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

[Tim Booth]

Re:

Padun 6 minutes down? How is that even possible?

Due to knee tendenitis, Mark Padun will withraw. He will go back to Italy and continue with rehabilitation, treatments and trainings.

 

[markene2]

Alexey Lutsenko will win this stage

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re:

When I mapped it out in Mapmyride, it averaged 8-9% (and max 11%) in the last 400 metres with the first 400 m being only a bit harder than false flat (3-4%).. but I don't know how accurate it is. Alaphillipe should be the huge favorite.

I still think it's too easy for the likes of Teuns, Martin and Yates to win it. But I hope Kwiatkowski can beat Alaphillipe.

Ala has plenty of wins. It's time for Kwiatkowski to get one as well.

Ok, fair enough. Thanks.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Wet roads again today around Pamplona

 

[Scarponi]

Hopefully the rain makes this lots of fun

 

[KZD]

Astana destroying the bunch

 

[Scarponi]

Commentators thought the gravel was coming up and it didn’t come, any course changes?

 

[Akuryo]

Re:

Commentators thought the gravel was coming up and it didn’t come, any course changes?

Yes, first sector was canceled.

 

[Scarponi]

Seems they only skipped the first 200m section

 

[Scarponi]

Literally racing on suburban back streets

 

[Valv.Piti]

Its unbearable to watch this on Danish ES. I guess I know now how it is to watch Kirby when you despite him, but I would much, much rather listen to him. British ES it is.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Astana pushing on, a few splits in the bunch behind.

 

[Scarponi]

There’s so many gravel tracks they are skipping, imagine having 20
Of them in this stage hnnnng

 

[Velolover2]

I liked the gravel sectors. But they would have been more effective if they had been closer to the finish line.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Teuns crashing

 

[Laplaz]

Yates far back

Edit: mechanical

 

[Pricey_sky]

Yates mechanical.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Madouas in the second group.
Gaudu as well?

EDIT i think the Dutch Eurosport commentator has mixed those up? Now Madouas in the first group.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Yates 50 seconds down

 

[Scarponi]

That was impressive from that lotto rider

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Lambrecht too soon, ***.

 

[Akuryo]

So easy

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Re:

That was impressive from that lotto rider

Lambrecht is the silver medalist U23 Innsbruck. I think he weighs about 55 kg at most. He won a similar uphill sprint last summer against Albasini and Boasson Hagen as a neopro. He's got a nice punch but he went too soon (which is Vanendert's fault imho). He could have won this.

 

[Alexandre B.]

That was one of the most badly-filmed finish of this decade.