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For this Volta I predict a fight between Roglic and Ayuso.

I expect good performances from Landa, O'Connor, Gall and Carapaz.

I want to see how does Bernal returns, he was very strong in Jaen.

What do you think?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Stage 5

maybe a big breakaway group could spoil a bunch sprint. Or maybe wind could!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Stage 4

another 3000m EG stage and almost 200Km. with a harder finish climb than yesterday's

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

head 2 head

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Stage 3

first mountain stage, usually not big time gaps, but starting to add fatigue.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

not a minor feat beating Roglic in a mountain's final sprint 💪

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTmvtG0PDxs

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

quite long stages, all but the last one in Barcelona about 200 km.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Stage 2

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early breakaway to keep high tempo and then…

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

last 20K at 60 km/h, no (big) crashes and sprint in a wide turn (not dangerous). Groves had the in line but it was not enough. Brennan almost did it. Again.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

official web page and live tracking

https://www.voltacatalunya.cat/en/

Stage 1

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edit: please excuse me if I'm not replying using the right controls here in lemmy. I had never been a readit user, my background is old forums and still trying to set UI to my liking (like forums ☺ ) Thank you and please keep commenting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

this 🇬🇧 Brennan kid is a serious thing 😲, timed the effort perfectly and Groves at his wheel for 2k couldn't even be a match

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

I felt bad for del Grosso, but Brennan is having some spring alright....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Ayuso seems the clear favourite going in, hard to see past him. I hope Roglic shows better form than in his last race.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

hasn't Roglic been in altitude training lately? His natural characteristics may suit well for this kind of races with very few seconds in between riders.

I wish Bernal is recovered from injury and had been training and building form.

yes, Ayuso has said this year he has taken «two steps» in training (focused on Giro) and feels confident on himself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

For this Volta I predict a fight between Roglic and Ayuso

That would be great, yes. Been waiting for Roglic to do great things for a while now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Would be foolish not to say Ayuso is the top favourite. Looking forward to Landa and O'Connor. Also expecting much from De Plus and Van Eetvelt!