Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta 2025 ( February 19 - February 23)

[mrgmyers]

Quite why the UCI feel that punishing riders who went the correct way along the course are OK shows just how protective of their collective arses they are. If I was Ganna, I would be taking it further. The UCI stewards are supposed to check the course, and they clearly did not bother. When I was running a Europe-wide motorcycle racing championship, I had the UEM marshalls attempt to cover their own error by pulling a similar stunt!

 

[theyoungest]

Too early in the year for real fireworks, so I'd expect a 100m sprint between the two former teammates.

This is another traditional bunch sprint climb like the one in UAE yesterday. This would suit Roglic more than Vingegaard, so normally he should win.

 

[Netserk]

This is another traditional bunch sprint climb like the one in UAE yesterday. This would suit Roglic more than Vingegaard, so normally he should win.

New side of Fóia this year.

 

[Froome]

Don't mock Canadians. He spelled it like he says it.

Welcome back!

 

[Rob5091]

New side of Fóia this year.

Is this correct?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Got some suit explaining the decision, give Ganna his win back you fool! Selfie Lappartient been on the phone trying to scrub the stage from existence, going to inform the IOC now, send them tapes of the finish saying look at this lads is this really the man you want, racing parallel to a warzone next week too so lets hope they don't end up deviating after the finish there.

Edit: nvm that's Candido Barbosa, Volta legend!! Looking a bit older now though.

 

[Netserk]

Is this correct?

I think Climbfinder's profile is better. I posted it on page 1.

Pomba.

Fóia is for extending the gap.

 

[Potomac]

are those olive trees? or some kind of fruit orchard?

 

[Rob5091]

The profile posted on page 1 of this thread (from the roadbook) is more like 8 km at 7% average, a lot steeper then PCS's profile.

 

[Red Rick]

Jonas: "Primoz you put some guys on front too?"

Primoz: "You're the only one to ask Jonas very nice ah they don't ask me anything"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The profile posted on page 1 of this thread (from the roadbook) is more like 8 km at 7% average, a lot steeper then PCS's profile.

Did you also read the text I put above it?

The Climbfinder profile seems to be the closest to reality.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

New side of Fóia this year.

After yesterday this is asking for trouble. Can't wait to watch half the peloton go off course and race up the usual side because they didn't check the roadbook.

 

[Sciatic]

One presumes, unless the riders are complete numpties, they'd have used their common sense & braked/stopped just like every other time riders have gone the wrong way.

They only treated this like some rally sprint stage because there was space to do it.

Yeah, that could be true. But I’ve never seen the entire peloton go down the road winding up for the sprint with 700 meters to go.

 

[RedheadDane]

According to Thomas Bay, Fóia only becomes a mountain in the last three Ks.

 

[Netserk]

Kuss with heavy legs?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Buzz Buzz Buzz
Visma Bees on the front

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mountain suits the good uphill punch of Tao Geoghegan Hart but obviously it just depends on whether he's having an on or an off year this time round.

 

[Earns1985]

Let´s see, what will happen on Pomba. Visma will surely drill also that climb. But Vingegaard needs at least still someone from his team to bring him to km 3 before the finish..

 

[Froome]

Let´s see, what will happen on Pomba. Visma will surely drill also that climb. But Vingegaard needs at least still someone from his team to bring him to km 3 before the finish..

I think Vingegaard will attack on Pomba.

 

[Netserk]

Tulett needs to find the wheel of Vingegaard so he is ready to launch him. Van Aert will take the lead on the descent before Pomba.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Rabofail?

 

[RedheadDane]

Bardet attacks.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bank look second hand apart from Vingegaard, he's been allegedly training on his own in the wilderness for 6 months like Rocky 3 so better do something today.

 

[Didinho]

The Yoyo in full swing!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Not a whole lot of domestiques near the front, it would definitely be possible to launch here.