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Vuelta al Pais Vasco - Stage 5
So, is today a breakaway stage or will the GC guys bring it back together for a big finish?
My money is on a select group reaching the finish together (mainly GC people) similar to the crazy stage during Tirreno-Adriatico.
My 1,2,3 for today is Sanchez, Quintana, Henao. Sanchez has something to prove and Euskatel need a win, Quintana and Henao are both in great form and I can't see any group with Porte in making it to the finish at the front, why would you tow along Porte when he's just going to smash you to bits in the TT?
At this points in time Txurruka has pretty much sewn up the mountains and sprint jerseys so will he bother racing today?
No changes for me so I'll announce my team:
Contador, Porte, Quintana, Sanchez, Peraud, Ulissi, Txurruka, Cardoso, Betancurt
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Scores updating, today was a nightmare, 50-odd non-finishers and 10 climbs so apologies for the delay.
Woohoo - 266 whopping points and 2nd on the stage
Thats my best result of the season.
Can feel a gamble coming on tomorrow for the guy who at the moment for me,is the guy who impresses me the most in the world of cycling.....
Ive already made my transfers for tomorrow
Axed Henao, Quintana and Fuglsang for Sanchez, Martin and Castroviejo
Good day for me today, but it could have been so much better. I swapped Gorka for Peraud who was pointless...planning for thr ITT. If only I had gone for Sanchez...
Get in there lad! You can do it! Caja Rural rock! Euskadi stink!
and he did nearly 16mins down...
Cheers bud.
Dreadful, dreadful start to the season. Still, there's only one way he can go from here.
thanks stumps, thought that was the case, but prudent to check/ask so many wise people out there!
@TheJensie?
30 pt lead for you now Alan
Retire
Probably a Luxembourg retirement home
I had Fraile earlier and dropped Talansky but can't see the latter scoring many points. I'm pretty sure it'll all come together when Movistar and Saxo come to the front. Only a minute gap.
Just remembered Fraile is in my purist! Go lad!! Also got G Izagirre, Talansky Sanchez, Porte and Contador in my purists so hopefully whatever happens one of my teams will do well!
Maybe Saxo can do some work today
I was spot on with Fuglsang, shame I didn't pick him, and also expected Movistar to throw a couple of people up the road.
Despite the strength in the break I still can't see it staying out right until the end.
Nerz, Kohler, Vanendert, Novikov abandon, but Schleck still rolling.
Txurruka led by 48 going into the stage and took the first cat3 so that one's over.....Big Fat LR for Txurruka tomorrow as he rides around the TT course waving to everyone?
10 points for a cat 1
6 points for a cat 2
3 points for a cat 3
Today there are 5 cat 3s (15 points) plus 4 cat 2s (24 points) and assuming they included it a cat 1 (10 points) making the max available 49 points.
Txurruka had a lead of 38 points on Didier at the start of the day, I assume he took the first just in case and then when he saw two people going up the road to take the remaining points just sat back as his job was done.
Sprint wise Txurruka was already in an insurmountable position before the stage.
Mangel & Tankink also gone. Down to 139 I think
I think Txurruka probably done the maths and took the first one which I think seals the peas as it were!!
I never bothered to work out how many KoM points are available today, can Herrada catch Txurruka?
Txurruka started with 61 Herrada with 6. 10 mountain passes today, but Txurruda has already won the first, so I think it's impossible.
mountain 3
1 Herrada
2 Silin
3 Talansky
mountain 2
1 Herrada
2 Silin
3 Hesjedal
Silin has been the star of my disastrous purist team, giving me my fourth lanterne rouge of the season on stage 1, now he's in a break. Let me down on stage 3 though by foolishly finishing second last.
Valls & Vichot abandon. Any guesses on the number of finishers today? I think they're down to 141 now.
Casar gone. come on 'drheaton' what odds are you offering for Schleck not finishing.
Gilbert gone. Schleck still going
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