Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 14 (Don Benito - Pico Villuercas, 165.7 km)

[Red Rick]

Stage finish is shortened by 300m to avoid the mess of riders going down just as they cross the line in that narrow steep final section of the climb.
This sets a precedent for Gamoniteiru.

Communicado Official: Cobertoria MTF

 

[broppo]

he did a decent first TT and there were no other stages for him to really show himself

yeah maybe, I just saw him dropping very early on climbs whereas in the tour he was really on fire all the time.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

yeah maybe, I just saw him dropping very early on climbs whereas in the tour he was really on fire all the time.

Do you mean the Tour of Slovenia (He rode the Giro this year)

 

[gregrowlerson]

Sweet scenery!!

 

[JosefK]

Will the Eye King be inspired by the spirit of Pereiro? Still in red on TT day?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Will the Eye King be inspired by the spirit of Pereiro? Still in red on TT day?

Roglic to crack and lose 8 minutes today, before getting most of it back tomorrow?

 

[Red Rick]

Not even the least bit of impulse of other teams to make it hard.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I would imagine Movistar will be extremely keen to make a big show of tomorrow's stage, seeing as José María Jiménez was a Banesto legend.

 

[gregrowlerson]

And cycling porn begins.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Will the Eye King be inspired by the spirit of Pereiro? Still in red on TT day?

He's not the Eye King, but the Egg King.

 

[burning]

Any guess on whether this climb is any useful for attacks? Probably not, like many cases for Muro di Sormano in Lombardia.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

And cycling porn begins.

So frustrating they could have gone directly from this to the finish or a descent finish in Guadalupe. However, if this serves like the Dauphiné's logistics tests they do for the Tour (since there is no pro level Vuelta a Extremadura this isn't really an option for Unipublic when it comes to this climb at least) for how capable it is of hosting a pro race, and it works and they can bring it back in a more decisive spot in the stage in the future.

 

[ice&fire]

Lame. They can't even drop the sprinters in the break.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

 

[burning]

Lame. They can't even drop the sprinters in the break.

They can't or won't? Probably the latter one.

 

[ice&fire]

Jumbo Visma roadblock team

 

[Netserk]

So frustrating they could have gone directly from this to the finish or a descent finish in Guadalupe. However, if this serves like the Dauphiné's logistics tests they do for the Tour (since there is no pro level Vuelta a Extremadura this isn't really an option for Unipublic when it comes to this climb at least) for how capable it is of hosting a pro race, and it works and they can bring it back in a more decisive spot in the stage in the future.

It'd be nice as a 3rd week mountain stage with the loop in the opposite direction and the finish in Gaudalupe.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Lame. They can't even drop the sprinters in the break.

To be fair they don't really need to drop them now, when they already know they are going to duke it out for the stage win later on.

 

[Eeslliw]

Jumbo Visma roadblock team

Maybe Roglic is feeling like ***. ES commentators were saying he is red in face and looks off.

 

[Ricco']

Since UCI loves to add senseless rules, I suggest a "offside" like rule for professional racing. No more than 3 riders of a team can be parallel to one another at the same time. If they do, they need to do a 15 second stop.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Jumbo Visma roadblock team

Col de la Lusette plan. At least with 70km to go it makes sense, though it would be nice for us as viewers to have an idea who's feeling good and who isn't in the mix.

 

[KZD]

Bardet destroying the group now.

 

[Red Rick]

Gap to breakaway going up on the climb lol.

 

[ice&fire]

Gap to breakaway going up on the climb lol.

Traffic jam in the peloton

 

[sir fly]

The time gap's showing the chasing down rate.
Let's wait and see whether it's the one for the breakaway.