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

[beastie]

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

Hahahahahah . Muppet

 

[line71]

Don't feed el trollo

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[beastie]

Unbelievable,make a simple observation and im subject to this moronic invective by morons who take comfort in the 'Troll' bull to counter any argument they dont agree with

Come up with something more original Beastie you asswipe

keep sucking up the SKY processional folly,if you get off on watching corporate bullies thats your perogative

muppet

Sorry, you are right. Humble humble apologies for using a moronic post to counter your moronic post. But if you thought that the stage today was disgusting are you sure you were watching the same race? I saw some hard aggressive team riding followed by Wiggins giving it the beans and ripping the pack in two. An exciting and dynamic descent.

I am not a Team Sky fanboy, but I do like seeing British riders at the cutting edge of the race. There would be a lot less if it wasn't for Brailsford's organisational expertise. I do apologise for the troll comment, and the Muppet as well, but your post was total bollocks.

 

[jdtate101]

I do apologise for the troll comment, and the Muppet as well, but your post was total bollocks.

Nicely finished off there.....

 

[beastie]

Nicely finished off there.....

Well you know, courtesy costs nowt. :-)

 

[raindog]

the bullying in today's stage was of such a high standard that Sky didn't win

 

[rich p]

Thanks for quoting the idiot, guys, or I'd have missed all the fun as it seems to have deleted it's irrational rants.

 

[Get In The Van]

I really enjoyed todays racing, thought Brad looked very decent on the descent and was setting a cracking pace, looking forward to the rest of the week although hopefully with a better tv feed.

 

[PpPete]

I did wonder if he'd been working on his descending skills, knowing that it's one area where Niabli could steal time from him.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I did wonder if he'd been working on his descending skills, knowing that it's one area where Niabli could steal time from him.

Was that local knowledge?

Anyhow, nice to see the youngster Josh Edmondson on the front leading the Sky train up the last hill. Good platform work.

 

[montage]

I did wonder if he'd been working on his descending skills, knowing that it's one area where Niabli could steal time from him.

I'd be very worried about Nibs, he didn't just beat Froome and Contador in that stage the other day, he destroyed them

 

[beastie]

Wiggins has always been a good descender. Last year Nibali gapped Sky on a descent in the Dauphine I think coz Froome bollocksed a corner and held up his teammates. I can't remember any times in the tour where Wiggins looked like losing time going downhill. Sure he let Nibali go, but that was so far to the finish he was always coming back.

 

[smutchin]

It occurs to me that Wiggo will want to win this just to prove that he can win a stage race without a TT in it. That puts his attack yesterday in some perspective.

Today's stage looks like it could suit Rodriguez though. Only one Cat 3 climb but a lumpy crit circuit at the end with an uphill finish... Or maybe Brad will fancy it again!

[Edit: just looked at the finish on Google Earth. There's a sharp left roundabout to make life difficult for the Greenedge boys, then a long, straight-ish road that slopes gradually upwards - the gradient is actually pretty gentle (about 2%). It'll probably be a sprinters stage.]

 

[raindog]

There's a sharp left roundabout to make life difficult for the Greenedge boys

 

[Radchenister]

Game on!

Edit: highlights anyway.

Further Edit: ... come on, get on with it ... coverage appears a bit ropey from this race .