Volta ao Algarve 2016, February 17 - 21

[Pricey_sky]

That 2nd slit from Cance looks hugely impressive, smashed everyone

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re:

I think Martin will take race lead by 8s

Martin
G 3s

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re:

I think Martin will take race lead by 8s

Hmm... That won't be enough


Fark. Luisle crashed and abandoned

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Re: Re:

I think Martin will take race lead by 8s

Hmm... That won't be enough


Fark. Luisle crashed and abandoned

Is this a joke`?

 

[Punkan]

LLS har crashed, taken to hospital.

 

[DBotero]

*** it! L.L.Sanchez crashed.

 

[Carols]

Re: Re:

I think Martin will take race lead by 8s

Hmm... That won't be enough


Fark. Luisle crashed and abandoned

Oh no, poor Lulu

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

Is this a joke`?

Unfortunately not

 

[Pricey_sky]

Sad to hear about Lulu

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

oh ***. Lulu

 

[rhubroma]

Looks like Thomas and Sky for the win...

 

[Carols]

Spartacus Rocks...he will slay them in Strade Bianche

 

[Max Rockatansky]

1 112 CANCELLARA Fabian 0:20:57.031 TREK - SEGAFREDO (USA)
2 34 MARTIN Tony 0:21:02.213 ETIXX - QUICK STEP (BEL)
3 1 THOMAS Geraint 0:21:25.927 TEAM SKY (GBR)
4 75 IZAGUIRRE Ion 0:21:34.287 MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
5 76 OLIVEIRA Nelson 0:21:34.410 MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
6 73 CASTROVIEJO Jonathan 0:21:34.918 MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
7 74 DOWSETT Alex 0:21:37.748 MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP)
8 64 GALLOPIN Tony 0:21:48.282 LOTTO SOUDAL (BEL)
9 91 CAMPANAERTS Victor 0:21:48.713 TEAM LOTTO NL - JUMBO (NED)
10 25 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas 0:21:52.209 CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING TEAM (USA)

GC should be...

1 Martin
2 Thomas 0:03
3 Izaguirre 0:20

 

[therhodeo]

Lulu isn't one I'm going to feel sorry for.

 

[Ruudz0r]

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Thomas was s.t. as Cancellara at the intermediate point but he lost 28s in the 2nd part. Monster Cance

Think first part was mainly headwind and 2nd part mainly tailwind. There was less wind at the end of the ITT (which makes the win for Cancellara more impressive) so that explains the intermediate and finish time from Canc vs the GC riders.

 

[harryh]

Not a good day for Team Sky. Swift took overall lead but Thomas only second

 

[DBotero]

Thomas has this in the bag.Strong ride today.

 

[Rollthedice]

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Looks like Thomas and Sky for the win...

What a surprise!

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

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Lulu isn't one I'm going to feel sorry for.

Good for you mate

 

[HelloDolly]

I don't think that was great from Contador ...given that Thomas beat him about half a minute and Thomas trails Froome in TTs...Needs to improve for the Tour ...with Pinot & Izagirre ,etc beating him too

He is been training for months ...don't see the improvements needed here

 

[rhubroma]

Re: Re:

Looks like Thomas and Sky for the win...

What a surprise!

And now a PR classics rider is at the front on the climbs and TTs. That's insane!

PS. Well the flat TT is not so much, but his out climbing Contador, Aru?

 

[Pricey_sky]

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I don't think that was great from Contador ...given that Thomas beat him about half a minute and Thomas trails Froome in TTs...Needs to improve for the Tour ...with Pinot & Izagirre ,etc beating him too

He is been training for months ...don't see the improvements needed here

I agree, expected better from Contador and whilst his results against some were ok I never expected him to get beat by Pinot. Just like yesterday's stage he should have finished ahead of some.

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Re: Re:

Looks like Thomas and Sky for the win...

What a surprise!

And now a PR classics rider is at the front on the climbs and TTs. That's insane!

Like this guy.

http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=46&year=2002&all=1&current=0

 

[LaFlorecita]

Re: Re:

I don't think that was great from Contador ...given that Thomas beat him about half a minute and Thomas trails Froome in TTs...Needs to improve for the Tour ...with Pinot & Izagirre ,etc beating him too

He is been training for months ...don't see the improvements needed here

I agree, expected better from Contador and whilst his results against some were ok I never expected him to get beat by Pinot. Just like yesterday's stage he should have finished ahead of some.

Don't be ridiculous. He got his arse handed to him in yesterday's MTF by non-climbers and today he was only 20-something seconds behind some great ITTers. He finished ahead of for example Zakarin, Vorobyev and Stannard who are also great ITTers.

 

[TommyGun]

Re: Re:

Looks like Thomas and Sky for the win...

What a surprise!

And now a PR classics rider is at the front on the climbs and TTs. That's insane!

F**k Sky.