Tour of the Basque Country, 1-6 April [** SPOILERS **]

[lukesdad]

He is definitely not on top form, but then he never is At this time of year(unless he is doing da Giro) The question is CAN he get back to top form without his extra special beef sarnies.

He s done as much as he has had to so far, which is his style. His TT will be of more interest to me than his climbing. Short stages and short sharp climbs are not really his domain.

As for the beef sarnies you obviously missed last years Vuelta ?

 

[beastie]

He s done as much as he has had to so far, which is his style. His TT will be of more interest to me than his climbing. Short stages and short sharp climbs are not really his domain.

As for the beef sarnies you obviously missed last years Vuelta ?

Obviously at last year's Vuelta, Bertie's form was good, but nowhere near the level of pre 2010. If he was on beef sarnies then they must have been less tasty.

 

[lukesdad]

Good enough to beat all commers tho' eh ?

 

[400bhp]

Porte just gets better and better.

Future TDF winner.

Reckon he will go for the vuelta this year?

 

[beastie]

Gilbert abandons. He is in a race to hit form for the Ardennes.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

This is another evil stage - I think Quintana and Movistar will attack big time to try to break Sky. Richie Porte will have to just stay in touch enough that he can overcome the difference in the time-trial and that he may well do given his form. But I think Henao will be given license to go up the road again if Quintana attacks.

 

[Radchenister]

 

[Radchenister]

Today's race is now live!

 

[raindog]

crap weather again

 

[thom]

Anyone see Henao in the main group recently ?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Anyone see Henao in the main group recently ?

Just heard he'd gone back to get a rain jacket. Still there, in blue.

 

[thom]

I've said similar before, Kiriyenka is a hard, hard bike rider.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Grim weather...

 

[beastie]

I've said similar before, Kiriyenka is a hard, hard bike rider.

You have said it before, he is a beast on a bike.
Surely someone is gonna attack out the peleton, otherwise why bother?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I've said similar before, Kiriyenka is a hard, hard bike rider.

How long has he been on the front of the peloton now?