2014 Volta Catalunya stage 3: Banyoles › La Molina 162.9 Km

[jens_attacks]

Betancur abandons with fever. What a shame

i said it while they were beginning the climb. bananito looked aweful, frozen, red to black face. hopefully he will be back with vengeance

 

[willbick]

full gas paris nice? lol you didn't see the race I guess. I doubt betancurt had to go deep anywhere there, shown by him winning the race with overweight and no great form

Dont be ridiculous. I suppose he was smoking a cigar too?!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Dont be ridiculous. I suppose he was smoking a cigar too?!

Betancour aint no Purito

 

[Publicus]

Dawg applauds the victors and plans to smote them on the morrow:

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html

“They rode the race very well tactically. I was the first to move out of all of them, which was probably not the right thing to do but I tried. I did my race and they did their race. My teammates did a really good job today. It was quite a difficult stage with the cold. All day they were going backwards and forwards getting hot tea and good clothing. I really need to say thank you to them for doing a good job today.


“I think tomorrow will be more my style of racing. Again I’m here after a big break so I’m just hoping to do the best race possible and just to get that race feeling back into the legs again.”


Read more at http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html#ghCAriuHHkVAtjme.99

 

[Kokoso]

True, but one can argue both of them pointed Catalunya as the season's start (at least Aru pointed it out on twitter).

How can you argue that season start is after you've already raced? No, you can't really argue.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Dawg applauds the victors and plans to smote on the morrow:

http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,30313_9233740,00.html

Dawg can say whatever he wants but the truth is his rivals were right on his wheel when he attacked. Not impressive at all.

No excuses tomorrow.

 

[rhubroma]

He still thinks he can drop everybody everywhere there is a mountain which is what he did all of last year until and included TdF. So his tactic is attack 1-1.5km to go and turbo until the finish. Except today he couldn't sustain his attack. Was it because there was no Sky train riding high tempo and dropping everybody? No last year Richie? The cold? His back? Something else? We'll see tomorrow.

No his rivals are fitter.

 

[manafana]

the tour isn't won in March as they say, this is just a side pot TVG is getting better all time thats for sure but doesnt quiet have what the big 4 have.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Froome attacked inside 1 k, didn't snap the elastic and then turned the screws again with freakin Rodriquez, Contador and Quintana on his wheel.

What was he thinking?

Looks back, out of breath, and then Puerito unloaded a riffle shot, with Contador scrambling to get hitched. Froome fades!

Now I ask myself, what tactical advantage did Froome have in looking to ride people of his wheel in those circumstances? All that was achieved was setting up the sprint for his rivals.

Sky rider needs to go over the basics of end of the race tactics 101 again.

Froome was just nostalgic for the old days when he used to sacrifice himself so others could sprint

But joking aside, good post about tactics on this climb today.

 

[rhubroma]

Froome was just nostalgic for the old days when he used to sacrifice himself so others could sprint

But joking aside, good post about tactics on this climb today.

..........

 

[podunavac]

I just hope the stage won't be shortened.
Anyway, Sky doesn't look so convincing this season. More than couple of withdrawals this month. Something's going wrong there.

 

[willbick]

last year Froome had 'peaked to early' for July, this year he's 'struggling for form'. just admit that u dont like the guy for yr own silly prejudiced reasons and stop trying to come up with bull to do him down

 

[Jelantik]

Well said Red rick, Froome always will attack that is why people adore Contador look at his agressive style. Sure Froome has not done a Tirron 14 ride by Contador or Fuente De but he does not need to what did he do today he attacked(silly in heindsight) and just cracked that looks just like La Vuelta, even on a finish today tells us were he is he wont be winning tommorow even though it suits him good. Froome should ride Cri Int get some shap before Romandie(Froome will destroy all their)

I think froome tried to do the Oman attacked. He thought he could get ride off everyone with his attack. *everytime i see him attack, i have a picture of speeding mopet - coz he sits down and churns his pedal*

 

[Jelantik]

He still thinks he can drop everybody everywhere there is a mountain which is what he did all of last year until and included TdF. So his tactic is attack 1-1.5km to go and turbo until the finish. Except today he couldn't sustain his attack. Was it because there was no Sky train riding high tempo and dropping everybody? No last year Richie? The cold? His back? Something else? We'll see tomorrow.

No his rivals are fitter.

+1. And everyone is catching up with sky. After 2 years, don't you think finally everyone catching up with sky fitness? What they did is nothing ordinary so if other team train to ride hard tempo eventually everything is even out.

 

[Fzotrlool]

Froome was just nostalgic for the old days when he used to sacrifice himself so others could sprint

But joking aside, good post about tactics on this climb today.

lool! It's soo weird to see him in that role. He looks like a subjugated sailor boy.

 

[The Hitch]

thats it in nutshell, people moan about doping then moan about the style clean racing brings, smaller teams and less radio talk may help the racing however

Oh ffs. Use your brain for 2 ****ing seconds. Did mountain stages in the 1970s and 1960s and before all end in 200m sprints? No? Then don't offer this ignorant patronizing biased nonsensical "clean cycling = boring" shtick.

Seriously the amount of times this has been explained to people, it should be a bannable offense to post this crap. At least without backup, which of course there never is since the proposition that a bunch of riders today riding in a more boring manner proves that only doping made cycling exciting, fails on every conceivable level.

 

[maxmartin]

Froome was just nostalgic for the old days when he used to sacrifice himself so others could sprint

But joking aside, good post about tactics on this climb today.

he is so fat in this pic

 

[red_flanders]

Oh ffs. Use your brain for 2 ****ing seconds. Did mountain stages in the 1970s and 1960s and before all end in 200m sprints? No? Then don't offer this ignorant patronizing biased nonsensical "clean cycling = boring" shtick.

Seriously the amount of times this has been explained to people, it should be a bannable offense to post this crap. At least without backup, which of course there never is since the proposition that a bunch of riders today riding in a more boring manner proves that only doping made cycling exciting, fails on every conceivable level.

I'm glad I didn't respond because this is a way better response than whatever I was thinking.

 

[TANK91]

I dont agree you serisouly think todays stage was for attacks it was a lame route especially final climb, their always going to wait with a climb tommorow always happens guys. Imagine Sky were setting tempo you cant attack it you no that so your point is null really.

 

[TANK91]

Lol cant wait to Adam Yates moves to Sky, easily rider of day coming in with Pinot group. Yates will be Sky's next GB winner.

 

[del1962]

Lol cant wait to Adam Yates moves to Sky, easily rider of day coming in with Pinot group. Yates will be Sky's next GB winner.

He made the right move going to OGE, otherwise he would be doing what Josh Edmonsson is doing, riding on the front all day.

A minute ahead of any other OGE rider on GC

 

[LaFlorecita]

He made the right move going to OGE, otherwise he would be doing what Josh Edmonsson is doing, riding on the front all day.

A minute ahead og any other OGE riders on GC

Very nice, I must say Adam is looking much better than his brother.

 

[Cimber]

he is so fat in this pic

He just looks normal in that pic.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Oh ffs. Use your brain for 2 ****ing seconds. Did mountain stages in the 1970s and 1960s and before all end in 200m sprints? No? Then don't offer this ignorant patronizing biased nonsensical "clean cycling = boring" shtick.

Seriously the amount of times this has been explained to people, it should be a bannable offense to post this crap. At least without backup, which of course there never is since the proposition that a bunch of riders today riding in a more boring manner proves that only doping made cycling exciting, fails on every conceivable level.

Removing the black or white element in the post, I think he has a point. Not a lot of difference between riders these days. It takes a Horner, Froome or Contador at super level to break the monotony in stage races these days.

Anyway lets see what Froome and Contador can do on the climb today.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Oh ffs. Use your brain for 2 ****ing seconds. Did mountain stages in the 1970s and 1960s and before all end in 200m sprints? No? Then don't offer this ignorant patronizing biased nonsensical "clean cycling = boring" shtick.

Seriously the amount of times this has been explained to people, it should be a bannable offense to post this crap. At least without backup, which of course there never is since the proposition that a bunch of riders today riding in a more boring manner proves that only doping made cycling exciting, fails on every conceivable level.

in the 1960s peopel still died of polio in western countries. my god time doesn't stand still. riders don't ride like idiots anymore and do all races all year long like mercks and co did. there is specialisation so this style of racing we see now is evolved and developped from that. you don't see players standing still with a ball in football anymore either