Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2018 - Spoiler

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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    He looks grumpy
  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    De Gendt takes overall. Valverde 2nd at 23 secs.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sounds like a cracker.
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  • ocdupalais
    ocdupalais Posts: 4,317
    De Gendt seemed to only be thinking about climbing points, then remembered who he is and then...what’s Flemish for “mashed it”?
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Simon Yates crashed

    Adam.
    Another game, yet another kiss of death...

    The numpty antics of the peloton never cease to amaze.
    Did they really expect TGH and Diddy Kenny to catch 4 riders on their own?
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • andyp
    andyp Posts: 10,547
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Sounds like a cracker.

    It was. A great win by De Gendt, especially with the wind. The chase group just hung on, they were caught on the line by a strong chase from Sky, but it was in the balance all the way to the flamme rouge.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Quintana jumps under flame rouge

    apparently he did f all -all day -
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Good to see TDG still winning big races.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,554
    SpecialGuestStar wrote:
    OCDuPalais wrote:
    Quintana jumps under flame rouge

    apparently he did f all -all day -

    Every time they showed the S Yates / Quintana group Nairo was sat on the back of the 4 doing sod all whilst the other 3 took their turns. But you could argue that with Valverde in the overall at the time, why should he.

    Great ride by TdG - all that Zwifting continuing to pay off. :D
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    So update.

    Hilly day. Chavez in a big move on the penultimate climb which was big. About a minute or so ahead of the much reduced peloton.

    Valverde has just made a move over the top and caught up with Chavez like he was a Falcon and Chavez a mouse. More a reflection of the latter’s slowness you feel. Both have 10 or so seconds over the peloton now I think, but it’s not clear.

    TdG not contesting overall.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    The new Queen stage being blessed by crap picture coverage and Eurosport packing in the ad breaks. because today they are actually riding. Plus Kirby is rapidly exceeding his cliche limit.
    Just the last climb left.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Ok Valverde and Chavez are group 2 on the road ahead of the peloton but have sat up.

    No idea who is group 1 and Kirby is being useless.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Mohoric from Bahrain Merida is #1 all on his Larry.

    I know nothing about him.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Mohoric from Bahrain Merida is #1 all on his Larry.

    I know nothing about him.

    U23 World Champ at something like 18 years of age.
    Think he was the junior world champ the year before.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Cheers.

    I have a feeling he’s going to nuke soon.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Move out the front of peloton with 3: Latour Soker and 1 other pro conti guy .
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  • The_Boy
    The_Boy Posts: 3,099
    Blazing Saddles wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Mohoric from Bahrain Merida is #1 all on his Larry.

    I know nothing about him.

    U23 World Champ at something like 18 years of age.

    Using froome's patented pedalling-while-sat-on-the-top-tube position before froome did, iirc.
    Team My Man 2018: David gaudu, Pierre Latour, Romain Bardet, Thibaut pinot, Alexandre Geniez, Florian Senechal, Warren Barguil, Benoit Cosnefroy
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    For Gawd sake, is Kirby for real today or what?
    Even more of a douche than usual.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    All kicking off but I need to write this report.



    Valverde has gone straight up to what is now a big group of fast climbers and looks as easy as he does in the final hill in Liege.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Ridiculous acceleration from Valverde.
    Embedded? I like to embed something in someone's skull.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Movistar all over every move like a cheap suit.

    Embarrassing everyone else.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Appalling. I have had to turn the sound off.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Quintana likes the snow.

    Henao chasing a solo Quintana with Valverde in his wheel and a bunch of climbing favourites behind.
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,725
    Pretty much the inevitable result from 6 kms out.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Quintana likes the snow.

    Henao chasing a solo Quintana with Valverde in his wheel and a bunch of climbing favourites behind.
    Have you not just done a Carlton.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    What, get paid to do a job but doing it so badly I inadvertently put a load of people off the product?

    Yes but what does that have to do with cycling?
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  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    I meant get the name of a rider wrong.
  • milton50
    milton50 Posts: 3,856
    Pretty impressive ride by Bernal.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,435
    Webboo wrote:
    I meant get the name of a rider wrong.
    Kirby says so much rubbish it's hard to keep track
  • ellerslierd
    ellerslierd Posts: 266
    Winning World Tour races should never look that easy. Valverde just eased past Bernal there at the finish, class from Movistar though surely Valverde could have really stuck it to Bernal to put the overall beyond doubt?

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