Vuelta a Castilla y Leon, 12th -14th April 2013, 2.1

[greenedge]

Rojas to win the next stage?

 

[manafana]

carrots finally win and its in a race that is in major decline, a pity.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 1 highlights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0JsvAJ625Ac#!

FF 2:30 for action to start.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ken Hanson (USA Crit Champion) got 11th.. Not bad.. Not bad at all..

I'm definitely rooting for Hen Hanson here. He looks like a beast and there are just way too few cyclist with a mustache these days (hope he still has it)!

 

[Zam_Olyas]

It was even better the year before that, with Igor Antón and Ezequiel Mosquera trading turns attacking Contador, before Juan Mauricio Soler rode across to them, and they proceeded to do a number on Contador, Antón eventually escaping for the win atop El Morredero, but not being able to get away early enough to prevent Contador taking the win back in the ITT, while, riding for Caja Rural, Michał Kwiatkowski decided that one of his weaknesses was working out which was the right break to be in, so tried to hedge his bets by being in EVERY break.

Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcqjoUCU-U

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Movistar tweet that Juanjo Lobato has won the second stage. Euskaltel asserting domination! Also the first win for one of the new non-Basque signings.

 

[afpm90]

Juanjo Lobato from Euskaltel wins the second stage.

 

[jens_attacks]

can anybody stop euskaltel?

 

[Ferminal]

Gotta give credit to Rojas for his consistency.

Nice to see Lobato win actually, I don't think he's a horrible sprinter and might sneak a couple more wins before the season is out.

Finish tomorrow is around 2km @ 6%. I do not think Lasca and Lobato can survive that so it will be between Urtasun and any attackers.

 

[Ferminal]

Funny a race like this gets full results out quicker than most other organisations this season.

Those in the hunt for GC tomorrow:

1º 32 LASCA, Francesco ITA CAJA RURAL 08:04:25
2º 12 LOBATO, Juan Jose ESP EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 02
3º 16 URTASUN, Pablo ESP EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 02
4º 6 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR TEAM a 08
5º 141 HANSON, Ken USA OPTUM P/B KELLY BENE a 08
6º 4 ROJAS, Jose J. ESP MOVISTAR TEAM a 12
7º 81 BARBERO, Carlos ESP EUSKADI a 12
8º 124 SHALUNOV, Evgeny RUS LOKOSPHINX a 12
9º 34 CARDOSO, Andre POR CAJA RURAL a 12
10º 107 SENTJENS, Roy BEL CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE a 12
11º 111 MANCEBO, Francisco ESP 5 HOUR ENERGY a 12
12º 42 JEANDESBOZ, Fabrice FRA SOJASUN a 12
13º 74 BEKAERT, Steve BEL BURGOS BH - CASTILLA a 12
14º 1 MORENO, Javier ESP MOVISTAR TEAM a 12
15º 28 SUAREZ, Juan P. COL COLOMBIA a 12
16º 108 TRUSOV, Nikolay RUS CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE a 12
17º 96 CARDOSO, Filipe D. POR EFAPEL - GLASSDRIVE a 12
18º 95 SOUSA, Sergio F. POR EFAPEL - GLASSDRIVE a 12
19º 24 MARENTES, Wilson A. COL COLOMBIA a 12
20º 135 CALDERON, Edson COL 472 - COLOMBIA a 12
21º 31 TXURRUKA, Amets ESP CAJA RURAL a 12
22º 45 GALLAND, Jérémie FRA SOJASUN a 12
23º 102 PFINGSTEN, Christoph GER CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE a 12
24º 116 SHELDON, Taylor USA 5 HOUR ENERGY a 12
25º 2 GUTIERREZ, José I. ESP MOVISTAR TEAM a 12
26º 132 CHAMORRO, Juan COL 472 - COLOMBIA a 12
27º 92 FONTE, César POR EFAPEL - GLASSDRIVE a 12
28º 72 BELDA, David ESP BURGOS BH - CASTILLA a 12
29º 121 ANTONOV, Mikhail RUS LOKOSPHINX a 12
30º 65 POMOSHNIKOV, Sergei RUS RUSVELO a 12
31º 48 VUILLERMOZ, Alexis FRA SOJASUN a 12
32º 61 FIRSANOV, Sergey RUS RUSVELO a 12
33º 23 CHALAPUD, Robinson E. COL COLOMBIA a 12
34º 84 BAGUES, Aritz ESP EUSKADI a 12
35º 17 VERDUGO, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 12
36º 41 FEILLU, Brice FRA SOJASUN a 12
37º 14 AZANZA, Jorge ES EUSKALTEL EUSKADI a 12
38º 103 DUYN, Huub NED CYCLINGTEAM DE RIJKE a 12
39º 133 SALAZAR, Hugo S. COL 472 - COLOMBIA a 12
40º 127 SOKOLOV, Dmitry RUS LOKOSPHINX a 12
41º 3 PLAZA, Ruben ESP MOVISTAR TEAM a 12

 

[roundabout]

Rojas ftw

 

[Descender]

Seriously, Rojas needs to go see a therapist.

 

[Zam_Olyas]

I feel bad for Rojas.

 

[jens_attacks]

you shouldn't. the guy's idol is franco lol

 

[ILovecycling]

you shouldn't. the guy's idol is franco lol

what? do you mean Francisco Franco?

 

[Zam_Olyas]

what? do you mean Francisco Franco?

Yes, that's what he meant.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

How he and Beñat Intxausti coexist peacefully is a wonder.

 

[ILovecycling]

oh he is a serious ***...

 

[trevim]

How he and Beñat Intxausti coexist peacefully is a wonder.

Maybe Benat forgot his roots when he left the Euskadi boys

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Maybe Benat forgot his roots when he left the Euskadi boys

He refuses to use the letter 'c' when referring to Athletic Club as that letter doesn't exist in Basque...

 

[brilleaben]

Athleli Lub?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Athleli Lub?

Aupa Athletik.

 

[manafana]

how Rojas, the di canio of cycling, hope he becomes a manager of sky team so the re tops can have field day.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Stage 2 highlights.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fKexoqLLXBs

Racing starts 3 minutes in.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Rubén Plaza wins, taking the stage and (predictably) the GC! His first win since he was back with Liberty Seguros, and his first major showing since he shore his leg almost in half back in March 2011!