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

[JosefK]

Haig should buy Mader a beer after all this.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

BEX helping Haig.

Lame.

To be fair they're the best team in the race to get help from, if you want to finish third.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Haig should buy Mader a beer after all this.

Haig -so it should be a Whisky

 

[southwards]

I read somewhere Pereiro designed this stage, fantastic both in terms of racing and views. When sunny Galiza is so spectacular.

 

[tobydawq]

Wait, what's that - when I left everything was tidy and boring - I'm coming back and there's carnage.

This is basically an admission that you did kidnap Padun briefly. You "went away", so no alibi...

 

[johnymax]

A big step up for Mader this season. Another potencial GC contender for the future of GTs.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I read somewhere Pereiro designed this stage, fantastic both in terms of racing and views. When sunny Galiza is so spectacular.

Right now they're riding through a forest on a rather narrow road, it looks nice.

 

[Red Rick]

Bahrain is already pacing slowly to keep doms fresh for the inevitable Yates move.

 

[burning]

The gap to Gibbons is not going down rapidly, maybe Padun is not in great form?

Edit: This steep part will definitely spice up things

 

[roundabout]

Nice ramp

 

[Red Rick]

The gap to Gibbons is not going down rapidly, maybe Padun is not in great form?

Edit: This steep part will definitely spice up things

MAL is already dead. They are riding defensively against Yates now.

 

[BlueRoads]

This is basically an admission that you did kidnap Padun briefly. You "went away", so no alibi...

Can you blame me? Doesn't he seem like a fun rider?

 

[Sciatic]

Awesome climb!

 

[burning]

MAL is already dead. They are riding defensively against Yates now.

For a moment, I thought they could try to roll a dice for the stage, but that would probably lead to Roglic winning it

 

[Tim Cahill]

Big F to anyone who packed it in with the break at 12 minutes

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Awesome climb!

The spectators and cars look so out of place in what looks like it would be a nice place to camp, hike, or go for a ride of course.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

I like Haig and you can't blame him or Bahrain but the way he's getting a podium is super dissatisfying for me (I don't think Yates overtakes him).
Basically gifted his GC position because of a breakaway and afterwards just had a monster Bahrain train to keep him up there benefitting from attacking moves of other riders. The fact that he's the winner because Yates and Bernal finally pulled a successfull 1-2 is a bit meh.

 

[yaco]

BEX helping Haig.

Lame.

Reckon they are also helping Yates who is an ex BEX rider.

 

[Red Rick]

I think the chasing group will probably win the stage now?

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Gibbons african road race jersey is so bad it took me a while to work out what it was.

 

[roundabout]

I like Haig and you can't blame him or Bahrain but the way he's getting a podium is super dissatisfying for me (I don't think Yates overtakes him).
Basically gifted his GC position because of a breakaway and afterwards just had a monster Bahrain train to keep him up there benefitting from attacking moves of other riders. The fact that he's the winner because Yates and Bernal finally pulled a successfull 1-2 is a bit meh.

Don't think Bernal ever attacked today and it was Mäder or even Haig himself who instigated the big move today.

 

[Red Rick]

Not sure why Yates doesn't just ask Roglic if he'll follow an attack and then go.

 

[roundabout]

Reckon they are also helping Yates who is an ex BEX rider.

still lame

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Don't think Bernal ever attacked today and it was Mäder or even Haig himself who instigated the big move today.

Nah Bernal attacked as well. It was Yates attack, then Bernal attack, then Yates attack and once Haig saw that there was a gap to Lopez he attacked/pulled strong to open it up.

 

[perico]

I like Haig and you can't blame him or Bahrain but the way he's getting a podium is super dissatisfying for me (I don't think Yates overtakes him).
Basically gifted his GC position because of a breakaway and afterwards just had a monster Bahrain train to keep him up there benefitting from attacking moves of other riders. The fact that he's the winner because Yates and Bernal finally pulled a successfull 1-2 is a bit meh.

It was only a matter of time before Haig confirmed his GC talent. He was always stuck behind the leaders at Bike Exchange and I always had wondered why he hadn’t been given his own GC opportunities in GTs when Simon wasn’t around considering how inconsistent Adam/Chaves have been the previous four years. He has always looked on the cusp of a breakthrough.