Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2022, stage 10: Elche - Alicante, 30.9k (ITT)

[ashhutch1997]

With a 3 min head start to witness Ullrich crossing the line in front of him.

Three minutes!! Ahh you could have a field day talking about the 1997 TDF in the clinic, from the 250k mountain stage in Andorra to Pantani on Alpe d' huez and festina blowing the race to pieces to Corchavel, ahh good times!

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

OK now you report to the group Remco’s record in his 10 longest ITTs on the World Tour.

Remco is 22 and lost a year due to his crash and subsequently has a lot less TT's at top level so that argument is daft. Not sure he even has 10 WT TT's, lol.

If you want to look at long TT's, there is the 2019 WCC (2nd behind Dennis / ahead of Ganna, Küng, Roglic...), there is the 2021 WCC which was also flat (3rd behind Ganna, Van Aert / Ahead of Küng, Bissegger, Pogacar, Hayter, Affini, Asgreen...). There is the Suisse TT when he was in poor form and still managed to win and beat Thomas and Küng (with a small margin) in a flat 25k TT. There is the 2022 Algarve TT of 30km where he demolished Küng and put him back a minute, also beating Hayter. He also became NC TT this year, beating Campenaerts and Lampaert in a flat 35k TT. In the 2020 Algarve 20k TT he beat Küng and Dennis. Then there are the ECC which are a bit shorter (22.4k) but also flat. In 2019 he won it by beating Ganna, Affini, Küng, Asgreen... In 2021 he became 3rd, small margin behind Ganna and Küng.

But even if there are fewer references, the tendency is that he is either beating or at least contesting the big guys on longer and/or flatter TT's. And by big guys i'm not talking about Will Barta or Magnus Cort.

 

[Angelo1985]

I expect Remco with a Cancellara like performance today, Roglic and Mas better be good today.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Three minutes!! Ahh you could have a field day talking about the 1997 TDF in the clinic, from the 250k mountain stage in Andorra to Pantani on Alpe d' huez and festina blowing the race to pieces to Corchavel, ahh good times!

Nah, Ullrich was running on OJ and milk while taking his Wheaties every morning.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Nah, Ullrich was running on OJ and milk while taking his Wheaties every morning.

As a kid i liked both OJ and milk, so once i mixed them, assuming it would taste good. It didn't.

 

[King Boonen]

As a kid i liked both OJ and milk, so once i mixed them, assuming it would taste good. It didn't.

This sounds like something you could order in a Dutch cafe.

 

[Volderke]

Here is the recon by our dear little friend:

Recon TT 🇪🇸 - Remco E's 31.4 km bike ride

Remco E rode 31.4 km on Aug 30, 2022.

www.strava.com

So that's around 45K/hr (disregarding him going back to take that 180 degree curve twice), for the warm-up. I hope he still has something left for the actual race...

(I suppose he wasn't riding solo...)

 

[SHAD0W93]

As a kid i liked both OJ and milk, so once i mixed them, assuming it would taste good. It didn't.

As my fiancé would say, that’s some white people s***. Though I’m not a fan of OJ. I wonder how apple juice and milk would be.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

As my fiancé would say, that’s some white people s***. Though I’m not a fan of OJ. I wonder how apple juice and milk would be.

Only one way to find out. Keep up posted.

 

[Riek s]

what are the average speeds we expect? 54km/h? or is that too fast? (I don't know the wind conditions, but its a negative flat with a 1km speedhump at the end)

 

[Riek s]

seems like the wind won't play much role.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1564497497048989697

View: https://twitter.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1564497497048989697?cxt=HHwWgoC-ueeLm7YrAAAA

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

what are the average speeds we expect? 54km/h? or is that too fast? (I don't know the wind conditions, but its a negative flat with a 1km speedhump at the end)

I think that could be close. The WCC ITT last year was also near the coast, completely flat, it was 12k longer and had more twisting and turning than today. It didn't have that hump though. Ganna and Van Aert did over 54kmh. In Alkmaar Evenepoel also did 54kmh, with one section headwind dead on, and one section tailwind, but that was 8k shorter.

 

[tobydawq]

And as usual, cycling is the sport that seems to be most effected by C19, despite having the most amount of proticals.
I've been told off for posting about this, but it's having a big impact on the race and if Remco were to test positive everyone on this forum would complain! All other sports seemed to have moved on and are doing fine.....

Proticals?

 

[Netserk]

Proticals?

Not difficult to guess: Protocols.

 

[Lequack]

Could Remco beat a Vingegaard in stage 20 of this year's Tour?

 

[SHAD0W93]

Only one way to find out. Keep up posted.

I’ll try it on a patient

 

[Rackham]

Proticals?

Not difficult to guess: Protocols.

Pro tickles.

Professional ticklers bringing giggles to the peloton with a Covid nasal swab.

 

[Earns1985]

PCS lists Bennett as DNS?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Time for utter destruction, and I cannot wait. This is what we live for, to see the greatest riders in their peak spank the opposition, and then go on to write page up and page down as to why his competition was below average.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Could Remco beat a Vingegaard in stage 20 of this year's Tour?

In a standalone TT it wouldn't be remotely close imho. In a TT on the 20th day of a GT... i guess we might know more in 10 days, depending on how fresh Evenepoel finishes this Vuelta. If he bonks or fades considerably by then, then most likely not. Even if he finishes strong, you couldn't be sure until they face off in the third week of a GT.

 

[Riek s]

another 2 riders out with Covid (José Herrada and Harry Sweeny) . that makes 5 since stage 9?

Sam Bennet also out, reason unknown

 

[dercuforever]

Cavagna with a strong 1st split

 

[houtdffan]

why are the teams tests picking up on covid so easily, when the UCI tests are "hear no covid, see no covid, speak no covid!"

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

All the Eurosport predictors have Evenepoel as the winner of today's stage. Stating things like ''easiest prediction of the entire Vuelta'', ''I don't see who else could win this'' etc. So in case he doesn't win, i'm not the only nut job.

 

[Escarabajo]

Could Remco beat a Vingegaard in stage 20 of this year's Tour?

Come Lequack, you love to troll sometimes. LOL.
If only we could bring all the greatest riders at their peak at one moment in time!