Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025, March 24-30

[Potomac]

Ant McCrossan, , he just said his name.
That's who we have doing commentary for Peacock.

 

[Sciatic]

Love that Euskeltel's rain jackets are orange. Why do so many teams have black rain jackets when they could have something with their team color scheme instead?

Although today they are already so soaked most riders aren't even bothering to don a rain jacket.

 

[Potomac]

He has the same beard as well now.

Yes, it was kind of a rhetorical question, I just think it looks weird

Either way, it is grody to the max.

 

[Netserk]

2" for Rogla?

 

[SHAD0W93]

First test of Ayuso against a member of the big5 this year, I still think he will crack Roglic on one of the stages and win GC but it might be a different story in the Giro.

Curious to see Bernal and Torres.

Who’s the fifth?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That PCS stat about BIB numbers obviously means that Gall will win this race and everyone else should just quit already.

 

[Potomac]

Who’s the fifth?

who the heck is 3 onwards?

There are only two big GC.

 

[SHAD0W93]

who the heck is 3 onwards?

There are only two big GC.

Pog, Vinge, Roglic, and Evenepoel.

 

[Potomac]

Pog, Vinge, Roglic, and Evenepoel.

No way.
The four of them, all healthy, at the same stage race...

Pog and Ving battle for 1st and 2nd.

Those two are a cut above there rest.

 

[Sciatic]

who the heck is 3 onwards?

There are only two big GC.

Please don't restart that overwrought debate in this thread. There are several other threads to discuss it and where its already been discussed ad infinitum!

 

[Netserk]

3" Hessmann
2" Novak
1" Rogla

 

[Sciatic]

No hurry on this wet descent

 

[Potomac]

Please don't restart that overwrought debate in this thread. There are several other threads to discuss it and where its already been discussed ad infinitum!

okay okay okay

 

[Tim Cahill]

Int sprint bizarre looking back, they seemed to just let Hessmann get it without any resistance.

 

[Netserk]

Rogla is on today. He's here to win.

 

[Potomac]

How many riders are we expecting to sprint for the win today?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

How many riders are we expecting to sprint for the win today?

47

 

[Netserk]

3" Hessmann
2" Novak
1" Rogla

Corrected to Mas 3".

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Int sprint bizarre looking back, they seemed to just let Hessmann get it without any resistance.

Even Visma put up more of a fight before they let go of him.

 

[Samamba]

Brennan keeping himself in the front. He's also really good on these kind of finishes.

 

[perico]

2" for Rogla?

1 sec for Roglic, 3 sec for Mas

 

[Samamba]

Is there a 3km rule here?

I know guys who crashed in the last km last year got same time as winner but what if someone crashes on the last descent?

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Voigt simply refusing to believe that Thomas doesn't come back, even though he's already 1 min down. Bengtsch than explains that in the Giro Stage in Nepal (sic!) last year, Thomas didn't want to take any risks.

Some things stay simple and the same in these troubling times. It's the little reaffirmations of reality that help us stay sane.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Oh it was Mas with the 3, looking for some revenge on his big enemy Roglic, Vamos Enric!!!

 

[Netserk]

Is there a 3km rule here?

Yes. Also 3" rule for a gap:

7.2 STAGES EXPECTED TO FINISH
IN BUNCH SPRINT
The following stages have been
identified as « expected to finish in
bunch sprint »:
- Stage 1, 2 and 5
During these stages, the protocol of
calculation of time gaps for stages
“expected to finish in bunch sprints”
published on the UCI website in the
Regulations section will be applied.