TALUS

Uran gives Rolland the nod

Big boys out to play

Boom, boom it is ON!

Boom Basso gone

Q is dead still on his bike. Holding, holding, holding....

GC's taking a breather

Looks like Japenese beef is really effective - Rogers strong

Majka also strong

I am still betting on Q

Uran starting to drift back slowly

Evans hanging tough

Rolland is like a super domestique for the GC guys like Uran

Can you feel that burn in the quads?

Arrendondo gets a teammate.

Uran wont give away a lot of time today - he is looking like a champion. Movistar is shedding too many team members.

Jeez Arrendondo is small

What is Sammy S doing?

Uran looks composed

Arrendondo is not making enough ground. I have a really good feeling about Quintana today. I think teammembers will be crucial today.

arrendondo goes

BMC revving up

Funny I also call them gifappeltjies. I think they are riding for the TV or favours later on. Today is unlickely to be good for them.

This is unfolding perfectly. We are going to see fireworks today. We will see the lightweight climbers do their thing. We will see the human cardiovascular system function at its absolute max in 30min time. This is why Dr Ferrari got involved. It is absolutely fascinating to see these mini gladiators go to the extreme of self inflicted human performance and suffering.

Brutal. I would like to see wattage of those last km's tmrw. Quickstep will have to do some serious tempo riding onto the last climb. Crunchtime.

I think the Cheetas are at risk of falling out of the Groupetto. Victor did a lot of good things for that try, most of all his off the ball running. All these cards are becoming frustration now (here and overseas).