Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2019 stage 10: Jurançon-Pau > 36.2km ITT

[Jungle Cycle]

Quintana +3min

Solar says; Thank's!!...

 

[Carols]

Roglic doing intervals on the warm down?

 

[Lequack]

Solar says; Thank's!!...

 

[huangho]

I'm surprised Teuns is still there... Good for him!!

 

[Carols]

His wife and baby waiting at the finish

That was the one I was waiting for. Seeing him with his family brought tears to this old lady's eyes

 

[Red Rick]

Terrible result for the rest of the Vuelta I think

Valverde is the least likely to attack, and with Quintana being so far back, i doubt he gets leeway to attack and endanger Valverde's 2nd place.

 

[Escarabajo]

I think the results were as expected. Maybe a little surprise from Lopez. He was better than expected. Somebody said that he was motivated for not being caught. Lol. Maybe it worked.

 

[Lequack]

That was the one I was waiting for. Seeing him with his family brought tears to this old lady's eyes

https://twitter.com/x/status/1168913102534037504

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[Valv.Piti]

Terrible result for the rest of the Vuelta I think

Valverde is the least likely to attack, and with Quintana being so far back, i doubt he gets leeway to attack and endanger Valverde's 2nd place.

Lol, of course Quintana will attack. Movistar has BY FAR been the most attacking team this year in GTs. And Lopez being 2 minutes behind is more or less the optimal situation for the race if he has the legs of Javalambre and Andorra.

 

[huangho]

2 minutes seems a lot for Bala, not too much for MAL, 3 minutes is a huge difference for NQ, the big question mark is Poga, it's not over yet... But Rogla has made a huge statement today!!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Also incredible how big the gaps are. Take the break guys out of the equation and that's 10 minutes from 1st to 10th.

 

[Carols]

Big Mig

 

[perico]

I’ll bet Nairo misses Alberto now.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

how did Aru do?

 

[movingtarget]

Pretty much as expected on that course. I think Jumbo will be happy to see breakaways succeed as much as possible. Defending the jersey for a week and a half still won't be easy. But Roglic is obviously in a great position.

 

[huangho]

how did Aru do?

+6:47

 

[IndianCyclist]

2 minutes seems a lot for Bala, not too much for MAL, 3 minutes is a huge difference for NQ, the big question mark is Poga, it's not over yet... But Rogla has made a huge statement today!!

Its the same statement he made in the Giro that he lost after leading by a similar margin. I think this sets up nicely for the attacks and tactics from Movistar and Astana. The rest are already out of it.

 

[Noddy97]

Nairo was awful, this is probably the worst time trial of his career.

 

[luckyboy]

Solid drafting effort there from Lopez. Great TT by his standards though, and probably shows that Roglic wasn't out of this world. Not that he needed to be.

Did you enjoy watching Wiggo and Froome annihilate everyone in 2012? I didn't.

Yeah, there are only 4 top level TT GC guys in the sport, and they are never all at the same Grand Tour fighting each other. If anything, there should be even fewer TT kms, not more. GTs would be *** dire otherwise.

 

[JosephK]

Fascinating TT today. Good rides by many: Pogacar very good at +1:29 (probably could have been 20 seconds or so faster if not for youthful enthusiasm and going out too fast); Valverde at 1:38 very solid; Lopez at +2:00 held it together very well; and Roglic winning was of course a strong performance, very good by his own standards. The loser on the day would be Nairo at +3:06. It was an OK effort, but he's not really built for time-trialing. For Jumbo, pain awaits in the coming days, as Moviestar and Astana will surely be attacking when the gradient on the mountains is greatest. Lucky for Primoz that Kuss and Bennett look pretty strong, still. Any chance of Pogacar and Roglic riding together under the right circumstances? Just speculating. It wouldn't surprise me if Superman rode together with Quintana and/or Valverde under the right circumstances, as well.

 

[Bolder]

Lopez, Quintana and Valverde have got to be motivated to attack, and Pogacar if he's got anything left in the last week. By no means is this going to be easy for Roglic, though I think Bennett and Kuss are pretty good mountain domestiques. Looking ahead, Los Machucos could be a game changer, as well as Alto Acebo. If Roglic can get to the third week with the same gaps I think he can win.

 

[Oldermanish]

Lol, of course Quintana will attack. Movistar has BY FAR been the most attacking team this year in GTs. And Lopez being 2 minutes behind is more or less the optimal situation for the race if he has the legs of Javalambre and Andorra.

I would agree and it is the only change Valverde has to compromise Roglic. Not sure if he can be but the proximity of Lopez and two more weeks of racing means it's far from over.

 

[huangho]

Aru with a day (week?) off...

 

[JosephK]

I would agree and it is the only change Valverde has to compromise Roglic. Not sure if he can be but the proximity of Lopez and two more weeks of racing means it's far from over.

Agreed. Lopez was stronger on the time-trial today than I was expecting, considering how good Roglic was. And Lopez has looked like the strongest climber so far (though not crazily stronger, like Froome in his TDF-winning efforts). That effect could be amplified in the next week and a half.

 

[huangho]

Agreed. Lopez was stronger on the time-trial today than I was expecting, considering how good Roglic was. And Lopez has looked like the strongest climber so far (though not crazily stronger, like Froome in his TDF-winning efforts). That effect could be amplified in the next week and a half.

And MAL has proven to have a good third week, instead of Roglic...