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

[Tim Cahill]

What the *** is Marcus Soler oh you know what forget it

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I know who I want to win the stage today

 

[Eyeballs Out]

UAE look like they're going to try and control. Vine and Soler on marking duty.

 

[Heston]

UAE look like they're going to try and control. Vine and Soler on marking duty.

As they should. They need the bonus seconds in play.

 

[Rou]

Chumil!

 

[Tim Cahill]

There is only one strategy left for UAE, huge pace with all your riders then attack and pray to god.

Bonus seconds will definitely be nice but I don't think it's worth it if you end up using up all your riders controlling a break and can't set an acceptable pace on the last climb.

 

[Netserk]

Kragh should get a yellow card for that.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If Fausto can defend his 41st place on gc today, he will finish both the giro and Vuelta in the same position this year. Amazing consistency. Reliable teammate.

 

[Squire]

even tho vingo has been sick.

Where has this been reported? Haven't seen it. Or is it a case of someone inventing something on the internet and it becoming a thing?

Edit: Okay, I see @Netserk posted an interview in the Vingegaard thread. So he has indeed been sick, then.

 

[Cycling111]

A cold. It´s common in the peloton. Pogacar spent half Tour with a cough and a hoarse voice.

Almeida also said he had a cold when the Vuelta started.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Landa trying to keep it going

 

[noob]

 

[topcat]

A cold. Pogacar spent half Tour with a cough and a hoarse voice.

Kim Kardashian has a cold also.

 

[Netserk]

Pedersen bridges across, Visma try to end the breakaway phase.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

It sounds similar to what Teddy had in the Tour. Partly why he was so tired in the end.

He looked somewhat under the weather in the last week. He was never dropped by Vingo so it must have been a very minor infection.

 

[noob]

Kim Kardashian has a cold also.

isn't swearing forbidden on this forum?

 

[Rou]

Where is Nils Politt when you need him....

To lose control of the situation of course.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

we may have a Bernal v Landa v Ciccone 3 up on the last climb but UAE look like they wont let a break go all the way

 

[Tim Cahill]

Think this one makes it, all the key break riders there with lots of teammates.

 

[Cycling111]

Watching these stages, I still don't understand why the full time trial wasn't ride.

 

[Netserk]

Perfect for Landa.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

So without the bonus seconds Jonas as would be only 20 seconds ahead
And without the shortening of the TT Almeida would be in the lead

Jonas had the best team. I know I keep going on about it but you rarely get chances to win Grand Tours and to be close so close will haunt Almeida

Great riders like Landa, Purito and Uran were close but never won a GT..and many more others

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto of course in the breakway again and this time with teammates. They can make vino proud today!

 

[Squire]

Haven't seen many Hindley interviews before this Vuelta, but he seems like a great guy. Very chill and friendly.

 

[YavorD]

So without the bonus seconds Jonas as would be only 20 seconds ahead
And without the shortening of the TT Almeida would be in the lead

If my calculations are right, Vingegaard would be 26 seconds ahead. And I don't think Almeida would put 30 more seconds in the TT if it wasn't shortened.
I'd say 15-20 extra seconds max, which would make Vingegaard couple of seconds ahead.