Gen Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Great last 20km... no time bonuses earned for any of the GC.. they were claimed by the first 3 across the line.
HappyMartin Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 I'm a big Roche fan. Very happy for him. Well deserved
Gen Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Now why can't the TDF be like this.. man I can't even remember the last time I saw so many attacks In the last 20km I remember now, the last stage of the TOC this year..
Oxter Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 Imagine TD go with the 3sec lead into the final stage. Don't think Astana will honor the "unwritten" rule not to attack? Will it be the closest finish ever in a grand tour if things end like this?
Gen Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 I'll give Aru this though, he tried everything today.. can't say these guys are not trying to win it
'Dale Posted September 10, 2015 Posted September 10, 2015 What a special day for Roche. Real nice rallying there by the GC starsMineCheese keeping a cool head as well, definitely now establishing himself as a reputable climber.
tombeej Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 There's been no rumours about him transferringHe is such an epitomy of a Skyborg with his 63 rpm going up those 8 percent slopes Kiri (‘Robocop’) has to be the embodiment of the classic ‘rouleur’. Those guys who are beasts on the flat, who can crank a huge gear with not much change in speed (or facial expression) for hours on end. Won’t win many races except in TT’s, but must be a dream teammate to have motorpacing behind all day. -------------------------- Young American Larry Warbasse is riding in the Vuelta and writing about his exploits in a blog on Velo News. In his write-up of his experience of the huge stage 11, here are some of his thoughts about what it’s like to ride with Robocop: “I was in a group with a few riders a bit behind the Astana-led group (I would say peloton, but it was only about 15 riders by that point), when we were caught by another group of around 15 riders at the bottom of the descent. The group was led by Vasil Kiryienka from Sky, pacing back a dropped Nicolas Roche and Sergio Henao. Now, I’m not sure if many of you have heard, but “Kiri” as they call him, is a bit of a legend. He’s Belarusian, he’s known as a strongman, and to anyone who doesn’t know him, he’s scary as sh—t. I’ve seen some races on TV where he rides the front alone for 150km, or wins mountain stages or time trials. But until stage 11, I never experienced his strength first hand. All I can say is that the “tempo” he was riding was mind boggling. I’m pretty sure we were going 50kph up the valley, every single rider in the group hanging on to his wheel for dear life. If there ever was a time that I believed for a brief moment that the rumors of motorized bikes in the peloton were true, this was it. I was clutching my bars, head tilted far to the side, sitting on the absolute edge of my saddle, just to hold the wheel in front of me! I did not expect the hardest part of stage 11 to come on the flat.” When we hit the second-to-last climb, he continued to ride, only this time, he rode the two climbers he was helping right off of his wheel. Then he did it again. And again. He would take 10 pedal strokes, open up a gap, his teammates would shout, and Kiriyenka would look back with an expression as if to say “seriously?” and then sit up and wait. If I wasn’t on my own limit, it would have been quite comical.”
'Dale Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Yeah, tomorrow is the big one Aru's TT performance, I believe, will take him to red in Madrid ????
Wez-O Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 Yeah, tomorrow is the big one Aru's TT performance, I believe, will take him to red in Madrid I hope not though... Come on the Dutch underdog
ScottCM Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 14:41 Dumoulin and Aru Tom Dumoulin (Giant - Alpecin) was involved in the crash too. He gets back to the peloton with Fabio Aru (Astana). Aru asks for the medical car.
ScottCM Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 I hope not though... Come on the Dutch underdog Come to think of it, The Dutch have quite a few good riders coming through now, Tommy D, Wilco Kelderman, Steven Kruijswijk, Bauke Molema who just won the GC in Canada. Imagine them all one team.
ScottCM Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 14:47 Fabio Aru Fabio Aru (Astana) asks for the medical car for the second time in five minutes.
ScottCM Posted September 11, 2015 Posted September 11, 2015 The pelaton slowed down due to the crash and the gap increases to 15'45 after 80 km.John Degenkolb (Giant - Alpecin) and Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) are back in the peloton.
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