The Vuelta with spoilers

[Adam4868]

Yes, I think they slid out on a corner but got back pretty quickly.
Matthews and Trentin's teams did a lot of work for next to nothing.

UAE working for Trentin to come in 53rd...

 

[matticus]

I've just caught up with the uphill finish where Magnus Cort is overtaken with 200m to go by Roglic+Mas.

Then tacks up the remaining climb - almost perpendicular to the course - while 50 riders go past him. He just didn't care any more

 

[Adam4868]

I've just caught up with the uphill finish where Magnus Cort is overtaken with 200m to go by Roglic+Mas.

Then tacks up the remaining climb - almost perpendicular to the course - while 50 riders go past him. He just didn't care any more

He got caught with 200m to go and lost something like 50 seconds !
Saying that it was brutally steep....makes his next day win even more impressive !

 

[Adam4868]

Bit if a wierd finish today...Still Senechal takes the sprint ! QS are that good that they can lose their main sprinter and still win
Bernal definately looking better and came in 10th...is he going to come good in third week

 

[rich p]

Bit if a wierd finish today...Still Senechal takes the sprint ! QS are that good that they can lose their main sprinter and still win
Bernal definately looking better and came in 10th...is he going to come good in third week

They do win a lot of races!

 

[Milzy]

Boring stage. Bring on mountains.

 

[Adam4868]

Boring stage. Bring on mountains.

You just pissed off cause your shite at the punditry....you only need ask and I'll help you next time

 

[Adam4868]

They do win a lot of races!

Sprint anyone....forget it QS are here.

 

[Milzy]

You just pissed off cause your shite at the punditry....you only need ask and I'll help you next time

You’re the only one in the world who drones on like Cherie Pridham who could talk a glass eye to sleep 😄

 

[Mike_P]

They do win a lot of races!

55th of the year

 

[Dogtrousers]

What happened to Jakobsen? Did he just get out of position? Very un-wolf-pack behaviour. I expect the other wolves will howl and bite his arse when they get back to the den. Probably. (I'm not a leading wolfologist)

Still, I see he picked up 20 points at an intermediate and is looking pretty secure in the jersey as all the other sprinters have gone home (Philipsen) or are rubbish (Demare).

 

[Adam4868]

What happened to Jakobsen? Did he just get out of position? Very un-wolf-pack behaviour. I expect the other wolves will howl and bite his arse when they get back to the den. Probably. (I'm not a leading wolfologist)

Still, I see he picked up 20 points at an intermediate and is looking pretty secure in the jersey as all the other sprinters have gone home (Philipsen) or are rubbish (Demare).

Mechanical.

 

[rich p]

Sprinters are a fickle lot. Cav, Goss, Bennett and Kittel with their mental health issues go from hero to zero and back sometimes.
Ewan, Demare, Phillipson go from looking unbeatable to ponies.
Tough game!

 

[Adam4868]

Sprinters are a fickle lot. Cav, Goss, Bennett and Kittel with their mental health issues go from hero to zero and back sometimes.
Ewan, Demare, Phillipson go from looking unbeatable to ponies.
Tough game!

Tell you whats more stressful for them now...you have your team working for you as a sprinter...it all goes to plan and then Van Aert turns up !
Who told him he can be sprinter.Stick to climbing/TT/ domestique duties

 

[Dogtrousers]

Puts tin foil hat on.

I've just watched it and I wonder if maybe Jakobsen's fitness is giving out and actually he just blew up trying to hold on to his sprint train.

Pfft. Probably did have a flat tyre, but that's boring. Better to make something up.