]

Boring...

 

[skippo12]

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Ah easy to spot Nibali today, white shirt, he's young... inside! (I know it's not youth classification) :lol:

I am always confused when I cannot spot him in his Bahrain jersey. Before I remembered he is wearing the white jersey I thought he wasn`t in the leader group anymore.

 

[Climbing]

I wonder if the descent could be selective.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Sander Armee is going way faster then the rest..

 

[skippo12]

What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

 

[sir fly]

Excellent quartet.

 

[staubsauger]

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What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

It's the Vuelta. No interest in a random top 10!

 

[ice&fire]

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I wonder if the descent could be selective.

It's almost a motorway

 

[Climbing]

Sky on the front, it's over.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

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What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

Kruijswijk has shown nothing so far that warrants a fullly committed defense from the teams of those you mention

 

[Rollthedice]

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Sky on the front, it's over.

It was before the stage started, a perfect design for the train.

 

[LaFlorecita]

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What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

Big chapeau, they are not defending their top-10, this is how all riders should be.

 

[bob.a.feet]

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Ah easy to spot Nibali today, white shirt, he's young... inside! (I know it's not youth classification) :lol:

Throwback

 

[the_cutter]

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Sky on the front, it's over.

Maybe Astana were deliberately going slow? Clutching at straws here. Purche was always the better bet for a long ranger attack, but this ascent didn't hurt Sky one bit.

 

[wouterkaas]

Unbelievable that the moto remains so close in front of the peloton

 

[TomLPC]

Go on stevie, careful on the descent

 

[webvan]

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What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

Big chapeau, they are not defending their top-10, this is how all riders should be.

The way it should be! Not like the clowns who helped Froome chase down Bardet during the TdF this year...

 

[Arredondo]

Armee is climbing really well this Vuelta. Maybe the kid has got a future as proper breakaway specialist?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

As if anybody worries about Kruijswijk. He'll blow back

 

[bob.a.feet]

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What is with the top 10 GC guys...only riders that can let Kruijswijk go are Froome and Nibali. Chavez? Aru? Lopez? Kelderman? Zakarin? Contador?
No interest in defending their position or are they convinced that Kruijswijk will blow himself up.

Big chapeau, they are not defending their top-10, this is how all riders should be.

The way it should be! Not like the clowns who helped Froome chase down Bardet during the TdF this year...

Don't think Astana were defending top 10, they were just being stupid

 

[LaFlorecita]

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Go on stevie, careful on the descent

No snow banks here!

 

[LaFlorecita]

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As if anybody worries about Kruijswijk. He'll blow back

The final climb suits him, but alone it will be tough. He needs to hope his companions are strong.

 

[Climbing]

Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale), who perfectly knows the area, described the stage for lavuelta.com: “The Sierra Nevada is a very high altitude place, it's interesting for training. You can go there early in the season because it's far in the South of Europe. This place has many advantages for good trainings. I know the last climb very well… But that doesn't mean I like it. It's a wide road, it's a nightmare for a lone rider. It's ideal for a rider like Chris Froome. The climbs before are very hard. But the last stretch is perfect for the Team Sky's train, groups should get together. It's not a good stage for attackers.”

No ***.

 

[spalco]

The sitting on the top tube descending style should be banned for style reasons alone.

 

[Ricco']

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Armee is climbing really well this Vuelta. Maybe the kid has got a future as proper breakaway specialist?

The kid will turn 32 next december. :razz: