Volta a Catalunya, 23-29 March 2026

[QueenStagiaire]

The Peloton will need to make up at least a minute on the uphill until 30 k to go

 

[Samamba]

The Peloton will need to make up at least a minute on the uphill until 30 k to go

This is one of these tricky stages for a peloton to catch a break if they underestimate them, BUT it's only 3 guys now and the last 30km still have a few uphill parts where a peloton can make up a lot of ground on dead breakaway guys.

Nice try from Lotto tho, don't really have anything else to do here this week.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Surprised a few more didn't go with, the bunch can only ride as fast as their sprinters can go uphill

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I doubt this is a good race for training for Sam Bennett, he‘s just killing himself to stay in the race on the coming stages.

 

[Samamba]

Why is Bennett in this race

 

[Samamba]

Veistroffer can't follow so peloton should have this under control. It's basically only Slock as the Kern Pharma barely does any work.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

This Kern pharma guy is a young carapaz in the making

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Slock attacks on the little kicker.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quite like Veistroffer's idea of getting into every breakaway ever

What else are half the guys here going to do

 

[RedheadDane]

Lotto boys ganging up on Uriarte!



(Though, I suppose since they're teammates, they're kinda... required to do so.)

 

[Potomac]

Not a good week for Lercerf, not a good day for Steinhauser

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Steinhauser not fit, job done on the day for Lecerf, still not an easy chase

 

[Sciatic]

Not a good week for Lercerf, not a good day for Steinhauser

Is Steinhauser sick? He looks like he's struggling to hang on.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Slock and Veistroffer are 2 very solid baroudeurs. I'm rooting for them.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Uhlig out of the sprint

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Last little kicker for the front duo. 10 kms to go.

 

[search]

Uhlig crashed, Bennett dropped. Pickrell abandoned. The already short list of sprinters doesn't really get any longer.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Crash, split, they can't wait because the break needs to be caught

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Split in peloton. Good stuff.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Uhlig crashed, Bennett dropped. Pickrell abandoned. The already short list of sprinters doesn't really get any longer.

Good opportunity for dainese to finish in the top 15 then

 

[Potomac]

Why is EF plling so hard?

 

[Heston]

Lipowitz attack lol

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Lipowitz and Almeida caught behind

 

[Tim Cahill]

Far too panicked from Lipowitz, it's not that fast up ahead

 

[Potomac]

Lipowitz and Almeida caught behind

Yass, Kween!