Gen Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Good to see JVR back up and riding, but he must be very sore, hope he can make it to the end today
Bonus Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 I had a chat with JVR after the pre 94.7 Twitter ride the other year. Really nice guy and I got a selfie with him :-) Hope he can keep going today.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Good to see JVR back up and riding, but he must be very sore, hope he can make it to the end todayI thought he broke a bone ????Phew!
Bonus Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 He's with the Drs car now. Still riding.
Mntboy Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Oh my.. sjoe that descent is a bit sketchy hope JVR is okay Van Rensburg is in the peloton but looks pretty bashed up, and the way he's holding the bars with his left hand would seem to suggest he's in some discomfort. - This from CN. Really hope JVR injuries isn't too serious.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 The riders are currently on the lower slopes of this long climb, which are pretty gentle. Things really start to become difficult when they pass Pierre Saint Martin.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 He's with the Drs car now. Still riding.He seems really hurtIt's a long way to the white chalk.Most likely to DNF.Let's see ????
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 Meanwhile... Fraile leads the Mountains Classification after collecting the maximum 10 points atop the Inharpu. 1. Omar Fraile (Dimension Data) 30 pts2. Alexandre Geniez (FDJ) 25 pts3. Sergey Lagutin (Katusha) 22 pts
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 ???????????? Abandon: Kenneth Van Bilsen (Cofidis) leaves the race - he's been suffering with a stomach bug.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 The pace in the breakaway is high thanks to the impetus of Geniez and Elissonde.
Eugene Oppelt Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 95 kms remaining from 196km And the steeper gradients are beginning to take their toll in the breakaway. We should see more action on this climb than we did on the last one.
Gen Posted September 3, 2016 Posted September 3, 2016 FOUR ABANDONSPhilippe Gilbert (BMC), Davide Malacarne (Astana), Johan Le Bon (FDJ) and Angel Madrazo (Caja Rural - Seguros RGA) abandon the 2016 Vuelta a España.
Bonus Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Top of the Col du Soudet. At least this road looks a bit better.
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