Stage Predictor Game: Stage 10

by Phil H. on Sep 5, 2010 3:22 PM EDT

The stage hobbles along a flat terrain, all is good and merry for the sprinters...until....the 4km Alto del Rat Penat comes along. Don't let the lenght fool you, it is 10% on average. It summits 30km from the line so likely a good climbing sprinter or punchy rider with a good finishing kick will win. Tomorrow(Monday) is a rest day.

Profile:

Map:

What the Vuelta website says:

Tuesday 7th September it will be competed for the 10th stage of the Vuelta, a day´s journey with two very special dangers: on the one side, it takes place after a rest day – Monday 6th September – with all what this means in terms of hesitancy for the riders, since there are riders that don´t take any benefit from a relaxation day but just the opposite. And on the other side, the day´s journey includes in its final part a real spectacular ascension: the climb Lo Rat Penat.

This stage has 175 km and joints the cities of Tarragona and Vilanova i La Geltrú. And it won´t be an easy day at all, because a little more than 30 km before the finish line is located the already mentioned climb Lo Rat Penat, a short mountain pass, but which contains ramps of more than 23% fall and many stretches of more than 12%. The sprinters will have a very difficult work to do if they want to fight in order to be the winner in Vilanova I La Geltrú.

GC and Riders List

Time to make prediction:

Until 13:23 CEST; 7:23am ET; 4:23am PT on Tuesday

all info from lavuelta.com

Yesteday's Summary: holmovka was the only one to score thanks to picking Roman Kreuziger to win the stage. There were a lot of close calls as some picked guys who finished in the top-10.

Stage Scores:

holmovka-1

Overall Scores:

mrmorales-19

Logy-18

frans verbiage-18

full scores here

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Let's see if being first helps me

Bole
Thor
Roche

I hate mountain lions. -me

by fineco on Sep 5, 2010 4:13 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Avoiding copying Roche

1. Sanchez
2. Rodriguez
3. Garcia

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

How many times has Rodriguez been picked in this Vuelta?

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

\I think more than anyone else!

I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!

by holmovka on Sep 5, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

That’s David Garcia Dapena BTW.

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

1. Sanchez
2. Rodriguez
3. Garcia

1. Farrar
2. Fernandez
3. Pozzato

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

Hurray! My first stage win!

Champaign, stuffed animals, Podium girls!

I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!

by holmovka on Sep 5, 2010 6:51 PM EDT reply actions

Remember:

kiss the podium girls and take the stuffed animals home.

Wait…

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha Ha!

I am on crutches today, it is even pains to laugh.

I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!

by holmovka on Sep 5, 2010 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Well done!

"How strange it was to see men doing something beautiful. Something pointless and elegant." Tim Winton, 'Breath'

by Seahorse on Sep 6, 2010 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions

Thank you!

Picking Roman was kind of easy.

I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!

by holmovka on Sep 6, 2010 9:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m guessing this is that cat 1. climb. Correct?

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 6:57 PM EDT reply actions

http://www.lavuelta.com/10/imgrecorrido/10_puerto.gif

"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
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by Phil H. on Sep 5, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe an ed could delete that post to avoid confusion.

Doesn’t matter that much I suppose.

by Triki on Sep 5, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions

No no!

It’s perfect, that is the right profile, only it takes a right north-east where the Vuelta goes straight on (west, later north-west) to Plana Novella and Olivella. The alternative road is indicated with a left turn arrow on the profile you found. The Vuelta route summits about 100 m after that intersection.

Map

Ceci n'est pas une signature.

by tedvdw on Sep 6, 2010 6:44 AM EDT up reply actions

The sort of 'ramp gradients' in red on the first profile throw you off.

by Triki on Sep 6, 2010 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions

After my failures

JC Peraud
Friere
Thor

by kom vuelta on Sep 5, 2010 7:45 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

PhilGil
Thor
Freire

"It's a lovely thing, feeling that momentum. If you're lucky, it's also about grace." Tim Winton

by sminer on Sep 5, 2010 9:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Hmmm

Thor
Bole
Velits

Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!, Tommeke!

by Vlaanderen90 on Sep 5, 2010 9:36 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

My picks

1.Pozzato
2.Luisle Sanchez
3. Thor

"Bah Gerrans"

by perezbike on Sep 5, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

1. Grega Bole
2. Peter Velits
3. Serafin Martinez

"You know if there's any contact at all Cristiano Ronaldo's gonna go down...maybe even just a puff of wind"

by agl on Sep 5, 2010 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Congrats Holmovka!

Pozzato
Thor
Bole

"Waar is die Idioot?" R. McEwen to F Dostoyevsky-Post Stage 6 2010

by frans verbiage on Sep 6, 2010 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 3 recs

Thanks! Was surprise myself.

I used to be a big fan of the Racer Formerly Known as Bert! But then again, I used to believe in Santa ,Tooth Fairy and innocence of Floyd!

by holmovka on Sep 6, 2010 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions

It was an inspired choice

Roman was the strongest in the break. He could have won. I hope that he’s learning to believe in himself.He needs to find inspiration.

"We just nick them. God makes the beer." Inspector Lewis

by frans verbiage on Sep 6, 2010 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I've been mostly away for like 5 days and only 6 points back...

hmm, I can still take the Tour-Vuelta double.

OK, Phil, I’m gonna try the following for st 10:
1. Tyler Farruh
2. Thor (is he even still in this race???)
3. Oscarito

(honestly not sure if these guys are still in the race or in good shape and that stage looks breakish and unsprintish, but what do I know – I’ve only seen two stages, but read some of what you all have written)

St 11 (I can’t believe this is true: “The last time a finish took place in Andorra was in 2008, where Alessandro Ballan was the winner. ”; Was that this same route???). Anyway, I see it as:
1. Nibs
2. Anton
3. JRod
(so, someone else will win, like Sastre)

St 12:
1. Bahvendish (assuming he doesn’t retire first – and yes, he’s “Bah” again…)
2. Tyler
3. Ale Jet (I can’t stop loving him…)

(covered till Thursday…if I am still in the hunt, I’ll guess more)

Yes, I will have an Ultra Liberal MoCo Latte please.

by JustJoshinYa on Sep 6, 2010 12:18 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

08 Andorra

there was no video of that day because of torrential rain. Ballan was in a break and solo’d his way to the win. Mosquera finished first from the GC guys right ahead of Bert if memory serves me correct.

"Until you shoot me off my bike I'll keep looking for a contract" - Jens!
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by Phil H. on Sep 6, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions