Vuelta a Andalucia (Ruta del Sol) 20th -24th of February

[The Hitch]

.................

 

[The Hitch]

Hivert (Saur Sojasun)

 

[taiwan]

...Bennati

Had me there for a second.

 

[boomcie]

Euhm Hivert...

 

[jens_attacks]

saur fiesta

 

[Jamsque]

Hivert (Saur Sojasun)!

 

[Nastyy]

And Hivert takes it, bit of a surprise. Saur dominating here.

 

[Ryaguas]

Hivert (Saur Sojasun) WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Moncoutie]

Wow. Chapeau Saur!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Told you Freire would not win

 

[The Hitch]

DAOTEC is missing his favourite team on form.

 

[Jamsque]

Told you Freire would not win

Truly you are a cycling genius and we are blessed by your presence.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

ticker was a bit messed up. duarte was caught with 5 km to go, not 25

 

[theyoungest]

ticker was a bit messed up. duarte was caught with 5 km to go, not 25

Yeah, they left him dangling for a little bit. BTW the ticker also mentioned that.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Told you Freire would not win

wow, what a tremendous prediction

 

[TeoSheva]

1. Jonathan Hivert (Saur Sojasun)
2. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team)
3. Oscar Freire (Rabobank)

 

[The Hitch]

So what avatar is Ryo going to take for being so wrong today

 

[boomcie]

How exactly did Hivert win this? I'd rate him as a C-class rider at best. Alright, he is young, but still... Hivert?

Ventoso in second. Almost got it right yesterday.

 

[Ryaguas]

1. Jonathan Hivert (Saur Sojasun)
2. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team)
3. Oscar Freire (Rabobank)

Ventoso with an awesome early season!

 

[taiwan]

Top 5

1. Jonathan Hivert (Saur Sojasun) 4:20:25
2. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) m.t.
3. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) m.t.
4. Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil) m.t.
5. Serguei Ivanov (Katusha) m.t.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Ryo, Not as good as your prediction of Duarte's unprecedented strongness and inability of the peloton to catch him.

 

[Spine Concept]

It's a classic move to leave the escape dangling just within reach, it discourages further attacks in the run-up to the finish and gives the sprint trains time to organise.

That said, we don't really know how big this group is and who it contains.

ticker was a bit messed up. duarte was caught with 5 km to go, not 25

That pretty much explains why they ''finally'' caught him with 5k to go.

 

[theyoungest]

Well, Freire still managed to outsprint Devolder and Ivanov

 

[hrotha]

Suddenly, Devolder.

 

[boomcie]

1. Jonathan Hivert (Saur Sojasun) 4:20:25
2. Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) m.t.
3. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) m.t.
4. Stijn Devolder (Vacansoleil) m.t.
5. Serguei Ivanov (Katusha) m.t.

And Devolder in fourth? This must have been a strange finish...