Vuelta a Espana 2023 (spoilers)
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Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
He's not having the best of races 
11th time for Thomas
16:51
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) drops 2'00'' after he sustained a mechanical during the ITT.
11th time for Thomas
16:51
Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) drops 2'00'' after he sustained a mechanical during the ITT.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Been dipping in and out this year but great to see Lenny get that nasty stage win.
Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
Indeed.
Except everyone seemed to think Remco would take it big time.
Edit: Top Ganna by 16 sec.
OP
OP
Adam4868
Guru
Near enough joint favourites.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
So do you think Jumbo will be down to a mere two leaders after this? Will Jonas be on bottle fetching duties?
Shadow
member
- Location
- edge of the south downs
Let's hope so!!
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Proper flatish, straightish TT course won by a proper TT rider.
Maybe, that is why the UCI have recently been avoiding using proper TT courses in most Grand Tours, because the big strong TT specialists will easily win.
Maybe, that is why the UCI have recently been avoiding using proper TT courses in most Grand Tours, because the big strong TT specialists will easily win.
T4tomo
Legendary Member
It's how it should be, the poor buggers spend ages dragging the peloton along in their wake, they deserve a "shot a glory" day
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Small correction: ASO (France, Spain) and RCS (Italy) set the Grand Tour courses, not the UCI.Maybe, that is why the UCI have recently been avoiding using proper TT courses in most Grand Tours, because the big strong TT specialists will easily win.
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Jameshow
Veteran
Still hoping for GT...
However his chances for a ride with ISN next year are getting slimmer by the day!🤣
Perhaps Cardiff needs an active transport commissioner!
OP
OP
Adam4868
Guru
Had some sh1t luck this Vuelta...mechanical yesterday ! Still got plenty to give as a rider,I'd be surprised if he doesn't end his career at Ineos.Maybe in some sort of supervisory role.
matticus
Guru
In the old days nothing at all happened until a rider crossed the line. And if the stage winner was also high on GC, that meant nothing at all of any interest happened for the first 3 hours; just riders on absurd bikes riding at constant pace on their own.
I still think they're incredibly boring, but the time checks are at least something happening at regular intervals through the day!
Legs
usually riding on Zwift...
- Location
- Staffordshire
Agreed. I was meaning that I preferred the semi-old days when we had intermediate time checks, but not second-by-second live timing. Live timing helps you see the evolution of the race better, but somewhat detracts from what little surprise and excitement a TT can offer.
matticus
Guru
Ah, gotcha.
(It sounds like the "excitement" is going from no information about some bloke riding at constant speed, to TA-DAH! Some timing information about some bloke riding at constant speed. Anyway, some folks seem to like it ... :P )
