Not really. It's in the Limburg region of the Netherlands, so it's hardly running over the Andes, but there are couple of lumps. rlAll course details hererl

never call a Limberger 'dutch' - they will be offended ! nice area with exquisite cheeses

the city of Maastricht is beautiful and well worth a visit/ weekend break

Facts I am well aware of, hence my careful choice of words.

looks like a couple of sharp 100m climbs in the womens tt - might make emma pooley a bit happier

Not seen as much of the Vuelta as I'd like this year, but how brutal was the end of yesterday's stage by the way!?

C*ntador's blown this apart. Hope he celebrates with a steak dinner

Bit off topic, but chapeau to Alex Zanardi for his Paralympic gold in the hand-cycling. A living example of life being what you make it and a perfect role model for anyone, amputee or otherwise.

Hell yes.




In a bit of a malaise with the Vuleta now the top three are unrepentant clenbuterol cheat, unrepentant EPO cheat and Rodriguez a mile further back.

Only one winner now surely? Can't see J-Rod or Valverde coming back now.
It was free to attend the paralympic races at Brands Hatch, shame there was not much in the way of advertising for it otherwise I might well have gone if I'd known
I've got these bad boys winging their way to my door, 38mm Gigantex Carbon/FRM Carbon hubs, that'll shave a few seconds off my 10 & 25..flmao

Yep. Sadly.

i was also taken aback that the road racing at brands was free - could definately have publicised this a bit more

Finally managed to catch up with Vuelta coverage after a few weeks away in Ireland with no access to internet or tv.

Wow!

Well and truly the best Grand Tour I think I have ever seen made even better by three Spanish riders who made this race a true spectacle in a way that makes this years Tdf look like a limp lettuce in comparison.

I can’t stand Valverde and have lost respect for Alberto Contador but…….along with Rodriguez – these guys know how to make a race don’t they? Particularly Bad Bertie and Purito – they were just at it all the time. I thought that ‘panache’ was dead but with the help of a brilliant course these guys made the race brilliant.

Bring on the Worlds. Can’t see the Brits making an impact on this one with a classics style to it but at a stretch we could see Stannard in a decisive break. Will be interesting to see what impact JTL could have too.

On the back of what I’ve seen in the Vuelta then I think it could be Contador or Valverde to win.

Blimey, doesn't JTL look like Bertie Accountant when he's climbing? Out of the saddle, dancing on the pedals...

JTL has been.doing that all season on much bigger and steeper than that. This is why he's being seen as the real deal.