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Vuelta Stage 6
The big question is, well, any (!) of these... will Contador make a Top 5 placing?... Will Dan Martin come good?... Will Kelderman and Uran keep up?... Will Aru start his Vuelta with a whimper?... Will Arredondo attack from miles away and then fade?.... Will Purito leave everyone else eating his dust?... Will Valverde stick something in Froome's spokes?... So many questions! All to be answered today! 
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#LaVuelta 6 riders chasing @pimligthart and Más Bonet: Clarke, Engoulvent, Favilli, Le Bon, Sagan and Teklehaimanot.
Don't think Matthews will care about today as he would need Yates and Chaves to drag him up the hill. He could win tomorrow instead
6 transfers, 2 pens
Jrod
Froome
Chaves
D. Martin
Kelderman
Mondory
Debusschere (who has a birthday today)
Fominykh (will never get a spare transfer to get rid of him)
Mas
I'll be amazed if Matthews is in contention near the end. The final climb reaches 12.8% for a km and then 10% for the last 3km.
Tried to keep some balance between today and tomorrow. Maybe one transfer tomorrow?
Lloyd Mondory (ALM)
Oscar Gatto (CAD)
Joaquin Rodriguez (KAT)
Winner Anacona (LAM)
Daniel Martin (GRS)
Christopher Froome (SKY)
Nairo Alexander Quintana (MOV)
Gerald Ciolek (MTQ)
Guillaume Levarlet (COF)
Really couldn't decide whether to go with a GC team or some stage-hunters. So did a bit of both - Dan Martin, Purito, LLSanchez, Yates, plus Froome just in case.
Also left Bling in - are we definitely sure that he'll lose the jersey today? He won into Montecassino at the Giro...
Well after lots of tooing and frooing, maybe foolishly deciding not to go for Froome, Contador or Valverde!
J ROD
Yates
D Martin
Quintana
Moreno
Poels
Mas
Craven
Fumeaux
No pens
Played safe I hope...
Purito
Froomecat
The Mighty Quintana
Dan Martin
Niemiec
Txurruka
Mas
Armee
Reynes
Had to choose niemiec/armee or barguil/levarlet.
Will Valverde stick something in Froome's spokes?
Very good enrique!!!
8 transfers for me, 3 pens. Gone for climbers for the next 2 stages.
Nairo Alexander Quintana (MOV)
Christopher Froome (SKY)
Johan Esteban Chaves (OGE)
Merhawi Kudus (MTQ)
Joaquin Rodriguez (KAT)
Johann Tschopp (IAM)
Lluis Guillermo Mas (CJR)
David Arroyo (CJR)
Przemyslaw Niemiec (LAM)
5 transfers for me (1 pen)
JRod
Froome
Dan Martin
Mas
Chaves
S S
Gatto
Gaurdini
Stuyven
Thought about Arredondo but with him being 20+ mins down didn't feel it was worth it, prehaps wait for a stage with plenty of climbing
No Quintana????
Cards on the table, ive stuck with my plan, 10 penalties, my team for the next 2 stages
Quintana
Froome
D Martin
D Caruso
Mas
Degenkolb
Monodry
Martens
Reynes
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