Volta a Catalunya 2012: Stage 2, Girona - Girona (161 km)

[JRanton]

Wiggins working on the front for Uran.

 

[Roude Leiw]

could anybody please do some sort of summary where we are at, you are kind of my live ticker at the moment

 

[shalgo]

And now I see from the ticker that Valverde is off the back.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Harmonn says its the 3rd oldest race in the calendar.

Aren't 4 of the 5 monuments older?

He did add "at this level", I'm assuming to clarify that

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Those two up near the front - are they team eurocar?

-26km

 

[shalgo]

Those two up near the front - are they team eurocar?

-26km

The team in green that is sharing the pace-setting is Caja Rural.

 

[nvpacchi]

Portugal is only around since 1927. Should be in the Historic Calendar

ahhh thanks for that.

 

[search]

game over for Piti?

 

[skidmark]

And now I see from the ticker that Valverde is off the back.

Really? Odd that we haven't seen that on screen... also odd that we haven't seen any Movistar on screen, so that's probably true...

edit: it also makes sense because why would Leipheimer feel the need to put his team on front on this stage?

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Omega-Postal train still driving hard

 

[shalgo]

Really? Odd that we haven't seen that on screen... also odd that we haven't seen any Movistar on screen, so that's probably true...

Here was the update from 25km to go:

A 25 kms de meta. La desventaja de Valverde es de 50 segundos.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

quintana is the only movistar rider not dropped back to help valverde. lol @ people here who claimed he was a helper.

 

[JRanton]

Bottle's Revenge

 

[hrotha]

quintana is the only movistar rider not dropped back to help valverde. lol @ people here who claimed he was a helper.

He was definitely not their Plan A, which is what you were claiming.

 

[DominicDecoco]

Like the mind games between Moviestar and Omega!

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

He was definitely not their Plan A, which is what you were claiming.

edit: quintana is working now I se efor valverde

good to see valverde lose though

 

[Beech Mtn]

And there are the Movi boys

edit-
Idiot Harmon thinks they are on the front, pushing the pace. Doesn't know Valv is dropped, even though this is a small group

edit2-
And Harmon almost has a clue, finally. He missed the whole dynamic of OPQS and what was going on.

 

[wirral]

Have the commentators got it completely wrong??

 

[wirral]

And they have finally caught on to what is happening.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Why do the movistar boys work so hard for someone who can brings them points for this year and next?

 

[Beech Mtn]

TJVG attacks, and here comes the Leech

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I hope everyone is happy as to what happen in pn.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Why do the movistar boys work so hard for someone who can brings them points for this year and next?

media exposure, the good man is one of their best shots to win something, even if no points come of it.

 

[Beech Mtn]

Valv on the front of his group, doing the chasing himself

 

[Highlander]

I liked Levi's reaction when he realized that he was on the front. I think he was confused without having a wheel in front of him.