Vuelta a España La Vuelta a España 2025: Who will finish on the podium?

[Netserk]

Route (glued together by @ammattipyoraily):

 

[Berniece]

Vingegaard and Almeida are the obvious choices. I went for Pellizzari because I like him, and if he's able to peak again while others fade a bit, there is a chance.

 

[Netserk]

My Dark Horse is Riccitello, but podium is a bit too much to hope for.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I don't think the odds for Almeida and Ayuso are all that great compared to what the bookmakers think. Vuelta routes are terrible for Almeida compared to Giro/Tour ones, and Ayuso has a spotty track record and probably also a suboptimal preparation given that he wasn't scheduled to do this race until a few weeks ago.

A fully recovered Landa would probably have been my favourite for #2, but based on Burgos I doubt we get one. So for now I'll add Carapaz and Almeida to the obvious Vingegaard, but I kind of expect someone not yet listed by PCS to make the podium.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

1. Carapaz
2. Ciccone
3. Landa
4. Pelizzari or Hindley, for the purposes of this list they are the same person
5. Tiberi

Kom: langelotti
Green: Ciccone

 

[Red Lobster]

1. Carapaz
2. Ciccone
3. Landa
4. Pelizzari or Hindley, for the purposes of this list they are the same person
5. Tiberi

Kom: langelotti
Green: Ciccone

Is Jonas crashing out or what?

 

[Peyroteo94]

This route doesn't suit João.
I voted for:
1 - Vingegaard
2 - Ayuso
3 - Carapaz

 

[HashRouge]

1. Carapaz
2. Ciccone
3. Landa
4. Pelizzari or Hindley, for the purposes of this list they are the same person
5. Tiberi

Kom: langelotti
Green: Ciccone

Almeida and Ayuso crash each other out and Jonas gets lost on the way to the start...?

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Landa will super peak for this. A podium place is almost a given
Not sure about Carapaz, but if he comes with top form the race will benefit.
I hope noone from UAE/Visma will podium, but its very unlikely.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

1. Vingegaard
2. Almeida
3. Tiberi

I expect Ciccone to compete for the podium until he doesn't. Ayuso will disappoint.

 

[Charlyghoul]

Pidcocks time to shine. He’ll make the leap from the teenies to the tens.
Bernal will rediscover himself. I put him to be third but can it happen probably not.
Vingo will win, how boring
Top ten

Vingegaard
Almeida
Carapaz
Aysuo
Bernal
Tiberi
Pelizzari
Gall
Pidders
Jorgensen