2011 Volta a Catalunya

[cocteau_ireland]

well said. Roche's confidence has been a bit mushy but be up to speed in fortnight

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

The Irish can all sprint, just look at Nico Roche.

Roche is known to be a pretty decent sprinter for a non specialist. Martin is a super-scrawny little climber.

Unless he attacked a bit out and was caught on the line, or there was a bit of a ramp at the end, it's pretty shameful stuff for the rest of the field for him to be right up at the business end of a field sprint. I mean, well done to him and he's obviously in good Spring form for the first time but really...

 

[Cobblestoned]

Wow. Royas won.

What a relief. Puhhh.
My thumbs were already crooked.

 

[Moondance]

10 points for every stage win, 5 sprints here... = 50 points, that's as good as 3rd in Wevelgem.

No. Gusev got me 70 points.

 

[Descender]

Wow. Royas won.

What a relief. Puhhh.
My thumbs were already crooked.

Das tut man nur in Deutschland glaub ich.

About time Rojas won, happy for the lad, he finally got the monkey off his back.

 

[JRanton]

10 points for every stage win, 5 sprints here... = 50 points, that's as good as 3rd in Wevelgem.

It's six points for a stage win, not 10.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Er, Rojas already had a win this season, in the Trofeo Deia (Challenge Mallorca)...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

10 points for every stage win, 5 sprints here... = 50 points, that's as good as 3rd in Wevelgem.

No: 6 WT points for a stage win in the shorter tours (with 4, 2, 1 and 1 for 2nd to 5th). So 5 sprints at 6 points each (if one rider were to take all five) = equivalent to 5th at Wevelgem, or 7th overall in the Volta.

 

[Mellow Velo]

This race reminds me of a bad film that you go to see, because the trailers (profiles) look good.
One stage to get the GC sorted and six stages for the sprinters.............who haven't bothered to turn up.

 

[roundabout]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-6/photos/164874

http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-6/photos/164871

Would like to see the video, but it looks like it wasn't the cleanest of sprints

 

[El Pistolero]

Lol, did that Radioshack guy think he won? Epic fail.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Lol, did that Radioshack guy think he won? Epic fail.

no that guy is protesting.

 

[claudio]

Apparently Leipheimer is ill and won't be starting today?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Apparently Leipheimer is ill and won't be starting today?

as noted by steve at steephill:
https://twitter.com/LeviLeipheimer/status/51884187816431616

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Contador in the break??????????

Can this be true?

https://twitter.com/VoltaCatalunya


(8km) 3 riders escaped just seconds ahead of the pack. Among them is Alberto Contador

??????

or is it a rogue twit?

 

[Descender]

Can this be true?

https://twitter.com/VoltaCatalunya


(8km) 3 riders escaped just seconds ahead of the pack. Among them is Alberto Contador

??????

or is it a rogue twit?

My guess: it's the riders wearing the jerseys, for the usual last stage pictures you know.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Ticker -> english

looks like its gruppo compatto again:

better ticker:

http://translate.google.com/transla...http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/ca/encarrera/7/

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Nairo Quintana yesterday in a local newspaper:

Qué diferencias te encuentras entre el ciclismo colombiano y el europeo?

Es un poco diferente, acá se va muy rápido en el llano y tienen un líder de equipo pero en Colombia todos queremos figurar y en un equipo puede haber cuatro o cinco líderes, y en el llano o bajando se va, más o menos, suave pero subiendo van con todo.

Nairo was asked what the difference was between cycling in europa and in colombia and he said the difference isn't that big but in europe they ride very hard in flat and every team has basically 1 leader while in colombia teams often have 4 or 5 leaders and the pacing on the climbs is higher than europe.

 

[El Pistolero]

Then why do all these Colombians get dropped in European mountains?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Then why do all these Colombians get dropped in European mountains?

where??

.

 

[Tuarts]

Adaptability

 

[Jamsque]

Then why do all these Colombians get dropped in European mountains?

They have difficulty with corners, apparently all roads in Colombia are arrow-straight.

 

[Kazistuta]

Dumoulin finished with yet another win, Contador won the race (surprise!)...

I guess Dumoulin was happy to see all those non-participating sprinters.

Conclusion: One exciting (well, as exciting as a MTF Contador win is) stage, six stages with 50-100 km's of exciting racing........... Catalunya, do better next year!

 

[roundabout]

Uran in second

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Then why do all these Colombians get dropped in European mountains?

Probably because they're all more knackered because of the higher pace on the flat?