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2016 Vuelta a España, stage 11: Colunga > Peña Cabarga

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  • 30-08-2016 10:07pm
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    MPFGLB
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    So were back and its another MTF


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    So will Quintana take more time on Froome or can Contador do something. Will we see again the Benny Hill like Froome speed pedalling up the mountian where he was born (methaphorically speaking ...in cycling terms)

    And here are the fastest times ever ...See who is in at number 6....And SKY never wanted to use him as a climber !!!

    https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/770726136284348417


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    retalivity
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    Ah chris horner and the vuelta...i almost forgot about that!


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    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,055 ✭✭✭✭neris


    Chris horner- think most people forgot about him

    Nico at number 6


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    RobFowl
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    Ah Chris Horner, good that we have cycling we can all believe in now

    #yackidysax


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    dastardly00
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    2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?


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    dastardly00
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    MPFGLB wrote: »
    And here are the fastest times ever

    We might see the record being broken today as the stage profile is a lot easier compared to Stage 18 in 2013.

    Vuelta-a-Espana-Stage-18-1376039271.png


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    neris
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?

    he won a stage or was it 2 that year and the red jersey


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    on_the_nickel
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    retalivity wrote: »
    Ah chris horner and the vuelta...i almost forgot about that!

    How could you forget this incredible interview (skip to 6m45)?



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    MPFGLB
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    2013 Vuelta.... Nico's best performance in a GT. That was the year when he was at his lightest weight yes?

    Yes he was his lightest at about 66KG
    Was that again this year at San Seb and Olympics but as you can see prone to infection when body fat % doe to about 3%

    Such a pity as great climber when light ...The other day Philip Gilbert was saying that Covodongo was too hard for him as he was too heavy at 67kg ...
    Nico climbs as 69KG all year ...just shows how good he really is

    But can'tlose the weight like Froome, Nibali, Wiggins or Poels who can get get scarecrow thin except for a few weeks in July/Aug when weather very hot and when easier to not get infections
    That is why SKY wanted hmas a rouler I suppose and not a climber


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    neris
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    who the feck dresses that Ashley fella on Eurosport.


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    #11
    MPFGLB
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    Breakaway

    https://twitter.com/CiclismoInter/status/770967911393624064


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    terrydel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,881 ✭✭✭terrydel


    neris wrote: »
    who the feck dresses that Ashley fella on Eurosport.

    Haha, the size of the gob on him too!


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    dastardly00
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    Tinkoff are really eating into the breakaway's lead...
    It's down to just over two minutes with 60km still to go.


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    neris
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    Carlton seems to think Oleg flew in last night and gave the team a bollicking and has them chasing stage wins now


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    godtabh
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    That is some ramp.


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    #16
    neris
    Registered Users Posts: 20,055 ✭✭✭✭neris


    on the climb now, some angle on it


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    dastardly00
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    The road went from flat to vertical almost instantly, and Tinkoff completely vanished off the front!


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    neris
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    go smiley


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    godtabh
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    big attack by chaves


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    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    all back together


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    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,218 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    Froome and Quaitan


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    mloc123
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    Finding Kirby painful these days.


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    #23
    godtabh
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    Froome attacks


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    godtabh
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    That was fantastic. **** what people say about PM. That was a great ride


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    #25
    neris
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    now thats racing, that was fupin brilliant


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    godtabh
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    Who was the sky rider who finished 3rd?


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    Brian?
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    Good finish. What was the point in all that work by Tinkoff????

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    godtabh
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Good finish. What was the point in all that work by Tinkoff????

    Bertie may have thought he had better legs.


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    dastardly00
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Who was the sky rider who finished 3rd?

    König, but he finished 4th.


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    Brian?
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    godtabh wrote: »
    Bertie may have thought he had better legs.

    I don't know. I thought that was it but he never attacked. It was all very strange.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    terrydel
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,881 ✭✭✭terrydel


    godtabh wrote: »
    That was fantastic. **** what people say about PM. That was a great ride

    What is PM?
    People using acronyms and abbreviations and assuming others know what theyre talking about drives me crackers :P


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