Vuelta a España 2022 Vuelta a España stage 4(Vitoria-Gastiez-Lagaurdia),152.5 km, Hilly

[noob]

Ayuso vs Almeida soap opera already getting the engines starting at Eurosport Portugal
I love all this drama already unfolding

I'd wish they made a fuss about the jersey instead, as you know

Somehow I don't expect the AA drama to be that big in the end, but we'll see

I expect Ayuso to do well today, just saying

 

[Big Doopie]

Who r FDJ riding at the front for? Pinot sitting at back.

 

[tobydawq]

Who r FDJ riding at the front for? Pinot sitting at back.

Pacher?

 

[Sciatic]

Putting the hammer down before climb

 

[Eyeballs Out]

This Cat 3 looks sneaky hard - includes 1.5 km @ 9.3%

 

[sir fly]

No mention of the fact that they'll be going through Quintana?

They've already passed through Landa.

A shame they couldn't get Bilbao on the route as well.

Tackling El jardinerito now.

 

[Leinster]

That was 5% and the last 400m were flat or even a bit downhill. I don't see how that's similar to today's finish.

He had that one won before the downhill bit, and was posting up well before the finish. And I remembered it being steeper, so sue me. And it's irrelevant now because he's sat up.


Trek are riding for Pedersen now, so they must think it's a finish where a sprinter can compete.

 

[Riek s]

A lot of Jumbo dropped like a rock... Gesink??

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Doesn't seem like Ayuso is winning this Vuelta.

 

[noob]

What happened to Ayuso? :O

 

[Fantastico]

Higuita at the back of the bunch

 

[Riek s]

Ayuso dropping? or close to dropping... damn

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Pacher?

I'm not sure he can cope with the pressure of being the outright favourite for the overall win.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Ayuso must be sick or something? Higuita far back as well.

 

[noob]

Doesn't seem like Ayuso is winning this Vuelta.

I thought this stage would suit him, but obviously not. Half UAE is dropped already :O

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Ayuso must be sick or something?

Why? He's 19, he got dropped 60k from the finish in San Sebastian.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Why?

Because he looks to be really suffering and not feeling well.

 

[tobydawq]

Why? He's 19, he got dropped 60k from the finish in San Sebastian.

Because he is being dropped when Trek is riding on the front for Mads Pedersen?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Because he is being dropped when Trek is riding on the front for Mads Pedersen?

Maybe he isn't the new Pogacar? A 19 year old getting dropped here is nothing strange. He managed to hang on anyway.

Because he looks to be really suffering and not feeling well.

People getting dropped usually look like that.

 

[tobydawq]

Maybe he isn't the new Pogacar? A 19 year old getting dropped here is nothing strange. He managed to hang on anyway.

Of course it's strange...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Ajuso is has been overrated since the baby Giro last year

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Of course it's strange...

I disagree. You could have expected him to do better, but that doesn't make this strange.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Maybe he isn't the new Pogacar? A 19 year old getting dropped here is nothing strange. He managed to hang on anyway.

People getting dropped usually look like that.

He's a big talent. You should look up his results in case you don't know him. He definitely shouldn't get dropped here under normal circumstances, but sure, maybe he's just in really poor form. I doubt that's the reason, though.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Why did Van Wilder chased Alaphilippe??

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

He's a big talent. You should look up his results in case you don't know him. He definitely shouldn't get dropped here under normal circumstances, but sure, maybe he's just in really poor form. I doubt that's the reason, though.

lol
yeah, i'll look him up