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Vuelta al Pais Vasco – Stage 5

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  • April 5, 2013 at 7:36 am #18410
    drheaton

    So, is today a breakaway stage or will the GC guys bring it back together for a big finish?

    My money is on a select group reaching the finish together (mainly GC people) similar to the crazy stage during Tirreno-Adriatico.

    My 1,2,3 for today is Sanchez, Quintana, Henao.  Sanchez has something to prove and Euskatel need a win, Quintana and Henao are both in great form and I can't see any group with Porte in making it to the finish at the front, why would you tow along Porte when he's just going to smash you to bits in the TT?

    At this points in time Txurruka has pretty much sewn up the mountains and sprint jerseys so will he bother racing today?

    No changes for me so I'll announce my team:

    Contador, Porte, Quintana, Sanchez, Peraud, Ulissi, Txurruka, Cardoso, Betancurt

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  • April 5, 2013 at 12:09 pm #726191
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    Philip Unwin

    Gilbert gone. Schleck still
    Gilbert gone. Schleck still going

    April 5, 2013 at 11:56 am #726189
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    Philip Unwin

    Kloden abandons and I suspect
    Kloden abandons and I suspect many more to follow. They are about to hit the place where it snowed this morning.

    April 5, 2013 at 11:44 am #726187
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    TERatcliffe26

    Points for my standard from
    Points for my standard from Txurukka and another point for Ratto in purist 🙂

    Glad I got rid of Pineau if abandoned (which I hope, not happy if in the break)

    April 5, 2013 at 11:43 am #726185
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    Philip Unwin

    simon F wrote:According to

    simon F wrote:
    According to biciclismo, Nordhaug, Pineau and Hupond are in a break. Meanwhile, according to diariovasco, Nordhaug, Pineau and Hupond didn’t sign on this morning and the order over the first climb was …
    Txurruka (202 – Caja Rural),
    Pinot (155 – FDJ),
    Ratto (146 – Cannondale).

    They didn’t sign in. I think fuga in this instance would mean they escaped from the race and baja can also translate as sick note.

    April 5, 2013 at 11:42 am #726183
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    chrisdstripes

    My bad Spanish tells me that
    My bad Spanish tells me that Txurruka was first over the first cat 3, followed by Pinot and Ratto. The next 2 are the ones that they might be missing out, depending on the weather. I think the peleton is all still together…

    April 5, 2013 at 11:41 am #726181
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    simon F

    According to biciclismo,
    According to biciclismo, Nordhaug, Pineau and Hupond are in a break. Meanwhile, according to diariovasco, Nordhaug, Pineau and Hupond didn’t sign on this morning and the order over the first climb was …
    Txurruka (202 – Caja Rural),
    Pinot (155 – FDJ),
    Ratto (146 – Cannondale).

    April 5, 2013 at 11:40 am #726179
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    Philip Unwin

    Mountain 1
    1 Txurruka
    2
    Mountain 1
    1 Txurruka
    2 Pinot
    3 Ratto

    April 5, 2013 at 11:27 am #726177
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    drheaton

    I agree, if anyone actually
    I agree, if anyone actually wants to win this race other than Porte they need to throw everything at him today. The problem is that with Henao up there too between them they can track the moves and keep Sky in a strong position.

    I think Sanchez may do something today, both he and Euskatel need a win and I’m sure they’d like to take in this race.

    April 5, 2013 at 11:26 am #726175
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    arsene

    I’m pretty sure at least one
    I’m pretty sure at least one of the Izagirre brothers will feature in the break today.

    April 5, 2013 at 11:04 am #726173
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    Alan Tullett

    I’ve given up on Sanchez and
    I’ve given up on Sanchez and Talansky. Hoping for something from them yesterday but nada! Not sure they’ll even do well in the ITT. Played safe and brought in Contador and Spilak, bring in 2 or 3 for the TT tomorrow. I expect a fairly small group over the last climb, maybe 20 max and mostly GC favourites. Contador might try something today on the descent otherwise he’s handing the race to Porte on a plate and he said he came here to win. Tomorrow’s TT suits him better than the one in Catalyuna as well.

    April 5, 2013 at 10:52 am #726171
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    drheaton

    Crap, that throws a spanner
    Crap, that throws a spanner in the works then.

    Dodgy translation is as follows:

    Announce snow above 600 meters and the two highest levels of today’s stage beyond that altitude. Urraki has 679 and Santa Ageda, between Bidania and Beizama, reaches 700.

    The two passes are in the initial part of the route, in the first fifty kilometers. Layout designed by cyclists Organizations Euskadi between Eibar and Beasain is winding, difficult to control. Presents ten highest scoring (one of the first, second and four of five in the third) and three tip over because Liernia, on whose summit will transit three times, not award points for the Grand Prix of the Mountain.

    The bad weather threatens to harden a seesaw complicated in itself in which both aspiring adventurers final victory cross their interests.

    Difficult to understand but at the minute it appears as if they’re just saying it’s going to make today much harder.

    I’ll offer good odds on Schleck not finishing today’s stage 👿

    April 5, 2013 at 10:47 am #726169
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    Philip Unwin

    My Spanish is not brilliant
    My Spanish is not brilliant but I think Diariovasco is saying that there is snow above 600 metres and so the high mountains are not passable, so there may be three transitions today

    April 5, 2013 at 10:36 am #726167
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    chrisdstripes

    Ooh, forgot about that
    Ooh, forgot about that (Peraud’s skid) – hope so!

    April 5, 2013 at 10:31 am #726165
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    ray silvester

    chrisdstripes wrote:I hovered

    chrisdstripes wrote:
    I hovered over a couple of gambles for a break (BMC?), but there were just too many (equally unlikely) options, so ended up being boring and bringing in Peraud for Ulissi. So I have the top 7 on GC, plus Txurruka and a 3-credit guy to give me enough credits for the team I want tomorrow. Wonder what the weather’s like out there?

    Is Peraud 100% after hsis skid across the line yesterday

    I’m sticking with

    Contador
    Sanchez
    Porte
    Cunego
    Fuglsang
    Txurruka
    Quintana
    Spilak
    Schleck(tried to go yesterday but reeled in easily).

    5 transfers for the TT tomorrow but will porobably only use 3 taking out Cunego,Shrek and Sanchez and see what I can afford unless Contador gets shelled out of the back today(unlikely).

    April 5, 2013 at 9:20 am #726163
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    TERatcliffe26

    Looks like a Fuglsang/Weening
    Looks like a Fuglsang/Weening 1-2 would do me nicely as everyone seems to be axing Fuglsang. Im gonna keep him for the ITT too as I don’t see anyone of the same price range that is guranteed to be better, may bring in Sanchez for him though. Will drop Henao and Quintana for Martin and Peraud tomorrow and take the gamble on Contador as he should still be the best of those 3 a an ITT

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