Challenge Mallorca Feb 6-10

[taiwan]

Farrar - Kittel(!) - Ventoso

-Rojas-Lodewyck

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Kittel isn't a massive shock. He's obviously in decent shape, he was sprinting fairly well in Langkawi.

And he's good against the clock too. Given that these are 5x1.1 races, it makes sense for the smaller teams like Skil to rack up the points while they can too.

 

[Ryaguas]

Henao's on Indeportes Antioquia-"Orgullo Paísa", not Café de Colombia.

yep my bad!

 

[Ferminal]

Any tickers going?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Any tickers going?

http://translate.google.com/transla...s-ficha.asp?id=35336&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

 

[Ferminal]

http://translate.google.com/transla...s-ficha.asp?id=35336&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Doesn't sound good... three out in front to be left hanging.

 

[LukeSchmid]

http://www.cyclingfans.com/node/1534

Coverage on a link from here in Spainish or google tanslated.
Seems there is 3 out in the lead after 72km, Pasamontes (Movistar), Saez de Arregi (Orbea) and Cozza (Garmin)

 

[Susan Westemeyer]

I like how they have Steven Cozza with Garmin........

Susan

 

[taiwan]

Trofeo Calla Millor

30km, 1'20".

What's the worst that could happen if the character limit got turned off?

 

[taiwan]

Trofeo Calla Milor

Break caught at 17k. Gilbert attacked within 10km, but got brought back. Garmin and Rabobank leading the peloton. 6km to go.

 

[Ryaguas]

Not winner yet... the sprint was way too close...

but

Farrar takes it =D

 

[Ryaguas]

Farrar Takes Cala Millor and Luis Pasamontes (Movistar) KOM... Awesome for Pasamontes and Farrar back 2 back... some ppl is happy to have him in his CQ game =D

 

[Rocksteady]

Hurray!! More Farrar CQ points for me!!

And I think I'm the only one to pay the price for Farrar..

 

[Moondance]

Hurray!! More Farrar CQ points for me!!

And I think I'm the only one to pay the price for Farrar..

You are.... I checked.

 

[Christian]

I wonder where those finished:

The Spanish Legion: Rojas and Breezy (Movistar), Fernández de Larrea (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Lobato (Andalucía-Caja Granada) and Nephew (Caja Rural).

 

[taiwan]

Podium

1. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo)
2. John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad)
3. Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad)

 

[Moondance]

1. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo)
2. John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad)
3. Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad)

Ohhh.... Degenkolb = CQ points for me!

 

[sublimit]

Ohhh.... Degenkolb = CQ points for me!

Theres a sticky dedicated thread for the qc comp. I suggest you go there and celebrate before this gets out of hand.

 

[Christian]

1. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervélo) 4:04:11
2. John Degenkolb (HTC-Highroad) mt
3. Leigh Howard (HTC-Highroad) mt
4. Klaas Lodewyck (Omega Pharma-Lotto) mt
5. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar) mt
6. Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) mt
7. Daniel Schorn (NetApp) mt
8. Robert Wagner (Leopard-Trek) mt
9. Giacomo Nizzolo (Leopard-Trek) mt
10. J. J. Joaquín Rojas (Movistar) mt
11. OScar Vicente Grau (Burgos 2016-Castilla y León) mt
12. Jon Aberasturi (Orbea) mt
13. Gerald Ciolek (Quick Step) mt
14. Jens Keukeleire (Cofidis) mt
15. Fco Manuel Antón (Burgos 2016-Castilla y León) mt

 

[TeoSheva]

Good performance for Degenkolb!

Degenkolb, Guardini, Matthews: who is the best?

 

[The Hitch]

What?

So we cant discuss our motives for supporting certain riders in these races anymore?

 

[joy118118]

Good performance for Degenkolb!

Degenkolb, Guardini, Matthews: who is the best?

we will know it after 10 or more years

 

[TeoSheva]

we will know it after 10 or more years

in this way is too easy...and also my grandmother can answer in ten years...

but now? who will be the best at the end of this season?

 

[TRDean]

in this way is too easy...and also my grandmother can answer in ten years...

but now? who will be the best at the end of this season?

Kittel...that is all!

 

[Mellow Velo]

Hopefully, that will be the end of the sprint fests, as the race now heads West and into them tha hills.
A pity there doesn't even seem to be race highlights anywhere, this year.
A sign of the precarious financial situation Spanish racing finds itself in.