2017 Ruta del Sol 15 - 19 Feb

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I'm following it closely ????????

Berto made sure of fireworks as per usual!

[allez]

Berto made sure of fireworks as per usual!

 

Saw highlights on youtube, some nice fireworks indeed. Guess all the frustrations of hearing Tinkoff moaning all the time helped light the fire   Today's stage is a key one and the TT stage.

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Saw highlights on youtube, some nice fireworks indeed. Guess all the frustrations of hearing Tinkoff moaning all the time helped light the fire   Today's stage is a key one and the TT stage.

Yes today is the Queen stage, should see the big guns fight it out!

[Jase619]

Livestreaming anywhere? And what time does it start?

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Livestreaming anywhere? And what time does it start?

http://www.steephill.tv/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol/#live

[carbon29er]

Stunning to have proper racing back on the streams.

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Stunning to have proper racing back on the streams.

Great stage again. Contador looking good.

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Stage 2 Results
1 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) 4:44:03
2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 2
3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 7
4 DELTOMBE, Kevin (SVB)
5 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 9
6 ROSA, Diego (SKY)
7 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 13
8 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 28
9 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 46
10 DE TIER, Floris (TLJ)
11 WALLAYS, Jens (SVB)
12 LIETAER, Eliot (SVB)
13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)
14 NIEVE ITURRALDE, Mikel (SKY)
15 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN) + 1:05
16 ARANBURU DEVA, Alexander (CJR)
17 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (CJR) + 1:18
18 FIRSANOV, Sergey (GAZ)
19 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS)
20 OOMEN, Sam (SUN) 

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General Classification after Stage 2
1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) 8:46:33
2 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 3
3 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 5
4 DELTOMBE, Kevin (SVB)
5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 7
6 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 11
7 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 12
8 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 26
9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 49
10 WEENING, Pieter (RNL) + 1:08

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Pinot probably couldnt believe his luck. Berto got mobbed... but his peak is only for later in the year where Pinot is targeting Giro.

 

Berto left some guys struggling to hold his wheel with that attack. He looked hungry. I think Trek also suits him better, Felline helped him a lot. If that was Tinkoff, then Berto would probably have been by himself in that selected group. 

['Dale]

And here it is, the general classification, as 'Berto defended with all his might and a fellow Spaniard nipped the lead by 1sec

1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 09:01:34
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo 00:00:01
3 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 00:00:06
4 Wout Poels (Ned) Team Sky 00:00:21
5 Diego Rosa (Ita) Team Sky 00:00:45
6 Mikel Landa (Spa) Team Sky 00:00:48
7 Sebastien Reichenbach (Swi) FDJ 00:00:52
8 Rigoberto Uran (Col) Cannondale-Drapac 00:01:29
9 Ondrej Cink (Cze) Bahrain-Merida 00:01:48
10 Javier Moreno (Spa) Bahrain-Merida 00:01:50

['Dale]

Those Ridley TT bikes

 

 

 

http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2017/02/17/2/c430yh4wcaa_3fj_670.jpg

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Yesterday's results:

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Stage 4 Results

1 COQUARD, Bryan (DEN) 4:10:33

2 HOELGAARD, Daniel (FDJ)

3 Hofstetter Hugo (COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS)

4 HOFLAND, Moreno (LTS)

5 KREDER, Raymond (RNL)

6 RÄIM, Mihkel (ICA)

7 MAIKIN, Roman (GAZ)

8 NOVAK, Domen (TBM)

9 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT)

10 PRADES REVERTER, Eduard (CJR)

11 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM)

12 GARCIA CORTINA, Ivan (TBM)

13 ARASHIRO, Yukiya (TBM)

14 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV)

15 BARGUIL, Warren (SUN)

16 PREIDLER, Georg (SUN)

17 VAN WINDEN, Dennis (ICA)

18 LOPEZ PARADA Daniel (BURGOS BH)

19 SALAS ZORROZUA, Ibai (BBH)

20 KRUOPIS Aidis (VERANDA'S WILLEMS - CRELAN)

 

General Classification after Stage 4

1 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) 13:12:07

2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TFS) + 1

3 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ) + 6

4 POELS, Wout (SKY) + 21

5 ROSA, Diego (SKY) + 45

6 LANDA MEANA, Mikel (SKY) + 48

7 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (FDJ) + 52

8 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (CDT) + 1:29

9 CINK, Ondrej (TBM) + 1:48

10 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (TBM) + 1:50