Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2022, stage 9: Villaviciosa - Les Praeres, 171.4k

[Lequack]

The death egg was unleashed.

Robo Remco Robotnik has this race in a death grip now

Don't forget he will put another minute into everyone in the ITT as well. So he should have a good cushion of 3+ minutes on Roglic and Mas.

 

[Poursuivant]

Impressed by the Spanish kids

 

[IndianCyclist]

Job done by Remco. Hopefully his team continues to support

 

[Poursuivant]

Ayuso really strong at the end.
And to say he couldn't drop me on the Smeysberg (Flanders WC recon)

I feel he used that as motivation today

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

After the TT, Remco will decide whether he will go for GC or not.

 

[JosefK]

The death egg was unleashed.

Robo Remco Robotnik has this race in a death grip now

Just wait till Tuesday's time trial is finished. Huge gaps incoming.

 

[Big Doopie]

Don't forget he will put another minute into everyone in the ITT as well. So he should have a good cushion of 3+ minutes on Roglic and Mas.

I would surprised if he puts a minute into Rog.

 

[sir fly]

Glad for Meintjes. Deserves such success.

Looks like Evenepoel pushed just a little bit over the limit despite dominating.
Those behind managed to close the gap to him a bit at the end.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Mini GC

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Three cat. 1 MTFs, a HTF and a TTT and there's already over five minutes from first to tenth...

 

[KZD]

Ayuso and Roglič had a great finish but Remco even while losing a bit in the end had another monster performance

 

[Valv.Piti]

People acting surprised Remco is capable of this, a very similar effort to CSS where he murdered everyone equally as much as today. Not really surprising that the other teams dont want to chip in and help Remco secure stage after stage.

 

[Netserk]

Jai Hindley at 9th place in GC is the best rider of those who have completed a GT this year.

 

[noob]

 

[HelloDolly]

The future of Spanish cycling is not so shabby afterall

 

[movingtarget]

Remco looking better and better for the win. The others have no consistency. The TT might be the final nail. Great to see Meintjes get a stage win.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Haha that Arensman interview "we decided together, we decided together, we decided together" but can't give an explanation why.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Thymen Arensman: We decided to drop back.

Interviewer: But... why?

Thymen Arensman: We decided, me and my team, to drop back.

Interviewer: But, but.... you could... but why?

Thymen Arensman: We decided to drop back.

What a horrid team.

 

[Eclipse]

The future of Spanish cycling is not so shabby afterall

Just a shame none of them are on a Spanish team right now.

 

[Escarabajo]

Must feel bad for Remco, being the best climber 3 days in a row, and not a stage to show for it. I mean, he will win the ITT, but still...

I would not worry about the stages for the time being. But I think he is riding smart so far. Today he had to go deep before the rest day and the TT. After the TT we might see only a race between Remco, Roglic and one of the Spaniards (whoever does the best TT). It is almost like he needs to play defensive for the rest of the Vuelta which is a very good thing for a young rider with no experience in GT's like him.

I am impressed at the young Spaniards. Before the Vuelta we were not sure what to expect but now Spain has someone to cheer for.

 

[houtdffan]

Just wait till Tuesday's time trial is finished. Huge gaps incoming.

To bad the TT isnt 55km, which is what is really needed to balance the course with all the MTFs

Remco would beat everyone by 2 minutes in a proper TT

 

[movingtarget]

Meintjes' days as Zubeldia are definitely over!

The ninja academy want Meintjes to return his diploma...........

 

[Pantani Attacks]

The future of Spanish cycling is not so shabby afterall

All we need now is Valverde to postpone his retirement so that he can lead the new era of Spanish greats.

 

[Bolder]

QS has a pretty good support team for this particular Vuelta. Having Alaf to lead that final cat 3 and descent safely was a great move -- he dropped a bunch of riders. Not sure what Ilan can really do but with Remco's shape it didn't matter today.

As I noted in another thread, at first I was surprised at what I thought was the poor form from a bunch of decent riders -- Hindley, Higueta, Carapaz, Sivakov, Yates, O'Connor, Almeida etc -- but it really does seem that Remco is just on another level right now. "Riding yourself into shape" isn't an option when you're just struggling to limit losses....

All in all not a particularly interesting stage without Kuss ...if he was healthy he'd have stayed with Remco, I think...

 

[RedheadDane]

Just a shame none of them are on a Spanish team right now.

What are you talking about? Mas is on Movistar.

 

[HelloDolly]

Jai Hindley at 9th place in GC is the best rider of those who have completed a GT this year.

MAS rode to stage 19 and competed for GC in the Tour only a few weeks ago...much harder race and nearer in time than the Giro