Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2026, February 4-8

[tobydawq]

This you?

I will never obsess about it as in I would never base my opinion of a rider on his tendency to pull or not. I simply don't care about stuff like that.

I can for sure obsess about people doing that, however, because at times it's all they're talking about.

Also, you're too smart to not know what I meant, so I don't really get why you made that post.

 

[tobydawq]

i think thats different

more obsessing over others obsessions

Exactly.

 

[yaco]

If you play the card that I won't ride because I have a sprinter behind, then you will get fewer breaks make it to the finish, because anyone can argue they have a sprinter behind.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fantastic tactics by August. All young riders should be watching Michal kiwatokowski in the final of 2017 milan Sanremo as a crucial piece of education.

 

[YavorD]

If you play the card that I won't ride because I have a sprinter behind, then you will get fewer breaks make it to the finish, because anyone can argue they have a sprinter behind.

But he didn't "claim" he really had a sprinter, who was the second biggest favourite for the stage.
Besides I'm not sure about his sprint, but he probably wasn't the fastest (despite his win), so if he has to work, he may as well go bach to the main group working for Turner and the break doesn't succeed anyway.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Good to see a "break" win. Bini still leads GC.

 

[YavorD]

It's a bit ironic that August did a Bradbury....in a way today.
Probably about to change careers to short track if cycling doesn't work.

 

[Squire]

But he didn't "claim" he really had a sprinter, who was the second biggest favourite for the stage.
Besides I'm not sure about his sprint, but he probably wasn't the fastest (despite his win), so if he has to work, he may as well go bach to the main group working for Turner and the break doesn't succeed anyway.

I'm pretty sure his sprint was by far the worst of the front group, and he was also the worst rouleur so it would get even worse by contributing. And he was already out of the GC too. Vervenne and Vermeersch played their cards way too early in the sprint, and Holter almost beat August despite working his ass off. So if there's one situation where not working makes all the tactical sense in the world, it's this one.

 

[Sciatic]

Creamsicles with the win

 

[yaco]

But he didn't "claim" he really had a sprinter, who was the second biggest favourite for the stage.
Besides I'm not sure about his sprint, but he probably wasn't the fastest (despite his win), so if he has to work, he may as well go bach to the main group working for Turner and the break doesn't succeed anyway.

He absolutely did claim in his post race interview that he failed to help because he had Turner for the sprint.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

He absolutely did claim in his post race interview that he failed to help because he had Turner for the sprint.

Good lad

 

[Ulle97]

Almeida getting pure luck. Casually let 3'44 time slide by yesterday and now lost 3 seconds today to Remco, only for the times to be later recalculated.

He's getting off the hook big time.

 

[Tim Cahill]

I've conducted some technical field research using highly precise measuring equipment and concluded that Mats Wenzel has benefitted massively from the cancelled tt. He is a real battler who can also climb and I noticed he's stolen some bonus seconds getting in the break so might be due a good GC result here for Kern.

 

[tobydawq]

Almeida getting pure luck. Casually let 3'44 time slide by yesterday and now lost 3 seconds today to Remco, only for the times to be later recalculated.

He's getting off the hook big time.

Yes, a completely new concept that every rider in a group gets the same time...

 

[ingsve]

It's a bit ironic that August did a Bradbury....in a way today.
Probably about to change careers to short track if cycling doesn't work.

Hell of a stretch to call that a Bradbury. It's not like he was staying out of trouble hoping the others would fall.

The cycling equivalent of that would perhaps be taking a safer route over cobbles hoping the people in front get punctures or something.

 

[Cycling111]

DNF

https://twitter.com/x/status/2019880886552985816

View: https://x.com/LeGruppetto/status/2019880886552985816?s=20

 

[Potomac]

Based on the current situation it looks like Girmay will lose the lead.

 

[AlpRaid]

are they going to show any of the race at all?

 

[AlpRaid]

are they going to show any of the race at all?

ah, and on cue... ;-)

 

[houtdffan]

no clue how long remains in the stage. Graphic has been stuck at 45 km to go

 

[Netserk]

getting serious

redbull took over after uae

 

[Salvarani]

Finally some pictures

 

[Netserk]

pellizzari reducing the peloton to about twenty

 

[postmanhat]

pellizzari reducing the peloton to about twenty

Including Ben Turner. Wonder if he's finally going to start fulfilling the promise he showed in 2022 and early 2023?

 

[Netserk]

i think vlasov will throw the first punch on the climb

nuggets can maybe follow evenepoel after the climb if he is not dropped over the top