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Vuelta stage 20. Corvera → Alto de El Angliru - 119km

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    #62
    pelevin
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    4Leinster wrote: »
    Don't think froomes team will be much help to him on last 4 km. it's every man for himself.

    I'd say they're helping now. But in racing terms that's just obnoxious to see. small group left, includes two thirds of the entire Sky squad.


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    #63
    at1withmyself
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    Comon Nibali, only 3 sky bots left!


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    #64
    mhiggy09
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    This has to be the day for spain and bertie


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    #65
    ThisRegard
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    Looks like his chain slipped rather than hitting a fan?


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    #66
    robyntmorton
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    Bertie blocked by a fan! Oh dear!


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    #67
    Daroxtar
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    Here we go


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    #68
    robyntmorton
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Looks like his chain slipped rather than hitting a fan?

    Possibly. Not a good time for it to happen either way.


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    #69
    Weepsie
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    After doping, idiot mountain stage fans are possibly the worst thing about cycling


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    #70
    mhiggy09
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    ffs let your country man by not knock him off


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    #71
    robyntmorton
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    Bertie going up the road solo. Soler spent.


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    #72
    at1withmyself
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    Great ride from Jarlinson Pantano to deliver Contador to this point, lets hope he can finish it in style and also get on the podium, 3rd is looking good now!


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    #73
    4Leinster
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    Froome on his own C'mon Nibbles - do something!


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    #74
    at1withmyself
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    4Leinster wrote: »
    Froome on his own C'mon Nibbles - do something!

    They still have 2...


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    #75
    Doc07
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    4Leinster wrote: »
    Froome on his own C'mon Nibbles - do something!

    Froome still has a teammate and that is the ultimate difference.
    Contador is amazing today.


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    #76
    pelevin
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    Nibali presumably just can't do anything but stick with that group. I think Chris Horner is about to go on the attack. He likes this mountain.


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    #77
    at1withmyself
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    Froome doesn't look great does he?


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    #78
    ThisRegard
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    pelevin wrote: »
    Nibali presumably just can't do anything but stick with that group. I think Chris Horner is about to go on the attack. He likes this mountain.

    But his team have been pacing Sky pretty much for all the climb. I suppose they have to to keep Contador within 2 minutes or so.


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    #79
    robyntmorton
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    The GC are doing well to keep running alongside Contador, though the fans are relatively well behaved.


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    #80
    pelevin
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    If Contador's retirement was a pragmatic decision based on not having the legs of the younger big guns, there'd be huge reason to re-think that. after this Vuelta. If not for the time-loss cos of being sick early on, he'd very probably be winning the race or at least man on man against Froome. Otoh though as is he goes out on a high it looks like.


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    #81
    pelevin
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    But his team have been pacing Sky pretty much for all the climb. I suppose they have to to keep Contador within 2 minutes or so.

    Well, by going hard if Froome was on a bad day then going at a hard pace that would cause the cracks to appear. Looks like all they can do as is seeing as the nature of Nibali is to attack if he can.


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    #82
    at1withmyself
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    Nibali being distanced!


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    #83
    robyntmorton
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    Nibbles being dropped it seems.


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    #84
    ThisRegard
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    pelevin wrote: »
    as the nature of Nibali is to attack if he can.

    Murphy's law, he seems a gonner now


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    #85
    Daroxtar
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    Nibali has to go now or forget it


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    #86
    at1withmyself
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    Kirby crying is he?


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    #87
    robyntmorton
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    Kirby tearing up mentioning Froome. Give me strength.


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    #88
    pelevin
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    Poels starts to hand-roll a cigarette while he pushes up the climb for Froome.


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    #89
    ThisRegard
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    Wtf, was Kirby breaking into tears there?!?!?


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    #90
    Weepsie
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    at1withmyself wrote: »
    Kirby crying is he?

    That's what I thought.


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    #91
    pelevin
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    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Murphy's law, he seems a gonner now

    Kind of what I meant though as if he could he'd have tried to attack. That he could only hang in behind his team-mate spoke of what he had left.


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