Volta ao Algarve 2016, February 17 - 21

[MagnusMagnussen]

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Kittel won today's stage.

Another easy win

 

[rei_da_montanha]

Video of the 4th stage of Tour of Algarve / Volta ao Algarve 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNXm_QQgNlQ

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Poor Wippert, clearly chose the wrong races to shine. There's nothing you can do against a good Kittel (or Greipel)

 

[rhubroma]

Re: Re:

Kittel won today's stage.

Another easy win

He is an absolute beast.

 

[Miburo]

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Poor Wippert, clearly chose the wrong races to shine. There's nothing you can do against a good Kittel (or Greipel)

Always an excuse with them dutchies

 

[Tonton]

Well, murito for tomorrow, I think that GT has that one in the bag, but 2-5 will be interesting. I'll keep my fingers crossed for my fellow Franc-Comtois. Not his kind of climb, way too short, but who knows...

 

[jaylew]

Re: Re:

Kittel won today's stage.

Another easy win

What's so impressive is that he went fairly early and basically led Wippert out and was able to just ride him off the wheel to create that gap.

 

[StryderHells]

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Poor Wippert, clearly chose the wrong races to shine. There's nothing you can do against a good Kittel (or Greipel)

He is becoming a good second tier sprinter, he will win races this season and I could see him winning a stage in a race like the Vuelta

 

[Akuryo]

Re: Re:

Kittel won today's stage.

Another easy win

What's so impressive is that he went fairly early and basically led Wippert out and was able to just ride him off the wheel to create that gap.

He himself said that Sabatini did an incredible job of leading him out from about 1.5 km to go and launched him with 200 to go. How is 200 meters "fairly early"?

 

[jaylew]

Watch the video.

 

[Akuryo]

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Watch the video.

I did. And the pictures of the sprint start with about 100 to go. So there is no footage of him starting his sprit fairly early or coming of Wipperts wheel.

 

[MatParker117]

Tony Martin is already dropped.

 

[pastronef]

Tony Martin dropped on the 1st finish line passage

https://twitter.com/mrconde/status/701418022154727425

 

[rei_da_montanha]

Tony Martin dropped in the first time up Malhão!

 

[LaFlorecita]

Poor Tony!

 

[rune1107]

Any English live update sites guys?

 

[JRanton]

If Thomas is isolated then he's in trouble here. Attacks should be coming from the likes of Gallopin etc.

 

[rei_da_montanha]

km 147 FDJ heads the bunch with 1 km to the 3rd category climb at Vermelhos.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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km 147 FDJ heads the bunch with 1 km to the 3rd category climb at Vermelhos.

So 20 km to go?

 

[Jakub]

If Thomas is isolated then he's in trouble here. Attacks should be coming from the likes of Gallopin etc.

Actually he is also good im chasing attacks. And mind you, he has a special goal this season: to win Champs-Elysee sprint. He wanted to do so last year already, Brailsfraud thought it would be too obvious. Then he disappeared from GC, but Brailsfraud still thought it would be too obvious. Afterall they agreed on 2016 ;-)

 

[rei_da_montanha]

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km 147 FDJ heads the bunch with 1 km to the 3rd category climb at Vermelhos.

So 20 km to go?

Yes. Still a compact peloton.

Tony Martin losing more than 1:30.

 

[Tonton]

ALLEZ THIBAUT!!!

 

[HelloDolly]

Pinot & COndator have to attack in this race to beat Thomas

 

[Cance > TheRest]

ALLEZ THIBAUT!!!

What's going on?

 

[Alexandre B.]

ALLEZ THIBAUT!!!

What's going on?

He's just cheering.