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Vuelta a España stage 12: Pola de Laviana to Alto de l'Angliru (109km)

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    #32
    dahat
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    Kirby hasn't a clue who the rider is in front, shocking.


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    #33
    dastardly00
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    Riders are going out the back door as if they have fallen off a cliff


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    #34
    [Deleted User]
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    at1withmyself wrote: »
    Fantastic shot of the mountain there on eurosport, looks insanely hard

    A lot of the time it's hard to gauge how steep the climbs are from the tv. No doubting it from these shots here


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    #35
    neris
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    Looked like the astana rider was trying to enjoy the view and not show his suffering as the Cabrera bike went by


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    #36
    dastardly00
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    Did George Bennett drop off without doing a turn on the front?


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    #37
    Dodge
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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    Did George Bennett drop off without doing a turn on the front?

    Yeah. Looked that way to me. They went from 5 to 3 almost instantly


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    #38
    Raoul Duke
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    New​ prediction - Dan Martin to ride into 2nd place today. Maybe even get enough time to hold off Carapaz in the time trial.


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    #39
    dastardly00
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    Raoul Duke wrote: »
    New​ prediction - Dan Martin to ride into 2nd place today. Maybe even get enough time to hold off Carapaz in the time trial.

    Carapaz does look like he's on his last legs (on this climb)


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    #40
    devonp
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    dahat wrote: »
    Kirby hasn't a clue who the rider is in front, shocking.


    Vingegaard...pale and sickly but doing a great job


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    #41
    dahat
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    devonp wrote: »
    Vingegaard...pale and sickly but doing a great job

    Doing a brilliant job for Roglic. Savage stuff.


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    #42
    Dodge
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    Pop goes Dan


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    #43
    [Deleted User]
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    Dan cracking


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    #44
    Raoul Duke
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    Raoul Duke wrote: »
    New​ prediction - Dan Martin to ride into 2nd place today. Maybe even get enough time to hold off Carapaz in the time trial.

    New prediction...


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    #45
    retalivity
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    Roglic wavering...


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    #46
    themandan6611
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    savage stuff, Dan fighting like hell to keep in


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    #47
    Paddigol
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    Dan biding his time well??


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    #48
    REBELSAFC
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    Christ on a bike....Go on Dan


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    #49
    [Deleted User]
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    Come on Dan, Jesus me blood pressure.


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    #50
    griffin100
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    Thank god there’s no fans on the mountains, gives the riders a much safer ride, especially on the very steep bits


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    #51
    neris
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    This is only a newish climb because the gearing in the 80s would have killed the riders


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    #52
    irishrover99
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    Sean Kelly’s 10 different ways to pronounce cadence. Brilliant 😂


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    #53
    griffin100
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    Dan needs to catch Carthy and stop him getting bonification seconds.


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    #54
    neris
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    Carthys style of struggling up the hill is not a thing of beauty


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    #55
    Paddigol
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    Boll*x


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    #56
    eagle eye
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    Phenomenal effort from Hugh Carthy.


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    #57
    Weepsie
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    dan down to 4th?


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    #58
    Mercian Pro
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    "Daroxtar wrote:
    . I don't expect to see anyone going at the first hard ramp, las Cabanes with about 6km to go and there's a long enough section of a steady 12%ish after that where people will try to get a rhythm going but once they round Cobayos and hit Cuenas Las Cabres then anyone who can make progress should go because if anyone starts to crack there they could lose minutes in the space of less than a kilometer.
    Good call D - the voice of experience!


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    #59
    Mefistofelino
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    Poor Dan - probably the climb of his life and he's gone backwards on GC


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    #60
    REBELSAFC
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    dan down to 4th?
    Yes by 3secs


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    #61
    Raoul Duke
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    Fair f*cks to first four riders today. Maybe Mas might win something in the future. I forget what he's like at time trials. Can he pass out Martin on Tuesday?


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