Volta a Catalunya 2015 *Spoilers*

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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    adr82 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Porte riding like a rider with absolutely no shame unless he is riding for Froome still.

    As Porte hits the front. If anything Pozzy is the one that's sitting pretty.
    Yeah I think he's been doing even less than Porte.

    He hasn't been out of last or second to last place the whole way down.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    That gap is getting pretty small now, looks like 20" or less to the first group of chasers.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    It would be a shame if they get caught. :(
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Carlton getting himself worked up about a single roundabout
  • Ashbeck
    Ashbeck Posts: 235
    Is Froome in the chasing group?
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Pozzo jumps at 2k, nobody follows immediately.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Pozzy goes for a 2km flyer.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Ashbeck wrote:
    Is Froome in the chasing group?
    Might be multiple groups in between, hard to tell. Looked like a smallish group between the front group and a much larger group, would bet Froome is in the big group.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Errr guys is anyone going to try and shut this down?
    Correlation is not causation.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    This is like that stage that Porte won a few years ago in Pais Vasco.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Pozzo has this.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    Were a few riders in between front group and main group, but almost back together by the end and the gap was only 20 odd seconds I think
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well done Pozzovivo.

    Carlton is a n*bber. Porte can't sprint for toffee, there is no way that he got 2nd. It was Uran.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    About 26 seconds to the chasers. Rolland in there.
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  • Ashbeck
    Ashbeck Posts: 235
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well done Pozzovivo.

    Carlton is a n*bber. Porte can't sprint for toffee, there is no way that he got 2nd. It was Uran.


    Porte always looks like he's sprinting through treacle.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Superb stage, glad for Pozzo, very happy Porte didn't get that. Great racing. Shame to see Froome not in the mix but means he will give it everything on the summit finish tomorrow if he recovers. Three of my men in the front group. Hope Contador gives us a show tomorrow on the slopes.

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  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
    edited March 2015
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Well done Pozzovivo.

    Carlton is a n*bber. Porte can't sprint for toffee, there is no way that he got 2nd. It was Uran.
    Yeah that was kind of obvious...

    Paterski lost 1:40? Still up there on GC although I think Rolland was ahead of him and should be overall leader.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Well that was quite exciting.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • adr82
    adr82 Posts: 4,002
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    (Possibly not correct, Paterski should still be in second if he came in 1:40 down)
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    In other news Cannondale get their first WT points.

    the Inner Ring ‏@inrng 1m1 minute ago

    Thanks to Dan Martin's third place Cannondale-Garmin win their first World Tour ranking points, the last of the 17 teams to do so
    Correlation is not causation.
  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    That was a bit cheeky from Pozzo, given his non-contribution to the pace setting. Good to see most of the big-hitters in the front group, especially Uran and Martin.

    DD.
  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    Cheeky but almost entirely predictable given his cushty ride down the mountain.
    Correlation is not causation.
  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Above The Cows wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Porte riding like a rider with absolutely no shame unless he is riding for Froome still.

    As Porte hits the front. If anything Pozzy is the one that's sitting pretty.
    Yeah I think he's been doing even less than Porte.

    He hasn't been out of last or second to last place the whole way down.
    Tbf, the others would have to slow down to give him a chance to ride on the front a la school sports day.
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  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Carlton's crush has arrived at the party.




    Cillian Kelly ‏@irishpeloton · 33m33 minutes ago
    Whatever about Pozzovivo, Dan Martin made it into 3rd for an each way, which is the most important thing, eh @carltonkirby ? #VoltaCatalunya


    Carlton Kirby ‏@carltonkirby · 8m8 minutes ago
    @irishpeloton Too true, and I had him at 66-1.... BARMAN!!

    Cillian Kelly ‏@irishpeloton · 7m7 minutes ago
    @carltonkirby ha! Excellent. He was down to 5/2 at one stage.
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  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,241
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Carlton's crush has arrived at the party.

    Carlton Kirby ‏@carltonkirby · 8m8 minutes ago
    @irishpeloton Too true, and I had him at 66-1.... BARMAN!!
    Dan Martin 66/1? On a downhill mountain finish. In Girona. In the Tour of Catalunya. I'm calling bullsh1t on that.
    But if true - which bookie Carlton? They're clearly idiots.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Don't think they are that clever? After all based on what he and his team have achieved this year he was not a favourite.
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Carlton's crush has arrived at the party.

    Carlton Kirby ‏@carltonkirby · 8m8 minutes ago
    @irishpeloton Too true, and I had him at 66-1.... BARMAN!!
    Dan Martin 66/1? On a downhill mountain finish. In Girona. In the Tour of Catalunya. I'm calling bullsh1t on that.
    But if true - which bookie Carlton? They're clearly idiots.

    No idea about the veracity of the claim, but I've seen more out if kilter betting odds than that before - especially given Martin's form of late.

    Actually, when Cav was at the height of his powers there used to be some good e/w betting opportunities in sprint stages.
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  • above_the_cows
    above_the_cows Posts: 11,406
    The_Boy wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    adr82 wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    frenchfighter wrote:
    Porte riding like a rider with absolutely no shame unless he is riding for Froome still.

    As Porte hits the front. If anything Pozzy is the one that's sitting pretty.
    Yeah I think he's been doing even less than Porte.

    He hasn't been out of last or second to last place the whole way down.
    Tbf, the others would have to slow down to give him a chance to ride on the front a la school sports day.

    Ha ha, good point!
    Correlation is not causation.
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,310
    RichN95 wrote:
    TailWindHome wrote:
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Carlton's crush has arrived at the party.

    Carlton Kirby ‏@carltonkirby · 8m8 minutes ago
    @irishpeloton Too true, and I had him at 66-1.... BARMAN!!
    Dan Martin 66/1? On a downhill mountain finish. In Girona. In the Tour of Catalunya. I'm calling bullsh1t on that.
    But if true - which bookie Carlton? They're clearly idiots.


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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,706
    Above The Cows wrote:
    Cheeky but almost entirely predictable given his cushty ride down the mountain.

    If only the group could have predicted it.
    An, exciting, funny and totally daft stage.
    Also now predictable: Valverde has a problem, everybody puts the boot in. :D
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