Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (2.1), 18.02 - 22.02.2015

[TourOfTexas]

Not televised? For shame!

 

[Coat-O]

Today's stage. Can Meersman and Swift get over this? Or is it a stage for Kwiatko?

 

[Wallenquist]

Today's stage. Can Meersman and Swift get over this? Or is it a stage for Kwiatko?

Same as last year: http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/race.asp?raceid=25663

Definitely for GC contenders, wonder how Stybar will go, he seems to be in a very good shape.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Yeah, Gesink had a troublesome winter, not physically, but mentally, with his wife having a complicated birth and all. So I don't expect much either

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

 

[Akuryo]

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

His wife was in the hospital on multiple occasions during her pregnancy IIRC. It is not easy if you can do nothing as a husband and are powerless. Boonen also had a mediocre spring in 2014 (for his standards), because his girlfriend lost their child in March.

 

[burning]

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[theyoungest]

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

Ah, it's our Gesink expert again! I don't think there are many riders in the peloton who could ride as well as he did in the Vuelta, with the constant nagging knowledge of their girlfriend being in the hospital with serious complications.

 

[Tournesol]

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

Displaying your tolerant humanitarian nature again i see.

 

[Netserk]

His wife was in the hospital on multiple occasions during her pregnancy IIRC. It is not easy if you can do nothing as a husband and are powerless. Boonen also had a mediocre spring in 2014 (for his standards), because his girlfriend lost their child in March.

Tbh, I think it was more due to him not riding MSR and his crash and injury in Dwars(?) than the loss itself.

 

[jaylew]

I don't think a life crisis in itself would neccessarily cause a rider to perform poorly, but more a lack of training (if that's the case) due to that crisis.

 

[LaFlorecita]

(edited by mod)

Well said

Displaying your tolerant humanitarian nature again i see.

Typical Ryo

 

[Dr. Juice]

Well said



Typical Ryo

Yeah, remember Tirreno 2014 5 minutes before Contador destroyed the field?
" What a coward"

 

[classicomano]

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

Ah so youre still here, secretly hoped you dove off a cliff in the off season. Hope you die.

 

[Pentacycle]

Ah so youre still here, secretly hoped you dove off a cliff in the off season. Hope you die.

Seriously? You're lowering yourself to the level of Ryo's comment, or it may be even worse.

 

[classicomano]

a complicated birth. seriously what a wuss he is. the guy can't handle the slightest obstacle in life.

Ironic coming from an afterbirth like you.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

12km to go.
All together.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VAlgarve2015

 

[Arredondo]

I think it's even weird why such response from Ryo is even tolerated by the moderators.

 

[Netserk]

Thomas solo ahead of Taaramae with 6km to go.

 

[Akuryo]

Taaram?e caught.

 

[Netserk]

15'' for Thomas with 3km to go.

 

[pastronef]

come on Geraint go go go!

 

[Netserk]

Thomas wins solo.

 

[pastronef]

yesssssssssssssssssss HE WON! Thomas gets the stage!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Thomas wins solo.

Damn, thats nice. Looking forward to seeing the highlights.

 

[Netserk]

Damn, thats nice. Looking forward to seeing the highlights.

Will be interesting to see how well he'll do on Malhao.