Vuelta a España - Stage 1 August 28, TTT Sevilla 16.5km

[The Hitch]

Vuelta a España - Stage 1 August 28, TTT Sevilla 16.5km



For the record, this is not too early to start the thread, the other gt stage 1 threads were on the wednesday as i recall too.

And so the 3rd gt is upon us. A great course this year, and no clear favourite. Will be kind of wierd it not starting in the Netherlands. But what will be even wierder will be the nature of the event. A 16 km night team time trial. I for one am looking forward to see what this is like. Should be a good atmosphere.

And very difficult to pick a winner. Not knowing too much about the selections, Im guessing Htc will be up there because they have so many great tters, some of them are bound to have been picked. Also rabo and liqui and garmin to be up there, though will have to see the selection for more substancial guesses.

 

[hrotha]

Assuming the whole thing isn't suspended, of course!

 

[karlboss]

Assuming the whole thing isn't suspended, of course!

you'd think things like this would be cleared up earlier, especially as it seems a city council level problem and I assume the city asked to have a stage there.

 

[Moondance]

If it happens :

1. Garmin (with Millar, who is starting according to cyclingstartlists, taking the gold)
2. Saxo
3. Caisse (difficult pick, could also be HTC or perhaps even Rabo)

 

[luckyboy]

1. Garmin (with Millar, who is starting according to cyclingstartlists, taking the gold)

 

[Moondance]

NOOOOOO!!!!

Man that's awful


And here I was, just getting used to the gold. I remember the the yellow they had until about 10 years ago still quite fondly.

 

[josekaubeda]

The King of Mountains jersey changes this year too:

Vuelta a España 2010 jerseys

 

[Parrulo]

the kom jersey is awfull =/

and so is the red one tbh. nothing beats the awesomeness of the pink jersey

anyway

hopefully it will be a very good and competitive vuelta. can any1 please post the profiles of the most important stages.

 

[Moondance]

hopefully it will be a very good and competitive vuelta. can any1 please post the profiles of the most important stages.

Stage 8 to Xorret del Catí.... Maybe not the most decisive... But there will be gaps, and it will be great to watch:

Stage 15 to Lagos de Covadonga. Some devastatingly steep ramps that last for quite a bit. If Igor Anton and Mosquera want to win, this will be place where they could drop a superior TTer like Menchov or Neebs Nibali. Differences between favorites here will be far bigger than in Andorra, I'll bet.

Stage 17; the 47km TT around Penafiel... Could post a profile, but it basically looks like this:

_________________________________________________

Stage 20 up the Bola del Mundo. Bola del Mundo.... Nuff said.

 

[hfer07]

The King of Mountains jersey changes this year too:

Vuelta a España 2010 jerseys

actually the red jersey doesn't look that bad, compared to the one showing those black stains...

 

[Parrulo]

ty moondance. seems like some interesting stages are on the way

 

[hfer07]

stage 3 already includes two mountain passes with an sloped sprint finish....I'd love too see a dare devil contest between Nibali & Arroyo...

 

[JohnNordin]

For those of us new to venturing past Versus TdF - could someone kindly point me to sources for following this live?

 

[auscyclefan94]

With no BMC in la vuelta and no cadel I am not sure who to tip for the ttt and the overall. Any suggestions? I am not even sure if i am going to watch!

hfer07, nibali's desending performance was not that impressive in the giro imo. Scarponi and Basso are very bad descenders and Cadel was a bit behind from the start anyway because he got dropped near the top.

 

[Spaniard]

For your info, they could cancel the stage 1 in Seville due to legal issues (in Spanish):

http://www.marca.com/2010/08/24/ciclismo/1282668335.html

And that's annoying since I'm from Seville, I was hoping to watch it

 

[Jamsque]

I'm expecting another close Garmin vs HTC battle, with Saxo, Caisse, Rabo and Sky close on their heels.

 

[Sasquatch]

Look at these rough teams.

Thomas Danielson
Julian Dean (NZl)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Michel Kreder (Ned)
Christian Meier (Can)
David Millar (GBr)
Ricardo Van Der Velde (Ned)
Matthew Wilson (Aus)
David Zabriskie (USA)

verses

Lars Ytting Bak (Den)
Mark Cavendish (GBr)
Bernhard Eisel (Aut)
Matthew Harley Goss (Aus)
Hayden Roulston (NZl)
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr)
Tejay Van Garderen (USA)
Martin Velits (Svk)
Peter Velits (Svk)

The first 4km of the course is technical with a lot of corners. That gives Columbia the edge with their riders that can slow down and move up to speed in short sharp bursts. Bak, Cavendish, Eisel, Goss, Velits.

Then the next 12km suit Siutsou, Roulston, Van Garderen, Velits bros, etc.

Garmin on the otherhand don't have much in regards to the technical bit. But have stronger riders for the rest.

If the teams start like this, I can't see Columbia getting beaten in a short TTT.

 

[Mellow Velo]

I like this sprinter's stage!



Two other finishes offering nasty gradients, rather than the tempo stuff.




Eurosport's (UK) tv schedule.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/496933/vuelta-a-espana-2010-tv-schedule.html
Not great and in particular, the Bola stage gets chopped down to size.

 

[craig1985]

Dang, that looks more exciting then a Tour de France stage could ever look like.

 

[Kwibus]

Oh is that red jersey doesn't look good at all.
Why didn't they stick to that gold jersey? I liked it.

 

[Spaniard]

Oh is that red jersey doesn't look good at all.
Why didn't they stick to that gold jersey? I liked it.

There is a reason, the maillot has been designed by the spanish designer Custo Dalmau. This maillot is for commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Vuelta, but I have read somewhere that the official one will be different.

 

[The Hitch]

If htc win saturday and cav gets the red, then he will only require a simple (sprint victory in Mont des Allotues to have the grand slam of jerseys. (even canc doesnt have this yet)

 

[taiwan]

There is a reason, the maillot has been designed by the spanish designer Custo Dalmau. This maillot is for commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Vuelta, but I have read somewhere that the official one will be different.

The jerseys in the photo linked above and in the video linked above are different. It's been toned down already.

 

[stefrees]

If htc win saturday and cav gets the red, then he will only require a simple (sprint victory in Mont des Allotues to have the grand slam of jerseys. (even canc doesnt have this yet)

I don't think so? Cav has only previously worn maglia Rosa for 2 days and the maillot vert in 09 tour?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

the KOM had to change because it was going to clash with the new leaders' jersey... and apart from one year where for some reason the (formerly blue) points jersey and it swapped colours, it had been orange before that, and that would clash with Euskaltel's jerseys.