Vuelta Stage 6 - Liquigas Leap Away; Roulers Roll Up

I got some of what I wished for on today's stage, as Peter Sagan took the win in Cordoba. He looked delighted to be on the podium.

It didn't go down quite the way I thought it would though. Instead of a select group of sprinters fighting it out for  the win, it was half of the Liquigas team and Pablo Lastras. The Liquigas boys did some fancy riding on the final descent and stayed away to the line. Nibali could have done with the time bonus for first place. But after some impressive team-work before the line, Lastras nearly got the better of them. Young Sagan has got some fast legs though, and got to there first.

In the Fantasy realm, the Bile Beans remain in the lead. But it was a good day for the Roulers, and they've moved up to second place and are looking dangerous.

Stage 7 could be a sprint. Then again it might not be. I noticed Garmin seemed to be doing plenty of work today, so maybe they think Tyler Farrar can do something. Garmin certainly won't be working for Thor Hushovd, as he's not been selected for the Vuelta. Seems the team management isn't too chuffed that he's off to BMC next year and will be taking all his UCI points with him. It's a bit of a bummer if you picked Thor for your team -Rubber and Cloudmakers, I'm looking at you!