Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2.1) February 3-7

[staubsauger]

Rosa and Poels are pretty similar riders ain't they? Should become quite entertaining between them with Fredes & Xorret del Cati upcoming!

Although Sky could potentially still play their cards on Xorret del Cati with König as well as Movistar with Ion and Moreno!

 

[gooner]

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

 

[GP Blanco]

Re:

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

16 km at 4,5 % average, max. 12 %.

 

[gooner]

Re: Re:

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

16 km at 4,5 % average, max. 12 %.

Thanks.

 

[Velolover2]

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Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

https://www.strava.com/segments/1148381

It's a climb for the rouleurs. LLS and Kiryienka might be able to hang on.

 

[MatParker117]

Re: Re:

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

https://www.strava.com/segments/1148381

It's a climb for the rouleurs. LLS and Kiryienka might be able to hang on.

Kiry will be used to give large helpings of pain on that climb.

 

[staubsauger]

Re: Re:

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

https://www.strava.com/segments/1148381

It's a climb for the rouleurs. LLS and Kiryienka might be able to hang on.

Kiry will be used to give large helpings of pain on that climb.

Jungels could potentially launch a Westra like attack as well.

 

[MatParker117]

Re: Re:

Just watched this. Nicely set up for tomorrow with Poels and Rosa.

What's the average gradient of the Fredes climb?

https://www.strava.com/segments/1148381

It's a climb for the rouleurs. LLS and Kiryienka might be able to hang on.

Kiry will be used to give large helpings of pain on that climb.

Jungels could potentially launch a Westra like attack as well.

I was more referring to him being placed at the front of the peloton and then the peloton instantly becomes a lot smaller.

 

[classicomano]

Poels looks to be in blistering form. Dont think even the Astana Angels can beat him.

 

[Brullnux]

Rosa!!!! Awesome. He'll lead the Astana Angels to victory. Really well set up for a nice fight between Rosa and Poels on Xorret del Cati and Frenes. Mainly Cati, though.

 

[trevim]

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W/e Campenaerts is the TT specialist Belgium has been waiting for, he says he'll make the Giro the goal of his season and I can't wait to see him in action!

What makes you think he can make the jump and be better than guys like Rosseler, Vermote or Vandewalle just some mention some of the last few pure TT specialists from Belgium?
Just asking, I don't know much about him.

Impressive result for Poels, wondering how Landa will TT this year,

 

[pablohidalgo7]

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W/e Campenaerts is the TT specialist Belgium has been waiting for, he says he'll make the Giro the goal of his season and I can't wait to see him in action!

What makes you think he can make the jump and be better than guys like Rosseler, Vermote or Vandewalle just some mention some of the last few pure TT specialists from Belgium?
Just asking, I don't know much about him.

Impressive result for Poels, wondering how Landa will TT this year,

He has better results so far in pros than guys like Vermote. He is very all rounder, and that benefits him for hilly time trials that are very frequent in modern cycling. He is also strong in prologues and short tts because of the fact that he usually make some track competition in belgium( he was second in the national individual pursuit recently)
I believe that he has potential for the mid-mountains and 1 week minor races, specially if he lose some weight(he is 1,73 and 72,5 kgs).

 

[Carols]

Good English stream at http://www.fixalen.tv/20140726/vv-856731--53d3b3fc0148e6.42589826.html

 

[rick james]

Stunning road

 

[Arredondo]

*** climb.

 

[Carols]

Dan Martin foils them all!

 

[classicomano]

Wow that was ***.

 

[May0maniac]

That looked like a bad USA Pro Challenge MTF without the high altitude.

 

[DBotero]

*** boring.Martin got it.

 

[Arredondo]

Really a marginal win. Martin attacks, all the other guys don't bother and Purito isn't in shape.

I hardly consider it as a win tbh

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Great job by the motorbikes chasing Herrada for Sky.

 

[Carols]

Geez do you guys hate cycling or what? Nothing but complaints.....I actually enjoyed it!

 

[gooner]

Delighted for Dan Martin but that climb isn't selective enough.

 

[Hugo87]

First win for Martin since 2014.

 

[May0maniac]