Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2023 (February 1-5)

[Samu Cuenca]

Having a lisp doesn't make you weird...

How do you lisp in writing?

 

[RedheadDane]

How do you lisp in writing?

By writing "2nd" as "2th".

 

[Lequack]

Girmay out of the race

https://twitter.com/x/status/1621930264938045449

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheCW/status/1621930264938045449

 

[Lequack]

Tomorrow's stage is under 100km. The top of the 5km @ 9% climb is with 45km to go. Can the sprinters make it?

 

[tobydawq]

Tomorrow's stage is under 100km. The top of the 5km @ 9% climb is with 45km to go. Can the sprinters make it?

Of course not.

 

[Lequack]

Women are doing the same stage as men today, but as a one day race. They're at the start early

View: https://youtu.be/khGsrFXXUf8

 

[Earns1985]

I think Ineos should try to put satellite riders in the break today.. then TAO and Rodriguez attack at the big climb, for the final 40 km they will get the help of the satellite riders then..

 

[RedheadDane]

Break:

1		83	BATTISTELLA Samuele	14:55
2		94	DE MARCHI Alessandro	33:29
3		123	GABBURO Davide	27:04

Peloton at 1:18

 

[Salvarani]

Kämna DNS today.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The peloton has been ripped apart on the big climb. Ciccone has countered everything successfully so far, but is isolated as they reach the descent.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The problem for both Ineos and Bahrain is that their second GC option is in the Gloag group. Especially Ineos can hope to flip this with bonus seconds, though.

Edit: not the Gloag group, who (just like Aranburu) is one further group back, contrary to earlier reports, but G2.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Aranburu from behind after a regrouping

 

[Potomac]

With the sprint bonus and the final bonus seconds.....this could get very interesting.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Groups 2 and 3 have merged, now the front group has the numeric deficit. Bahrain pulling there, have given up on Bilbao winning the GC then.

 

[SafeBet]

What happened to Gloag? Just dropped on the climb?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What happened to Gloag? Just dropped on the climb?

Yes, although he was initially reported to be in the first rather than the second chase group so may have lost further time on the descent. Or the info was wrong in the first place.

 

[search]

Groups 2 and 3 have merged, now the front group has the numeric deficit. Bahrain pulling there, have given up on Bilbao winning the GC then.

I'd think Bilbao's chances to win from the front group are better than Wright's from this big one. But they don't seem to agree

 

[Salvarani]

Good chance for Aranburu if they bring it back.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Going to be a heavily-reduced sprint then by the looks. Maybe the other teams should have tried attacking on Garbí on Friday rather than only today...

 

[search]

Yes, although he was initially reported to be in the first rather than the second chase group so may have lost further time on the descent. Or the info was wrong in the first place.

before the race Gloag mentioned that he did some specific descending training, but is still lacking a bit in that regard. So doesn't sound unreasonable that he lost further time downhill.

 

[postmanhat]

Blake Quick is there now as well for Jayco.

Edit - Aplogies, seems he isn't. Thought I'd seen his bib number?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Blake Quick is there now as well for Jayco.

Edit - Aplogies, seems he isn't. Thought I'd seen his bib number?

Doubt he's there given that he didn't survive the climbs on the stage Girmay won.

 

[search]

Blake Quick is there now as well for Jayco.

Edit - Aplogies, seems he isn't. Thought I'd seen his bib number?

it's Scotson, de Marchi and Grmay from Jayco. Don't think Quick can climb at all

 

[Salvarani]

Ciccone started way too early.

 

[RedheadDane]

it's Scotson, de Marchi and Grmay from Jayco. Don't think Quick can climb at all

Well, his name is 'Quick', not 'Climb'.