Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 3 (Santo Domingo de Silos - Picón Blanco, 202.8 km)

[BlueRoads]

But yeah, it's dropping really, really fast.

 

[JosefK]

Will the break get Roglic'd?

 

[titan31]

But yeah, it's dropping really, really fast.

Ya, if it's legit, it's impressive by the peloton or the break went very very slow up there. It dropped about 2 minutes plus in 3k

 

[BlueRoads]

They lost 4 min in 10k?

 

[JosefK]

Surely the GPS thingy must be malfunctioning?

 

[broppo]

wow crazy the peloton will take this

 

[BlueRoads]

But we get to see Philipsen's butt again...

 

[sir fly]

Becoming uncertain...

 

[Samamba]

Is that time gap correct cause euhm how can you lose 4 min in 10km?

 

[Hugo Koblet]

GPS doing GPS stuff. No way they took back 4 minutes in 10 km - without even trying. Either the GPS was off or it is off now. Amazing how it's not possible to track gaps correctly in 2021.

 

[johnymax]

I took the time gap at the bonus sprint and it's correct.

 

[titan31]

If they actually did lose that time on the climb there, they've no chance here unless someone has a lot left in the tank and is feeling very strong.

Gap could have been wrong or wrong now but losing 2 minutes something on a 3k climb isn't good for them

 

[BlueRoads]

That's pretty mean, if you get told "go for it, almost 9 minutes, you can be in red tonight!" - "oh, sorry, was only 6 minutes, hurry up..."

 

[Sciatic]

Teams like Bahrain and a few others are going to drive hard to the base of the climb, so even more of the gap will be reduced by the time they’re all on the climb. Unless someone like Bayer or Dombro is on top form and managed to save some agency, the peloton will take this.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Dombrowski must not be feeling well since UAE is leading the peloton.

 

[motty89]

I took the time gap at the bonus sprint and it's correct.

Same, rewinding on eurosport player the gap is correct.

 

[sir fly]

With the gap below 4 minutes, I think it's gonna come down to the GC guys.

 

[BlueRoads]

Same, rewinding on eurosport player the gap is correct.

But was it correct in the first place? When they had 8.45?

 

[Samamba]

4 minutes is still enough to get the win tho

 

[Hugo Koblet]

With the gap below 4 minutes, I think it's gonna come down to the GC guys.

I still think the break should be able to take it - unless the GC boys drill it from the bottom of the climb.

 

[Bullrun]

Dombrowski must not be feeling well since UAE is leading the peloton.

UAE is clearly "leading" the peloton in an attempt to slow it down. Don't you see how it became much more compact?

Teams do this all the time, either in descents or tight roads.

Although I guess Libertine Seguros and Mayomaniac will claim they're chasing their own rider.

 

[roundabout]

4 minutes should still be just about enough on a 25 minute climb

 

[Hugo Koblet]

UAE is clearly "leading" the peloton in an attempt to slow it down. Don't you see how it became much more compact?

Teams do this all the time, either in descents or tight roads.

Although I guess Libertine Seguros and Mayomaniac will claim they're chasing their own rider.

They were the only team in front a moment ago - and clearly pushing a quite high pace. Though I guess they just wanted to bring De La Cruz towards the climb in a good position.

 

[burning]

TBH, the peloton has no interest in chasing them down, I doubt that UAE's tactics here have any impact on the outcome.

 

[Sciatic]

Okay, I never understand these attacks ( like Calmjeane just now) from the breakaway group in the kms just before a big finish climb. On the big climb riders either have the legs and current form to keep it together on the climb, or they don’t. If you do have the legs but suspect a few others might climb well, it would be silly to waste energy on getting a brief gap on the flat. If you don’t have the legs, attacking before the climbs just means that regardless of how big a gap the rider gets on the others in the breakaway, they will eventually get reeled in and then dropped like a stone, eventually losing even more time. So what’s the point? Just grandstanding? DS orders to get more TV time? Combativity award? For the latter they shouldn’t give any great for simply stupid attacks.