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Vuelta Stage 17

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  • September 10, 2013 at 5:19 pm #19831
    rcorbin

    So, nailed on sprint or not?

    Most of the sprinters teams are down to the bare bones, will they be interested in chasing? Or will they just want to get to Madrid?

    I’m stage hunting tomorrow so won’t reveal my team just yet.

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  • September 11, 2013 at 3:38 pm #756151
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    johnny2names

    now we see who has a go on
    now we see who has a go on that last bump….

    cancellara? paolini? anyone else?

    September 11, 2013 at 3:37 pm #756149
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    Ghedebrav

    Apparently neither Pozzovivo
    Apparently neither Pozzovivo nor Pinot in the first group. Roche is in there though.

    September 11, 2013 at 3:36 pm #756147
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    stevemarks

    Pozzovivo and pinot caught
    Pozzovivo and pinot caught out 48 secs back with matthews too

    September 11, 2013 at 3:22 pm #756145
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    johnny2names

    anyone watching it on telly?
    anyone watching it on telly? any GC favourites been caught out in echelons? only saw a post about the top 3 are in first group, seems FDJ have been caught out though

    September 11, 2013 at 3:19 pm #756143
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    johnny2names

    and just as I say that,
    and just as I say that, Fabien has gone up front and put the hurt on, echelons.

    I dont get points for that, Fabien! listen up!

    September 11, 2013 at 3:17 pm #756141
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    johnny2names

    I went for a 4 pronged attack
    I went for a 4 pronged attack today, 3 sprinters and fabien for the cheeky punch and solo TT over the bump at 6k. Apparently he has said he will pull out of vuelta tonite, so no need to save legs to help horner… I hope he has a go!

    valverde
    nibali
    horner
    txurruka
    edet

    EBH
    matthews
    richeze
    cancellara

    September 11, 2013 at 2:40 pm #756139
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    Ghedebrav

    Windy day today. Could we see
    Windy day today. Could we see a Valverde-in-the-Tour-style GC contender losing time today by not jumping onto the right ecehelon?

    September 11, 2013 at 12:04 pm #756137
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    chrisdstripes

    Aramendia in the break just
    Aramendia in the break just as I drop him – I really should learn to ignore my itchy trigger-finger…

    September 11, 2013 at 10:00 am #756135
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    Ghedebrav

    Good shout on Petit. I’ve
    Good shout on Petit. I’ve gone Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg Vennegor of Hesselink. About time he did summat good, I reckon.

    September 11, 2013 at 9:55 am #756133
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    chrisdstripes

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:Im just

    TERatcliffe26 wrote:
    Im just gonna come out with it.

    4 GC guys, and 5 others, you could class them all as sprinters, but id say 3 of them could be classed more as classics guys at the same time, and 1 of them has been known to go in a break

    Nibali
    Valverde
    Horner
    Roche
    Richeze
    Petit
    EBH
    Meersman
    Roux


    I’ve got 7 the same, Flecha and Edet instead of EBH and Petit. Urtasun and Mondory were the two others I was considering but I bottled it in the end…

    September 11, 2013 at 9:37 am #756131
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    TERatcliffe26

    Im just gonna come out with
    Im just gonna come out with it.

    4 GC guys, and 5 others, you could class them all as sprinters, but id say 3 of them could be classed more as classics guys at the same time, and 1 of them has been known to go in a break

    Nibali
    Valverde
    Horner
    Roche
    Richeze
    Petit
    EBH
    Meersman
    Roux

    September 11, 2013 at 8:45 am #756129
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    Ghedebrav

    Three GC guys
    Two sprinters
    Three GC guys
    Two sprinters (but not Farrar 😕 )
    Two puncheurs
    Two breakaway monkeys

    September 11, 2013 at 8:01 am #756127
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    chrisdstripes

    A highlight of the Vuelta has
    A highlight of the Vuelta has been the tiredness shown by a lot of the sprinter’s teams – they are chasing down the break and then losing control at the finish and allowing someone to jump away. Made a lot of the flatter stages very entertaining! And makes for some interesting opportunities for risk-taking in the fantasy game!

    I’ve made 4 transfers – 2 sprinters and 2 strong, versatile, attacking all-rounders…

    September 10, 2013 at 9:00 pm #756125
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    TERatcliffe26

    Ive gone sprinters but
    Ive gone sprinters 😕 but they are pretty strong men 😕

    September 10, 2013 at 8:07 pm #756123
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    sm

    Don’t think there was a
    Don’t think there was a nailed on sprint even when there was the full roster. Not enough power or experience in the race. And all the more enjoyable because of it. I like a sprint train battle but do enjoy to watch races for longer than the last few K!

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