2016 Vuelta a España

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#LV2016 Fraile takes KoM points on the top of the Alto del Desierto de Las Palmas ahead of Geniez & Trofimov.

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any sram sponsored teams running 10-42 cassettes?

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#LV2016 Over an hour of racing and still no real breakaway despite a lot of attacking - it's going to be a tough day!

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Huge breakaway in #LV2016! 27 riders up the road, with two other chasing them.

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Not sure on who.. will post when I see it

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Ice packs during warm up.. it's apparently going good to be a scorcher

 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=885000471601926&id=121540094614638

 

Team Tinkoff warming up. Notice how they warm up facing the fans? - whereas Team Sky on Sunday were warming up with their backs to the fans

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So here you have it, the 27 escapees - who now have 2:27 on the peloton: 

José Herrada (Movistar),

Axel Domont (AG2R La Mondiale),

Michael Gogl (Tinkoff),

Michal Golas (Team Sky),

Leopold Konig (Team Sky),

Silvan Dilier (BMC),

Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo),

Bram Tankink (LottoNL-Jumbo),

Simon Gerrans (Orica-BrikeExchange),

Magnus Cort Nielsen (Orica-BikeExchange),

Dario Cataldo (Astana),

Matthieu Ladagnous (FDJ),

Haimar Zubeldia (Trek-Segafrado),

Imanol Erviti (Movistar),

Pavel Kochetkov (Katusha),

Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Soudal),

Kristan Sbaragli (Dimension Data),

Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling),

Clément Chevrier (IAM cycling),

Marcel Wyss (IAM Cycling),

Kristijan Durasek (Lampre Merida),

Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis),

Christoph Pfingsten (Bora Argon 18),

Scott Thwaites (Bora Argon 18),

Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA),

Jaime Roson (Caja Rural-Serguros RGA),

Perrig Quemeneur (Direct Energie).

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The two chasers are Maxime Bouet (Etixx-QuickStep) and Jose Mendes (Bora Argon 18). They are actually making some ground on the leaders at the moment and they now trail by 48 seconds.

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Riders in the break going ahead to help out on the slopes later?

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Riders in the break going ahead to help out on the slopes later?

Must be.. no one from Movistar, they will have to control all day.. and Orica are definitely up to something... same guys as on Saturday lol

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Must be.. no one from Movistar, they will have to control all day.. and Orica are definitely up to something... same guys as on Saturday lol

 

apart from José Herrada (Movistar),??

 

;-)

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Team Tinkoff warming up. Notice how they warm up facing the fans? - whereas Team Sky on Sunday were warming up with their backs to the fans

Ja Sky need to start working on the way they "interact" with the public..this whole we are too important to interact with the public is probably the reason they aren't liked the way other teams are.

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and Orica are definitely up to something... same guys as on Saturday lol

 

Simon Yates with a plan in mind?

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Mala noticia. @tejay_van del @BMCProTeam abandona. Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) abandons. #LV2016

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Mala noticia. @tejay_van del @BMCProTeam abandona. Tejay Van Garderen (BMC) abandons. #LV2016

Can't say I'm surprised..

I think its time he joins Horner on whatever US team he's at currently.

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Can't say I'm surprised..

I think its time he joins Horner on whatever US team he's at currently.

Ja always seems to be that he will either blow or abandon.. again after a rest day.[emoji53]