Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2021: Stage 7 (Gandia - Balcón de Alicante, 152.0 km)

[Escarabajo]

Bad stage except for the break away action.

 

[titan31]

Bit poor by the GC guys there, no actual attack on that last climb it looked like.

Bahrain are underperforming severely too. Makes a change from the ridiculousness that they were back in May and June but was hoping they'd put up a strong show here.

 

[roundabout]

Aru watch: still going strong, s.t. as Landa today and 30 seconds behind the best of the favorites

 

[durtyfat7]

Is the most likely answer not just that he's Mikel Landa?

I understand he's still not at his best, but if he's dropped in a climb like today, that's bad news.

 

[perico]

Ua

Bit poor by the GC guys there, no actual attack on that last climb it looked like.

Yates is strong enough to deaden the climbers legs, but Bernal is unable to capitalize on it at this point.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Chairs being thrown through the windows in the get Sepp Kuss out of cycling official meeting cabin.

 

[Fantastico]

Sepp Kuss back in top 10. Is that worth something strategically?

Not if he's racing like he did so far.

 

[Netserk]

Bit poor by the GC guys there, no actual attack on that last climb it looked like.

Yates controlled/paced it for Bernal, and Rogla was fine with keeping his powder dry.

 

[roundabout]

Padun went plop today it seems

 

[perico]

Michael Storer rocking the Caesar haircut.

 

[Fantastico]

Ua
Yates is strong enough to deaden the climbers legs, but Bernal is unable to capitalize on it at this point.

I'm not really sure if Yates is doing this for Bernal or if both are simply riding their own race.

 

[Eclipse]

Bit poor by the GC guys there, no actual attack on that last climb it looked like.

Yates definitely attacked and MAL had a bit of a go.

Roglic too strong and the serial followers were happy to follow.

 

[JosefK]

Rogla extinguished this race today.

 

[Fantastico]

German commentators getting a bit annoying with their focus on Großschartner not getting the red jersey

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Michael Storer rocking the Caesar haircut.

What an arrogant interview

 

[perico]

Yates definitely attacked and MAL had a bit of a go.

Roglic too strong and the serial followers were happy to follow.

MAL went like 40 km after the Valverde crash. He was struggling to stay with Roglic on the last climb.

 

[Netserk]

Sepp Kuss: "[About the climb] I liked it, it's steep."

 

[titan31]

Rogla extinguished this race today.

With how weak his team has been, if you can't find a way to exploit that enough to make Roglic work hard, you don't deserve to win. Movistar looked like they were going to try at least but damn crash.

Hopefully we get more on Sunday

 

[Pinot's goat]

I understand he's still not at his best, but if he's dropped in a climb like today, that's bad news.

He was getting dropped by Simon Carr at San Sebastian less than 3 weeks ago, not enough racing after injury to get back to top form.

 

[Eclipse]

MAL went like 40 km after the Valverde crash. He was struggling to stay with Roglic on the last climb.

I thought MAL clearly pushed through to the front of the group on the final climb to try push the pace before Yates took back over?

I swear I remember this because I was distinctly shocked that Mas was trying something before twigging that it was MAL

 

[roundabout]

He was getting dropped by Simon Carr at San Sebastian less than 3 weeks ago, not enough racing after injury to get back to top form.

Although I was hoping for more after Burgos, but I guess the actual level there was not that great

 

[RedheadDane]

You know you've been spoiled as a cycling-fan, when you're - very - slightly disappointed that your rather small nation doesn't get two stage wins in a row!

Rnk	Rider	Age	Team	UCI	Pnt	Time
1	STORER Michael	24	Team DSM	100	80	4:10:13
2	VERONA Carlos	28	Movistar Team	40	50	0:21
3	SIVAKOV Pavel	24	INEOS Grenadiers	20	35	0:59
4	KUSS Sepp	26	Team Jumbo-Visma	12	25	1:16
5	HAIG Jack	27	Bahrain - Victorious	4	18	1:24
6	BARDET Romain	30	Team DSM		15	1:32
7	GROßSCHARTNER Felix	27	BORA - hansgrohe		12	,,
8	KRON Andreas	23	Lotto Soudal		10	1:37
9	CRAS Steff	25	Lotto Soudal		8	2:17
10	POLANC Jan	29	UAE-Team Emirates		6	2:29

And look at all the youngsters!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Sepp Kuss back in top 10. Is that worth something strategically?

It certainly has me in two minds.

On the one hand, I naturally want Sepp Kuss as far away from success as possible, but on the other hand, if he does collapse from the GC entirely, then he's going to get stapled to Roglič's hip again. If he's high up in the GC then at least there's a justification for the team's use, or rather non-use, of him, because he's a threat in and of himself rather than just a deterrent.

 

[Danskebjerge]

Bad stage except for the break away action.

I think the battle for the red jersey made it an above average mountain stage.

 

[Danskebjerge]

You know you've been spoiled as a cycling-fan, when you're - very - slightly disappointed that your rather small nation doesn't get two stage wins in a row!

Not as spoiled as the Slovenian cycling fans (if there are any).