'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???????? The Italian team car has collected pedals and front wheel to service Nibali's bike a the second pits area on the circuit. Nibali apparently changed bikes after his crash.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ???? The sun is out again but the roads are still wet, especially on the descents.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The peloton is on the Mirador climb under blue skies and a warm sun. However rain is forecast for later in the afternoon.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The four riders in the break covered the last lap in 28:51 at an average of just over 37km/h.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The speed has increased in the peloton as they hit the climbs.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 ⚠️ Cancellara is at the back of the peloton again. It seems he had a further technical problem. Wyss is there to help him get back to the bunch.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The Poland team is being very generous in leading the peloton. However the gap is still 14:30.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The peloton passes through the finish and pits, with riders grabbing bottles and leaving capes.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The gap to the break has fallen to 14:00 but the peloton will have to pull back close to two minutes per lap for the rest of the race.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Georgios Bouglas (Greece) has been caught by the peloton. His moment of glory has ended thanks to the Poland team leading the chase.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Vincenzo Nibali is at the back of the peloton but seems ok after his earlier crash. He has taken off his gilet but still has knee warmers on to stay warm.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Michal Kwiatkowski is the team leader for Poland. He will be hoping for a hard race and that perhaps explains why his teammates are working so hard on the front.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Teams are now riding together. The whole Polish team remains on the front, with Australia tucked on their wheels.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The peloton has completed six laps and so is close to half distance.
'Dale Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 The crowd at the Ponferrada castle is growing. It is great place to see the riders go by and also enjoy the food and wine of Spain.
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