Volta a Catalunya stage 2

Stumps · 2013-03-19T08:15:19+00:00

I thought i would start this off early as i've been up for ages. It appears to be a flat stage with only one cat 3 climb, although the laps around the lake at the end might suit a classics style rider if they get away. However there are 18 riders at nearly 3 mins and higher so i think we will see a break coming from a mixture of those riders. Personally i think with some of the main GC contenders already in the top 10 it will come down to a sprint.

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March 19, 2013 at 8:15 am #18260

Stumps

I thought i would start this off early as i’ve been up for ages.

It appears to be a flat stage with only one cat 3 climb, although the laps around the lake at the end might suit a classics style rider if they get away.

However there are 18 riders at nearly 3 mins and higher so i think we will see a break coming from a mixture of those riders.

Personally i think with some of the main GC contenders already in the top 10 it will come down to a sprint.
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March 21, 2013 at 11:39 pm #723143
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Alan Tullett

Actually I did it first in
Actually I did it first in the ToC last year when I did OK after missing the first stage then! Currently 10th in the Forum after 4 stages after missing a stage and I meant to have Quintana in the 3rd originally but wanted some other riders as well and couldn’t make it by 0.1. Funny game really!

March 20, 2013 at 12:07 pm #723141
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ray silvester

Alan Tullett wrote:Finally
Alan Tullett wrote:
Finally got my stage podium badge, 2nd, (4= was my best before) and my second full house! Missing a stage was just a tactic really! 😉 ;)

The patented drheaton Tour of Britain tactic eh?

March 20, 2013 at 11:24 am #723139
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The Instigator

Michele Scarponi (LAM)
GC
Michele Scarponi (LAM)
GC Value: 30.9 Form: 8.20

Jurgen van den Broeck (LOT)
AR Value: 26.1 Form: 0.40

Cristiano Salerno (LIQ)
DS Value: 3.5 Form: 10.60

Gianni Meersman (OPQ)
PC Value: 13.9 Form: 21.00

Alejandro Valverde (MOV)
GC Value: 38.9 Form: 9.80

Daniel Martin (GRM)
AR Value: 20.5 Form: 8.20

Jose Humberto Rujano (VCD)
DS Value: 8.9 Form: 0.00

Ariel Richeze (LAM)
DS Value: 3.0 Form: 2.00

Carlos Alberto Betancurt (ALM)
DS Value: 3.0 Form: 0.00

davis wil probably DNF so richeze will be last onother full house:)

March 19, 2013 at 11:34 pm #723137
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Alan Tullett

Finally got my stage podium
Finally got my stage podium badge, 2nd, (4= was my best before) and my second full house! Missing a stage was just a tactic really! 😉 😉

March 19, 2013 at 10:55 pm #723135
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JAndrewHill

TERatcliffe26 wrote:Hands up
TERatcliffe26 wrote:
Hands up who else had Ratto ;)

No, I had bewley ~X(

March 19, 2013 at 10:12 pm #723133
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TERatcliffe26

Hands up who else had Ratto
Hands up who else had Ratto 😉

March 19, 2013 at 9:32 pm #723131
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The Instigator

i don’t have roche but his
i don’t have roche but his nephew or cousin the other irish:)

March 19, 2013 at 9:27 pm #723129
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JAndrewHill

The Instigator wrote:in this
The Instigator wrote:
in this race there is no androni
so i wil go for scarponi
i think i’m a good coach
so i will take the nephew of roche
in dutch searching is zoek
and i found van den broeck
looking for a cheap climber that is OK
and i found my hero jose

sorry for the pour poetry
but i’aint english:)

But id steer clear of roche…
Its hard doing tips that rhyme.

March 19, 2013 at 9:23 pm #723127
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The Instigator

in this race there is no
in this race there is no androni
so i wil go for scarponi
i think i’m a good coach
so i will take the nephew of roche
in dutch searching is zoek
and i found van den broeck
looking for a cheap climber that is OK
and i found my hero jose

sorry for the pour poetry
but i’aint english:)

March 19, 2013 at 9:06 pm #723125
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Stumps

JAndrewHill wrote:Its stage
JAndrewHill wrote:
Its stage three and up we go,
But dont pick jrod or wiggo
I have gone and had a long think,
And you cant do better than dutchman Gesink

#youhearditherefirst

I dont know whats worse your poetry or your tips 😀

Gesink is an enigma, he got dropped like a stone in Paris Nice when Sky attacked but was hammering it out on the first stage here.

I think i would rather go safe with either J-Rod or Wiggo to be honest.

March 19, 2013 at 7:46 pm #723123
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JAndrewHill

Its stage three and up we
Its stage three and up we go,
But dont pick jrod or wiggo
I have gone and had a long think,
And you cant do better than dutchman Gesink

#youhearditherefirst

March 19, 2013 at 6:56 pm #723121
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drheaton

What are your thoughts for
What are your thoughts for tomorrow then? I think I’ll pick up Wiggins or Rodriguez (already have Valverde) but not sure which, Sky look strong and Wiggins apparently is here to win but Rodriguez has more racing in his legs and is in form.

Which do I pick?

March 19, 2013 at 5:39 pm #723119
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chrisdstripes

No worries dr, thanks.
No worries dr, thanks.

March 19, 2013 at 5:28 pm #723117
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drheaton

Yes, GC has been revised
Yes, GC has been revised since I put the scores together. It’ll mean minor changes but I’ll sort it once I have access to a proper computer (ie around 7)

Serves me right for trying to be efficient, was hoping today would run smoother than yesterday 😕

March 19, 2013 at 5:14 pm #723115
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chrisdstripes

Both results pages I’ve seen
Both results pages I’ve seen (Cycling news, PCS) have changes in the GC eg Rodriguez dropping 8th-11th, Dan Martin 4th-9th, presumably on some crazy sophisticated countback system, but I’m not totally sure these have been accounted for in the scoring?
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