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Sadly they just made a new ultra weak mountain stage.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 watchThat's 12km
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.
+ Phillip O'Ganna, Ben O'Connor, Tao Geoghegan Hart: I make that eight.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.
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.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
I found this:That's 12km
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.The re-routing of the Tourmalet stage makes this a breakaway day - No point GC teams pushing the issue on such a stage.
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.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 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%.
True Oh well. So Angliru is now clear queen stage, right?This is Tourmalet haha. They didn't bother changing the picture. Formigal is 14,5km at 4,6%.
That's probably the Vuelta Tourmalet profileYeah, 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.
Farrapona.True Oh well. So Angliru is now clear queen stage, right?
Farrapona, Angliru, they could take minutes there...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.