Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2026, February 4-8

[Berniece]

Girmay won, but it was close. Marit could've stayed a bit longer in his wheel imo

 

[Kazistuta]

Ben Turner going about 200m too early

That's called a Gaviria Special

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vlasov casually finishing fourth in a bunch sprint in a good-sized stage race, quite literally party like it's 2023.

 

[Didinho]

Girmay won, but it was close. Marit could've stayed a bit longer in his wheel imo

Girmay did it good with going to the right after he passed the rider in front. No slipstream anymore for Marit.

 

[Cycling111]

Vlasov 5.

 

[tobydawq]

Where the hell was Mads?

He must have had some accident around the climb. Great coverage.

 

[Samamba]

Another ex intermarché rider who couldn't win last year immediately wins their first race for another team

 

[Tim Cahill]

Pedersen too fat for the climb, bodes well for the classics, rocking up to Roubaix at 100kg like Magnus Backstedt, when he was good on those long Paris Nice climbs last year I knew it was all over for him

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Ben turner been training in Colombia over winter?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So Romeo is listed DNF? What happened?

 

[tobydawq]

Pedersen too fat for the climb, bodes well for the classics, rocking up to Roubaix at 100kg like Magnus Backstedt, when he was good on those long Paris Nice climbs last year I knew it was all over for him

Okay...

 

[Cycling111]

Romeo was in the first group? What happened?

 

[tobydawq]

My God, this music....

 

[tobydawq]

Mads Pedersen crashed and DNF.

 

[YavorD]

Romeo was in the first group? What happened?

According to Firstcycling he finished on 26th position.
26th position is strangely missing in PCS.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Mads Pedersen crashed and DNF.

Ilmaestro can rejoice.

I am a dedicated perswrsen hater but I don't want to see riders crash, please don't make me out to be that king of person. Hopefully he's ok

 

[tobydawq]

I am a dedicated perswrsen hater but I don't want to see riders crash, please don't make me out to be that king of person. Hopefully he's ok

My apologies. That was uncalled for.

 

[houtdffan]

2 minute gaps among the leaders. Don't think Remco can catch 2 riders tomorrow, lol

 

[RedheadDane]

2 minute gaps among the leaders. Don't think Remco can catch 2 riders tomorrow, lol

Especially not since he got moved into the 10 last starters because everyone and their cat knows that he's the favourite for today.

 

[Berniece]

Especially not since he got moved into the 10 last starters because everyone and their cat knows that he's the favourite for today.

How do you mean he got moved there? They forced that themselves

 

[RedheadDane]

How do you mean he got moved there? They forced that themselves

"They"?
Bora?
Well, didn't know that. Thought it was the organisers.

 

[Berniece]

2 minute gaps among the leaders. Don't think Remco can catch 2 riders tomorrow, lol

I was also watching in the wrong direction. Was going up GC but should go down. Which means Vlasov starts 4min before him. He’s not catching him.

 

[Berniece]

"They"?
Bora?
Well, didn't know that. Thought it was the organisers.

Yeah, Bora made the race hard on the hill so Evenepoel could win the sprint for bonus seconds. He took 1 second which is why he’s in front of everyone else.

 

[RedheadDane]

Yeah, Bora made the race hard on the hill so Evenepoel could win the sprint for bonus seconds. He took 1 second which is why he’s in front of everyone else.

Evil bonus seconds messing everything up so the GC after stage 1 is simply not the standing on the stage!

 

[Berniece]

Some information about the ITT of today.

• Road should be dry for everyone
• Wind can get up to 50km/h
• Start is very technical with not a minute of being able to just sit in TT position. The wind will be blowing in the back
• The hill is very irregular, and you need to give it your all because afterwards there is time to recuperate
• There's only 1 time check, at the top of the hill
• After the hill the wind will mostly blow from the side