Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, 18-24 March 2013 [spoilers]

[rich p]

3 skymen in the group

 

[musa]

The picture quality got better. Thank goodness

 

[rich p]

Wiggins will be happy with that. He has shown he means business

 

[raindog]

a 28 second cushion from what should've been an ordinary sprint stage - canny, unconventional riding from Brad there.

 

[tigger]

Great stuff. Who got the win for Quick Step?

 

[smutchin]

Meersman

 

[tigger]

Thought Wiggins was going to run away with it for a minute, a la Tour of Romandie last year

 

[sickboyblue]

Seeing that beach at calella makes me want a holiday! used to go there every year when I was a kid!

 

[beastie]

Well Wiggo looks like he has lost a few pounds from Oman, and he certainly has gas in the motor. There are some very interesting stages to come, the last not least, 8 repeats of a 2 km climb at the back end.

 

[thom]

That was a fun finish - despite SKY dominating that break, it was nice to see the other teams rotating through the work in something of a collaboration. Good, hard racing.

 

[Strathlubnaig]

Meersman got a good win there, a la Ciolek style, good effort.

 

[line71]

whatever

 

[jdtate101]

Couldnt watch it,the TV broadcast was breaking up constantly and what i did see was a disgusting SKY procession bullying this stupid inconsequential race from the front
Lets hope they dont get their own way in The Giro/Tour as it will be a horrible spectacle witnessing these humorless bullies ruin the season

Oh do grow up. It's called tactics and sometimes it works ...and sometimes it doesn't, but it's hardly bulling, and if it's so inconsequential just turn it off and don't subject this board to silly comments.

 

[smutchin]

stupid inconsequential race

Yeah, so stupid and inconsequential that it's a WorldTour event and all the big Giro contenders are there.

If you don't like seeing the current TdF champion launching himself off the front of the peloton, maybe bike racing isn't the sport for you.

 

[beastie]

Yeah, so stupid and inconsequential that it's a WorldTour event and all the big Giro contenders are there.

If you don't like seeing the current TdF champion launching himself off the front of the peloton, maybe bike racing isn't the sport for you.

Don't feed el trollo