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Might be a few look a like teams tomorrow….Pffft….Anybody going with somebody left field?
My one choice was Majka or Pogacar, went with the latter. Also keeping one eye on the KOM to see who wants it.
Which one of those two do you fancy for the TT?….Majka has a good TT in him but is recall Pogacar pulled a food ride out earlier in the season when he needed it….
Pogacar is Slovenian ITT champion winning on a flat 43km course at avergae of 52.05kph.
However today is the first time he has ridden a crazy stage like today’s. He might struggle today and has not much in the way of team support.
Difference between many teams could be having Aru or not.
Probably messed this one up,
Probably messed this one up, I didn’t realise they had completely changed the course this year.
Looks like a race for puncheurs & most of my team is sprinters.
Dimension Data missing the break again.
Dlamini is in there
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Currently looks like Astana want to keep the jersey
1 out of 3. I got in Aranburu who’s made it. I felt sure it was a De Gendt day, but alas. Same for Padun. I considered Jesus Herrada, Teuns, Sanchez, Henao, and Stybar, who have all made it.I have Aranburu from yesterday. If I had picked anyone else I would have gone Stybar & EBH.
I think DeGendt is saving his energy for the ITT. A great chance for him to win a world tour ITT.
Edet could end up in red if Astana let him, he is climbing well and should be able to finish in the front group from the break.
The climb could see a small group of 5 or 6 break clear.
No changes for me today.
No changes for me today.
For me a rider from the break will probably win, and I have no idea who.
Guys, what’s going to happen tomorrow? I’ve never been leading a GT before!Given that you have a 48 point lead you should be able to stay ahead for a while, unless you manage to completely screw up like you did in Binck Bank.
Surprised you ditched Teuns Minardi….he may keep the jersey today and tomorrow with that healthy lead.That is why I ditched Teuns
. I actually thought he might get dropped on the penultimate climb if the GC teams went for it.Did Higuita crash ? I only saw him struggling with no back wheel.
Majka looking good.
Very pleased to see Aru getting competitive again.
Given that I was hoping to
Given that I was hoping to get through this week with no transfers, I’m not doing very well.
2 more changes for today, Valverde & Pogacar in for Uran & Teuns
ROGLIC
LOPEZ
QUINTANA
VALVERDE
ARANBURU
LATOUR
POGACAR
MADRAZOFormolo not starting today.
Formolo not starting today. 🙁
Crikey. I really did miss a big day. Got to love the Vuelta and got to love the lack of the Sky train…makes things very unpredictable.So just Higuita now really for EF…and he’s not looking that great up the toughest of summits.
Valverde actually looks like he could have a good shot at winning this…Roglic aside.
They still have Martinez who is 2minutes off the top 10 and Craddock who was trying for the break today.
Missed the entire thing today due to Ikea shopping…grrrr….Sounds like,I missed a,lot…anybody want to give a run down for me please.
Stage pretty much worked as I thought today…i fancied Herrada to do well in a stage sometime (as above) but then again i’ve felt this race is set up for a series of Herrada’s and plenty of them. On balance I think I would have gone for TDG or Soler if i’d have made any changes….so…pffft….
It was a big battle to get in the break, it only got away after the 2nd climb. Poels picked up the KoM points on both those hills.
11 man break then got away and Astana kept it quite close all day but gave a bit more leeway on the penultimate climb. TJVG was in the break but crashed out on a descent but recovered to finish the stage but came in last by the look of things.
Biggest news is probably a big crash in the bunch, Uran and Carthy both out & gone to hospital to be checked over, De La Parte retired and Roche retired. Formolo hurt but carried on and struggled, Higuita hurt too but not as badly and continued OK.
Anyone else just spent the stage not realising they had the wrong Herrada?Not the wrong one today ?
Decimating stage so far
Decimating stage so far
Uran, Roche, Carthy & De La Parte all retired after a crash in the bunch.
Hopefully none are hurt badly.
Anybody taking a gamble tomorrow?Today was very interesting with nobody really bothering much chasing down the break…same again tomorrow? I can see no reason why it would be any different.
The final climb isn’t as hard, tomorrow’s is. So it’ll be another breakaway win today, and probably a larger one than it was yesterday. A few KOM points on offer, but nothing to trouble Madrazo who’ll want to rest after yesterday. I can see a few people who might fancy it, but is it worth it in the grand scheme of things? If I make any changes it’ll only be a couple, but it probably isn’t worth it.
Given how things have gone so far it looks like it is going to be an uphill bunch sprint for puncheurs.
and I haven’t got Valverde
Looks like my hunch about Herrada was right (amongst others) pity i didn’t pick him…not sure the other two riders have enough about them to make it stick though. Madraza over Aru looks like it might be ok though.It is Jose Herrada not Jesus, so I think it is unlikely any of these wins unless the group gives them a 10 minute start on the final climb, even then I’m not sure.
Burgos team manager thinks they need 5 minutes at the bottom of the fianl climb.
