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

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cool final climb it will be after all.

Thanks LEVI

 

[roundabout]

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

There's 20+km or so till the start of the next climb. Half the field will get back

 

[nvpacchi]

everyone comes back together now lol

 

[SantiBotero]

Huge gaps in the peloton, three major groups splited by like two seconds. Massive job by Leipheimer.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

everyone comes back together now lol

that doesn't matter. they've all felt their legs in the climb. next climb will be a lot harder now

 

[Lexman]

Uran attacked?

i can see but can't put the sound on i'm at the office

 

[hatcher]

Go on, Rigo.

 

[goggalor]

Uran Uran goes clear. It's all over.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

There's 20+km or so till the start of the next climb. Half the field will get back

Yes, quite a lot of them will get back on, but if they race hard from the bottom of the final climb those who were already dropped and then chased will be toast.

Presumably the plan is to render them an irrelevance, so that if Albasini gets dropped on the last climb he won't have people there to help him chase.

 

[Mellow Velo]

Uran tries a Terpstra.

 

[nvpacchi]

that doesn't matter. they've all felt their legs in the climb. next climb will be a lot harder now

unless Levi fails to assert himself

 

[hatcher]

Not on your own though, Rigo.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

uran!

!!!

 

[greatking88]

Yes, quite a lot of them will get back on, but if they race hard from the bottom of the final climb those who were already dropped and then chased will be toast.

Presumably the plan is to render them an irrelevance, so that if Albasini gets dropped on the last climb he won't have people there to help him chase.

Yeah I'm thinking Garmin to go flat out from the bottom of the last climb to get rid of the domestiques, then Dan Martin to launch his attack early..

 

[hatcher]

edit: nvm. read tweet wrong.

 

[Mellow Velo]

WARNING!
Columbian attacking a downhill.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

WARNING!
Columbian attacking a downhill.

The raods have been lceared

edit: jesus my keyboard has a disease

 

[nvpacchi]

Casar wearing Scott shoes?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Yeah I'm thinking Garmin to go flat out from the bottom of the last climb to get rid of the domestiques, then Dan Martin to launch his attack early..

It's probably a pretty safe bet that Martin will attack on the climb. Cunego too probably.

It's going to be extremely difficult for anyone to stay away though.

 

[Lexman]

did Casar pass Uran??

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

uran, carra and casar and eurosport go to commercial

 

[search]

okay, so Kritskiy has magically returned to race

 

[wirral]

The curling fans are going to be hopping mad. This is going to overrun considerably.

 

[Lexman]

ok i see Uran Casar & Kritskiy

 

[Climeon]

What's albasini's descending like? could he reduce gap to reders like martin on final descent?