Vuelta a Asturias 2012

[canyonball]

But a certain G.Baez is also in that second group. So Blanco can't win

I was talking about Volta a Portugal. For someone who has been sidelined for a good part of the early season due to lack of a team, he's putting a good performance since his comeback. Which makes me believe he still has it to win it. Should be a great duel with Mestre during summer.

I should have specified, my bad.

 

[Michele]

I dont think that message was for you.

 

[canyonball]

I dont think that message was for you.

Yeah... I only realized that after I hit the button

 

[Parrulo]

I was talking about Volta a Portugal. For someone who has been sidelined for a good part of the early season due to lack of a team, he's putting a good performance since his comeback. Which makes me believe he still has it to win it. Should be a great duel with Mestre during summer.

I should have specified, my bad.

NO!!!! as much as i like blanco i don't want a spanish guy holding the record of volta wins.

Mestre will repeat also i like carmins kit+bike combination. pretty cool

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Yea, I was disappointed enough when he levelled Chagas. But that Efapel team is mighty stacked.

Marque has been being pretty good in this race for a while - think he was 10th last year despite not really being a climber at all. With the Alto del Acebo removed, and the potential to add a bit more to his lead in the ITT, he could perhaps manage the top 5 here.

I also like Carmim's kit, but I don't think I'd want to be wearing it to climb mountains in 40º heat in August.

 

[Parrulo]

Yea, I was disappointed enough when he levelled Chagas. But that Efapel team is mighty stacked.

Marque has been being pretty good in this race for a while - think he was 10th last year despite not really being a climber at all. With the Alto del Acebo removed, and the potential to add a bit more to his lead in the ITT, he could perhaps manage the top 5 here.

I also like Carmim's kit, but I don't think I'd want to be wearing it to climb mountains in 40º heat in August.

maybe then can pull a garmin and change the black for white?

 

[jens_attacks]

carmim has the best kits so chapeau!i hope mestre can take it overall

until august it will be enough time for nuno ribeiro to find his old form and kill everybody uphill

 

[Parrulo]

carmim has the best kits so chapeau!i hope mestre can take it overall

until august it will be enough time for nuno ribeiro to find his old form and kill everybody uphill

i must admit nuno ribeiro is one of my guilty pleasures. shame he got nailed so soon after getting to the international scene

 

[trevim]

i must admit nuno ribeiro is one of my guilty pleasures. shame he got nailed so soon after getting to the international scene

Ah Ribeiro is my first big disappointment in cycling. It was the first Volta I followed and I was thrilled that, as a leader, he attacked like 14km out on Serra da Estrela. Only to be caught :-D

 

[canyonball]

Marque has been being pretty good in this race for a while - think he was 10th last year despite not really being a climber at all. With the Alto del Acebo removed, and the potential to add a bit more to his lead in the ITT, he could perhaps manage the top 5 here.

How are the Piedras Blancas and Alto del Naranco stages compared to last year? In 2011, he lost 3 seconds to Moreno in the first and 36 seconds in the later. So maybe is not so optimistic to say a bit more than Top 5...Of course circunstances do matter, but it's interesting to look at these times.

 

[MADRAZO]

btw, what is up with urtasun climbing like one of the best this year?

I second that, one of the biggest surprices of the year so far for me how Urtasun suddenly can climb. And today he even showed some speed again something he also seemed to have lost last season. Maybe the curse of being a spanish CSC-stagiere is beginning to wear off.

 

[Sylvester]

Urtasun has been really unlucky recently, though, he deserves a win after all these placings. He did show some climbing talent before if I'm not mistaken, but his form is surprising indeed. Yet I can't believe Euskaltel were not able to bring back Marque. They will have miscalculated, as they still tend to do way too often.

Good win for Carmim-Prio, anyway.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

bunch sprint it will be. no brainer

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

bunch sprint it will be. no brainer

Jesus Herrada won from a breakaway group. No brainer.

 

[will10]

1. Jesús Herrada (Movistar Team)
2. Alexander Ryabkin (Caja Rural)
3. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis)

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

1 2 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesús ESP MOV 2:03:10 6"
2 85 EDET, Nicolas FRA COF m.t. 4"
3 96 PEDRAZA, Walter COL EPM +03 2"
4 32 RYABKIN, Alexander RUS CJR +03
5 8 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOV +05
6 35 PIEDRA, Antonio ESP CJR +05
7 4GUTIÉRREZ, José Iván ESP MOV +07
8 128 SVESHNISKOV, Kirill RUS LOK +07
9 83 DI GREGORIO, Rémy FRA COF +10
10 146 PACHECO, José Fco ESP TKT +12

 

[Havetts]

Herrada should do well in the TT as well.

 

[Roude Leiw]

Di Gregorio for the win

 

[Michele]

Any update?

 

[Roude Leiw]

ticker (for spanish speakers)

http://biciciclismo.com/cas/site/eventos_online-ficha.asp?id=197

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

how is the weather?

 

[will10]

Very wet

 

[Sylvester]

Jon Izagirre wins! Intxausti 2nd, Shalunov 3rd. Somewhat surprising to see Izagirre win a TT, but it's a good sign for his GC ambitions.

Marque still in the lead.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

jon izagirre is excellent rain rider and steerer. just like hs brother gorka

 

[Sylvester]

Yes, their bike-handling and downhilling skills are excellent, but I just didn't think Jon could win this TT, in this kind of field he mostly comes 7th or something.

He has been improving steadily over the last few years. I hope he'll do a great Giro, he definitely could try to win a mountain stage from a break.