Vuelta a Burgos 2023, August 15-19

[Valv.Piti]

Arrived just in time for.. PCS results.

This is such a good stage. Really glad what they did with this climb, this is just better than the old model and you still have a hard MTF in the race.

 

[Escarabajo]

Howson how so?

That's my question. Please don't tell me you were expecting to be in that lead group?

 

[Red Rick]

Arrived just in time for.. PCS results.

This is such a good stage. Really glad what they did with this climb, this is just better than the old model and you still have a hard MTF in the race.

Yeah it works really nice in Burgos. In the Vuelta I don't think it would, but you can easily make a MTF on Portillo de Lunada right at the end of the descent and have an 11km 5% climb to finish one for a solid 1-2 punch.

 

[yaco]

You mean it doesn´t have an impact on your decending skills, if you ride and decent on normal roads instead of a Zwift machine in your department?

Vine rode in the Australian Road Series for two years before winning the ZWIFT competition.

 

[yaco]

How many times has A.Yates lost to Roglic in a final - I am surprised that howson did not take a flyer around 1km to go because Vlasov and Yates would have to chase.

 

[Escarabajo]

What happened to Bahrain?

 

[Lequack]

Nice win for Roglic, a good 4 way battle at the end

 

[Ulle97]

There is simply no stopping Roglic in these type of stage races.

Nailed on for the win!!

 

[search]

Yeah it works really nice in Burgos. In the Vuelta I don't think it would, but you can easily make a MTF on Portillo de Lunada right at the end of the descent and have an 11km 5% climb to finish one for a solid 1-2 punch.

it worked in terms of keeping the GC open, but did anyone really like the stage today? I thought it was as boring as it can get, to be honest.

 

[Red Rick]

There is simply no stopping Roglic in these type of stage races.

Nailed on for the win!!

He seemed perfectly in control today. No reason to attack solo far away. Tomorrow should be a classic uphill sprint. Lagunas de Neila should be a great test for the Vuelta.

 

[Lequack]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692241362731569495

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1692241362731569495

 

[RedheadDane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1692241362731569495

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1692241362731569495

Now my question is; what happened in 2016?
Well, I suppose "Dumoulin being faster by a fracture of a second on the opening stage of the Giro" happened.

 

[Red Rick]

Now my question is; what happened in 2016?
Well, I suppose "Dumoulin being faster by a fracture of a second on the opening stage of the Giro" happened.

He moved to the World Tour in 2016

 

[Bolder]

It's a good thing we only have individual riders and not entire pelotons who grew up on Zwift - imagine the amount of crashes in a race with 150 Jay Vines...

He didn't grow up on Zwift. But I wonder if he was a better bike handler before he moved to Watopia...

 

[Sciatic]

it worked in terms of keeping the GC open, but did anyone really like the stage today? I thought it was as boring as it can get, to be honest.

Sounds like you have a pretty high bar for what’s entertaining. I thought it was a nice stage, interesting to see big guns making the race on the climb to form a superb lead group in a small race. Very cool landscape after the summit and interesting descent. Yeah, there wasn’t any attacking after that—which is seemed like Howson and maybe Vlasov should have tried.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulations to Primož Roglič for winning the sprint.

Beautiful day of racing. UAE did the expected thing. Was a bit surprised they dropped JV so early and isolated Roglič. In the end they profited for racing so aggressive by Yates moving to podium position. They for sure will try again. As for tomorrow i guess a lot of potential for Rogla to stretch his legs again.

 

[Red Rick]

Damn Valter really sucked today

 

[CyclistAbi]

Bennett wanted to make up for yesterday and Vine did a stellar job. Going all in so early in the climb for Yates, that likely surprised JV a bit. Better it happened today then a couple of weeks from now. Lead out tomorrow and stellar job at ultimate stage is a must. To justify Vuelta selection.

 

[tobydawq]

Emil Axelgaard 's update from yesterday was pretty funny:

"Bennett is also taking turns in the third group. So right now, Bennett is chasing Vine who is chasing Yates who is doing everything in his power to not let Vine get back up again."

The team is ready for the Vuelta.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

This would be an absolutely insane break for a race like Burgos if it actually gets up the road.

 

[Red Rick]

This would be an absolutely insane break for a race like Burgos if it actually gets up the road.

Rabofail is back baby

Just in time for the Vuelta.

 

[Rackham]

Rabofail is back baby

Just in time for the Vuelta.

It's good training for the team. Tratnik, Gesink & Valter get to chase for 100km.

 

[Lequack]

They would have to chase either way, even if they had a guy in the break, because Vine is at ~5 minutes.

 

[Ulle97]

Looks like the break will take the stage.

My guess is that we'll see another ROGLSTOMP in the peloton. Those last 500m look set for Primoz to possibly get a couple of seconds.

 

[Samamba]

The salt on Vines pants, tf?