Vuelta Stage 4 - from one place to another place in Spain

neris

Sprint finish by looks of it so more of yesterday. Breakaway was let go and have over 5 minutes

https://twitter.com/lavuelta/status/1165973085654323200?s=19

dastardly00

^^^^
The cringe on Nico's face having to do that

dastardly00

Steven Kruijswijk has abandoned due to the injuries he picked up in the crash during the TTT. Big blow for Roglic

MPFGLB

Well looks like there may be thunder rain, cross winds and dangerous roundabouts !!!

I hope it all remain calm today though

Sam for another win and green jersey

neris

Eurosport player AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

after 3 days of Carlton my app has suddenly decided to give me the Spanish stream for today's stage.

Eamonnator

neris wrote: »

Eurosport player AAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH

after 3 days of Carlton my app has suddenly decided to give me the Spanish stream for today's stage.

Lucky you.

dastardly00

MPFGLB wrote: »

Well looks like there may be thunder rain, cross winds and dangerous roundabouts !!!

I hope it all remain calm today though

Sam for another win and green jersey

No sign of any rain yet at the finish thankfully

neris

The ads are even worser

Eamonnator wrote: »

Lucky you.

c.p.w.g.w

dastardly00 wrote: »

No sign of any rain yet at the finish thankfully

Temperature has dropped a few degrees at the finish, which suggests weather system movement.. hope there isn't rain with the run to line we have today(6/7 roundabouts)

MPFGLB

Not Bora for Sam as Sagan doesnt want him at the Tour (Brian Smith) and Ackerman will be at the Giro

Not Dim Data I hope ...not a great team

Not DQS either as wont have focus on him at the Tour and also dont pay top dollar...just ask Viviani (who didn't get a Tour spot)

Not sure about Katusha ...are they not merging with Direct Energie ??...This could be an option

Maybe Sunweb ? They have the bucks after Dumoulin left and need a world class winner ...

neris

Uran and another EF on the ground

c.p.w.g.w

neris wrote: »

Uran and another EF on the ground

Looked like 3 or 4 fell there. Back on now tho

neris

Getting bandaged up by the medical car

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

Looked like 3 or 4 fell there. Back on now tho

Theres the rain and the rooster tails:rolleyes:

MPFGLB

"Kelly's finger ...the digit of doom" predicts the weather :pac:

dastardly00

Where are Bora??

c.p.w.g.w

Did Sam just poach that?

neris

That was close

dulpit

Did he nick that?

marvin80

If Sam wins this it's insane!

neris

Lost it by a spoke

dulpit

Jaysus that was close...

How did they split that

dahat

He will be annoyed at losing that one today I suspect.

dulpit

Nico still in red? Was he in the bunch? They didn't mention him in the commentary yet.. Sam will be in green they said...

dastardly00

Boscoirl

that is a a close as it gets

JMcL

Comfortably in green though - two Irish riders in the 2 main jerseys of a grand tour. Is it the 1980s all over again?

marvin80

dahat wrote: »

He will be annoyed at losing that one today I suspect.

They mentioned he went the longer way around the last roundabout and lost his position.
Then had to make up the ground.
How he sliced through to the front I don't know - some man!

cunavalos

dastardly00 wrote: »

Maybe Sam will learn his lesson and stop riding 24" wheels and use 700c wheels like everyone else:D

dastardly00

As marvin80 said, Sam lost a lot of ground when he went the long way around that roundabout. Also, where were the rest of the Bora leadout train??

MPFGLB

Sam ran out of road after losing time on the roundabout

Boscoirl

I think Bora used up a lot of riders catching the DQS rider that went early. And sam lost the rest at that roundabout

Acosta

Given how strong he was at the end he probably would have won it comfortably if he had stayed left at the roundabout.

Irishmen in the leaders and points jersey at a grand tour! What a moment.

dastardly00

Kudos to Jakobsen and the rest of his team. They played the the last 5 km very well

Talking about Sam on the breakaway and he strolls by in the back ground "Oh hi Sam"

Eamonnator

cunavalos wrote: »

Maybe Sam will learn his lesson and stop riding 24" wheels and use 700c wheels like everyone else:D

yer man on the BMX in 3rd did well.

magicbastarder

cunavalos wrote: »

Maybe Sam will learn his lesson and stop riding 24" wheels and use 700c wheels like everyone else:D

to be fair, it looks like he actually bent his spokes with the sheer power he was putting out.

harringtonp

Acosta wrote: »

Given how strong he was at the end he probably would have won it comfortably if he had stayed left at the roundabout.

He may have been second and I don't really know what

http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/sam-bennett-vuelta-green-jersey/

is all about but its one of the most powerful sprints I've seen from him. Doesn't look like there is much wrong with his form

MPFGLB

Ad yet he has not felt well over the course of both stages ?