Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 17 (Unquera - Lagos de Covadonga, 185.8 km)

[Billie]

Verona being involved in that crash not helping Movistar here.

 

[saunaking]

If Roglič doesn't crash on the descent, peloton will catch both of them easily until the last climb. Then fresh Mas attacks and tired Roglič can't follow...I don't understand this Jumbo tactic here.

'no risk, no glory' - Primoz Roglic

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Zwiehoff helping to pace here is equaly infuriating when Total Energies suddenly decided to help UAE on stage 7 at the Tour. Sometimes you just gotta accept that you're irrelevant as a team at this stage and let other teams do their thing.

 

[Samamba]

Zwiehoff and Rochas helping is hilarious

It's not like Martin is gonna keep Bernal behind him anyways, and Zwiehoff is just moronic, what is Grosschartner gaining with this

 

[Devil's Elbow]

To be fair, they also have not the density of domestiques as Jumbo, Bahran or Ineos. But still, they seem to lose a race again by waiting too long.

They couldn't choose between riding for second and third or sacrificing Lopez to race for the win and now will probably get neither.

 

[Fantastico]

They couldn't choose between riding for second and third or sacrificing Lopez to race for the win and now will probably get neither.

True. But Lopez is not really the rider riding hard tempo in the valley anyway.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Zwiehoff and Rochas helping is hilarious

Rochas is at least somewhat explicable given he will drop again immediately on Covadonga and Martin is much higher on GC. Zwiehoff pulling is nauseating.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The group is losing time to Eiking. That's sad.

 

[Fantastico]

Zwiehoff and Rochas helping is hilarious

Why is Rochas hilarious? Martin is still fighting for the podium.

 

[Bolder]

'no risk, no glory' - Primoz Roglic

Bernal is doing domestic duty for Roglic anyway.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Zwiehoff and Rochas helping is hilarious

It's not like Martin is gonna keep Bernal behind him anyways, and Zwiehoff is just moronic, what is Grosschartner gaining with this

Rochas is working for the guy who is sitting 2nd on the gc, everyone of Großschartner's rivals is in the same group...

 

[Red Rick]

Strongest 2 riders are in front.

 

[johnymax]

I just joined...

Wtf happened? Tell me!!

Epicness

 

[Gigs_98]

As cool as this move is, I'm still a little gutted that this will likely kill any battle for the Vuelta win.

Also, this chase is a little bit pathetic.

 

[Red Rick]

Bernal might still win the Vuelta if Roglic is gonna do his 2018 Lombardia stunts.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Lol if Hirt starts pulling for the Southafrican wheelsucker.

 

[roundabout]

Zwiehoff + Rochas (great job to be there, btw) + Poels are likely to just lose time all the way to the start of the last climb

 

[Red Rick]

As cool as this move is, I'm still a little gutted that this will likely kill any battle for the Vuelta win.

Also, this chase is a little bit pathetic.

It's okay, I also end up disappointed when like 3 of my hot takes are crumbling in one stage.

 

[BlueRoads]

As cool as this move is, I'm still a little gutted that this will likely kill any battle for the Vuelta win.

Also, this chase is a little bit pathetic.

Let's be honest, there wasn't a chance Roglic doesn't win this anyway. At least do it with style...

The chase is very, very weird, though.

 

[Netserk]

As cool as this move is, I'm still a little gutted that this will likely kill any battle for the Vuelta win.

Also, this chase is a little bit pathetic.

The battle will be killed sooner or later. Better this way.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Nothing infuriates me more when irrelevant teams chase down an entertaining move getting helped by motor pacing film crews while the guys at the front get no help at all.
I hope Bernal and Roglic get handed the stickiest bottles of all time now on the flat

 

[SafeBet]

Bernal might still win the Vuelta if Roglic is gonna do his 2018 Lombardia stunts.

I can't believe he's taking turns if he's not 100% sure about his legs. Would be suicide.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Please no more interviews from Bernie ISIL...

 

[Devil's Elbow]

As cool as this move is, I'm still a little gutted that this will likely kill any battle for the Vuelta win.

Also, this chase is a little bit pathetic.

If Mas didn't have the legs to follow Roglic and Bernal here, the battle would have all but ended on Covadonga regardless.

If he did, Movistar are idiots, but I don't think that's too likely.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Epicness

Brother I need more

Short summary, anyone?