dsw Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 The Volta a Catalunya starts today and it should be a good indicator of the form of many of the top Grand Tour contenders. Defending champion Alejandro Valverde will be riding for a very strong Movistar team alongside Nairo Quintano and Marc Soler. Other top GC riders in the field include the Yates brothers, Dan Martin, Thibaut Pinot, Fabio Aru, Sergio Henau, Michael Woods and Tejay van Gardenen From a South African viewpoint it will be interesting to see how Louis Meintjies perform while the young Columbian climber Egan Bernal ( Team Sky), who is seen by many as a future GC winner, is also listed as a starter.
Bonus Posted March 19, 2018 Posted March 19, 2018 Stage 6, which is next Saturday and runs from north to south, passes around 40km East of our house. Not sure if I'm working or not and the weather forecast for Saturday is currently "Rain" but we'll pop along if we can :-)
Gen Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Valverde takes the win... He timed that perfectly..also the finish suited him..a nice long drag up to the line. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
nochain Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Valverde takes the win... He timed that perfectly..also the finish suited him..a nice long drag up to the line. Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkSo close for Impey again!! Looked like he got blocked in a bit in the last 50m..Valverde just know how to win.
Gen Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 So close for Impey again!! Looked like he got blocked in a bit in the last 50m..Valverde just know how to win.It's going to be interesting to see how Movistar manage this..both Valverde and Quintana went for the intermediate sprint time bonuses.. ????????.. Valverde now leads GC with 4sec over Jay McCarthy. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
dsw Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 The real sparks should start to fly tomorrow when they hit the high mountains ending with a 12 km climb averaging over 7%.
dsw Posted March 20, 2018 Author Posted March 20, 2018 It's going to be interesting to see how Movistar manage this..both Valverde and Quintana went for the intermediate sprint time bonuses.. .. Valverde now leads GC with 4sec over Jay McCarthy. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk Yip, Movistar looks very strong in the front riding a bit like Team Sky so often does. I do however expect one of the Yates brothers to attack on the last climb tomorrow and perhaps ruffle some feathers
Gen Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Yip, Movistar looks very strong in the front riding a bit like Team Sky so often does. I do however expect one of the Yates brothers to attack on the last climb tomorrow and perhaps ruffle some feathers Mmm I see there may be issues with tomorrow's stage..something about snow and accessibility . Hope it can go ahead with no issues Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Gen Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 Weather protocol https://twitter.com/VoltaCatalunya/status/976157956793339905?s=19 Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
Bonus Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 The weather here is mental at the moment. Yesterday started out sunny, then it rained, then there was a snowy blizzard. Today was sunny all day but there was a biting cold wind. Tomorrow . . . Who knows.
Gen Posted March 20, 2018 Posted March 20, 2018 The weather here is mental at the moment. Yesterday started out sunny, then it rained, then there was a snowy blizzard. Today was sunny all day but there was a biting cold wind. Tomorrow . . . Who knows.Yeah from what I read there is a danger of avalanche so that's why they aren't finishing on top of the last climb tomorrow. New profile Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
'Dale Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 The weather here is mental at the moment. Yesterday started out sunny, then it rained, then there was a snowy blizzard. Today was sunny all day but there was a biting cold wind. Tomorrow . . . Who knows.BeastfromtheEastThe sequel Brrrrrr And what a season Impey is having ????????????????????
Gen Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Brilliant win by Thomas De Gendt..i mean De Beast..in the break all day and held them off....he may even find himself in the leaders jersey Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
'Dale Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 Brilliant win by Thomas De Gendt..i mean De Beast..in the break all day and held them off....he may even find himself in the leaders jersey Sent from my SM-G950F using TapatalkAnd Lotto Soudal continue to have a great start to the season Chapeau de Gendt ????????
Gen Posted March 21, 2018 Posted March 21, 2018 De Gendt leads Valverde by 23sec Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk
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