Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023, March 20-26

[topcat]

It's unlikely the break will stay away and it's unlikely Roglic will put his nose in the wind before the 100 m mark. Kick finishing is applauded in running but ridiculed in cycling. The draft conundrum ( extract from Memoirs of a grand slam).

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Roglič still has 3 guys.

2 of which came back in the descent.

 

[Red Rick]

Carapaz same *** every breakaway

 

[noob]

Wasps back swarming again

Edit: and now they're gone again

 

[red_flanders]

It's unlikely the break will stay away and it's unlikely Roglic will put his nose in the wind before the 100 m mark. Kick finishing is applauded in running but ridiculed in cycling. The draft conundrum ( extract from Memoirs of a grand slam).

I don't really get the objection a lot of the time. If there's no reason to push the pace from a leading group, why not sit on the back and win, taking bonus seconds? He's be stupid not to.

I can see it if he's in a leading group that needs to get time, and he's not working. But that's not generally what I see people complaining about.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Brilliant, even with no form and barely any time on the group Carapaz still finds time to give us a trademark acting performance.

 

[topcat]

Carapaz was bluffing.

 

[Berniece]

Soudal Quickstep rides well, but still not that impressive when you see how many riders are still in that group. Far away from a proper team to support Remco in the Tour. Maybe good enough for the Giro

 

[Red Rick]

Is SQS riding for an uphill sprint?

 

[Elos Anjos]

Van Gils has the most 90s haircut ever.

 

[topcat]

I'm watching just so that I'll have some context for the astute commentary on the forum.

 

[Salvarani]

Is SQS riding for an uphill sprint?

Great lead-out for Roglic.

 

[Sciatic]

The group is a not getting smaller. Is QS on the front to control the pace or push the pace?

ed. what Red Rick and Salvarini said

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Gils looks like a young Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Van Gils has the most 90s haircut ever.

Even more than haircuts from the 90's?

Soudal Quickstep rides well, but still not that impressive when you see how many riders are still in that group. Far away from a proper team to support Remco in the Tour. Maybe good enough for the Giro

They would not have to make the race themselves if they went to the Tour.

 

[topcat]

Is Roglic bluffing? I mean is he bluffing Remco into thinking that Remco is leading the race?

 

[Peyroteo94]

Someone has the profile of this climb?

 

[Riek s]

Soudal Quickstep rides well, but still not that impressive when you see how many riders are still in that group. Far away from a proper team to support Remco in the Tour. Maybe good enough for the Giro

one man left and still a very big group. So you are right. Hopefully they can still grow a bit more..

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Someone has the profile of this climb?

Obviously QuickStep doesn't.

 

[Berniece]

They would not have to make the race themselves if they went to the Tour.

I know, but let's say he's the leader, and like in the Vuelta you have a decent group of riders that attack early in the day. They keep have to work to get them back, and then he's isolated while UAE and Jumbo have 3-4 riders left.

 

[Riek s]

Is Roglic bluffing? I mean is he bluffing Remco into thinking that Remco is leading the race?

I suppose he is thinking ifonly Remco would ride the your and is in yellow, it would be like a team member riding in front of me.

 

[Didinho]

Obviously QuickStep doesn't.

They're just training for when they're leading in the Giro.

 

[noob]

Finally it's getting crazy

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Basically an attack on the flat, not surprising that the two riders with the most raw power are the ones to get away.

UAE have the numbers behind but they're UAE.

 

[noob]

Almeida to drag the peleton back to Roglic