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Vuelta Espana 2014 ....Stage 1 TTT

MPFG · 2014-08-23 17:39:05

.... Imagine route here .... And they are off

23-08-2014 5:39pm

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Imagine route here ....

And they are off

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#2 23-08-2014 5:39pm

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Just hope Garmoin stay upright

Looks a tricky if short stage

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#3 23-08-2014 5:44pm

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Looks like an awkward one alright

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#4 23-08-2014 5:48pm

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MPFG wrote: »

....

Imagine route here ....

And they are off

Not much to see I suppose. :pac:

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#5 23-08-2014 5:53pm

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Cannondale ???

Could Sagan get red

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#6 23-08-2014 5:58pm

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A bit of rain would have made for good viewing.

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#7 23-08-2014 6:03pm

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Maybe not given Dan has just started!

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#8 23-08-2014 6:07pm

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Movistar will win it if not Cannondale

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#9 23-08-2014 6:08pm

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Beasty wrote: »

Maybe not given Dan has just started!

It was the sadist in me talking!

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#10 23-08-2014 6:10pm

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I hope Kelly will be back in the commentary soon. Dan Lloyd(?) is grand, inoffensive but he's no Kelly . . . just as I'm typing, Kirby says he will be along on Monday. Excellent.

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#11 23-08-2014 6:11pm

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pelevin wrote: »

I hope Kelly will be back in the commentary soon. Dan Lloyd(?) is grand, inoffensive but he's no Kelly . . . just as I'm typing, Kirby says he will be along on Monday. Excellent.

Was just about to ask who the other guy was before he said it, recognised the voice from Eurosport before.

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#12 23-08-2014 6:16pm

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Garmin just staying uprigth it seems....ater the Giro who can blame them

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#13 23-08-2014 6:17pm

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Garmin's usual TTT letdown though at least nothing like the Giro.

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#14 23-08-2014 6:22pm

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Omega Pharma name-for-name you'd imagine to be very likely winners today.

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#15 23-08-2014 6:26pm

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I'm drunk and shouting at the tv already :pac:

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Iranoutofideas wrote: »

I'm drunk and shouting at the tv already :pac:

The drinking is not compulsory:D

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#17 23-08-2014 6:36pm

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Katusha, Sky and Astana all poor... Cannondale bossing it

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#18 23-08-2014 6:44pm

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What a performance by movistar!

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#19 23-08-2014 6:44pm

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MPFG wrote: »

Movistar will win it if not Cannondale

Maybe my predictions will be ok this race

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#20 23-08-2014 6:46pm

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27 seconds to Quintana over Froome already. No joke of a gap.

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#21 23-08-2014 6:47pm

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MPFG wrote: »

Maybe my predictions will be ok this race

The absence of Nico Roche has given you clear sight.

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#22 23-08-2014 6:52pm

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pelevin wrote: »

I hope Kelly will be back in the commentary soon. Dan Lloyd(?) is grand, inoffensive but he's no Kelly . . . just as I'm typing, Kirby says he will be along on Monday. Excellent.

Wonder what Kelly could find so important this weekend that drags him away from the Eurosport commentry box

:pac:

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#23 23-08-2014 7:00pm

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pelevin wrote: »

The absence of Nico Roche has given you clear sight.

I am free from my burden :pac::pac:

Disappointing Garmin TTT...lots of time for dan to make up...His interview on Eurosport he said he was feeling great and up for it

Also Katusha were poor.....Hofland had ot wait for them forever...Purito also has alot of time to make up

maybe they will both try and win stages ot get bonus points...they will have to as not great at final TT

SKY & TCS ..maybe need to put something into Quintana in first 2 weeks as he usually starts slow and get better and will be great in the mountains

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Quintana's smile was legendary

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#25 23-08-2014 7:58pm

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Main GC contender standings after stage 1:

Quintana
Valverde s.t.
Chaves + 6 sec.
Arredondo + 9 sec.
Uran + 11 sec.
Contador + 19 sec.
Gesink + 19 sec.
Kelderman + 19 sec.
Evans + 21 sec.
Sanchez + 21 sec.
Anacona + 25 sec.
Froome + 27 sec.
Aru + 31 sec.
Betancur + 33 sec.
Rodriguez + 38 sec.
Moreno + 38 sec.
Martin + 41 sec.
Hesjedal + 41 sec.
Pinot + 45 sec.
Arroyo + 48 sec.
Navarro + 51 sec.

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#26 23-08-2014 8:18pm

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Talib Fiasco wrote: »

Main GC contender standings after stage 1:

Quintana
Valverde s.t.
Chaves + 6 sec.
Arredondo + 9 sec.
Uran + 11 sec.
Contador + 19 sec.
Gesink + 19 sec.
Kelderman + 19 sec.
Evans + 21 sec.
Sanchez + 21 sec.
Anacona + 25 sec.
Froome + 27 sec.
Aru + 31 sec.
Betancur + 33 sec.
Rodriguez + 38 sec.
Moreno + 38 sec.
Martin + 41 sec.
Hesjedal + 41 sec.
Pinot + 45 sec.
Arroyo + 48 sec.
Navarro + 51 sec.

Crappy for Garmin but shouldn't have any major impact on Martin's chances of a top 5 finish. Lots of the other contenders outside the "big 3" are around the same time.

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