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

[raindog]

Got to be careful though - slippy and technical. I'll be pissed off if Porte doesn't get GC - I've taken a shine to him.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Contador 7th, just behind Betancur. This will all be very close. I have been well impressed with Betancur at this Tour, another hot Colombian.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Porte 3rd at the finish. Waiting for Quintana and Henao...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Quintana, amazing! 3rd on the day so far, some 30 seconds better than Porte.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Henao isn't going to get anywhere near, I don't think, +57... better than Contador and Betancur. But loses the jersey.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

So, Quintana wins it, ahead of Porte and Henao. Sky must be a bit sick after that!

 

[raindog]

Amazing TT from Quintana - God knows what he'll be capable of in a couple of years.
The Return Of The Colombians

 

[beastie]

I didn't see the TT, but assume it must have been more up and down than the profile suggested. Quintana for the Vuelta this year I think.

 

[Noodley]

Amazing TT from Quintana - God knows what he'll be capable of in a couple of years.
The Return Of The Colombians

Yes, there does seem to have been a recent re-emergence of good Columbians.

 

[Hont]

Well suspect.

 

[400bhp]

Why?

Quintana is young, has shown TT form before, is a bloody good climber and descender.

 

[smutchin]

...and is on the same Dirty Foreigner team as Valverde.

So QED, eh?

 

[Noodley]

My "witch finder" radar has been alerted. Although nothing more than that at present. His palmares is impressive and progressive. But there is enough to nudge me into priming my pointy finger to "point" mode.

 

[Rob500]

I'm gonna ride over to the clinic and see what they say about all this.

 

[Noodley]

I'm gonna ride over to the clinic and see what they say about all this.

I'd wager that they think it's "not right"