"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - Vuelta Stage 6: Cuenca – E. E. Aramon Valdelinares, 217 km

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gmason
09-01-05, 09:21 AM
Mountaintop finish won by Heras, Menchov, and Blanco. Overall now Heras, Menchov +6", and Sastre +1'01".

A Cat 2 and a Cat 1 in the last 23 Km. Piil led alone for about 10 Km after losing his two companions. He was caught with 2 Km to go.

classic1
09-01-05, 09:34 AM
Aitor Gonzalez cracked. No more overall predictions from me for this year.
gmason
09-01-05, 12:57 PM
After Gonzalez' stunt to win the Vuelta a few years back, I don't care if he ever wins anything else.

squeegy200
09-01-05, 01:28 PM
Floyd Landis abandoned today.
gmason
09-01-05, 02:42 PM
Floyd Landis abandoned today.
So did about eight more who missed the time limit.
ljb61
09-01-05, 03:15 PM
How can Heras look so bad in the Tour and so good in the Vuelta? Anyway, good win for him today.
skinnyone
09-01-05, 03:17 PM
Gmason, what happened to Aitor... I am guessing you watched it on TV...
oneradtec
09-01-05, 03:43 PM
Mercado is rising through the GC!!
gmason
09-02-05, 12:54 AM
How can Heras look so bad in the Tour and so good in the Vuelta?
All a question of conditioning, etc., of course.

The French commentators use a term often that fit him yesterday. That is magesterial. He seemed to be cool, calm, and in control all the way. More good news is that Beloki actually paced him up much of the last Cat 1. I hope that he is finally coming back into form.



... what happened to Aitor ...
I don't know. There is only about an hour and a half (maybe two) of coverage, and I never saw him or heard anyone mention him.