Vuelta a España 2022 Vuelta a España - stage 8: La Pola Llaviana - Collau Fancuaya. 153.4km. Mountain

[Devil's Elbow]

Vine is going to ride himself into the GC battle if he keeps being allowed in breaks, a bit of a Rujano vibe about him.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Ridiculously stupid to underestimate Vine here, but can we also note that he might be Sébastien Reichenbach and Simon Clarke put together in terms of Kirby fanboyism.

 

[Lequack]

GC guys are really lucky that Vine isn't going for GC. They would be fighting for 2nd place or lower only.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, that was anticlimactic for break action

That's what you get when one of the best climbers in the race is allowed in the break by the GC teams and the other breakaway riders.

 

[Big Doopie]

gap going out again cuz of vine.

 

[Sciatic]

Wow hairpin right before the steepest section - ouch.

 

[ppanther92]

Bahrain is so bad since the TdF…

 

[RedheadDane]

Vine wants to actually have a winning photo in the Vuelta.

 

[Lequack]

If someone doesn't attack Remco here on the steep part, the Vuelta is over.

 

[KZD]

Vine already putting time into the peloton

 

[Valv.Piti]

Who's the QS rider in front?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Landa and Soler should fold into satellite roles here, could be useful

 

[BigCoward]

It's just infuriating given just how easy it would have been to make a stage that was infinitely better for at least testing out riders before the final climb, with climbs like Marabio, San Lorenzo and Corredoria easy to attach to this.

You have to understand that most race directors have significantly less knowledge than you on this sort of thing.

 

[ppanther92]

Back in 2018, I also though Sam Oomen is going to be a better rider he turned out to be…

 

[Riek s]

Vine is flying. Rediculous. doesn't seem to go uphill for him

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Vine's stem obsession worthy of a Dawg

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Wilder is doing a fantastic job

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Yikes that a tight corner, hopefully the peloton gets through there ok.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You have to understand that most race directors have significantly less knowledge than you on this sort of thing.

Two of those three climbs are already well known to the Vuelta, though.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Why we need a camera with Pinot is a mystery to me, we're not even in France...

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Almeida is now in his element, riding 20 meters behind the peloton.

 

[Sciatic]

GC guys are really lucky that Vine isn't going for GC. They would be fighting for 2nd place or lower only.

You’re joking right?

 

[Rollthedice]

Van Wilder is doing a fantastic job

Hart taking over.

 

[Big Doopie]

TGH and Vine.

hmm. norway was meaningless.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's looking tentatively good for the Tao not a fraud contingent I have to say