Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 The first climb of the day is the Alto de San Isidro and it seems that the worse conditions predicted by Sanchez are true. It's very cold on the descent of the San Isidro and fog. The visibility isn't too bad, so they should be ok going down it.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 ????????????As the riders begin the San Isidro we've got news of another abandon. Tony Hurel of Direct Energie has called it a day following a crash on stage 5.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 Almost five minutes separate the breakaway and the peloton after 50km of racing.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 News in from the finish line and it is much cooler down in Oviedo as the race heads towards the sea. There's some fog about too and a little bit of drizzle, but not too much.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 Movistar is very much in control today and they've brought the gap back to 4:36. Perhaps they want to keep this red jersey today, unlike earlier in the week.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 KOM jersey And here we have it, De Gendt takes the full five points at the top with Geniez taking three. That means they are equal on points with 13 each.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 With the fog and drops of rain, the leaders are picking their way down this descent. It's a long one and the riders are not taking any risks.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 With the caution up front, the gap is shrinking slowly...
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 ???????????? Third rider of the day to climb off and finish their Vuelta early is Yoann Bagot of Cofidis. There are a lot of riders suffering out there with a very tough opening week behind them.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 The fog has cleared further down the climb and the rain has stopped, which means nice dry roads for the riders. It's still pretty cold in comparison to much of the opening week.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 The gap has stabalised around 4:10. Movistar won't be happy to give this move too much space with de la Cruz up the road.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 The gap has stabalised around 4:10. Movistar won't be happy to give this move too much space with de la Cruz up the road.
Eugene Oppelt Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 71km remaining from 164.5km This is a very long descent off the San Isidiro. It's effectively a 70km descent from the top. They are past the steepest section though as the
HappyMartin Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 Lots of little hills in the next 50km. This is going to hurt.
Gen Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 On 8/28/2016 at 1:43 PM, 'Dale said: 10 kms in and there's a break! So here it is, the list of riders out front: Simon Clarke. (Cannondale-Drapac), Dylan Teuns (BMC), Alexandre Geniez (FDJ), Jan Bakelants (AG2R La Mondiale), De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), David de la Cruz (Etixx-QuickStep), Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), Moreno Moser (Cannondale-Drapac), Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling), Dries Devenyns (IAM Cycling), Bartosz Huzarski (Bora Argon 18), Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural).LLS getting a lot of air time during the Vuelta
Gen Posted August 28, 2016 Posted August 28, 2016 On 8/28/2016 at 1:38 PM, 'Dale said: That's a rare thing hey Gen Prob some sniffles from all the flyingYip, hope it isn't too serious.
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