82nd Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta Santander (August 4-15)

[Mayomaniac]

Tavira and W52 are now helping Efapel out to bring down the gap. They probably know that the masterminds in the Efapel teamcar would find a way to screw this one up...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Luis Gomez and Juan Lopez-Cozar start the final climb with a 5min lead on the main bunch.

 

[trevim]

It doesn’t look as windy as at the start of the stage, let’s hope it’s like that on the climb itself. I would be more concerned if they were climbing from Seia that is more exposed.

In any case, W52 to attack the climb, cover their own moves, chase themselves down and still put 3/4 guys on top5.

 

[Netserk]

Tomorrow's [...] final climb:

So the break has just entered the hardest part and is breaking up.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Main bunch also starting the final climb, Dani Mestre is pulling for the blue train.
Luis Gomes still has 4min. Reis is moving towards the back of the main bunch.

 

[Netserk]

Lol.

Pretty embarrassing to drop the chain like that.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Lol.

Luis Gomes doing his beast ice cream Andy impression.
De Mateos dropped.

 

[trevim]

Rafael Reis dropped soon

 

[Netserk]

Job well done by Mestre, Reis now dropped.

 

[trevim]

Job well done by Mestre, Reis now dropped.

Daniel yes but Ricardo didn’t last much

 

[Mayomaniac]

Job well done by Mestre, Reis now dropped.

Andre Cardoso and Alba also dropped with Reis.
Poor PCT and WT teams, like lambs to the slaughter...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Lol, Moreira is still in the gc group.

 

[Red Rick]

Why does Portugese commentary sound like a Spanish guy imitating a Russian.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Why does Portugese commentary sound like a Spanish guy imitating a Russian.

Don't tell that to my cousin's Brazilian wife...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Figueiredo is looking sharp. Oldie Marque pulling for oldie Veloso behind.

 

[Netserk]

¡Vamos, Brandao!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Moreira outclimbing Carvalho and Veloso, meanwhile the big showdown between Brandao and Figueiredo begins.

 

[ice&fire]

Portuguese commentators can't tell the difference between Puerto Rico and Costa Rica

 

[Victor S]

Figueiredo looking strong. W52 will not brake him easy. Moreira from the same team too.

 

[Mayomaniac]

I'm sure Efapel will find a way to screw things up for Figueiredo...

 

[Mayomaniac]

Moreira riding down an attack by Rodrigues, at this point Efapel should sacrifice Carvalho and have him ride for Moreira and Figueiredo.

 

[trevim]

The stage is not hard enough, only the final climb is true HC

 

[Netserk]

It's a shame that the violent efforts aren't followed by a counter, just neutralised and then the pace drops again.

 

[Mayomaniac]

The stage is not hard enough, only the final climb is true HC

Hard attacks will only come after the flat part of the climb.

 

[trevim]

Hard attacks will only come after the flat part of the climb.

It’s still quite a large group considering the hardest section of the climb is behind them now