Ruta del Sol (Vuelta a Andalucia) 17/2 - 21/2

[Arredondo]

Re: Re:

Well, Bala wins it.

Horrible showing by those 'GC-guys'.

Van Garderen is never going to win something important.

Cant really hide your disappointment, can't you?

He's the best from all of those B-riders, buy at least try something! Bala is a champion, but he gets it on a plate really.

Van Garderen is just a coward. Come on, you're the leader ffs!

 

[DBotero]

Valverde is killing it

 

[Valv.Piti]

Never seen Valverde this comfortable on a long climb, HOLY ***.

I love it!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Tejay finally attacks. Majka and TGBM is with him

 

[dacooley]

Re: Re:

Well, Bala wins it.

Horrible showing by those 'GC-guys'.

Van Garderen is never going to win something important.

Cant really hide your disappointment, can't you?

He's the best from all of those B-riders, buy at least try something!

Van Garderen is just a coward. Come on, you're the leader ffs!

don't demand from a guy probably more than he's physically able to deliver...

 

[sir fly]

Now there's a pursuit.
Have they looked at the profile before the stage?.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Are there bonus seconds?

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re:

Are there bonus seconds?

No, not in any stage

 

[Valv.Piti]

Re: Re:

Well, Bala wins it.

Horrible showing by those 'GC-guys'.

Van Garderen is never going to win something important.

Cant really hide your disappointment, can't you?

He's the best from all of those B-riders, buy at least try something! Bala is a champion, but he gets it on a plate really.

Van Garderen is just a coward. Come on, you're the leader ffs!

Opening a gap at almost a minute on such a climb isn't a plate, its just greatness!

 

[Carols]

Come on Bala!!!!

 

[Arredondo]

Re: Re:

Well, Bala wins it.

Horrible showing by those 'GC-guys'.

Van Garderen is never going to win something important.

Cant really hide your disappointment, can't you?

He's the best from all of those B-riders, buy at least try something! Bala is a champion, but he gets it on a plate really.

Van Garderen is just a coward. Come on, you're the leader ffs!

Opening a gap at almost a minute on such a climb isn't a plate, its just greatness!

He's really strong. Don't deny that.

But just look at Van Garderen. Attacks when he's 1 minute back, get's back to 36 seconds. That means if he just followed Bala, or attacked early enough, he could have won it.

I just don't get that kind of racing. Especially not from a rider who's not going to win big races anyway. This kind of stage races are his chance to shine.

But congrats Bala!

 

[sir fly]

Valverde knocked them all out of the ring!
Chapeau!

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

Well, Bala wins it.

Horrible showing by those 'GC-guys'.

Van Garderen is never going to win something important.

Cant really hide your disappointment, can't you?

He's the best from all of those B-riders, buy at least try something! Bala is a champion, but he gets it on a plate really.

Van Garderen is just a coward. Come on, you're the leader ffs!

Opening a gap at almost a minute on such a climb isn't a plate, its just greatness!

He's really strong. Don't deny that.

But just look at Van Garderen. Attacks when he's 1 minute back, get's back to 36 seconds. That means if he just followed Bala, or attacked early enough, he could have won it.

I just don't get that kind of racing. Especially not from a rider who's not going to win big races anyway. This kind of stage races are his chance to shine.

But congrats Bala!

Cycling is not so simple. The fact that TJ hasn't closed more the last 3km's tells that Valverde is very strong

 

[GuyIncognito]

The GPS is wrong on position, so likely on gap too.
We'll only know the real gap at the line

 

[Arredondo]

Re: Re:

Well, based on the last kilometers, Bala was the strongest.

Could be a great year again for him.

 

[dacooley]

well, tejay is still a very good rider despite on being quite limited in his racing skills. even podiuming a gt seems almost impossible for him, to my great regret...really entertaining race by february standarts. bravo, alejandro.

 

[DFA123]

Pretty epic ride by Valverde. To hold the gap when Tejay attacked, and then increase it in the last km was pretty incredible.

Good to see Sky fail miserably as well.

 

[Marco Pantani]

Superbala

yes yes yessssssssss

Amazing. Thank you Bala.

 

[GuyIncognito]

Poels inconsistent as always

 

[b.broadhurst]

Poels showing his inconsistency.

Never a GT leader, just a worker.

 

[Carols]

I'd feel sorry for Tejay but I've loved Bala for over a decade. He made mincemeat of that climb and the opposition! Bala Rocks!!!

 

[Rollthedice]

Best win of the year so far. Grande Alejandro!

 

[DBotero]

Superb Alejandro TVG put up some fight but Poels and Kelderman were embarrassing today.

 

[KyoGrey]

The question now is how far can Valverde go in the Giro.

I was sceptic, but this is a promising showoff towards the Giro podium...

 

[Kwibus]

Couldn't see it, but obviously a massive performance by Valverde.

A multi mountain stage makes it a different race.