Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025, March 24-30

[Red Rick]

Landismo raid on Coll de Pradell or we riot.

Best I can do is a completely poinless Sepp Kuss attack followed by dropping and losing 12 minutes.

 

[Netserk]

Ye of little faith.

Yeah, at that point he was making small gaps and I feared that he was in damage-limitation mode.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

This will come down to Sunday with the best team winning it for either Ayuso or Rog

 

[Potomac]

Riccitello is sneaking up there today.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Did I hear Richard Carapaz was up for this race ? What happened to him ?

 

[tobydawq]

Did I hear Richard Carapaz was up for this race ? What happened to him ?

He is just not in particularly good shape so far this season.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Adam Yates disappeared

 

[AnotherArmChair]

He is just not in particularly good shape so far this season.

I guess ...what about Simon Yates too

Leader fro Visma and completely out of it on a climb he was always good at

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Adam Yates disappeared

Sat up

Guess no point in killing yourself if all riding for Ayuso

 

[Brullnux]

Where was Brennan, I read earlier in the thread that he would have a chance on this finish?

What with him being the new Cavendish.

Was really confused by all those comments, this was a 9km/7% climb. Genuine MTF.

 

[Unchained]

Where was Brennan, I read earlier in the thread that he would have a chance on this finish?

What with him being the new Cavendish.

I would have never thought that Brennan, Roglic, Ayuso, Landa, Mas and mountain finish would go together..

 

[Devil's Elbow]

By whom?

Roglic literally does everything he can to take the curve wide enough so that Ayuso doesn't get squeezed on the inside.

By Roglic in the final 50 metres.

 

[RedheadDane]

Where was Brennan, I read earlier in the thread that he would have a chance on this finish?

What with him being the new Cavendish.

Dunno how to break this to you, but... I don't think Cavendish would have been able to feature on this finish either.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He is just not in particularly good shape so far this season.

IMO he became clearly worse after leaving Ineos.

 

[Netserk]

By Roglic in the final 50 metres.

He barely bothered Ayuso.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Dunno how to break this to you, but... I don't think Cavendish would have been able to feature on this finish either.

Only because he has retired.

 

[search]

Was really confused by all those comments, this was a 9km/7% climb. Genuine MTF.

I honestly still think it's an easy climb. Yes, not punchy-sprinter-type easy, - I got that wrong - but one where a bigger group can arrive together, if the pace isn't too high.

Obviously, the pace was high in the end though - whatever UAE, Ineos and Quickstep were thinking. They all paid for it in the end, and it was obvious from the start that it comes with bigger chances to lose than to win.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Always great to see Rogla on the top step of the podium.

 

[Lequack]

Is Ayuso the new Roglic?

 

[Didinho]

Is Ayuso the new Roglic?

Roglic is the old Roglic.

 

[AmRacer]

Is Ayuso the new Roglic?

Maybe, but I'm enjoying the battle.

 

[Samamba]

Was really confused by all those comments, this was a 9km/7% climb. Genuine MTF.

There were riders who thought it was gonna be 30 guys in the end too. The difference is that people thought it was not gonna be raced hard. A gradual climb of 8.8km at 6.8% is not that hard. But they did race it hard. No one said there couldn't be gaps if it was raced hard.

 

[tobydawq]

By Roglic in the final 50 metres.

What? I definitely don't see that.

 

[Brullnux]

I honestly still think it's an easy climb. Yes, not punchy-sprinter-type easy, - I got that wrong - but one where a bigger group can arrive together, if the pace isn't too high.

Obviously, the pace was high in the end though - whatever UAE, Ineos and Quickstep were thinking. They all paid for it in the end, and it was obvious from the start that it comes with bigger chances to lose than to win.

Yeah it's not the hardest climb in the world but it came after 180km and rolling terrain, it wasn't a unipuerto stage. I think most people were expecting a fairly large group (10-20) riders at the end, but there's a huge step between 'fairly easy MTF with a biggish group sprint' and one for punchy sprinters.

 

[Samamba]

Yates losing 4'30 in 2km time is impressive.