Some proper reading about what's going on:
https://cyclingreport.substack.com/p/cycling-change-forever-la-vuelta-protests
How could cycling change after these protests...
'I didn't know I was that far'
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wielrennen/wegwielrennen/ik-wist-niet-dat-het-nog-zo-ver-was-ontketende-jonas-vingegaard-soleert-naar-tweede-etappezege-in-vuelta-torstein-traeen-duikt-als-leider-rustdag-in/87097627.html
'He told me to grow some balls'
https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/he-told-me-to-grow-some-balls-tom-pidcock-makes-big-gc-gains-at-vuelta-a-espana-but-frustrates-joao-almeida-in-the-process/
Mads Pedersen was once again out of the team's altitude training camp. Nice insight on the reasons
https://cyclingreport.substack.com/p/secrets-altitude-training-cycling
With all due respect, I don't look at UCI ranking as a real elite tierlist. MVDP rides 40 days a year and is usually away from top3, although is imho the second best rider of the world. This year, though, the gap with Mads was closer than ever
I still don't get what Visma was trying with Jorgenson today. Some good posts from today
https://dnlbenson.substack.com/p/benson-bulletin-tour-de-france-stage-d32
https://cyclingreport.substack.com/p/caligula-seals-his-fourth