La Vuelta SPOILERS.

[ColinJ]

Some dodgy takeaways in Toddy Col ?

Definitely a GT rest day, isn't it!

My local takeaway is very good, actually. Here's a totally unsponsored shout out to... Spicy Valley! (I'll be round to pick up the free 12" veg pizza next week... )

 

[chriscross1966]

Can anyone remember a season where we've had three GT's that have had this much excitement... OK so the excitement at the Tour was rather confined to the last half hour, but it was a LOT of excitement :-).... and the Giro was a classic for the ages, and now we have a Vuelta with four riders of obviously differing specialities heading into the last week with less than forty seconds between them... we might have lost a lot of racing this year but what we've had is making up for what we've lost..

 

[Beebo]

I’ve just watched the highlights of yesterday’s stage. Brutal climbing. It would be interesting to see how far up the climb I would get before stopping.
At one point the time gap was 12 seconds but the physical distance between the riders was about 20 metres. They were literally at walking pace.

 

[Eziemnaik]

View: https://youtu.be/vQ8bioVdod8


E bike might be a hindrance

 

[Mike_P]

At one point the time gap was 12 seconds but the physical distance between the riders was about 20 metres. They were literally at walking pace.

It would be interesting to see times at the top of the climb as Kuss and Roglic seemed to me to make up some time once off the climb. Wonder how many of the entire race walked; if the better climbers were almost at walking pace many must have been going lot slower.

 

[Eziemnaik]

Wind is getting weaker tomorrow...
Good news for Ineos and EF

 

[Adam4868]

It would be interesting to see times at the top of the climb as Kuss and Roglic seemed to me to make up some time once off the climb. Wonder how many of the entire race walked; if the better climbers were almost at walking pace many must have been going lot slower.

There were severn made the top 20 this year.Which means it was a hell of a pace ! I'd say a few in that top 25 maybe had "some.assistance" 🙄
But shorter stages also means that's why there could be faster times.

 

[Beebo]

There were severn made the top 20 this year.Which means it was a hell of a pace ! I'd say a few in that top 25 maybe had "some.assistance" 🙄
But shorter stages also means that's why there could be faster times.
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Chris Horner! The OAP winner. 👀

 

[Eziemnaik]

There were severn made the top 20 this year.Which means it was a hell of a pace ! I'd say a few in that top 25 maybe had "some.assistance" 🙄
But shorter stages also means that's why there could be faster times.
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Not bad
Rode faster than some convicted EPO and blood dopers
Some of them are still putting similar performance at 40y old

 

[Smokin Joe]

From a TV viewers perspective the mountain stages are so much better without spectators. You can see what's going on and there are none of these annoying idiots running alongside the riders or blocking the road till the last split second. I'm sure the riders prefer it too, though they will be diplomatic to say so.

 

[Adam4868]

From a TV viewers perspective the mountain stages are so much better without spectators. You can see what's going on and there are none of these annoying idiots running alongside the riders or blocking the road till the last split second. I'm sure the riders prefer it too, though they will be diplomatic to say so.

How much faster would they have been with crowds cheering them on though ?

 

[roadrash]

Some of them are still putting similar performance at 40y old

thinking of anyone in particular

 

[Adam4868]

Tomorrow's TT has a dedicated bike change zone.Which means bike doesn't have to come from the car.
To switch or not to switch...

 

[Starchivore]

From a TV viewers perspective the mountain stages are so much better without spectators. You can see what's going on and there are none of these annoying idiots running alongside the riders or blocking the road till the last split second. I'm sure the riders prefer it too, though they will be diplomatic to say so.

The people who insist on running alongside are annoying, but personally I love the tunnels of spectators on the big climbs, and the atmosphere and excitement of that, even if just watching on TV. I can imagine some riders are enjoying being free of it though, yeah

 

[nickyboy]

Tomorrow's TT has a dedicated bike change zone.Which means bike doesn't have to come from the car.
To switch or not to switch...

Switch
It's a proper Mur...1.5km at about 15% which sounds uncomfortable on a heavy TT bike. Plus being allowed to have a bike ready at side of the road means a cyclo-cross style bike change if they do it right, only costing a few seconds

But expect someone to get it horribly wrong, unable to clip in, wrong gearing etc etc