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it's the nature of the sport (give it all to win) but it's also hard to watch all those riders injured and in pain every day
(I've watched it now while on rollers)
Stage 5
maybe a big breakaway group could spoil a bunch sprint. Or maybe wind could!
head 2 head
Stage 4
another 3000m EG stage and almost 200Km. with a harder finish climb than yesterday's
not a minor feat beating Roglic in a mountain's final sprint 💪
last k
quite long stages, all but the last one in Barcelona about 200 km.
Stage 3
first mountain stage, usually not big time gaps, but starting to add fatigue.
last 20K at 60 km/h, no (big) crashes and sprint in a wide turn (not dangerous). Groves had the in line but it was not enough. Brennan almost did it. Again.
Stage 2
early breakaway to keep high tempo and then…
this 🇬🇧 Brennan kid is a serious thing 😲, timed the effort perfectly and Groves at his wheel for 2k couldn't even be a match
official web page and live tracking
https://www.voltacatalunya.cat/en/
Stage 1
edit: please excuse me if I'm not replying using the right controls here in lemmy. I had never been a readit user, my background is old forums and still trying to set UI to my liking (like forums ☺ ) Thank you and please keep commenting.
hasn't Roglic been in altitude training lately? His natural characteristics may suit well for this kind of races with very few seconds in between riders.
I wish Bernal is recovered from injury and had been training and building form.
yes, Ayuso has said this year he has taken «two steps» in training (focused on Giro) and feels confident on himself.
contrary to LEC who after the race said those changes where positive and felt he could push (listened in interview)
one to remember
it would surprise nobody
yes, I hope Pedersen has a chance and wins. Will weather benefit him? I think so.
All in all I hope there's no injuries, but it will be hard in such conditions and full speed regardless of weather.
UAE train for the last 40km to give Tadej the chance of getting 10" at the top of the Poggio.
Maybe Mohoric has rain danced XD
I would love to see Mads Pedersen win. Such a good rider and always ready for a fight. I don't give MVDP such a favourite status as innerring. Yes, such a rider, but I can see Pidcock, Tadej on par in the hills and Pedersen et al. for the sprint. «Boring and longer than needed» race but what a thrill!
Those final 40km are scary watching them at full speed fighting for position and then boom uphill. UAE will make it even harder (I presume) so Tadej would benefit and go solo in the Poggio. Will he make it? Lets see!
Philipsen has travel to race, after last year's victory I think it gives hope to many other riders that know they can not follow Tadej (et al.) on Poggio but it is tactically opened.
it seems almost imposible being just a few seconds ahead for so long! Kudos to Theuns and lidl/trek but all them worked like hell behind (q365,...). I don't fully understand uno-x's plan in the peloton though.
Congrats to all riders in the breakaway and nice to watch