Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 7 (Vitoria-Gasteiz > Villanueva de Valdegovia, 159,7 km)

[Red Rick]

Guys.

Where is Mareczko?

 

[ngent41]

Guys.

Where is Mareczko?

He's about to cross the finish line on formigal I think

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Still have Dumoulin and Gesink who youd be expecting to be there towards the end even if raced fast. At the current pace, the other 3 will be there

It didn't work too smoothly just the other day though. but in this weather and with these kind of climbs, it probably won't cause any problems.

 

[Fernandez]

Valverde in a break? I must be dreaming...

 

[Leinster]

But having both Kuss and Bennett up there might be a bit too much, if something happens to Roglic.

They have 5 other guys who can ride with Roglic. And of the remaining 90+ kms, only 8 are really uphill, so most of today they'd want Dumoulin and the other guys riding for him. Better that than have Kuss get stuck behind a split, or Bennett pick the wrong time to go back to the car for bottles again.

Having Kuss and Bennett up there means Ineos can't just take a day off and let the break get 12 minutes.

 

[titan31]

Long day for Ineos to control this. Valverde, Bennett and Nieve all dangers to take the jersey

 

[richwallone]

Tim Wellens didn't contest the KOM points at all... He is not honoring the KOM jersey... Or he's just saving himself for another stage win...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Tim Wellens didn't contest the KOM points at all... He is not honoring the KOM jersey... Or he's just saving himself for another stage win...

He can't climb with the best in that group, and he might have used more energy to bridge the gap than some of the others.
And if he want to a have a chance to win the stage, it's definitely better not to waste energy before the finale.

 

[JosefK]

Jumbo and Movistar making things interesting.

 

[Cannavaro]

They have 5 other guys who can ride with Roglic. And of the remaining 90+ kms, only 8 are really uphill, so most of today they'd want Dumoulin and the other guys riding for him. Better that than have Kuss get stuck behind a split, or Bennett pick the wrong time to go back to the car for bottles again.

Having Kuss and Bennett up there means Ineos can't just take a day off and let the break get 12 minutes.

I completely agree with you. Ticker writes that Martens is also in the front group.

 

[titan31]

I completely agree with you. Ticker writes that Martens is also in the front group.

I've only seen two Jumbos

 

[richwallone]

I've only seen two Jumbos

Yep, only JVs in the break.

 

[Lequack]

Valverde is doing a Carapaz, to Carapaz.

 

[Anderis]

Valverde is doing a Carapaz, to Carapaz.

Will Carapaz do a Valverde to Valverde?

 

[richwallone]

Movistar is making the race today

 

[tobydawq]

Quite a field trip for McCarthy there (sorry).

 

[Jungle Cycle]

what was that??

 

[richwallone]

A Bora rider rode away from the road... Wow

 

[RedheadDane]

What... happened?

 

[spalco]

Best wishes to the guy off the road (don't know who it is), hope it's not as bad as it looked.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Dawg dropped yet?

 

[Billie]

Dawg dropped yet?

Can't be dropped when you're setting the pace

 

[trevim]

Valverde trolling some kids in the front group?

 

[tobydawq]

Dewulf and Godon to Movistar next year.

Or maybe they're just fans.

 

[Fernandez]

Valverde wheelsucking... Who would have though?