Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2021 (April 14-18)

[ice&fire]

This must have been one of the shortest sprints ever. Demare leadout man moved to the side well after the 200m sign.

 

[search]

And what is Ewan thinking riding in such a big rain jacket? You're not going to beat Démare wearing that...

going by the team Lotto sent, it's probably more of a race to get back into the rhythm for Ewan anyway. He took a break after Sanremo, as his schedule (running all three grand tours) doesn't give much room for that later in the season

 

[SafeBet]

First live images and it looks like total chaos.

Edit: ok now they're showing the peloton which is not far behind. Molenaar is close in GC.

 

[perico]

Mas attacks with 27 KM to go? Haven’t seen him that aggressive since 2018.

 

[Pinot's goat]

Mas attacks with 27 KM to go? Haven’t seen him that aggressive since 2018.

He was quite attacking on Angliru even if it does not always look that way due to the low speeds on the climb.

 

[perico]

He was quite attacking on Angliru even if it does not always look that way due to the low speeds on the climb.

You’re right, but 25 km to go is almost Contador-ish in its distance.

 

[SafeBet]

Oliveira vs Scotson now. Valiant effort by the leader but I don't think he can come back.

Stunning scenery today!

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

What a great race!

edit: surely Mas will win, no?

 

[SafeBet]

Let's see if King Kung can limit his losses and win the whole thing tomorrow.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Why did Küng close down the Euskatel rider?

 

[tobydawq]

Yeah, let's not show Küng crossing the line...

 

[tobydawq]

First non-WT win for Mas.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Spanish TV doing its usual stuff... Mas not quite safe yet, clearly still not at his best yet.

 

[SafeBet]

Kung lost 38 seconds.
Oliveira lost 35.

 

[Carols]

I just finished watching. Great ride by Mas and now he has a nice 48" buffer. Chapeau!

 

[Fernandez]

TdF is in the bag

 

[Koronin]

Nice stage win for Mas. I didn't think his form was good enough to do that, even with the competition (or lack there of) at this race.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

TdF is in the bag

Sure is. Unfortunately, not his bag.

 

[Bonimenier]

Kung destroyed the intermediate time.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Story so far:

 

[KZD]

Küng and Oliveira flown today. Mas might lose the leadership.

 

[Bonimenier]

Pretty good intermediate by Mas

 

[ice&fire]

Küng and Oliveira flown today. Mas might lose the leadership.

Nope. Only 19s in the intermediate

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I expected Küng to more than 10 seosnds faster than Oliveira, and Mas isn't that far behind either. It will be close, but I don't think Mas can make it now.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mas-sive disaster now.