Vuelta a España 76th La Vuelta ciclista a España 2021 (August 14 - September 5)

[Lequack]

Lequack, are you Barnacle Bill in disguise? Or are you the same person depending on which side of the bed you got out of in the morning?

Is he a famous character I should know?

 

[Lequack]

 

[ice&fire]

WTF is this?

Yeah, I know it's Landa , but still... the front side reminds me of cards used for sight testing.

Bahrain Victorious unveil new kit for Vuelta a España

Mikel Landa's team to raise awareness of obesity and diabetes

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[sir fly]

I like that new kit.
Well balanced.

 

[tobydawq]

I think a few ducks on the kit are missing.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I think a few ducks on the kit are missing.

Yep, especially as ducks love the rain.

 

[Breezy1985]

I'm I supposed to use 3D glasses to be able to see that kit properly or something

 

[Netserk]

Fun kit, but lame to "raise awareness". We had too much of that with Armstrong.

 

[Savant12]

I'm I supposed to use 3D glasses to be able to see that kit properly or something

With 3D glasses it says "#FreeLanda".

 

[BlueRoads]

With 3D glasses it says "#FreeLanda".

I thought it might then warn about anorexia and other eating disorders.

 

[ice&fire]

With 3D glasses it says "#FreeLanda".

That's a lost cause with Padun in the roster

 

[Escarabajo]

WTF is this?

Yeah, I know it's Landa , but still... the front side reminds me of cards used for sight testing.

Bahrain Victorious unveil new kit for Vuelta a España

Mikel Landa's team to raise awareness of obesity and diabetes

www.cyclingnews.com

Other riders trying to read will cause crashes!

 

[Red Rick]

I'm seeing the prologue tomorrow starts quite late in the evening, especially for the favorites. Wouldn't that be a disadvantage with the shade setting in?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I'm seeing the prologue tomorrow starts quite late in the evening, especially for the favorites. Wouldn't that be a disadvantage with the shade setting in?

Should be offset by the cooler (relatively speaking) temperatures, right? It will be close to 40°C for the earliest starters.

 

[Red Rick]

Should be offset by the cooler (relatively speaking) temperatures, right? It will be close to 40°C for the earliest starters.

Could be. I'm not entirely sure. It's so short it should be kinda hard to overheat.

 

[ice&fire]

I'm seeing the prologue tomorrow starts quite late in the evening, especially for the favorites. Wouldn't that be a disadvantage with the shade setting in?

I thought teams were somewhat free to assign riders to their allocated slots.

According to weather forecast both wind and temperature will be better after 20:00.

Hourly Weather Forecast for Burgos

Consulta El Tiempo en Burgos, Burgos por horas. Consulta la previsión, temperaturas, probabilidad de lluvias y velocidad del viento para los próximos 14 dias.

en.eltiempo.es

 

[Red Rick]

I thought teams were somewhat free to assign riders to their allocated slots.

According to weather forecast both wind and temperature will be better after 20:00.

Hourly Weather Forecast for Burgos

Consulta El Tiempo en Burgos, Burgos por horas. Consulta la previsión, temperaturas, probabilidad de lluvias y velocidad del viento para los próximos 14 dias.

en.eltiempo.es

I guess the fata morganas wouldn't help either.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I thought teams were somewhat free to assign riders to their allocated slots.

It's a team time trial, there is only one slot per team. My apologies: I am so used to La Vuelta starting with a TTT that I assumed it was the case again this year. I shall go out and lick the road as a penance.

 

[RedheadDane]

It's a team time trial, there is only one slot per team.

Not according to Wikipedia:


Stage characteristics[6][7]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner
1	14 August	Burgos to Burgos	7.1 km (4.4 mi)	Individual time trial

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Not according to Wikipedia:


Stage characteristics[6][7]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner
1	14 August	Burgos to Burgos	7.1 km (4.4 mi)	Individual time trial

You could claim that it's actually a prologue, but I think the teams will be in big trouble if they try to start all at once.

 

[Netserk]

It's a team time trial, there is only one slot per team.

Individual starting times:

Spoiler

 

[ice&fire]

It's a team time trial, there is only one slot per team.

ITT according to the official site

Stage 1 - Torino - Reggia di Venaria > Novara - La Vuelta 2025

Profile, time schedule, all informations on the stage

www.lavuelta.es

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Roglic is the favourite, he (and Pogacar) are the best stage-racers on the planet until proven otherwise. However, the long TT (when he can put a lot of time into his rivals) is at the end of the race and a lot can happen before. It will be interesting to see Roglic vs Bernal clash. The Colombian will have a lot of opportunities to try to attack the Slovenian (who however will look to gain bonus seconds thanks to his great uphill finish). It will be interesting to watch how super-strong Ineos perform: IMO Carapaz (after difficult TdF and Olympics) will be there for support and stage hunting but Adam Yates can be a GC contender. A dark horse? Mark Padun. Picon Bianco is an interesting early test. Velefique and balcon de Alicante (short but explosive) can cause some important time differences in the first part of the race. Gamoniteiru is a new monster with arguably the longest double digit section ever used in a GT (14+ km), definitely one of the hardest climbes in cycling history. Too bad that Covadonga is just one day before (the GC action there may be subdued).

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Is he a famous character I should know?

He's/she's another poster on here who posted some photos on here from another race recently, very much like you do. Thought they may have been stealing your job for moment there.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Not according to Wikipedia:

You could claim that it's actually a prologue, but I think the teams will be in big trouble if they try to start all at once.

Individual starting times:

ITT according to the official site

I know, I know, I know, I know

Sorry, esp to @ice&fire who did not deserve the sarky response

Thank you for setting me right.