Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023, March 20-26

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Hofstetter, Hamilton and Delaplace have all quit. I assume they were all caught in yesterday's crash considering they finished many minutes behind Roglic. Van Eetvelt also DNS according to PCS, but i doubt he was involved in the crash, considering he finished in the top 30 yesterday. No idea what his problem is/was, also no info on Lotto's twitter.

Twitter Lotto reading the forum!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1638161008978976769

View: https://twitter.com/lotto_dstny/status/1638161008978976769

 

[Escarabajo]

Nope, don't think so ealier someone listed a few riders that didn't even made the top10 and won the Giro.

Times have changed completely. Just look at Pogacar and Vingegaard. Now look at Remco and Roglic. We are back at Cannibal times! No mercy for anyone.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yesterday was more of a sprint. I am sure that climbers will take the spotlight today. That is on why we didn't talk much about them yesterday.

Today cyclists like Roglič and Evenepoel should come to the front.

 

[Lequack]

Yesterday was more of a sprint. I am sure that climbers will take the spotlight today.

You mean Remco.

 

[CyclistAbi]

You mean Remco.

Was just editing the post and you beat me to it. This sprinters.

 

[Ricco']

We just need one of the following riders to have suitable middle names to start the thread planning process.

Anthony Perez
Andrea Piccolo
Adrien Petit
Antonio Pedrero
Andrii Ponomar
Andrea Pasqualon
Anton "the new Greg Lemond" Palzer

Anton 'Skimountaineering Athlete' Palzer

 

[tobydawq]

Did anybody else pay attention to Carapaz in the finish yesterday?

That looked bloody awful.

He was on Roglic' wheel when Bouwman still had the front but couldn't even keep the pace when they hadn't started the sprint yet even though he was visibly fighting as though his life depended on it, and he ended up being passed by thirty riders and losing ten seconds.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Did anybody else pay attention to Carapaz in the finish yesterday?

That looked bloody awful.

He was on Roglic' wheel when Bouwman still had the front but couldn't even keep the pace when they hadn't started the sprint yet even though he were visibly fighting as though his life depended on it, and he ended up being passed by thirty riders and losing ten seconds.

To be frank, in the picture posted by Lequack in this topic earlier, he looked like a 40+ year old retired cyclist.

 

[search]

EF seems to have ordered a load of those pink accessoires for the new season

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1638165583614156800

View: https://twitter.com/VoltaCatalunya/status/1638165583614156800?s=20

 

[BR2]

To be frank, in the picture posted by Lequack in this topic earlier, he looked like a 40+ year old retired cyclist.

That's not his fault! How could anyone look good in that outfit?

 

[Divergence]

To be frank, in the picture posted by Lequack in this topic earlier, he looked like a 40+ year old retired cyclist.

Haha, he kinda does. Makes one think how did he win the national championship. I watched a bit of the race, he seemed OK. But maybe the competition was not stellar either.

 

[BR2]

No love on here for Egan Bernal who rode really well for a man still coming back from an horrific injury

He will get love from me again when he gets his old nose back. Or something that resembles it.

 

[Nick2413]

Remco to edge out Hindley at the finish, Roglic 20s behind.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1638165583614156800

View: https://twitter.com/VoltaCatalunya/status/1638165583614156800?s=20

Clearly the bloke never saw Star Wars. Imagine Gloria Gaynor making i song "I will try to survive".

 

[CyclistAbi]

May the Force be with you Rogla.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

It's reported Evenepoel is wearing his rainbow jersey over, as in on top of, his BYR classifications jersey

 

[Riek s]

That's not his fault! How could anyone look good in that outfit?

My 6 year old daughter would love such a colored outfit though...

 

[search]

It's reported Evenepoel is wearing his rainbow jersey over, as in on top of, his BYR classifications jersey

he is, yes

so seems like he is willing to pay a penalty for getting his first win in the rainbow jersey today

 

[Riek s]

he is, yes

so seems like he is willing to pay a penalty for getting his first win in the rainbow jersey today

not sure if they can punish him. It seems similar to a rain jacket or an over-shirt.

He might get overheated if he keeps it on though

 

[Salvarani]

he is, yes

so seems like he is willing to pay a penalty for getting his first win in the rainbow jersey today

Pretty bold to assume he wins today.

Genius if he wins, but foolish and arrogant if he doesnt.

 

[Lequack]

He will win with his rain jacket just to show that he could've gone even faster.

 

[Berniece]

It's reported Evenepoel is wearing his rainbow jersey over, as in on top of, his BYR classifications jersey

Lol, he really can be so vain about small stuff

 

[Nick2413]

It's reported Evenepoel is wearing his rainbow jersey over, as in on top of, his BYR classifications jersey

Obviously he’ll be throwing it off emphatically as he comes to the finish to show off that beautiful young rider’s jersey.

 

[Lequack]

66 km to go
The advantage of the break increased to 4’25”