Vuelta '20: Stage 1: Irún - Arrate. Eibar (10/20/2020)

[Duitama]

Froome taking of his rain jacket on top of the penultimate climb at the beginning of the downhill aaaaannnd...snap cracle pop goes the other leg.. Well really really let's hope not.

Indeed I could give up my almost unused shimano blue cleats for Froome going for some stages and GC podium. Win is a podium too, people!

Well, the descent is not very technical, with wide roads and long straights, but there are some exposed areas that may be tricky with the wind.

 

[Eclipse]

I hear it's windy todaY?

 

[Duitama]

I hear it's windy todaY?

At the start:

"The current wind speed is 41 km/h (strong breeze). "

 

[Red Rick]

What's wind situation on Arrate?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

What's wind situation on Arrate?

Large part of it is very sheltered anyway.

 

[ice&fire]

Wind from the South expected all day
Light rain expected in most of the course

 

[Duitama]

Last kilometers of the stage:

 

[Lequack]

This is kind of depressing honestly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1318489621391675392

View: https://twitter.com/FicobaFundazioa/status/1318489621391675392?s=20

 

[Breezy1985]

This is kind of depressing honestly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1318489621391675392

View: https://twitter.com/FicobaFundazioa/status/1318489621391675392?s=20

I find this kinda stuff so odd. It's less depressing to just have nothing

 

[memyselfandI]

Any details todays stage honors seeing Beloki?

 

[Nairo's Elbow Flick]

Wind from the South expected all day
Light rain expected in most of the course

Not really Froome weather.

 

[ice&fire]

This is kind of depressing honestly

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1318489621391675392

View: https://twitter.com/FicobaFundazioa/status/1318489621391675392?s=20

That's the 1980 Vuelta song in a podium wrapped with the logos of the 80's Vuelta main sponsor. That's really depressing.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTz_mwSq_WQ

 

[Berflamand]

Small but strong break with Wellens, Cavagna, Jauregui, Sutterlin and Bol.

October weather will be perfect for Wellens.

 

[markene2]

Is this the finish that Samu always was so strong in? i think i remember he won a stage here ahead of vino in pais vasco like 9 years ago...

also the one he crashed out on in pais vasco some years back?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Is this the finish that Samu always was so strong in? i think i remember he won a stage here ahead of vino in pais vasco like 9 years ago...

also the one he crashed out on in pais vasco some years back?

Yes, Samu won in Eibar three years in a row (2010-12) and crashed out on the stage in 2017.

 

[markene2]

Thanks for the response Samu, its a fun profile, will make for some fun racing, Valverde will win this stage

 

[Pantani_lives]

Obvious favourites for the stage are Roglic and Valverde, but if they start staring at each other I can see someone like Formolo, Poels, D. Martin or D. Martinez run away with it.

 

[Breezy1985]

Obvious favourites for the stage are Roglic and Valverde, but if they start staring at each other I can see someone like Formolo, Poels, D. Martin or D. Martinez run away with it.

Bala and Martin are good enough to stay up there but I fear both have lost that killer acceleration

 

[richwallone]

Rainy day today at the Vuelta... Time to practice my Spanish again for the next 3 weeks, or so

As for favorites today... Any GC contender who wants to have the leader's jersey tomorrow the most... Carapaz maybe???

 

[perico]

Mas won here in 2018 as well at Pais Vasco.

 

[richwallone]

Jesus Christ, Dani Martinez already crashed

He looks in pain... Something with his left ankle... Hope he'll be OK...

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Dumoulin working at 90kg to go. Go figure

 

[Scarponi]

God that’s going to suck for Martinez in that weather to come back

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Nevermind it's Martens.

 

[Red Rick]

Dumoulin working at 90kg to go. Go figure

1. lol
2.. ***