Vuelta a España 2012 (with spoilers)

[iLB]

It's racing isn't it, we already know Bert doesn't wait for such issues

I imagine some of them are happy to put the boot into a doper as well.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Regardless of what anyone thinks of Valverde, that's not good racing manners.

 

[rich p]

The pace had already been upped so it's just a racing incident IMO and according to the commentators Movistar had done something similar earlier in the season.

 

[Tomi]

Maybe Albert has learned something, since Saxo didn't push it.

 

[smutchin]

Never mind the rights and wrongs of Sky's attack, what about Roche working for Contador? Oi, Nico, you're not on the Saxo payroll yet!

 

[Tomi]

No but his points will go for Saxo's account. Which is of course stupid.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

No but his points will go for Saxo's account. Which is of course stupid.

As Roche himself stated this morning.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Nice finish by Clarke.

 

[smutchin]

Who was that clot who celebrated crossing the line like he'd won the stage even though he was in something like 10th place? Brilliant. He's in for a bit of a disappointment.

 

[raindog]

Roche looked pretty strong again today - I'm impressed.

 

[thom]

Is it just me or are the EuroSport commentators completely failing to discuss who will be in Red now ?
It's like the race organisers don't know because even the graphics haven't shown this!
Here goes the presentation...
Edit : ok its Rodriguez

 

[iLB]

Valverde rolls over to the sky bus, says " QUE PASA!?!?!"

 

[Cheshire Celt]

I must admit I don't agree with this if you fall every one waits for you , if your running he 10000 meters and you trip and go down they don't wait for you . As far as I'm concerned it's part of the race

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I must admit I don't agree with this if you fall every one waits for you , if your running he 10000 meters and you trip and go down they don't wait for you . As far as I'm concerned it's part of the race

That's entirely different. This is a stage race. No-one waits for a leader who falls in track or circuit races either.

 

[smutchin]

Hmmm... Paris-Nice... Levi Leipheimer... hmmm?

(OK, so Leipheimer wasn't race leader at the time, but even so...)