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

[topt]

Think this may be a case of if Roglic can last the full race without collapsing like in the Tour.

he never collapsed in the Tour, Pogi was just stronger

 

[Red Rick]

Kuss looking effortless as always, with Mas dying in the front

"How to blind everyone with your teeth so they don't notice your balding head, a new lecture by Enric Mas"

 

[JosefK]

Kuss looking effortless as always, with Mas dying in the front

Mas's dentist says hello.

 

[broppo]

Carapaz needs a few rainy days to win this tour it seems.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Carapaz needs a few rainy days to win this tour it seems.

Good thing that Asturias is up next.

 

[Red Rick]

Van Aert when Jumbo aims for the Green Jersey in La Vuelta

 

[SafeBet]

Carapaz will need Sosa to come good in a couple mountain stages. Ineos is looking more and more like a liability at this point.

Jumbo was much better today. And Movistar will probably keep attacking from afar making stages very hard to control.

 

[HelloDolly]

Not sure why Carapaz attacked Roglic there ? Has he not been watching racing recently ?
Ineos are not very strong so tta is an issue for Carapaz
But he needs to put it to Roglic further out as 9 out of 10 times Roglic wins in the last 1km

 

[richwallone]

Is Mareczko already in??? I'm really afraid for him...

 

[Red Rick]

Carapaz will need Sosa to come good in a couple mountain stages. Ineos is looking more and more like a liability at this point.

Jumbo was much better today. And Movistar will probably keep attacking from afar making stages very hard to control.

I thought finishing s.t. today would be a win for Roglic. Getting Roglstomped is disastrous for Carapaz

 

[Red Rick]

Is Mareczko already in??? I'm really afraid for him...

It's what, 15 minutes?

Did he get dropped on that weak first climb or somethign?

 

[richwallone]

It's what, 15 minutes?

Did he get dropped on that weak first climb or somethign?

Yep.

 

[Lequack]

New GC

 

[Brumdog66]

Not sure why Carapaz attacked Roglic there ? Has he not been watching racing recently ?
Ineos are not very strong so tta is an issue for Carapaz
But he needs to put it to Roglic further out as 9 out of 10 times Roglic wins in the last 1km

This is so true he should've blown it up as early as possible and made it mano o mano straight away. Not doing doing this also led to him doing the bulk of the work chasing people down

 

[stonerider]

Nice to see D Martin going so well too, I thought his GC days were long gone. He'll have a better team to support him next year too.

Yes! Dan Martin will have Froome next year to carry some bottles and maybe do a few turns on the front for him.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

It's what, 15 minutes?

Did he get dropped on that weak first climb or somethign?

This is Mareczko, he would be dropped and not come back if Milan-San Remo was raced in the opposite direction.

 

[Anderis]

Kuss looking effortless as always, with Mas dying in the front

I think Mas was just trying to dry his teeth.

 

[HelloDolly]

Dan Martin did a fab ride ...especially for all the 'experts' on here who say he cant climb

The same group at the beginning of every race write him off



in other business

If Kirby says tucked in, meerkating or 1,2,3 Vlasov one more time !!!!!!...aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, misjudged himself it seems.

One of those cases where if he'd sat on Roglic may not have kicked for a bit longer, but i'm never going to criticise a rider for trying to attack

Yeah, he probably realized that he was going to loose the sprint because Roglic has the better acceleration, so he went earlier.

 

[Breh]

Very cool stage, really enjoyed it despite the uninspiring winner. I'm glad Vlasov was up there with the best.

I think you can hardly blame Movistar for what happened. If Mas thinks he has the legs, they can't really tell him to fck off and not ride for him. They did a great job as a team, it's a pity their leader is not good enough. But anyway, they're leading the teams classification so who cares?

By the way, what happened to the legendary climber that Ivan Ramiro Sosa was supposed to be?

 

[RedheadDane]

I think Mas was just trying to dry his teeth.

Yeah... wet teeth, nothing worse.

In other - silly - news:

87	OLIVEIRA Ivo	UAE-Team Emirates			19:00
88	OLIVEIRA Rui	UAE-Team Emirates			,,

 

[richwallone]

OK, Mareczko made it, with 10 minutes to spare... 3 minutes behind Sam Bennett gruppetto... Only one guy missing to arrive.

 

[Lequack]

Dan Martin did a fab ride ...especially for all the 'experts' on here who say he cant climb

The same group at the beginning of every race write him off



in other business

If Kirby says tucked in, meerkating or 1,2,3 Vlasov one more time !!!!!!...aaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

Yes Dan Martin went all in today, he collapsed at the finish line. Very impressive ride

 

[Eclipse]

New GC

Very rough day for Grossschartner after the good start.

Poels starting to come very good though and could still be outside bet at a top 5 if he maintains this trajectory. Vlasov surely heading towards the top 10 if his form curve continues too. They'll both be very disappointed about their first week.

The supposed plan to claim some time back for Bennett yesterday looking even more bizarre today.

Martin's nefarious journey back towards 11th continues.

 

[johnymax]

I thought finishing s.t. today would be a win for Roglic. Getting Roglstomped is disastrous for Carapaz

I thought the same before the stage. But I don't think it's disastrous for Carapaz. He looked strong and there are still opportunities to gain time on Rogla if he doesn't feel great.