Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2020, Spain, February 19 - February 23

[Lequack]

Same timeframe as the Algarve race in Portugal. Big names include last year's winner Fuglsang, the new and improved Mikel Landa, now switched from Movistar to Bahrain McLaren. Also with a new team is Enric Mas, who switches from Quickstem to Movistar. Also racing is Aleksandr Vlasov, the newcomer from Astana who was going great in the Provence race.
There is also a hilly 13k ITT at the end.

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ruta-del-sol/2020/gc/overview
http://vueltaandalucia.es/

Live video stream available on Eurosport 2.

Full startlist: https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/ruta-del-sol/2020/gc/startlist

 

[Lequack]

Stage 1 » Alhaurin de la Torre › Grazalema (173.8k)

Stage 2 » Siviglia › Iznajar (198.1k)

Stage 3 » Jean › Ubeda (176.9k)

Stage 4 » Villanueva Mesia › Granada (125k)

Stage 5 (ITT) » Mijas › Mijas (13k)

 

[SafeBet]

Astana with the usual killer team in these early season spanish races.
I'm very curious about Jack Haig's performance. He's been steadily improving for the past 2 years, can he finally win a stage race?

 

[Lequack]

Astana with the usual killer team in these early season spanish races.
I'm very curious about Jack Haig's performance. He's been steadily improving for the past 2 years, can he finally win a stage race?

He was climbing really well in Valencia.

 

[Red Rick]

Boys and Girls.

I have an announcement to make

I have never

In my life

Seen such a beautiful route in a 5 day stage race.

 

[Lequack]

Every stage is a GC stage.

 

[yaco]

Haig should be disappointed if he doesn't match his performance from Valenciana, especially as the parcours is more suitable to his characterics - ITT is a small worry as he is only average at this discipline - This should set him up well for P/N in which he'll face the heavy hitters.

 

[tobydawq]

What, did Bahrain confuse this race with the Tour de France?

Originally, their team consisted of Landa, Teuns, Colbrelli, Caruso, Cortina, Mohoric, Bilbao.

Seven of their eight biggest stars.

Padun in instead of an ill Cortina, though.

 

[sir fly]

Some racing kilometers in the legs before a route like this could be useful but doesn't have to mean too much.
If only the lineups on the peninsula this week were more evenly split would've been ideal.

 

[zlev11]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyBSv1dQn9I&t=1528s


video of Puerto de las Palomas from the 2002 Vuelta (starts at 15:38). I'm 99% sure it's the same side they're doing tomorrow.

 

[manafana]

What, did Bahrain confuse this race with the Tour de France?

Originally, their team consisted of Landa, Teuns, Colbrelli, Caruso, Cortina, Mohoric, Bilbao.

Seven of their eight biggest stars.

Padun in instead of an ill Cortina, though.

Most likely because of Oman been off no? got fit them somewhere

 

[Lequack]

Live coverage on Eurosport 2 today @ 15:00 - 16:45 .

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Live coverage on Eurosport 2 today @ 15:00 - 16:45 .

Break @3mins
Smit
Lammertink
Gooddens

 

[Lequack]

3 mins with 30k to go. Will the break make it?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

5 Guys in the front.
2m40 gap / 26k to go

 

[TourOfSardinia]

5 Guys in the front.
2m40 gap / 26k to go

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

So... they closed 2 minutes in 7 km?

 

[Lequack]

Top of the climb is @ 7km to go.

 

[Lequack]

Landa attacks with Fuglsang following.

 

[Lequack]

Peloton in pieces now. Enric Mas also dropped.

 

[Salvarani]

Mas not good at all smh

 

[Lequack]

Landa and Fuglsang now with 30 seconds advantage.

 

[Laplaz]

I missed Landani, great to see him back in action

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Good to see Vanhoucke showing some signs of life.

 

[Lequack]

The new Jumbo Visma signing, the australian Chris Harper, is going great as well.

But Landa and Fuglsang seem to be doing a 2020 Quintana. Out of this world.