Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2020: Stage 8 (Logroño > Alto de Moncalvillo, 164 km)

[Lequack]

A not so long stage but with a tough mountain top finish.
Should be a day for the GC, but a breakaway might make it before that.

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[Red Rick]

What's even at the top there?

I like this stage. Really good final climb.

 

[Anderis]

I fear it's a little bit too steep for Huge Carthy to do as well as on Aramon Formigal but we'll see.

 

[Lequack]

Good old Tom Dumoulin, always optimistic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1321225495250374657

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[KZD]

Carapaz to win the stage.

 

[Tonton]

Carapaz needs to build a buffer before the ITT, that's an opportunity.

 

[Koronin]

I fear it's a little bit too steep for Huge Carthy to do as well as on Aramon Formigal but we'll see.

You're likely right and if it happens it blows Woods' excuse totally up.

 

[Anderis]

You're likely right and if it happens it blows Woods' excuse totally up.

Maybe I don't expect Carthy to shine as much but I don't expect him to fall out of GC contention completely either and either way Woods didn't have a crystal ball to know it in advance.

 

[Koronin]

Maybe I don't expect Carthy to shine as much but I don't expect him to fall out of GC contention completely either and either way Woods didn't have a crystal ball to know it in advance.

I don't expect Carthy anywhere near the podium by the time la Vuelta ends and from a few things I've read the organizers AND the Spanish Govt fully intends on the race going to it's completion. It sounds like they have at least 4 options for the final stage if they feel it's unsafe to race into Madrid.

 

[railxmig]

I fear it's a little bit too steep for Huge Carthy to do as well as on Aramon Formigal but we'll see.

Wasn't he the guy that followed Nibali's attack on Mortirolo last year or was he collected from the breakaway?

 

[Koronin]

Wasn't he the guy that followed Nibali's attack on Mortirolo last year or was he collected from the breakaway?

Likely collected from the break. He was over 15 minutes down at the end of the Giro.

 

[Anderis]

Likely collected from the break. He was over 15 minutes down at the end of the Giro.

No, he actually did very well on Mortirolo. They only reason he didn't finish in the top10 in that Giro was a bad day on Lago Serru, otherwise he climbed with the best on every stage.

 

[Koronin]

No, he actually did very well on Mortirolo. They only reason he didn't finish in the top10 in that Giro was a bad day on Lago Serru, otherwise he climbed with the best on every stage.

Well he should have that wonderfully bad day at some point. I'm not sure he won't struggle some here.

 

[lenric]

Good old Tom Dumoulin, always optimistic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1321225495250374657

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Is he still in pain, or just has lousy form?

 

[Fernandez]

The question here is will Woods be "booed" by his peers at the start of the stage?

 

[Koronin]

The question here is will Woods be "booed" by his peers at the start of the stage?

Players/riders/etc don't boo, they do other things to make life miserable for someone they aren't happy with.

 

[solo80k]

The question here is will Woods be "booed" by his peers at the start of the stage?

Why?

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Why?

Because he beat a fan girls favourite rider to yesterdays stage win.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Is he still in pain, or just has lousy form?

he is just tired

 

[Valv.Piti]

Heard the whather is good be good in the weekend, how about today?

Anyways still think this is lil Richard Carapaz' to lose, but its around this time Mas should start being competetive, especially if it isnt 10 degrees and raining.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Woods to get into the break,
work his b_tt off then drop back
as a penitent offer to the peloton
&
the forum

 

[ice&fire]

Heard the whather is good be good in the weekend, how about today?

Anyways still think this is lil Richard Carapaz' to lose, but its around this time Mas should start being competetive, especially if it isnt 10 degrees and raining.

Cloudy skies, no rain, temperature around 15ºC.
Weather will be improving until Saturday. They may have some rain on Sunday, but temperatures will still be 15-20ºC in the valleys and a bit cooler in the high summits.

Short clip of today's climb. Road is protected from the wind, but tarmac is rough.

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[Blanco]

I don't think Roglic will be beaten here by direct rivals (Carapaz, Mas, Martin, Carthy), but someone further down on GC who has strong legs could take it. Someone like Soler, Chaves, Nieve, maybe even Kuss...

 

[happytramp]

I'd love if woods just sat on valverde's wheel... All day, doing nothing. For no reason. And then just sprinted past him at the line for 26th place.

 

[Lequack]

Good old Tom Dumoulin, always optimistic

https://twitter.com/x/status/1321225495250374657

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