Murcia - Almeria - Jaén, February 11th, 12th & 13th

[Samu Cuenca]

Just training for Strade, his hair doesn't even stick out the helmet

Maybe his hair growth is behind schedule, too.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

You'll never work for GCN.

I will take it as a compliment.

Mas, Landa, Haig, Caruso, TGH, Bernal. That's six riders

Caruso and Haig aren't that good. Mas is never strong in February. Bernal is a total unknown... so only 2 out of 6 are properly big, and Geogeghen Hart would wait for the sprint on every race in his life. Landa last man standing.

I'm joking a bit obviously but my point is that this is a small race with a weak field that has a gimmick to make people interested. Pogacar is not doing something historic.

 

[Earns1985]

a bit sad, that van Eetvelt crashed, his fellow escapee Würtz can hang on in the chasing group, so I assume that he could do the same thing..

 

[Red Rick]

Ineos brought a pretty good team.

They brought a bunch of non climbers to a very climby race.

 

[King Boonen]

They brought a bunch of non climbers to a very climby race.

Marginal gains and thinking outside the box you mean...

 

[Salvarani]

They brought a bunch of non climbers to a very climby race.

I would say Tulett, Swift and Turner are a good trio to bring to a race like this in February.

Swift did well here last year.

 

[Lequack]

He is so dusty

 

[Red Rick]

I would say Tulett, Swift and Turner are a good trio to bring to a race like this in February.

Swift did well here last year.

Swift dropped a 1'30 to Lutsenko last year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

If Bala was racing
where would he be now?

 

[Salvarani]

Swift dropped a 1'30 to Lutsenko last year.

He finished 5th ahead of Barguil and Hindley.

 

[Lequack]

If Froome was racing, where would he be? He won the Giro on gravel.

 

[Red Rick]

If Bala was racing
where would he be now?

Best case scenario, 2nd.

Worst case scenario, something like 6th but he'd win the sprint for 2nd.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

If Bala was racing
where would he be now?

In last position of the chasing group.

 

[Samamba]

Pogacar just randomly changing bikes.

 

[Salvarani]

Bike change for Pog!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pog faking a mechanical in anticipation of Wellens' attack.

 

[Lui98]

If Froome was racing, where would he be?

Already in Baeza, in a bar, drinking an ice cold Coca-Cola while watching the sunset

 

[Salvarani]

Dont think he lost more than 20 seconds on that.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

He had time to redesign a gearing system, never mind hop onto a different bike.

 

[Salvarani]

3rd group catching 2nd group.

 

[search]

Dont think he lost more than 20 seconds on that.

the gap is down to 40s or so, if I timed that correctly

edit: yep. More like 30

 

[Salvarani]

the gap is down to 40s or so, if I timed that correctly

edit: yep. More like 30

Are you saying he is only 30 seconds ahead?

 

[Salvarani]

Turner is in great form atm.

 

[search]

Are you saying he is only 30 seconds ahead?

that's what it looked like to me, but seems like I timed it at the wrong sign at the road. Looks like more of a gap at the top of this hill

 

[Devil's Elbow]

the gap is down to 40s or so, if I timed that correctly

edit: yep. More like 30

I timed it as being just over a minute...