Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2025, March 24-30

[Devil's Elbow]

I think it’s fair to say that this generation of riders and DSs is possibly the least intelligent we’ve ever seen.

Well, it didn't take long before this became topical again...

 

[Netserk]

I rather question UAE not inducing some chaos and attacks.

 

[Red Rick]

Closing it down for attacks means they have to ride like this.

Climb slow do the rest of the circuit at an okay pace.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bruno really wants us to talk about him!

 

[Netserk]

3 laps to go.

 

[Samamba]

Climb slow do the rest of the circuit at an okay pace.

Look at that peloton, they are climbing slow

 

[Red Rick]

They're calling this circuit relentless, meanwhile the circuit record is like 6 W/kg for 10 minutes and it's a very lightweight rider to boot.

 

[Netserk]

6 Redbull riders in the peloton.

 

[tobydawq]

6 Redbull riders in the peloton.

Good, they read my previous post and changed tactics.

 

[Samamba]

It's the most overrated stage almost every year. Only hard when there's rain or some super team makes it as hard as possible.

 

[Offline]

6 Redbull riders in the peloton.

They don't make it hard enough right now. Really big peloton

 

[Netserk]

Rogla does it the stupid way.

 

[tobydawq]

Roglic now drilling it!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's the most overrated stage almost every year. Only hard when there's rain or some super team makes it as hard as possible.

This circuit is the best argument anywhere in favour of road width/technicality being a critical factor in selectivity.

 

[Samamba]

Roglic goes

 

[Netserk]

Pellizarri dropped.

 

[tobydawq]

VAMOS!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Big mistake by Ayuso to not be on the wheel, he actually had to brake when Bernal sat up.

 

[tobydawq]

Typical long-ranger from Roglic!

 

[dazaau]

Roglic! Nice!

 

[Netserk]

This is what he could have waited for in the last lap.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Rogla goes solo - go, go, go!

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Ayuso back in the lead. Rogla will need a long-range attack to overcome the huge deficit.

Long-ranger indeed!

 

[Samamba]

He's stronger than Ayuso, he could even wait a lap

 

[hayneplane]

It’s farcical that they took GC times at 5km to go yesterday but still included stage finishing position in the overall count back meaning that the GC riders still needed to get involved and with the quality of team staff it would be no surprise to discover that not every team was fully aware of this until after the results were published.