The Vuelta with spoilers

[roadrash]

Flatter than a big bag full of really flat things

 

[geocycle]

Norfolk del Mar?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Traditional doomed break of non world tour riders. This is more like it. None of your insane breaks containing leaders like we had in the TdF.

 

[GuyBoden]

Breakaway 7 mins ahead at 38.5km an hour, at the moment.

Flat and no wind, but there's the sprint.

 

[mjr]

Norfolk del Mar?

I just stuck it into some mapping software and it's actually flatter than the Norfolk Coast Cycleway! It's also not "del Mar", as the stage is at about 650m altitude and if the sea ever gets that high, the only bits of England left will be north of the Way of the Roses plus Black Mountain.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Gutted for Taaramae - loses red. But it was nice while it lasted.
Philipsen into green by a single point (131 vs 130)

 

[rich p]

Gutted for Taaramae - loses red. But it was nice while it lasted.
Philipsen into green by a single point (131 vs 130)

Poor old Romain lost 12 minutes too

 

[Archie]

Gutted for Taaramae - loses red. But it was nice while it lasted.
Philipsen into green by a single point (131 vs 130)

However Kenny Elissonde will be a popular red jersey wearer. Pleased it's him who takes over.

 

[Adam4868]

Poor old Romain lost 12 minutes too

Looks like I lost four quid aswell !

 

[Adam4868]

Not sure it was the way he wanted to take it...but it'll feel better on him tommorow

View: https://twitter.com/TrekSegafredo/status/1428020909793632256?s=19

 

[Eziemnaik]

What's the point of stages like today? Seriously?

 

[Mike_P]

What's the point of stages like today? Seriously?

Potential of chaos from cross winds would be a tick for it in the organisers assessment, geographically moves the race onwards without unduly stressing the riders provided they do not crash (failed on that) and keeps the sprinters happy before some retire from the race because of the hills.

 

[Adam4868]

What's the point of stages like today? Seriously?

Should be no sprint stages in the first week

 

[Chislenko]

Gutted for Taaramae - loses red. But it was nice while it lasted.
Philipsen into green by a single point (131 vs 130)

There always used to be a sort of unwritten rule that the peloton waited up if the yellow / red / insert colour of choice wearer was involved in an incident.

 

[Mike_P]

There always used to be a sort of unwritten rule that the peloton waited up if the yellow / red / insert colour of choice wearer was involved in an incident.

He wasn't helped by his own team still riding on the front, if they had sat up probably the rest of the leading group would have waited.