Abu Dhabi Tour 2018, Feb 21-25

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Get ready

 

[Kwibus]

Re: Re:

Wouldn't be surprised if Powless does well.

I would.

He won't start, passport issues.

 

[DNP-Old]

Re: Re:

Wouldn't be surprised if Powless does well.

I would.

He won't start, passport issues.

Hence why I'd be surprised if he did well.

 

[Koronin]

Apparently he's not the only one with a form of passport issues. Jasha Sutterlin had to go back home to get his passport because he'd forgotten it. He should be there by now.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Is this Valverde's Strava?
https://www.strava.com/athletes/25407057

Whoever it is, posted a training ride yesterday up the mountain finish faster than Costa's winning time from last year

 

[Koronin]

Don't know, but he had a lot more KMs than what it's showing for Aug as that's when he'd gotten back on his bike to start training again. He did the training ride with his team on the first rest day of la Vuelta and had been riding on the road for a solid week before that. From what he said he was doing 700K a week starting sometime in Sept, thus riding about 3,000 kms per month in Oct, Nov, and Dec. So it is possible yes, is it actually his, who knows. As it's possible he has one and doesn't always use it for all of his rides. I have no clue if he has a strava account or not.

 

[tobydawq]

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Is this Valverde's Strava?
https://www.strava.com/athletes/25407057

Whoever it is, posted a training ride yesterday up the mountain finish faster than Costa's winning time from last year

It looks like it indeed is his.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Its Valverde

Finally on Strava

 

[Koronin]

Guess it's about time he finally got around to getting a Strava account.

 

[Velolover2]

Valverde is a better climber than Costa, so it's not a big surprise.

I think Dumoulin is his main rival. Even if he drops the rest on the steepest sections, Dumo can still use his TT skills and reel him in when it flattens out.

It's a bit harder to do with Valverde than Quintana but it's Dumo we are talking about.

 

[GuyIncognito]

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Valverde is a better climber than Costa, so it's not a big surprise.

I'd call it a big surprise. It's a recon! And he's not going up with a peloton.

 

[Son of Amsterhammer]

Following!! The miles the pros put in is fuggin ridiculous.

 

[Jspear]

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Am I the only one who can't really tell these desert races apart?

Dubai: sprints.
Qatar (RIP): crosswinds.
Oman: hills.
Abu Dhabi: crap.

I get you're being a little funny, but aren't they all pretty much classified as crap?

 

[Velolover2]

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Am I the only one who can't really tell these desert races apart?

Dubai: sprints.
Qatar (RIP): crosswinds.
Oman: hills.
Abu Dhabi: crap.

I get you're being a little funny, but aren't they all pretty much classified as crap?

Most of the stages are crap but Hatta Dam and Green Mountain are gaining status.

 

[Jspear]

Re: Re:

Am I the only one who can't really tell these desert races apart?

Dubai: sprints.
Qatar (RIP): crosswinds.
Oman: hills.
Abu Dhabi: crap.

I get you're being a little funny, but aren't they all pretty much classified as crap?

Most of the stages are crap but Hatta Dam and Green Mountain are gaining status.

And Qatar produced some fun moments.

 

[Koronin]

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Following!! The miles the pros put in is fuggin ridiculous.

Well it is their job.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Cav crashes out in the neutral zone

 

[Alexandre B.]

Re:

Cav crashes out in the neutral zone

Is it technically a DNF or a DNS ?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Cav crashes out in the neutral zone

Is it technically a DNF or a DNS ?

No its a WTF?

Update: He hit his bad shoulder

http://www.bbc.com/sport/cycling/43140818

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Re: Re:

Valverde is a better climber than Costa, so it's not a big surprise.

I'd call it a big surprise. It's a recon! And he's not going up with a peloton.

Last year there was a lot of stop/start riding before Costa went away. So the time was pretty slow.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Cav crashes out in the neutral zone

Is it technically a DNF or a DNS ?

No its a WTF?

Good one, lmao

Its pretty tragicomical tbh (is that even a word in english). Guy hasn't been all that lucky lately and I feel kinda bad for him.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

-70km gap 2m18s break

http://tiz-cycling.stream/

 

[Tim Booth]

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Cav crashes out in the neutral zone

Is it technically a DNF or a DNS ?

got back on his bike, but abandoned after 5km, so DNF

 

[Salvarani]

He got on the bike again though... probably collarbone or he just took a bad hit on that shoulder. Probably out a few weeks.

 

[Hedebooo]

Cavendish' crash filmed by the helicoptor

https://twitter.com/AbuDhabiSC/status/966235645235679232