Vuelta Stage 17: Villadiego - Los Machucos (180.5 km)

[wheresmybrakes]

My legs are starting to hurt just thinking about what these guys are about to do. Wonder if any of them end up carrying their bikes up.

Suppose Kittel would fly up here eh? :lol:

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Nibali to save cycling

Both of them.

 

[StryderHells]

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Good work lads, bridge the gap then just let Yates ride the entire time

Just about to post the exact same thing. Why bother joining up with Yates/Chavez to just sit on and be swallowed by the bunch. :lol:

Yeah why not just attack and ride away and win the stage? Jokes aside, I doubt any one could do more than that.

At least Orica are throwing what they have at a stage win here, Haig won't be able to keep away from the leaders but it's nice to watch them going for it.

 

[Red Rick]

and the road goes /

 

[Pricey_sky]

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Good work lads, bridge the gap then just let Yates ride the entire time

Just about to post the exact same thing. Why bother joining up with Yates/Chavez to just sit on and be swallowed by the bunch. :lol:

Yeah why not just attack and ride away and win the stage? Jokes aside, I doubt any one could do more than that.

Obviously the Trek and Bahrain riders were there for later on, but it just seems absurd that they just sat on. Even a couple of pulls tires put the Sky train more which is surely the aim for Nibs and co.

 

[bob.a.feet]

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and the road goes /

More like _____I

 

[Irondan]

Here we goooooo.......

 

[Climbing]

I changed my mind, don't want to ride there anymore.

 

[StryderHells]

Cort was lucky to stay upright

 

[Eclipse]

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and the road goes /

More like _____I

It's sort of a

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[Gigs_98]

How the hell did haig gain 50 seconds?

 

[StryderHells]

Damn I wish I had this climb in my backyard, the profile looks like a fun

 

[Pricey_sky]

Aru was caught well out of position at the back again, its something he needs to work on.

 

[Singer01]

99% of the peleton up out the saddle straight away. All except froome.

 

[TomLPC]

This climb is really cool already

 

[DanielSong39]

Froome for the win!

 

[Scarponi]

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Damn I wish I had this climb in my backyard, the profile looks like a fun

I've seen your strava, you search for steep climbs in Melbourne but nothing like this

 

[bob.a.feet]

This looks more like Italy than Spain

 

[StryderHells]

How the hell did haig gain 50 seconds?

Haig and Cort are both great going descenders

 

[Lexman]

Pantano going again?

 

[jsem94]

MAL!

 

[bob.a.feet]

Lopez!!

 

[TomLPC]

Lopez is *** ridiculous

 

[Rollthedice]

Superman took off.

 

[Red Rick]

They'll see him at the finish line