Vuelta a España 2012 (with spoilers)
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thom
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morale surely ? Or are you insinuating something... ?If Froome can't beat Bertie in this, then that is going to be a serious blow to his moral
Froome now 26 secs back
thom
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@ Finish :
Kessiakof : 52:36
Contador : +17 sec
Froome : +39 sec
Valverde : +68 sec
Rodriguez : +77 sec
Equal overall time now for Contador & Rodriguez...
edit - the fractions give Rodriguez a 1 sec GC advantage over Contador
Kessiakof : 52:36
Contador : +17 sec
Froome : +39 sec
Valverde : +68 sec
Rodriguez : +77 sec
Equal overall time now for Contador & Rodriguez...
edit - the fractions give Rodriguez a 1 sec GC advantage over Contador
accountantpete
OAP
Contador 52.53 finish
Froome 53.15
Froome 53.15
accountantpete
OAP
Overall
Rodriguez -
Contador @1 sec
Froome @ 16
Rodriguez -
Contador @1 sec
Froome @ 16
Amazing TT from my man considering it's really not his cuppa tea
Indeed! Perfect situation for him.
Bit of a disaster for Froomey mind - but as this vuelta has shown so far, anything can happen!
thom
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Overall it makes me think Froome will find it hard to drop Contador on the longer climb finishes and the shorter ones obviously play to Valverde and Rodriquez.
Time bonuses likely to decide the race - Rodriguez may well be able to hang in there.
Time bonuses likely to decide the race - Rodriguez may well be able to hang in there.
there's going to be alot of hard fighting in the days to come
He's a gutsy bugger. Apparently tomorrow's stage kicks up at the finish - wouldn' be surprised to see him have a go like he did last sunday.
thom
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Yeah, I think you're right there is a lot of pain to come. Rodriguez and Contador appear the most potent.
Yes, tricky finish and made for Rodriguez...
... Similar to stage 6, today’s parcours has no complications until the very final few kilometres, where the riders face the precipitous climb to the Mirador del Ezaro. Rated by Vuelta stage winner Gustavo César Veloso as "tougher than the climb in Valdepeñas de Jaén", where Joaquim Rodríguez put his rivals to the sword last year, the 1.8km ramp averages 13.5 per cent. Veloso believes that riders will opt for gearing similar to a stage up the Alto del Angliru. One stretch rears up to 30 per cent near the bottom, which is sure to blow the fast-moving bunch apart. Incredibly, this stage is categorised as flat
Nearly there
Veteran
- Location
- Cumbria
I think Froome will struggle to claw back the seconds now but you never know
