76ª Volta a Portugal 30 July -10 August 2014 (2.1)

[trevim]

Good stage, lame MTF
Figueiredo and Schumi dropped.
Burgos attacks. Belda?

 

[jens_attacks]

schumacher done.

 

[Hugo87]

Belda is very dangerous, already took Castilla y Leon this year.

 

[trevim]

Oroz and Micael Isidoro drops.
Belda ahead with Virgilio Santos chasing.

 

[jens_attacks]

efapel press the turbo

 

[trevim]

Sergio Sousa and Mestre trying now to catch Belda.

 

[trevim]

Peloton watching each other as usual. Belda has this.
Mestre goes like this is 2011.
Veloso chases.

 

[jens_attacks]

mestre vs veloso seems

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Belda making mighty painfaces with the rain pouring down.

 

[jens_attacks]

nuno as expected, dropped

 

[trevim]

Nuno Ribeiro dropped. Veloso is a wheelsucker.
Antunes and Sousa trying to chase

 

[Parrulo]

Amaro Antunes

 

[jens_attacks]

hernani and rui sousa as always lol

 

[trevim]

Amaro Antunes

And he's probably free to do whatever he wants GC wise

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Amaro Antunes is a badass. Hernâniiiiiiii, where are you

 

[jens_attacks]

what a show by belda
veloso and mestre seem a level above everyone though
senhora da graca tomorrow, hopefully better weather

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Was that LuLu who sprinted for an extra couple of seconds over the bunch at the summit?

Edit: no it was Omar Fraile.

And Arkaitz 5th

César gets the camisola amarela, I think.

 

[trevim]

Stage 3 (Serra do Larouco)

1 BELDA GARCIA David Burgos-BH 5:09:03
2 MESTRE Ricardo Efapel - Glassdrive 0:12
3 CESAR VELOSO Gustavo OFM - Quinta da Lixa 0:13
4 FRAILE MATARRANZ Oma rCaja Rural - Seguros RGA 0:25
5 PINTO Edgar LA Aluminios - Antarte 0:27
6 FERNANDEZ CRUZ Delio OFM - Quinta da Lixa,,
7 DURAN AROCA Arkaitz OFM - Quinta da Lixa 0:28
8 FERNANDEZ SUAREZ Higinio Team Ecuador,,
9 SOUSA Sérgio Efapel - Glassdrive 0:29
10 BRANDÃO Joni Efapel - Glassdrive,,
11 BROCO Hernani Louletano - Dunas Douradas 0:30
12 DE LA PARTE GONZALEZ Víctor Efapel - Glassdrive,,
13 SANCHEZ Luis Leon Caja Rural - Seguros RGA,,
14 SIMÓN CASULLERAS Jordi Team Ecuado r0:31
15 GONÇALVES José Portugal,,
16 AMARO Manuel Antures Banco BIC - Carmim,,
17 FERNANDEZ Ruben Caja Rural - Seguros RGA,,
18 VILELA Ricardo OFM - Quinta da Lixa 0:32
19 SOUSA BARBOSA Rui Miguel Rádio Popular,,
20 PARRA BUSTAMENTE Heiner Rodrigo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA 0:36
21 SILVA Joaquim Portugal 0:37
22 SABIDO Hugo LA Aluminios - Antarte 0:38
23 SILVA PINTO Sandro Filipe Louletano - Dunas Douradas,,
24 LIVRAMENTO David Banco BIC - Carmim 0:39
25 CARVALHO Antonio LA Aluminios - Antarte,,

 

[trevim]

Was that LuLu who sprinted for an extra couple of seconds over the bunch at the summit?

Edit: no it was Omar Fraile.

And Arkaitz 5th

César gets the camisola amarela, I think.

Fraile I guess

 

[Libertine Seguros]

1 David Belda (Burgos-BH) ESP 5'09'03
2 Ricardo Mestre (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +12"
3 Gustavo César (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) ESP +st
4 Omar Fraile (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) ESP +25"
5 Arkaitz Durán (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) ESP +27"
6 Sérgio Sousa (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +st
7 Joni Brandão (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +st
8 Luís León Sánchez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) ESP +st
9 Victor de la Parte (Efapel-Glassdrive) ESP +st
10 Hernâni Brôco (Louletano-Dunas Douradas) POR +st

Big day for Efapel. Ricardo Mestre gained time, de la Parte didn't lose too much, Sérgio Sousa got to show his climbing legs without being a lower slope domestique for once and because of the tamish nature of the climb in the stage Joni Brandão was able to be up there at the top as well. They even got rid of the responsibility of the camisola amarela, though César leading will be a concern as he will be tough to unseat with riders like Ribeiro, Durán, Vilela and Délio Fernández in his service. And because they're Efapel, they're liable to do something like get three men in the break and then set 5 of the other 6 to chase them with Filipe Cardoso as their protected man in a mountain stage or something equally counterintuitive.

 

[Arredondo]

What do you think of Parra Ryo? Looks good to me.

 

[BigMac]

1 David Belda (Burgos-BH) ESP 5'09'03
2 Ricardo Mestre (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +12"
3 Gustavo César (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) ESP +st
4 Omar Fraile (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) ESP +25"
5 Arkaitz Durán (OFM-Quinta da Lixa) ESP +27"
6 Sérgio Sousa (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +st
7 Joni Brandão (Efapel-Glassdrive) POR +st
8 Luís León Sánchez (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) ESP +st
9 Victor de la Parte (Efapel-Glassdrive) ESP +st
10 Hernâni Brôco (Louletano-Dunas Douradas) POR +st

Brandão showing some good climbing. Wondering how he will perform in the big mountains. Certainly a better GC placing than in the previous years is in the cards.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

oooh, RTP's results (top 10 in my post) don't match up with the organizers' (top 25 in Trevim's). Nobody's time gaps change though so no big deal.

 

[trevim]

oooh, RTP's results (top 10 in my post) don't match up with the organizers' (top 25 in Trevim's). Nobody's time gaps change though so no big deal.

Yeah I found it weird as well but no big deal.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yeah I found it weird as well but no big deal.

I have a suspicion this may be an error on their part though:

16 AMARO Manuel Antures Banco BIC - Carmim,,