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Juan Pelota said:
For all the complainers here..what kind of stage would you prefer? A flat stage to a bunch sprint, one of those not worth watching until the final km stages?
These stages are much better, and is what makes the Vuelta such an exciting race.
This stage doesn't look bad. I would say that a break stands a slither of a chance (if it were later it the race, it would be an obvious stage for a break). There's not a lot of flat (especially in the second half). It will be difficult to control the race, but probably be more of a war of attrition than a day for attacking.
I'm not a fan of _________________/ stages, but they're better than _______________
Having said that the Vuelta seems to have done a pretty good job so far
The two (hard) uphill finishes they have had so far have been really nice. The first was spectacular and harder than expected. The second was interesting with the main climb coming 4k out, so it gave the early attackers a platform.
The one problem with such stages though is that everything is concentrated at the end.
However, GC riders aren't going to attack from a long way out early in the race, so you could argue that hill top finishes allow them to get into the flow, while keeping things happening in the GC early on.
As for what stages I like the most, the cinqueterre stage in the Giro was glorious. Beautiful scenery, a string of hills, it is difficult to predict what will happen. But you can't have that every day.
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