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Vuelta – Stage 11 (ITT)

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  • August 29, 2012 at 7:59 am #16692
    drheaton

    Big day in the GC today, can Froome put enough time into the opposition to take a nice lead into the mountains? How well will Contador do and can Rodriguez and Valverde limit their losses? Will Gesink pull a blinder and start to make a move up the standings?

    I’ve made my four transfers for today, had originally planned to make three but decided to bring in Talanksy after dropping him over the weekend (stupid me). I’ve given up all hope of winning the bike so here’s my team:

    Tony Martin (in for Degenkolb)
    Contador (in for Davis)
    Froome (in for Bennati)
    Viviani
    Talansky (in for Meersman)
    Castroviejo
    Quintana
    Bouhanni
    Marczynski

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  • August 30, 2012 at 9:58 am #697473
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    chrisdstripes

    drheaton wrote:Oh well,

    drheaton wrote:
    Oh well, that’s Froome’s hopes gone. I really thought he could win this race but instead of being an exciting attacking rider like Contador he’s turned out to be more of a Wiggins, a big engine that can’t handle real accelerations or quick changes of pace.(

    Ah, thats a little harsh, no? I think he is an attacking rider, more of a Contador than a Wiggins, but he’s also a very tired one, and still only 16 seconds off the lead. He’s a week away from becoming the first British rider ever to make the podium in three grand tours, and I think his best years are still to come.

    I agree though that he doesn’t look like he has it in him to win this. But Purito couldn’t handle the big hills last year, and no-one really knows Contador’s form, so I’m still hoping. A lot could change on Saturday when they have to go up more than one hill on the same day for a change…

    (PS – the guy is from Kenya – he can cope with the heat just as well as the Spaniards – as he proved last year. If he falls away it’ll be down to the TdF, and maybe the early season illnesses, not the weather).

    August 30, 2012 at 9:16 am #697471
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    drheaton

    silas chime wrote:I still

    silas chime wrote:
    I still think Froome’s got a chance but he needs to win a stage or 2 for time bonuses……they’re the difference in the race so far I think.The so called ‘track stop’ the other day done him no favours either.

    The longer more attritional mountain stages will favour him more than Purito….although the climate favours the 3 Spaniards(obviously!!).

    I’m not buying the 3 against one though….not when Froome has Porte,Uran and Henao in his team.

    From what little I’ve seen Froome seems to get isolated very quickly by Contador and Rodriguez with quick changes of acceleration unlike at the TdF where Wiggins and Froome stuck together against the likes of Nibali, VdB and Evans. I don’t know if even Uran, Henao and Porte are of the caliber needed to stick with Contador when he goes dancing up the mountain.

    I can see Froome losing more time today to Rodridguez/Valverde as it’s a short climb that Rodriguez will go flying up and I’m not sure Froome will be able to go with him.

    My money is on Contador now, Rodriguez second and potentially Valverde third. Froome will need to do something special to overtake either of Contador and Rodriguez but I think he’s just too tired.

    August 30, 2012 at 8:31 am #697469
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    silas chime

    drheaton wrote:Oh well,

    drheaton wrote:
    Oh well, that’s Froome’s hopes gone. I really thought he could win this race but instead of being an exciting attacking rider like Contador he’s turned out to be more of a Wiggins, a big engine that can’t handle real accelerations or quick changes of pace. I don’t know if he’s tired or whether the three Spaniards are just working him over or what, but either way he’ll have to pull something out of the bag to beat Contador and Rodriguez now.

    Fantasy wise, I did ok, hoping kessiakoff and intxausti are rare picks but my team is so obvious that I think plenty of people will have the same or better riders, expecting to drop more places :”(

    I still think Froome’s got a chance but he needs to win a stage or 2 for time bonuses……they’re the difference in the race so far I think.The so called ‘track stop’ the other day done him no favours either.

    The longer more attritional mountain stages will favour him more than Purito….although the climate favours the 3 Spaniards(obviously!!).

    I’m not buying the 3 against one though….not when Froome has Porte,Uran and Henao in his team.

    August 29, 2012 at 7:01 pm #697467
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    JAndrewHill

    Aaaaggghhhhh
    All my stzr itt
    Aaaaggghhhhh
    All my stzr itt guys did next to nowt. Waste of transfers. Well jrod is back in for martin tomorrow. #upset

    August 29, 2012 at 5:30 pm #697465
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    livestrongnick

    100 points i think. Very poor
    100 points i think. Very poor day after yesterdays recovery :”(

    August 29, 2012 at 5:29 pm #697463
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    drheaton

    Oh well, that’s Froome’s
    Oh well, that’s Froome’s hopes gone. I really thought he could win this race but instead of being an exciting attacking rider like Contador he’s turned out to be more of a Wiggins, a big engine that can’t handle real accelerations or quick changes of pace. I don’t know if he’s tired or whether the three Spaniards are just working him over or what, but either way he’ll have to pull something out of the bag to beat Contador and Rodriguez now.

    Fantasy wise, I did ok, hoping kessiakoff and intxausti are rare picks but my team is so obvious that I think plenty of people will have the same or better riders, expecting to drop more places :”(

    August 29, 2012 at 5:17 pm #697461
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    TERatcliffe26

    Thats what is called a fail!
    Thats what is called a fail!

    August 29, 2012 at 5:01 pm #697459
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    STEVESPRO 79

    When the likes of Purito and
    When the likes of Purito and Valverde beat the likes of Martin,Castroviejo and Talansky in a ITT such as this,then I have to question why I bother to play this game…..Its not as if the three that I have mentioned have been working hard over the last 12 days or so…39k with a little lump in the middle…Tony Martin hang your head in shame….. X(

    August 29, 2012 at 4:26 pm #697457
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    Gkam84

    BALLS. I had Intxausti ready
    BALLS. I had Intxausti ready to put in and thought, nah, I’ll stick Heano in :”(

    August 29, 2012 at 3:49 pm #697455
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    TheBigMong

    Now they’re saying Purito
    Now they’re saying Purito will stay in red by :01.

    August 29, 2012 at 3:47 pm #697453
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    simon F

    GC:-
    1 101 RODRIGUEZ,
    GC:-

    1 101 RODRIGUEZ, Joaquin KAT 40h 26′ 15”
    2 201 CONTADOR, Alberto STB + 1”
    3 181 FROOME, Christopher SKY + 16”
    4 9 VALVERDE, Alejandro MOV + 59”
    5 161 GESINK, Robert RAB + 2′ 27”
    6 107 MORENO, Daniel KAT + 2′ 54”
    7 19 ROCHE, Nicolas ALM + 3′ 39”
    8 91 TALANSKY, Andrew GRS + 4′ 08”
    9 168 TEN DAM, Laurens RAB + 4′ 22”
    10 166 MOLLEMA, Bauke RAB + 5′ 10”

    August 29, 2012 at 3:46 pm #697451
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    simon F

    J-Rod keeps the lead. Alberto
    J-Rod keeps the lead. Alberto at 1″ and Froome at 16″

    August 29, 2012 at 3:45 pm #697449
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    Wig_Billy

    Wish I’d saved a couple of
    Wish I’d saved a couple of transfers now. 🙁

    August 29, 2012 at 3:44 pm #697447
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    simon F

    1 31 Kessiakoff 52:36
    2 201 C
    1 31 Kessiakoff 52:36
    2 201 Contador + 17
    3 181 Froome + 39
    4 9 Valverde + 1:08
    5 4 Intxausti + 1:09
    6 185 Porte + 1:15
    7 101 Rodriguez + 1:16
    8 155 Meyer + 1:17
    9 91 Talansky + 1:24
    10 2 Castroviejo + 1:34
    11 141 Martin + 1:39
    12 161 Gesink + 1:42
    13 211 De_Gendt + 1:50
    14 41 Gilbert + 1:57
    15 107 Moreno + 2:02
    16 177 Machado + 2:04
    17 12 Bouet + 2:05
    18 162 Boom + 2:06
    19 182 Flecha + 2:16
    20 168 Ten_Dam + 2:20

    August 29, 2012 at 3:28 pm #697445
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    simon F

    At the second checkpoint
    At the second checkpoint :-
    1 31 Kessiakoff 35:42
    2 201 Contador + 2
    3 181 Froome + 18
    4 4 Intxausti + 27
    5 9 Valverde + 37
    6 185 Porte + 41
    7 155 Meyer + 53
    8 101 Rodriguez + 56
    9 211 De_Gendt + 59
    10 2 Castroviejo + 1:00
    11 141 Martin + 1:12
    12 91 Talansky + 1:12
    13 177 Machado + 1:17
    14 161 Gesink + 1:19
    15 41 Gilbert + 1:27
    16 106 Menchov + 1:31
    17 107 Moreno + 1:32
    18 19 Roche + 1:32
    19 12 Bouet + 1:33
    20 168 Ten_Dam + 1:33

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