2014 Volta ao Algarve, Feb 19-23 (2.1)

[Carols]

Wow Cav finally breaks his duck this season!

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

Wow Cav finally breaks his duck this season!

First time he's still been sprinting with 200 to go after the leadout **** ups in the middle east.

 

[Rui Quinta]

Petacchi was the last man with Cav. Renshaw left the front with 300m to go. It was a great work by Omega boys.

 

[Jelantik]

In your opinion do you think he is fav now or do you think he can hang with Froome in the MTF. He said yesterday suited him well and considering the shortness 3 seconds is an ok gap although it was real steep so its hard to guage but Costa is no mug so it was still good.

Imo id say Froome still looks better but i dont no for sure i think already its a bonus to get a win against good competition as last year was meh he only won San Luis so i think it will be a battle, is he doing T.A? Should be a good test on Prato di Tivo, i feel CF is still the best uphill but it may be closer.

I think Froome is still ahead of Contador on their first season competition, IMHO. So far their start results is identical with last year. Froome won overall at Oman and Contador won a mountain stage in Argentina. TA, we will get the answer for sure.

 

[manafana]

cav needed that bad, and i rate both the sprinters behind him so he can be happy hes back on track, sometimes he is bit too hard on himself and his team as racing can't always go your way everyone is on the road not just OPQS.

 

[the sceptic]

LaFlo.. heres your avatar. enjoy

 

[LaFlorecita]

LaFlo.. heres your avatar. enjoy

God I hate you

 

[the sceptic]

God I hate you

lol.. suits you. dont worry its only for a few weeks. and that wasnt even the most evil one I could think of

 

[BigMac]

LaFlo.. heres your avatar. enjoy

You are genius

 

[6apxat]

some pictures from Algarve taken by me

 

[6apxat]

 

[Netserk]

Hi 6apxat and welcome!

Great pictures

 

[6apxat]

Thank you! here are some more

 

[6apxat]

 

[Carols]

some pictures from Algarve taken by me

Wow Thanks for sharing, nice shots!!!!

 

[manafana]

nice photos jealous and hope to have some of my own in may.

 

[Jelantik]

@Carol. NICE PICS Carol....!! I can see Alberto up close and personal

 

[Publicus]

Great photos! My favorite is Contador attacking on MaLHao in the big ring

 

[Jelantik]

Great photos! My favorite is Contador attacking on Mahalo in the big ring

and he is not grimmicing at all *see kwiat for comparison*

 

[BigMac]

Great photos! My favorite is Contador attacking on Mahalo in the big ring

It's Volta ao Algarve, not Tour of Hawaii

 

[Publicus]

It's Volta ao Algarve, not Tour of Hawaii

I knew I spelled that wrong when I wrote it

 

[Publicus]

and he is not grimmicing at all *see kwiat for comparison*

Kwiat is grimacing and on the small ring to boot I hope this translates into something more memorable than 2013.

 

[BigMac]

Nice image. David Livramento had a mechanical inside the last 500m of the ITT and took his bike on his back till the finish line.

 

[BigMac]

Volta ao Algarve highlights. You can finally watch the action. In Portuguese.

http://www.pinkbike.com/video/353139/

Apparentely CiclismoAFondo motorbike gave Contador a little help on Malhão and got excluded of the race.

 

[Publicus]

I was a little concerned about Kwitaowski (sp) rode away from AC on stage 2, but the last kilometer of malhao showed that Contador is stronger than he was last year--as far as I could tell he held that attack almost the entire last kilometer. It wasn't Froome-esque but it was much improved over last year (IMO)