Itzulia Basque Country 2024, April 1-6

[AnotherArmChair]

Chaves and Stevie K ...like old Giro days

 

[Peyroteo94]

UAE has too many riders. They still have Del Toro amd Mcnulty to attack

 

[johnymax]

Oh, the legendary battle Pogi vs Rogla on this climb...beautiful memories

 

[Salvarani]

Ayuso didnt look too good in that shot.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bora seem to have disappeared ?

 

[Netserk]

Soler is going nowhere.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Soler is going nowhere.

He has Bax and the goal is to put pressure on Trek.

 

[Salvarani]

Mollema is only in physical pain because he cant pull the group and just has to sit behind.

 

[Squire]

The longer it goes before someone kills off Bagioli and TGH, the better it is for Skjelmose. You'd think UAE would be better off by setting a hard tempo on this climb to see if they can crack the Trek domestiques.

 

[Rob5091]

Soler going for glory! If Teddy can go from 70km out, then I'll give it a go too! Vamos!

 

[Peyroteo94]

The longer it goes before someone kills off Bagioli and TGH, the better it is for Skjelmose. You'd think UAE would be better off by setting a hard tempo on this climb to see if they can crack the Trek domestiques.

They are doing the right thing. They still have Del Toro and Mcnulty.

 

[Netserk]

They are doing the right thing. They still have Del Toro and Mcnulty.

Yes, but they will have to drop Skjelmose on Izua while Mollema is still up the road.

 

[Squire]

They are doing the right thing. They still have Del Toro and Mcnulty.

Skjelmose will be very happy with every km that's ticking by without him having to control things on his own. But I guess there's still plenty of opportunity for Ayuso and McNulty to take turns attacking.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

The great Baulke Mollema has been around 100 years now and still going

 

[Peyroteo94]

Skjelmose will be very happy with every km that's ticking by without him having to control things on his own. But I guess there's still plenty of opportunity for Ayuso and McNulty to take turns attacking.

He will in the next 1st category. Del Toro or Mcnulty will attack there.

 

[johnymax]

So how much time has Soler gained on the peloton, about 30s?

 

[johnymax]

The great Baulke Mollema has been around 100 years now and still going

And still being great.

 

[Alien Performance]

So how much time has Soler gained on the peloton, about 30s?

PCS seems to be saying a minute

 

[Alien Performance]

Del Toro to ride across to Soler on the Izua and then Arrieta to pace him down the descent and on the valley

 

[Netserk]

Chaves at +2'29" is best in GC of the front group.

 

[Netserk]

Sobrero sitting up to pace the peloton?

 

[Peyroteo94]

UAE raced this perfectly. Now it is up to Ayuso to deliver in the final climb.

 

[Netserk]

UAE raced this perfectly. Now it is up to Ayuso to deliver in the final climb.

No pressure on the Trek team, and no climb has been ridden hard for Skjelmose so far. While Soler is 40" ahead of the peloton, Bora helps Trek controlling him. Two hardest climbs are done, only one hard climb left.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Baulke Mollema who is 38 has a contract to the end of 2026 ...wow

 

[ice&fire]

UAE raced this perfectly. Now it is up to Ayuso to deliver in the final climb.

Reminder: this is the no-Pogacar UAE variety.