Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 20: Robledo de Chavela - Bola del Mundo - Puerto de Navacerrada (164.8 km)

[Red Rick]

The last Grand Tour battle is upon us. This one is for the climby boys.

Who can forget the epic battle of Nibali and Mosquera in 2010.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

This is a good Vuelta finale and Bola del Mundo is one of the hardest climbs used by Vuelta in modern times (after Angliru, Gamoniteiru and Cuitu Negru). Let's hope protestors from Madrid won't block Navacerrada destroying this stage completely! UAE & Almeida will try to crack Vingo while Bora & Hindley will try to crack Pidcock so we should have some interesting action. Both of those will be hard to achieve but I think it's more likely that Pidcock will be broken (than Vingo).

 

[Rou]

My dream scenario:
UAE pull like trucks all day
Vingegaard scores points on the 1st Navacerrada
Vingegaard wins the stage and steals the jersey from Vine

 

[Netserk]

The UAE stage hunters make a clean sweep of the stage podium. In the peloton, Almeida distances Vingegaard by 40 seconds, but loses the race by bonus seconds.

 

[ice&fire]

100% of the Bola del Mundo stage winners have been popped off for clinic offences. I'm not sure I'd want to win there.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Jai Hindley you have been preparing for this day your whole career!!!!

 

[Netserk]

The difference in GC is 43.55" between Vingegaard and Almeida.

 

[Red Rick]

Wind predectiction is pure east - so nearly pure cross on Navacerrada and block tailwind on the Bola del Mundo

 

[topcat]

100% of the Bola del Mundo stage winners have been popped off for clinic offences. I'm not sure I'd want to win there.

Keep an eye on it.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Vingegaard should drop 30 seconds to Almeida on purpose to sow dissention in the UAE ranks, and because it would be funny.

 

[SHAD0W93]

The UAE stage hunters make a clean sweep of the stage podium. In the peloton, Almeida distances Vingegaard by 40 seconds, but loses the race by bonus seconds.

Setting up for a final sprint between Almeida and Vingegaard in Madrid for all the marbles, only for Almeida to not show up.

 

[topcat]

I'm expecting Hindley to attack, Vingo to go with him, Almeida and Pidcock to be left in the dust flapping hands and a lot of crying on the forum.

 

[SHAD0W93]

I hope Bora and UAE set a hard pace all day and Hindley and Almeida attack together gaining enough time for 1st and 3rd.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The entire top-10 on GC to stay in the same position. < 15 seconds between Almeida and Vingegaard on the stage.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Vingegaard should drop 30 seconds to Almeida on purpose to sow dissention in the UAE ranks, and because it would be funny.

Chain reaction: Teddy fires all teammates except Almeida & Politt and at the next Tour UAE starts with 3 riders against Visma & Bora dream-teams.

 

[Red Rick]

The entire top-10 on GC to stay in the same position. < 15 seconds between Almeida and Vingegaard on the stage.

If there's more than 15 seconds it's like 90% sure it's Vingegaard dropping Almeida.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If there's more than 15 seconds it's like 90% sure it's Vingegaard dropping Almeida.

Don't think so, Vingegaard will just follow Almeida's wheel until very late even if he is the stronger of the two.

 

[Hugh Januss]

Chain reaction: Teddy fires all teammates except Almeida & Politt and at the next Tour UAE starts with 3 riders against Visma & Bora dream-teams.

And Pogacar still wins.

 

[Brullnux]

Don't think so, Vingegaard will just follow Almeida's wheel until very late even if he is the stronger of the two.

I think it makes more sense to do your own race than stick on Almeida's wheel. Not attack necessarily, but if Hindley attacks with 5km to go follow Pidcock as long as he doesn't go over his limit. If Almeida gets distanced so be it, but it probably won't tire out Vingegaard.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think it makes more sense to do your own race than stick on Almeida's wheel. Not attack necessarily, but if Hindley attacks with 5km to go follow Pidcock as long as he doesn't go over his limit. If Almeida gets distanced so be it, but it probably won't tire out Vingegaard.

Almeida and Vingegaard are not getting dropped by Hindley before the final 3.3k ramp. Vingegaard is not losing 2:43 to Hindley in 3.3 kilometres.

 

[Red Rick]

Don't think so, Vingegaard will just follow Almeida's wheel until very late even if he is the stronger of the two.

I think Vingegaard is confident enough that he will just attack if he feels good. He'll know it's in the bag cause he's not losing 40s to Almeida on a good day, and I really think he will want to win another stage after missing out on the Angliru.

 

[theyoungest]

I think it makes more sense to do your own race than stick on Almeida's wheel. Not attack necessarily, but if Hindley attacks with 5km to go follow Pidcock as long as he doesn't go over his limit. If Almeida gets distanced so be it, but it probably won't tire out Vingegaard.

Vingegaard has one job: follow Almeida. So that's what he'll do. If it turns out he really has good legs he'll try something, maybe in the final 2 or 3 k, but other than that his objective seems pretty clear.

 

[Brullnux]

Almeida and Vingegaard are not getting dropped by Hindley before the final 3.3k ramp. Vingegaard is not losing 2:43 to Hindley in 3.3 kilometres.

Almeida has negative powers of acceleration, don't forget that. Almeida would obviously catch up with Hindley pre Bola, but I don't see the point in following Almeida's wheel if he gets gapped.

 

[YavorD]

The UAE stage hunters make a clean sweep of the stage podium. In the peloton, Almeida distances Vingegaard by 40 seconds, but loses the race by bonus seconds.

Yes, because Vine wins, Soler is second and Ayuso 3rd just in front of Almeida.

 

[lenric]

unless vingegaard collapses there's no way in hell Almeida gains time on him. best chance for him was the ITT