Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2022 (March 21-27)

[Salvarani]

This stage was really a great day for an ambush. Looking at this tricky parkour. Twists and turns. Up and down. Narrow roads.

Weather made it perfect.

 

[Velolover2]

You could see another type of rider emerge if all the mountain stages (including medium mountains) were raced as a classics.

Someone like Pog would probably love it tho.

 

[MartinGT]

Will Soler make it to the finish?

Didn't look happy at all.

 

[Salvarani]

Didn't look happy at all.

He did the work but probably took a huge effort all on his own. I can understand him being unhappy, since it seems to have been for absolutely nothing.

 

[SafeBet]

Almeida was dropped earlier and is probably not great now either, so he won't be the one to force a selection on the upcoming climb. That would have been his path to the win, a selection in the bunch that would make several ride hard there.

Almeida is the type of rider whose engine takes a lot to get going so I wouldn't be surprised if he starts drilling the last climb and drops most of the group.
But of course this could be just a bad day for him.

 

[jaylew]

Almeida was dropped earlier and is probably not great now either, so he won't be the one to force a selection on the upcoming climb. That would have been his path to the win, a selection in the bunch that would make several ride hard there.

He was dropped earlier? If that's the case it would explain why Ayuso hasn't helped chase.

 

[Salvarani]

Uno-X to the rescue for UAE...

 

[Netserk]

Uno-X to the rescue!

 

[noob]

Finally Uno-X

 

[KZD]

Uno-X chasing now, there is still hope for Almeida.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

UnoX ?

 

[Netserk]

Gotta protect that 7th place from Carapaz!

(I know it's about the stage win)

 

[Red Rick]

Once again, the peloton works for UAE

 

[noob]

Almeida is the type of rider whose engine takes a lot to get going so I wouldn't be surprised if he starts drilling the last climb and drops most of the group.
But of course this could be just a bad day for him.

Rain and Almeida don't go well together sadly.

 

[AlfaLum]

Bit annoyed that anyone would help UAE here. Hope that Carapaz and Higuita will make it to the finish.

 

[Salvarani]

Gained a minute pretty quick now...

Higuita and Carapaz has hopefully saved something for the last climb. Could recover a bit on the descent. TT together to the line.

 

[groogster]

It starts to seems that the peloton will bring back Carapaz and Higuita. They may pay an heavy price for putting such an earlier effort like i said earlier. If they make it chapeaux.

 

[Velolover2]

UAE and Uno should fusion.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Once again, the peloton works for UAE

Is that strange really?
UAE seems not capable of doing it themself. What does for example UnoX benefit on letting Carapaz pass Halland Johannessen in GC? What does for example UnoX benefit from not being able to fight for the stage win today?

A lot of times in cycling there are settings were there is no reason to help the leading team, but here it's clearly to the benefit of several teams to chase the attackers back.

 

[Salvarani]

Pernsteiner now on the front...

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

UAE and Uno should fusion.

No, it's bad oil and good oil

 

[sir fly]

Wonder if some nuggets are offered to UnoX.
Or it's just a cold-blooded move.

 

[Salvarani]

Groves still in the peloton?

Any other BikeExchange riders? They might help after the climb then.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

UAE and Uno should fusion.

UANOE-X

 

[SafeBet]

Groves still in the peloton?

Any other BikeExchange riders? They might help after the climb then.

I think I've seen a couple. Not sure they can bring the attackers back on their own but Groves being in the peloton could change the dynamics once the climb is done.