VaE Stage 17: Redemption

"Sonarrat" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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David Millar steals a stage intended for the sprinters, who instead wind

up

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racing for 6th. It had nothing to do with the peloton's attitude towards

the

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amount of time he had lost - after walking away from climbers of the

caliber of

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Sevilla and Rasmussen, he descended so beautifully, and was so powerful

once the

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road leveled out, that if he had been 2nd by 20 seconds, he probably would

have

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taken the golden jersey. I'm reminded of the performance that won the

Giro

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d'Italia for Paolo Salvoldelli last year.

On another note, Dario Frigo is a broken man. He finished 157th of the

163

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riders, 14.11 back, and fell out of the top 20 on GC.

The GC is looking quite unstable. Galdeano and Heras, Beltran and

Valverde, and

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Perez and Unai Osa are all in the top 10 and each separated by less than

10

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seconds. And, of course, anything could happen on I can't wait for

Friday's

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stage up to the Navacerrada.

-Sonarrat.

I am happy for David too, but that was a little over the top man. If I was in second place by 20
seconds, I would have had a good shot at the leader's jersey too.

Nick Burns said:

I am happy for David too, but that was a little over the top man. If I was in second place by 20
seconds, I would have had a good shot at the leader's jersey too.

if he'd only been 20sec back they would have never let him go.

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Nick Burns said:

I am happy for David too, but that was a little over the top man. If I

was

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in second place by 20 seconds, I would have had a good shot at the

leader's

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jersey too.

if he'd only been 20sec back they would have never let him go.

No [censored].

Nick Burns said:

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Nick Burns said:

I am happy for David too, but that was a little over the top man. If I

was

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in second place by 20 seconds, I would have had a good shot at the

leader's

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jersey too.

if he'd only been 20sec back they would have never let him go.

No [censored].

no really it's true... ;\

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Sonarrat said:

David Millar steals a stage intended for the sprinters, who instead wind up racing for 6th. It had
nothing to do with the peloton's attitude towards the amount of time he had lost - after walking
away from climbers of the caliber of Sevilla and Rasmussen, he descended so beautifully, and was
so powerful once the road leveled out, that if he had been 2nd by 20 seconds, he probably would
have taken the golden jersey. I'm reminded of the performance that won the Giro d'Italia for Paolo
Salvoldelli last year.

On another note, Dario Frigo is a broken man. He finished 157th of the 163 riders, 14.11 back, and
fell out of the top 20 on GC.

The GC is looking quite unstable. Galdeano and Heras, Beltran and Valverde, and Perez and Unai Osa
are all in the top 10 and each separated by less than 10 seconds. And, of course, anything could
happen on I can't wait for Friday's stage up to the Navacerrada.

The amazing thing is that Nozal's incredible dark-horse run has already gone from jaw-dropping to
fait accompli. Here we're talking about how Igor and Robert and Robbie are fighting for podium
spots, but none of them are likely to win, because Nozal has a lock barring incredible misfortune!

--
Ryan Cousineau, [email hidden] sfu.ca~rcousineOpen ↗ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club

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Nick Burns said:

I am happy for David too, but that was a little over the top man. If I was in second place by 20
seconds, I would have had a good shot at the leader's jersey too.

if he'd only been 20sec back they would have never let him go.

There were three people in the top 15 in the break, and they were just barely caught. Millar was 41
seconds in the clear. I wouldn't have said that if I wasn't convinced - because there wasn't enough
time after the time to pull him back, given how powerful he was, and also because Millar was
flirting with 70 kph. (I'm also assuming, since it's my theory, that Nozal would simply ride
defensively and not risk blowing to pieces chasing him.)

-Sonarrat.