Vuelta a España 2019 stage 9: Andorra La Vella - Cortals d'Encamp > 94.4km

[Red Rick]

So 32 minutes is the time limit?

Might be pretty hard for those dropped on the first climb.

 

[perico]

Who says it was a comeback?

He came back to Valverde/Roglic group.

 

[Escarabajo]

Quintana is leaving and it seems that some of the other riders barely regard him as a teammate already

So if that is the issue do not bring Quintana to the Vuelta. If the team and sponsors don't care for him don't bring him the Vuelta. But don't show the world this lack of professionalism!

 

[del1962]

Pogacar Chapeau what a talent

 

[johnymax]

Epic epic epic stage. Wow. What a first GT stage win for Tadej. I still can't believe it

 

[Asero831]

Now let's see Roglic puts in a 3 minutes to NQ and Lopez.

 

[topt]

I am afraid the weather helped Roglic!

LOL it has to be something other that power

 

[movingtarget]

Too bad the weather interrupted the important part of the TV coverage. Nice win by Pogacar. Some crazy ups and downs in the finale. Obviously the missing part of the action will be reported. To be fair to Soler, Quintana didn't close the gap any more than Soler did. Obviously Movistar was thinking about the time bonus for Quintana.

 

[roundabout]

So 32 minutes is the time limit?

25% so a lot more than 32 minutes.

 

[bajbar]

Apparently Kuss and Roglič had an accident with a moto at the start of the gravel section. Kuss said something like that in the Eurosport interview.

 

[johnymax]

Kuss said Roglic had an accident with a moto

 

[Lequack]

Sepp Kuss sad Roglic was in the incident with a motorbike in the gravel section. That explains his time loss and how he was still strong enough to rejoin the Valverde group.

 

[Lequack]

 

[roundabout]

Kuss said Roglic had an accident with a moto

Seems about right as it did not look like he had a fall, nor would Kuss have been there with him if it was a puncture

 

[Escarabajo]

LOL it has to be something other that power

He looked good today!
He is clearly in the driving seat.

 

[KZD]

The 'fun' fact about this, its that only Movistar riders don't seem affected by bad luck

 

[movingtarget]

One or two moto's are about to be banned I think. The last two days have had a few close calls and now the Roglic incident.

 

[Blanco]

Fast? That´s like saying Nibali and Roglic set a fast tempo on stage 13 of the Giro.

Fast or no, you still did't named those multiple times?!

 

[Lequack]

So Roglic is still 6 seconds back in the GC, but now on Quintana instead of Lopez.

 

[Carols]

Kuss said Roglic had an accident with a moto

That explains it. He sure wasn't riding like a dropped rider, but like a strong one who had an issue!

 

[movingtarget]

Lopez must be wondering what is going on after his bad luck in the Giro as well.

 

[Lequack]

Lopez must be wondering what is going on after his bad luck in the Giro as well.

I was wondering if he stopped to slap a fan or two.

 

[Gigs_98]

Yeah it was pretty obbious roglic didn't get dropped in the usual sense

 

[Noddy97]

Apparently Kuss and Roglič had an accident with a moto at the start of the gravel section. Kuss said something like that in the Eurosport interview.

So we can assume that Quintana attacked valverde?

 

[Escarabajo]

Damn Lopez looks like a sad little kid in need of a hug

Chaves needs a hug. He looked like he was about to cry. His Vuelta has gone to pieces. Time to recover.