Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 km

[Gigs_98]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

 

[Scarponi]

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Valv and Q both did le Tour recently. What do people expect?

Didn’t stop Froome

 

[DFA123]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Don't think it's so much about balls. It's about having way stronger legs than anyone else.

 

[Zoophonic]

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Valv and Q both did le Tour recently. What do people expect?

As did Steven Kruijswijk who finished ahead of both in the TdF and he will here

 

[markene2]

Happy for Pinot

 

[drebelo]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Kruijswick 13 seconds behind Pinot

 

[Scarponi]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Crushweak
Had the biggest balls thanks

 

[GuyIncognito]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Don't think it's so much about balls. It's about having way stronger legs than anyone else.

Yep.

As Merckx said, it's easy to attack when you have the strongest legs, but when you really deserve the plaudits is when you don't have the legs and keep fighting

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

I mean, Kruijswijk and Pinot rolled their dice too. And Kelderman and Gallopin. Pinot got a stage win and Kruijswijk moved up a few places.

 

[JRanton]

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Kruiswijk playing this poorly - should be riding hard to get the podium rather than wheelsucking to the finish when the other 2 are more explosive anyway

He was on his limit the moment Yates bridged to them and started pulling.

 

[movingtarget]

Could not have worked better for Yates. As expected it was a good climb for SK and Pinot.

 

[The Chicken]

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SIMON PHILIP YATES has this bicycle race won. LOL if you think otherwise. :lol:

 

[Tonton]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Bravo Tibo! And bravo Simon!

Happy .

 

[fuiers]

This is only my 5th grand tour but oh boy has it delivered. This is why I did like the Vuelta last year as well. Yates really did show lot of character today. Only couple of stages come close (Contador in Alto de l'Angliru) but this might be my favorite one of the ones i´ve seen so far. Chapeau!

 

[PremierAndrew]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Don't think it's so much about balls. It's about having way stronger legs than anyone else.

Yeah but how many people would attack like that when already leading

 

[The Chicken]

Biggest news of the day: Quintana's career is over. He is finished.

 

[Waterloo Sunrise]

1:38 lead - just needs Haig and his brother to prevent any long range shenanigans tomorrow and he's home

 

[Gigs_98]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Don't think it's so much about balls. It's about having way stronger legs than anyone else.

Yep.

As Merckx said, it's easy to attack when you have the strongest legs, but when you really deserve the plaudits is when you don't have the legs and keep fighting

Not sure how much stronger than mas and Lopez Yates really was today. Probably a bit but looking at the results from previous mtf's I just don't think Yates really was so much better.

 

[DFA123]

Re: Vuelta 2018 stage 19: Lleida - Col de la Rabassa 154.4 k

Congrats Simon Yates, the only rider with balls today

Don't think it's so much about balls. It's about having way stronger legs than anyone else.

Yeah but how many people would attack like that when already leading

I think a lot would if they knew they had really strong legs, and also knew the climb really well (i.e. no chance of blowing up). I guess he saw Valverde didn't look great as well, and it became a no brainer.

 

[sir fly]

That was really fast climbing.
Congrats to Pinot for staying with Yates.
And Yates taking opportunities when feeling well... one to go.
Kruijswijk good, too. It's a matter of freshness with him.

Another entertaining stage.

 

[Gigs_98]

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SIMON PHILIP YATES has this bicycle race won. LOL if you think otherwise. :lol:

What on earth are you doing? You are supposed to complain that Yates gifted someone the win which cost him 4 seconds

 

[RedheadDane]

I was expecting to see Yates defend himself from attacks. Not... this.

 

[hfer07]

Movistar got all wrong today..... and WTF were Mas & Lopez thinking of with the hesitation bs knowing Yates was making time on them?
unless there is masterplan for tomorrow and Yates shows sings of weakness, I'd say this Vuelta is DONE

 

[luckyboy]

Mas will do Fuente Dé mk2 tomorrow, don't worry guys.

 

[Bolder]

I wonder if Yates noticed that Valverde wasn't at his best then took off. You can't fault the way Yates races -- he's the anti-wheelsucker. In fact he might be my favorite GT winner -- assuming he can survive tomorrow -- since Dumoulin.

Adam Yates for the win tomorrow. He's barely turned a pedal in anger the whole tour.