Hell of a ride by Ricardo Escuela, up with the big boys. Kudos to Rosas as well, that's better then expected.
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Me too. I want to see that jersey at the GT's. They definitely thought about that this year with 240 kms. That is a hard circuit. I wish all WT riders were there. I think Chaves and Henao could be battling it.Popchu said:Any idea who is expected to line up? I'd love to see that jersey in Europe.DNP-Old said:Finally, at last, they've made the profiles for the nationals in Bogotá next month. The elites will do 15 laps of the circuit, making it around 240 kilometers in total. The second pic is the time trial.
He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
Valv.Piti said:What a post!portugal11 said:
Max Rockatansky said:Valv.Piti said:What a post!portugal11 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gslfgc_uWVM
To win La Doyenne you need to wheelsuck like this, so yeah good start.
I like the way he does it. Always alone, yet he gets the job done, in a way so purely cynical that it becomes beautiful. He transcends wheelsuckingBigMac said:Max Rockatansky said:Valv.Piti said:What a post!portugal11 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gslfgc_uWVM
To win La Doyenne you need to wheelsuck like this, so yeah good start.
Well, last year he tremendously descreased his wheelsucking and failed to get a single win.
His formula doesn't fail and he's back at it. Do I like it? No. Should he do it? Yes.
Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
No?Escarabajo said:Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
What is your point exactly?Escarabajo said:Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
Well he was 6th. He is against the big boys now, so I take he had a good TT IMHO. So I didn't expect him to win unless you expect him to be like the second Quintana if not better and to be honest I don't think so.DNP-Old said:No?Escarabajo said:Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
trevim said:Cool to see Rui Costa winning again, the first victory since that all star stage win against Valverde, Nibali, Froome in the Dauphine a couple of years ago.
It would be cool to see him get his Liege but there are some really stacked teams like Quickstep or Sky with like 4 potential winners each. I'd be happy with a stage win in the Giro and the Vuelta to make the Grand Slam
Also as a portuguese, nice debut from Rafael Reis for Caja Rural in this race and Ruben Guerreiro in Australia!
BigMac said:Max Rockatansky said:Valv.Piti said:What a post!portugal11 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gslfgc_uWVM
To win La Doyenne you need to wheelsuck like this, so yeah good start.
Well, last year he tremendously descreased his wheelsucking and failed to get a single win.
His formula doesn't fail and he's back at it. Do I like it? No. Should he do it? Yes.
Netserk said:I like the way he does it. Always alone, yet he gets the job done, in a way so purely cynical that it becomes beautiful. He transcends wheelsuckingBigMac said:Max Rockatansky said:Valv.Piti said:What a post!portugal11 said:Finally!!! Rui costa is back and will crush everyone in "la doyenne". I can't wait to see valverde trying to follow costa in a wet downhill and smach his face in the ground. Oh lord, I'm too excited
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gslfgc_uWVM
To win La Doyenne you need to wheelsuck like this, so yeah good start.
Well, last year he tremendously descreased his wheelsucking and failed to get a single win.
His formula doesn't fail and he's back at it. Do I like it? No. Should he do it? Yes.
Zinoviev Letter said:Last year was just bizarre. Rui Costa, Simon Gerrans only rival as the rider most likely to eke out a win when in theory he is overmatched, somehow getting seven metric tons of top tens and not one win. Good to see the real Costa back.
Escarabajo said:Well he was 6th. He is against the big boys now, so I take he had a good TT IMHO. So I didn't expect him to win unless you expect him to be like the second Quintana if not better and to be honest I don't think so.DNP-Old said:No?Escarabajo said:Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
Escarabajo said:Ok. So you expected him to win?DNP-Old said:He didn't have a great TT.Escarabajo said:Why is Bernal so far down if he did a great TT???
Maaaaaaaarten said:The coverage of San Luis was also amazing. Good to see they're keeping up the tradition