XXV Playa de Palma Challenge Mallorca 2016

[Zinoviev Letter]

4k 24 seconds

 

[DFA123]

10 seconds with 2km left

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

2km 10 seconds

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Re:

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.

Of course not. Trentin's in the group, they don't want to tow him to the line without tiring him out first, and he is happy to sit on knowing he can outsprint them if they catch Brambilla, which they probably won't... although I probably spoke too soon looking at the new time gap.

 

[MatParker117]

Brambilla wins/

 

[DFA123]

Brambilla wins. Good to see a long range attack hang on.

Not quite sure how he managed to hold off such a strong group with just 10 second advantage 2km out. Must have been some messing about with the chasers.

 

[MatParker117]

Brambilla
Kwait
Stybar

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Maybe 15 metres to second.

 

[MatParker117]

Re:

Maybe 15 metres to second.

Konig run out of steam? Then again he still was ninth.

 

[JRanton]

Re:

Brambilla
Kwait
Stybar

Clasificación:
1. Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step)
2. Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) a 2
3. Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)
4. Benoot (Lotto-Soudal)
5. Van Baarle (Cannondale)
6. Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)
7. Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18)
8. Valverde (Movistar Team)
9. König (Team Sky)
10. Visconti (Movistar Team)
11. Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)
12. Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step)
13. Reynes (IAM)
14. Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step)
15. José Herrada (Movistar Team)


I wonder what happened to Trentin?

 

[DFA123]

Cancellara finished sixth. Looks like he could be in for a very strong classics season if he's in decent form already.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Brambilla
Kwait
Stybar

Clasificación:
1. Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step)
2. Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) a 2
3. Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)
4. Benoot (Lotto-Soudal)
5. Van Baarle (Cannondale)
6. Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)
7. Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18)
8. Valverde (Movistar Team)
9. König (Team Sky)
10. Visconti (Movistar Team)
11. Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)
12. Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step)
13. Reynes (IAM)
14. Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step)
15. José Herrada (Movistar Team)


I wonder what happened to Trentin?

Looking forward to seeing the highlights of this. Apart from Brambilla, the top 10 bears little resemblence to the updates that were given in the last 10km.

 

[MatParker117]

Last three winners of tomorrow's race start tomorrow, so Nordhaug, Kwait or Valverde?

 

[Bye Bye Bicycle]

XXV Playa de Palma Challenge Mallora 2016

Impressive to see Thwaites in the mix with the big boys here.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Re: Re:

Brambilla
Kwait
Stybar

Clasificación:
1. Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step)
2. Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) a 2
3. Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)
4. Benoot (Lotto-Soudal)
5. Van Baarle (Cannondale)
6. Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)
7. Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18)
8. Valverde (Movistar Team)
9. König (Team Sky)
10. Visconti (Movistar Team)
11. Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)
12. Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step)
13. Reynes (IAM)
14. Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step)
15. José Herrada (Movistar Team)


I wonder what happened to Trentin?

only 4 hotsteppers in the top 15

 

[Vroome.exe]

Re: Re:

Brambilla
Kwait
Stybar

Clasificación:
1. Brambilla (Etixx-Quick Step)
2. Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) a 2
3. Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step)
4. Benoot (Lotto-Soudal)
5. Van Baarle (Cannondale)
6. Cancellara (Trek-Segafredo)
7. Thwaites (Bora-Argon 18)
8. Valverde (Movistar Team)
9. König (Team Sky)
10. Visconti (Movistar Team)
11. Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)
12. Bouet (Etixx-Quick Step)
13. Reynes (IAM)
14. Terpstra (Etixx-Quick Step)
15. José Herrada (Movistar Team)


I wonder what happened to Trentin?

only 4 hotsteppers in the top 15

You can count 3 in the top 3.

 

[jaylew]

Re:

Cancellara finished sixth. Looks like he could be in for a very strong classics season if he's in decent form already.

Canc doesn't have problems being in good form for the classics. He just needs to stay healthy and not crash.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Re:

Cancellara finished sixth. Looks like he could be in for a very strong classics season if he's in decent form already.

Canc doesn't have problems being in good form for the classics. He just needs to stay healthy and not crash.

Normally, yes. But given the recovery he would have needed from the Vuelta crash, I'm surprised he seems to be at such a high level already. Thought he'd be a bit behind the rest having gone over four months with no racing and limited training.

 

[Velolover2]

Re:

Last three winners of tomorrow's race start tomorrow, so Nordhaug, Kwait or Valverde?

Is tomorrow's race harder than the race today?

 

[MatParker117]

Re: Re:

Last three winners of tomorrow's race start tomorrow, so Nordhaug, Kwait or Valverde?

Is tomorrow's race harder than the race today?

Much so:

 

[Velolover2]

Re: Re:

Last three winners of tomorrow's race start tomorrow, so Nordhaug, Kwait or Valverde?

Is tomorrow's race harder than the race today?

Much so:

Uh yeah. I think Valverde wants to win this one. Is Cummings there? Could be an outsider bet.

But otherwise, I think it's going to be Valvede vs. Kwiatkowski.

 

[Jancouver]

 

[Bushman]

Too tough for Stybar tomorrow?

 

[Twenty-Nem]

Benoot can win tomorrow or it is too tough for him ?

 

[Samamba]

Re:

Benoot can win tomorrow or it is too tough for him ?

He was 8th last year, but 2'53" behind Valverde. I think Wellens will be the leader in their team, he was second last year.