It was apparent from the word go that it just wasn't going to be the kind of morning that would yield a ton of autographs. No bother. I stayed at the podium for awhile and then wandered around the buses for the bulk of the time.
BMC's 8 remaining riders arrived together.
Movistar either stayed in a hotel that was close by or they were being punished as the team bus arrived empty this morning.
Yohan Bagot and Dominique Rollin.
Andrew Talansky was nearly taken out this morning by a spectator who had carelessly leaned his bike so that the handlebars clipped the American, causing him to very nearly crash. The spectator was completely unapologetic. Sheesh. When Andrew came over to sign an autograph, I offered to rough up the guy. He knows I've got his back.
Markel Irizar.
Antoine Duchesne.
Tsagbu Grmay and Alex Howes.
Tinkoff Saxo.
When Sagan came over to pose for a selfie, I took that as my cue to head to the buses.
A fleet of Scott bikes for IAM.
Johan Van Zyl.
MTN Qhubeka rides Cervélo.
Amets Txurruka is quite the social butterfly. After signing an autograph for me, I spotted him hanging out at the IAM, BMC, and Orica team buses.
Who was interviewing who? Esteban Chaves spoke with a journalist while armed with a GoPro and selfie stick.
Dominique Rollin's Orbea.
It looks like a 2 guys cheating at a staring contest but I assume you that Stephen Cummings and this BMC staffer were in a conversation.
Maxime Bouet.
Dario Cataldo.
I love that Thierry Hupond was just as excited to see me as I was to see him!
Koen De Kort, an honorary Dutchman, visited the Orica bus.
Orica getting ready for stage 6.
Iljo Keisse in the most aggressive number and Cam Meyer.
Pieter Serry and Jens Keukeleire.
Giovanni Visconti, the lone Italian in Movistar's Vuelta squad, rode in aimless circles.
Matteo Montaguti, the lone Italian on AG2R's Vuelta squad, soon joined him.
Whatever they were looking for, Mintaguti found it. Air conditioning? The ice cream truck perhaps?
The peloton approacheth.
Today’s 6 autographs came from:
48. Amets Txurruka
55. Dani Navarro
72. Maxime Bouet
127. Rory Southerland
151. Andrew Talansky
155. Ben King
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