Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2024 (March 18-24)

[Cookster15]

Congrats to Pogi for winning back to back, today he gave the impression he is struggling a bit in the final, so there is still hope.

Don't know what to think about Landa but it looks like things clicked for him at SOQ. When Landa was struggling a bit Kuss wouldn't have that, went and helped out. Just like Landa did for him at Vuelta. They are forever brothers. Vlasov limiting the loses and again showing some good form, Cian much better today.

Well, after the annoyance of his LBL cash and broken wrist robbing us of a fair fight in 2023, I for one am happy Pogacar is going ballistic.

Pog has a long way to go before he is standing next to Vingegaard and Roglic at the TdF but as of today he is looking super impressive. It is still only March, but he is aiming to do the Giro in May so a high level is to be expected.

But after suffering in the final the possible *** in Pogacar's armour might still be altitude. And we don't know how he will go against the clock yet. But from what I have read elsewhere (not mou ) it does seem like UAE are making the right moves to give Pogacar the best shot of at least making July a contest.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yeah, with great sorrow in my heart i must admit that Pogi, Jonas and Remco would likely finish ahead of Rogla at the Tour 2024, if the race would be held in March.

Onto April i guess!

 

[Peyroteo94]

Port Aine is always the same stage

Oh sorry, didn't know that.

 

[Peyroteo94]

A user here spoke there was an headwind on the last 7 km of Port Ainé. Is that true?

 

[CyclistAbi]

But after suffering in the final the possible beloved patriot in Pogacar's armour might still be altitude.

Or maybe he caught a cold yesterday, naked and soaked on top of Vallter. Then again it could have been leveraging the Wim Hof method at its best.

All in all it doesn't look like Pogi is suffering, relatively speaking. His team and the rest of the peloton on the other hand are.

 

[Froome]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770513718469656799

View: https://twitter.com/CyclingGraphs/status/1770513718469656799


When Naichaca just gives you 6 w/kg.......therMOUnuclear perfomance!

Seriously, the perfomance was good, but this is the same pogacar of the previous years.

 

[Brullnux]

Port Aine is always the same stage

It was raced quite hard from the off tbf, I think it ended up being 1.5kmh faster than Chaves' stage

 

[Netserk]

Omloop, Kuurne & Sanremo all had record average speeds. All final climbs of the year bar Malhão, the two in UAE & those in P-N have also had record times, I think.

The only records that won't fall this year are plausibly Arrate/Izua & Oropa. All others are more likely to fall than not. Even Beille and Covadonga.

 

[Red Rick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770513718469656799

View: https://twitter.com/CyclingGraphs/status/1770513718469656799


When Naichaca just gives you 6 w/kg.......therMOUnuclear perfomance!

Seriously, the perfomance was good, but this is the same pogacar of the previous years.

Port Aine is garbabge for W/kg guesses cause it's prone to headwind and has these little descends in it

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1770513718469656799

View: https://twitter.com/CyclingGraphs/status/1770513718469656799


When Naichaca just gives you 6 w/kg.......therMOUnuclear perfomance!

Seriously, the perfomance was good, but this is the same pogacar of the previous years.

I see he said yesterday 's performance of Pogi was very similar to Vingegaard in Tirreno.

 

[Lequack]

So basically Vinge just has to sit and wait for July?

 

[CyclistAbi]

So basically Vinge just has to sit and wait for July?

From March campaign perspective he is in my opinion not ahead of Pogi. So no, he will still need to stretch a bit till July.

 

[proffate]

A couple of others (only counting PCT/equivalents and up):
David de la Cruz - 7
Gorka Izagirre - 7 (not counting his second stint at Movistar separately)
Davide Cimolai - 6
Dario Cataldo - 6
Simon Clarke - 6

Contador?

 

[roundabout]

Contador?

O.N.C.E.->Liberty Seguros ->Astana are the same team unless I have missed some license shenanigans 15 years ago

 

[Lequack]

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He decided to Gosmall rather than bik with that coffee or whatever it is.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Yeah, what will we do with Landa if he keeps it up? Seems too good for a mere dom.

 

[Escarabajo]

I love this forum in races like this. Landa coming to life in Soudal is gold!!!!
Too much laughing now!
Landa will arrive at 40 years old and people in here will be writing #freelanda. LOL!

 

[mou]

I love this forum in races like this. Landa coming to life in Soudal is gold!!!!
Too much laughing now!
Landa will arrive at 40 years old and people in here will be writing #freelanda. LOL!

Even when Landa is 80 years old and wants to leave for the weekend from a nursing home somewhere in Barcelona, his followers will shout under the window to the manager of nursing home #freelandoni

 

[CyclistAbi]

It's real this time, Landa means business. You can't fake on what happened in previous two stages.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Yeah, what will we do with Landa if he keeps it up? Seems too good for a mere dom.

Unfortunately he chose to be a dom at this point in his career (atleast in the Tour). He signed his contract fully aware that he would ride for Evenepoel.

 

[Froome]

Yeah, what will we do with Landa if he keeps it up? Seems too good for a mere dom.

He will be a very good and solid dom for Remco.
Hindley also impressed on TA but that doesn't mean he will be the leader during the Tour.
Roglic is the leader.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Landa will arrive at 40 years old and people in here will be writing #freelanda.

It will not surprise me to see #FreeLanda painted on the roads in the Tour in 2058 or something. Legends never die.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

realistically, Remco can return to football and Roglic to ski jumping, because they have no chance against Pog, and I have insider information after the brutal defeat at Tour 2024 that will inevitably follow, that the old boss will accept him back to pack fish at the old and smelly fish market in the town of Hillerslev

You are getting too predictable. At least put in some effort to mix it up if you want to keep people's attention. Like, why not send Roglic to the fish factory, Evenepoel skijumping and i can see Vingegaard with his manly physique as an ideal defensive midfielder.

 

[CyclistAbi]