Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 21/03/2016 - 27/03/2016 2.UWT

[Velolover2]

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So very fast start ...peloton split
Thomas in 2nd group

Based on what we saw yesterday, as long as Froome has Nieve, he'll be fine.

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

So very fast start ...peloton split
Thomas in 2nd group

Based on what we saw yesterday, as long as Froome has Nieve, he'll be fine.

You wouldn't be a Nieve fan by any chance

 

[meat puppet]

The Baga region and the Cadi Moixero & Pedraforca natural parks in particular are very beautiful places, just had to say this having hiked there. Hope the racing delivers, a fast start is... Well, a good start.

Would be glad to see someone go from a distance, quintana being my first guess.

 

[Gigs_98]

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So very fast start ...peloton split
Thomas in 2nd group

Based on what we saw yesterday, as long as Froome has Nieve, he'll be fine.

Nieve alone can't build a sky train though. Not a perfect situation for Froome but not a disaster yet as well.

 

[HelloDolly]

Good situation for Contador if peloton blows apart you'd think....as he will have no team mates anyway except maybe Trofimov

 

[HelloDolly]

Pawel Poljanski abandons ....not good for Bertie

 

[Pricey_sky]

Re: Re:

So very fast start ...peloton split
Thomas in 2nd group

Based on what we saw yesterday, as long as Froome has Nieve, he'll be fine.

Nieve alone can't build a sky train though. Not a perfect situation for Froome but not a disaster yet as well.

In the bigger picture it doesn't matter very much. It's not like Froome is in top shape to challenge for the win.

 

[HelloDolly]

Peloton back together again

Break gone including Ben Swift (must be on great form...means SKY wont chase

 

[rick james]

Go on swify...do it for us anglo saxons

 

[HelloDolly]

Looks like every team of note have someone in the break except Tinkoff

Even EQS have someone in the break...Meersman

 

[Breh]

Not that it is of any importance...

 

[TMP402]

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I didnt know this rider...http://www.cqranking.com/men/asp/gen/rider_palm.asp?riderid=21014&year=2015&all=1&current=0

Another one to follow, what he did today at 21 is something to take into account.

I wonder how did he slip by Sky, being British and all.

Probably a combination of no track background and being from the British domestic scene before joining Caja Rural. After their initial season, the only four riders they've signed who have been on the British scene are Joshua Edmondson, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, Alex Peters and Luke Rowe, and only the latter had a track background and he's clearly the only one Sky found success with (Peters is an unknown case so far).

 

[TMP402]

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Preston is flat but it has its ups and down close.

Taxus knows provincial England now?

 

[HelloDolly]

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Not that it is of any importance...

It is if you have to do the chasing ...

 

[del1962]

Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

 

[HelloDolly]

Dron is the missing from your list

 

[del1962]

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Dron is the missing from your list

Cheers

 

[ILovecycling]

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Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

No important names as a help for gc guys, might get a shot on stage win

 

[inacion]

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Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

No important names as a help for gc guys, might get a shot on stage win

I already seen De Gent winning stages like this, if breakaway succeed I think he's favourite

 

[dark_horse]

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Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

No important names as a help for gc guys, might get a shot on stage win

I already seen De Gent winning stages like this, if breakaway succeed I think he's favourite

he won stage 20 at giro 2012 on Stelvio after a solo breakaway, finishing on the podium that year

 

[Breh]

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Not that it is of any importance...

It is if you have to do the chasing ...

Best placed is Swift at 10minutes. There is no GC threat in the break. Tinkoff shouldn't care too much, AC doesn't mind winning Gt's without stage victories. And even if his team uses all their riders to chase, it's not like he needed teammates to put time into his rivals yesterday.

 

[inacion]

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Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

No important names as a help for gc guys, might get a shot on stage win

I already seen De Gent winning stages like this, if breakaway succeed I think he's favourite

he won stage 20 at giro 2012 on Stelvio after a solo breakaway, finishing on the podium that year

Exactly, Cunego was 2nd. Probably the best De Gent performance of his career so far

 

[HelloDolly]

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Not that it is of any importance...

It is if you have to do the chasing ...

Best placed is Swift at 10minutes. There is no GC threat in the break. Tinkoff shouldn't care too much, AC doesn't mind winning Gt's without stage victories. And even if his team uses all their riders to chase, it's not like he needed teammates to put time into his rivals yesterday.

Sigh

Over in the Contador thread they re lamenting he has no team mates at end of races
You point out Tinkoff are chasing and using up their riders and its so what
Never mind I guess you know it all

 

[Kwibus]

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Break
Ruben Plaza (OGE) - 12 mins
Swifty (Sky)10 mins
Tsatevich (Kat) over 12 minutes
De Gendt (LTS)
Weening (Roompot)
Gilbert (BMC)
Eriviti (Mov)
Ten Dam (Giant)
Durasek (LAM)

Plus one?

Swifty best placed at 10 minutes I think

No important names as a help for gc guys, might get a shot on stage win

I already seen De Gent winning stages like this, if breakaway succeed I think he's favourite

he won stage 20 at giro 2012 on Stelvio after a solo breakaway, finishing on the podium that year

We haven't seen a glimpse of that De Gendt since that stage though.

 

[Kwibus]

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Not that it is of any importance...

It is if you have to do the chasing ...

Best placed is Swift at 10minutes. There is no GC threat in the break. Tinkoff shouldn't care too much, AC doesn't mind winning Gt's without stage victories. And even if his team uses all their riders to chase, it's not like he needed teammates to put time into his rivals yesterday.

Sigh

Over in the Contador thread they re lamenting he has no team mates at end of races
You point out Tinkoff are chasing and using up their riders and its so what
Never mind I guess you know it all

Well it's better to have a strong teammate in the final with you instead of none. Right?
I think Froome agrees.