Bonus Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 la Vuelta 2015 starts on Saturday 22nd August with a 7.4km Team Time Trial from Puerto Banus to Marbella and finishes three weeks later on Sunday 13th September in Madrid. As luck would have it, I will be in Spain for some of that time :-)Hopefully I will be able to get to see a stage or two! Profile for the TTT:
Bonus Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 2015 UCI World Teams:AG2R La Mondiale (FRA)Astana Pro Team (KAZ)BMC Racing Team (USA)Etixx - Quick Step (BEL)FDJ (FRA)IAM Cycling (SUI)Lampre – Merida (ITA)Lotto Soudal (BEL)Movistar Team (ESP)Orica GreenEdge (AUS)Team Cannondale - Garmin (USA)Team Giant - Alpecin (GER)Team Katusha (RUS)Team Lotto NL-Jumbo (NED)Team SKY (GBR)Tinkoff - Saxo (RUS)Trek Factory Racing (USA)Guests:Caja Rural – Seguros RGA (ESP)Cofidis, Solutions Crédits (FRA)Team Europcar (FRA)Team Colombia (COL)MTN - Qhubeka P/B Samsung (RSA)
jimmycool Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Ooh yes. Can't wait for the last grand tour. Already missing le tour.
Bonus Posted July 27, 2015 Author Posted July 27, 2015 Ooh yes. Can't wait for the last grand tour. Already missing le tour. Hit me last night. Sad days indeed :-( But hopefully some good racing coming soon!
jimmycool Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Hit me last night. Sad days indeed :-( But hopefully some good racing coming soon!Yes, just enough time in between to ride our own bikes for a bit lest we forget how to!
Pah Bear Posted July 27, 2015 Posted July 27, 2015 Now to see whose in the teams. Thanx for reminding me to go ride jimmy. Real cool of you.
Bonus Posted July 28, 2015 Author Posted July 28, 2015 From The Guardian. Chris Froome is refusing to rule out a tilt at this year’s Vuelta a España. The Tour of Spain begins in Puerto Banus on 22 August, which means Froome will need to make a decision regarding his participation in the coming days. Having endured no end of brickbats and insinuation en route to his gruelling victory in France the cyclist could be forgiven for deciding to enjoy a break from cycling. But he is clearly tempted by the prospect of becoming only the third rider after Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault to pull off the Tour and Vuelta double. “I would say it’s a bit early to say 100% but I think that could potentially be on the cards, certainly,” said Froome upon his return to London. “I know it would be a massive challenge to back it up with another grand tour now, especially to go there with the aim of going for the general classification again. But yeah, that’s at the back of the mind and maybe that could be on the cards.”
Pah Bear Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 Only he knows if he has a real chance at pulling it off. Just looked at Bertie's performance looking for a double and "blowoutttt!!!". So, will have my fingers crossed if he should decide. On the up side is that he'll probably race against the same guys who all did the TdF as favourites again, so ... anything can happen. As long as it's only the riders and not the b^&*^y crowd to contend with again. Licken my chops.
milky4130 Posted July 28, 2015 Posted July 28, 2015 If he Quintana also rides then surely Froomey will finish 2nd.
jimmycool Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 And if the Dawg wins it then he will be permanently branded for life as a doper by the media as well as some here on the hub.
Bonus Posted July 29, 2015 Author Posted July 29, 2015 I'm not sure what the recovery rate is for a pro cyclist. But if Froome "died a thousand deaths" on Alpe d'Huez, then yes, doing well in the Vuelta may look just too suspicious. Are there any top riders who skipped the Tour in favor of the Vuelta?
Pah Bear Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 If he Quintana also rides then surely Froomey will finish 2nd.Heheheee. See after the op your opinion still hasn't improved at all. Lol How are you doing? Recovering well I hope.
Patchelicious Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'm not sure what the recovery rate is for a pro cyclist. But if Froome "died a thousand deaths" on Alpe d'Huez, then yes, doing well in the Vuelta may look just too suspicious. Are there any top riders who skipped the Tour in favor of the Vuelta?I think Martin crashed himself out of the Tour in favour of the Vuelta after Dennis gave him a little spank in the ITT.
Shebeen Posted July 29, 2015 Posted July 29, 2015 I'm not sure what the recovery rate is for a pro cyclist. But if Froome "died a thousand deaths" on Alpe d'Huez, then yes, doing well in the Vuelta may look just too suspicious. Are there any top riders who skipped the Tour in favor of the Vuelta?some big mountain stages http://www.lavuelta.com/15pr/imgrecorrido/perfil_11.pngstage 11 http://www.lavuelta.com/15pr/imgrecorrido/perfil_16.pngstage 16, followed by a 40km ITT then the penultimate stage, just incase the winner is still undecidedhttp://www.lavuelta.com/15pr/imgrecorrido/perfil_20b.png
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