Vuelta a España Vuelta 2025, stage 21: Alalpardo - Madrid (108 km)

[Red Rick]

Almost forgot there was a stage today. You lot know the drill. Some Spanish not-champagne, some pictures, some meme attacks, and in the end Philipsen farms one more to my great disgust.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Well, at least it has been cut down to 108km....
The good news is the late finish, so there are no conlicts with the smaller races should there be an interest in those.

 

[Heston]

How many bike lengths will Jasper win by?

 

[ice&fire]

If I'm watching it's only for the aereal views

 

[TourOfSardinia]

How many bike lengths will Jasper win by?

minus 1

 

[Charlyghoul]

Does anyone know how many times 3 Americans have finished in the top ten of a Vuelta or grand tour ?

 

[Rob5091]

So two sick guys finished first and second on GC - not bad huh?
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...ls-untold-story-of-vismas-vuelta-2025-victory

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...stage-20-challenge-of-vingegaard-at-la-vuelta

 

[Rou]

So two sick guys finished first and second on GC - not bad huh?
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...ls-untold-story-of-vismas-vuelta-2025-victory

https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...stage-20-challenge-of-vingegaard-at-la-vuelta

A sick man won the Tour also. Not bad.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm sorry?

Which riders improve their best GC result in a grand tour with the current standing in the GC?

#	Rider	Best GT result	Improvement
1	VINGEGAARD Jonas	1	-
2	ALMEIDA João	3	▲1
3	PIDCOCK Thomas	13	▲10
4	HINDLEY Jai	1	▼3
5	RICCITELLO Matthew	30	▲25
6	PELLIZZARI Giulio	6	-
7	KUSS Sepp	1	▼6
8	GALL Felix	5	▼3
9	TRÆEN Torstein	60	▲51
10	JORGENSON Matteo	8	▼2

I wouldn't call Hindley, Kuss, Gall, and Jorgenson "improvements"...

 

[AmRacer]

Jonas seems to have some kind of balance issue

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Did Kragh renounce his Danish nationality (the other six came forward for a photo)

 

[RedheadDane]

Jonas seems to have some kind of balance issue

Too much Spanish non-Champagne?

 

[Rou]

These Visma jerseys look awesome.

 

[buddy buddy buddy]

Does anyone know how many times 3 Americans have finished in the top ten of a Vuelta or grand tour ?

weeeeell a number of times in the 2000s tdfrances with DQ Rider + one other like Hamilton, Landis, Leipheimer, Vande Velde and Horner but only one time in 2005 with two of em, Landis + Leipheimer

looking through there is literally a new american man in the top ten every year, also Danielson, van Garderen and Talansky, so many stage race type riders

 

[RedheadDane]

Did Kragh renounce his Danish nationality (the other six came forward for a photo)

That would be ironic, considering the jersey he's wearing.
Probably just didn't get the message...

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

4 motos giving a draught there

 

[RedheadDane]

No non-champagne for Vingegaard?
Oh, there he was.

 

[AmRacer]

Matteo starting stage 22 early

 

[Rou]

Is Trine in Madrid?

 

[Unchained]

weeeeell a number of times in the 2000s tdfrances with DQ Rider + one other like Hamilton, Landis, Leipheimer, Vande Velde and Horner but only one time in 2005 with two of em, Landis + Leipheimer

looking through there is literally a new american man in the top ten every year, also Danielson, van Garderen and Talansky, so many stage race type riders

Lots of these riders are on another " list" also in the clinic

 

[RedheadDane]

Is Trine in Madrid?

Vingegaard said before the race that the family wouldn't be coming to the race.

 

[Unchained]

Same pace as stage 19..

 

[Unchained]

Vingegaard said before the race that the family wouldn't be coming to the race.

Do The Vingegaard's bring their dog(s) to the race? Pidcock if I recall brings his pup to the peloton

 

[RedheadDane]

Well, apparently the family is here.

 

[Rou]

Well, apparently the family is here.

Of course. No way he doesn't take a pic with his kids on the podium.