59th Itzulia Basque Country (2.UWT) 8 - 13 April

[slosada]

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Looked really bad for Castro.

Was Martinez involved? I did see a couple of EF riders down.

Yes, I think they are chasing close

 

[sir fly]

Schachman will be tough to beat.
Congrats.

 

[Mavic]

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Golden chance for Lambrecht now that Ala is out.

I don't think he's in the first bunch now.

Darn shame.

 

[70kmph]

Shackman gains time

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Golden chance for Lambrecht now that Ala is out.

I don't think he's in the first bunch now.

Darn shame.

A shame for his GC, but i don't think this finish was steep enough for him.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Meh.. race just got a lot less interesting

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Well idk, I think now a lot of key contenders are either out or behind Schachmann will win this bike race

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Alaphillipe back on his bike riding in

 

[Sestriere]

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Alaphillipe back on his bike riding in

Big relieve for the upcoming classics!

 

[pink_jersey]

Martinez and Fuglsang came at 25seconds.
I'm still not convinced by Schachmann climbing. If they race the last two stages really hard he can lose more than 2 minutes. Even Adam Yates still has a chance.
Right now I think that Ion Izagirre is the favourite.

 

[SafeBet]

Lambrecht lost only 25 seconds in the end so GC is not ruined.

 

[WKA311]

If Schachmann drops on the two tough stages Bora have Konrad and Buchmann in position to step in and even attack. Really strong race by them.

 

[Valv.Piti]

What the....

Don't think its bad for the race actually. The two big stages will be raced very aggressively now, especially the last one with great incentive and decent possibility route-wise to go relatively long. Dunno how much they will use the Aerate-Stage, but there's a very hard climb beforehand (Arrate steep side?) Should be a couple of fun days.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Full classification here
https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/16/0

11 FUGLSANG, Jakob 31 AST 8H 35' 48" + 1' 17"
12 NIEVE, Mikel 95 MTS 8H 35' 50" + 1' 19"
13 BENNETT, George 161 TJV 8H 35' 51" + 1' 20"
14 GEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel 135 TDD 8H 35' 53" + 1' 22"
15 HENAO, Sergio Luis 102 UAD 8H 35' 53" + 1' 22"
16 HIRSCHI, Marc 154 SUN 8H 36' 1" + 1' 30"
17 DE LA PARTE, Victor 123 CPT 8H 36' 1" + 1' 30"
18 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg 64 LTS 8H 36' 8" + 1' 37"
19 ULISSI, Diego 107 UAD 8H 36' 11" + 1' 40"
20 YATES, Adam 91 MTS 8H 36' 12" + 1' 41"

MAS, Enric + 2' 21"
THOMAS, Geraint + 6' 38"
KWIATKOWSKI, Michal + 9' 48"
ALAPHILIPPE, Julian + 12' 24"

 

[Cance > TheRest]

I was looking forward to seeing how Alaphilippe and Thomas (and Mas) would have done in the GC, so naturally the fun is now ruined on that account. But in some ways, it may be a blessing that the best climbers of the spring (Yates, Fuglsang, Martinez) are now behind. I reckon Astana will play out Fuglsang for long range attacks with Ion Izagirre currently 2nd in GC, and I am looking forward to seeing that in particular.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Castroviejo broken collarbone, but Thomas and Kwiatkowski should be fine to continue.

https://www.teamsky.com/article/castroviejo-out-of-pais-vasco-after-major-crash

 

[Pantani_lives]

Astana still has three cards to play with in the GC.

I hope the crash didn't diminish Alaf's chances in the climbing classics.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Full classification here
https://www.itzulia.eus/Classification/16/0

11 FUGLSANG, Jakob 31 AST 8H 35' 48" + 1' 17"
12 NIEVE, Mikel 95 MTS 8H 35' 50" + 1' 19"
13 BENNETT, George 161 TJV 8H 35' 51" + 1' 20"
14 GEBREIGZABHIER, Amanuel 135 TDD 8H 35' 53" + 1' 22"
15 HENAO, Sergio Luis 102 UAD 8H 35' 53" + 1' 22"
16 HIRSCHI, Marc 154 SUN 8H 36' 1" + 1' 30"
17 DE LA PARTE, Victor 123 CPT 8H 36' 1" + 1' 30"
18 LAMBRECHT, Bjorg 64 LTS 8H 36' 8" + 1' 37"
19 ULISSI, Diego 107 UAD 8H 36' 11" + 1' 40"
20 YATES, Adam 91 MTS 8H 36' 12" + 1' 41"

MAS, Enric + 2' 21"
THOMAS, Geraint + 6' 38"
KWIATKOWSKI, Michal + 9' 48"
ALAPHILIPPE, Julian + 12' 24"

I'm not expecting Lambrecht to contend for a top 10, but i'm curious to see where he'll end up. With the crash he lost 25 seconds, but gained two spots it seems. Teuns, Madouas, Gaudu... also lost 25 seconds. Gaudu and Madouas are just outside the top 20 i'm guessing. Pogacar lost 1 minute.

 

[Koronin]

MK said on twitter that although he crashed hard he's alright. Castroviejo and Hansen were taken to the hospital.

 

[armchairclimber]

Carlton Kirby gets plenty of stick but he was quite prescient with his commentary there today.

 

[glassmoon]

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Carlton Kirby gets plenty of stick but he was quite prescient with his commentary there today.

Blasphemy!

 

[wansteadimp]

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Carlton Kirby gets plenty of stick but he was quite prescient with his commentary there today.

He spends a lot of his time predicting disasters - he will be right occasionally

 

[armchairclimber]

You all love him dearly. when he departs this mortal coil (heaven forbid) you will all say how he was the voice of cycling .... etc Now, back to Schachmann.

 

[Robert5091]

Nasty high speed crash with 5km to go - hope all are well soon. Lucky for Bora they're not just relying on Sagan for wins.

Sky not having much luck with crashes.