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

[spalco]

Is there a stage in this year's Vuelta that's not a GC stage?

 

[King Boonen]

Is there a stage in this year's Vuelta that's not a GC stage?

There are 2 incoming so hopefully they go for it today.

 

[Anderis]

Is there a stage in this year's Vuelta that's not a GC stage?

Every stage in every race can be a GC stage, it just all depends on circumstaces and riders willingness to race.

 

[Anderis]

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

Hmm, so now you will hope for Carthy to fail in order to make Woods look bad even though nobody else will see it this way?

 

[LaFlorecita]

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

Why do you now also hold a grudge against Carthy? He did Valverde no wrong.

 

[LaFlorecita]

That's a juicy finish today. Looking forward. Not sure who will win, probably Roglic but how about Chavito?

 

[Netserk]

The finish is the last ~12 km of this:

 

[Eclipse]

Feels very much like Richie has to force a fight with Rogla here and test whether he can put him deep enough that he either builds his buffer or he can do it again on Angliru

If Soler's allowed to go he could contend again, but it might be teams are a bit hotter on him than before.

Otherwise I'll go with a surprise Wout Poels.

That said breaks have been difficult to control and if Kuss and Martin are both actually concentrating on the mountain points we could see another strong one go today

 

[Fernandez]

The finish is the last ~12 km of this:

This climb is something serious

 

[Eclipse]

Dumoulin, Elissonde and Golas DNS today

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Break looks to be non threatening on GC but containing some strong riders

 

[gregrowlerson]

Break looks to be non threatening on GC but containing some strong riders

Cavagna. Who would have thought it?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Break: over 3mins
Robert Stannard (Mitchelton-Scott),
Stan Dewulf (Lotto Soudal),
Benjamin Dyball (NTT Pro Cycling),
Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH),
Rui Costa (UAE Team Emirates),
Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-Quick Step),
Julien Simon (Total Direct Energie)

 

[sir fly]

Nice weather.

 

[richwallone]

Nice weather.

Quite warm for a fall day, too... 19°C in the valleys, pleasant... Let's see what's expecting them at the finish

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[wheresmybrakes]

Why do you now also hold a grudge against Carthy? He did Valverde no wrong.

Because at some point in his career he must have wheelsucked Valverde.

 

[richwallone]

90km to go and INEOS has only 3 guys upfront controlling the race... Froome is doing the hard work leading... EF Cycling right behind with the whole team... I hope Carapaz is just hiding inside the peloton

 

[richwallone]

Today, I see either Carapaz putting in more seconds into Roglic or Roglic powering up the MTF with anger to redeem himself for Sunday's clusterf**k, and a boost to his confidence... As for the break, I don't have too much hopes, too soon to tell but I'm still 50/50 for them to be caught...

 

[sir fly]

Phenomenal colours.

 

[Jungle Cycle]

Roglic looks more robot instead of emotional rider..
don't see him revengeful(sunday) or depressed(Tour)..
Agree this looks like a Roglic x Carapaz finish..

Today, I see either Carapaz putting in more seconds into Roglic or Roglic powering up the MTF with anger to redeem himself for Sunday's clusterf**k, and a boost to his confidence... As for the break, I don't have too much hopes, too soon to tell but I'm still 50/50 for them to be caught...

 

[Eclipse]

Phenomenal colours.

Clearly we need to shift the calendar

Italy a couple of weeks later to reduce weather issues, the Tour can be whenever over summer because France will be pretty much fine and La Vuelta once the autumnal colours and greenery starts to creep back in to Spain.

All race timings should be decided solely by aesthetic value imo

 

[richwallone]

Clearly we need to shift the calendar.

Italy a couple of weeks later to reduce weather issues, the Tour can be whenever because France will be pretty much fine and La Vuelta once the autumnal colours and greenery starts to creep back in to Spain.

All race timings should be decided solely by aesthetic value imo

Vuelta needs to start in mid to late September, when it normally finishes The other 2 GTs are fine where they are.

 

[carolina]

Rui Costa again... seeing Almeida and Guerreiro in the Giro really got to him.

 

[johnymax]

90km to go and INEOS has only 3 guys upfront controlling the race... Froome is doing the hard work leading... EF Cycling right behind with the whole team... I hope Carapaz is just hiding inside the peloton

Two more riders (Amador and Sosa I guess) are in the group close to Carapaz.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Vuelta needs to start in mid to late September, when it normally finishes The other 2 GTs are fine where they are.

I wouldn't mind switching the Vuelta's and the Giro's usual place on the calendar.