Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2025, February 19-23

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So UAE got omlooped, with Van Gils as Ian Stannard?

Samamba may disagree, but I wouldn't say so. Stannard was the smartest, van Gils just by far the strongest. Not too much they could do about it.

 

[Samamba]

Samamba may disagree, but I wouldn't say so. Stannard was the smartest, van Gils just by far the strongest. Not too much they could do about it.

I don't disagree at all. Nothing compared to Stannard vs. Quick Step.

Well I disagree with your last sentence yeah cause a race doesn't just exist out of the last 4km.

 

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Well I disagree with your last sentence yeah cause a race doesn't just exist out of the last 4km.

sure, in hindsight they could have tried to keep it together instead of attacking from 50k out, and then potentially make use of numbers in the end, but I honestly don't think it would have increased their chances much. Nor does it sound like a good pre-race tactic to me.

 

[Samamba]

sure, in hindsight they could have tried to keep it together instead of attacking from 50k out, and then potentially make use of numbers in the end, but I honestly don't think it would have increased their chances much. Nor does it sound like a good pre-race tactic to me.

You can't really say in hindsight to me when i questioned what they were doing multiple times while it was happening but ok

 

[yaco]

Van Gils was clearly the strongest today, however, he'll need a strong team to support him against the endless attacks from UAE riders in the following stages.

 

[Didinho]

Good to win early for the new team.

Wellens lost 20W with the normal bike.

 

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Tomorrow's finish:

Couldn't find a proper profile, but the final part (a parking lot) looks flat on Google Maps. So it should be sth like ~1k at 8-9%, and then 200m to the line.

 

[Lequack]

Can't believe that a single newbie Gils schooled these two UAE veterans.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Tomorrow's climbs:

Puerto Castillo de Locubín:

Alto de los Villares (1st ascent, uncategorised):

Alto de los Villares (2nd and 3rd ascent, categorised - steep section is 4.0k at 9.8%):

Alto de Sierra de la Grana (the uncategorised drag at ~20k to go):

Alto Ermita de Santa Ana (finish):

 

[hayneplane]

Entertaining stage. Looked a brutal day with savage steep short climbs winding through the towns and villages.

 

[tobydawq]

Entertaining stage. Looked a brutal day with savage steep short climbs winding through the towns and villages.

I was once in Frigiliana during a school trip to Málaga. A quite breathtaking village with not a single non-white house.

 

[YavorD]

I was once in Frigiliana during a school trip to Málaga. A quite breathtaking village with not a single non-white house.

Nerja is worth visiting too.
Algarve and Andalucia are really beautiful races. Shame we don't have a longer feeds (at least for the views).

 

[Rob5091]

So we could have a repeat of stage 1 with the uphill finish?

 

[Red Rick]

Holy mother

Enric Mas attack

 

[Rob5091]

Holy mother

Enric Mas attack

With 103 km to go? Nah, he aint no Pogi!

 

[Lequack]

It's time for Mas. How is he already 7 minutes down after yesterday?

 

[Tim Cahill]

These pretenders don't stand a chance against Enricky!

 

[Samamba]

UAE doing what they have to do. Van Gils only 1 teammate left

Wellens dropped tho

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

It looks like complete mayhem, riders all over the place

 

[Rob5091]

It's time for Mas. How is he already 7 minutes down after yesterday?

PCS reported that with 47 km to go, Mas changed bikes, so I'd assume he took it easy afterwards or he got a cr*p bike!

 

[Samamba]

Van Gils already having to do it himself. Pidcock in his whel. Think a group with Sivakov and some Decathlon riders is in front

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

UAE doing what they have to do. Van Gils only 1 teammate left

Wellens dropped tho

Van Gils have attacked with Pidcock on his wheel

 

[Samamba]

Van Gils have attacked with Pidcock on his wheel

Yeah but the Sivakov group looks strong. Decathlon with 3 guys? If he doesn't catch them on this climb he's definitely in throuble. Van Gils looks good tho, but just not a strong team here (I don't really understand why).

 

[Potomac]

my feed video feed says 74km remaining, PCS 50 km remaining

 

[Tim Cahill]

Piddler and Van Gils suffering from having bargain bin teams, unfortunately there are about a billion Movistar/AG2R/UAE riders around