42nd Vuelta a Burgos (2.PRO) // July 28th - August 1st 2020

[BlueRoads]

Movistar look very poor ...Mas and Soler ?
To let Landa, Carapaz & Quintana go in the one year was ridiculous

Yes, but I wonder if the training / non-training really effected them / they got the preparation wrong, because they were not only not great but horrible in this race. After all the competition is not THAT strong.

 

[ice&fire]

Movistar look very poor ...Mas and Soler ?
To let Landa, Carapaz & Quintana go in the one year was ridiculous

Whats your take on Carapaz.... only interested in Giro ??.

Carapaz has always kept a low profile in one week races other than Asturias, which was just one week before the Giro.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Stage:

1	Sosa Iván Ramiro	Team INEOS	20	30	3:47:56
2	Landa Mikel	Bahrain - McLaren	10	18	0:09
3	Evenepoel Remco	Deceuninck - Quick Step	5	12	0:11
4	Almeida João	Deceuninck - Quick Step		7	0:38
5	Kämna Lennard	BORA - hansgrohe		4	0:43
6	Majka Rafał	BORA - hansgrohe		3	0:44
7	Gaudu David	Groupama - FDJ		2	0:58
8	Chaves Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott		1	1:02
9	Yates Simon	Mitchelton-Scott			1:10
10	de la Cruz David	UAE-Team Emirates			1:12

GC:

1	Evenepoel Remco	Deceuninck - Quick Step	19:14:42
2	Landa Mikel	Bahrain - McLaren	0:30
3	Almeida João	Deceuninck - Quick Step	1:12
4	Chaves Esteban	Mitchelton-Scott	1:26
5	Bennett George	Team Jumbo-Visma	1:40
6	Carapaz Richard	Team INEOS	1:58
7	Hermans Ben	Israel Start-Up Nation	2:25
8	de la Cruz David	UAE-Team Emirates	2:34
9	Aru Fabio	UAE-Team Emirates	2:36
10	Nieve Mikel	Mitchelton-Scott	3:00

 

[ice&fire]

LOL, nobody told Almeida he was 3rd and he misses the podium celebration

 

[Escarabajo]

I don't know who is to blame when riders make silly mistakes, the coach or the riders.

• Why was Mitchelton working for Evenepoel
• Why did Evenepoel attacked at the end dropping his teammate. LOL.

Landa could have played better tactically but he has bigger fish to fry later. So he was probably flexing his muscles.

 

[jaylew]

Can't blame Remco too much. Sounds like no one involved with QS was thinking about or even aware of Almeida's podium chances.

 

[Red Rick]

Can't blame Remco too much. Sounds like no one involved with QS was thinking about or even aware of Almeida's podium chances.

Such a wolfpack thing to do

 

[red_flanders]

What was the point of Remco's attack when Almeida was about to bridge to the group?

Seemed clear he was going for the stage win and wasn’t thinking about Almeida. If the attack works no one is wondering about Almeida.

 

[yaco]

Good to see Chaves returning to somewhere near his best form - He was lucking a little at the tailend of the two summit finishes - Can win a stage at the TDF if he has more improvement in his body.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Almeida went from decent to insane in a mere instant after his transfer from Axeon with Deceuninck. What is this?

Almeida was already a monster on the MJ scene in Portugal years ago and a good prospect when he raced with Unieuro, if anyything he didn't really match the expectations when he rode for Axeon.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Almeida was already a monster on the MJ scene in Portugal years ago and a good prospect when he raced with Unieuro, if anyything he didn't really match the expectations when he rode for Axeon.

I remember him as a very gifted TT'er that was a pretty good climber. Looks like he's a better climber now than TT'er.

 

[sir fly]

Just a little bit surprised to see Evenepoel struggling to match all the grinding after his exploits during the first and third stage, but I suppose the form needs some time time to get steady.
Landa, on the other hand, looked better but pretty much inside the frame set 2 days ago.
Chaves seems to be relying on the feel more than on the numbers. Very similar performance to the day before yesterday.
Such a shame Sosa wasn't in the mix on Picon Blanco, but his form's there with the rest.
Almeida looks like a strong tactical option as well as a lieutenant.

Not everybody will be equally satisfied after this opening race.
But everybody can be satisfied the racing continued and there are some guidelines for the coming weeks.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Rewatching the final climb...

I think Kuss could have won it, i don't understand why he had to drag Bennett's ass up the hill for a 5th place in GC, as if this were the Tour de France. As a team, surely you'd rather have a 7th place in GC and a stage win, than a 5th spot in GC without a stagewin?
Sosa didn't once hit the front until his jump at 650 meters from the line.
I think this "defeat" will be a good thing for Evenepoel in the short term. On a climb like this, Sosa is a real benchmark.

 

[tobydawq]

Why does Kuss need to wait for Bennett in a situation like this? MTF on the last stage of a one-week race? Just let him race, man, Bennett was beyond saving and a 5th versus 7th GC spot for him is pretty irrelevant...

I think Kuss could have won it, i don't understand why he had to drag Bennett's ass up the hill for a 5th place in GC, as if this were the Tour de France. As a team, surely you'd rather have a 7th place in GC and a stage win, than a 5th spot in GC without a stagewin?

Great minds think alike

I doubt he could have won, though, but it's ridiculous that he couldn't try.