Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 13 (Belmez - Villanueva de la Serena, 203.7 km)

[Devil's Elbow]

The longest stage of the race is also the final road stage without a single categorised climb. Naturally, it looks to be another hot day with no chance of echelons. Not much else to say about this one.

The final 500 metres average 1.8% as per the roadbook, so the profile below looks a bit exaggerated to me.

 

[More Strides than Rides]

Placing my bets on Anyone-but-Matthews

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Well seeing as it's a long stage it's a good time to get your household chores done or whatever while occasionally peeking at the TV screen.

So, yeah.

 

[RedheadDane]

Placing my bets on Anyone-but-Matthews

Landa FTW!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

There are loads of sterrato roads in the area between Cabeza del Buey and Don Benito, they are using zero.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Hopefully Jakobsen takes it, definitely needs it to secure green.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

There are loads of sterrato roads in the area between Cabeza del Buey and Don Benito, they are using zero.

Roglic has a hard enough time staying on his bike on the tarmac, don't totally demolish the guy with sterrato.

 

[Red Rick]

Roglic has a hard enough time staying on his bike on the tarmac, don't totally demolish the guy with sterrato.

Funnily enough some still argue he lost by not attacking after being the strongest on the stage with sterrato in the Tour last year.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Also, there's Magacela about 20km from home. This should be Guillén's bread and butter.

(I have a Race Design Thread Vuelta design which had a major stage through this area as I wanted a serious rouleur stage)

 

[MtTabor]

Newbie question. What does the "B" on the stage profiles stand for?

 

[CyclistAbi]

Considering what is to come after stage 13 hopefully no real GC action tomorrow, bar crosswinds.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Newbie question. What does the "B" on the stage profiles stand for?

Potential spot on where the GC race might become boring. As GC contenders could crash clashing with sprinters.

 

[RedheadDane]

Newbie question. What does the "B" on the stage profiles stand for?

I think it's where there are bonus seconds up for graps.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Hopefully Jakobsen takes it, definitely needs it to secure green.

Thank you for giving me a reason to even watch this stage - would love to see Jakobsen stay in the green, and even possibly keep the green throughout this whole entire GT!

(I still want those stuffed animals he may win, btw. if he has no other purpose for them.)

 

[Sciatic]

Roglic has a hard enough time staying on his bike on the tarmac, don't totally demolish the guy with sterrato.

Actually, one place he has dropped Pogacar was the gravel-ly/dirt section of road on the way to Loze. He ended up sitting up and letting the small group with Pogacar come back to him.

 

[tobydawq]

Actually, one place he has dropped Pogacar was the gravel-ly/dirt section of road on the way to Loze. He ended up sitting up and letting the small group with Pogacar come back to him.

It was the day after Col de la Loze. Atop the Plateau des Glières.

 

[Sciatic]

It was the day after Col de la Loze. Atop the Plateau des Glières.

Ah, thanks, Those two stages fused in my brain, probably in the same clump as many other artifacts from 2020

 

[Tricycle Rider]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUbpwNWmjfI&ab_channel=Alex-F1

 

[gregrowlerson]

This stage has Josef Cerny written all over it.

 

[Warhawk]

I'm quite pleased with this stage profile, primarily because I'll be playing golf.

 

[gregrowlerson]

I'm quite pleased with this stage profile, primarily because I'll be playing golf.

The profile kind of looks like a nice short, slightly downhill par four.

 

[RedheadDane]

The profile kind of looks like a nice short, slightly downhill par four.

Are golf courses generally over 200 Ks long?

 

[johnymax]

Cort with a late attack

 

[glassmoon]

Are golf courses generally over 200 Ks long?

ok, par 5 then (for longer players)

 

[RedheadDane]

ok, par 5 then (for longer players)

Extreme Golf! Players have to follow the entire route of the stage. And obviously the ball must always be played from where it lands.