Vuelta a España Angliru climbing time

[Red Rick]

I didn't see him cooking in an uphill sprint tailormade for him

Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 7 results

Giro d'Italia 2025 Stage 7 from Castel di Sangro to Tagliacozzo (Marsia) was won by Juan Ayuso before Isaac del Toro and Egan Bernal. Primož RogliÄ was leading the general classification.

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Peaking for 3rd week and focusing on longer efforts. Even in bad form at the Tour he was better on long climbs than the really short stuff

 

[Peyroteo94]

Peaking for 3rd week and focusing on longer efforts. Even in bad form at the Tour he was better on long climbs than the really short stuff

You can focus on longer efforts. You will never lose completely in what you were good all career. My opinion is Roglic is no longer the same rider.

 

[Oldman]

Watts2Win has Almeida/Vingegaard as 20s slower on the hard sectino of the Angliru.

Rogla still rules the Rampas

It amazes me that anyone makes these comparisons to different tactical efforts.
Roglic was riding with purpose, with his teammate on his wheel and leaving all behind. Almeida was riding to put pain into Jonas without risking the win or a counterattack that would cost time and no one else threatening that strategy. Almeida enjoyed the result he worked for while Roglic was still left angry over team tactics.

 

[Red Rick]

It amazes me that anyone makes these comparisons to different tactical efforts.
Roglic was riding with purpose, with his teammate on his wheel and leaving all behind. Almeida was riding to put pain into Jonas without risking the win or a counterattack that would cost time and no one else threatening that strategy. Almeida enjoyed the result he worked for while Roglic was still left angry over team tactics.

It amazes me that indeed, because tactically 2025 was way more optimal for a fast overall climbing time than 2023 was. You could cite multiple different reasons I'm wrong, becuase I wasn't even being serious, but you managed to pick a reason that's not even true.

 

[P4rthen0n]

In 2023 the Angliru was lead by Bahrain and Visma. Multiple riders pulling.

In 2025 it was all UAE, and Almeida pulled all the way from 6km to the top.

 

[Red Rick]

In 2023 the Angliru was lead by Bahrain and Visma. Multiple riders pulling.

In 2025 it was all UAE, and Almeida pulled all the way from 6km to the top.

Guess which pacing strategy is faster on a mountain, especially one with 20% gradients

 

[Oldman]

It amazes me that indeed, because tactically 2025 was way more optimal for a fast overall climbing time than 2023 was. You could cite multiple different reasons I'm wrong, becuase I wasn't even being serious, but you managed to pick a reason that's not even true.

Neither of us know it's true, sure. The UAE version for a specific section would be likely; particularly with the mano y mano last 6km. The last 6km of 2023 holds true, too although the motivation for each rider's involved JV stupid strategic conflict before the stage started.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Neither of us know it's true, sure. The UAE version for a specific section would be likely; particularly with the mano y mano last 6km. The last 6km of 2023 holds true, too although the motivation for each rider's involved JV stupid strategic conflict before the stage started.

It was a little unclear who was racing all out in 2023. Kuss for sure. Roglic maybe, Vingegaard probably not but maybe. Roglic likely knew he wouldn’t win the Vuelta there but wanted to make a statement.

This year, it seemed pretty clear that Almeida was going all in and Vingegaard couldn’t come around him.

Both years the gaps from the top 2 to the rest of the field was about the same. Kuss 30 seconds faster this year despite having been way worse all year up to that point and having way less at stake.

Tough to really extrapolate much IMO.

 

[tonymikejoe]

Hugh Carthy, who is 14th on the all-time Angliru list has apparently retired from cycling at the age of 31.
I've only just heard this today.
Wow, talk about slinking out of the side door.
He finished 3rd at that 2020 Vuelta, but did not start any Grand Tour in 2024 and 2025 for EF Education.
This is a very low-key departure from the sport for a rider, who a few years ago people were getting very excited about.