Itzulia Basque Country 2023 (April 3-8)

[Devil's Elbow]

Landa free... for now, because no way he's soloing the rest of the stage.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Attacks from 50k out on a random stage 2 because 'the sensations were good'

Ciclismo is back

 

[johnymax]

He just wants to be free...

 

[Samamba]

I mean great and all, but what is he going to do after this climb lmao. Stage design is horrible.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Landa entertaining the crowds. I could understand it if Bilbao were still there, but I'm not sure what he expects now.

 

[nightowl]

Yes yes, just look at each other and let Landa fly

 

[SafeBet]

Finest display of Landismo I've seen in a while.

 

[Elos Anjos]

Is that Bernal pulling?
Nop, Castroviejo.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Free Landa
Free Gels

 

[HelloDolly]

Landa doing it for the locals

 

[Potomac]

Peleton needs to pick things up and start shedding some riders.

 

[johnymax]

Finest display of Landismo I've seen in a while.

It's sad that the finest display of Landismo in a while is a stupid attack that nobody in the peloton cared about. That's why he's become a meme rider. But thumbs up for trying, I guess. At least he is pretty consistent when on form, always around places around 5th in the GC.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Peleton needs to pick things up and start shedding some riders.

Difficult to shed riders when the gradient is 3-4%.

Kirby has forgotten Aular wears a national champion's jersey when everyone saw him finishing fifth in it yesterday.

 

[nightowl]

This is going to end up being a 30-man descending shootout, which is bound to end well and not result in any crashes whatsoever

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This is going to end up being a 30-man descending shootout, which is bound to end well and not result in any crashes whatsoever

It will be more than 30 riders. What's worse is that the 2.5 kilometres before the descent are practically flat, so the peloton won't be strung out going into it.

 

[lejarreta]

It's sad that the finest display of Landismo in a while is a stupid attack that nobody in the peloton cared about. That's why he's become a meme rider. But thumbs up for trying, I guess. At least he is pretty consistent when on form, always around places around 5th in the GC.

He's won 3 bonus secs...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Has anybody actually dropped on this climb? I worry this will be the most crash-heavy finale of a week that also contains Scheldeprijs.

 

[nightowl]

It will be more than 30 riders. What's worse is that the 2.5 kilometres before the descent are practically flat, so the peloton won't be strung out going into it.

You’re right, I thought the peloton was a lot smaller for some reason. It’s like they’re trying to cause carnage with this finish

 

[Devil's Elbow]

And now the sprint to start the descent from the front begins.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Aranburu is a good descender, that Jayco guy behind him is a bit better unfortunately

 

[HelloDolly]

FFS Kirby calling Schelling Marc Hirschi ???????????????????????????????????????????????

 

[RedheadDane]

Nice win by Schelling.
Miracelously no crash.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Glad nobody crashed (as far as we could see). Schelling won the sprint for the roundabout and with it the stage, rather similar to Van den Berg's win in Mallorca at the start of the year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ideal sprint.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

What a weird finale. Apart from that this edition appears to turn out as a real letdown compared to usually.