Vuelta a España La Vuelta Femenina 2023 (1st-7th May)

[JosefK]

Who knows, this could be AVV's final victory this year (or forever). She got everything out of herself. Great race.

 

[Red Rick]

Seeing Vollering was crying after Van Vleuten finished, the Worlds are gonna be a blast with the Dutch team.

 

[JosefK]

Barring injury or illness, Vollering should be the big favorite for the TDF Femmes, yes?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Barring injury or illness, Vollering should be the big favorite for the TDF Femmes, yes?

I'm not sure we saw the best version of AVV in this race, and the Tour includes some stages where she might be able to crack Vollering like she did yesterday.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Seeing Vollering was crying after Van Vleuten finished, the Worlds are gonna be a blast with the Dutch team.

Sounds like an average Worlds/Olympics to me.

 

[Didinho]

Seeing Vollering was crying after Van Vleuten finished, the Worlds are gonna be a blast with the Dutch team.

Only saw her cry every race. If she won, and she won a lot. With comforting Fisher-Black almost crying. Today she won again. Hope she got some tears left for what is coming.

 

[JosefK]

Sounds like an average Worlds/Olympics to me.

An embarrassment of riches. I have really enjoyed seeing the drama as well as great individual riders from the Dutch team.

 

[BR2]

Only saw her cry every race. If she won, and she won a lot. With comforting Fisher-Black almost crying. Today she won again. Hope she got some tears left for what is coming.

Some people (like me) just cry easily. I get tears in my eyes as soon as I start to laugh seriously. It doesn't need to mean much.
The expectation to win and maybe not give absolutely everything for it, is something else, though.

 

[Valv.Piti]

My mind just blew, guys. I just realized Van Vleuten is from Vleuten. Is that common in the dutch langauge, or whats going on here?

 

[Red Rick]

My mind just blew, guys. I just realized Van Vleuten is from Vleuten. Is that common in the dutch langauge, or whats going on here?

More like 'of'. But I'm no expert in name etymology

 

[theyoungest]

I'm not sure we saw the best version of AVV in this race, and the Tour includes some stages where she might be able to crack Vollering like she did yesterday.

She didn't crack Vollering, just used some slightly dirty tactics to put her on the back foot. That's always possible, but it's clear that 1v1 against Vollering, Van Vleuten has a problem and she probably will in the Tour as well.

 

[theyoungest]

My mind just blew, guys. I just realized Van Vleuten is from Vleuten. Is that common in the dutch langauge, or whats going on here?

She was indeed born in Vleuten. And the name Van Vleuten does indeed mean "from Vleuten". But this is not common, more just a coincidence.

 

[RedheadDane]

My mind just blew, guys. I just realized Van Vleuten is from Vleuten. Is that common in the dutch langauge, or whats going on here?

She was indeed born in Vleuten. And the name Van Vleuten does indeed mean "from Vleuten". But this is not common, more just a coincidence.

I assume it's a matter of your family originally being from a place. The difference in her case being that her family sort of... stayed.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

More like 'of'. But I'm no expert in name etymology

Not really, but it would depend generally. It is used to refer to places of origin. While you would say "king of England", he is from England.

I assume it's a matter of your family originally being from a place. The difference in her case being that her family sort of... stayed.

Or returned.

 

[Valv.Piti]

When I get the opportunity to go to the Benelux countries, I want to visit Aert or Poel

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

A truly undeserving winnner

 

[Libertine Seguros]

From now on, the worthwhileness of race parcours in the women's péloton will be judged solely on Gaia Realini's GC position.

 

[jmdirt]

A leader can pee in his/her pants if afraid of being attacked. It's a bike race, not a school trip.

I was very good at peeing from the bike which is not so easy for the ladies.

 

[jimmy_8888888]

From now on, the worthwhileness of race parcours in the women's péloton will be judged solely on Gaia Realini's GC position.

You seems to be like Vincenzo Torriani whom designed Giro route around Moser/Saronni in the late 70s/80s. Also the way she riding in this Vuelta is not well receive by majority tbh. Dont get me wrong, Gaia is great talent, and someone to watch in future, but to build a route around her seems absurd.

 

[Netserk]

I was very good at peeing from the bike which is not so easy for the ladies.

The Pee Funnel Is the Secret Superhero of Women's Gear

When you gotta go, you gotta go. These make it easier no matter where you are.

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[Libertine Seguros]

You seems to be like Vincenzo Torriani whom designed Giro route around Moser/Saronni in the late 70s/80s. Also the way she riding in this Vuelta is not well receive by majority tbh. Dont get me wrong, Gaia is great talent, and someone to watch in future, but to build a route around her seems absurd.

I wouldn't design a route around Moser or Saronni though.

 

[Red Rick]

Sortie vélo le midi - Evita M.'s 96.0 km bike ride

Evita M. rode 96.0 km on May 7, 2023.

www.strava.com

Muzic' uploaded power data to Strava

It looked like she hard cracked on TV but instead her power didn't drop much but the group ahead just flew away from her

Looks like a negative split from Vollering and Realini, which is quite likely what lost Vollering the race.

 

[jmdirt]

I'm not sure we saw the best version of AVV in this race, and the Tour includes some stages where she might be able to crack Vollering like she did yesterday.

Wait, what? She cracked her?!

 

[IndianCyclist]

Today it came down to who believed that she would win. Vollering never gave her all except for the final sprint. AVV never gave up. Although the damage was done yesterday by some inexplicable tactics by SDWorx. How does only SDWorx team need to pee and the rest of the peloton does not. Moral: pee before u ride.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

It didn't, as universally expected when the route came out, all come down to Covadongas, in fact that was insufficient to decide the overall.