Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2026, February 4-8

[jotafap]

Almeida is always mediocre in his first races

I’d say mediocre is a bit too harsh. This stage profile just doesn’t suit his characteristics, and today he wasn’t at his best, of course, but he didn’t really lack much—except for that acceleration he just doesn’t have.

 

[postmanhat]

2023 Jaen Turner is back. Should be a big classics season for him.

 

[Netserk]

lets hope tiberi attacks on garbi for the bonus seconds tomorrow

 

[Andre]

good to see Remco beat a strong field like Tiberi, Turner, Shefield, Almeida, etc...Pelizzari looking strong as well

 

[AlpRaid]

Don't think I've seen Evenepoel struggle this much after dropping everyone uphill before. He looked ragged.

agreed. particularly at top of uncategorized climb.

however, he still seemed to have juice for that 300m climb at 20%.

 

[Cycling111]

1	6	▲5	Evenepoel Remco	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	5	14″	11:00:29
2	30	▲28	Almeida João	UAE Team Emirates - XRG		6″	0:29
3	27	▲24	Pellizzari Giulio	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe		4″	0:31
4	25	▲21	Tiberi Antonio	Bahrain - Victorious		2″	0:35
5	18	▲13	McNulty Brandon	UAE Team Emirates - XRG			0:47
6	12	▲6	Sheffield Magnus	INEOS Grenadiers			1:13
7	7	-	Vlasov Aleksandr	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe			1:59
8	8	-	Turner Ben	INEOS Grenadiers			2:07
9	31	▲22	Sheehan Riley	NSN Cycling Team			2:12
10	14	▲4	Soenens Viktor	Soudal Quick-Step			2:14

 

[KoopaCycling]

Remco mate should be at altitude preparing for Paris nice, Sanremo, Flanders , ardennes. Instead you want to farm these races which would have been entertaining without you. You're supposed to be racing pocagar not pablo castrillo

Almeida is doing PN ! Why is he not doing altitude? Why is he racing here?

 

[Potomac]

Almeida is always mediocre in his first races

He is 2nd on GC ... that's as good as he could have hoped for in this race.

 

[Cycling111]

Almeida is doing PN ! Why is he not doing altitude? Why is he racing here?

Paris-Nice is more important than the UAE Tour.
Besides, Almeida is doing Giro and he's not good at the Classics, so it's normal that he's doing this pre-Giro schedule.

 

[KoopaCycling]

Paris-Nice is more important than the UAE Tour.
Besides, Almeida is doing Giro and he's not good at the Classics, so it's normal that he's doing this pre-Giro schedule.

You would think so, historically certainly. and i 2 value a PN win more than an UAE Tour win. Yet strangely i am currently finding the UAE startlist as impressive as the PN Startlist, even with Vingegaard delaying his debut.

If remco wins GC tommorrow he'll be the first belgian to win it since Eddy. Belgium had a long draught GC wise indeed.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Almeida looked like he had improved his explosiveness last year, zero sign of that today.

Almeida has explosiveness only in the last 200m of the stage, no chance of that mid climb

 

[AlpRaid]

If remco wins GC tommorrow he'll be the first belgian to win it since Eddy.

Shh. People are going to want to change the title of the thread now.

 

[AmRacer]

Shh. People are going to want to change the title of the thread now.

Volta a la Remcomunitat Valenciana 2026, February 4-8

 

[houtdffan]

Remco didnt go into the red. There was a headwind after the climb

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So Remco is kicking a****. Should Teddy end his career already ?

 

[AmRacer]

So Remco is kicking a****. Should Teddy end his career already ?

Let's wait until LBL.

 

[Ulle97]

Will Remco's odds for the Tour have shortened by much after today's stomp??

 

[Cycling111]

Today's result doesn't indicate anything for the Tour. Remco has always beaten these riders on courses like Liège. The UAE Tour against Vingegasrd on the tough climb would have been a good first indicator. We'll have to wait until Catalunya.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

Will Remco's odds for the Tour have shortened by much after today's stomp??

I don't think so. First, this is February. Second, we know he's elite on terrain like this. Third, competition wasn't the best. Fourth , we don't know what % of his max that is compared to others. Fifth, Tour is decided on 30+ minute climbs, not 5 minute ones

 

[houtdffan]

What is important is remco has been dominant so far.

Hes winning everything he should win

 

[Lequack]

Remco is unstoppable. Good thing Vinge quit the UAE Tour ahead of time, as to not get totally demolished by Remco.

 

[red_flanders]

Remco looking gassed like after one of the Mallorcan races.
Clearly has room for improvement.

Yes. It’s February 7.

 

[AmRacer]

Yes. It’s February 7.

Tomorrow is another day.

 

[Oldman]

agreed. particularly at top of uncategorized climb.

however, he still seemed to have juice for that 300m climb at 20%.

It'a the sort of effort he needs exposure to if he wants a gc future. RB gave him the ideal setup and then sat on his rivals should he need assistance. It's an early test and he's hitting his marks. Excellent so far!

 

[RedheadDane]

Tomorrow is another day.

February 8, to be precisely.