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

[BlueRoads]

It was less entertaining from him this time. Just had the one break I think rather and didn't have much random attacks on the climbs either off him.

Yeah, (well, didn't watch the first week) but this race was quite boring from almost everyone, maybe due to the route, maybe due to the riders. I can't find many riders who really did something in this race, apart from Roglic, Bernal, Cort and Storer. Roglic, Cort and Storer got rewarded well.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Get in the right breakaway and hang on among the 3td tier gc riders from there. 9th overall secured

 

[noob]

"I am a sprinter. I practiced (can't hear) with Rohan Dennis"

Roglič on why he can sprint

 

[RedheadDane]

Guess it was a good thing Roglic didn't sit up in the end, celebrating his GC win.

Or a bad thing... depending on your PoV.

 

[Red Rick]

Also happy to see Kruijswijk ride a good Vuelta, he really needed that.

Arensman great ITT today.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Luckily no one pushed Roglič off his bike like what happened to Xabier Mikel Azparren's father, Mikel, when he rode the Camino in less than 24 hours in 2018.

El recordman del Camino de Santiago, al hospital por culpa del tío de su mujer

Mikel Azparren completó el Camino Francés en menos de 24 horas. Sor Bicicleta: la monja aerodinámica que arrasa en el Camino de Santiago Durísima caída de Mikel Landa durante la Clásica de San Sebastián

www.elespanol.com

 

[Bolder]

Yeah, (well, didn't watch the first week) but this race was quite boring from almost everyone, maybe due to the route, maybe due to the riders. I can't find many riders who really did something in this race, apart from Roglic, Bernal, Cort and Storer. Roglic, Cort and Storer got rewarded well.

Lopez did a few things.

But in the end only Roglic and Mas looked like Tier 1 GC riders, and Mas rode the same way he always does. But a lot of disappointing performances and some untimely crashes, and you've got the 10th rider at 20 minutes down.

 

[BlueRoads]

Lopez did a few things.

But in the end only Roglic and Mas looked like Tier 1 GC riders, and Mas rode the same way he always does. But a lot of disappointing performances and some untimely crashes, and you've got the 10th rider at 20 minutes down.

I always seem to forget Lopez, even if he pulls something spectacular off.

 

[RedheadDane]

Fabio likes his new bike!

 

[BullsFan22]

I think Roglič, having now won his third straight Vuelta, really needs to go for it at the Tour next year. I know he was shocked last year by a flying Pogačar and this year by a crash, but he will still be among the big favorites at the Tour for the next couple years. He has to take a tour title, time isn't on his side, despite still being relatively young in terms of when he turned to competitive cycling.

 

[RedheadDane]

That is some get-up!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

That is some get-up!

The costume department probably had a budget surplus.

 

[ice&fire]

That is some get-up!

Pilgrim Roglic

 

[RedheadDane]

"And we're waiting for the national anthem of Slovenia, which we're getting now... no..."

Or maybe... on a bagpipe!

This is the podium ceremony that keeps on giving.

And tiny Roglic has a flag!

 

[Red Rick]

One day, Primoz Roglic is going to have to tell his son that the annual Spanish celebration thing wasn't some holiday that was gonna happen every year.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Did Haig just grab a random baby to make Mas feel lonely?

 

[RedheadDane]

One day, Primoz Roglic is going to have to tell his son that the annual Spanish celebration thing wasn't some holiday that was gonna happen every year.

Junior already got a bike, so he can start practicing.

Did Haig just grab a random baby to make Mas feel lonely?

I'm going to hope it's his own...

 

[Red Rick]

Did Haig just grab a random baby to make Mas feel lonely?

Imagine the Craigslist ads: "Help, need baby, gonna podium Vuelta"

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Congrats to Primoz on the stage victory and 3rd consecutive Vuelta victory! The new Rominger confirmed. This was his most convincing GT victory: over 4.5 minutes gap and 4 stage wins. The way he stomped Mas at the end was pretty epic. At one point he almost went a wrong road (well, it would be epic, wouldn't it? )

 

[Red Rick]

Guys I gotta say I really love the evening final stages.

 

[RedheadDane]

Alright, @Lequack! Over to you. I'm expecting lots of pictures of that pilgrim get-up.

 

[Carols]

Probably the most flawless GT Roglic has ever ridden. But the competition also wasn't the stiffest this time.

Only one missing was Pogi. So no weak field here!

 

[Rackham]

"I am a sprinter. I practiced (can't hear) with Rohan Dennis"

Roglič on why he can sprint

I hope people got the joke, i.e. he was referencing the world championship TT in 2019 where Rohan Dennis won & passed Roglic on the line (despite the fact Roglic had started 3 minutes prior).

There's a photo of Dennis raising his arms as he crosses the line & a dejected Roglic is right next to him.

 

[hfer07]

Congrats to Primoz for his impressive Vuelta win.

I hope next year Primoz goes for Il GIRO instead of Le Tour

 

[Carols]

Congrats to Primoz for his impressive Vuelta win.

I hope next year Primoz goes for Il GIRO instead of Le Tour

Do the double