Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2022, stage 16: Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Tomares, 189.4k

[dgodave]

Incoming doctored video of Evenepoel putting a nail in his tire.

I heard you can use the Atmoz tire pressure management system to give yourself a convenient flat.

 

[RedheadDane]

He will, this is stage 16

d'Oh...

 

[Hugo Koblet]

What a dramatic way to end the stage. And we still don't know if Roglic will continue (I doubt that, unfortunately) and what time Evenepoel will get. Will Mas actually win the Vuelta?

Major hats off to Roglic. He seized an opportunity and capitalized on it. Unfortunately he's likely to be out of the GC if not the race. But the way he rode - respect! He just took the front and not once did he look back for 2.5 km. Boss!

 

[F_Cance]

the rear wheel was definitely not flat

 

[zlev11]

i couldn't see a flat and im sitting very close to a crystal clear gigantic TV

 

[BR2]

Actually no. This is fishy as hell

Although the timing was "eh, what" for me, I just can't imagine for a second that a rider/ team does that.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Question is when and where Evenepoel might have punctured, cause I don't think he was near the front with 3 km to go. He certainly wasn't on Roglič's wheel.

 

[Extinction]

So in the post-race interview Remco said he was a bit scared inside the last 4k, because he knew from the recon the roads were slipery and thus was not in the best position when Roglic attacked, which he expected from the Slovenian because he is so explosive and the finish was taylor made from him. At any rate, he planned to dig deep on the steepest part, but a puncture prevented him from doing so (inside the last 3k). Asked about how he feels going into the third week, he said he is getting over the soreness from the crash, which affected him in the previous stages and thus he is feeling good to tackle the last week. He also said he is sorry for Roglic, that you never want to see a rider fall and that he hopes he isn't hurt badly.

 

[noob]

I am not implying anything, but flattening in the last 3 km also happened to Hindley in the giro.

 

[Faserr]

Evenepoel got the time of the second group.

 

[yaco]

Roglic would have won that stage if he was in better position when he attacked the final climb - Be in the top 5 riders at this time and no-one gets onto his wheel.

 

[StryderHells]

I am not implying anything, but flattening in the last 3 km also happened to Hindley in the giro.

What’s that got to do with this?

 

[StryderHells]

Question is when and where Evenepoel might have punctured, cause I don't think he was near the front with 3 km to go. He certainly wasn't on Roglič's wheel.

Don’t you have to be in the group and not when you individually cross the 3 k mark?

 

[Rackham]

Although the timing was "eh, what" for me, I just can't imagine for a second that a rider/ team does that.

Sorry, show me the puncture. In this one instance considering what's at stake & what was happening on the road, the timing is insane.

Oh sure the defense force will kick & scream in my face for typing such things, but come on, it was ridiculous.

 

[Volderke]

i couldn't see a flat and im sitting very close to a crystal clear gigantic TV

Honestly I couldn't see it either and I tried to look closely at both the front and rear.

The thing is: suppose it's a slow flat and his tire is still at 2-3 bar. That's good enough to finish the stage but not good enough to follow wheels, and technically it's a flat, and it's possible you won't see it (well) on TV.

So the smart thing to do is to immediately stop, as any delay in doing so will result in the jury giving you the time of e.g. the 3rd or 4th group on the road after things have split.

 

[huangho]

No matter what happens today, but that 3k rule must be changed...

I have nothing against Remco, but watching Rogla giving everything for that gap and Remco going easy in the last k is something out of my mind...

I can't believe this result...

 

[peterfin]

No changes in top 10 except for Roglic gaining 8 sec.

 

[ontheroad]

So in the post-race interview Remco said he was a bit scared inside the last 4k, because he knew from the recon the roads were slipery and thus was not in the best position when Roglic attacked, which he expected from the Slovenian because he is so explosive and the finish was taylor made from him. At any rate, he planned to dig deep on the steepest part, but a puncture prevented him from doing so (inside the last 3k). Asked about how he feels going into the third week, he said he is getting over the soreness from the crash, which affected him in the previous stages and thus he is feeling good to tackle the last week. He also said he is sorry for Roglic, that you never want to see a rider fall and that he hopes he isn't hurt badly.

Did he specifically say in his interview that it was a puncture and if so when did it happen? I don't think anyone should be jumping to conclusions until the facts are known.

 

[noob]

The fact that a dad rides the vuelta instead of being at the birthplace of his child almost upsets me more than that crash though.

Awful day

 

[Filippo_3467]

This is just so stupid. Probably it's the fair thing for Remco to stay in red after he is clearly the best rider in the Vuelta but this is not a flat finish why is there a 3 km rule?

It is like it is, this Vuelta sucks so much. Roglic now getting out of the race would be a fitting end to this GT.

 

[JosefK]

No changes in top 10 except for Roglic gaining 8 sec.

Them's the rules.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Have to agree, unfortunately. No reason to be mixing it up there.

If he doesn't get into the slipstream of those sprinters he will lose the time that he rode full-gas to gain. Absolutely has a reason to be mixing it up. Just made a mistake

 

[StryderHells]

This is just so stupid. Probably it's the fair thing for Remco to stay in red after he is clearly the best rider in the Vuelta but this is not a flat finish why is there a 3 km rule?

It is like it is, this Vuelta sucks so much. Roglic now getting out of the race would be a fitting end to this GT.

It was classified as a spring stage, 3 k rule applies as was known well before the race started.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Vintage Roglic though. The attack as well as the crash.
And ofcourse vintage Evenepoel as well, sabotaging his own bike to get free time.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

I'm nearly getting a crush on Wright for his interviews though.

To be honest, there doesn't seem to be many people you don't have a crush on.

But compare to some of the stuff I read on Roglic thread...