The Vuelta with spoilers

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Adam4868

Adam4868

Guru
Yes, but what's it going to be like in Spain? :whistle:
It's tropical in Blackpool....
 

rich p

ridiculous old lush
Location
Brighton
Dull breakaway day or can the sprinters get organized and over the spike in the middle to make it a dull sprint day!

Or maybe I'm going to be surprised by ludicrous futile attacks, winds and echelons, drone strikes and farm animals loose on the road!
 
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Adam4868

Adam4868

Guru
Dull breakaway day or can the sprinters get organized and over the spike in the middle to make it a dull sprint day!

Or maybe I'm going to be surprised by ludicrous futile attacks, winds and echelons, drone strikes and farm animals loose on the road!
Only thing for sure....Trentin top 5 🙄
 

rich p

ridiculous old lush
Location
Brighton
Even Roglic is having to find his thrills elsewhere....

View: https://twitter.com/OutOfCycling/status/1432437149115224068?s=19

:ohmy: He used to be a skateboarder, you know...
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
I also don't think it was great PR for Tom Pidcock (who I like immensely) to tell the world he wasn't in great shape after partying and not training,for 3 weeks after his gold medal ride.
He's kind of taking that back now

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tom-pidcock-getting-stronger-each-day-at-vuelta-a-espana/

I'm pretty pleased with how I'm going. I definitely wouldn't have been able to do that [fourth on stage 14] in the first week. I'm kind of pleased with the fact that I'm now two weeks deep into a Grand Tour and feeling better than I did at the start. It's not a stage win or an impressive result for anyone on the outside but it's a nice little achievement for myself

From the start of the year, I wanted to race here. But then after the Olympics I was second-guessing if I could be bothered, basically The first week here I was kind of a bit – not deflated almost – but I'd just won the Olympics and then came here in not good shape and was just kind of riding around doing nothing, you know? It's not really the true representation of myself.


I find his repeated use of "myself" instead of "me" makes me want to punch him. Actually that's not true. It makes me wish someone else would punch him, as I'm too nice. Apart from that, not a bad interview.

As for today's stage - has Jakobsen regained his legs on the rest day?
 
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Adam4868

Adam4868

Guru
As for today's stage - has Jakobsen regained his legs on the rest day?
Bling Matthews is going to awake from his slumber 😜
As for Tom...like him as a rider.Was fancying for Roubaix but he's sacked that off now He's going to road worlds before calling stop on his 2021 season.
 

rich p

ridiculous old lush
Location
Brighton
He's kind of taking that back now

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tom-pidcock-getting-stronger-each-day-at-vuelta-a-espana/

I'm pretty pleased with how I'm going. I definitely wouldn't have been able to do that [fourth on stage 14] in the first week. I'm kind of pleased with the fact that I'm now two weeks deep into a Grand Tour and feeling better than I did at the start. It's not a stage win or an impressive result for anyone on the outside but it's a nice little achievement for myself

From the start of the year, I wanted to race here. But then after the Olympics I was second-guessing if I could be bothered, basically The first week here I was kind of a bit – not deflated almost – but I'd just won the Olympics and then came here in not good shape and was just kind of riding around doing nothing, you know? It's not really the true representation of myself.


I find his repeated use of "myself" instead of "me" makes me want to punch him. Actually that's not true. It makes me wish someone else would punch him, as I'm too nice. Apart from that, not a bad interview.

As for today's stage - has Jakobsen regained his legs on the rest day?
I would have thought he was rather confirming it but is now getting motivated and more fit!
 

semakof

Active Member
Jacobsen again
Yes. Jacobsen. He has the speed and currently leads with about 117 points gap. I think generally, Deceuninck are know for speed and winning the green jersey in most tours. Same with Cavendish, Cavagna, sam bennet etc.
 
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