Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 20 (Sanxenxo - Castro de Herville, 202.2 km)

[Ricco']

Just imagine if Movistar was leading Team GC and MAL's tantrum made them lose it. He would be banished from Spain.

 

[titan31]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1434180076459937793

View: https://twitter.com/TourDeJose/status/1434180076459937793?s=20



Though someone posted he got out of the car and was riding again……

Ya, to me theres only two outcomes that should have happened. Either he went into the team car or he went back on the bike at which point hes surely with Erviti in the grupetto, so Movistar should know where he is.

As hilarious as it would be, I can't imagine they left him on the side of the road with him out and told him to walk.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Imagine if Valverde had been there he'd probably personally have slapped MAL to his senses. Abandoning a top 10 position? Absolute sacrilege.

Especially after making JJ ride his heart out.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Ya, to me theres only two outcomes that should have happened. Either he went into the team car or he went back on the bike at which point hes surely with Erviti in the grupetto, so Movistar should know where he is.

As hilarious as it would be, I can't imagine they left him on the side of the road with him out and told him to walk.

That would have been hilarious and deserving, then get to the hotel and find out his room reservation was cancelled.

 

[BlueRoads]

Bernal had already announced he was spent. Pretty much riding to try to set Yates up for a stage win today.

He didn't do too badly in the end, though? I don't know, like I said I didn't watch it, but from the way the German commentators told the situation for those who didn't see it and from what I read here, it sounds like he could have held on to the front group, not attack anymore, but keep his place... and that he stayed behind for tactical reasons.

 

[RedheadDane]

Best disappearance act since Dennis 2019!

 

[movingtarget]

Bernal was struggling to hold the wheels on the first attacks. I would consider it a sacrifice had he followed the attacks then set the pace for his teammate but he couldn’t do that today. That doesn’t take anything away from him it’s just that he wasn’t going to go anywhere on GC anyway today.

Either way its a fail for Ineos to have two riders so close to third place with one stage to go. Ineos did no work in the break and Yates should have been able to put 30 seconds into Haig after watching Haig go out the back after every acceleration from about 5 kms out. Some bizarre tactics on this stage and Lopez should have been locked on Haig's back wheel from the start.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1434180601456832519

View: https://mobile.twitter.com/teledeporte/status/1434180601456832519

Am I the only one who momentarily forgot that carrera is a false cognate, and read "decidió abandonar la carrera" as "decided to jack in his career"?
And maybe he has: Brian Smith was speculating as t whether this amounts to breach of contract.

Perhaps he can ring Carlos Betancur for a motivational chat.

 

[Stringer Bell]

Give me riders like Superman any day over these robots we watch day in day out. This sports needs characters.

 

[Lui98]

Ya, to me theres only two outcomes that should have happened. Either he went into the team car or he went back on the bike at which point hes surely with Erviti in the grupetto, so Movistar should know where he is.

As hilarious as it would be, I can't imagine they left him on the side of the road with him out and told him to walk.

Erviti has already finished the stage at 22'24'' and Lopez wasn' t with him

 

[titan31]

All of DQS just came in there so I'd imagine hes out now. Surely would have been in that group if he was still in the race

 

[gunara]

Give me riders like Superman any day over these robots we watch day in day out. This sports needs characters.

Does any team need this character?
He makes Betancur look like a cuddly teddy bear

 

[roundabout]

Lopez is listed as abandon on the official website

Withdrawals

Sitio oficial de La Vuelta.

www.lavuelta.es

I imagine that once you hand in the number, that's that?

 

[titan31]

Erviti has already finished the stage at 22'24'' and Lopez wasn' t with him

Ya, everyone bar him is in now so assume that confirms the DNF. Think he still has 10 mins of the time limit just incase.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Yeah we need spectacular riders like Landa and Lopez, like Rasmussen and Jimenez, Pantani... these kind of weird dudes, capable of the most amazing things, but also inconsistent hell. You never know whether they will the stage, lose 10 minutes or DNF!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Jokes aside, I hope we're about to learn what has actually happened to Lopez in the past hour and a half or so. The more time passes, the more likely it becomes that it's something serious.

 

[saganftw]

i would prefer if his inconsistency consisted of deciding to blow up the race randomly than throwing a tantrum

i dont mind clowns, but they need to keep honking on the bike, not off of it

 

[RedheadDane]

And there we have it!

DNF

LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel

Movistar Team

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[Strawberry_Jams]

3 DNF's in his last 4 grand tours

 

[titan31]

Jokes aside, I hope we're about to learn what has actually happened to Lopez in the past hour and a half or so. The more time passes, the more likely it becomes that it's something serious.

Ya, I mean I still think his actions were bad and Movistar need to do something cos you can't back him in a race now, but hope he doesn't do something serious.

Also if he actually has gone off by himself, then questions would need to be asked of Movistar here as you can't really allow that to happen. There is a duty of care to an employee even in a situation like this.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Despite my last comment, I hope he is ok and that we don't have to worry for his well being.

 

[perico]

He didn't do too badly in the end, though? I don't know, like I said I didn't watch it, but from the way the German commentators told the situation for those who didn't see it and from what I read here, it sounds like he could have held on to the front group, not attack anymore, but keep his place... and that he stayed behind for tactical reasons.

He was done. He was shaving trouble following the initial attacks. He wasn’t going to move up.

 

[Cagalitroso]

Am I the only one who momentarily forgot that carrera is a false cognate, and read "decidió abandonar la carrera" as "decided to jack in his career"?

Carrera is not a false cognate, it is a cognate. Just like many words in many languages it has several definitions.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Despite my last comment, I hope he is ok and that we don't have to worry for his well being.

The video someone posted earlier - he looked like me after i've puked my guts up. It didn't look like he'd crash, so maybe he had a bit too much to drink last night.

 

[Carols]

This is beyond pathetic, one of the most unprofessional atittudes that I remember in cycling's history.

Ranks right up there with Riis throwing his TT bike!