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La Vuelta Stage 7: Camargo to Cistierna (190km)

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  • 26-08-2022 2:16pm
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    mewso
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    Interesting stage today. Expect Trek to put some pressure on towards the end of this big climb to see if they can drop the other sprinters. A test for Sam too. I wouldn't expect him to still be in the Peleton if said pressure occurs but can he get back on once they are over the top? Mads will be the favourite but yet again Fred Wright is in the break and who would begrudge him a win? He may have chosen the wrong stage to try though as Trek seem to be all in for this one. Otherwise it looks like Bike Exchange are riding for Groves so he must fancy his chances of getting up this climb too. So break, reduced sprint or all back together by the end?



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    [Deleted User]
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    Larry Warbasse was predicting Sam for today on the cycling podcast. Sam looking better than Chris froome at the minute.



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    eagle eye
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    I'm surprised that nobody is talking about the likes of Nibali and Higuita who can put on a pace on the climb and are serious going downhill.



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    retalivity
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525210#Comment_119525210

    Its not a steep enough downhill, and is 70k long, will be a reduced sprint from the break/peloton who werent dropped



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    mewso
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    I suppose it depends on the downhill gradient and how technical it is.



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    De Bhál
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    no sign of Sam Bennett at the back there anyway. Still a while to go up this climb though...fingers crossed he hangs in there



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    retalivity
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525270#Comment_119525270

    He's nicely nestled in the middle of the pack



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    dastardly00
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    Less than 4 km to go until the summit and Sam is still safely in the middle of the peloton. All is going very well.



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    eagle eye
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    It'll be great if Sam gets over the top in the peloton. He'll have plenty of time to recover then.



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    mewso
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    This could backfire badly on Mads.



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    De Bhál
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    damn, slipping off the back now with a km to go, hopefully won't burn up too much energy getting back in



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    retalivity
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    Should be OK, plenty of time to get back in



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    dastardly00
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    Given that Trek will pretty much have nobody to drive the peloton after they reach the summit, hopefully the tempo will slow down and Sam will get back in.



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    mewso
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525389#Comment_119525389

    and the break will win :)



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    breezy1985
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    Is Sam literally the only rider dropped?

    That's what the live ticker says



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    De Bhál
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525423#Comment_119525423

    nah, in the last shot there was about 7 there with him, looked like 2 Bora teammates and a few other teams



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    eagle eye
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    No, loads dropped but they'll get back on, very close to the back of the peloton now. He can sit at the back for a long time, there no danger of anything happening up front. He'll hopefully have a full train come the finish.



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    dastardly00
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    The Vuelta tracker has Sam back in with the peloton



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    [Deleted User]
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    The views down in this valley are unreal.



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    De Bhál
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    Sam well within the peloton now.



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    eagle eye
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525489#Comment_119525489

    Yeah, it's on my bucket list to do a Giro, Tour and Vuelta journey, by car not cycling!

    I plan to start that in four years time and do one per year.



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    dastardly00
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    Points available for the intermediate sprint: 20-17-15-13-11-10 points

    Five riders in the breakaway, so one rider from the peloton will get 10 points.

    If Pedersen gets those 10 points, he goes into virtual green jersey

    EDIT: The info regarding the intermediate points was from inrng.com and seems to be incorrect. The points available were 20-17-15-13-10, so the breakaway took all of them.



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    #23
    neris
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    water levels on that lake a while back look very low



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    #24
    De Bhál
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    Bora chasing the break now so Sam must be confident he can do it



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    happytramp
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    They're cutting it close. Reckon the break holds on.



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    CramCycle
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119525601#Comment_119525601

    Not making huge in roads into it yet though



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    dastardly00
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    Well if the peloton don't catch them, I hope Fred Wright wins!



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    retalivity
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    They're going to start looking at each other and be caught in the last 200m aren't they?



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    De Bhál
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    my heart rates going up...break looks good, unfortunately



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    CramCycle
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    Peloton aIf the timing is correct it is hard to see them being caught at this stage



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    De Bhál
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    well done Sam, won the bunch sprint



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