Vuelta 2018 Stage 1: Málaga 8 km ITT

[Valv.Piti]

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My pick is Rohan.
A 90kg heavy sprinter like Walscheid (who's racing his first gt) could do well in such a short TT if he actually goes full gas.

Why wouldnt he go full gas? Basically everyone does that..

 

[search]

this looks too long and too hilly for a sprinter like Walscheid to me

 

[Lequack]

The barriers are already in place:

 

[HelloDolly]

Dennis to win wth Castro very near behind
Sagan to do very well

of GC guys expect SKY and BMC riders to do well along with Kelderman ,

 

[Broccolidwarf]

Crazy that Porte can keep up his string of bad luck.

He's the Sisyphus of cycling.

 

[Robert5091]

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Crazy that Porte can keep up his string of bad luck.

He's the Sisyphus of cycling.

Ha, I wrote that back in the TdF thread when LRP crashed out. SDB must have put some evill juju on LRP when he left Sky.

 

[Pharazon]

as per normal, the live timing isn't working on the website

 

[Tim Booth]

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as per normal, the live timing isn't working on the website

see
http://www.tissottiming.com/2018/vue/nl-be/Default/Stage/1

 

[DNP-Old]

Porte 5th at 26s behind Langeveld.

 

[Bot. Sky_Bot]

Porte dissapointing.

 

[infeXio]

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Porte dissapointing.

Considering that he himself said that he'd just like to chase a stage in the last week, and that he just had a stomach bug, it's hardly surprising, let alone disappointing..

 

[sir fly]

Looks like a fast course and the weather is in accordance to it.
Richie's riding with the World's on his mind.

 

[Rollthedice]

Minimal cycling knowledge would dictate that Porte is not a factor in this Vuelta. He's been injured, signed for a new team, thinks about the Worlds.

 

[movingtarget]

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Porte dissapointing.

I'd say it's pretty good all things considered.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Minimal cycling knowledge would dictate that Porte is not a factor in this Vuelta. He's been injured, signed for a new team, thinks about the Worlds.

Just been sick…

 

[sir fly]

And now I have to leave... to sell some moonshine.
Cheers!

 

[Red Rick]

Pretty decent time for Mollema

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

Any other GC guys besides Porte said they will be focusing the WC? Nibali, Valverde?

 

[Laplaz]

Porte decent time? God please. Even Pierre Roland is in front of him

 

[Red Rick]

Any other GC guys besides Porte said they will be focusing the WC? Nibali, Valverde?

I think Nibali will actually wait and see what happens. I don't think he's gonna drop on purpose the first time the road goes up, but as soon as he's out for a top 3 place, he's gonna drop 20 minutes I think

 

[movingtarget]

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Porte decent time? God please. Even Pierre Roland is in front of him

For someone climbing out of a sick bed ?

 

[Red Rick]

Pinot disappointing

Edit, thought it was worse. 20s behind Van Baarle.

 

[Laplaz]

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Porte decent time? God please. Even Pierre Roland is in front of him

For someone climbing out of a sick bed ?

I know, but even there he should be up there with Pierre

 

[BlackWhiteEagle]

TiboPino like meh, nothing special +20 to van Baarle

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

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TiboPino like meh, nothing special +20 to van Baarle

+14s to "not going for GC" Mollema

I'm not buying Mollema's crap. He is trying to do GC for as long as possible and only if he fails he'll go for stages I think