2017 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, March 20-26, WT

[frisenfruitig]

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Valverde in insane form

How are they going to beat him in the classics :lol:. Looks pretty damn unbeatable to me

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Was that Contador who tried to follow Valverde and exploded?

That was Pantano

Ah, thanks. Looked incredible. And now poor Pantano beaten again hammering on his handlebars.

 

[sir fly]

Excellent stage!
Valverde showing class and experience.

 

[portugal11]

Another win in fleche for valverde.

 

[Asero831]

Reminds me of Roma Maxima..

 

[Valv.Piti]

:lol: :lol:

Could easily have won 5 stages and the overall with 2.10 overall had he won yesterday and had the jury not stolen their TTT-victory. :lol:

 

[Billie]

Eddy Planckaert not impressed. Says he once won 4 of the 5 stages in Semana Catalana.

 

[Mr.White]

Dan Martin said: We have a strong team for Ardennes with Phil, Julian and me, hopefully we'll be able to beat Alejando for once

 

[Alexandre B.]

He's better than in 2015.

That's ridiculous.

 

[frisenfruitig]

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Dan Martin said: We have a strong team for Ardennes with Phil, Julian and me, hopefully we'll be able to beat Alejando for once

I wish them the best of luck. I don't think Gilbert is riding the Ardennes though? Is he doing both?

 

[portugal11]

Let's see what phil can do against him

 

[Mr.White]

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Dan Martin said: We have a strong team for Ardennes with Phil, Julian and me, hopefully we'll be able to beat Alejando for once

I wish them the best of luck. I don't think Gilbert is riding the Ardennes though? Is he doing both?

I think he'll do Amstel and Liege

 

[Netserk]

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Eddy Planckaert not impressed. Says he once won 4 of the 5 stages in Semana Catalana.

 

[Aguirre]

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He's better than in 2015.

That's ridiculous.

ha, ha, ha, ha, surrender to his class!

 

[roundabout]

:lol: :lol:

Could easily have won 5 stages and the overall with 2.10 overall had he won yesterday and had the jury not stolen their TTT-victory. :lol:

Uh, wouldn't the gap to Soler have stayed roughly the same?

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Dan Martin said: We have a strong team for Ardennes with Phil, Julian and me, hopefully we'll be able to beat Alejando for once

I wish them the best of luck. I don't think Gilbert is riding the Ardennes though? Is he doing both?

He is doing De Panne next and then RVV. I guess, he won't do Roubaix. So he could be there for the Ardennes.

 

[Valv.Piti]

:lol: :lol:

Could easily have won 5 stages and the overall with 2.10 overall had he won yesterday and had the jury not stolen their TTT-victory. :lol:

Uh, wouldn't the gap to Soler have stayed roughly the same?

Oh yeah, forgot about that. Absolutely true.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Valverde to win Pais Vasco and then do the Ardennes Double once more.

 

[DNP-Old]

Aldemar Reyes 6th!

 

[Forever The Best]

The last 2 days were good. Another nice win for Valverde. Also the breakaway should have won yesterday.
Also very nice to see the time limit being used this time.

 

[Tonton]

Valverde was just spotted riding towards Belgium. He should be catching the BOD in the next twenty minutes or so: no doubt, he'll win GW .

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

 

[LaFlorecita]

So to conclude: the TTT experiment was a failure. It only increased the normal gaps tenfold. That wouldn't have been a huge issue if the rest of the race had been designed to balance out the TTT, but it was the usual parcours on which seconds can be gained, not minutes. It didn't help that the strongest rider was on one of the strongest TTT teams, but that was always a likely scenario and should have been taken into consideration. Just imagine how boring the race would have been if Movistar hadn't been punished. It would have been unwatchable. So please, let this be a lesson, no more of this.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

One of the most anonymous races I can remember from Caja Rural. Give Txurruka a contract ffs.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Overall, definitely a much more entertaining race overall than usual. Actually a very good race the last days.