Vuelta - Stage 19

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 3:09pm #1

Big crash, Roglic down and Movistar missed the crash, went straight to the front and started driving it........Gap already over a minute, and Roglic is alone hanging onto Astana who had Superman Lopez fall as well. Roglic could have the race stolen from him here.

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 3:14pm

Finally they knock it off.

13-09-2019 3:19pm

Race wasn't even on and they put the hammer down after the crash.

Omar Fraile giving Valverde a right earful :pac:

brocbrocach · 13-09-2019 3:34pm

Movistar do this a bit too much, time and time again it's them that attack. I get that there's a cultural difference but you'd love to see karma come calling some day.

neris · 13-09-2019 3:38pm

Load of Bora on the front. Wondering are they setting this up for Sam

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 4:01pm

Movistar should have kept going

Rubbish rules that apply ot the guy in 1st but not the guy in 2nd or 3rd or10th or 56th

You wait for all crashes ory ou wait for none

Cycling at times is ridiculous

neris · 13-09-2019 4:25pm

Get Sam to Quickstep they're teasing him now

13-09-2019 4:25pm

Wow Sam did well there to finish 2nd.

dastardly00 · 13-09-2019 4:26pm

Ah I don't f**king believe it... Sam second again and beaten by Deceuninck Quick-Sep!!!

c.p.w.g.w · 13-09-2019 4:26pm

2nd for Bennett again.

Is that's 2 stages wins and 3 stage runner ups in this vuelta?

dahat · 13-09-2019 4:27pm

Again a very creditable second for Sam, great result.

happytramp · 13-09-2019 4:27pm

Great ride by Sam.... Sill in the hunt for green Jersey and a chance to complete hat-trick in Madrid. Here's hoping for a massive break tomorrow with a 10+ min gap.

neris · 13-09-2019 4:28pm

Jaysus think that might be more then a dodgy bbq

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 4:29pm

happytramp wrote: »

Great ride by Sam.... Sill in the hunt for green Jersey and a chance to complete hat-trick in Madrid. Here's hoping for a massive break tomorrow with a 10+ min gap.

He'll need some intermediate points to overhaul Roglic I think, 25 for the win in Madrid:

Eamonnator · 13-09-2019 4:29pm

Sam has been 1st or 2nd on a quarter of the stages, so far.

dastardly00 · 13-09-2019 4:32pm

c.p.w.g.w wrote: »

2nd for Bennett again.

Is that's 2 stages wins and 3 stage runner ups in this vuelta?

All stages were won by a different Deceuninck Quick-Step rider when Sam was runner-up!

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 4:35pm

Very poor camera work and timings by the production team but seemed to me Bora had no one chasing after Archbold peeled off

Bora are more interested in backing Majka for 6th place than wining stages

Mefistofelino · 13-09-2019 4:35pm

Inquitus wrote: »

He'll need some intermediate points to overhaul Roglic I think, 25 for the win in Madrid:

There's only one intermediate sprint on Sunday so he'd need to take that and the stage win to be equal to Roglic. Roglic would also need to finish outside the top 15 tomorrow.

c.p.w.g.w · 13-09-2019 4:37pm

dastardly00 wrote: »

All stages were won by a different Deceuninck Quick-Step rider when Sam was runner-up!

I gonna say it...can Sam with in Yorkshire at the end of the month?

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 4:37pm

Worlds is a very hard course but Ireland needs to back Bennett with Dan Martin in reserve

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 4:38pm

Mefistofelino wrote: »

There's only one intermediate sprint on Sunday so he'd need to take that and the stage win to be equal to Roglic. Roglic would also need to finish outside the top 15 tomorrow.

There's an intermediate tomorrow if the peleton goes easy at the start and he gets over the Cat 1. We defo need a break to win tomorrow though and not the GC riders contesting the stage. Wonder when the last time a Sprinter won the Green Jersey at the Vuelta was, I can't remember it.

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 4:38pm

Degenkolp 2014 and Cav in 2010

dastardly00 · 13-09-2019 4:39pm

Sam said his radio wasn't working. He thought they had caught all the breakaway riders so he thought he was in the lead until he turned the last corner and saw Cavagna!!

c.p.w.g.w · 13-09-2019 4:40pm

MPFGLB wrote: »

Worlds is a very hard course but Ireland needs to back Bennett with Dan Martin in reserve

Bennett is definitely Ireland's strongest option on form

cunavalos · 13-09-2019 4:42pm

MPFGLB wrote: »

Very poor camera work and timings by the production team but seemed to me Bora had no one chasing after Archbold peeled off

Bora are more interested in backing Majka for 6th place than wining stages

I would agree, what was the idea with the mini split after roglic got back on after the crash. 3 Bora riders and valverde. This led to a stall when it was brought back together again. Disappointed for Sam but his performances this Vuelta have exceeded even my biased expectations. Hopefully he caps it off on Sunday with a stage win.

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 4:45pm

cunavalos wrote: »

I would agree, what was the idea with the mini split after roglic got back on after the crash. 3 Bora riders and valverde. This led to a stall when it was brought back together again. Disappointed for Sam but his performances this Vuelta have exceeded even my biased expectations. Hopefully he caps it off on Sunday with a stage win.

He didn't exceed my expectations ...He is the strongest sprinter in the field by a mile

I like more though that he can do the uphill sprints and beat so many classic riders

For me he is a future classics winner ...

Mefistofelino · 13-09-2019 4:46pm

Inquitus wrote: »

There's an intermediate tomorrow if the peleton goes easy at the start and he gets over the Cat 1. We defo need a break to win tomorrow though and not the GC riders contesting the stage. Wonder when the last time a Sprinter won the Green Jersey at the Vuelta was, I can't remember it.

Given the racing so far, I'd say there's precisely two chances of that.

If Sam and Roglic were to finish on equal points, what's the protocol? - decision based on highest stage placings?

Inquitus · 13-09-2019 5:00pm

Seems the UCI is planning to sanction Roglic for using the cars to get back on, it's being discussed by the race jury anyways.

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 5:01pm

MPFGLB wrote: »

He didn't exceed my expectations ...He is the strongest sprinter in the field by a mile

I like more though that he can do the uphill sprints and beat so many classic riders

For me he is a future classics winner ...

Of course when Bennett gets to DQS next year he will win classics and one day races as well as sprints

That is if he ever gets away from that Bora shower

dastardly00 · 13-09-2019 5:05pm

MPFGLB wrote: »

Of course when Bennett gets to DQS next year he will win classics and one day races as well as sprints

That is if he ever gets away from that Bora shower

It's Hansgrohe that make the showers... Bora make cooktop extractors

:pac: :pac: :pac:

MPFGLB · 13-09-2019 5:06pm

https://twitter.com/_DennisJ_/status/1172538212432171009?s=20

Vuelta - Stage 19

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