Vuelta 2014, **el sp-olé-rs**

[Strathlubnaig]

Brilliant finish, and chuffed to bits for Hesjedal, great stage win, strong work.

 

[carling]

Great finish today, I was expecting(and hoping) for some sort of motorbike type action from Hesjedal at the end

 

[raindog]

Next you will be saying "Ee bah Gum" at the height of a romantic interlude with your significant other.

bloody nora - the mind boggles

 

[NorvernRob]

So where are the people who were saying Froome has no racing brain and can't ride a bike? Still think the same? I have a feeling this underdog stuff is winning him a lot of new fans and new respect, more so than when he won the tour and was so strong he just smashed everyone to bits. He's showing he can really put in the hurt and give everything.

What a performance today, and the longer gentler slopes of the next two days should suit him more than the shorter steeper stuff. It looks like we're in for a great finale if he can get closer to Contador.

Great ride from Hesjedal, he had a point to prove there and did it with style.

 

[RobNewcastle]

I don't think Froome will fully crack Contador but I guess we'll see. It might even be the case that Froome takes a hit either today or tomorrow we just don't know. It'll be interesting to see if Contador was actually cracking properly yesterday or if he decided losing a few seconds was better than going fully into the red to stay with Froome. I guess today and tomorrow will reveal all especially if Froome is getting stronger and more confident. Atleast it's got some uncertainty and interest now!

I think Froome can crack Valverde on these upcoming big climbs and will ultimately finish second with Rodriguez finishing 3rd the TT cost Froome in this race.

 

[Adam4868]

Still a strange one how people dislike Froome,great ride yesterday and was a out of the chair screaming at him with kids moment.I like his no nonsense approach,some would say boring,I would say brilliant.Go Froomy,he's just been waiting.........

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Looking forward to Sundays stage. If you haven't seen it, check youtube for footage of Robert Millar's epic win on Lagos de Covadonga back in '86, epic stuff, and I think todays GC lads could light it up again.

 

[Crackle]

Personally I'm taking the Stingray view of this race.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Personally I'm taking the Stingray view of this race.

What? Are you shouting "Marina, get your kit off!" at the telly?

 

[tug benson]

Todays stage not on Eurosport?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Todays stage not on Eurosport?

No, apparently not. They're doubling up with itv4 to cover the ToB live. Procyclinglive will probably come up with a few links but they're not up yet.

 

[tug benson]

Ok thanks

 

[Louch]

Still a strange one how people dislike Froome,great ride yesterday and was a out of the chair screaming at him with kids moment.I like his no nonsense approach,some would say boring,I would say brilliant.Go Froomy,he's just been waiting.........

Just like Armstrong waited in 2009.......

 

[rich p]

So where are the people who were saying Froome has no racing brain and can't ride a bike? Still think the same? I have a feeling this underdog stuff is winning him a lot of new fans and new respect, more so than when he won the tour and was so strong he just smashed everyone to bits. He's showing he can really put in the hurt and give everything.

What a performance today, and the longer gentler slopes of the next two days should suit him more than the shorter steeper stuff. It looks like we're in for a great finale if he can get closer to Contador.

Great ride from Hesjedal, he had a point to prove there and did it with style.

I dunno, where are they?

 

[Adam4868]

Just like Armstrong waited in 2009.......

Sorry your way over my head,the relevance is ?