Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 21 (Padrón - Santiago de Compostela, 33.8 km / ITT)

[Red Rick]

As a final Grand Tour stage, time trial is exciting when there is something to play for. But when the most important things have been settled it's way worse than parade before eventual mass sprint for the stage win.

I would honestly have 0 problems if they did a TT as stage 21a then a 50km criterium as stage 21b.

 

[Lequack]

I would honestly have 0 problems if they did a TT as stage 21a then a 50km criterium as stage 21b.

I would do it like in cross country skiing. First a time trial, then a pursuit with the starting time differences as they were in the timetrial.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I would honestly have 0 problems if they did a TT as stage 21a then a 50km criterium as stage 21b.

Yes, bring back the xa xb stages! I have only read old results list and havent actually seen it myself, but it sounds fun!

 

[southwards]

De la cruz could pass G. Martin for 8th overall, exciting gc action.

Odd Christian eiking can make a top 10.

When I looked at the GC I thought Eiking could thriumphally return to top-10, and it would be kinda poetic to happen. But I looked at his TT results and they're abismal, 147 at the first TT, in the Volta ao Algarve he lost 10 GC places at the TT. It's horrendous, far worse than anything MAL or Quintana ever did. Grossschartner is also a very decent TT'er.

 

[staubsauger]

As a final Grand Tour stage, time trial is exciting when there is something to play for. But when the most important things have been settled it's way worse than parade before eventual mass sprint for the stage win.

Yeah, but in revenge we had all the big action yesterday with Lopez crumbling completely. Hence why today there likely won't be any major changes in the general classification standings!

 

[topcat]

A podium of robots and the entertaining riders end up in an anonymous 6th place and dnf. Goodbye Vuelta, it's been a blast.

 

[CyclistAbi]

I see something red with a yellow/golden aura and blue ellipses storming down the road. What could that be.

Hum.

 

[gunara]

Yes, bring back the xa xb stages! I have only read old results list and havent actually seen it myself, but it sounds fun!

In GT or anywhere? Because, didn't up to its last year as stage race a considerably well-covered race like De Panne still have it?

 

[gregrowlerson]

I see something red with a yellow/golden aura and blue ellipses storming down the road. What could that be.

Hum.

Eh?

 

[Carols]

In GT or anywhere? Because, didn't up to its last year as stage race a considerably well-covered race like De Panne still have it?

Critérium International did 3 stages in 2 days for many years also. It's a shame is was discontinued, I always enjoyed it.

 

[Breezy1985]

Yes, bring back the xa xb stages! I have only read old results list and havent actually seen it myself, but it sounds fun!

I saw one in Tour of Britain a few years back. I think they put it in just so Londoners could watch Wiggins win something at home

 

[Lequack]

Kirby has almost filled in his little table

https://twitter.com/x/status/1434453003675787267

View: https://twitter.com/carltonkirby/status/1434453003675787267

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I see something red with a yellow/golden aura and blue ellipses storming down the road. What could that be.

Seems like the setup to a your mum joke.

 

[BlueRoads]

Kirby has almost filled in his little table

https://twitter.com/x/status/1434453003675787267

View: https://twitter.com/carltonkirby/status/1434453003675787267

He seems very focused on the rider's numbers... I wonder, is that really his main means of identifying a rider?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Kirby has almost filled in his little table

https://twitter.com/x/status/1434453003675787267

View: https://twitter.com/carltonkirby/status/1434453003675787267

I wasn't sure he had actually made it himself, but then I saw that Narváez was spelled wrong

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He seems very focused on the rider's numbers... I wonder, is that really his main means of identifying a rider?

Isn't he filling them in after the stages?

 

[BlueRoads]

Isn't he filling them in after the stages?

Yes, I assume so. It's just that if I made such a sheet I wouldn't bother with the numbers - so I suppose he's either just very diligent or they have some real meaning to him.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Yes, I assume so. It's just that if I made such a sheet I wouldn't bother with the numbers - so I suppose he's either just very diligent or they have some real meaning to him.

The numbers of the riders who are in the break, he probaly writes down during the stage. It wouldn't surpise me if he isn't the best at recognising riders from their faces or statures alone though. Not that I'm always very good at that either.

 

[RedheadDane]

Isn't he filling them in after the stages?

Considering that it's the top-10 of each stage, he kinda has to wait until after the stages.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Considering that it's the top-10 of each stage, he kinda has to wait until after the stages.

He also lists the the riders in the (major) breaks on the stages. It is a bit wierd that he has written "174 pulls out instead of López and 44 and 45 instead of Haig and Mäder, but it does take up less space.

 

[RedheadDane]

He also lists the the riders in the (major) breaks on the stages. It is a bit wierd that he has written "174 pulls out instead of López and 44 and 45 instead of Haig and Mäder, but it does take up less space.

I can just see the names in the top-10s.

 

[CyclistAbi]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IjgZGhHrYY

Lets get the cadence right.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I can just see the names in the top-10s.

The third row is the numbers of the riders in the breaks.
But on the stages with too many numbers to list, he didn't bother.

 

[BlueRoads]

The numbers of the riders who are in the break, he probaly writes down during the stage. It wouldn't surpise me if he isn't the best at recognising riders from their faces or statures alone though. Not that I'm always very good at that either.

I just hardly ever look at the numbers, I'm probably just a real anti-numbers person.

 

[search]

When I looked at the GC I thought Eiking could thriumphally return to top-10, and it would be kinda poetic to happen. But I looked at his TT results and they're abismal, 147 at the first TT, in the Volta ao Algarve he lost 10 GC places at the TT. It's horrendous, far worse than anything MAL or Quintana ever did.

he may still make up 4 minutes on Guillaume Martin