Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Rosters are packed with climbers because the other riders have other commitments.I remember that year that Albasini won and there were totally hilarious bunch sprints of climbers vying for the final podium spot on placingsI think this will be raced aggressively each day. There probably aren't a lot of riders with this as a major goal but there are lots trying to improve form ahead of big goals. Stage 1http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_1.jpgStage 2http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_2.jpgStage 3http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_3.jpgStage 4http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_4.jpgStage 5http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_5.jpgStage 6http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_6.jpgStage 7http://img.cyclingfever.com/editie/profiel/13_2015_7.jpgStage 2, some kind of a sprint after a little drag, stage 3 has that 1st category climb with 15km to go (although it's a bit of a joke for a cat 1 tbh), stage 4 the MTF, stage 5 has another climb 10km before the finish, and Manjuic on stage 7 is always great, and it gets really tough when you have to do it eight times in a row.
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Last years results: 1. RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquim 4h50'55"2. CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto 05" 3. QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander 09" 4. VAN GARDEREN Tejay 11" 5. FROOME Chris 13" 6. POZZOVIVO Domenico 14"7. KELDERMAN Wilco 14" 8.TALANSKY Andrew 14" 9. BARDET Romain 14"10. NIEMIEC Przemyslaw 20"
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Top-10 Previous Editions1.RODRíGUEZ Joaquim29:41:342.CONTADOR Alberto0:043.VAN GARDEREN Tejay0:074.BARDET Romain0:105.QUINTANA Nairo,,6.FROOME Christopher0:177.TALANSKY Andrew0:188.POZZOVIVO Domenico0:269.BARGUIL Warren0:4210.KIšERLOVSKI Robert0:48 Most Wins1.INDURAIN Miguel3 - 0 - 02.LEJARRETA Marino2 - 1 - 23.BOTELLA Salvador2 - 1 - 04.KELLY Sean2 - 1 - 05.RODRíGUEZ Joaquim2 - 1 - 06.POBLET Miguel2 - 0 - 17.MARTIN Daniel1 - 2 - 08.HERAS Roberto1 - 2 - 09.ESCARTIN Fernando1 - 1 - 210.PINO Álvaro1 - 1 - 1› View full statistic Most Stage Wins1.HUSHOVD Thor6-4-22.RODRíGUEZ Joaquim4-3-23.PERDIGUERO Miguel Angel Martin4-0-34.DUMOULIN Samuel3-1-35.BELOKI Joseba3-0-16.JIMENEZ Jose Maria3-0-17.INDURAIN Miguel3-0-08.ALBASINI Michael3-0-09.CAVENDISH Mark3-0-010.MEZGEC Luka3-0-0
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Startlist: Team Katusha1. LOSADA Alberto2. CARUSO Giampaolo3. VORGANOV Eduard4. CHERNETCKII Sergei5. KOCHETKOV Pavel6. SILIN Egor7. TROFIMOV Yuri8. VOROBYEV Anton Tinkoff - Saxo11. CONTADOR Alberto12. BASSO Ivan13. HERNáNDEZ Jesús14. PAULINHO Sérgio15. MAJKA Rafal16. VALGREN Michael17. ROGERS Michael18. KIšERLOVSKI Robert BMC Racing Team21. VAN GARDEREN Tejay22. SáNCHEZ Samuel23. STETINA Peter24. ATAPUMA John Darwin25. HERMANS Ben26. MOINARD Amaël27. TEUNS Dylan28. SENNI Manuel Movistar Team31. VALVERDE Alejandro32. SOLER Marc33. LASTRAS Pablo34. FERNáNDEZ Rubén35. ROJAS José Joaquín36. HERRADA José37. SUTHERLAND Rory38. ANACONA Winner Team Sky41. FROOME Christopher42. LOPEZ David43. KIRYIENKA Vasil44. PORTE Richie45. ROCHE Nicolas46. SIUTSOU Kanstantsin47. KöNIG Leopold48. POELS Wout Team Cannondale - Garmin51. MARTIN Daniel52. HESJEDAL Ryder53. ACEVEDO Janier Alexis54. CARDOSO André55. DANIELSON Thomas56. DOMBROWSKI Joe57. HOWES Alex58. TALANSKY Andrew AG2R La Mondiale61. BARDET Romain62. BETANCUR Carlos63. MINARD Sébastien64. GASTAUER Ben65. CHEREL Mikael66. DUPONT Hubert67. LATOUR Pierre-Roger68. POZZOVIVO Domenico Astana Pro Team71. ARU Fabio72. LóPEZ Miguel Ángel73. LANDA Mikel74. TIRALONGO Paolo75. CATALDO Dario76. MALACARNE Davide77. KANGERT Tanel78. ROSA Diego Etixx - Quick Step81. URAN Rigoberto82. DE LA CRUZ David83. VERONA Carlos84. SERRY Pieter85. VAKOC Petr86. BRAMBILLA Gianluca87. BOUET Maxime88. ALAPHILIPPE Julian FDJ91. ELISSONDE Kenny92. VEIKKANEN Jussi93. GENIEZ Alexandre94. ROUX Anthony95. LE GAC Olivier96. LECUISINIER Pierre-Henri97. RéZA Kévin98. MANZIN Lorrenzo IAM Cycling101. COPPEL Jérome102. PELUCCHI Matteo103. ELMIGER Martin104. CHEVRIER Clément105. PANTANO Jarlinson106. PELLAUD Simon107. WARBASSE Larry108. WYSS Marcel Lampre - Merida111. VALLS Rafael112. NIEMIEC Przemyslaw113. FERRARI Roberto114. POLANC Jan115. CATTANEO Mattia116. DURASEK Kristijan117. GRMAY Tsgabu118. KOSHEVOY Ilia
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Lotto Soudal121. ARMéE Sander122. DE CLERCQ Bart123. DE GENDT Thomas124. HENDERSON Gregory125. VALLéE Boris126. VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen127. VAN DER SANDE Tosh128. VERVAEKE Louis Orica GreenEDGE131. MEIER Christian132. SANTAROMITA Ivan133. LANCASTER Brett134. CHAVES Johan Esteban135. EWAN Caleb136. HOWSON Damien137. MEYER Cameron138. BEWLEY Sam Team Giant - Alpecin141. MEZGEC Luka142. BARGUIL Warren143. FROHLINGER Johannes144. CRADDOCK Lawson145. JONES Carter146. PREIDLER Georg147. OLIVIER Daan148. STAMSNIJDER Tom Team LottoNL-Jumbo151. BENNETT George153. TEN DAM Laurens154. KEIZER Martijn155. KELDERMAN Wilco156. KRUIJSWIJK Steven157. VAN DER LIJKE Nick158. ROOSEN Timo Trek Factory Racing161. ZUBELDIA Haimar162. BEPPU Fumiyuki163. STUYVEN Jasper164. BUSCHE Matthew165. SILVESTRE Fábio166. WATSON Calvin167. ZOIDL Riccardo168. COLEDAN Marco Caja Rural - Seguros RGA171. ARROYO David172. PRADES Eduard173. PARDILLA Sergio174. TXURRUKA Amets175. MAS Lluís Guillermo176. BARBERO Carlos177. VILELA Ricardo178. PARRA Heiner Rodrigo Bretagne - Séché Environnement181. HIVERT Jonathan182. SEPúLVEDA Eduardo183. FONSECA Armindo184. BOULO Matthieu185. JARRIER Benoit186. LABORIE Christophe187. LEDANOIS Kevin188. VACHON Florian CCC Sprandi Polkowice191. SCHUMACHER Stefan192. HONKISZ Adrian193. PATERSKI Maciej194. HIRT Jan195. RUTKIEWICZ Marek196. SZMYD Sylwester197. CERNY Josef198. SAMOILAU Branislau Cofidis, Solutions Crédits201. NAVARRO Daniel202. MATé Luis Ángel203. BAGOT Yoann204. HARDY Romain205. MOLARD Rudy206. SIMON Julien207. CHAINEL Steve208. CHETOUT Loïc Team Colombia211. CANO Alex212. MARTINEZ Daniel Felipe213. DíAZ Edward Fabián214. DUQUE Leonardo215. PAREDES Jonathan216. PEDRAZA MORALES Fernando217. SARMIENTO Jose Cayetano218. TORRES Rodolfo Andres Team Europcar221. ROLLAND Pierre222. SICARD Romain223. QUEMENEUR Perrig224. MORICE Julien225. COQUARD Bryan226. COUSIN Jérôme227. GAUTIER Cyril228. JEANDESBOZ Fabrice Wanty - Groupe Gobert231. GASPAROTTO Enrico232. BAUGNIES Jerome233. DE GREEF Francis234. DE TROYER Tim235. GHYSELINCK Jan236. MINNAARD Marco237. EIJSSEN Yannick238. NAPOLITANO Danilo
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 2010:http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2010/03/28/2/bettiniphoto_0049515_1_full_490.jpg2011:http://www.teamlampremerida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/110337-Cat-Scarponi-podio-660x340.jpgsee what I did there...(Berto stripped of 2011's win)2012:http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2012/03/20/2/foto13_600.jpg2013:http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02518/dan-martin_2518661b.jpg2014:http://www.roadcycling.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/joaquim-rodriguez-leader-volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-podium-2014_0.jpg?itok=2g-F-qv4
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 http://www.steephill.tv/2015/volta-a-catalunya/preview-collage.jpg
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Stage 1 currently on. Live stream - http://www.sportingvideo.tv/20150323/vv550f9edf3d1e28.70351952-1032788.html
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Stage 1 results. 1 Maciej Paterski (Pol) CCC Sprandi Polkowice 4:33:41 2 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar 3 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:00:02 4 Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:02:40 5 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 6 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Wanty - Groupe Gobert 8 Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar 9 Carlos Barbero Cuesta (Spa) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA 10 Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 No MTN???Nope, the classics is all they're focusing on now I think.
Cav' Posted March 23, 2015 Author Posted March 23, 2015 Paterski, de Clercq and Rolland attacked early, nobody bothered to chase, and so a ~8 minutes gap with ~30km to go was enough to comfortably get the win. Paterski, after finishing 22nd in Milano - Sanremo yesterday, was still fresh enough to outsprint the other two in the end and get the first victory for the team this season. Last year Rolland and de Clercq only lost ~half a minute on this year's one and only mountain top finish of the race, so if Valverde, Froome, Contador etc still want to win the overall, they need to come up with something elsewhere, early on, otherwise it will be a battle between Rolland, Paterski and de Clercq for the overall victory. Tomorrow's finish is not overly tough, but it's uphill at least for most of the final ~10km, so it could be an early opportunity to try to get back some time from today's escapees, who will be a bit tired from their efforts in stage 1
'Dale Posted March 23, 2015 Posted March 23, 2015 Nope, the classics is all they're focusing on now I think.YipThen build-up to TdF Kelderman have been quiet thus far hey.
SwissVan Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Paterski, de Clercq and Rolland attacked early, nobody bothered to chase, and so a ~8 minutes gap with ~30km to go was enough to comfortably get the win. Paterski, after finishing 22nd in Milano - Sanremo yesterday, was still fresh enough to outsprint the other two in the end and get the first victory for the team this season. Last year Rolland and de Clercq only lost ~half a minute on this year's one and only mountain top finish of the race, so if Valverde, Froome, Contador etc still want to win the overall, they need to come up with something elsewhere, early on, otherwise it will be a battle between Rolland, Paterski and de Clercq for the overall victory. Tomorrow's finish is not overly tough, but it's uphill at least for most of the final ~10km, so it could be an early opportunity to try to get back some time from today's escapees, who will be a bit tired from their efforts in stage 1 Yesterdays stage had the eurosport commentators in a bit of a tiz because the peleton left it so late to chase the break, was a bit strange to see them let them go like that.If the first 3 did not mess around in the last 2 km they could have a had a bigger gap than 2'40 Going to be interesting to see how Rolland and de Clercq perform Maybe the main manne don't want to compete for the overall
Cav' Posted March 24, 2015 Author Posted March 24, 2015 Yesterdays stage had the eurosport commentators in a bit of a tiz because the peleton left it so late to chase the break, was a bit strange to see them let them go like that.If the first 3 did not mess around in the last 2 km they could have a had a bigger gap than 2'40 Going to be interesting to see how Rolland and de Clercq perform Maybe the main manne don't want to compete for the overall Just using the race for some TITS maybe...
SwissVan Posted March 24, 2015 Posted March 24, 2015 Just using the race for some TITS maybe... Time she shall tell...
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