O Gran Camiño 2024, Spain, February 22-25

[GroupDK]

Jonas must have been reading this forum where Remco and Pog gets so much love and admiration for attacking from afar

But i guess the majority on here dont care about Jonas

I dont think he gives flying duck, it's mostly sad souls like you, that constantly wanna focus on likeability tarnished with favoritism because he beat somebody you favored at a certain point.
Its sports.. let context and performance set the norm..and he certainly manage that.

 

[kn0s]

To be honest everyone here said the same about Pogacar until he started losing a few races.

He just attacks and it's over atm, too strong, not much jeopardy, might be worth showing a bit of vulnerability once in a while for PR purposes, fake a crisis or something, a false-flag bonk.

Did you miss PN? It was the plan all along.

 

[GroupDK]

Top 6

• Jonas Vingegaard
• Egan Bernal (+ 1.10)
• Jefferson Cepeda (+ 1.12)
• Cian Uijtdebroeks (+1.32)
• Lenny Martinez (+ 1.32)
• Quentin Pache (+ 1.34)

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Don't understand the hatred against this guy.
Simply love the courage, risking it all downhill, just like it was nothing.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Yesterday, the Danish commentators said that today was probably gonna be a sprint in a small group.
Either they completely misread the profile.
Or Vingegaard had other plans.

His plans was enjoying the ride, appently - just like Pogi, just like Remco, just like MvDP.
We are extremely gifted these years.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Did you miss PN? It was the plan all along.

Not convincing enough, Roglic had the right idea, sympathy for him shot through the roof on here as soon as they saw sight of him looking a bit sad in that iconic crooked helmet.

 

[T-Nielsen]

Alain Prost, Steve Jobs, Lleyton Hewitt....

LLEYTON HEWITT??? COME ON!!!

 

[125C]

Don't understand the hatred against this guy.
Simply love the courage, risking it all downhill, just like it was nothing.

Could say this about another massively hated (far more than vingegaard) GC rider but in a much bigger race

 

[Lequack]

I would say this is getting ridiculous, but it's the same as last year, so expected.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He got a phone...telling the boss everything !!

A stay at home husband in the making!
Not that there's anything wrong with that, if one has the option...

 

[Lequack]

He is a generous man, he leaves the big races for others, except for the Tour.

 

[Oldermanish]

I was a fan of puncheurs when the trendy social credit score thing to do was dump on Valverde. So I'll say I'm at least consistent: there's nothing more exciting than an uphill demolition job in the final 500 meters.

I never cared for long rangers because the suspense for the win is non-existent.

Although seeing Stage 2's recap of the super wet riding conditions you have to admit Jonas did the wisest thing. Get away from everyone to assure a damage-free finish.

 

[Lequack]

Could this year's Algare Remco follow Vingegaard here?

 

[125C]

Could this year's Algare Remco follow Vingegaard here?

Doubt it personally.

 

[Unchained]

Not gonna lie, in this sort of form it's just really kinda sad Vingegaard isn't racing Strade or the Ardennes.

With what he is showing w some pretty long attacks, he can time trial alone from @40k and turn on a blistering pace and if you put some bumps in there his split times riding alone up hills are equal or bit faster than the chasers. I personally have never been able to self pace and to see a guy who can just kill himself riding alone is absolutely awesome, today he never stopped w a great cadence up, downhill and on the flats, looked like a sewing machine on high..really impressive..

 

[Cookster15]

Incredible form Vingegaard is showing already. Rather frightening for where he might be by July. At least Vingo can bury complaints that he does little outside the TdF. Tomorrow likely another exhibition. The rest of us can hope that Bernal can continue to perform well in the competition for 2nd place.

 

[kn0s]

Incredible form Vingegaard is showing already. Rather frightening for where he might be by July. At least Vingo can bury complaints that he does little outside the TdF. Tomorrow likely another exhibition. The rest of us can hope that Bernal can continue to perform well in the competition for 2nd place.

Him only performing in the TdF was always a saying of the willfully blind. 2022 was completely focused on the tour to see if it was even possible to win it, both before and after was very different.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Yeah he delivers in stage races all year, and always a spectacle. There’s no denying that. No classics, which is a shame, but when you’re the best GC rider of your generation and clearly don’t have the capacity to challenge the best classic riders, it makes more sense to chase the historical greats IMO.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Nice ride by Skeletor! Attacking on a cat3 climb and soloing 20 km to the finish. I'm almost becoming a fan! No gifts, it seems. Even if he tried he can't lose tomorrow's stage, can he?

 

[Netserk]

Nice ride by Skeletor! Attacking on a cat3 climb and soloing 20 km to the finish. I'm almost becoming a fan! No gifts, it seems. Even if he tried he can't lose tomorrow's stage, can he?

I fear that he will hold back and gift the stage win to Outofpants.

 

[kn0s]

I think he should give the one days a go some time soon. He has evolved quite a bit since last time. If it doesn't work, well you can always fall back on the tour.

 

[Froome]

Nice ride by Skeletor! Attacking on a cat3 climb and soloing 20 km to the finish. I'm almost becoming a fan! No gifts, it seems. Even if he tried he can't lose tomorrow's stage, can he?

I expect a watt bomb tomorrow, time for the 7 w/kg.

First time i saw him on the road, right next to the finish line, i wasn't expecting for an attack by him today.

 

[Boehmand]

Nice ride by Skeletor! Attacking on a cat3 climb and soloing 20 km to the finish. I'm almost becoming a fan! No gifts, it seems. Even if he tried he can't lose tomorrow's stage, can he?

Or he gives it to Uijtdebroeks to put some loyalty in the bank for the Tour

 

[Netserk]

Or he gives it to Uijtdebroeks to put some loyalty in the bank for the Tour

He won't ride the Tour.

 

[Bolder]

Yeah he delivers in stage races all year, and always a spectacle. There’s no denying that. No classics, which is a shame, but when you’re the best GC rider of your generation and clearly don’t have the capacity to challenge the best classic riders, it makes more sense to chase the historical greats IMO.

You don't think he could win Lombardia or LBL with Visma's team? Or San Sebastian?