Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 4 (El Burgo de Osma > Molina de Aragón, 163.9 km)

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Tuned in right in time to see the sprint, and the crash! Nice job Fabio.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cort had to come from too far behind, otherwise he could possibly have won. But well done by Jakobsen. Demaré looked a lot better today,

 

[Carols]

Jakobsen, what a nice sprint. So good to see him well and winning!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Madrazo combativity, rocking the glasses. The Daniel Vettori of cycling.

 

[yaco]

Yet again, Matthews can't hold Mezgec's wheel - Bike Exchange have got it all wrong.

 

[ontheroad]

That is some comeback by Jakobsen considering where he was over a year ago.

 

[red_flanders]

Wonderful to see Jakobsen take the win!

 

[Red Rick]

Philipsen managing to say "it is how it is, we go again tomorrow" 5 times while speaking 3 sentences.

 

[search]

That is a big "if".

in the end Groupama did alright, I'd say. 50m more from Guarnieri (?) and Demare probably would have won.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Always boggles me how the commentators can call it wrong. Kirby was like it's between Demare and Cort as Jakobsen was clearly moving way faster than everyone.

He actually called it as Modolo and Cort, but he had just been talking about the late attack/early sprint that was (I think) Modolo, so an understandable misspeaking.

 

[Dekker_Tifosi]

Cort had to come from too far behind, otherwise he could possibly have won. But well done by Jakobsen. Demaré looked a lot better today,

Absolutely not. Did not have the same turn of speed when he and Jakobsen both tried to get around Demare.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Absolutely not. Did not have the same turn of speed when he and Jakobsen both tried to get around Demare.

He launched his sprint long before Jakobsen in order to get around Matthews & Co. though. Maybe he hadn't won anyway, but both Demaré and Jakobsen were still much better positioned than him.

 

[RedheadDane]

Trentin, right after the stage: Congrats, welcome back!

 

[search]

Philipsen's sprint a bit messed up by that late acceleration of his own teammate. Got boxed in and couldn't recover.

Modolo it was today, but Krieger does the same kind of leadouts, just sprinting to the 200m banner as if it was the finish.

No idea if this is an order from the team (to get sth out of them at least) or just due to inexperience, but if Alpecin really wants to turn those sprinters into leadout men, they definitely need to invest a bit of work over the winter.

 

[yaco]

Absolutely not. Did not have the same turn of speed when he and Jakobsen both tried to get around Demare.

That is correct - Cort sat behind the TBE mini-train - Cort could come off Mezgec's while Matthews couldn't - Cort was close enough but lacked the top end speed.

 

[yaco]

He launched his sprint long before Jakobsen in order to get around Matthews & Co. though. Maybe he hadn't won anyway, but both Demaré and Jakobsen were still much better positioned than him.

Cort's major problem was Matthews failing to hold Mezgec's wheel in the leadout , causing Cort to lose ground before starting his sprint - In saying that Cort lacked top end speed.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Cort's major problem was Matthews failing to hold Mezgec's wheel in the leadout , causing Cort to lose ground before starting his sprint - In saying that Cort lacked top end speed.

Well considering he had too put in more of an effort before the last one hundred meters, it was no wonder he was lacking top speed though. He might not have been fast enough anyway, cause Jakobsen's top speed was very impressive, but Jakobsen definitely also had a much easier road to victory than Cort. But EF also messed up by having a teammate at the front inside the final kilometer, who was nowhere near Cort.

 

[yaco]

Well considering he had too put in more of an effort before the last one hundred meters, it was no wonder he was lacking top speed though. He might not have been fast enough anyway, cause Jakobsen's top speed was very impressive, but Jakobsen definitely also had a much easier road to victory than Cort. But EF also messed up by having a teammate at the front inside the final kilometer, who was nowhere near Cort.

The reason why Cort had to put in an effort was because Matthews could not hold Mezgec's wheel - It was a joke that Mezgec had time to turn around looking for Matthews - Cort rode the perfect final when he planned to come off Matthews wheel and launch his sprint - Cort was unlucky to not finish closer - It was noticeable that Mezgec rolled over the finish line and then immediately turned around to ride to the team buses.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

The reason why Cort had to put in an effort was because Matthews could not hold Mezgec's wheel - It was a joke that Mezgec had time to turn around looking for Matthews - Cort rode the perfect final when he planned to come off Matthews wheel and launch his sprint - Cort was unlucky to not finish closer - It was noticeable that Mezgec rolled over the finish line and then immediately turned around to ride to the team buses.

I still think that being on Matthews's wheel wasn't the right choice, with both FdJ, Alpecin and DQS in front of them. If he had been on the wheel of his teammate, he would have been sitting right on the FdJ train when the sprint started, but that is obviously easier said than done and it might not have changed the outcome.

 

[perico]

At least in the Giro and Tour, these stages have some nice looking scenery. This doesn't even give us that

I love the look of Spain. It’s not as naturally beautiful as Italy or France, but has it’s own unique appeal.

 

[yaco]

I still think that being on Matthews's wheel wasn't the right choice, with both FdJ, Alpecin and DQS in front of them. If he had been on the wheel of his teammate, he would have been sitting right on the FdJ train when the sprint started, but that is obviously easier said than done and it might not have changed the outcome.

When Mezgec released Matthews, Mezgec was nearly level with the FDJ rider leading out Demare, except Matthews dropped the wheel which slowed down Cort - Reckon Cort made the right decision - Following the wheel of Mezgec in a sprint final is usually a wise choice - Cort was unlucky. Anyway lets see what happens tomorrow.

 

[Red Rick]

I love the look of Spain. It’s not as naturally beautiful as Italy or France, but has it’s own unique appeal.

Generally feel like there's a color filter on the GT broadcasts to me.

 

[BlueRoads]

I love the look of Spain. It’s not as naturally beautiful as Italy or France, but has it’s own unique appeal.

Spain has wonderful parts, but others are just really triste. The coast of Catalonia is one of the most beautiful places in the world in my eyes, Galicia is also nice, the isles, without the Tourists, are beautiful... and Madrid, to me, is one of the most wonderful cities in the world anyway... And although the area around Madrid / Toledo is also quite depressing, I still find it quite epic if only because of Don Quichotte.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Congratulation to Fabio Jakobsen for taking the stage win. It was a good sprint and seeing Fabio is back from the injuries makes it even more special.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Not much else going on except the usual. Bowling. Bulls stomping all over goats. It's just ridiculous we have to watch it and riders have to put up with it and nobody does anything to prevent it from happening. If you would lock all parties involved in a room for one hour this would get resolved. Currently it's like watching Mo Farah running in front of Usain Bolt on what looks like a 100 meters race. And obviously Mo Farah is to blame after landing on his head. As a bonus the organiser tells you you are indeed watching a 10.000 meters race. Race after race after race ...