Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2022 (March 21-27)

[Sciatic]

I sincerely doubt Catalonia struggles with visitors' numbers.

Indeed, and I’ve been there to see that. I was just joking about qualities desired for my morning haven’t-finished-my-first -cup-of-coffee viewing pleasure

 

[RedheadDane]

Climbs gonna start soon.
Right now, they're not officially climbing.

 

[Sciatic]

Really interesting looking town though. Now for some racing, I hope.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Nairoman looking at his victims before the attack like Bjarne Riis used to do

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Quickstep did a great job isolating Van Wilder early.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

In name at least, this finish should be a good one for a Taüll Boí like O'Connor.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Quickstep did a great job isolating Van Wilder early.

They are lost without Fausto Masnada. In disarray

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Great job by Arkea in setting up O'Connor and then not having Quintana follow...

 

[Tim Cahill]

Great panache from O'Connor!

 

[ice&fire]

Great job by Quintana launching O'Connor

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Greatly enjoying the complete lack of climbing domestiques in this race, with a better route it could have been a crazy week.

 

[SafeBet]

Greatly enjoying the complete lack of climbing domestiques in this race, with a better route it could have been a crazy week.

O'Connor has many domestiques though.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Castroviejo riding at a pace that is allowing other riders to come back.

 

[Samamba]

Castroviejo riding at a pace that is allowing other riders to come back.

This climb is just not hard enough with those 5 km in between the steep parts. It's probably waiting till the last 4k.

 

[postmanhat]

Quickstep did a great job isolating Van Wilder early.

Think he could get dropped today. Doesn't look as as comfortable as yesterday?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hubris.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Camargo with the late-career Igor Anton attack.

 

[Salvarani]

EF found the colombian version of Carthy in Camargo

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Think he could get dropped today. Doesn't look as as comfortable as yesterday?

Yesterday he was too much on the front. Today he's too far back. Don't understand the team tactics to drive the front early on the climb to have him isolated. The only reason would be if they feel that was all they could do, because they'd get dropped anyway. Or that he were feeling very good, which doesn't seem like it so far. So i have to wonder about Vervaeke, why did they bring him if he can't even stay with him on a climb like this for some support later on the climb.

 

[Samamba]

Yesterday he was too much on the front. Today he's too far back. Don't understand the team tactics to drive the front early on the climb to have him isolated. The only reason would be if they feel that was all they could do, because they'd get dropped anyway. Or that he were feeling very good, which doesn't seem like it so far. So i have to wonder about Vervaeke, why did they bring him if he can't even stay with him on a climb like this for some support later on the climb.

He's simply not good enough today. Nothing to do with the team. I think you underestimate the level of competition here. This isn't Provence.

 

[postmanhat]

Think he could get dropped today. Doesn't look as as comfortable as yesterday?

Gone

 

[Salvarani]

Carapaz attacks!

Higuita done well to catch up with him there.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

He's simply not good enough today. Nothing to do with the team. I think you underestimate the level of competition here. This isn't Provence.

It's not just the level of competition, it's also Van Wilder not going well. Torstein Traeen is outclimbing him, for example.

 

[Scarponi]

gap isn’t huge

 

[SafeBet]

You can drop Bota Lume, but you know he'll come back hunting for you.