Roma Maxima 2014, 1.1

[Zinoviev Letter]

Which one is it?

Pozzo opened a small gap on the big climb. Ever since then, he's been barely able to hold Valverde's wheel

 

[ILovecycling]

What's wrong with the Colombia guys btw? Rubiano, Duarte and Pantano are horrible again

You know,they are not really good on cobbles,like Quintana e.g.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Quintana not in group?

 

[SafeBet]

Peloton is 1'30" back. Bardiani and Lampre likely the teams pulling. They have a chance.

 

[Publicus]

Are the Eurosport guys right? Quintana is dropped from the chasing group? That's not a good sign for T-A

 

[SafeBet]

Quintana not in group?

Was dropped in the last climb.

 

[Arredondo]

Which one is it?

The fact that he's got dropped by Pozzo on a gradient like that, says me he's not going to win FW and LBL against riders who are even better on the steep climbs. Ok, LBL doesn't have super steep climbs, but Valverde doesn't have it in the monuments after his suspension.

However, he looks good obviously, too good to mantain this form till the classics.

 

[argyllflyer]

Not quite, it goes to proving that Declan Quigley knows about as much as a not very well informed punter on the couch. I'm sure there are lots of people watching (and posting here) who could do a much, much better job than Quigley, but I'm certainly not one of them.

haha yeah I'll give you that - at least he's stopped pronouncing Quintana in a way that rhymes with 'Cantona'!

 

[Arredondo]

You know,they are not really good on cobbles,like Quintana e.g.

Rubiano was the best on the same climb last year.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Whose the giant in the chase group?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Have the commissaires messed up, that the Movistar car is there but the AG2R car is not?
Or will the AG2R car have decided to stop behind Gp 2?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Gap very steady

 

[GuyIncognito]

You know,they are not really good on cobbles,like Quintana e.g.

Ah the old silly idea that a 10% climb on cobbles has anything to do with a flat run over pavé

Time and again when there's a climb like this the guy who climbs it fastest is Sastre, Contador, whoever, but people just won't accept reality not matching their expectations

 

[argyllflyer]

Brian Smith has renamed a team I hear - AG12R going by his French.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Pellizotti seems more than cooked

 

[SafeBet]

Delfino gone, some heavy cramps it seems.

 

[burning]

Delfino cracked way too badly

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Group 2 more likely to get caught by peloton than to catch VV.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Will it be Het Volk revisited in the sprint? No way the chasers coming back

 

[postmanhat]

Gap going out. Looks nailed on now unless Valverde blows completely

Valverde dragging someone else to the line

 

[Hugo87]

Pozzo could pull a Stannard, but i don't believe it.

 

[Publicus]

If I'm pozzovivo, I don't take another turn.

 

[Roude Leiw]

If I'm pozzovivo, I don't take another turn.

Didn't we say that for Stannard too

 

[spalco]

Valverde dragging someone else to the line

Heh.

Maybe he overcooks the last corner or something...

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

So another potato sprint.