2014 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5: Llanars Vall de Camprodon → Valls (218 Km)

[wirral]

Who is best on GC in the breakaway?

Kruijswijk @ 3'34".

 

[wirral]

Kruijswijk @ 3'34".

Be aware that the break has now split into two, with Burghardt and Preidler going on ahead.

 

[TommyPlus]

Kruijswijk @ 3'34".

Much obliged

 

[TommyPlus]

Burghardt and Priedler lead the rest of the break by 3:10 and the peloton by 7:30

 

[CycloAndy]

Burghardt and Priedler lead the rest of the break by 3:10 and the peloton by 7:30

Would love Burghardt to do well. Great rider.

 

[manafana]

how did the 2 get away was it on climb or did they attack and the chase wasn't good?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Maybe he would like to win the Volta a Catalunya, duuhh.

and where is he supposed to win volta cvatalunya?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

His team cares, he prob doesn't give a **** but is that a reason to not go for it? Froome doesn't seem the kind of guy who doesn't wanna help out his team in that aspect.

I'm 100000% sure no one in sky will say froome go for the sprints so you get more points in the wt

 

[ferryman]

Not a bad stream here:

http://www.usagoals.tv/cycling/807290/2/cycling/cycling-volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-live-stream/

 

[whittashau]

How long until the climb roughly?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Not a bad stream here:

http://www.usagoals.tv/cycling/807290/2/cycling/cycling-volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-live-stream/

Plus the catalan stream here:
http://www.esport3.cat/directes/esport3/

 

[Parrulo]

Almost 20k it seems.

 

[Afrank]

and where is he supposed to win volta cvatalunya?

On one of those sharp dagger-like things.

 

[Arredondo]

On one of those sharp dagger-like things.

The profile looks good, but the stage is not that hard. If it's the same as last year, they going do to the easier side of the Montjuïch. Last year a peloton of 70 guys finished behind the tree escapies.

 

[Afrank]

The profiles for the stage are pretty useless in trying to tell the difficulty of the climbs. But as far as GC goes, if anyone wants to move up in GC then this is the stage they will have to look to do something on.

Or on the final climb of today's stage, break just getting caught in fact it looks like.

 

[wirral]

Looks like all the breakers will be pulled back.

 

[Parrulo]

The climb is now about to start

 

[TommyPlus]

Those dagger like things are about 150m in elevation over 5km each

Edit: more like 130m

 

[wirral]

Hoping this is not Mezgec again.

 

[TommyPlus]

Hoping this is not Mezgec again.

Very much this.
Turning into an Alaphillipe fanboy

 

[Afrank]

Is that Ryder off the front?

Edit: yes.

 

[Parrulo]

Contador!!!!!

 

[uconnryan]

Contador!!!

 

[Arredondo]

Purito really strong

 

[Parrulo]

Meh pretty disappointing. . .