Volta a Catalunya 2012 - Stage 4; Tremp - Ascó "La vostra energia" (199km)

[nvpacchi]

1:47 now?? times seem super innaccurate

 

[greatking88]

That climb doesn't seem like anything tough enough to displace Albasini??

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Great story from Reinier Honig about Hel vh Mergelland. When he was riding at Unibet with Baden Cooke they were both selected for that race. Cooke asked Honig what kind of race it is. Honig replied: "Like the Amstel Gold Race but without the flat parts".
Few days later Cooke reported to the team he had a knee problem and wouldn't start

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

That climb doesn't seem like anything tough enough to displace Albasini??

ofcourse not, the only serious climb left is tomorrow

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

that's what we thought with the 2nd stage as well and albasini dropped there too. still they better take that climb very serious next time if they want to win gc. tomorrow is the most important day but albasini need to lose some today as well

 

[roundabout]

Great story from Reinier Honig about Hel vh Mergelland. When he was riding at Unibet with Baden Cooke they were both selected for that race. Cooke asked Honig what kind of race it is. Honig replied: "Like the Amstel Gold Race but without the flat parts".
Few days later Cooke reported to the team he had a knee problem and wouldn't start

Way to scare off a rider who could actually win that race

 

[greatking88]

ofcourse not, the only serious climb left is tomorrow

Thanks for that, the profile i saw looked a lot steeper

 

[roundabout]

It's getting steeper now

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Way to scare off a rider who could actually win that race

I know the race ended in a small group sprint (max 20/30 guys) a couple of times but Cooke would have had no chance. It has more hills in 200km than the amstel gold race in 255km

Or actually in 180km, because the last 20km are flat (reason why groups come back and it can end in a sprint).

If there was a team committed to riding hard there would be small groups of 3/4 people all over the place

 

[Lexman]

Great story from Reinier Honig about Hel vh Mergelland. When he was riding at Unibet with Baden Cooke they were both selected for that race. Cooke asked Honig what kind of race it is. Honig replied: "Like the Amstel Gold Race but without the flat parts".
Few days later Cooke reported to the team he had a knee problem and wouldn't start

great story!!

 

[Eyeballs Out]

GreenEdge riding as if they fancy Albasini to get the hatrick today

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Leipheimer attacks!?!!?!?

Has he seen an invisible wheel?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Levi on the front trying to stretch it out!

 

[hatcher]

Is it???

..

 

[nvpacchi]

Is this a bottle attack?

 

[hatcher]

This race gets more bizarre by the second.

 

[roundabout]

That profile is terrible

 

[hrotha]

I know the race ended in a small group sprint (max 20/30 guys) a couple of times but Cooke would have had no chance. It has more hills in 200km than the amstel gold race in 255km

Or actually in 180km, because the last 20km are flat (reason why groups come back and it can end in a sprint).

If there was a team committed to riding hard there would be small groups of 3/4 people all over the place

Funny that Cooke would go on to become a fearsome climbing domestique.
Cough.

 

[classicomano]

Is this a bottle attack?

Bottlerocket!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

i know but in his unibet time he was definately not good enough

 

[Mellow Velo]

Good show Levi.

 

[hatcher]

Whittled it down nicely.

 

[hrotha]

i know but in his unibet time he was definately not good enough

I know, I was making fun of Cooke. And above all, of Saxo, I suppose.

 

[Lexman]

Levi pushing the pace, VDB just behind

pardon my ignorancebut why and how do people call Leipheimer "bottle"?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Looks like Leipheimer succeeded in getting rid of almost all the domestiques.