2010 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

[DJ Sprtsch]

At first looked like the four breakaways were going to make it but now Liquigas are driving like mad reducing the bunch to 50 riders and bringing down the gap from 8.30 to 5.15 in something like 15km.

At least that's my interpretation.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

13 left, Malcarne is going solo and has a fair chance. Bunch at 2.45 or so

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

1. Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) 4:50:03
2. Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack) a 36
3. Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epgarne) a 37
4. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) m.t.
5. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) m.t.

And yet another top 5 for Kreder

 

[Digger]

any sign of Nicholas Roche?

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not in the top 10 at least

1. Davide Malacarne (Quick Step) 4:50:03
2. Andreas Kloden (Team RadioShack) a 36
3. Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epgarne) a 37
4. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitions) m.t.
5. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) m.t.
6. Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) a 40
7. Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) m.t.
8. Frank Schleck (Team Saxo Bank) m.t.
9. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) m.t.
10. Eros Capecchi (Footon-Servetto-Fuji) m.t.

Edit:
Roche holds on to his 5th place in GC by 1 second after Kreder won some

1. Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) 18:38:57
2. Xavier Tondo (Cervélo) a 10
3. Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) a 43
4. Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d'Epargne) a 45
5. Nicolas Roche (AG2R) a 1:20
6. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Transitions) m.t.
7. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Transitons) a 1:21
8. Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) a 1:22
9. Janez Brajkovic (Team RadioShack) a 1:25
10. Remy Di Gregorio (Française des Jeux) a 1:26

 

[theyoungest]

Liquikid Koren out of the top-10. Other kid Kreder just keeps on raking in those top-5 positions.

 

[WalkmanX]

So I'll guess ill post Taaramäe's Thoughts after that race like i did yesterday.

He basically said that he was really happy that he didn't let LL Sanches get any time on him. He was asked about his Sprint at the end, he responds that it isn't that good, today was all about sitting behind LL Sanches. He doesn't believe there will be much changes to the top of GC in the last 2 stages. He says that he is gonna mirror LL Sanches all day tomorrow basically. And he hopes he is gonna get the 3rd spot on the podium at the end of the Volta a Catalunya.

Source: http://vikerraadio.err.ee/helid?main_id=2828786

 

[reyan12]

So I'll guess ill post Taaramäe's Thoughts after that race like i did yesterday.

He basically said that he was really happy that he didn't let LL Sanches get any time on him. He was asked about his Sprint at the end, he responds that it isn't that good, today was all about sitting behind LL Sanches. He doesn't believe there will be much changes to the top of GC in the last 2 stages. He says that he is gonna mirror LL Sanches all day tomorrow basically. And he hopes he is gonna get the 3rd spot on the podium at the end of the Volta a Catalunya.

Source: http://vikerraadio.err.ee/helid?main_id=2828786

LL Sanchez had been in the podium 3x so far.i think he'll definitely gonna make it 4.Two seconds difference is very manageable.

 

[WalkmanX]

LL Sanchez had been in the podium 3x so far.i think he'll definitely gonna make it 4.Two seconds difference is very manageable.

That's that Taaramäe said, i for one would have really wanted to see a live coverage of every stage of the volta to bad we only got highlights...

 

[bicing]

2 kms to go today's stage, peleton all together...

and dumoulin takes the sprint for cofidis win...

 

[WalkmanX]

1-2 Dumolin-Taaramäe for Cofidis that's Pretty nice for them. Cofidis has done pretty well overall this year hope they can keep it up!

 

[pmcg76]

Jeez, quite in here today or what, everyone must have been following the big anti-climax. Another Cofidis victory, another French victory. Good stuff.

Tumbleweed blows by...............

 

[WalkmanX]

Well the Volta a Catalunya is over

Top 10

1 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 25:16:03
2 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0:00:10
3 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne 0:00:43
4 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0:00:45
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 0:01:20
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions
7 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions 0:01:21
8 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas-Doimo 0:01:22
9 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team Radioshack 0:01:25
10 Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 0:01:26

Good Ride by Rodriguez to take the GC and Tondo to take second.
I'm also really glad to see Taaramäe in 3rd, that's really great and he actually
held of no other than LL Sanchez
Other good results i would say Roche 5th and Kreder 7th are also very respectable

Anyways if i catch the Taaramäe interview after the last stage I'll post it...

 

[ak-zaaf]

Jeez, quite in here today or what, everyone must have been following the big anti-climax. Another Cofidis victory, another French victory. Good stuff.

Tumbleweed blows by...............

Don't know why, but I don't care that much for Catalunya right now.
Criterium International is always fun because of the 3 stage set-up. Classics go above everything else.

Good result by Kreder tho!