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

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

 

[Climber123]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

They have a rider in 4th overall

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

They have a rider in 4th overall

I know, but I doubt that's a big priority. They'll want to put time into Froome but don't think they'll work too hard.

 

[Climber123]

This stage is going to be big

 

[roundabout]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

It's not Movistar who are working.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

There should be more riders in the first group with a reason to ride than there are in the Sky group.

 

[Poursuivant]

Re:

There should be more riders in the first group with a reason to ride than there are in the Sky group.

Up to 1:30 apparently

 

[Climber123]

Did the 2nd group get dropped on the first climb?

 

[roundabout]

Yeah, of the teams which had riders in the top 15 on GC before today, only Sky have completely missed out.

 

[Poursuivant]

Re:

Did the 2nd group get dropped on the first climb?

A descent

Gap is 1:50. Curtains for Froome.

 

[Climber123]

The Sky is the limit today

 

[Asero831]

Re:

Did the 2nd group get dropped on the first climb?

on wet technical descent

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

It's not Movistar who are working.

I know. But Movistar have by far the most riders in the first group.

 

[roundabout]

Re: Re:

So Contador is going to finish 2nd again?

Reckon it'll come back, Movistar have no real reason to push and Sky are chasing hard.

It's not Movistar who are working.

I know. But Movistar have by far the most riders in the first group.

You know what?

It's not about which teams has the most riders, but how many riders are there from teams with an incentive to ride.

 

[Climber123]

Jip how many riders with a common goal

 

[DNP-Old]

How did this happen, not Berto again, surely?

 

[Poursuivant]

2:35

 

[Poursuivant]

At what point do Sky, without Rosa and Landa give up? It's a lost cause for them.


Hard to pick a stage winner from front group, final climb could be interesting

 

[sQiD]

Happy to see Ait El Abdia there

 

[Red Rick]

Picking a stage winner from that group isn't hard at all. Contador may yet try something, but Valverde having a bunch of teammates there only points to a reduced sprint

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

How did this happen, not Berto again, surely?

There was a split on a technical descent.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

You know what?

It's not about which teams has the most riders, but how many riders are there from teams with an incentive to ride.

Never mind

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Picking a stage winner from that group isn't hard at all. Contador may yet try something, but Valverde having a bunch of teammates there only points to a reduced sprint

Yep. Can't see it any other way unless Valverde doesn't care much about another victory.

 

[Red Rick]

Contador be like

"Froome,

 

[Baldinger]

Quickstep caused the split according to Brian Holm.