On the Rivet

A look at who's riding hard this week...

Up, Up and Away!

Catalunya is for the climbers

Wednesday

Thursday

Sunday

Climb, climb, climb.  Better get those watt computers warmed up cause this race is a dynamo.  Wiggins and the Sky crew are already throwing down on the flatter stages and have let their intent be known.  The summit finishes and lack of a TT could expose a chink in the Sky armor as punchier riders will look to steal seconds at the end of stages.  Valverde and JRod take their Spanish races seriously and the course looks tailor made for their abilities.  Sunday's finish in Barcelona has the makings of a seriously exciting stage.  Yup, that's 8 cat 3 climbs in the last 50 K.  Paging Valverde.  Too bad Nibali isn't here because when I see that finish that is who I think of.  The first day already gave many GC guys a 20 some second lead, signaling early on who is in it to win it.  Here are the WFL guys we have that made that break:

Fujarky: Danny Boy Martin

Dynamic: JRod, Gesink

Guillaume: Wiggo, Scarponi

Taco: Valverde

There are plenty of other guys here too, that are far from out of it.  But I think the overall winner will come from this group.

Prediction

WFL Podium:

Valverde, JRod, Wiggo