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

[fauniera]

Yes!!!

 

[spalco]

Huge, huge win for Denifl.

Would've maybe been even bigger for Contador, but it is what it is.

 

[GraftPunk]

Still well done for both 1st and 2nd, glad Contie is going out shooting.

 

[stetre76]

Well done Stefan

 

[spalco]

40-ish seconds for Froome.

 

[Forever The Best]

Froome cracked today, losing more than 40 seconds to Nibali.

 

[jsem94]

Nibali gains 40 seconds on Froome.

 

[Vino's Mum]

What a win.

 

[PremierAndrew]

Froome loses 42 seconds to Nibali. Boy the Angliru is going to deliver

 

[Rollthedice]

Nibs gainded 41 sec on Froomey. Told you Dawg was fading. Game on!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Bodes well for Angliru!

 

[RedheadDane]

Those last couples of Ks were confusing.
I wanted Denifl to win.
I wanted Contador to win.

 

[jarvo]

Froome basically gained 20s on the TT yesterday then

 

[Irondan]

Great finish to today's stage!

 

[bob.a.feet]

Denifl was on fire today! So sad for Contador. Nibali still has a chance to win this.

 

[rainman]

Can't wait for Angliru

 

[Eclipse]

We have a race!

 

[jsem94]

Froome's probably going to bounce back from this. Nibali has to challenge tomorrow and Friday, not just on the Angliru.

 

[portugal11]

Stupid andorra stage

 

[DFA123]

Brilliant to see a rider like Denifl hold on to win on a climb like that. Amazing guts. Froome looks in real trouble now; I wouldn't be surprised to see him tested on the next couple of days before being dispatched on Angliru.

 

[Climbing]

Well game is on!

 

[Alexandre B.]

Looks like Froome went too deep yesterday.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Not that close for the stage win in the end. A monster performance by Denifl in a season that has transformed his career. From a career domestique with zero road race wins, to a team leader who has won the Osterreich Rundfahrt and a GT stage.

 

[RedheadDane]

Re:

Denifl was on fire today! So sad for Contador. Nibali still has a chance to win this.

Well... ABS have been lighting up the race.
You seen that poster-thingy they have on their (replacement) bus? :lol:

 

[Gigs_98]

Can't believe denifl won a stage but I am still not completely happy. Why can't denifl and contador both win