Euskal Herriko Itzulia 2018 - April 2-7

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage

Alaphilippe +2:14
GC

 

[Brullnux]

Excellent stage, great route and well-raced, despite Landa realising the win was impossible. Although, didn't Landa start the day ahead of Ion?

Roglic, though, is incredible form. This is a great field and he has destroyed them all.

 

[Forever The Best]

Look at these gaps. A great edition on a great route. Very selective. Excellent stage today as well. Happy for Fraile. Didn't understand what QS did though.

 

[bajbar]

Has there ever been such a huge gap between first and second in Pais Vasco?

 

[Netserk]

^^2002

 

[Climbing]

Re:

Has there ever been such a huge gap between first and second in Pais Vasco?

No, usually there are multiple riders inside 1 minute...
Impressive.

 

[bajbar]

Re: Re:

Has there ever been such a huge gap between first and second in Pais Vasco?

No, usually there are multiple riders inside 1 minute...
Impressive.

GT-like difference after five stages. And Roglič was top 2 in every but one of them! Which is amazing.

 

[Geraint Too Fast]

Landa got a 20s penalty?

 

[Laplaz]

Roglic will win either the WCITT or the WCRR.
Mark (Wahlberg ) my words.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

Landa got a 20s penalty?

Looks that way... Ion's time on GC is correct

 

[Bardamu]

Re:

It's all in the game yo.

 

[yaco]

Doubt the strongest rider won today's stage - Can we please have a stage finish on an ascent.

 

[jonan92]

Re:

Doubt the strongest rider won today's stage - Can we please have a stage finish on an ascent.

That's tomorrow

 

[Netserk]

The strongest won yesterday.

 

[repre]

My boy Mark Padun was great today. MK jersey will be a big step for him. He is a first ukrainian cycling hope in many years...
Also had a great time-trial yesterday, definitely can be good GC rider in the future.

 

[Mayo from Mayo]

Re: Re:

Landa got a 20s penalty?

Looks that way... Ion's time on GC is correct

Seems to have happened yesterday. GC on CN stage report has him level with Ion, not 20 seconds ahead as he should have been.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

My boy Mark Padun was great today. MK jersey will be a big step for him. He is a first ukrainian cycling hope in many years...
Also had a great time-trial yesterday, definitely can be good GC rider in the future.

Aye very impressive performance considering his age

 

[yaco]

Re:

The strongest won yesterday.

Absolutely the strongest won yesterday - Did feel sorry for Bevan who was in the hot seat for around 2hrs.

 

[Brullnux]

Re:

Doubt the strongest rider won today's stage - Can we please have a stage finish on an ascent.

Who cares if the strongest won? There was action for more than 30km, and anyway: it's a stage race - the strongest will win overall, and will always win in a TT. cycling isn't all about w/kg otherwise where would the fun be?

 

[hfer07]

I'm really impressed by Roglic. this race is his to lose at this point, given the time gaps & the coming stages..

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Roglic about 5 light years ahead of the rest in this field. I can't remember a PV with these differences. Holy ***.

 

[ciranda]

Re:

should be 'Omar', not 'Omar's'

 

[LaFlorecita]

I'm really impressed by Roglic. this race is his to lose at this point, given the time gaps & the coming stages..

Stage*

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic should definitely win. This is only a fight for the stage win and all the other GC spots

 

[yaco]

Re: Re:

Doubt the strongest rider won today's stage - Can we please have a stage finish on an ascent.

Who cares if the strongest won? There was action for more than 30km, and anyway: it's a stage race - the strongest will win overall, and will always win in a TT. cycling isn't all about w/kg otherwise where would the fun be?

There is nothing wrong with having a stage finish on an ascent in a hilly stage race - Or at the very least if you have a descent finish make sure the final flat is 2 or 3 km - Seems strange to have have a final flat of 11 or 12kms - I made no reference to the ITT in my original post.