Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León - 13th to 17th April

[Cobblestoned]

It's quite easy to pull your leg.

Just kidding, TGBM has my full support.

Yes, it is.

NO jokes about TGBM please.

 

[theyoungest]

What type of rider would you guys say Slagter is (or will be)? He looks promising.

I saw him for the first time in the Settimana Lombarda last year, as an espoir, duking it out with Ricco and Scarponi on an explosive finish. I think he could turn into that kind of rider, an Ardennes type climber.

 

[Spine Concept]

Why is Mollema part of some running joke around here? He's a great talent, had a great Giro last year and is still only 24. Just asking since I'm not very active on this forum...

 

[Spine Concept]

I saw him for the first time in the Settimana Lombarda last year, as an espoir, duking it out with Ricco and Scarponi on an explosive finish. I think he could turn into that kind of rider, an Ardennes type climber.

I see. Thanks man. If that's the case I will be keeping an eye out for him.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I am rather new here but it seems to me you have some serious chauvinism issues...

what do facts have to do with chauvinism. I thought you saw the race...

 

[Descender]

what do facts have to do with chauvinism. I thought you saw the race...

Yeah, yeah...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Why is Mollema part of some running joke around here? He's a great talent, had a great Giro last year and is still only 24. Just asking since I'm not very active on this forum...

Something ACF started.

We took over. It's just a way of overhyping a very talented climber.

 

[Spine Concept]

Something ACF started.

We took over. It's just a way of overhyping a very talented climber.

Ok. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

 

[Anonymous]

Closing kilometres video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xi8nza_castilla-y-leon-stage-3-closing-kilometres_sport

 

[TeoSheva]

General:
1. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) 13:17:52
2. Xavier Tondo (Movistar Team) a 3
3. Igor Antón (Euskaltel-Euskadi) m.t.
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (Colnago CSF Inox) a 6
5. Dario Cioni (Sky) a 14
6. Robinson Chalapud (Colombia es Pasión) a 17
7. Santi Pérez (Barbot) a 21
8. Jerome Coppel (Saur Sojasun) m.t.
9. Ricardo García (Orbea) m.t.
10. Sergio Pardilla (Movistar Team) a 27
11. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) m.t.
12. Darwin Atapuma (Colombia es Pasión) m.t.
13. Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) m.t.
14. Juanma Garate (Rabobank) m.t.
15. Juan Pablo Suárez (EPM-UNE) m.t.


Coppel can still win the GC

 

[Havetts]

I just watched the video, worst camera work ever.. Nothing of importance was shown Oo.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

21 seconds on 11km is not easy though, not even for Coppel.
2 seconds per km.

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

lol didn't expect this.
Nice by Mollema, such a shame he is not doing the giro.

very close gc tho.

 

[killswitch]

Can TGBM TT well?

 

[Timmy-loves-Rabo]

Can TGBM TT well?

he is not bad.
did a pretty good pn itt.
11km tho. I dunno how this will pan out.

 

[theyoungest]

lol didn't expect this.
Nice by Mollema, such a shame he is not doing the giro.

very close gc tho.

Slagter was actually stronger than him today, and he is doing the Giro

 

[Lupetto]

ortega isn't feeling good though.

Ortega seems to be in such a bad shape, that he had to abandon today.

 

[Raceoftruth]

Anyone know why morris possoni does not appear anywhere in the result?

 

[Gloin22]

Back in the team car, sports director Nicolas Portal was full of praise for Cioni’s efforts before giving us an injury update on Possoni, who was forced to abandon the race soon after he crested the Penon.

“As for Morris, there are no major problems but he took a big bang to his head today and also suffered many cuts and bruises. We managed to ride him back into the bunch but he got dropped on that first climb so we decided to pull him out as a precautionary measure with next month’s races in mind.

 

[Raceoftruth]

Back in the team car, sports director Nicolas Portal was full of praise for Cioni’s efforts before giving us an injury update on Possoni, who was forced to abandon the race soon after he crested the Penon.

“As for Morris, there are no major problems but he took a big bang to his head today and also suffered many cuts and bruises. We managed to ride him back into the bunch but he got dropped on that first climb so we decided to pull him out as a precautionary measure with next month’s races in mind.

Thanks! Usually they put dnf in the results!

 

[jens_attacks]

the bomb for tomorrow:

santi perez to smoke the itt and win the overall.biggest surprise of the year!

if that won't happen,tondo or cioni for the overall and alberto for the stage victory.

 

[Frosty]

Further down the results, good ride by Chris Froome today bearing in mind he had been doing some work for the sprinters in the previous 2 stages. Could ride a good tt too.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

the bomb for tomorrow:

santi perez to smoke the itt and win the overall.biggest surprise of the year!

if that won't happen,tondo or cioni for the overall and alberto for the stage victory.

I was just thinking "hmmm, Santí Pérez could actually be a threat here".

He'll be looking to be in really good shape at the moment - mid to late April is a peak for these smaller Spanish stage races that the Portuguese teams can actually go to. I'm assuming Asturias is the main one he's targeting, since it's his home race and he won the Subida al Naranco last year, which unfortunately isn't continuing but has been reintegrated into the Asturias race as an MTF instead of the Oviedo city finish (yay).

 

[Anonymous]

Further down the results, good ride by Chris Froome today bearing in mind he had been doing some work for the sprinters in the previous 2 stages. Could ride a good tt too.

Froome's tt'ing has been getting better and better. Could/Should move himself inside the top ten.

 

[Mellow Velo]

63 Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:13:53
Another stirling performance from our Richie.
Clearly Riis has him on Andy's old racing programme of doing squat until July, when he will suddenly find his super charger.

As for the ITT, it must be another Rabo romp, no?
They certainly have the clock nailed to the wall, this season.