Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 19 (Tapia - Monforte de Lemos, 191.2 km)

[Monte Serra]

And apparently it has never happened that Spain hasn't won a single stage in a grand tour in one season, ever since there have been three grand tours a year.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430619842810421250

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/irishpeloton/status/1430619842810421250

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Spain has six men in the 24 man break. But with the foreigners currently in the break I don't think they will win today either.
24 riders have 1 minute over the bunch, 15km covered. Maybe it's not a done deal, as the peloton is gaining time according to PCS (Ineos? Movi?)

1		14	CHEREL Mikaël	2:11:56
2		17	TOUZÉ Damien	3:16:43
3		21	VINE Jay	3:12:22
4		46	PADUN Mark	2:52:45
5		53	GAMPER Patrick	3:39:18
6		66	OKAMIKA Ander	3:13:59
7		68	SÁNCHEZ Pelayo	3:23:38
8		73	AMEZQUETA Julen	1:55:36
9		74	BAGÜES Aritz	3:17:32
10		77	LAZKANO Oier	3:38:14
11		84	FINÉ Eddy	3:36:05
12		92	BAGIOLI Andrea	3:13:11
13		105	CRADDOCK Lawson	3:00:23
14		107	CORT Magnus	3:06:31
15		118	SOTO Antonio Jesús	3:36:45
16		121	DÉMARE Arnaud	3:43:33
17		127	ROUX Anthony	2:48:51
18		161	KRON Andreas	2:54:49
19		187	STANNARD Robert	4:02:34
20		194	DENZ Nico	4:05:35
21		201	ARU Fabio	2:17:16
22		218	SIMMONS Quinn	4:18:50
23		226	OLIVEIRA Rui	3:13:05
24		227	POLANC Jan	1:54:43

 

[Lequack]

Current situation. My prediction of Pidcock winning might still become true.

 

[gregrowlerson]

Apparently that second group has been caught by the peloton.

 

[Stringer Bell]

seems as if the peloton are not letting go easily…..not much of a gap so far

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Wonder who's pulling in the peloton. Matthews and Trentin both have at least one teammate up front...

 

[Stringer Bell]

Wonder who's pulling in the peloton. Matthews and Trentin both have at least one teammate up front...

It makes no sense. Was convinced peloton would sit up. A sprinter could easily win this today if they are still in the peloton

 

[search]

Wonder who's pulling in the peloton. Matthews and Trentin both have at least one teammate up front...

Bikeexchange it is. Let's see if it results in an even worse situation for them

 

[Stringer Bell]

Bike ex quickly turning into the thickest team in the peloton - wonder what stannard in the break thinks of this - assuming that by driving this early, on climbs, will see them run out of teammates later in stage

 

[broppo]

as usual bikeexchange just loves to chase hehe!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Of course Matthews is a better option than Stannard, but he isn't a bad rider in his own right, and the other riders won't be eying him and expecting him to close gaps like they will with Bling, so I think the situation was alright for them. It would have been even better with two men in the group though.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Bikeexchange it is. Let's see if it results in an even worse situation for them

Undoubtedly.

 

[Stringer Bell]

If Jacobson is still in the peloton then there are no words to what bike ex are doing

 

[Devil's Elbow]

If Jacobson is still in the peloton then there are no words to what bike ex are doing

He's 2:30 down on the peloton.

Either way, they won't close this on their own and I'm not sure if any other team has a reason to help them out, unless UAE want to chase down their own riders too or someone like Aberasturi or Démare is somehow still in the peloton.

 

[yaco]

You have to trust Stannard now that they are over the hardest part of the stage - Stannard is fast if it comes to a sprint finish.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

No team should ever sign Bling Matthews

 

[Red Rick]

Who is with Jakobsen? Only teammates?

 

[gregrowlerson]

No team should ever sign Bling Matthews

With his nickname, you know that you will pay a price.

 

[Rackham]

I wonder what the time limit is on a stage like todays.

 

[Stringer Bell]

DSM chasing as well

 

[MrTea1976]

Does Roglic want this stage?

 

[gregrowlerson]

Actually an interesting situation with so many different scenarios still possible re the stage win.

 

[broppo]

the break will win this, dsm will never be strong enough to get this back....

 

[Faserr]

Bora could start pacing the bunch, too.

 

[SafeBet]

Positively surprised Dainese got over those hills at the end of the third week. Bodes for his future as a GT sprinter.