Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 11 (Villaviciosa › Alto de La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo 170km)

[SafeBet]

Gaudu already zipping his jersey for when he'll cross the finish line alone?

 

[Salvarani]

Soler going really well today and will likely climb a few places today.

I wonder why Sosa has been so bad in this Vuelta. He starts to give me an impression of eternal promise.

Has a had a pretty anonymous season all together.

 

[spalco]

I think Soler looks better, but always hard to judge obviously.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Gaudu looks the strongest to me. He bridged over to Soler quite quickly

Agreed, he's also much better at pokerface than Marc.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Agreed, he's also much better at pokerface than Marc.

Indeed. And his glasses are stronger too.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Madonna di Campiglio all over again. And tomorrow is not exactly the Stelvio...

 

[Krokro]

ffs that stage, I rly should stop wait for GC action in any GT

 

[titan31]

Anglirú tomorrow. That's the problem really. The exact same stage could produce vastly more aggressive racing from them if Anglirú was yesterday and there was a rest day tomorrow, but as it is it's secondary and tertiary contenders who are most active, and I'm sure if they fight out the stage here, Soler and Gaudu will lose any gains they make - and more - tomorrow, which is why the main contenders are content to have a 3km shootout and preserve their strength for tomorrow.

Anglirú stages will be raced the same whatever day they're held on because the MTF is so tough, whereas this stage will be raced very differently depending on where it falls in the race, which is why some of us wanted the stages flipped.

I'm of the opinion if you're feeling strong today, try something, especially when you have the team strength to do it like Jumbo do. If you see a crack that you can capitalise on then you go. As it is, if Carapaz is feeling bad, Roglic and Jumbo won't even realise it as they haven't tested him. They've seen what happens on one stage when they're feeling a bit poorer like on the TT and on Formigal.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

So Roglic gonna sprint for a few seconds at the end.

 

[Eclipse]

Well at least the third tier riders are going to give it a try with 2k left to go...

 

[TomLPC]

Jumbo chasing down that scoundrel from the north

 

[ice&fire]

Nieve and Valverde are bored

 

[jsem94]

Pretty much what a lot of us expected this, basically waiting for tomorrow.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Nieve and Valverde are bored

Same as half the forum

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Not even really stringing it out, evidently it's not steep enough for Sepp Kuss to bother with.

 

[klintE]

Nieve accelerate to bury Chavez definitely

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Same as half the forum

Same as any sane person.

Then again truly sane people aren't watching...

 

[Red Rick]

Lot of guys are gonna pay for their aggression tomorrow I see

 

[skippo12]

Jumbo is going to do it again. Trying to protect Roglics position instead of trying to gain time. Looks like they did not learn a thing. Would be hilarious if he finishes 2nd again.

 

[Eclipse]

A wonderful day where I've started at the forum and my phone more than the riding.

Gaudu and Soler can't believe their luck, getting to ride steady and even look at each other rather than being hunted down

 

[Libertine Seguros]

George Bennett has clearly shed everybody that he's going to shed but Jumbo won't expend him and have Kuss take it up, this is Grand-Colombier all over again.

At least this time with Anglirú tomorrow there's an excuse.

 

[spalco]

The "peloton" hasn't raced any faster than the leading two, who aren't really pressing the pace too much either.

 

[titan31]

Jumbo is going to do it again. Trying to protect Roglics position instead of trying to gain time. Looks like they did not learn a thing. Would be hilarious if he finishes 2nd again.

Yup, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. If he lost it again, I'd laugh at him like I did that wonderful Saturday

 

[Eclipse]

At least Vlasov is bothering to try salvage a few things for himself...

 

[TomLPC]

Pinot goon #2 wins the stage!!!