Itzulia Basque Country 2025, April 7th-12th

[Escarabajo]

I am not amused by the stage. What a pity. We started bad when we had no broadcast of Krabelin. Who is the blame there? secondly, nothing happened anyway. Kind of weird. The stage looked like it was going to be action from the start. Oh well, to the ladies race then.

 

[noob]

If Almeida manages this he's gonna look like a fresh citrus orange sorbet

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Bit late for the rain jacket Alex

Cold, downhill.

 

[Potomac]

If Almeida manages this he's gonna look like a fresh citrus orange sorbet

Your posts are all fluff.

You need content with a little more meat to them.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

These short rain showers won't worry Almeida. The Brits don't call him Shower Almeida for no reason.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

That's it Ben, attack a group of 20, only a mere 110k and 4 mountains to go.

Healy for the win! (I'm following the race on PCS only and see Ben is still in the break with 45km to go.)

 

[Dazed and Confused]

slow speed crash in the roundabout. Nothing serious.....

 

[noob]

Your posts are all fluff.

You need content with a little more meat to them.

Fresh little meat? The chicken was seriously spicy today 🤣

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Have they managed to show a single attack from the break today?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Man up front maybe RB are playing smart and working as a team today and will try a bold tactical move with li ah you know what just *** forget it.

 

[Salvarani]

UAE all infront now

Almeida 4th-5th wheel

Looks good

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Your posts are all fluff.

You need content with a little more meat to them.

I think a fresh citrus orange sorbet sounds so delicious and refreshing, especially on a hot summer day!

PS - I'd like to add to the fluff by commenting on the scenery like usual, but I'm only following the race on PCS today. Tomorrow though look out!

 

[Samamba]

Lipowitz behind, trying to come back

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Looks like Lipowitz was held up by that crash.

 

[Salvarani]

Looks like Lipowitz was held up by that crash.

He could have been one of the riders falling right behind Van Gils

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Bike change for Lipo

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I am not amused by the stage. What a pity. We started bad when we had no broadcast of Krabelin. Who is the blame there? secondly, nothing happened anyway. Kind of weird. The stage looked like it was going to be action from the start. Oh well, to the ladies race then.

There's a lot they could have done with this stage, but having the regular version of Ixua (the traditional side) and then a series of highway climbs and short ramps as the finale rather than doing something like Muniozguren or Parriolaburu which are nearby, or swapping when they do regular Ixua and the Krabelin side of Usartza, would have been better.

The thing is, though, they did get some really good racing out of this kind of format with Krabelin a long way out in recent years, but this stage - and the fact the strongest rider already had the jersey - probably means it's due a bit of a rethink how they do this stage next year.

At the very least, do the Karabieta loop first, bringing the two Arrate-complex climbs closer together, so it's Karabieta loop, then the Azurki loop, then Krabelin-Trabakua-Ixua-Trabakua with a lot more connectivity in the last part.

 

[Salvarani]

Vlasov gave his bike to Lipowitz?

 

[Samamba]

Yeah Lipo is ***

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Vlasov gave his bike to Lipowitz?

Fisher-Black

 

[pelotonIQ]

The directors in UAE car deserve credit, everything is very well timed.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Healy dropping Martinez

 

[Samamba]

Schachmann and Champou dropped

Aranburu still climbing like he's gonna podium the Tour later this year

 

[noob]

Almeida clenched teeth for a second

 

[Samamba]

Almeida about to nuke everyone