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Now that Froome\u2019s name has been added to the list of those retired from 2015\u2019s punishing Vuelta, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking that the tour of Spain would see fewer headlines and less media interest \u2013 but the unpredictable chaos has been seized upon by a Spaniard, and Rodriguez has captured the imagination of race fans everywhere.<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Another one bites the dust<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Each year there\u2019s a tour that claims a few high profile victims, and it\u2019s usually the race that most teams think they can win. With Froome aggressively pursuing a historic double, it was sad to see him join the abandoned list, but it\u2019s good to see the race open up to an outside bet.<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

The shifting battle ground<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Everyone was hoping to see Froome and Quintana go head to head, but instead we\u2019ve been treated to a duel between Dumoulin and Rodriguez. Dumoulin has been consistently putting the Giant-Alpecin name on the podium, and Katusha will be pleased with Rodriguez\u2019s heroic effort to make the most of the climbs, taking a one second lead into the rest day.<\/p>\n

Climber versus time trialist?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dumoulin has surprised everyone by gaining time on the climbs, despite being better known for his consistency on the flat. Even Rodriguez has conceded that Wednesday\u2019s time trial is better suited to Dumoulin. With the mountain stages over, Rodriguez is relying on his Katusha team mates to keep him in sight of Dumoulin on the flatter stages.<\/p>\n

\"Tom<\/p>\n

There\u2019s nothing stupid about the Vuelta<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Spain is blessed (or cursed) with diverse mountain ranges that must make Le Tour organisers a little jealous. Although the Vuelta isn\u2019t steeped in the tradition of Le Tour it isn\u2019t, as Mark Cavendish said this week, \u201cstupid\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mr Cavendish believes the 11 mountain stage finishes are too much for serious riders, and only those who crash out of the French Tour seriously consider the Spanish Tour. I think Froome would beg to differ.<\/p>\n

\"Mark<\/p>\n

A flatter Tour of Britain will provide excitement for Cavendish in the run up to the World Championships \u2013 providing he can stay on his bike this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Now that Froome\u2019s name has been added to the list of those retired from 2015\u2019s punishing Vuelta, you\u2019d be forgiven […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":131454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[329],"tags":[],"global-categories":[],"class_list":["post-131453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-cycling"],"yoast_head":"\nVuelta a Espa\u00f1a: from rest day to finish line - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Five more stages before the Vuelta ends and despite the fact Cavendish called the race \u201cstupid\u201d, it has got a lot to offer to road cycling fans.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/09\/09\/vuelta-a-espana-from-rest-day-to-finish-line\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a: from rest day to finish line\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Five more stages before the Vuelta ends and despite the fact Cavendish called the race \u201cstupid\u201d, it has got a lot to offer to road cycling fans.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/09\/09\/vuelta-a-espana-from-rest-day-to-finish-line\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"\u0160koda We Love Cycling\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-09-09T14:29:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/09\/opener12.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"525\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Christopher Ashley\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/09\/09\/vuelta-a-espana-from-rest-day-to-finish-line\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/09\/09\/vuelta-a-espana-from-rest-day-to-finish-line\/\",\"name\":\"Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a: from rest day to finish line - 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