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

[wheresmybrakes]

Is it me or is Valverde losing his touch a little bit on the old uphill sprints?

Really, really, really, really, really hope so.

 

[Laplaz]

Austria clearly the Nr. 1 cycling nation right now

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Didn't expect Evenepoel to still finish in the top 10. Not his type of finish, and after that effort 20k from the finish, that's actually very encouraging.

 

[ice&fire]

Is it me or is Valverde losing his touch a little bit on the old uphill sprints?

Not surprising. In case you forgot, he was dethroned from Huy two years ago.

 

[Carols]

I did not expect much, but that was a really good stage!

After so long without racing it was great, even in French which I don't understand

Kudos to Grosschartner and Bora!

 

[Ranagazoo]

I was convinced that was Jay McCarthy with his signature moustache. Nice win anyway for Gross. Almeida impressive too.

 

[Alexandre B.]

Surely there’s a mistake in the classification, because Landa finished same time as Aranburu and Valverde.

 

[RedheadDane]

Grossschartner in an official Vuelta a Burgos GC leader face mask?

 

[Red Rick]

Didn't expect Evenepoel to still finish in the top 10. Not his type of finish, and after that effort 20k from the finish, that's actually very encouraging.

Pretty in line with some previous results, recovery from such effort seems to be his biggest asset. Positioning at the bottom here also helped.

I'm a little bit over the "Evenepoel can't punch" thing.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Pretty in line with some previous results, recovery from such effort seems to be his biggest asset. Positioning at the bottom here also helped.

I'm a little bit over the "Evenepoel can't punch" thing.

There is a difference between "Evenepoel can't punch" and him finishing alongside guys who have a proven trackrecord on such finishes, after having gone deep 20 minutes before.

 

[jaylew]

Looks like Valverde at 8", most of the other favorites at 10" and everyone else at least 16" back

Favorites in 10" group:
Sosa
Carapaz
Chaves
Gaudu
Evenepoel
Bennett
Landa

 

[perico]

Missed where Soler finished. He was in the crosswinds And he looked pretty gassed heading into the final kms. Mas needs to work on his positioning when lining up for group sprints. He was on Valverde’s wheel with 1 km left and dropped to the back then climbed back. I’ve noticed him do that numerous times. He’s good at being in the right position during the stage and avoiding crashes but seems to drift back and forth too much.

Oscar Rodríguez finished in the group with Mas at 16” along with Sep Kuss and Dunbar.

 

[jaylew]

Oscar Rodríguez finished in the group with Mas at 16” along with Sep Kuss and Dunbar.

Results have Dunbar in the 10" group.

 

[perico]

Results have Dunbar in the 10" group.

They must have flipped it because now Fabio Aru is listed in the top 30. That’s a shocker considering he looked like he was gonna drop after the crosswinds.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Not for the squeemish. Image of Leemreizen missing part of his finger.
https://www.gelderlander.nl/sport/r...t-uit-in-ronde-van-burgos~a5d7444f/173956075/

 

[Earns1985]

Haig, S.Yates and Soler are out of the GC.

HAIG Jack 3:12
Simon Yates 3:12
Marc Soler 8:24

 

[ice&fire]

Looks like Valverde at 8", most of the other favorites at 10" and everyone else at least 16" back

Favorites in 10" group:
Sosa
Carapaz
Chaves
Gaudu
Evenepoel
Bennett
Landa

Landa was first in that 10" group. Where's the Landa hype train?

 

[Sciatic]

I didn’t get up in time to watch, but I’m excited just to have a real race thread!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

"Too bad nobody joined the attack"

Remco Evenepoel (10e): "Jammer dat er niemand meesprong bij mijn aanval" | sporza

De piepjonge beentjes van Remco Evenepoel kriebelden al op de eerste dag van de Ronde van Burgos. Het 20-jarige goudklompje opende het laatste wedstrijduur met een solo, maar gebruikte zijn kopje. Hij werd uiteindelijk 10e.

translate.google.com

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1288143457643646983

View: https://twitter.com/JumboVismaRoad/status/1288143457643646983

Gijs is in the hospital, where the plastic surgeon will restore his damaged fingertip as best as possible tonight. Gijs is doing well according to circumstances. We wish him strength and a speedy recovery

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

**** *: Ivan Sosa
****: Mikel Landa, Richard Carapaz
***: Remco Evenepoel, David Gaudu, Alejandro Valverde
**: Simon Yates, George Bennett, Jack Haig, Camilo Ardila
*: Fabio Aru, Enric Mas, Rafal Majka, Esteban Chaves, Ruben Fernandez

My view is that South Americans should do better given they've spent the last god knows how many weeks at altitude, whereas most of the rest were stuck at relative sea level. Some (Landa, Valverde, Ardila e.g.) should also be further in their schedule given the Tour and l'Avenir are mere weeks away.

Ardila lost nearly 12 minutes, what happened? Was he involved in the crash? Or just got blown out the back in the echelons? Or anticipating an attack later this week?

 

[DNP-Old]

Ardila lost nearly 12 minutes, what happened? Was he involved in the crash? Or just got blown out the back in the echelons? Or anticipating an attack later this week?

I would guess the echelons. Don't think he's had to deal with them often, and UAE ain't exactly paradise to guide a light weight through the wind.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Leemreize's finger has been successfully operated.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1288169432691376134

View: https://twitter.com/WielerFlits/status/1288169432691376134

 

[BlueRoads]

So now, what about Bora? Are they all peaking too early or will they fly through the remnants of the season? Well, they already started this at Paris-Nice.

 

[Earns1985]

So now, what about Bora? Are they all peaking too early or will they fly through the remnants of the season? Well, they already started this at Paris-Nice.

I think, they had the first training camp together already in June in Ötztal. Other teams had their training camps later, so this could be a factor...