Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 13: Formigal - Col du Tourmalet, 134.7k

[Andy schleck]

Almeida cannot even hang on to the second group

Still better than remco.
You should tell gouvenu, to do a tour france with 21 flat TTs with a total of 2500 km.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Looks like Masnada is still the best climber at quickestep?

 

[Andon]

What the internal J V politics, I wonder. Is Primoz really OK with coming in second to Sepptimus?

Yeah well I don't know how Roglic would like it, but the ultimate Team achievement is to win 3 GTs of the calendar year, never been done. And oh snap, do it with a different rider in each, just to rub it in

 

[Devil's Elbow]

You just hope Remco is not struggling on just for the cameras here if he is ill. There's loads more suffering to go for him.

I think he's hoping (against hope?) things get a little bit better for him before the stage is out and that he can do something after the next rest day, Basso 2005-style.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Where is Soler?

 

[IndianCyclist]

Just tuned in, Evenepoel looks whiter than his shirt. Who put something in his drink?
He's finished for today, it seems (/it's clear), one can only wonder if he will abandon the race altogether.

This is the most frustrating scneario; I'd rather have Evenepoel die trying than dropping out because of illness.

yes it is similar to the Giro. Abandon is the most likely scenario

 

[iBanesto]

Can Ayuso beat all the Jumbos?

Impossible.

They will just counter him just purely on the number advantage.

 

[ontheroad]

Covid at the Giro and now this today, this is horrible bad luck for Remco. It also kills the race to a certain extent.

 

[Blanco]

I thought Remco trained specifically for the high mountains...

 

[Izzyeviel]

When Rog crashed out

Rog wasn't going to beat him.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Bummer...not a Remco fan, but a fan of contested GT's...Everyone slams this year's Giro, but it was the only one that had an actual battle. Sure, more drama can happen in the next week+, but Remco had an actual chance to win this.

 

[CyclistAbi]

What sort of tactics is this. Almeida and Evenepoel makes no sense to me.

P.S. Bad for the race.

 

[GroupDK]

What a shame, if Remco is written off today as the last thing we wanna see is Jumbo Visma parading on all the big mountain stages just to nurse a breakaway gain from the first week..

I like Seb but I also wanna see some racing that is the point of cycling, entertainment and hopefully the strongest rider winning it, and not a 3-minute breakaway for a group in the first week, then neutralizing it all, because the biggest contenders are on the same team.

 

[ontheroad]

Impossible.

They will just counter him just purely on the number advantage.

The Jumbo team management can basically decide which one of them is going to win this Vuelta now.

 

[noob]

yeah, I hate it when riders in good form gets sick. I still remember how crushed I was when Pinot got sick in the Giro in 2018 (right?).

I hope he can finish the stage, not drop out and win a stage. Hang in there Remco!

I hope he can hang in there, but his face looks like dnf is more likely

 

[nightowl]

Impossible.

They will just counter him just purely on the number advantage.

Only to be countered by Marc Soler!



Right????

 

[Brullnux]

Genius from Remco. Not feeling great, realising he can't win - protects his reputation by shipping 20+ minutes and DNFing.

 

[nightowl]

What sort of tactics is this. Almeida and Evenepoel makes no sense to me.

P.S. Bad for the race.

Erm, I don’t think dropping on the first climb of the day was a tactical choice

 

[iBanesto]

Only to be countered by Marc Soler!



Right????

Inshallah.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Jumbo not exactly smashing the field to bits, despite Remco and Almeida dropped

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Storer only 10s slowe than Rasmussen record time for aubisque.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1700136486228648018

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1700136486228648018?t=ylgBu3XJuNdMPDu3q4CZag&s=19

 

[RobertCrawley]

I thought Remco trained specifically for the high mountains...

That's why I think he probably caught a bug.

 

[theyoungest]

Impossible.

They will just counter him just purely on the number advantage.

Let's first see how the Tourmalet unfolds. If Ayuso is the strongest in the race, he could still theoretically pose a challenge.

To be honest, for the neutral observer I guess that's the only guy who could really do it. Soler? I don't see it.

 

[Volderke]

I thought Remco trained specifically for the high mountains...

He did faster on training than here (well, probably not, but his whole 'weak' team around him proves this is not his pace).

He's ill and that's it.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Bummer...not a Remco fan, but a fan of contested GT's...Everyone slams this year's Giro, but it was the only one that had an actual battle. Sure, more drama can happen in the next week+, but Remco had an actual chance to win this.

Tour was fun until "Show the world who is the strongest"