The Daily Race: Vuelta a España Stage 5
by Jen See on Sep 1, 2010 8:34 AM EDT
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Stage 5: Gaudix — Lorca
What is it? A bumpy sprint stage.
Got Climbs? Not really. It's not flat, but there are no categorized climbs on the profile.
Red Jersey Battle: A day off for the bigs.
Ideal Rider: Tyler Farrar. It's a sprinters' finish, pass the kool-aide.
@Gavia: Even the sprint stages have climbs at the Vuelta. Crazy, this Spain race.
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The Vuelta skirts the Sierra Nevada, avoiding their massive climbs, and this stage starts just north of the mountains. From Gaudix, the stage runs east over bumpy terrain to finish in Lorca. We are in southeastern Spain now, and Lorca lies in the neighborhood of Murcia. (Valverde, who?) There are no categorized climbs on the profile, and the final 50 kilometers descend to a flat finish. This stage should be a day for the sprinters to show their speed. Cavendish, Farrar, Hushovd, Freire: Pick your favorite.
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Farrar won the stage today in a long sprint. Cavendish, so too early. Philippe Gilbert continues as race leader. Read the Frinking Report!
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Farrar... no thanks... keep the Kool Aid
I always like an ice cold Arnold Palmer.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Rolling Rock?
Latrobe?
"Waar is die Idioot?" R. McEwen to F Dostoyevsky-Post Stage 6 2010
by frans verbiage on Aug 31, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
With so much really good beer out there
there’s no reason to drink Rolling Rock.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Not much more refreshing to beat the summers here in the South.
"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton
Gottcha
I’d never heard of The Arnold Palmer.I thought you were using some euphemism. My ref was to the fact that Palmer was from Latrobe PA. as was/is Rolling Rock. I have fond memories of Rolling Rock ,dating from an incident in Cleveland in 1966 involving a case of 3.2 RR[Blue Laws on Sunday], a 64 Nova SS 327 w/bucket seats , and a young gymnast named Christine. It was pretty good beer back then.Not so much now. I could see the refreshing possibilities of your Arnold Palmer.
"Waar is die Idioot?" R. McEwen to F Dostoyevsky-Post Stage 6 2010
by frans verbiage on Sep 1, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a plan...
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
If Cav hasn't vomited in the past two days, it is his to lose.
Hushovd is using this Vuelta just to get the legs for Worlds. I don’t expect him to be a factor. He knows he is not a sprinter anymore – and there are just too many great sprinters here this year.
"Not a great entertainer is young Edvald" - Bradley Wiggins
Good morning Podium Cafe◄
Its bright and sunny in tropical Guyana.
Is there a MAJOR race on in Spain?
If I wanted to get shit small wins, I'd race shit small races (Cavendish on Greipel)
yes there is... find out more in the LIVE thread ;)
"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'
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