Vuelta a Espana Stage 4: Baza - Sierra Nevada 170.2 km

[spalco]

Awesome. I booked a trip already.

I would've too, but I've already been convinced to fly to Croatia with Turkish Airlines and my budget doesn't allow for another vacation since I started eating SIDI shoes for lunch every day.

 

[auscyclefan94]

BAMF ftw!!!!!

 

[roundabout]

Garate, Barredo, Slagter, Breschel... all decent climbers, apart from the 3 GC men.

Yes. But I am thinking that more damage would be done on the climb instead of pushing pretty hard downhill.

It's a strong a team but they might have started a bit too early.

 

[Ferminal]

I should go away more often, bunch made up great time the last 20km.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Garate, Barredo, Slagter, Breschel... all decent climbers, apart from the 3 GC men.


I think Sean Kelly would understand it if Garmin would put their riders on the front for Martin, who hasn't shown anything like Mollema or Kruijswijk in GTs. That's why I don't really rate those Anglophone commentators.

Good point

 

[Machu Picchu]

He's really going to take part in Lombardia.

has he still got a spot in the team! isn't there an issue with the UCI and Kash taking his place?_?

 

[Vitapen]

Both Goss & Cav were late to dinner the other night and so eat alone as everyone else had finished, they obviously had different meals to everyone else.

Maybe spanish beef?

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

I think Sean Kelly would understand it if Garmin would put their riders on the front for Martin, who hasn't shown anything like Mollema or Kruijswijk in GTs. That's why I don't really rate those Anglophone commentators.

Kelly's more interested in Belgians than he is in most Anglophones! And he was just being complementary about Kruijswijk a minute ago!

 

[bicing]

I would've too, but I've already been convinced to fly to Croatia with Turkish Airlines and my budget doesn't allow for another vacation since I started eating SIDI shoes for lunch every day.

Awesome!!!

 

[rxgqgxnyfz]

Has he said anything about his plans for the future?

he said that according to contract he still has another year to ride, if he chooses to do so

also two reasons behind his comeback to lombardia:
1. it would be pity to end carriere with a fall like that
2. astana team and kazakhstan need his racing points (to keep pro-tour license and for London Olympics, respectively)

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What do the Eurosport viewers think of the Romania tourism commercials??

Just avoid Bucharest. Sinaia, Prahova, etc. are beautiful. Constanta and Mamaia as well.

 

[sublimit]

BAMF ftw!!!!!

Optimistic.
Its not steep enough anyway.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What is Rabobank doing?

 

[thirteen]

has he still got a spot in the team! isn't there an issue with the UCI and Kash taking his place?_?

he does.

it seems Kireyev mysteriously disappeared from the UCI roster overnight so they're back down to 28 riders.

 

[Benotti69]

Kelly's more interested in Belgians than he is in most Anglophones! And he was just being complementary about Kruijswijk a minute ago!

+1. Kelly is not biased towards the english speaking riders. Always calls it as he sees it. No BS.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

What is Rabobank doing?

Working for Mollema and Kruijswijk, just as obvious as Garmin would be working for Martin, Liquigas for Nibali, etcetera

 

[auscyclefan94]

Rabo are really ripping the field apart!


theyoungest, I think Martin is a better prospect than Mollema in GT's

 

[auscyclefan94]

Working for Mollema and Kruijswijk, just as obvious as Garmin would be working for Martin, Liquigas for Nibali, etcetera

you've changed your attitude about their tatics quite quickly!

 

[Jamsque]

Rohregger goes!

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Rabo are really ripping the field apart!


theyoungest, I think Martin is a better prospect than Mollema in GT's

Yet Martin has no good GT Finish in his career and Mollema does have 12th in the Giro.
Also Mollema was 5th in suisse, Martin has no comparable results (Pologne is far lower category than Suisse).
I don't think Mollema is that much worse than Martin. Martin is also very inconsistent.

 

[Tuarts]

Only 4 left in front now!

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

+1. Kelly is not biased towards the english speaking riders. Always calls it as he sees it. No BS.

Random gushing about Anglophone riders on Eurosport almost always comes from Harmon.

 

[auscyclefan94]

Bonnafond and Rohregger are the two strongest riders of the group.

 

[jobiwan]

Busche's American Champ jersey is awful, IMO.
King's was much better, don't know why they changed it.

 

[just some guy]

3 Rabo out the back