Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 3 (Lodosa - La Laguna Negra-Vinuesa, 166.1 km)

[Pricey_sky]

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[Rackham]

And here it is, i.e. the Tourmalet stage is officially over for Sunday: https://www.lequipe.fr/Cyclisme-sur...-au-col-du-tourmalet-pour-la-6e-etape/1186499

 

[Rackham]

Mod hat on:

Please keep political talk out of the forum.

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I posted before I saw this. FYI.

 

[richwallone]

It's official now

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319322950462562304

View: https://twitter.com/radiotour_en/status/1319322950462562304

 

[Red Rick]

It's official now

https://twitter.com/x/status/1319322950462562304

View: https://twitter.com/radiotour_en/status/1319322950462562304

That's 12km

 

[Red Rick]

That's 12km

Sadly they just made a new ultra weak mountain stage.

 

[richwallone]

That's 12km

Yeah, the finish is like 20k from Biescas... I guess an easier stage, a bit longer in total by 9km, not as steep and high climbing... And the final MTF, 12k, oh well, it is what it is... Still, I hope it's gonna be fun to watch

 

[Breezy1985]

Nah. In the book his girlfriend wrote about the Vuelta she said he is cursed on stages 20 of Grand Tours. In 2017 Tour he had a mechanical during the TT where he was one of the favourites to win, in 2018 he dropped off the podium, in 2019 Giro he also fell of the podium (though he got it back next day) and well, we all know what happened this year in the Tour on stage 20. Luckily, this Vuleta does not have a stage 20, so all is well haha.

It's in the bag so.

Luckily too the race stays away from Girona otherwise Martin would show Rog his trophy cabinet

 

[staubsauger]

Couldn't they've just taken 1 brutal Spanish Pyrenees Col and make it a mtt?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Trying to work out if Irish riders have ever won four GT stages in a year. This is the third one this year, but that’s happened a few times.

+ Phillip O'Ganna, Ben O'Connor, Tao Geoghegan Hart: I make that eight.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Did you see Dan Martin win today and did you also notice Sean Kelly not over hyping him all the way up the last 10km or making it all about him while insultingly ignoring better placed riders.

No cause Sean is a class act and I hope Hatch gets the sack after today

Sean is a bit of an outlier though by commentator standards. He is very, very restrained about his favourites and rarely brings nationality into it. Most commentators do a bit of home cheerleading and that’s bearable within limits. Hatch went beyond those limits today to the point that he was starting to poison me against TGH. I don’t want him to get sacked over it but I do hope someone tells him to tone it down a bit.

 

[yaco]

The re-routing of the Tourmalet stage makes this a breakaway day - No point GC teams pushing the issue on such a stage.

 

[Escarabajo]

That's 12km

I found this:

The profile in La Vuelta website is really exaggerated.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Can we just never race in France ever again?

Also I know they had to rush it, but not even the little wall to Hoz de Jaca before the final climb?

 

[Luthor]

The re-routing of the Tourmalet stage makes this a breakaway day - No point GC teams pushing the issue on such a stage.

And when is supposed Carapaz or Mas to take time on Roglic? ITT? There are only 4 stages apart from that one where they can try break him and neither of them is hard enough imo.

 

[Luthor]

I found this:

The profile in La Vuelta website is really exaggerated.

Yeah, it looks different than this. Wonder what is the real profile but the altitude is clearly wrong on their site as the climb doesn't cross 2k.

 

[bajbar]

Yeah, it looks different than this. Wonder what is the real profile but the altitude si clearly wrong on their site as the climb doesn't cross 2k.

This is Tourmalet haha. They didn't bother changing the picture. Formigal is 14,5km at 4,6%.

 

[RedheadDane]

This is Tourmalet haha. They didn't bother changing the picture. Formigal is 14,5km at 4,6%.

French authorities said the race couldn't cross the border into France, they never said they couldn't bring Tourmalet to Spain!

 

[Luthor]

This is Tourmalet haha. They didn't bother changing the picture. Formigal is 14,5km at 4,6%.

True Oh well. So Angliru is now clear queen stage, right?

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, it looks different than this. Wonder what is the real profile but the altitude is clearly wrong on their site as the climb doesn't cross 2k.

That's probably the Vuelta Tourmalet profile

 

[Red Rick]

True Oh well. So Angliru is now clear queen stage, right?

Farrapona.

The day before Angliru.

Yes we can cry.

 

[broppo]

carapaz looking stong, I think there is a big chance of Roglic fading in the end.

 

[Blanco]

And when is supposed Carapaz or Mas to take time on Roglic? ITT? There are only 4 stages apart from that one where they can try break him and neither of them is hard enough imo.

Farrapona, Angliru, they could take minutes there...

 

[Fernandez]

Tomorrow could be echelons. Lets cross the fingers

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Fantastic news. From an overhyped, oversaturated climb which never delivers what it should to a terrible climb that always delivers more than it ought to.

Kinda hoped that since the Aramón resorts were paying we'd get Cerler to see if we're really back in the 90s, but this will do. We get way too much of the Tourmalet in French races, without it poisoning Spanish ones too.

In before Toby explains their love for the Tourmalet and that this is reason #485 why I am a terrible human being