2013 Volta ao Algarve (14th-17th February), 2.1

[Ryo Hazuki]

sabido is amazing downhiller

 

[MADRAZO]

Stage 2 preview: Lagoa → Lagoa, 195 km (hilly/rollers)
February 14 update: Lagoa is another regular host of this race. Stage 2 starts out hilly and finishes with some rollers. Normally, there is an small uphill finish in Lagoa and a rough calculation using this year's stage timetable reveals the last 400m averages 10%.

http://www.steephill.tv/volta-ao-algarve/

Thats very rough! 5 meters in 400 meters = 1.25 %

 

[Dazed and Confused]

90km to go, gap 6:30

Boaro leads KOM competition.

Long way home, but it will not be easy for QS.

 

[Ferminal]

actually machado looked pretty strong yesterday.my pick for the win today

Me too lol (sorry Iznogoud)

 

[Oltean_RO]

"km 114: Omega Pharma-Quick Step leads the pursuit operations, driving down the gap to 5m30s."

L.E.

"km 129: The difference continues to fall and does not bode great future for the group of ten units at the front of the race follows: 4m10s."

So there are about 70 km to go and 4 min gap. So it will be a massive sprint.

 

[xrayvision]

65 km to go and the gap is 4 minutes

 

[LaFlorecita]

Manuele to win with a 20km solo

 

[Dazed and Confused]

20km to go, gap 1:30

Looks under control for QS, but how much energy have they spend?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

8km to go, gap 30s.
three leads:
Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco), Manuele Boaro (Saxo-Tinkoff) e Alejandro Marque (OFM-Quinta da Lixa

 

[iZnoGouD]

3km to go, massive sprint coming

 

[karaev]

Go Theo! Go Blanco!

 

[iZnoGouD]

Theo Bos!!!!!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Looks like Bos crushed Cavendish here.
Could be some interesting footage.

 

[karaev]

Theo won? say this is true!!!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

twitter reports are that Cavendish won.

 

[Pharazon]

sky twitter is saying cav

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

It will probably be Cavendish then.

 

[iZnoGouD]

cuz the probability of him winning is like 99%, so they don't even check

 

[Der Effe]

cuz the probability of him winning is like 99%, so they don't even check

10 char

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

OPQS twitter seems to be sure tho.

In any case it was close between Bos and Cavendish, that is for certain.

 

[iZnoGouD]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏@opqscyclingteam
We have two different winners being reported. Hold while we confirm who is correct!

 

[iZnoGouD]

I thin that The won cuz Volta ao Algarve site updated and added that he is now GC leader

 

[mcassidy3]

OPQS Cycling Team ‏@opqscyclingteam
We have two different winners being reported. Hold while we confirm who is correct!

Before quickly posting -

OPQS Cycling Team ‏@opqscyclingteam
Yes, it was Cavendish who won! #VoltaAlgarve

 

[iZnoGouD]

2.ª Etapa: Lagoa – Lagoa, 195 km
1.º Theo Bos (Blanco), 4h50m15s (Média: 40, 310 km/h)
2.º Giacomo Nizzolo (RadioShack-Lepard), mt
3.º Bruno Sancho (Carmim-Prio),mt
4.º Jesús Herrada (Caja Rural), mt
5.º Kris Boeckmans (Vacansoleil-DCM), mt

Where is Cav??

LOOOL

 

[karaev]

Theo Bos (BLA) es finalmente el ganador de la 2ª etapa de la #VoltaAlgarve y el nuevo líder de la ronda lusa. Movistar Twitter