Vuelta a España - Stage 5 : Guadix - Lorca 198.8km

[The Hitch]

Vuelta a España - Stage 5 : Guadix - Lorca 198.8km

after few days of excitment, a sprint

 

[hrotha]

I'm actually looking forward to seeing a sprint. I want to see if stage 2 was an accident.

 

[Jamsque]

I'd be surprised if Hutarovich repeated, but that doesn't mean Cav will win. He was missing his usual blazing turn of speed on stage 2.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Snoozefest tomorrow with Cavendish the overwhelming favorite. I'll go with Haedo though

 

[The Hitch]

i think cav. Dont see hutarovic repeating. If fdj are going to spring another surprise then it is with sebastian chavanel this time. He was up there on stage 2 using farrar as his leadout man.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

I'd be surprised if Hutarovich repeated, but that doesn't mean Cav will win. He was missing his usual blazing turn of speed on stage 2.

He went a little early, passed everyone he could see and thought he had it won - I'm not saying he eased up, but once he'd accelerated by Farrar it's not hard to imagine how he would think he had it won and not be quite as aggressive as he might have been.

 

[maltiv]

He went a little early, passed everyone he could see and thought he had it won - I'm not saying he eased up, but once he'd accelerated by Farrar it's not hard to imagine how he would think he had it won and not be quite as aggressive as he might have been.

Sounds like a severe case of tunnel-vision then...

 

[icefire]

Too much highway tomorrow

 

[The Hitch]

He went a little early, passed everyone he could see and thought he had it won - I'm not saying he eased up, but once he'd accelerated by Farrar it's not hard to imagine how he would think he had it won and not be quite as aggressive as he might have been.

considering cav blamed the heat, i dont think it was this. He would have put the blame on this instead of admiting he was beaten fair and square.

 

[auscyclefan94]

I'll go with farrar to win. he seems to be going very well.

 

[ericthesportsman6]

Pettachi cause he's on my fantasy team.

 

[Viskovitz]

After today's great stage, tomorrow we go back to the infamous highways. Urgh.

 

[L29205]

Farrar or Thor but a day for the sprinters

 

[Balleballe]

Thor is probably not going to contend the sprint tomorrow. And if he does, I think his form is not good enough. Cav for the win is the easy option, but if Farrar gets his timing right he will be strong enough to fight for the victory.

 

[Connor Pass]

Koldo Fernandez - another win for Euskaltel.

 

[Boardslide]

considering cav blamed the heat, i dont think it was this. He would have put the blame on this instead of admiting he was beaten fair and square.

I think you must have missed this article:-

At the end of the day, I just wasn't fast enough. Hutarovich deserved the win, he did an incredible sprint, so I can't be disappointed. At the end of the day there was somebody better than me."

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk

 

[icefire]

Weather forecast for stage 5:

According to the graph legend in the web site, the vertical arrow at the end means crosswind. Unfortunately, it won't be very strong, and the last kms go over wide roads and highways.

 

[Polyarmour]

I'm not convinced that Hutarovich is faster than Cav. And I'm sure that the others aren't. So long as Cav doesn't throw up on his bike again it's his.

 

[El Pistolero]

I'm not convinced that Hutarovich is faster than Cav. And I'm sure that the others aren't. So long as Cav doesn't throw up on his bike again it's his.

Yeah, Freire asked who won stage 2 and when they answered his question he said "Hutarovich who?"

Just gotta love Freire. It's like he's in a dream world for most of the races he competes in and only wakes up when it's almost over.

 

[blaxland]

Freire,Farrar,Cavendish....one of these three riders will win....But which one?Lets say Cavendish.

 

[craig1985]

Nothing wrong with having sprint finishes, you have to have stages for everybody. The only problem is that you have the dire Tour de France stage that goes for 190km, almost pan flat, and the break has zero chance, and just doing 190km for the sake of it, when they could of chopped off 60km.

 

[flyor64]

Nothing wrong with having sprint finishes, you have to have stages for everybody. The only problem is that you have the dire Tour de France stage that goes for 190km, almost pan flat, and the break has zero chance, and just doing 190km for the sake of it, when they could of chopped off 60km.

Agreed. I actually love watching the sprint stages but I'm guilty of only really watching the last 10ish KMs of those stages. But that last KM is usually pretty good...

Which means I should be home today in time to catch the finale live...

I'm in with a vote for Farrar.

 

[Jamsque]

Only 21 degrees at the start today according to the official ticker. If the heat really was what slowed Cav down on stage 2 then he ought to be just fine today.

 

[The Hitch]

I think you must have missed this article:-

At the end of the day, I just wasn't fast enough. Hutarovich deserved the win, he did an incredible sprint, so I can't be disappointed. At the end of the day there was somebody better than me."

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk

nope, i didnt miss it. Thats why i said that Cav admiteed to being beaten fair and square.

 

[The Hitch]

Nothing wrong with having sprint finishes, you have to have stages for everybody. The only problem is that you have the dire Tour de France stage that goes for 190km, almost pan flat, and the break has zero chance, and just doing 190km for the sake of it, when they could of chopped off 60km.

They need 190km flat stages so that you can say that it is a tour of a country. For me the first 130 km dont really exist anyway since coverage only starts at 60k and even then i probably will only watch the last 10 k.