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Anyone following La Vuelta then?
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I'd forgotten about it but will sky+ the highlights now.
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Trying to keep up with the ITV4 highlights packages - finding the Aussie commentator (AND THE SOUND QUALITY!!!!!) lacking compared to Phil and Paul.... and can someone tell Ned to stop bobbing about everytime he's doing a piece to camera like he's sitting on a giant spring!!!!!
Great that it's on free-to-air though.
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I am, in fact La Vuelta is probably my favourite of the grand tours as I love the different landscapes it covers. However, I do feel that it suffers from being the last of the big three and is probably too much for those wishing to do well at the world champs.
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having trouble watching ITV4 on tv catch up
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For casual UK audiences the fact they shelled Cav off the back inside 4 days means there's not massive amounts for the less interested viewer to get a hold onto. Towards the end if Wiggins is in with a shout of a podium, I think there will be more viewers.
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some nice descending at the end today. and the finish is interesting too.
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Highlights not on til 10 tonight. Booo
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Trying to follow it, but struggling due to a mixture of trying to record Eurosport's random scheduling and staying awake as I'm watching it late at night after the gf has retired.
Still have the Vattenfall classic to watch, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge isn't getting a look in.
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whens the angliru stage?
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bestest climb in a grand tour
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One day I'll pop over and do it.
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Beast of a stage that!
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They are bigging up wiggo to take the lead today, should be good
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Great ride by Wiggins yesterday - leading a major climb and dropping specialist climbers like Rodriguez.
Should slay them in the TT today.Posted 9 months ago # -
Should take the lead today, but will have a tough job defending for a fortnight against Liquigas.
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Yes and my mate (Ian Stannard, local MK lad) is riding as Wiggos bitch for 3 weeks.
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Tony Martin in with a time of 55.54 (50.77 kph according to my calculations). Damn that's fast.
Cancellara in 2nd place a massive 1.27 behind.
Wiggins leaving the start hut at 15.20 our time.Posted 9 months ago # -
come on Wiggo !!!!!!!!!!!!
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This thread needs a spoiler warning....
I find it hard to get excited about. Plus is just doesnt look as good as the Giro or TdF
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Chris Froome just started, Brad is off in 3 mins.
Vuelta always feels a bit of an anti-climax - end of a busy season after the Classics, the Giro, the Tour, it seems a bit "tacked on" really. Doesn't get the crowds, the terrain isn't quite as exciting as the Tour and it suffers from less/poorer coverage.
Shame cos yesterdays stage with Brad and Chris up the front on that final climb was great to watch.
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Luis Leon on a bit of a flier.
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Wiggo fastest at the 1st intermediate check
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Wiggins looks very comfortable but seems to be losing a lot of liquid. Is he going to have problems with the heat?
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2nd at the 2nd 19 secs down on Martin
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Brad's not going to win this one, he's lost too much time to Martin up to that second split...
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possibly but he will still be in red at the end hopefully.
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oh dear he lost a lot of time in the third sector.
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Nope, beaten by Chris Froome which means Chris will leapfrog him on the GC. Brad should still get up into the top 5. And hey, there's still another 2 weeks to go...
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Who'd have thunk it?
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Well that's not half bad - Brit leader of the Vuelta.
Maybe not quite the one Sky intended though...Who'd have thunk it?
Chris did a great TT in the Tour of California, he's always been there or thereabouts.
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Brit leader of the Vuelta.
Kenyan really, but who's counting.
Didn't see that one coming.Posted 9 months ago # -
Here come the mountains, Nibali for L'Angliru and the red jersey.
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