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La Vuelta Stage 1 (Spoilers)

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  • 20-10-2020 4:16pm
    #1
    Boscoirl
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    16Km to go, Thread for spoilers etc

    Froome out the back door already


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    #2
    Boscoirl
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    Dan Martin riding near the front


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    Dodge
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    Boscoirl wrote: »
    16Km to go, Thread for spoilers etc

    Froome out the back door already

    Shelled by the former Sky train...


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    Itziger
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    Tough little climb to come. Dan looking good, Froome NOT!


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    #5
    Boscoirl
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    They probably saw at the Tour/Giro if they lose the Leader, they can go hunt stages


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    mr spuckler
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    Funny approach from Dan Martin there on the climb, surged to the front and then a couple of mins later was in the middle of the group!

    Now he looks like he's well back in the group on this descent, I'm reminded of his descending in the Tour and hoping it won't be more of the same.


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    mr spuckler
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    Boscoirl wrote: »
    They probably saw at the Tour/Giro if they lose the Leader, they can go hunt stages

    :pac:


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    Dodge
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    Boscoirl wrote: »
    They probably saw at the Tour/Giro if they lose the Leader, they can go hunt stages

    I think Carapaz is their leader (numbers aside)


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    [Deleted User]
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    Was Froome pulling at all or working for the team, I was watching the Giro.


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    velo.2010
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    I don't think Froome will finish the Vuelta and I can't see him continuing with his career if he can't rediscover his old form. A shame for him, but the Procyclingstats, since his return from lockdown, indicate that his form has only declined wih each race let alone improved.


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    [Deleted User]
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    You get a real sense of the speeds with the directly overhead shots there


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    Boscoirl
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    velo.2010 wrote: »
    I don't think Froome will finish the Vuelta

    He mightn't even finish today looking at his descending!


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    Dodge
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    Was Froome pulling at all or working for the team, I was watching the Giro.

    No. Wasn't near the front and as they went up the penultimate climb, he just drifted out the back as the pace went up for the first time really


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    mr spuckler
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    Dan's in a great position here and looks like he fancies it.


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    Boscoirl
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    Dan moving back to the front of the group


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    [Deleted User]
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    Was that Vlasov out the back there?


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    [Deleted User]
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    Never realised Dan was so small, tiny compared to the guys around him, especially Carthy behind him.


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    #18
    mr spuckler
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    This is amazing stuff for day 1 of a GT :D

    edit: big Tom was saying he was aiming for the podium, that's a bad start for him.

    edit 2: go on Dan!


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    tobefrank321
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    Come on Dan.

    GC contenders already putting down a marker.


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    #20
    Inquitus
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    Go on Danny Boy!


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    #21
    De Bhál
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    Kuss's face shows no pain.

    Looks like he's cycling up to the shop to get milk


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    dastardly00
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    This is a great opening stage


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    Come on Dan!!!!!


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    #24
    De Bhál
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    jaysus, some attack


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    #25
    mr spuckler
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    Nice move by Roglic but still well impressed by Dan today. Great to see him in that kind of form again.


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    #26
    De Bhál
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    great stuff


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    [Deleted User]
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    Thats the best I've seen Dan in maybe 2 years.


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    #28
    dastardly00
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    Perfect timing from Roglic.

    Great result and performance for Dan. So good to see him in good form again :)


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    #29
    Inquitus
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    3rd for Dan, not bad, looks like he has some good from with him for the Vuelta, hopefully he'll stay at the sharp end of the race for the duration.


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    #30
    Dodge
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    Great stage. Good sign for Dan for the rest of the race too.


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    Steve SilverMint
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    That was a cracking start to the Vuelta, great ride out of Dan.


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