Itzulia Basque Country 2025, April 7th-12th

[Netserk]

Real Itzulia terrain.

 

[Filippo_3467]

Lipowitz is still a biathlon athlet... no clue about cycling tactics

 

[Netserk]

Van Gils with his first good day here.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lipowitz is still a biathlon athlet... no clue about cycling tactics

True, attacking not allowed in cycling

 

[Tim Cahill]

LIpowitz looking around aimlessly like he doesn't know what he's doing because he can't see where they've put the shooting target on the climb.

 

[AmRacer]

Strange racing. Almeida doesn't look superb but he's closing gaps

Yo yo

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Healy still gaining time, strong ride, but also a little underwhelming by the GC group.

 

[Netserk]

It'd be welcome if Van Gils lifted a finger and were of use for Lipo.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Almeida looks normal to me.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Massive group..... considering.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It'd be welcome if Van Gils lifted a finger and were of use for Lipo.

Honestly, today he can‘t really do anything now that the steep part is done.

 

[Netserk]

Honestly, today he can‘t really do anything now that the steep part is done.

They had Schachmann on the ropes, but it was only up to Lipo to have a few digs. And they could probably also have kept Soler from returning to the group.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They had Schachmann on the ropes, but it was only up to Lipo to have a few digs. And they could probably also have kept Soler from returning to the group.

If Lipowitz can't overtake Schachmann tomorrow then he didn't have the legs to do much for GC anyway.

 

[Potomac]

So absolutely no GC movement at all?
I am not surprised the break succeeded, but I expecting something with GC

 

[Mayomaniac]

LIpowitz looking around aimlessly like he doesn't know what he's doing because he can't see where they've put the shooting target on the climb.

Did he learn those 5sec attacks from Roglic?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Do we have anybody who can sprint a bit the Almeida's group?

 

[Netserk]

If Lipowitz can't overtake Schachmann tomorrow then he didn't have the legs to do much for GC anyway.

It's not easy to take time tomorrow. Especially if he has to do it on his own from Ixua.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Tbf Bora have been riding like they just met each other for the first time on the morning of the race all season, only that Italian lad riding for Roglic done anything.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They had Schachmann on the ropes, but it was only up to Lipo to have a few digs. And they could probably also have kept Soler from returning to the group.

I get that it would take less Kilometers of effort to pass Schachmann today, but Schachmann isn‘t going to be a threat tomorrow. Van Gils and Lipowitz also started the climb in Narnia so Van Gils must have been very tired when he reached the front.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's not easy to take time tomorrow. Especially if he has to do it on his own from Ixua.

Remind me of the last Eibar stage where the strongest climbers didn't stamp their authority?

Or where Schachmann-tier climbers didn't get smashed, for that matter?

 

[noob]

EF jersey never disappoints me

 

[Netserk]

Remind me of the last Eibar stage where the strongest climbers didn't stamp their authority?

None of them have been as easy as tomorrow.

I get that it would take less Kilometers of effort to pass Schachmann today, but Schachmann isn‘t going to be a threat tomorrow. Van Gils and Lipowitz also started the climb in Narnia so Van Gils must have been very tired when he reached the front.

Schachmann survived the hardest climb of the race. He can come back several times after being dropped.

 

[tobydawq]

Nys and Skjelmose should go full gas on this climb now.

 

[Red Rick]

Did he learn those 5sec attacks from Roglic?

Heard he was DNS for Roglic' lecture on the 20s uphill blast you're supposed to be doing after that.

 

[Berniece]

Nys and Skjelmose should go full gas on this climb now.

Why? It’s 2min