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

[IndianCyclist]

Haig helped by teammates almost to the finish

 

[Valv.Piti]

pretty lame by the chasers to actually lose time on the last climb to Roglic who was in a 2-rider break for almost 50k before the start of the climb

No legs unfortunately

Cycling is just not rocket science, its a lot less complicated than a lot of these wannabe DS with a phd in tactics and communications on this forum make it out to be

 

[JosefK]

Kuss did it for the comments

He wanted to be featured on Horner's YouTube clip later.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Well done Bernal for trying. Well done Movistar for doing, well nothing. They have no intention of trying to win this race, got on the podium and are trying to keep it.

 

[Lequack]

Tomorrow's finishing climb

 

[RedheadDane]

Can someone give me a recap? I only got on with about 8 Ks to go...
I figured that Elissonde abandonded, and this time it was actually him. Eiking crashed. And there was some attacking...

 

[sir fly]

Not exactly the most expected plot.
Hall of famous stages material.

Thanks to Bernal for rushing into things.
Without the move wouldn't have been this memorable.

Now we'll see what the consequences are on tomorrow's stage.
Opens up the room for another set of protagonists.

 

[Danskebjerge]

pretty lame by the chasers to actually lose time on the last climb to Roglic who was in a 2-rider break for almost 50k before the start of the climb

That's why I don't watch GT's only because of the GC's.

 

[movingtarget]

think movistar tactics department should counter-tactic themselves. everytime they decide to do something they should tell their riders to do the opposite.
they're so *** I think they would actually manage to win some gts that way

It worked for George Costanza.........

 

[Escarabajo]

Can we talk about Movistar now? or do we need to wait for tomorrow?

They need to learn to take risks. But let's wait until tomorrow because a lot of things can happen tomorrow.

 

[roundabout]

A replay of Roglic going over the line

A replay of Kuss

A replay of, uh Meintjes

Champoussin

Lopez

yeah, fire the director

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bahrain and Movistar fail

 

[Red Rick]

No legs unfortunately

Cycling is just not rocket science, its a lot less complicated than a lot of these wannabe DS with a phd in tactics and communications on this forum make it out to be

Losing 1'30 after such an effort is pretty good tbh. Clearly the 2nd strongest rider today. It just looks much worse cause Roglic seems to have been riding within himself before the final climb.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Wouldn't Hirt have been a lot more useful for Eiking? Maybe he was just mentally done after that crash and told them to leave him behind, who knows...

 

[Bonimenier]

Can someone give me a recap? I only got on with about 8 Ks to go...
I figured that Elissonde abandonded, and this time it was actually him. Eiking crashed. And there was some attacking...

Roglic did his trademark 1km sprint and got a gap of 1min30 on the other GC riders. Basically all you need to know.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It would have been kind of cool if Kuss had hit Roglic and crashed while Roglic was on his way in the opposite direction ...

I don't think cool is the right word here...

Unless Libertine Seguros is the commissaire in charge, I doubt Kuss will be relegated.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Climbing times for Covadonga?????

Want to know the performance of Roglic after such an attack

 

[JosefK]

Can someone give me a recap? I only got on with about 8 Ks to go...
I figured that Elissonde abandonded, and this time it was actually him. Eiking crashed. And there was some attacking...

Bernal tried a Landis with 60 km to go, and only Roglic could go with him. The pair stretched a lead up the last Cat 1 mountain, down the valley, and up the final climb, till Roglic pulled away and Bernal lost steam.

 

[perico]

Bernal gained absolutely nothing from all that. It was fun to watch, but all it did was launch Roglic and blowing himself up.

Well I take that back, they managed to drop Eiking and Martin. Everyone played into TBV’s hands today and paid for it.

 

[Escarabajo]

Yates behind Bernal on GC still!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Can someone give me a recap? I only got on with about 8 Ks to go...
I figured that Elissonde abandonded, and this time it was actually him. Eiking crashed. And there was some attacking...

Eiking dropped early, Bernal attacked 60k out, only Roglic following, sat on the wheel at first but then started to work in the valley, they were ahead about 2.15 at one point, came down to 1.30 at the foot with Bharain chasing. Few K's in Roglic cracks Bernal, who rode alone most of the climb, various half hearted attacks from GC favourites, Rogla win, rest ST.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Not exactly the most expected plot.
Hall of famous stages material.

Thanks to Bernal for rushing into things.
Without the move wouldn't have been this memorable.

Now we'll see what the consequences are on tomorrow's stage.
Opens up the room for another set of protagonists.

Forgot the rhymes there mate

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[Red Rick]

Contador filming so he can have memories of Ineos getting destroyed.

 

[roundabout]

No legs unfortunately

Cycling is just not rocket science, its a lot less complicated than a lot of these wannabe DS with a phd in tactics and communications on this forum make it out to be

I mean lame in the sense that the actual difference in level was (is?) way too great

pretty depressing to watch coupled with a parcours not suitable for racing from far out (despite today) and Roglic having the best team