2016 Vuelta a España, stage 11: Colunga > Peña Cabarga

MPFGLB

So were back and its another MTF





So will Quintana take more time on Froome or can Contador do something. Will we see again the Benny Hill like Froome speed pedalling up the mountian where he was born (methaphorically speaking ...in cycling terms)

And here are the fastest times ever ...See who is in at number 6....And SKY never wanted to use him as a climber !!!

https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/770726136284348417

retalivity

Ah chris horner and the vuelta...i almost forgot about that!

neris

Chris horner- think most people forgot about him

Nico at number 6

RobFowl

Ah Chris Horner, good that we have cycling we can all believe in now

#yackidysax

dastardly00

2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?

dastardly00

MPFGLB wrote: »

And here are the fastest times ever

We might see the record being broken today as the stage profile is a lot easier compared to Stage 18 in 2013.

neris

dastardly00 wrote: »

2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?

he won a stage or was it 2 that year and the red jersey

on_the_nickel

retalivity wrote: »

Ah chris horner and the vuelta...i almost forgot about that!

How could you forget this incredible interview (skip to 6m45)?

MPFGLB

dastardly00 wrote: »

2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?

Yes he was his lightest at about 66KG
Was that again this year at San Seb and Olympics but as you can see prone to infection when body fat % doe to about 3%

Such a pity as great climber when light ...The other day Philip Gilbert was saying that Covodongo was too hard for him as he was too heavy at 67kg ...
Nico climbs as 69KG all year ...just shows how good he really is

But can'tlose the weight like Froome, Nibali, Wiggins or Poels who can get get scarecrow thin except for a few weeks in July/Aug when weather very hot and when easier to not get infections
That is why SKY wanted hmas a rouler I suppose and not a climber

neris

who the feck dresses that Ashley fella on Eurosport.

MPFGLB

Breakaway

https://twitter.com/CiclismoInter/status/770967911393624064

terrydel

neris wrote: »

who the feck dresses that Ashley fella on Eurosport.

Haha, the size of the gob on him too!

dastardly00

Tinkoff are really eating into the breakaway's lead...
It's down to just over two minutes with 60km still to go.

neris

Carlton seems to think Oleg flew in last night and gave the team a bollicking and has them chasing stage wins now

godtabh

That is some ramp.

neris

on the climb now, some angle on it

dastardly00

The road went from flat to vertical almost instantly, and Tinkoff completely vanished off the front!

neris

go smiley

godtabh

big attack by chaves

godtabh

all back together

godtabh

Froome and Quaitan

mloc123

Finding Kirby painful these days.

godtabh

Froome attacks

godtabh

That was fantastic. **** what people say about PM. That was a great ride

neris

now thats racing, that was fupin brilliant

godtabh

Who was the sky rider who finished 3rd?

Brian?

Good finish. What was the point in all that work by Tinkoff????

godtabh

Brian? wrote: »

Good finish. What was the point in all that work by Tinkoff????

Bertie may have thought he had better legs.

dastardly00

godtabh wrote: »

Who was the sky rider who finished 3rd?

König, but he finished 4th.

Brian?

godtabh wrote: »

Bertie may have thought he had better legs.

I don't know. I thought that was it but he never attacked. It was all very strange.

terrydel

godtabh wrote: »

That was fantastic. **** what people say about PM. That was a great ride

What is PM?
People using acronyms and abbreviations and assuming others know what theyre talking about drives me crackers :P

godtabh

power meter. I would have assumed, given the talk about them over the last day or two, it was a widely known what it was. sorry.

terrydel

godtabh wrote: »

power meter. I would have assumed, given the talk about them over the last day or two, it was a widely known what it was. sorry.

I'd have a better chance had you typed 'PM's' instead of 'PM' :pac:

dastardly00

Gianluca Brambilla, who was doing very well in the GC classification (11th before the start of the stage), lost a bucket load of time today (5'14" behind Froome). It's possible though that he is not focusing on GC anymore now that his Etixx team mate De La Cruz is in the top-10.

MPFGLB

dastardly00 wrote: »

Gianluca Brambilla, who was doing very well in the GC classification (11th before the start of the stage), lost a bucket load of time today (5'14" behind Froome). It's possible though that he is not focusing on GC anymore now that his Etixx team mate De La Cruz is in the top-10.

I think Brambilla was focusing on GC but he is not a climber for the harder longer climbs.

Looks like Yates is goingup the GC and for me is a better bet than Chaves in the longer mountains to come

Scarponi also a good bet for longer stages as is Sammy Sanchez...so those three shoudl rise up GC

Lusk_Doyle

neris wrote: »

he won a stage or was it 2 that year and the red jersey

One stage and the red jersey and my first born named after him several days later!

neris

Watching the highlights on its and your 1 Laura from euros port didn't looked too impressed that Daniel friebe butted in on our interview with chases after the stage

Kaisr Sose

# I love the Veulta!!

D9Male

MPFGLB wrote: »

I think Brambilla was focusing on GC but he is not a climber for the harder longer climbs.

Looks like Yates is goingup the GC and for me is a better bet than Chaves in the longer mountains to come

Scarponi also a good bet for longer stages as is Sammy Sanchez...so those three shoudl rise up GC

Completely agree about Scarponi. He rode like a beast in the Giro, and looks to be on form now. These short sharp climbs don't suit him, so I am impressed he is doing so well on them.

I also agree on Yates; he is riding better than Chaves, and would be doing even better if he didn't have to work for him twice.

Brambilla either had a problem yesterday, or he saved his batteries for today. There is no way he loses so much on a climb like yesterday if he is healthy and fighting for GC. He actually beat Valverde and the rest of the GC guys on Naranco (Stage 9) an extremely similar finish.

I think he is targetting today's stage. I have backed him and Felline.