Mallorca Challenge 30.01 - 02.02.2020

[Earns1985]

Tomorrow the season starts in Europe:

30.01: Trofeo Felanitx, Ses Salines, Campos, Porreres
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-cala-millor/2020/today
31.01: Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/deia-trophy/2020/today
01.02: Pollença - Andratx
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-andratx-mirador-d-es-colomer/2020/today
02.02: Trofeo Playa de Palma - Palma
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/16th-challenge-volta-a-mallorca/2020/today

Two sprint races and two that favors the climbers, punchers.

Strong line up´s from Bora and Movistar in these races.

 

[jfazendeiro]

Tomorrow the season starts in Europe:

30.01: Trofeo Felanitx, Ses Salines, Campos, Porreres
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-cala-millor/2020/today
31.01: Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/deia-trophy/2020/today
01.02: Pollença - Andratx
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/trofeo-andratx-mirador-d-es-colomer/2020/today
02.02: Trofeo Playa de Palma - Palma
https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/16th-challenge-volta-a-mallorca/2020/today

Two sprint races and two that favors the climbers, punchers.

Strong line up´s from Bora and Movistar in these races.

Any broadcast?

 

[RedheadDane]

Any broadcast?

Just highlights.

 

[Earns1985]

Just highlights.

A bit sad, especially the second and the third day always offer good racing!

I think Bora will get their first win of the year there.

 

[Koronin]

Movistar is sending a very nice team to Mallorca. Very possible both Movistar and Bora will get wins there.

 

[Bolder]

I would love to watch this . had my first Mallorca cycling holiday in November and could not believe how good the roads are there. No wonder everyone trains there.

 

[Earns1985]

So for today anything than a win from Ackermann would be a surprise, although the start of Selig is a bit unsure.
https://www.radsport-news.com/sport/sportnews_118638.htm

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Only way Ackermann loses against that field is if he turns up still carrying his Christmas dinner around his middle.

 

[RedheadDane]

Ackermann was still carrying his Christmas dinner around his middle.
Victory to Matteo Moschetti.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

...and a pretty convincing win too.

 

[LaFlorecita]

Whoop! Great win!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Wow. That’s a huge result for Moschetti. I know he won a load of small races with Kometa to get his WT contract, but Ackermann is one of the top tier of sprinters and taking his scalp to start the season is very promising.

 

[red_flanders]

Weather looks incredible. Always have wanted to go there, I do wish there was a broadcast!

 

[LaFlorecita]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1222929732800565250

View: https://twitter.com/EvaMarisa/status/1222929732800565250

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Very nice behaviour by Moschetti. I hadn’t realized that his low profile last year was because he was in bad crashes twice that disrupted his form. I had assumed he was just adapting to the WT level slowly. It will be interesting to see if he can kick on from this win this season.

 

[Earns1985]

So for today, Movistar (Soler, Valverde, Mas) and Bora (Buchmann, Majka, Kämna, Großschartner) are in the role as favorites.
But like yesterday everything can happen in the first race days of the season..

 

[Velolover2]

I like how they turned Pollença-Andratx which suited strong breakaway climbers into a hilly stage with a steep Valverde finish.

 

[Earns1985]

At km 73 Bora and Movistar are chasing the breakaway, which is 3'10 in front: 54 Politt, 74 Calle, 102 Canton, 133 Bou, 171 Sevilla, 193 Scott y 213 Lüscher

 

[repre]

I like how they turned Pollença-Andratx which suited strong breakaway climbers into a hilly stage with a steep Valverde finish.

Almost all races in Spain are made for Alejandro, it's not news((

 

[tobydawq]

Almost all races in Spain are made for Alejandro, it's not news((

What? Isn't it just him being versatile?

 

[repre]

What? Isn't it just him being versatile?

Nope, it's more him being the best murito rider in the world, lone remaining spanish big cycling star and organizers obsession with doing routes for him. If there were a rider like Contador, we would see a slightly different routes in spanish races.

 

[tobydawq]

Nope, it's more him being the best murito rider in the world, lone remaining spanish big cycling star and organizers obsession with doing routes for him. If there were a rider like Contador, we would see a slightly different routes in spanish races.

All Italian races seem tailor-made for him as well. Most French races too. Tour Down Under as well.

I just think that's how you do non GT races...

 

[tobydawq]

It seems like Buchmann is soloing away to a win.

 

[Faserr]

37 sec, 5km from the finish. More downhill then uphill.

 

[Velolover2]

Bora's out of LWTTTGAW.