The Vuelta with spoilers

[Adam4868]

On a side note, Movistar looks like they might actually contend this year

Don't jinx it....

I actually think Mas was the strongest today.😁

 

[MasterDabber]

Btw, I should say.... I'm not a Rog fanboi. I don't like his style of racing and attacking the last few hundred meters to pick up time bonuses.
To open up another can of worms... I don't agree with time bonuses. I believe that the GC winner should be whoever has ridden the course in the shortest total time...full stop.
Back to Rog though. I do respect him as a rider and I feel he has great grace and humility in times of defeat. He seems a decent, sporting sort of man who is quick to congratulate his opponents.

 

[mjr]

Pu the highlights on this evening mainly to hear what the sofa guests said about it and partly because there seemed naff all else on then. The editing was abysmal again, going to ad breaks in the middle of one sentence and returning in the middle of another, but the English-language commentators were watching a different race to the German-language ones on the live show! Complimenting Ineos's tactics riding tempo until they'd blown up more riders than Jumbo.

 

[Adam4868]

Anyone seen anything of Pidcock ? Is he really to knackered or saving himself...might have a e/w on him today 😁

 

[rich p]

Anyone seen anything of Pidcock ? Is he really to knackered or saving himself...might have a e/w on him today 😁

He's had a day off the sangria so definitely worth a punt

 

[Adam4868]

He's had a day off the sangria so definitely worth a punt

Do wonder if he's playing the long game...I've not watched every stage but barely been seen?

 

[rich p]

Do wonder if he's playing the long game...I've not watched every stage but barely been seen?

Me neither but maybe he's doing a turn for Jumbo Visma , sorry Ineos, before the cameras roll.
He's a maverick so stage hunting might be his role . Good luck!

 

[Adam4868]

Me neither but maybe he's doing a turn for Jumbo Visma , sorry Ineos, before the cameras roll.
He's a maverick so stage hunting might be his role . Good luck!

Gone with Pidcock e/w at 33/1
Aranbaru at 22/1
Cerny at 100/1
Last of the big spenders ...Mas pulled me back from the brink !

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's a bit of a funny profile today isn't it.

Oh, what a snore, another flat stage for the sprinters ... yikes!! what's that bloody thing doing at the end?

 

[Martinsnos]

I’m a few days behind. Just seen on stage 6 that 1 rider set off with a toddler on their top-tube?!

 

[mjr]

GCNitis has infected the Eurosport live coverage with their pre-stage review announcing that Carthy, Valverde, Carapaz and Landa are out, whereas cyclingnews reported Carapaz attacking and failing to make the break today and no mention of him abandoning! And I think they just showed him on the live coverage. I bet Landa is still there too.

 

[Adam4868]

GCNitis has infected the Eurosport live coverage with their pre-stage review announcing that Carthy, Valverde, Carapaz and Landa are out, whereas cyclingnews reported Carapaz attacking and failing to make the break today and no mention of him abandoning! And I think they just showed him on the live coverage. I bet Landa is still there too.

View: https://twitter.com/laflammerouge16/status/1430145922248462365?s=19

 

[roadrash]

roglic down , just lost the time gap 0f 20 seconds that he had.

 

[Adam4868]

roglic down , just lost the time gap 0f 20 seconds that he had.

He's so predictable

 

[Adam4868]

Storer !