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

[Samu Cuenca]

yeah, I meanwhile found an interview. His mother is Polish, his girlfriend is Polish, and Maciej Bodnar too.

he lived with the van der Tuuk family in the Netherlands, or in the same house, or something like that. So he somehow played a part in there as well.

Well that clears it up then: You can Polish a Tuuk.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

A small representation of the dozens and dozens of local trees (holm oak? I didn't catch the name when commentator mentioned them) they rode past today - how charming and appropriate!

 

[will-10]

 

[postmanhat]

decent 300m sprint from Turner

Probably doomed to spend his summer pointlessly leading out Ewan. Needs to move to a team with a different calendar.

 

[Lequack]

Good win for ol' Kristoff, still has it.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

There is no reason why Kristoff shoudn't be able to throw another signature win salute today.

 

[Tim Cahill]

14 guys made the break, could be hard to control as UNO-X/Ineos also represented

 

[Tim Cahill]

I actually think UNO-X will still, you dont? Swift is winning this for sure if not, no?

Think they have far better odds with Kristoff since hes the only semi major sprinter here. But if UNO-X dont I agree.

They should do I think, but for now apparently they aren't

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I hope AHJ is mostly sitting on in the break and not working hard. He should have a decent upphill sprint (remember his stage win in Avenir) if the break makes it, but will be hard to beat a guy like Swift, so it makes more sense to try to make this another chance for Kristoff.

 

[yaco]

What a bizarre stage. Wagner and Petrolike are riding hard to bring back the break, while, UAE is encouraging them to slow doen.

 

[Netserk]

With such a big break, Uno-X shouldn't hesitate too long before they help chase it down, even if the finish may be a bit harder than is comfortable for Sasha.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

UAE bullying the smallest team in the race?

 

[yaco]

UAE bullying the smallest team in the race?

How are they bullying. It's actually the two smallest teams in the race. Both of these teams should have been represented in the break.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Maybe the finish is flatter than I thought, because from how it looks to me Q36.5 and Bora should believe Pidcock and Van Gils could beat Kristoff here.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

How are they bullying. It's actually the two smallest teams in the race. Both of these teams should have been represented in the break.

Sivakov etc getting in the way, soler fake attacking? Is there really any need? Just let them get on with it, it's not like van gils/pidcock are within 10 secs of the win

 

[Netserk]

Maybe the finish is flatter than I thought, because from how it looks to me Q36.5 and Bora should believe Pidcock and Van Gils could beat Kristoff here.

Especially Q36.5 as Pidcock would advance to 2nd in GC if he came 3rd in the stage.

 

[yaco]

Sivakov etc getting in the way, soler fake attacking? Is there really any need? Just let them get on with it, it's not like van gils/pidcock are within 10 secs of the win

You miss the break so you rest today and make sure you are in the break tomorrow. You have cooked your riders for no reason and make tomorrow more difficult to do anything. These two teams manage to bring back just over a minute in 50kms.

 

[Rob5091]

Rest day for the GC guys.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

You miss the break so you rest today and make sure you are in the break tomorrow. You have cooked your riders for no reason and make tomorrow more difficult to do anything. These two teams manage to bring back just over a minute in 50kms.

yeah fine I'm not discussing that?, there was no reason for UAE to do what they were doing. It's not their problem. They are the biggest team in the race.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Playing the role of Fred Wright today will be Connor Swift

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

I dont get it and think its weak sauce, and woulda liked UNO-X dared to double down even with Johannessen there. But he might win but ill go with Swift. But Kristoff in a sprint here seems like a much safer thing nevertheless.

Well deserved fiasco when AHJ managed to not pay attention to Connor Swift and missed the right move. In a group like this Swift is the obvious guy you want to keep an eye on and go in the same moves as. Now they threw away the chance of another sprint win with Kristoff for this..

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Burgos protecting 12 on GC? ha

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Burgos-BH defending Diaz 12th on GC. Real ciclisimo!

 

[Coffeeplanter]

The two WT riders locking each other into a loss.

 

[Tim Cahill]

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