Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 18 (Salas - Alto d'El Gamoniteiru, 162.6 km)

[Devil's Elbow]

Movistar are out of domestiques now. Have fun, Bahrain.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

UAE are somehow annoying both with and without top-level riders.

 

[Netserk]

Like Col de Portet, I'm quite happy for Gamoniteiro to be won from the peloton. It's fitting for the first winner there.

 

[Sciatic]

UAE setting up Pogacar for another attack

 

[perico]

What the hell is UAE doing?

 

[BlueRoads]

Does anyone believe anybody but Jumbo will win this stage?

 

[ice&fire]

UAE setting De La Cruz to start the descent at the front. Shame Movistar can't do the same for Lopez.

 

[JosefK]

What the hell is UAE doing?

Practicing for next year's TDF.

 

[SafeBet]

UAE setting De La Cruz to start the descent at the front.

Perfect strategy to give Storer a chance.

 

[burning]

UAE setting De La Cruz to start the descent at the front. Shame Movistar can't do the same for Lopez.

IIRC, in 2017, he crashed out on the descent that they are climbing right now, but it is not raining right now

 

[JosefK]

Perfect strategy to give Storer a chance.

Gap is growing again.

 

[Sciatic]

This is a nice little climb.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

De la cruz descends like Zakarin

 

[BlueRoads]

At least when Movistar rode at the front it had an effect.

 

[glassmoon]

Storer's signing for FDJ before the Vuelta was rather bad decision imho.

 

[Bolder]

Storer's signing for FDJ before the Vuelta was rather bad decision imho.

Why? Do you think he could have gone to a higher paying team? (I do)

 

[glassmoon]

Bizkarra to snatch combative prize from Storer with 3km solo/attack

 

[glassmoon]

Why? Do you think he could have gone to a higher paying team? (I do)

Yep.

 

[Netserk]

You know, toby, cheap shots are the best shots.

 

[SafeBet]

Yep.

It's always tricky though. Let's say he knows he's in great shape, refuses the offer from FDJ to prove what he's worth at the Vuelta, then crashes out on stage 2 and is badly injured. What's his market value at that point?

 

[JosefK]

Bardet is Movistaring Storer?

 

[BlueRoads]

"Viking blood is no raspberry juice"? I didn't know that sentence.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Raining now as they hit the descent. Could be splits

 

[Savant12]

Descent looks tricky.

 

[BlueRoads]

Bardet is Movistaring Storer?

Or hindleying Storerman.