Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 16:37:16 CESTBakelants, Didier, Losada, Zeits and Frank are 1:12 down on Fraile, while the Tinkoff-led bunch has reduced its deficit to 2:38.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 Fraile has an advantage of 1:20 over the remaining 5 from the break and 2:24 over the peloton. Descending now with 37km to go.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 Losada in the chasing breakaway group has left the road. You didn't want to do that mate!
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 This descent, which is on a narrow road, must be bumpier than it looks. A bottle just jumped out of a riders cage!
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 Fraile is on the next climb now after descending nicely. 2:10 on the peloton. 32.8km to go.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 16:48:52 CEST32.5km remaining from 163.2km Fraile begins the shallow, unclassified climb through Chandrexa with a lead of 1:22 over the chasers and 2:10 over the peloton. He has 15 kilometres at 4% ahead of him.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 Losada, who went off the road, is now stuck between the peloton and the chasing group. Glad he's ok.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 29 km to go. Fraile with 1:24 on the chasers.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 16:53:39 CEST29km remaining from 163.2kmMovistar have taken over at the head of the peloton, with Jose Joaquin Rojas setting the tempo, 2:08 behind the lone leader Fraile.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 26 km to go. Fraile with 1:14 on the chasers, 1:58 on the peloton.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 23 km to go. Fraile with 40secs on the chasers, 1:38 on the peloton. Movistar on a mission to bring Valverde to the line?
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 Chasing group down to three riders - Zeits, Bakelants and Frank.
Pah Bear Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 Damn. What a pity about Steven Kruiswyk. Was looking forward to seeing him in action after the disaster of the Giro. And all he gets is a "Sorry" from the race Director. How the h^&* did they overlook that pole?
HappyMartin Posted August 25, 2016 Posted August 25, 2016 Damn. What a pity about Steven Kruiswyk. Was looking forward to seeing him in action after the disaster of the Giro. And all he gets is a "Sorry" from the race Director. How the h^&* did they overlook that pole?He can just be happy he wasn't sent a bill for repairs to the pole.
Bonus Posted August 25, 2016 Author Posted August 25, 2016 17:09:40 CEST22km remaining from 163.2km Fraile is now betraying very visible signs of suffering as the gradient stiffens. Bakelants, Frank and Zeits are almost within sight of the Spaniard on the straights. 34 seconds their deficit, while the bunch is at 1:29.
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