Volta a Catalunya 2013 - Stage 4: Llanars → Port Ainé (217 kms)

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Volta a Catalunya 2013 - Stage 4: Llanars → Port Ainé (217 kms)

Long and hard stage.

 

[jens_attacks]

meersman will hang on and win the sprint

 

[SafeBet]

Skytrain will take control early tomorrow.

 

[airstream]

Uran to attack on the pedals. Wiggins to follow in a TT manner. Someone to win

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

If it's less cold now, surely Rujano

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Quintana again.

 

[taiwan]

Scarponi FTW.

 

[hfer07]

Sky up for a revenge!! but if Wiggo ends up in company of Purito & Valverde before the last K-then is game over for him. Scarponi to try something- I'd love to see Uran doing his thing-but unlikely since duty is first

Perhaps DE GENDT is set to do one of his legendary solo adventures....
.............. And once again Rujano nowhere to be seen

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Repeat of stage 3 action, but this time Sky will take control earlier on the last climb, as base speed needs to be higher.

Valverde or J-Rod to win from a sprint.

 

[Cimber]

A breakaway of strong riders could make it

 

[Lexman]

De Gendt in a breakaway, should start showing something this year...

Hope Wellens shows himself as well

 

[Afrank]

Breakaway for the win, I think. Quintana to leave everyone in his dust again to be first of non breakaway riders in.

 

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A while ago I designed a stage with a similar finishes tomorrow's, but adding the Alt d'Enviny (which the Volta would probably have categorised as 1st cat) between Cantó and Port-Ainé:

This is tomorrow's stage (minus the first 20 kms):

 

[Maaaaaaaarten]

Maybe De Gendt and Rujano in a break together?

 

[airstream]

Maybe De Gendt and Rujano in a break together?

Plus Niki Roche.

 

[postmanhat]

So many riders were rubbish today. Hope there's a strong breakaway forcing Movistar to chase for a change

 

[will10]

I will go for another Quintana win. He was the strongest today.

 

[Pentacycle]

I will go for another Quintana win. He was the strongest today.

Question is, will Valverde let him this time? He'll probably be doing what his team tells him, and Valverde isn't gifting GC here.

 

[Jelantik]

Question is, will Valverde let him this time? He'll probably be doing what his team tells him, and Valverde isn't gifting GC here.

if he is in the mood of gifting, he probably will let quitana get the podium and bumps wiggin out.

 

[icefire]

Question is, will Valverde let him this time? He'll probably be doing what his team tells him, and Valverde isn't gifting GC here.

I've just googled for "Valverde UCI points" and haven't found any link saying that his points will count this year. In that context I see no reason for him not gifting GC to a teammate.

 

[Pentacycle]

I've just googled for "Valverde UCI points" and haven't found any link saying that his points will count this year. In that context I see no reason for him not gifting GC to a teammate.

Do they care about that? In terms of publicity Valverde is much more interesting for Movistar than Quintana, and they have enough riders with points to easily make the top 15 each year.

 

[stefrees]

I'd like to see Quintana, Pinot et al light it up early, force the others and cause some gaps.

 

[trevim]

I'm a man of faith so...a Saxo Bank rider to break the top50.

 

[pdluz7]

I'm a man of faith so...a Saxo Bank rider to break the top50.

41º 172 SÖRENSEN, Chris A. DEN TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF a 01:57
42º 204 LE MEVEL, Christophe FRA COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS C a 02:01
43º 198 ANDONOV, Anail BUL CAJA RURAL a 02:21
44º 27 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven NED BLANCO PRO CYCLING T a 02:27
45º 82 LOSADA, Alberto ESP KATUSHA a 02:27
46º 23 TEN DAM, Laurens NED BLANCO PRO CYCLING T a 02:27
47º 55 LANDA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 02:27
48º 32 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING TEAM a 02:27
49º 122 DEVENYNS, Dries BEL OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK a 02:37
50º 71 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN GARMIN SHARP a 02:37

 

[trevim]

41º 172 SÖRENSEN, Chris A. DEN TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF a 01:57
42º 204 LE MEVEL, Christophe FRA COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS C a 02:01
43º 198 ANDONOV, Anail BUL CAJA RURAL a 02:21
44º 27 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven NED BLANCO PRO CYCLING T a 02:27
45º 82 LOSADA, Alberto ESP KATUSHA a 02:27
46º 23 TEN DAM, Laurens NED BLANCO PRO CYCLING T a 02:27
47º 55 LANDA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 02:27
48º 32 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING TEAM a 02:27
49º 122 DEVENYNS, Dries BEL OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK a 02:37
50º 71 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN GARMIN SHARP a 02:37

Sorry, I meant break the top50 yet again, showing who's the boss