Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2022, stage 18: Trujillo - Alto de Piornal, 192.0k

[noob]

Looking at those images again I wonder if Rodriguez is gonna DNF today

 

[Potomac]

Predictions on how many riders left in the first group when it arrives at the base of the Piornal for the final climb?

 

[noob]

PCS says Almeida and McNulty is accelerating..

 

[roundabout]

Almeida attacked?

 

[Danskebjerge]

Not in the actual stage, but the distance between the summit of Desesperá and the finish in Piornal is little over 7km, so the stage could be much more selective or give much better options for creating gaps than the real life stage.

Take for example the last 80km of this, which uses the same finish, travels over the same mountains, includes the Puerto del Piornal and moves Desesperá to only around 20km from home:

Okay.

 

[noob]

Almeida attacked?

Seems theoretically like a suicide attack to set up Ayuso for the podium since Carlos is out.

 

[SafeBet]

BOTA LUME

 

[Jagartrott]

Almeida attacked?

This is to avoid getting dropped first, then having to come back. He will now be dropped from the break, then come back to it, and thus end in front of all favourites. Genius.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Almida is not attacking the peloton, he was dropped by the breakaway when it was formed and has just started clawing his way back.

 

[roundabout]

What's the point starting the coverage at 15:30 when there are no pictures

 

[topcat]

Almeida should have waited for tv coverage so we could witness this historic event.

 

[Faserr]

Hard to control for Quick-Step with McNulty, Almeida, Soler and Oliveira at the front. 6:51 is a big gap, but they probably won't see Almeida again today.

Movistar will probably chase instead of attack .

 

[Escarabajo]

Why is the Vuelta doing things so wrong??
I remember Fuente De. Some podcasters were saying that it was one of the greatest stages. It cannot be if you cannot watch it. Duh!

 

[carolina]

Almeida going solo now.

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Almeida has 1:20 now.

 

[Rollthedice]

McNulty already gone Almeida alone.

 

[roundabout]

Astana chasing

 

[Laplaz]

Let's see if Oliveira and Soler will drop back now

 

[noob]

Will UAE send someone else to help Almeida I wonder

 

[carolina]

Oliveira will wait for him, Soler we'll never know.

 

[topcat]

It took Almeida to make the stage interesting.

 

[Faserr]

Will UAE send someone else to help Almeida I wonder

Probably Oliveira at the top

 

[Lexman]

Let's see if Oliveira and Soler will drop back now

Can't understand why they didn't do already, or TVE just doesn't show us...

 

[Bolder]

Almeida going to spoil both the break and Ayuso's days.

 

[ice&fire]

Ivo was waiting at the summit