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Re: [OM] IMG: Vuelta, the penultimate stage

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Vuelta, the penultimate stage
From: ChrisB <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2016 06:57:27 +0100
Thanks for those, Nathan.  I can imagine that it was exciting being that close 
to the professionals.

Chris

> On 15 Sep 16, at 17:10, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> On Saturday the Vuelta a España passed through one of the mountain passes 
> that I regularly climb, Puerto de Tudons. Except that they had to climb it 
> twice, once from each side, and also ride a further 500 m up to an air force 
> base on top of the Alto de Aitana, where I have never cycled because it is 
> normally closed to the public. It was the penultimate stage and the last one 
> in the mountains, so it was Chris Froome’s last chance to attack Quintana to 
> make up the 1 1/2 minute he was behind. Quintana repulsed all Froome’s 
> attacks and so won the Vuelta. 
> 
> I went to the town of Relleu to see the cyclists descend from their first 
> pass through the Puerto, on a steep road that ended in a sharp curve. A good 
> place to watch them because they had to slow down sharply to negotiate the 
> turn. About 30 images are here, including many of the spectators, often just 
> as interesting as the sports folk. Where I could, I have identified the 
> riders in the captions:
> 
> http://www.greatpix.eu/La-Vuelta-in-Relleu/ 
> <http://www.greatpix.eu/La-Vuelta-in-Relleu/>
> 
> As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.

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