Volta a Portugal 2016 (2.1, 27.07./07.08.)

[BigMac]

Just use Montejunto as a ''lead-up'' to this:

This cobbled rarity.

 

[filipepc]

Tomorrow in arrabida Gustavo will try to make a few more seconds to win this race.

If he doesn´t i think Rui Vinhas will win the race. In normal coditions when you are fighting for a race, you can make better results even if it is in a discipline where you are weaker.

Arrabida as some steep gradients, the enough to a guy win some seconds.

Gustavo is so strong that maybe he can reverse this race.

It´s a pitty that Joni didn´t make it in Serra da Estrela day but this year the organization make this think, and to me without any sense. The top climbs in the middle of the stages in a country that doesn´t have many good and long climbs is not good...

 

[LosBrolin]

They took the wrong road or wtf?

Corrida Neutralizada

 

[BigMac]

The peloton took the wrong road.

You can't make this stuff up.

 

[MacBAir]

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The peloton took the wrong road.

You can't make this stuff up.

The Volta has become a *** show. From Portuguese teams not investing on Portuguese talent for leadership, most teams not even trying to win the race, the freakshow supported by FCP, the organization with these parcours and these stupid decisions, RTP completely *** up broadcasts and ignoring the race itself in order to show those pathetic programs with pathetic music (pimba) and an old, uninformed, ignorant, sad view of Portugal...

Why have the race at all? *** it.

And now Rui Sousa is the "porta-voz" of the peloton.

You can't make this up at all.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Is this really happening?!

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Veloso looking like a stupid child standing on the road for 10 minutes.

 

[MacBAir]

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Veloso looking like a stupid child standing on the road for 10 minutes.

He still bossed the final...

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Re:

Veloso looking like a stupid child standing on the road for 10 minutes.

He still bossed the final...

Vinhas should double check his water bottles and his bike before that itt.

 

[MacBAir]

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Veloso looking like a stupid child standing on the road for 10 minutes.

He still bossed the final...

Vinhas should double check his water bottles and his bike before that itt.

Yup, I still hope to see Vinhas attacking tomorrow, somehow. W52 would fire him, but he would get a Volta under is belt and Sporting-Tavira would welcome him just fine.

 

[MacBAir]

Daniel Mestre (EFAPEL) wins again. Reminds me of Sergio Ribeiro.
Edit: No one gives a ***. Makes sense.

 

[BigMac]

Lol, I was there at the finish. What an absolute stink of a town. Smells of rotten fish and cheap beer everywhere.

edit: Oh yeah, about the race. Seemed like a nice sprint to me from behind those 3m steel barriers.

 

[MikeTichondrius]

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Lol, I was there at the finish. What an absolute stink of town. Smells of rotten fish and cheap beer everywhere.

edit: Oh yeah, about the race. Seemed like a nice sprint to me from behind those 3m steel barriers.

And apparently it's much better than it used to be, hah. Go get some choco frito. And forget the fish smell.

 

[carolina]

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Lol, I was there at the finish. What an absolute stink of town. Smells of rotten fish and cheap beer everywhere.

edit: Oh yeah, about the race. Seemed like a nice sprint to me from behind those 3m steel barriers.

please tell me you had choco frito for lunch. you cannot go to setubal and not eat choco frito.

(and just as I finished writting this, I remember that you're vegan lol. my bad, sorry)

 

[BigMac]

I threw a slice of tofu at the Sado and pretended to fish it. Then fried it. Close enough.

PS: Not bothered at all, no need to ask for sorry.

 

[MacBAir]

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I threw a slice of tofu at the Sado and pretended to fish it. Then fried it. Close enough.

PS: Not bothered at all, no need to ask for sorry.

Bets?

Will we see Vinhas lose 5s/km for Gustavo?

 

[BigMac]

I think Vinhas might just hold on. 20 seconds over Veloso in the end.

 

[jens_attacks]

overall 1-2-3 by w52?

i think too that vinhas will hold on

 

[trevim]

So what is going on?

 

[BigMac]

Vinhas losing 18 seconds at first intermediate.

 

[trevim]

So what is going on?

So I guess he has it in the bag?

 

[BigMac]

I hope so.

 

[trevim]

Strange race the Volta. Bigger talents like Joni, Amaro or Frederico can't even get close to winning the race and an under dog like Vinhas comes and steals the race. I guess winning is really a mixture of legs, luck, team and circumstances

 

[BigMac]

Yeah, the last one mostly. Had Vinhas not gotten in that stage 3 break Veloso would have won this easily. Again.

The fact is, W52 was too strong.

 

[BigMac]

W52 will finish 1-2-4.

Just... I don't know.