Iberostar Challenge Ciclista Mallorca

[auscyclefan94]

Cuddles is coming back tommorrow! Yippee!!!!

EDIT: Maybe not as he is only doing two of the four races. I imagine they would be the last two races.

 

[theyoungest]

Cuddles is coming back tommorrow! Yippee!!!!

EDIT: Maybe not as he is only doing two of the four races. I imagine they would be the last two races.

Why does he start so early, BTW? Last year didn't go to satisfaction?

 

[Christian]

Apparently Contador will be riding the 1st one:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-hoping-to-ride-majorca-opener

Isn't that a bit to flat for him? Or he is just trying to put in km =

He wants to spit in honest cycling fans' faces one last time à la Valv-Pity before it's hasta la vista

 

[theyoungest]

Snow on Mallorca (via @bramtankink)

 

[Libertine Seguros]

They just showed Real Mallorca's football ground on ETB, absolutely covered in the stuff.

 

[roundabout]

going to Qatar has never sounded better

 

[theyoungest]

Startlist Trofeo Palma

Not exactly the most impressive field of sprinters ever. Bennati vs. Matthews vs. Rojas vs... Cantwell?

 

[jens_attacks]

Startlist Trofeo Palma

Not exactly the most impressive field of sprinters ever. Bennati vs. Matthews vs. Rojas vs... Cantwell?

that's what it makes mallorca fun,it's always like that.
i think valverde can take a bunch sprint here,bennati will somehow lose

 

[theyoungest]

that's what it makes mallorca fun,it's always like that.
i think valverde can take a bunch sprint here,bennati will somehow lose

Last year they had Farrar, Freire, Kittel, Degenkolb (okay the latter two were just neo pros of course)

 

[CraZyCaLL]

Startlist Trofeo Palma

Not exactly the most impressive field of sprinters ever. Bennati vs. Matthews vs. Rojas vs... Cantwell?

Bos will take it

 

[Duartista]

Pelucchi maybe

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Bos will take it

Doubt that. He's had some sort of off-season injury for months and only has been training since january.

I doubt his form is good enough to take a win

 

[theyoungest]

Doubt that. He's had some sort of off-season injury for months and only has been training since january.

I doubt his form is good enough to take a win

Not an off season injury, he's been operated on an artery in his leg and had to stay off the bike for 6 weeks.

But you're right, I'm actually surprised he's racing, he was supposed to start in Almeria (a month from now).

 

[will10]

Startlist Trofeo Palma

Not exactly the most impressive field of sprinters ever. Bennati vs. Matthews vs. Rojas vs... Cantwell?

I thought Greenedge were riding? Sure I read an interview with Allan Davis saying he was starting his season there?

 

[auscyclefan94]

Why does he start so early, BTW? Last year didn't go to satisfaction?

Don't know but according to the startlist he is starting Trofeo Palma which surprises me. It is possible that he is not doing Catalunya this year which will cut down his race days.

Cadel has told me he is riding the 1st and lastdays and going to the Laureus awards in between.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Not an off season injury, he's been operated on an artery in his leg and had to stay off the bike for 6 weeks.

But you're right, I'm actually surprised he's racing, he was supposed to start in Almeria (a month from now).

well he couldn't bike = to me all the same = off season injury

 

[will10]

Not an off season injury, he's been operated on an artery in his leg and had to stay off the bike for 6 weeks.

But you're right, I'm actually surprised he's racing, he was supposed to start in Almeria (a month from now).

Can only presume he saw the profile for Palma and thought "if ever there's a profile that suits Theo Bos, it's that one"

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Startlist Trofeo Palma

Not exactly the most impressive field of sprinters ever. Bennati vs. Matthews vs. Rojas vs... Cantwell?

I would rather have this setup than having Cav or Greipel in the mix. 4 mediocre sprinters going for the line. Sounds like fun.

 

[auscyclefan94]

When does Trofeo Palma finish (CET)?

 

[ak-zaaf]

Isn't it snowing on Mallorca?
Thought they showed that on TV yesterday.

 

[stefrees]

Quite a few posters will be happy, henao in 13 man break (with nordhaug)

 

[FF'Wilco]

Quite a few posters will be happy, henao in 13 man break (with nordhaug)

Any links to a ticker ?

 

[will10]

Quite a few posters will be happy, henao in 13 man break (with nordhaug)

Henao in his element on such a hilly stage Good to see him getting amongst it mind.

 

[stefrees]

Any links to a ticker ?

It was from arvesens twitter

 

[hatcher]

From 30 mins ago:

roman_mendoza Luis M Roman-Mendoza
Boaro, Sergent, Madrazo, Brutt, Matthews, Saez, Cordeel, Neyens, Henao, Nordhaug, Kwiatkowski, Carazo y Reza, los escapados

liveciclismo liveciclismo
#challenge2012 km 27, 12" para los escapados, km 27, 12 "for escapees