Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 10 (Castro Urdiales › Suances 185 km)

[Red Rick]

Same finnish as 2008?

 

[Max Rockatansky]

Same finnish as 2008?

Looks like it.

The last victory of Paolo Bettini.

 

[Leinster]

If it is the same, that was carnage before;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7QDJucsaaY


That final hill is short enough and flat enough that you can see Bennett having a chance. Bennett v Roglic?

 

[Red Rick]

If it is the same, that was carnage before;

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7QDJucsaaY


That final hill is short enough and flat enough that you can see Bennett having a chance. Bennett v Roglic?

Those were the days.

First Vuelta I really followed (probably saw the ITT in 2007 cause I was super bored), and back then I was sad about Valverde losing 3 minutes.

 

[Koronin]

Field sprint stage, break stage, or partial field sprint?

 

[BlueRoads]

As there may be wind: (As in, you know... sometimes there's... weather.)

 

[Alexandre B.]

That's Omar Fraile territory.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Good news for Alejandro Valverde: almost zero chance of rain. He would go into conniptions about collecting a rain jacket here, and also rain jackets have taken on a life of their own in recent weeks as a factor in settling races to an extent not seen since the Don himself in 2008.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Aberasturi, Cort and Aranburu can do well on this kind of finish, but there will probably not be as much of a selection like there was in 2008.

 

[richwallone]

Break all the way... This is too long up for Bennett to win... My bets are on Bagioli, Cort, Aranburu, Costa... They just gotta get into the decisive break. Maybe even Peters, he seems eager to win a Vuelta stage...

 

[Amazinmets87]

Break, especially taking next two stages into consideration. Teams will want an easy day.

 

[Koronin]

Break all the way... This is too long up for Bennett to win... My bets are on Bagioli, Cort, Aranburu, Costa... They just gotta get into the decisive break. Maybe even Peters, he seems eager to win a Vuelta stage...

Maybe if everyone who gets in the break is at least a half hour down they'll actually let the break go?

 

[Leinster]

Maybe if everyone who gets in the break is at least a half hour down they'll actually let the break go?

Not if Michael Woods is one of them they won't.

 

[richwallone]

Maybe if everyone who gets in the break is at least a half hour down they'll actually let the break go?

That's the recipe for success tomorrow... I see Astana, some of the French WT and the smaller Spanish Pro teams to be main protagonists tomorrow... Outside of Astana, none of them have a win yet and this is their chance to get it.

 

[Red Rick]

Big reason the break will likely go IMO is there's no puncheurs who even really fancy their chances vs Roglic.

 

[happytramp]

Still trying to figure out how the official cyclingnews preview for the stage says that 'at 2k at 5% average, the run in is unlikely to trouble the sprinters and their trains too much'.... Is there something I'm not getting?

 

[Koronin]

That's the recipe for success tomorrow... I see Astana, some of the French WT and the smaller Spanish Pro teams to be main protagonists tomorrow... Outside of Astana, none of them have a win yet and this is their chance to get it.

Movistar likely tries to put Rojas in the break if they think it will succeed.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Movistar likely tries to put Rojas in the break if they think it will succeed.

Makes sense, it's a good route for him to collect his annual 4th place.

Lots of plausible winners on a finish like this, would prefer to see the break reeled in for this one. Especially as the final week is full of breakaway days.

 

[Koronin]

Makes sense, it's a good route for him to collect his annual 4th place.

Lots of plausible winners on a finish like this, would prefer to see the break reeled in for this one. Especially as the final week is full of breakaway days.

You're right, he needs a stage for his annual 4th place and maybe if he gets really lucky he might squeak out a 3rd.

 

[Luthor]

I'm curious what DQS is gonna do. Pull for Bennett or go in break with Cavagna/Bagioli? I'm guessing the latter, I think it's too hard for Bennett.

 

[Koronin]

I'm curious what DQS is gonna do. Pull for Bennett or go in break with Cavagna/Bagioli? I'm guessing the latter, I think it's too hard for Bennett.

I'd go with option 2.

 

[Amazinmets87]

Still trying to figure out how the official cyclingnews preview for the stage says that 'at 2k at 5% average, the run in is unlikely to trouble the sprinters and their trains too much'.... Is there something I'm not getting?

Yea, I thought this was a sprint stage. The profile over on cycling stage looks significantly easier than the one in OP.

 

[DanielSong39]

Breakaway all the way

 

[movingtarget]

Looks like a stage for the break.

 

[Oliver]

Break for the win, and i hope for a nice battle for the stage win, like the one Woods has won.