Vuelta al País Vasco 4–9 April 2016

[rick james]

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Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

what you saying, that sky have turned him into a fat climber?

 

[Armchair cyclist]

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From the CN Ticker:

15:35:38 CEST
68km remaining from 194.5km

Oomen takes off his jacket and delivers it to the team car, at the same time taking on a bison.

Awesome typo!

Is he giving Cobo a lift?

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

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Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

 

[Vino attacks everyone]

Re: Re:

Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

Was about to say. Superman's legs look like a sprinters legs.

 

[rainman]

Magnus has to lie down in a dark room after each stage.

 

[Gigs_98]

Oh c'mon. Why can't they let the break go? I want Denifl to win something

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

I don't need ot look far ...NIcolas Roche is 69kg and 1.78 ....
What I am saying is for such a top climber Landa does not LOOK skinny at all even though his weight is listed 61

Imagine he is more than 61 now...more like 64...well to my eyes anyway

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re: Re:

Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

I don't need ot look far ...NIcolas Roche is 69kg and 1.78 ....
What I am saying is for such a top climber Landa does not LOOK skinny at all even though his weight is listed 61

Imagine he is more than 61 now...more like 64...well to my eyes anyway

roche is not a climber.

 

[Taxus4a]

Today there is a stage for brave riders, notans easy one to control.

It would be nice if Contador try something, it is possible climbing and descending, but I would like to be people as Mollema, Dan martin, or even Aru attacking. Froom now to the end is all up and down and the first part of Arritxulegui is hard.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

they are all going for aru this week and yesterday he looked quite bad. he has to try something

 

[HelloDolly]

Re: Re:

Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

I don't need ot look far ...NIcolas Roche is 69kg and 1.78 ....
What I am saying is for such a top climber Landa does not LOOK skinny at all even though his weight is listed 61

Imagine he is more than 61 now...more like 64...well to my eyes anyway

roche is not a climber.

Well I guess he would beg to differ ... even if his climbing is only produced at the Vuelta when he has managed to get down to 67KG

But this is like the Dan Martin argument ...who is also a climber ...though many on here say no

 

[Taxus4a]

I think Verona is going to attack today.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Re: Re:

Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

he is 174 x 61 in top form. pretty thin. if you want bigger climbers in bmi than check superman lopez who is 170 x 65, which is really heavy build. you can also see it in his legs, but in general very muscled guy for a cyclist. betancur is another example

I don't need ot look far ...NIcolas Roche is 69kg and 1.78 ....
What I am saying is for such a top climber Landa does not LOOK skinny at all even though his weight is listed 61

Imagine he is more than 61 now...more like 64...well to my eyes anyway

roche is not a climber.

Well I guess he would beg to differ ... even if his climbing is only produced at the Vuelta when he has managed to get down to 67KG

But this is like the Dan Martin argument ...who is also a climber ...though many on here say no

I agree martin is a climber. but roche no way. roche is a rouleur, a strenght rider who can lower his loss in the mountains but he never gains anything in the mountains like climbers do.

 

[inacion]

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Today there is a stage for brave riders, notans easy one to control.

It would be nice if Contador try something, it is possible climbing and descending, but I would like to be people as Mollema, Dan martin, or even Aru attacking. Froom now to the end is all up and down and the first part of Arritxulegui is hard.

Is also a good profile for Rui Costa, I like to see him attacking also

 

[Taxus4a]

They are crossing now Oiartzun, the town where Neil Stephens live..

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

never knew he lived in pais vasco

 

[jilbiker]

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Seeing pictures of Landa he kinda defies the very thin climber look...he seems so chunky ...not fat but very chunky/muscular ...really no quintana or purito or bardet is he ?

I have always been baffled by that as well. He certainly looks more "healthy" than when he was at Astana but even in Astana he looked a bit heavy. Now he certainly seems to have more body fat, but it has not diminished any of his climbing skills. But that is not the default frame of a climber. Which is maybe good, we need to move away from the razor thin climbers

 

[Miburo]

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never knew he lived in pais vasco

My chance to ask you. What did you think of quintana's racing in the last days of the tour last year?

Don't disappoint me my friend

 

[Taxus4a]

Re: Re:

Today there is a stage for brave riders, notans easy one to control.

It would be nice if Contador try something, it is possible climbing and descending, but I would like to be people as Mollema, Dan martin, or even Aru attacking. Froom now to the end is all up and down and the first part of Arritxulegui is hard.

Is also a good profile for Rui Costa, I like to see him attacking also

Yes, it is, but he is tooclose in GC, he can, but wont be allowed to get some meter, SKY will go for him, or maybe another team. Other riders could be little bit different.

Today is possible toa group of rider took some meters and go till theend, and some dangerous people inside.

 

[Laplaz]

Maybe today is the day of Felline

 

[Taxus4a]

Albasini did once very well in a stage that climbed this climbs as well. At least a first move, with Cataldo is ok to see more later.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Albasini playing possum ?

 

[Miburo]

good start on the first climb, pace was really high

 

[Taxus4a]

Ooohh men! Very strong!

 

[burning]

Does this stage has the same finish as 2012 Orio finish?