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Weds 2nd Sept: Vuelta 2015 stage 11: Andorra la Vella – Cortals d’Encamp 138km

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    #242
    happytramp
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Landa
    then
    Aru
    then Purito & Moreno
    then
    Nieve and Majka?
    then
    Dumoulin and Chaves
    then
    Valverde

    Where is Quintana?

    Dropping like a stone when last we saw him. Dumoulin/chaves/valverde group sailed right by him.


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    #243
    Subpopulus
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    Doc07 wrote: »
    As I don't have Eurosport I'm very gratefully watching live now on TG4. The commentary is certainly very different to C Kirby. My Irish is only ok but not much excitement from the TG4 crew, they were discussing if the riders had clinchers or tubs a minute ago.

    I like listening to them. It's like eavesdropping on a pair of auld lads down the pub having a chat about the race over a few pints.

    But if you wan't to know what's actually happening in the race, or get an analysis of the tactics, then they're useless.


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    #244
    letape
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    What a ride by Landa - incredible


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    #245
    ThisRegard
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    Boswell done quite well too.


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    #246
    xxyyzz
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    Some brute of a stage. Well done Landa.


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    #247
    letape
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    Moreno should probably have ridden his own race. He worked all day for Rodriquez and easily ride away from him at the end.

    He started the day at 2.26 so will have a high overall placing.


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    #248
    happytramp
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    Okay. Now let the fight begin.

    Aru v Dumoulin.

    Aru to go bananas in the mountains in order to get the 2/3min he'll need to hold him off in the Time trial.


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    #249
    ThisRegard
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    Roche behind Froome, unless he's missed by the cameras ?


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    #250
    REBELSAFC
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    happytramp wrote: »
    Okay. Now let the fight begin.

    Aru v Dumoulin.

    Aru to go bananas in the mountains in order to get the 2/3min he'll need to hold him off in the Time trial.

    I think he'll need more time than that over a 40k TT. Should be interesting


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    #251
    happytramp
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    REBELSAFC wrote: »
    I think he'll need more time than that over a 40k TT. Should be interesting

    Yeah you're probably right. But I'm guessing that the ringer Aru is going to put him through in the mountains is going to take it's toll on the TT.


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    #252
    Subpopulus
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    How the hell is your man Ashley supposed to respond to Juan Antonio's word stew?


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    #253
    letape
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    Ashley house said that nieve and Roche both finished in top 11 or 12 - presume he is mistaken?


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    #254
    happytramp
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    letape wrote: »
    Ashley house said that nieve and Roche both finished in top 11 or 12 - presume he is mistaken?

    Most likely....but fingers crossed :D


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    #255
    on_the_nickel
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    letape wrote: »
    Ashley house said that nieve and Roche both finished in top 11 or 12 - presume he is mistaken?

    In GC this morning.


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    #256
    Zyzz
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    #257
    REBELSAFC
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Roche behind Froome, unless he's missed by the cameras ?

    Came in over 14mins down... 22nd on GC provisionally


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    #258
    happytramp
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    Little did we know how right he was... those guys are f**king morons.


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    #259
    GetWithIt
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    The Motos seem to be complete spanners in La Vuelta. It almost as if the contract has been outsourced to a load of teenage girls with smartphones.


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    #260
    pelevin
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    Fabulous by Dumoulin to be really right in there for the overall as of now. Needs a killer of a TT though & obviously Aru has to be the significant favourite for the overall now.


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    #261
    MPFGLB
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    I am not sure that we will see the end of Dumoulin tomorrow

    As I said he weighs about the same as Nico and can push more power on the incline it seems

    I wonder what his power to weight was on Sunday ...bet it was way above the old 6W/kg threshold that all the pseudo scientists bang on about

    The climbs tomorrow are hard but there are plenty downhills in between, The stage is also relatively short and as a World class TT he knows how to suffer

    Nico doesn't sound too optimistic in the Indo

    Pain in the shoulder when he stands on the pedals is a bad sign as he stands on the pedals alot going up hill.....never managed to pick up the SKY sitting down high cadence stuff...such a pity as he was going very well

    http://www.independent.ie/sport/othe...-31496204.html


    Maybe Nieve could be the best of the SKY bunch today


    Seems I was unfortunately right about today

    I was so tired just watching it...mental stage ...not really about racing but more about hanging in. I thought Quintana was about to come to a full stop towards the end (and he didn't seem to care)


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    #262
    neris
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    left hanging there a bit your man on eurosport trying to interview dumoulin


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    #263
    Dr. Bre
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    Mad that froome Quintana valverde lost big time. Du moulin chaves fair play ! Love Carlton calling landa - Michael ha


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    #264
    ThisRegard
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    REBELSAFC wrote: »
    Came in over 14mins down... 22nd on GC provisionally

    Yeah, just spotted that on the official site, 13+ minutes down overall.


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    #265
    ThisRegard
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    happytramp wrote: »
    Little did we know how right he was... those guys are f**king morons.

    ?


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    #266
    gordongekko
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    This finally ends the Roche for gc contender once and for all


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    #267
    Eamonnator
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    gordongekko wrote: »
    This finally ends the Roche for gc contender once and for all

    In fairness, that ship sailed long ago.


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    #268
    godtabh
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    Eamonnator wrote: »
    In fairness, that ship sailed long ago.

    Not really


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    #269
    MPFGLB
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    neris wrote: »
    left hanging there a bit your man on eurosport trying to interview dumoulin
    gordongekko wrote: »
    This finally ends the Roche for gc contender once and for all

    Once & for all ?? or this year you mean ??

    He is injured so its not a good idea to confine him to the waste basket forever after today. If he can recover he can maybe go for a stage win

    Surprised he came in after froome as he was ahead of Froome on the climb wher they both got dropped and he was dropped after Froome
    He may have given up th fight unlike Froome who kept going


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    #270
    MPFGLB
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    But of course the usual suspects will be on here very soon saying how useless Roche is


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    #271
    dastardly00
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    I think a full-fit Nico would have gotten on pretty well today.
    The gradients weren't nuts and the tempo wasn't too high.


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