Vuelta a España 2019 stage 15: Tineo - Santuario del Acebo > 154.4 km

[Cance > TheRest]

There is something Tyler about Sep Kuss

 

[benzwire]

That finish is incredibly narrow. Crazy

 

[TomLPC]

Idiot with the Colombian flag is going to end someone

 

[benzwire]

There is something Tyler about Sep Kuss

Looks similar and same body and riding style.

 

[glassmoon]

Bravo Sepp/Rogla!
Chapeau to Piti as well.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage

 

[HelloDolly]

Really fast climb again by GC men Roglic & Valverde

 

[perico]

Pogacar is too young to criticize for it, but would like to see him take the initiative and attack at some point. First GT at 20 years old is amazing regardless.

 

[HelloDolly]

Pogacar is too young to criticize for it, but would like to see him take the initiative and attack at some point. First GT at 20 years old is amazing regardless.

What ??

He attacked already twice to win mountain stages ??

 

[Valv.Piti]

Amazing performance by Valverde.

Dno what has happened to Lopez lately, but I suspect he will be much better on lesser gradients tomorrow. And great to see that the Vale-Quintana duel is now finally put to rest after Quintana proving again and again how he can be great one day and mediocre the next, this is Quintana 2018-2019 for you.

 

[benzwire]

Pogacar is too young to criticize for it, but would like to see him take the initiative and attack at some point. First GT at 20 years old is amazing regardless.

I think he is uncharted territory and he doesn't want to blow up. This is his first 3 week GT, isn't it? He's incredibly impressive. The future looks exciting with he and the rest of these young guys coming up.

 

[perico]

There is something Tyler about Sep Kuss

Tyler was more of a grinder on big mountains. Kuss is a pure climber, and a natural. He climbing style is very similar to Andy Hampsten. Almost identical. Both out of the saddle and smoothe.

 

[HelloDolly]

Of course this kind of steep 7-10km climbs really suits Roglic & Valverde

If I were Majka, Kelderman & Quitana I'd look to the Giro always

 

[tobydawq]

Amazing performance by Valverde.

Dno what has happened to Lopez lately, but I suspect he will be much better on lesser gradients tomorrow. And great to see that the Vale-Quintana duel is now finally put to rest after Quintana proving again and again how he can be great one day and mediocre the next, this is Quintana 2018-2019 for you.

It's a bit of a pity that Roglic is as strong as he is but fair play to him; there's nothing to be done. But that Valverde could attack and fully compete with him today was pretty amazing. I really, really, really hope he can be at this level at Lombardia and finally get that monkey off his back.

 

[Cinemaniak]

Kudos for Jumbo-Visma for putting in the work with Kuss. He's really a development product and clearly someone who's eager to learn

 

[Cance > TheRest]

Tyler was more of a grinder on big mountains. Kuss is a pure climber, and a natural. He climbing style is very similar to Andy Hampsten. Almost identical. Both out of the saddle and smoothe.

I was thinking more in terms of the broader context of this race with Kuss riding for a team leader who is not unlike Armstrong (as a cyclist).

 

[Red Rick]

Of course this kind of steep 7-10km climbs really suits Roglic & Valverde

If I were Majka, Kelderman & Quitana I'd look to the Giro always

More that they rode a really soft pace after the initial 40km.

 

[Rollthedice]

There is something Tyler about Sep Kuss

Indeed and Roglic looks like Lance. Weird.

 

[klintE]

Pogacar is too young to criticize for it, but would like to see him take the initiative and attack at some point.

Lol.
To attack when you don't really have to is Simon Yates territory.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Tyler was more of a grinder on big mountains. Kuss is a pure climber, and a natural. He climbing style is very similar to Andy Hampsten. Almost identical. Both out of the saddle and smoothe.

The funny thing is that his legs looked rather soft, with no real definition at the Giro. If you saw him you'd think that he was just someone who rides his bike for fun, but then he'd drop you like it's nothing.
His climbing style is pretty awesome.

 

[movingtarget]

Idiot with the Colombian flag is going to end someone

The whole giant flag thing always seemed a bit pointless to me and irritating when it's waved in the faces of the riders.

 

[tobydawq]

Chaves did not tank as completely as roumoured in this thread today. He was 30th but lost some 3-4 minutes to the best again.

 

[Carols]

Indeed and Roglic looks like Lance. Weird.

??? Soeone says he looks like MAL, you say he looks like Lance. I see zero resemblance with either. He looks like Primoz!

 

[HelloDolly]

Hermann Pernsteiner

 

[Noddy97]

Great stage from valverde. I'm hoping for more from alejandro, quintana is out. I'm just begging that valverde can put in a attack like he did today but from far out. Trying to destroy roglic with 50 km to go. This is the only way to win the vuelta. But please, TRY TO WIN THE VUELTA!! you already have 5045774 vuelta podiums