42nd Vuelta a Burgos (2.PRO) // July 28th - August 1st 2020

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yeah, totally. Normally also Großschartner is not nearly as early dropped on a finish like this as he was today.

I'm not the biggest Grossschartner fan, and i don't rate him as an elite climber, but i also expected him to do a lot better. It looks like a lot of guys suffered in the crosswinds. Not just the young guys i mentioned (Hailemichael, Valter, Bagioli...) but also Soler, Gaudu, Majka, Grossschartner and plenty of others.

 

[red_flanders]

Not sure what to make of today given a lot of guys probably had some uneven training during COVID, both in terms of how much they got, and how to time the peak. Not everyone was going to get it right.. Some guys found a training groove that really worked for them and some haven’t.

Is Evenepoel really going to be this strong through October? He’s been flying in both the early spring and apparently now. It’ll be interesting to watch.

 

[tobydawq]

The Evenepoel/Grossschartner strength relationship seems to have shifted a bit since Tour of Turkey last year.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re Majka, it looks like BORA invested too much into the crosswind situation. Majka, Großschartner, Kämna all were in the first echelon riding really hard. It looked like Bennett and Evenepoel for example were quite well sheltered compared to them. Could also be a reason for the slightly sub-par performance of Carapaz.

I think Carapaz did extremely well given circumstances. I know he particularly was hit hard by this corona thing, and it was more of a mental battle, rather than a physical one.

 

[BlueRoads]

Thr Evenepoel/Grossschartner strength relationship seems to have shifted a bit since Tour of Turkey last year.

Don't make presumptions too early just because of one day.

 

[tobydawq]

Don't make presumptions too early just because of one day.

Yes. Grossschartner may have been having a bad day but there is no way in hell he would have been able to beat Remco yesterday if he was on a good day.

 

[BlueRoads]

Yes. Grossschartner may have been having a bad day but there is no way in hell he would have been able to beat Remco yesterday if he was on a good day.

Que? Okay, obviously my jokes are too bad...

 

[ppanther92]

But I guess, making the race hard before the final climb (if there is the chance to do so) will be a viable tactic for Evenepoel's teams in the future. He seems to be affected comparably little.

 

[Red Rick]

But I guess, making the race hard before the final climb (if there is the chance to do so) will be a viable tactic for Evenepoel's teams in the future. He seems to be affected comparably little.

The Froome Unipuerto classic.

These typically have huge gaps because fresh domestiques can hit the false flats at speeds above threshold for anyone but the best making sure they break like nothing else.

 

[tobydawq]

Que? Okay, obviously my jokes are too bad...

Sorry. I usually operate with the paradigm that it's the recipient of the joke who has the responsibility of its quality.

I just didn't realise you were joking, which shows that I'm getting a bit rusty with all this holidaying.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

But I guess, making the race hard before the final climb (if there is the chance to do so) will be a viable tactic for Evenepoel's teams in the future. He seems to be affected comparably little.

Which is no surprise given his aero nature, TT and soloing fame. His uphill rivals will suffer more on the flat.

 

[Red Rick]

Which is no surprise given his aero nature, TT and soloing fame. His uphill rivals will suffer more on the flat.

But can he do it in stages that are nothing but uphill for 7 hours?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

But can he do it in stages that are nothing but uphill for 7 hours?

Tune in next week*, same time, same channel!

*(this week lasts 3 months by the way)

 

[RedheadDane]

But can he do it in stages that are nothing but uphill for 7 hours?

That's one helluva climb!
Usually on even the longest mountain stages they also have some... flats and downhills.

 

[BlueRoads]

Sorry. I usually operate with the paradigm that it's the recipient of the joke who has the responsibility of its quality.

I just didn't realise you were joking, which shows that I'm getting a bit rusty with all this holidaying.

I suppose your reaction is understandable given the fact that I was seriously trying to hype Kämna for this race before

 

[TourOfSardinia]

A stream https://ok.ru/live/1806018748008
Break at ~2mins

Kometa !

 

[RedheadDane]

LoL at the sight of Carapaz and Knees sitting next to each other.
"Come along, kid."

 

[BsAsCycling]

Bahrain pulling at the front... Cavendish sighting in the finale?

 

[ice&fire]

On the finish line now before the final loop. If they follow the same road at the end of the stage, those are interesting final kms.

 

[FjPavels]

Bahrain pulling at the front... Cavendish sighting in the finale?

Maybe they think we are in 2016 or something like that

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Crash! 10k from the finish.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Crash! 10k from the finish.

Davide Del Cruz losing time

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bennett solo, lol

 

[RedheadDane]

Bennett: I am my own lead-out man!

 

[Faserr]

Morkov crashed all the other riders out for Bennett