2015 Tour de San Luis, January 19-25th (2.1)

[PeterB]

Thighs of these trackies are quite impressive. No wonder he was able to sprint against likes of Cav and Modolo.

 

[Jancouver]

The stream was pretty good here on the west cost and YouTube was streaming in Hi Def. Nice win by the Colombian kid!

 

[MatParker117]

Cav is really declining but to be at top like he has is hard to do for sprinters. It is certainly Kittel's reign at the top for few more years.

Give it a few more months before making that declaration his WC year he didn't win until Oman. He'll win plenty.

 

[hfer07]

The birth of the Colombian Sprinters supremacy?

First they were pure climbers, then rouleurs, a ITT world champion came along, fast forward a decade we got a renaissance with World class GT contenders............and now the new trend is "Sprinters" !!

 

[jens_attacks]

Quite cool sprint by gaviria

Why did magno nazaret abandon?

 

[Ruudz0r]

Great sprint by Gaviria! Awesome to see his do this well.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Highlights (music) from stage 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbacXGT-bzg

 

[MBotero]

Hard day at work for Grosu in the first stage:

 

[De Snelle Duif]

Hard day at work for Grosu in the first stage:

I was already wondering why he was so far behind! He doesn't look really thin right now.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Gaviria... I think there was this Colombian in the U23 WC RR last year in Ponferrada with a decent attack only getting caught on the last hill. Wasn't that Gaviria too or am I confusing him with someone else? Would be pretty impressive by him if he can ride like that and sprint like this.

Anyway, if them Colombians start beating us on flat stages too, us Europeans can quit this whole cycling thing already.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Gaviria... I think there was this Colombian in the U23 WC RR last year in Ponferrada with a decent attack only getting caught on the last hill. Wasn't that Gaviria too or am I confusing him with someone else? Would be pretty impressive by him if he can ride like that and sprint like this.

Anyway, if them Colombians start beating us on flat stages too, us Europeans can quit this whole cycling thing already.

Seems you are right. It indeed was Gaviria.

 

[Escarabajo]

And now we wait for the full result to see where Betancur finished.

With the leading group!

I think he will suffer in the mountains. he is still overweight!

 

[cineteq]

Mirador del Potrero finish
http://youtu.be/K05WylEdRtA (last year)

 

[Flamin]

Gaviria... I think there was this Colombian in the U23 WC RR last year in Ponferrada with a decent attack only getting caught on the last hill. Wasn't that Gaviria too or am I confusing him with someone else? Would be pretty impressive by him if he can ride like that and sprint like this.

Anyway, if them Colombians start beating us on flat stages too, us Europeans can quit this whole cycling thing already.

Wasn't that Bryan Ramirez?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Wasn't that Bryan Ramirez?

I just rewatched the finale and the commentators mentioned Gaviria as the one caught 300 metres before the finish line. Perhaps there was another Colombian in an attack earlier on?

 

[DNP-Old]

Wasn't that Bryan Ramirez?

Yes. Brayan attacked prior to the hill, and got caught. Gaviria, along with Lopez, was in the favorite group going after Bystrom.

 

[Flamin]

I just rewatched the finale and the commentators mentioned Gaviria as the one caught 300 metres before the finish line. Perhaps there was another Colombian in an attack earlier on?

Yes, Maarten was talking about a Colombian who was caught on the last hill, and that was Bryan Ramirez. In fact, it was again Ramirez who attacked downhill and was caught with 300m to go, not Gaviria.

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

I watched some highlights and I think it was Ramirez indeed I was thinking of, but I guess Gaviria's ride is all the more impressive! I knew Gaviria did something good at the U23 RR but I confused him with Ramirez. But the point remains that if Gaviria is still there in front of the peloton after the final hill and he can sprint like we saw in this race and he's 20 years old, he appears to be quite talented!

EDIT
wait is was Ramirez as well who attacked in the downhill? Then the commentators got it wrong indeed. Okay, so if Gaviria wasn't in the attack and the English commentators misjudged who the Colombian rider attacking attacking at the very end was, then Gaviria still made it into the first group, which is decidedly less impressive, but still a decent ride for a 20 year old sprinter

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Yes, Maarten was talking about a Colombian who was caught on the last hill, and that was Bryan Ramirez. In fact, it was again Ramirez who attacked downhill and was caught with 300m to go, not Gaviria.

OK, it might be. I have no idea, I just trusted the commentators to know

 

[Dazed and Confused]

will dial back the clock and take the win today. Hello RCS, you got the WCs wrong type of thing.

edit: stage starts in about 30 minutes.

 

[Flamin]

I watched some highlights and I think it was Ramirez indeed I was thinking of, but I guess Gaviria's ride is all the more impressive! I knew Gaviria did something good at the U23 RR but I confused him with Ramirez. But the point remains that if Gaviria is still there in front of the peloton after the final hill and he can sprint like we saw in this race and he's 20 years old, he appears to be quite talented!

EDIT
wait is was Ramirez as well who attacked in the downhill? Then the commentators got it wrong indeed. Okay, so if Gaviria wasn't in the attack and the English commentators misjudged who the Colombian rider attacking attacking at the very end was, then Gaviria still made it into the first group, which is decidedly less impressive, but still a decent ride for a 20 year old sprinter

Gaviria was the other Colombian who went over the top just behind Bystrom, along with Power(?), Teuns, Van der Poel and Ramirez. So, still impressive

 

[Sasquatch]

When does racing get underway for stage 2?

Quintana to gift it to his brother?

 

[Taxus4a]

I dont know the aim for Kiatkowski in this race.

I think today Gregory Brenes will be on the front.

 

[Coat-O]

Any profile of the final climb today?

 

[De Snelle Duif]

I dont know the aim for Kiatkowski in this race.

I think today Gregory Brenes will be on the front.

He's probably just stretching his legs here, he lost some time already yesterday and apparently worked a lot for Cav