31e Vuelta Ciclista Région De Murcia 4-6 March (early thread))

[DAOTEC]

31e Vuelta Ciclista Région De Murcia 4-6 March (early thread))

Mosquera - Contador - Sastre to meet in Murcia

Teams registered: Worldtour Teams
Movistar,
Euskaltel - Euskadi,
Rabobank (Carlos Barredo, Theo Bos)
Vacansoleil-DCM (Ezequiel Mosquera)
Saxobank (Alberto Contador)
Garmin-Cervelo (Christian Vandevelde, Michel Kreder)
Team Sky

Pro-Continental Teams
Geox-TMC (Carlos Sastre)
Caja Rural
Andalucia-Caja Granada
Skil-Shimano
UnitedHealthcare
Caja Rural de Navarra

Continental Teams & Other
Endura Racing
KTM-Murcia)
Russische Selección
España Selección

Stages

March 4 stage1 / San Pedro del Pinatar - Alhama de Murcia

March 5 stage 2 / Estrella Levante - Alto de Espuña

March 6 stage 3 / Murcia - Murcia (ITT 15 k)

 

[roundabout]

It's a bit strange that Saxobank decided to put Contador on the list for Murcia which ends on the same day as Paris-Nice starts.

 

[icefire]

It's a bit strange that Saxobank decided to put Contador on the list for Murcia which ends on the same day as Paris-Nice starts.

He planned to race less in the early season in order to be able to race after the Tour and try the Vuelta. But that was before his season was in someone else's hands.

 

[lucybears]

Mosquera - Contador - Sastre to meet in Murcia

Teams registered: Worldtour Teams
Movistar,
Euskaltel - Euskadi,
Rabobank (Carlos Barredo, Theo Bos)
Vacansoleil-DCM (Ezequiel Mosquera)
Saxobank (Alberto Contador)
Garmin-Cervelo (Christian Vandevelde, Michel Kreder)
Team Sky

Pro-Continental Teams
Geox-TMC (Carlos Sastre)
Caja Rural
Andalucia-Caja Granada
Skil-Shimano
UnitedHealthcare
Caja Rural de Navarra

Continental Teams & Other
Endura Racing
KTM-Murcia)
Russische Selección
España Selección

Caja Rural and Caja Rural de Navarra.
Are these two different teams, DAOTEC ?

why not just post the link and save yourself from explaining?

http://www.wielerland.nl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14623&Itemid=36

 

[craig1985]

Surely it's a big if wrt to Contador racing in Murcia. I mean either way an appeal will be made to CAS by Contador's legal team if he's suspended, and vice-versa by the UCI if Contador gets off.

I'd be highly surprised if he is racing there.

 

[luckyboy]

If he doesn't race until a final decision is made, could that not mean that the suspension might start from his last race? Or even retroactive to the Tour.

Just a thought.

 

[Ferminal]

Ugh, I was going to make a thread in DAOTEC's honour, but it seems he got it up in the speculative phase (at least he didn't get the stage details 100%).

Stages

stage 1 | Friday, March 4, San Pedro del Pinatar → Alhama de Murcia 178.7k [MAP]
stage 2 | Saturday, March 5, Estrella de Levante (Murcia) → Centro de Interpretación de Sierra Espuña 183.2k [MAP]
stage 3 | Sunday, March 6, Murcia → Murcia 12.4k [MAP]

Starter-list (prov.): http://www.cyclingfever.com/editie.html?detp=view&_ap=startlijst&editie_idd=MjE3NTA=

Contador Mosquera, Sastre, Menchov Blanco, Cobo, Duarte!

Last Year

1º Frantisek Rabon (Team HTC-Columbia) 16h01m24s
2º Denis Menchov (Rabobank) à 38s
3º Bradley Wiggins (Sky Professional Cycling Team) à 53s
4º Andreas Klöden (Team RadioShack) à 57s
5º Josep Jufre Pou (Astana) à 1:21
6º Stef Clement (Rabobank) à 1:23
7º Lance Armstrong (Team RadioShack) à 1:23
8º Pieter Weening (Rabobank) à 1:41
9º Luke Roberts (Milram) à 1:42
10º Tomasz Marczynski (CCC - Polsat - Polkowice ) à 1:59

 

[craig1985]

Duarte is the man I'm interested in for this race. He is a former u23 World RR Champ, and now he is with Geox-TMC, I would like to see more of what he can do.

 

[The Hitch]

Duarte is the man I'm interested in for this race. He is a former u23 World RR Champ, and now he is with Geox-TMC, I would like to see more of what he can do.

Have you not seen the Vuelta andalucia thread from yesterday?

 

[craig1985]

Have you not seen the Vuelta andalucia thread from yesterday?

No I didn't read it, I never had time to yesterday.

 

[jens_attacks]

looking good,nice profiles.i expect geox to dominate this race.alberto will probably get a podium spot.

about eze,will they let him race?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Surely it's a big if wrt to Contador racing in Murcia. I mean either way an appeal will be made to CAS by Contador's legal team if he's suspended, and vice-versa by the UCI if Contador gets off.

I'd be highly surprised if he is racing there.

the appeal doesn't matter he will be entitled to race anyway. like with valverde

besides I doubt they will appeal it.

this parcours is perfect for duarte, 2 increidble mountainstages

 

[ingsve]

looking good,nice profiles.i expect geox to dominate this race.alberto will probably get a podium spot.

about eze,will they let him race?

Well, didn't Vacansoleil say they would not let eze race until his case was cleared?

 

[craig1985]

the appeal doesn't matter he will be entitled to race anyway. like with valverde

besides I doubt they will appeal it.

this parcours is perfect for duarte, 2 increidble mountainstages

TBF I made that post before anything had happened to Contador, before it was recommended that he get a one year ban, and then his ban was over turned. Obviously Contador won't appeal, but I would imagine the UCI or WADA will, but that is for the Clinic though

 

[Reverend_T_Preedy]

I'd be interested to see how Possoni gets on. He really kicked on during the latter part of last season and has started well this year with 5th on Mont Faron.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

TBF I made that post before anything had happened to Contador, before it was recommended that he get a one year ban, and then his ban was over turned. Obviously Contador won't appeal, but I would imagine the UCI or WADA will, but that is for the Clinic though

how stupid on my part :L my excuses

 

[Ryaguas]

Mosquera

wait what???? I dont think so...

Well well well... just take a look to this team...

BLANCO RODRIGUEZ David
COBO ACEBO Juan Jose
DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres
DURÁN AROCA Arkaitz
MENCHOV Denis
SASTRE CANDIL Carlos
VALLS FERRI Rafael

This is a dream team for the mountains... just... WOW... I hope that Rafa and Fabio can get a win...

Nice profiles ah???

 

[roundabout]

Stage 1 is for the sprinters, stage 2 ends on a downhill and stage 3 is a TT

 

[Ferminal]

wait what???? I dont think so....

I'm sorry, I was playing DAOTEC, you have to assume inside knowledge of an impending acquittal for any rider under investigation rider. In this world, Mosquera is racing. In the real world though the chances are very slim.

Does anyone have a proper profile for the climb on stage 2? I couldn't find an exact match, but it seems it's 6-7%.

 

[Ryaguas]

Does anyone have a proper profile for the climb on stage 2? I couldn't find an exact match, but it seems it's 6-7%.

ehmmmm let me check... But is a tough one...

I found 2 climbs in Altimetrias.net but they are from the finish line to the Alto Collado Bermejo...

 

[Ryaguas]

I found this profiles but those are going from the finish line to the Alto del Collado Bermejo... but could work for comparision tho...

Thank you Altimetrias...

 

[The Hitch]

No I didn't read it, I never had time to yesterday.

Well Duarte was the star. Went with 70k to go. Had a good gap most of the way. Ryo Hazuki was already celebrating. Lots of banter with regards to this. But he just couldnt hold it and got caught with 5 k to go.

 

[taiwan]

I'm starting to suspect that Menchov won't be riding until the Giro invites are confirmed and he knows whether he's staying with the team.

 

[roundabout]

Does anyone have a proper profile for the climb on stage 2? I couldn't find an exact match, but it seems it's 6-7%.

Official route says 535 meters in 7.1 km.