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6 stage race GCs from 6 different riders. Impressive.sir fly said:Vino can head now to the central committee and say: "Look, we're winning everything!"
Congrats to Simon Yates and Fuglsang.
I think it was quite a tactical error trying to eliminate your teammate who could turn out to be critical in closing down potential dangerous attacks.Valv.Piti said:Fuglsang just took matters into his own hands and went as hard as he could to win the race. Cant blame him for that.
yaco said:Good week for S.Yates - Rode on the front for 2 stages, a good ITT and a mountain stage victory - Put your feet up tomorrow, Simon.
Poursuivant said:yaco said:Good week for S.Yates - Rode on the front for 2 stages, a good ITT and a mountain stage victory - Put your feet up tomorrow, Simon.
Will be in perfect shape to blitz everyone in the Giro.
Hugo Koblet said:I think it was quite a tactical error trying to eliminate your teammate who could turn out to be critical in closing down potential dangerous attacks.Valv.Piti said:Fuglsang just took matters into his own hands and went as hard as he could to win the race. Cant blame him for that.
Frankschleck said:Well to fulgsangs defence hahaha, izagirre was the biggest threat- that guy is a damn good descender, so maybe fulgsang didn't trust him. But yeah i think fulgsang tactics were stupid as well.
The flag is dropped in Otura, just south of Granada. Some 10 kilometres after the start the riders enter a false flat which continues onto a 9 kilometres climb at 3.1% to the village Agrón. The route descents to the Embalse de Los Bermejales, a beautiful man-made reservoir, before the next uphill appears. Not the hardest climb in Andalucia either: 5.2 kilometres at 2.8%.
The Ruta del Sol moves through Alhama de Granada and ascents the Alto del Navazo. The 6.4 kilometres climb at 3.8% drops to the plains around Zafarraya. Up next is the Alto de las Canteras, which slopes for 4.1 kilometres at 4.4%.
The second half of the race is easier. The route descents from 1,096 metres to around 300 metres before the last KOM climb appears. The Alto Valle de la Vida is 2.7 kilometres at 7.6% and takes in some double digits ramps. The peak is crested in Almogía with almost 30 kilometres remaining to the finish line.
The route runs just north of Málaga Airport to Alhaurín de la Torre. The arrival was included before in the 2015 Ruta del Sol when Juan José Lobato outsprinted John Degenkolb on the false flat finish.
The last stage of the 2019 Ruta del Sol leaves at 11:50 and the expected finish is around 15:55 – both are local times.
Red Rick said:http://www.climbing-records.com/2019/02/simon-yates-back-in-spain-back-on-attack.html
Solid performance from Yates. I love Hazallanas and I would love to see the Vuelta use that climb without using it as a MTF.
Also, damn Contador and Froome went absolutely full *** there in 2015. Such a shame that was basically their last H2H duel.
Zinoviev Letter said:People regularly complain that since Contador retired, no GC men ride with his attitude. Simon Yates does.
Poursuivant said:Zinoviev Letter said:People regularly complain that since Contador retired, no GC men ride with his attitude. Simon Yates does.
I agree, it’s February, it’s his first race, and he’s attacking from miles out. I am a big fan.