'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The peloton is on the descent, taking the rain-soaked curve carefully.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Georgios Bouglas (Greece) is still away between the break and the peloton, enjoying a moment of glory.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???? As the peloton passes through the finish, the sun suddenly emerges but the roads are wet and there is still a lot of grey cloud.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The peloton is 14:38 behind the break but no nations seems interested in chasing.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Several riders have tangled and gone down in the centre of Ponferrada. Half a dozen riders went down, including Vincenzo Nibali (Italy).
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Navardauskas also seemed to go down. However all the riders got up and are back riding.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Nibali is a group of five riders chasing to get back on. He seemed to have crashed on the same hip that he hurt in a recent crash at the Tre Valli Varesine.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???????? De Marchi and Quinziato are at the back of the peloton waiting for Nibali.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Nibali gets a sticky bottle from the team car and moves up through the team cars. Italian coach Davide Cassani will have wanted to understand how Nibali feels after his crash.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ⏰ With the break more than 15 minutes ahead, they are close to half a lap in front of the peloton.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???????? With 177km to go, the German team has started to lead the chase. They will hope that others will follow.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Surprisingly Andre Greipel is on the front. He seems ready to sacrifice his chances for Degenkolb and the team.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The Poland team is also helping with the chase, as the gap falls to 14:50.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???? The speed and tension has risen in the peloton as Poland lead the riders through the finish area and pits.
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