How The Race Was Won – Vuelta a España 2014 – Stages 1-5

Aug 28 2014

Hot days in the early going in Spain—not a ton of GC action, not a ton of particularly complicated sprints. An on-form Degenkolb. An absent Sagan. An aircraft carrier. Too close for missiles. Switching to guns.

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5 Responses to “How The Race Was Won – Vuelta a España 2014 – Stages 1-5”

  1. Gary 28 August 2014 at 8:37 am #

    Thank you for this! I confess I usually do not pay much attention to the early stages of a grand tour, however your breakdown of the stages gives me way more insight at the little and not so little things I completely miss during broadcast. Fingers crossed no one gets heat exhaustion!

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  2. Jerome 28 August 2014 at 4:59 pm #

    Must watch top gun!

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  3. JP 28 August 2014 at 5:56 pm #

    Top Gun quotes…brilliant. Another top episode. Thanks!

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  4. Massey 28 August 2014 at 8:52 pm #

    You’re a hell of an instinctive pilot. Maybe too good.

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    • batchuba 1 September 2014 at 1:14 pm #

      Now I’m not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, but that was a well chosen quote.

      Reply

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