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Volta a Catalunya - Discussion
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| Guave |
Posted on 28-11-2020 18:30
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Another entertaining stage and equally entertaining report!
It certainly didn't looked like it at some point, but Oram eventually survived. If the next stage would have been a individual TT, he'd have a decent chance at regaining the yellow yersey. It being a TTT however, leaves us with some questionmarks. But the squad seems to be racing very attentively, even Zordan, so who knows!
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 28-11-2020 19:06
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That's some points for Kudus. Great. Will be valuable too for the Points jersey at the end of the jersey
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 29-11-2020 09:12
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Well, it's disapointing to lose the stage and race lead but at least gaps to the rest of favourites were decent
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Posted on 22-11-2024 15:09
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 29-11-2020 09:31
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That's a very decent TTT from us. Perhaps it could be possible for Scarponi/Bonnin/Uwizeyimana to get an okay GC result after this, but I would prefer to see them active in breakaways. Next stage will be interesting!
Big win for Azteca! Eastman is in a good position now.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 29-11-2020 10:23
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We're worried by Canelon's behaviour in the entire race. I know that he feels robbed in Stage 1, but one more outburst like that in the TTT and we may consider to withdraw him for disciplinary reasons.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 29-11-2020 11:24
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Not great from us, was expecting better. Just means Tenorio has to take no prisoners on the climbs. Time to prove he is the best climber in the PCT!
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 29-11-2020 12:42
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We've just received a letter from the Volta a Catalunya organizers that Hersony Canelon is under investigation for unprofessional conduct following his outbursts in stages 1 and 3 (even though we've issued him a stern warning). If he's found guilty then we may have no choice, but to suspend him from the race and may result in even terminating his contract. The organizers have told us that they'll keep us informed, but according to them a decision won't be made quickly.
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| Kentaurus |
Posted on 30-11-2020 05:18
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Well that was a very nice surprise result for the team. I was hoping for a solid run, something that would at least keep Eastman in sight of Tenorio and Kudos, but having a lead on them is fantastic. The effort to make sure we had a strong enough time-trial team really has paid off here.
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| Luis Leon Sanchez |
Posted on 30-11-2020 07:51
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Going to need some attacking and adventurous riding in the final stages for Martin to get a good GC result here!
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| hillis91 |
Posted on 30-11-2020 09:05
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What if Gasper wins the green? Longshot.
We need our guys to get in the breaks!
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 30-11-2020 09:17
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Good stage for our guys even though we missed the breakaway. If Scarponi and Uwizeyimana can hold on to their 12th and 13th place in the GC, I would be very happy!
Next stage looks like another good breakaway opportunity. Hope to see Vichot on the attack again.
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| MacC |
Posted on 30-11-2020 09:40
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Sigh...well there's always a breakaway opportunity |
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| Aquarius97 |
Posted on 30-11-2020 10:24
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Vamooos! Pretty much perfect stage for the team. First win of the season, which is important to get one early.
I'd like to think his superior hill stat to the other rivals proved key in that uphill sprint 
43 seconds over Tenorio, which still is worrying coming into the final stage, but it's looking great. And Eddie taking the lead in the U25 standings with a good gap over Bernal, it's fantastic to see him already being able to collect points on his own
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| DaveTwoBob |
Posted on 30-11-2020 10:49
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Good ride by De la Cruz after sloppily loosing a few seconds on the TTT.
Looking for Kiserlovski to make it into the top 20 during the last stage.
Congrats to Aquarius and thanks for another great report Nemo.
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| Mresuperstar |
Posted on 30-11-2020 11:15
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Ugh. Tenorio has to be able to break free from the pack on the final stage and defend his title. Given his capabilities over his rivals, this is a race we need to win for promotion purposes.
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| fintas |
Posted on 30-11-2020 11:49
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So far, so good.
After what I saw in Portugal this race is being a pleasant surprise. If we manage to pass the next stage without wasting time and repeat in the last stage what we did in stage 4 then we can obtain an excellent result in this race.
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| ivaneurope |
Posted on 30-11-2020 16:14
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A really invisible stage for us - at least Aasvold and Panayotov finished with the favorites' group, so here's that. Again, a fine reporting from Nemolito.
Sidenote: We've been informed by the race organisers that they have reprimanded Hersony Canelon following his outbursts in the previous stages with no further action being taken. The Venezuelan sprinter has also issued an apology to the team for his behaviour and we've decided to not take any further actions.
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| quadsas |
Posted on 01-12-2020 08:22
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10 Million Ovsya dont care
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| Sykkel_Freak |
Posted on 01-12-2020 08:40
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Not a great stage. Both Gallopin and Vichot should have had good chances in that sprint, but they got caught too far behind. A shame especially for Vichot, as I believe he would have had a chance to challenge Kudus for the green jersey. The pressure is also on for the KoM jersey now. Need to see Vichot in the break tying up the points on the C2 climb tomorrow.
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| Croatia14 |
Posted on 01-12-2020 09:26
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Ouch, Zalgiris beaten by the Lithuanian champion. I love it congrats ivaneurope 
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