Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2019, March 25-31

[Alexandre B.]

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I assume the first riders can’t really go much faster. Can they?

When? These days or when the real game is on, like the Giro?

If they aren’t in peak form here, that’s worrying for the others.

 

[Rollthedice]

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I assume the first riders can’t really go much faster. Can they?

When? These days or when the real game is on, like the Giro?

If they aren’t in peak form here, that’s worrying for the others.

I was asking myself the same. MAL and Bernal are supersonic with some six weeks before the hard part of the Giro begins.

 

[Climbing]

Fresh years requires wins, so you don't prepare just for big GCs.
Yeah, you might pay it a bit when it matters later on.
Or there are riders that can go strong all year long, who knows.
All in all, I think Giro will be between the riders that have taken the very slow approach, Dumo and Nibbles.

 

[liamito]

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Montjuic stage could be epic.

Could be, rain is also predicted. Will be dangerous. Hopefully no 2018 incidents this time.

 

[slosada]

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Also, the Vuelta a Colombia was the most aggressively ridden race with top climbers for years, and all the protagonists were Colombians.

*Tour Colombia.

The Vuelta a Colombia WAS a 2.2 America Tour race now, and it's raced in August/September, I think.

Fixed for you
The stupids at FCC stopped registering the race for UCI continental tour

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Kelderman ooch

 

[armchairclimber]

I love that man

 

[RedheadDane]

What happened to Bernal?

 

[Carols]

Grand Finale, Chapeau Schachmann ! Pure Guts and grit . Bernal walks across carrying his bike; doesn't look injured.

 

[WKA311]

That was some ride from Schachmann.

 

[Red Rick]

Did Kelderman really crash while leading the peloton?

 

[del1962]

I assume Bernal will be reinstated to 3rd on GC

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Did Kelderman really crash while leading the peloton?

it looked like he was 2nd or 3rd man

 

[del1962]

Keledermann DNF afer his crash

 

[tobydawq]

Haha, Froome doing domestique work for Bernal after his accident!

https://twitter.com/davewalshphoto/status/1111672121841860609

Precious!

 

[Mavic]

Kelderman isn't as talented as Gesink was back in the day (at least not climbing-wise) but he sure is as prone to crashes, if not more. It can't possibly be purely bad luck anymore, it has to be subpar bike-handling skills.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Haha, Froome doing domestique work for Bernal after his accident!

https://twitter.com/davewalshphoto/status/1111672121841860609

Precious!

is that even allowed?

 

[Mayo from Mayo]

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Haha, Froome doing domestique work for Bernal after his accident!

https://twitter.com/davewalshphoto/status/1111672121841860609

Precious!

is that even allowed?

getting more and more like Chris Horner every day! :redface:

 

[Poursuivant]

that was Froome giving Bernal a lift back to the bus afterwards.

 

[Red Rick]

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Did Kelderman really crash while leading the peloton?

it looked like he was 2nd or 3rd man

He might actually be a promising rider if he could ride without training wheels

 

[rick james]

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Haha, Froome doing domestique work for Bernal after his accident!

https://twitter.com/davewalshphoto/status/1111672121841860609

Precious!

is that even allowed?

Lol, unreal, you have no context of a picture and you’re ready to get all mad and grab the pitch forks....Christ almighty

 

[tobydawq]

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Did Kelderman really crash while leading the peloton?

it looked like he was 2nd or 3rd man

No, the pictures show very clearly that he was leading the peloton through that curve.

 

[Red Rick]

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Haha, Froome doing domestique work for Bernal after his accident!

https://twitter.com/davewalshphoto/status/1111672121841860609

Precious!

is that even allowed?

Pretty sure it isn't but not even I think they should penalise Bernal for that.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pretty sure everything is allowed after the finish line.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Pretty sure everything is allowed after the finish line.

murder
the D-word?