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

[awavey]

What was Vos thinking to look behind? Strong effort from Dygert, but Vos won it for Kool.

not sure, I mean yes it absolutely cost Vos some time, and I dont know what she was thinking,, but I think Kool had her anyway, as it wasnt like a tyre width win, Kool was well clear at the end and Vos didnt lose so much speed it brought Dygert back into it.

an odd thing to do for such an experienced rider in that situation, but I dont think it affected the result

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I hear ya & don't blame you.

Now theres an idea for a thread: 'what ever happened to...' It seems like a cyclists like Evie just disappear from the face of the earth as soon as they retire.

You mean like the thread "Whatever happened to...?"

Although that is more about disappearance during career rather than after.

 

[JosefK]

Nice to see Dygert racing again in good health. Apparently, it wasn't just her horrific injury in the World TT championship a couple years ago that caused issues. She also had Epstein Barr virus that dogged her much of the 2022 season. I read that she had a second surgery on her injured quad to relieve constant pain--and the surgery was performed by the same doctor that fixed Wout's lacerated leg from his TDF time trial a few years ago.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Ewers lost a lot of time today. I wasn't sure if she would be able to challenge for a top 10 GC anyway, but it'll definitely be hard to get now. EF-TIBCO-SVB actually rode a decent TTT considering they only started with 6 riders, but now they'll probably have to focus on trying to win a stage from a breakaway.

Wiebes who should be at this race is suffering from chasing the money at SD Worx.

I'm sure Kool would have been their lead sprinter in one of the GT-ish races even if Wiebes had stayed with them. but that could very well have been the Giro like last year. SD Worx could also have used this race as an opportunity to go for both bunch sprints and GC to try it out before the Tour.

Wiebes won a gravel race in Giro over the weekend, but since the Women's Tour is cancelled and SD Worx won't do the RideLorena Classic, they obviously have to find other races for her to do.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I sure hope we don't miss any important action before the broadcast starts.

 

[Skalman]

Stuff is happening, echelons , dont know who is where and is doing what though

 

[Izzyeviel]

'Trek are contenders too'

Well they were half an hour ago, but you decided to show adverts & pointless waffle instead of the action that saw their tour hopes get wrecked.

 

[RedheadDane]

Unfortunately, Realini got dropped...

Well they were half an hour ago, but you decided to show adverts & pointless waffle instead of the action that saw their tour hopes get wrecked.

Pretty sure it's the host broadcasters not providing images before now.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Eh, why has GCN put this on a slot from 15:30-17:30 when the race will be finished just shortly after 4pm? (I know it's not their fault that the host broadcaster doesn't provide images beforehand but still)

 

[BR2]

So Trek was left behind in the echelons?

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

So Trek was left behind in the echelons?

Yeah, split into three groups. Somehow all the big teams with their favorites ended up in G1 while whole Trek ended up in ... G3.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

No surprise that Rooijakkers and Realini haven't made it. García could also have been dropped, so great to see that she's in there.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Eh, why has GCN put this on a slot from 15:30-17:30 when the race will be finished just shortly after 4pm? (I know it's not their fault that the host broadcaster doesn't provide images beforehand but still)

Because they were planned to finish at 16:47 on the fastest schedule and 17:15 on the slowest. Been one of those days.

 

[Didinho]

Vos takes it this time!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Vos simply faster, helps when she doesn't go with 300 metres to go.

 

[JosefK]

Vos again the boss.

 

[JosefK]

Is it just me, or does AVV look a bit more in form than a couple weeks ago?

 

[RedheadDane]

Controversial question:
Could you argue that Vos is the first woman to do the "Tripple"?
In other words; could you argue that it's really only from this year there are three "GTs" for women?

 

[yaco]

So Trek was left behind in the echelons?

Trek dropped riders back from the front group to support Realini - It was a strange decision.

 

[yaco]

Magnus Backstedt will enjoy working with Dygert as she's a similar style rider to Magnus.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Controversial question:
Could you argue that Vos is the first woman to do the "Tripple"?
In other words; could you argue that it's really only from this year there are three "GTs" for women?

Tripple no, treble maybe.

 

[RedheadDane]

Tripple no, treble maybe.

Only if she starts singing.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Controversial question:
Could you argue that Vos is the first woman to do the "Tripple"?
In other words; could you argue that it's really only from this year there are three "GTs" for women?

If the Vuelta wasn't long enough to qualify as a 'proper' GT last year, it probably isn't this year either. I think that, when we look back on this period in, say, 20 years, we'll think of last year as being the one where the women's GT reached a new stage of development, and of this year as being a part of that same stage, because I hope and think all three of the Giro, Tour and Vuelta will have grown past, and maybe even well past, being a one-week race at this point and so the step from five to seven days the Vuelta made won't feel as important anymore. So I would say the case for Vos being the first woman to win stages in all three GTs rests solely on the name change for the Vuelta this year.

 

[RedheadDane]

If the Vuelta wasn't long enough to qualify as a 'proper' GT last year, it probably isn't this year either.

So, we still have to wait a little?
My main argument was that you couldn't say Van Vleuten did it last year.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Unfortunately, Realini got dropped...



Pretty sure it's the host broadcasters not providing images before now.

Advertised start time: 2:20pm. First images of the race: 2:45pm. You know its exciting & kicking off, so why not show us instead of the waffle? & if you can't show anything until 2.45pm, at least tell us what is happening instead of pretending you don't know!