70th Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2019 Thread

[TourOfSardinia]

Re:

EBH wins a TT...wait what year is it

mega smile

(don't get used to it!)

 

[perico]

Never gets old...

https://youtu.be/09InCUW3bN0

 

[Knutsen]

Is EBH the new Sagan?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

EBH wins a TT...wait what year is it

He's been living in the town of Orihuela and training on today's TT course every winter for years now, including these past 2 months. That's a massive advantage in experience, gear choice, etc.

He'll be back to normal performance at the next TT


Also, not Hagen related, reminder that there are no time bonuses. It's all about real time this week.

 

[Koronin]

Looks like stages 3 and 3 are where GC will be decided.

Good TTs from Valverde, D Martin, and very nice one from Izagirre.

 

[Gigs_98]

Re:

Looks like stages 3 and 3 are where GC will be decided.

Good TTs from Valverde, D Martin, and very nice one from Izagirre.

Stage 3 isn't just crucial, it's double crucial

 

[Koronin]

Re: Re:

Looks like stages 3 and 3 are where GC will be decided.

Good TTs from Valverde, D Martin, and very nice one from Izagirre.

Stage 3 isn't just crucial, it's double crucial

LOL, opps. Meant stages 3 and 4. Apparently I shouldn't be thinking or typing while I have a sinus headache.

 

[Robert5091]

https://www.cyclingstage.com/tour-of-valencia-2019/stage-2-route-vcv-2019/

At 166 kilometres, the 2nd stage of the Tour of Valencia is an out-and-back race in Alicante. The race through Valencia's interior takes in three KOM climbs, while the finale is a 40 kilometres descent to the coast line.

Once the flag is dropped the route goes up. The climb is far from steep, yet is a a long drag of 24.5 kilometres to the village Maigmó. The actual climb is 8.7 kilometres and slopes at 3.8%.

While underway to the second climb, Puerto de Canalí, the riders touch the 3rd stage of the 2019 Vuelta when they move through Ibi. The route continues to Onil before hitting the Puerto de Canalí, which is a 6.5 kilometres climb with an average gradient of 5.7%.

Following the descent to Cocentaina the road goes up for the third time. This one is non-classified, but still, the route climbs for 5.6 kilometres at 4.9%.

The riders tackle the last climb straight after the (short) descent. Peaking out at 1,020 metres, the Carrasqueta is a 7.8 kilometres climb at 3.4%. The finale is a 40 kilometres downhill to the finish line in Alicante.

The first three riders on the line win time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the only intermediate sprint (at kilometre 78.8) comes with 3, 2 and 1 seconds.

The 2nd stage of the Tour of Valencia starts at 11:13 and the finish is expected around 15:15 – both local times.

reminder of profile -

TV from 13.00 UK/14.00 CET - up & down all day long. With a long descent to the finish, a more then likely sprint - Groenewegen maybe or Kristoff to do a Norwegian double?

 

[Velolover2]

Brutal ride by Dylan Teuns.

And unlike Alaphilippe, he is a much better candidate for a one-week race. He can handle longer climbs pretty well.

Also nice rides by D. Martin, Valverde and Ion Izagirre.

 

[Robert5091]

Stage 2 - weather forecast 20C & mostly sunny - good day for a bike race.

 

[Oliver]

Dylan 4 the win!
A. Yates disappointing

 

[Salvarani]

Re: Re:

EBH wins a TT...wait what year is it

He's been living in the town of Orihuela and training on today's TT course every winter for years now, including these past 2 months. That's a massive advantage in experience, gear choice, etc.

He'll be back to normal performance at the next TT


Also, not Hagen related, reminder that there are no time bonuses. It's all about real time this week.

He has performed pretty good in ITTs over the years though. He has even won or placed high in them a number of times. At least in the short ones, but some good results in longer ones too. Especially 2010-2013, when he was at Sky, but also a few after that too. I actually went back and looked over it.

 

[repre]

Can Hagen survive today's climbs? if so he can be favourite in the sprint

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

EBH wins a TT...wait what year is it

He's been living in the town of Orihuela and training on today's TT course every winter for years now, including these past 2 months. That's a massive advantage in experience, gear choice, etc.

He'll be back to normal performance at the next TT


Also, not Hagen related, reminder that there are no time bonuses. It's all about real time this week.

He has performed pretty good in ITTs over the years though. He has even won or placed high in them a number of times. At least in the short ones, but some good results in longer ones too. Especially 2010-2013, when he was at Sky, but also a few after that too. I actually went back and looked over it.

And now he has a BMC machine.

 

[Robert5091]

http://live.cyclingnews.com/

Mathias Van Gompel (Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise)
Joan Bou (Nippo-Vini Fantini)
Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias)
Raul Alarcon (W52/FC Porto)
Nigel Ellsay (Rally UHC)
Ibai Azurmendi (Fundación Euskadi)
Diego Rubio (Burgos-BH)
Diego Sevilla (Kometa Cycling Team)

Big Raúl in the break - look out! I'm going to have half a bob on the break today, me thinks.

 

[Robert5091]

The peloton realize the TV cameras are turned on and up the pace - 1 less in the break. Astana & MS trying to set things up.

 

[yaco]

MS have Nieve and Chaves chasing down the break - Reckon their training camp next week is a more important priority.

 

[Robert5091]

Compacto! 4 km left uphill then it's 40 km downhill to the seaside.

 

[RedheadDane]

Jumbo-fail?

 

[Robert5091]

Re:

Jumbo-fail?

Teamwork! (guess which team had second helpings over the winter? )

Somebody told Terpestra to get some TV time.

 

[Kazistuta]

Re: Re:

Also, not Hagen related, reminder that there are no time bonuses. It's all about real time this week.

Cyclingnews thinks otherwise:
"13:36:08 GMT
Boasson is sitting around 10 wheels back, Trentin just behind him. Dimension Data also have Giacomo Nizzolo here, so it'll be interesting to see how they play this. Boasson Hagen could add to his overall lead with bonus seconds."

Not that I doubt you, GuyIncognito

 

[Sestriere]

That was masterfully done by Trentin.

 

[Robert5091]

Yep, chapeau Trentin & MS. Bouhanni ran out of road.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Unimpressive sprint by Bouhanni. Maybe I have overestimated his speed, or maybe he is just not in shape.

 

[Robert5091]

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Unimpressive sprint by Bouhanni. Maybe I have overestimated his speed, or maybe he is just not in shape.

I think the majority are "not in shape"!

Edit - I see 3 DNF's Michael Schär (Swi) CCC Team, Floris De Tier (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma & Edward Ravasi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates. Crash or ill?