Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

[Salvarani]

This is so 2013

I will never forget peak Betancur hype either dude

 

[jotafap]

I will never forget peak Betancur hype either dude

Idk if i even remember it right, but when you talk about Betancur, my thoughts go automatically to his duel vs Majka at Giro 201* (and something) for the white jersey, and i think he got it.

 

[Salvarani]

Idk if i even remember it right, but when you talk about Betancur, my thoughts go automatically to his duel vs Majka at Giro 201* (and something) for the white jersey, and i think he got it.

He sure did. 3rd in Fleche and 4th in LBL right before that as well.

He then ended his career after a win in Paris-Nice in 2014, but rode on for fun another five years.

 

[SHAD0W93]

He sure did. 3rd in Fleche and 4th in LBL right before that as well.

He then ended his career after a win in Paris-Nice in 2014, but rolled on for fun another five years.

 

[memyselfandI]

And needs more deep wrinkles and leathered skin like a true, hardcore Marlboro man!

I think his leather is skinny enough in any scale as I remember him being 'zero fat' veins popping already in his junior years..

 

[memyselfandI]

Need to see if Remco starts slapping his thighs early in coming days or is it real deal this week, because then it's fun to watch (there are others here too)

 

[Squire]

I will never forget peak Betancur hype either dude

Not sure how he entered the conversation, but those were the days! And I remember when he briefly looked like his old self again in the Hammer series in 2017 after being fat for years, and Axelgaard made him top 3 favourite for Tour de Suisse. We all thought he was back. Which he might actually have been by the time the Vuelta rolled around that year, but then he crashed out while following the attacks of Froome and Contador.

 

[fenns]

Gordon looks like Robert Redford as the Sundance Kid

 

[Eagle_Alps]

Has anyone seen the photo finish image? The picture of Dorian G...😄

 

[Andre]

A fair few surprising names losing time. Lecerf, Gualdi, Svestad-Bårdseng, Tuckwell, Novak, Langelotti, Rubio, JSM, Gee-West etc.

Not sure if anything happened to anyone or if they just don't have any goals in the race.

Lecerf lost time¿ I'm surprised cause I think towards the end with a few kilometers to go I thought I saw him right at the front

 

[jmdirt]

That French kid timed that well!

 

[Unchained]

Need to see if Remco starts slapping his thighs early in coming days or is it real deal this week, because then it's fun to watch (there are others here too)

Captain Cramps

 

[Oldman]

Need to see if Remco starts slapping his thighs early in coming days or is it real deal this week, because then it's fun to watch (there are others here too)

He seemed to be on point, descended well and was not buried in the Pack. Looks like he may be riding and learning well. Hoped he's win that grinding sprint, though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

How hard is the climb today from Olot? Will some sprinters be dropped?