XXV Playa de Palma Challenge Mallorca 2016

[Arredondo]

Will Valverde even bother? If he's talking the truth, his form will not be that good at this time of the year.

 

[portugal11]

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Will Valverde even bother? If he's talking the truth, his form will not be that good at this time of the year.

valverde is always in shape.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Stuyven should be able to do something aswell

 

[Jonhard]

Maybe Debusschere has a sniff tomorrow if Greipel feels it's a bit hilly for him?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage 1 finishing line videoclip
https://twitter.com/cclloret/status/692726199857057793

 

[BigMac]

Navardauskas sprints on the flat, on the harder parcours, a strong attacker...

 

[Brullnux]

@BigMac could we sticky this and unstick San Luis and TDU?

 

[BigMac]

Thanks for the heads up Brullnux, done.

 

[Brullnux]

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Thanks for the heads up Brullnux, done.

Thanks and no problem man

 

[Brullnux]

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The route doesn't look too hard:

Guys like EBH, Navardauskas and Trentin should have a chance.

The descent of es Grau and Galilea could be pivotal. Both are really technical: narrow roads with tight, off-camber switchbacks. I don't think big riders like Valverde and Kwiat will take any risks so a small break might form of local riders who know the roads well and will risk a lot for what would be a really big result for them. I doubt the peloton will catch them if a breakaway has a minute or two by the time they get to Peguera.

Really far away. Any teams with enough riders will chase it down unless it's a break of like 10 or so riders and the field is really fractured. EBH for me.

 

[DFA123]

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The route doesn't look too hard:

Guys like EBH, Navardauskas and Trentin should have a chance.

The descent of es Grau and Galilea could be pivotal. Both are really technical: narrow roads with tight, off-camber switchbacks. I don't think big riders like Valverde and Kwiat will take any risks so a small break might form of local riders who know the roads well and will risk a lot for what would be a really big result for them. I doubt the peloton will catch them if a breakaway has a minute or two by the time they get to Peguera.

Really far away. Any teams with enough riders will chase it down unless it's a break of like 10 or so riders and the field is really fractured. EBH for me.

Not sure they will - this isn't the Tour de France. The teams are generally pretty weak, undercooked and lacking in organisation at this stage of the season. The stage is really short as well, so riders in a break will still be going strong by the end.

 

[Jancouver]

Found this nice recap YouTube video in Spanish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM7Sj_zSEuQ

 

[TourOfSardinia]

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Found this nice recap YouTube video in Spanish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM7Sj_zSEuQ

Thanks!

 

[armchairclimber]

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Found this nice recap YouTube video in Spanish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM7Sj_zSEuQ

Enjoyed that, ta. Andrew Fenn looked to be cruising in Gorilla's slipstream there.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

35 man break with a 2 min gap. 50km to go.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Other reports say the gap is 1 min. No idea which is correct. Also, nobody on twitter seems to know what teams are pulling in the peloton, but somebody must be working.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

33 seconds lead with 40km to go. The big break is doomed. Hopefully a smaller group will attack from it before it is caught.

 

[Ricco']

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Other reports say the gap is 1 min. No idea which is correct. Also, nobody on twitter seems to know what teams are pulling in the peloton, but somebody must be working.

Dimension Data and Lotto.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

Lotto must have a lot of confidence in the Gorilla

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Cofidis tweet by way of google translate: #ChallengeMallorca KM121 - Last Pass Summit ended breakaway, the peloton no longer has a fifty riders.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Can't tell what's happening from conflicting tweets, but there may be a lead group of 20 with 40 seconds. Or there may not be.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Team Dimension Data ‏@TeamDiData 19s20 seconds ago

#ChallengeMallorca info a bit sketchy but sounds like a group of 30 are now 50" ahead of rest of peloton with 20km to go.

 

[Samamba]

Brambilla seul en tête avec 20" sur G. Izagirre, Nordhaug, Trentin, Stuyven, Benoot et Sieberg.

 

[DFA123]

I think with around 14km to go Brambilla is off the front, with about 30 seconds. Navardauskas and Sieberg probably the most dangerous in the chasing group.


edit.. Brambilla 38 seconds clear with 5k to go. Looks like the chasers aren't working well together.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Gap still 30 seconds with 10km left