2015-Volta Ciclista a Catalunya(2WT) 23-29.03

[luckyboy]

yessssss Paterski

 

[the sceptic]

they really wasted a lot of time in that final K. Rolland is going to kick himself for that later if he doesn't win the GC

 

[Dog]

Rolland has a 2:40 advantage. Don't think he'll hold that.

 

[Arredondo]

Based on how Paterski climbed in Ruta del Sol.

Why isn't Paterski a candidate to win the GC? Rolland is still below par (his Tour form) and Paterski is in really good shape.

 

[May0maniac]

Re:

they really wasted a lot of time in that final K. Rolland is going to kick himself for that later if he doesn't win the GC

WTF was he thinking, his DS should have told him to stop screwing around forget about the stage.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

HEY MODS please make this thread a STICKY!

 

[luckyboy]

Terrible run-in for the break (Rolland)

 

[Alexandre B.]

2'46" seems enough regarding the parcours.

 

[the sceptic]

Haven't looked too closely at the route to know if it's even possible, but maybe this will lead to some unpredictable racing now. Contador long range attack plz.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

This could easily be the best possible development for the race.
Sure, the DSs operate like amateurs, but fans might benefit this time around.

Go Rolland!

 

[roundabout]

Luckily the break lost nearly 3 minutes from the top of the last climb so the GC win moves from impossible to very difficult for the rest

 

[Poursuivant]

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

 

[etymology]

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they really wasted a lot of time in that final K. Rolland is going to kick himself for that later if he doesn't win the GC

nah - they didn't waste much if any time time in final k - they were cooked being in front most of the day. and last km pretty windy. and peloton in panic mode riding beyond full gas last 10 k.

all that said: it ain't over 'til it's over.

 

[etymology]

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Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

sky, sky, and then sky.

 

[hfer07]

It was really entertaining to watch a breakaway making it to the finish line. Perhaps SKY is saving energy to smash it on stage 3 onward?

 

[the sceptic]

Re: Re:

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

sky, sky, and then sky.

another tactical masterclass by sky today. Is this the marginal gains I'm hearing so much about?

 

[del1962]

Going to make some interesting racing over the next few days

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

sky, sky, and then sky.

another tactical masterclass by sky today. Is this the marginal gains I'm hearing so much about?

Why is it a tactical masterclass by SKY yet TCS, Movistar,Cannodale.Astana & Ag2R get off free ...at least SKY chased ...more than can be said for the others

If you want to blame SKY for everything ...wait until it is actually just there fault ...otherwise you may come across as a bigot

 

[Dedelou]

we thought this race would be a bust to watch and now look at that we have some sort of suspense .. go figure

 

[DBotero]

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It was really entertaining to watch a breakaway making it to the finish line. Perhaps SKY is saving energy to smash it on stage 3 onward?

Stage3-Alt dels Angels 6km-5,5%
Stage4-Alt de la Creueta 21km-4,5% / La Molina 5,3km-5,8%
Not really a route to smash anything

 

[Escarabajo]

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Haven't looked too closely at the route to know if it's even possible, but maybe this will lead to some unpredictable racing now. Contador long range attack plz.

Why would he do that?
No need for him to be aggressive IMHO.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re: Re:

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

sky, sky, and then sky.

another tactical masterclass by sky today. Is this the marginal gains I'm hearing so much about?

The biggest fails were the teams who had a half decent sprinter that let their biggest chance of a stage win just pass them by. Plus of course GC teams Saxo, Movistar, Sky ect, although at least Sky did some work in the last few k's.

 

[roundabout]

Is Hesjedal sick? Not good to be finishing with sprinters and Betancur today.

Idem for Geniez

 

[peloton]

Re:

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

Tinkoff, Steppers and Movistar put men to the front when the gap was 9.30, Sky put men to the front too when the gap was around 5 mins.

Have to wonder if there was a misunderstanding with the km's to go or the time gaps?

Nice win for Paterski, not an easy gap to close on him on this route.

 

[MatParker117]

Re: Re:

Who ended up chasing in the peloton??

Tinkoff, Steppers and Movistar put men to the front when the gap was 9.30, Sky put men to the front too when the gap was around 5 mins.

Have to wonder if there was a misunderstanding with the km's to go or the time gaps?

Nice win for Paterski, not an easy gap to close on him on this route.

He was ten minutes and four minutes back on both MTF's in the RDS. They should get rid of him on stage 4.