Volta ao Algarve 2019 feb 20 - 24

[Poursuivant]

Great finish that.

 

[Salvarani]

Stybar wins!

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Amazing stage. Pogacar holds on to the lead, but what a ride by Andersen!

 

[Lequack]

What a finish, fantastic!

 

[sir fly]

Congrats to Štyby and Kekec.
Well done.

 

[tobydawq]

Legendary performance by Kragh! Sadly not enough, but what an effort!!

 

[Rollthedice]

Great racing. Big talent and fighter Pogacar, congratulations.

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Fantastic performance by Søren Kragh!

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Very mature, didn't try to chase everything, didn't panic when he seemed to be (accidentally) baulked by Atunes.

 

[RedheadDane]

Nicely defended by Pogacar. That young kid is going places.

 

[Carols]

Grand Finale! Great wins by Stybar and Pogacar

 

[70kmph]

+1

 

[sir fly]

Re:

Legendary performance by Kragh! Sadly not enough, but what an effort!!

Wonder if he'd have a better chance from the group, instead of from the breakaway, but probably not.
Done everything he could.

 

[Krokro]

Epic stage, really that Algarve was a great edition!
Credit to SKA for that Contadoresque attack. Glad to see that some youngsters can race like that.

 

[Robert5091]

Chapeau Pogacar! Still just a kid but very mature ride. WTF was Aru though?

 

[tobydawq]

Re: Re:

Legendary performance by Kragh! Sadly not enough, but what an effort!!

Wonder if he'd have a better chance from the group, instead of from the breakaway, but probably not.
Done everything he could.

No, I definitely don't think so. He wouldn't beat Poels and Mas on those percentages.

 

[Akuryo]

Re: Re:

But damn, look at Stybar among all those climbers in the gc

In the last four years he finished three times in the top 20 of the GC here, if he's going to lose 1'30"/2'00" tomorrow ending up around 15th place will be pretty normal for him.

Well, almost.

 

[sir fly]

Re: Re:

Legendary performance by Kragh! Sadly not enough, but what an effort!!

Wonder if he'd have a better chance from the group, instead of from the breakaway, but probably not.
Done everything he could.

No, I definitely don't think so. He wouldn't beat Poels and Mas on those percentages.

Yes the slope is one for the lighter riders. Maybe in some weird tactical hesitation the strength he spent in breakaway could've been useful, but that's once in tenths outcome.

 

[Lequack]

Pogacar's GF happy as well at the finish.
PS: His GF is also a pro cyclist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/urska-zigart

 

[johnymax]

Aru is really useless these days. Congrats Tadej, very well done. Gutsy performance from Kragh Andersen. Great stage, great race.

 

[Nirvana]

Re: Re:

But damn, look at Stybar among all those climbers in the gc

In the last four years he finished three times in the top 20 of the GC here, if he's going to lose 1'30"/2'00" tomorrow ending up around 15th place will be pretty normal for him.

Well, almost.

He was smart in following attacks far from the finish and that allowed him to start Malhao with an advantage on the climbers, i'm still convinced he wouldn't have finished in the top 10 if he would have stayed in the group.

 

[Akuryo]

Re: Re:

But damn, look at Stybar among all those climbers in the gc

In the last four years he finished three times in the top 20 of the GC here, if he's going to lose 1'30"/2'00" tomorrow ending up around 15th place will be pretty normal for him.

Well, almost.

He was smart in following attacks far from the finish and that allowed him to start Malhao with an advantage on the climbers, i'm still convinced he wouldn't have finished in the top 10 if he would have stayed in the group.

Where exactly did I say that he would finish in the top 10 if he started with the other contenders? Making the best out of your abilities on terrain that might not perfectly suit you is also part of racing.

 

[LaFlorecita]

What a great ride by Pogi. Congrats!

 

[KZD]

What a great race by Pogacar

 

[Nirvana]

Re: Re:

But damn, look at Stybar among all those climbers in the gc

In the last four years he finished three times in the top 20 of the GC here, if he's going to lose 1'30"/2'00" tomorrow ending up around 15th place will be pretty normal for him.

Well, almost.

He was smart in following attacks far from the finish and that allowed him to start Malhao with an advantage on the climbers, i'm still convinced he wouldn't have finished in the top 10 if he would have stayed in the group.

Where exactly did I say that he would finish in the top 10 if he started with the other contenders? Making the best out of your abilities on terrain that might not perfectly suit you is also part of racing.

I only said that i didn't changed my mind about the fact that in normal circumstances he would have finished around 15th like in in recent seasons. That doesn't mean that today he wasn't great, it's always good when there are riders that doesn't wait for the final climb.