Vuelta Stage 14

I have too. Sammy Sanchez and Forminkh out, 2 breakaway riders in.

Made 2 changes for tomorrow with Aru replacing Uran.

Don't think I will make any changes tonight, maybe for Monday.

Good stage! Froome still in it. Big one tomorrow. In retrospect Hesjedal and Lulu would have been good picks today but going for 16 as my break stage as there are a lot more MPs to get. Brought in Lulu for Anacona now so got both Sanchezes but won't make any other changes as I can't squeeze in Aru and Valverde has a lot of table points and might go better tomorrow. Never thought he's that great on steep climbs; he's more of a sprinter climber really. Tomorrow's stage got a couple of downhills near the end which might suit him more.

Close but no cigar for me - Hesjedal would've meant no Aru and I bottled it. Still got 4,5,7,11,12,13,18.

More importantly - great stage! I thought it would never end. Froome has got massive balls to let them attack like that and not try to go with them. And Hesjedal too, obviously had something left and didn't want to blow up, ended up timing it perfectly.

Valverde popped but didn't lose too much time.

10,11,12,13,19 for me.

Went GC but maybe the break will make it. Thought about Lulu but went for Sammy in the end. Mistake!

Valverde
Contador
Purito
Sammy
Anacona
D Martin
Mas
Couple of cheapies

Went GC but maybe the break will make it. Thought about Lulu but went for Sammy in the end. Mistake!

Valverde
Contador
Purito
Sammy
Anacona
D Martin
Mas
Couple of cheapies

cat 1
1 Sanchez (CJR)
2 Martinez (EUC)
3 de Clercq (LTB)
4 Zaugg (TCS)
5 Hesjedal (GRS)

Abandoned
Sagan
lead group of 13 4'20'' 60km to go
leaders
Sanchez, Arroyo (CJR)
Levarlet (COF)
Sicard, Martinez (EUC)
Hesjedal (GRS)
de Kort (GIA)
Kolobnev (KAT)
de Clercq, Hansen (LTB)
Erviti (MOV)
Meintjes (MTN)
Paulinho, Zaugg (TCS)

Abandoned
Klemme (IAM)

I'd like Froome and Aru to come 1st and 2nd today

Me for today. 10 pens.

Alberto Contador (TSB)
Christopher Froome (SKY)
Fabio Aru (AST)
Joaquin Rodriguez (KAT)
Daniel Navarro (COF)
Samuel Sanchez (BMC)
Merhawi Kudus (MTQ)
Daniil Fominykh (AST)
Lluis Guillermo Mas (CJR)

I had lulu yesterday and got rid of him today thinking he wouldn't go again

cat 2
1 Sanchez
2 van Rensburg
3 Hansen
Gap 5'30'' 120 km to go

Lead out to 4'40'' 130km to go

Sprint 1
1 Degenkolb
2 Matthews
3 Sinkledam

Break of 23 lead by 2'55''
DNS Tschopp
Break
Niemiec, Serpa (LAM)
Wagner (BEL)
Sanchez, Arroyo (CJR)
Levarlet (COF)
Sicard, Martinez (EUC)
Hesjedal (GRS)
Fr�hlinger (GIA)
Kolobnev (KAT)
de Clercq, Hansen (LTB)
Erviti (MOV)
Meintjes, van Rensburg, Venter (MTN)
Boonen, Verona (OPQ)
Rowe (SKY)
Paulinho, Zaugg (TCS)
Felline (TFR)

Froome
J-Rod
Uran
Contador
Samu
Winner
Mas
Kudus
Fumeaux

Quintana stiil in riders list?

1 pen today making 4 transfers, had a little play to try and shift my non-scorers but still got reynes

JRod
Froome
Sammy
Bertie
Navarro
Winner
Mas
D Caruso
Reynes