Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 18: Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares, 178.9k

[Eddy Evenepoel]

He's already aware he won it, previous mountain he celebrated

Remco Evenepoel - The Next Giulio Ciccone

 

[Tim Cahill]

He was super loyal to Bernal, even though Bernal was young and new to the team

He also rode for Froome for quite a while in 2018 iirc even when he was in yellow and it was clear he was the better rider.

It was a loaded question definitely, but I'd rather see people giving candid and interesting answers to questions rather than just 'yeah we are just focusing on our race and I'll see how the legs feel today'.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Remco being Bob. Bob was this dude who used to show up on our Saturday ride. Bob was always pulling through and amping up the pace. Bob had no chill. I hated Bob.

 

[RobertCrawley]

Remco being Bob. Bob was this dude who used to show up on our Saturday ride. Bob was always pulling through and amping up the pace. Bob had no chill. I hated Bob.

Bob had some issues he was working through.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Remco being Bob. Bob was this dude who used to show up on our Saturday ride. Bob was always pulling through and amping up the pace. Bob had no chill. I hated Bob.

"The Remco Evenepoel is the next Bob thread" doesn't quite have the same ring to it.

 

[glassmoon]

Mas, Landa & Ayuso are the only guys under 5 minutes behind Kuss, so unless one of them goes up the road, Jumbo will ride tempo to the finish, is my guess. Jumbo have no reason to attack.

Jumbo doesn't, but Rogla has

 

[Vino's Mum]

Jumbo doesn't, but Rogla does

Me, attack the red jersey, my own team-mate… why not, eh?

 

[Rackham]

I think Kuss has now got this today and will retain red until Madrid. After the complete over reaction by the cycling media I expect that both Vingegaard and Roglic have been told by team management to pull their horns in to guard against any further bad PR. The race will now fizzle out into a snooze fest and a different batch of fans will stomp up and down due to a lack of racing. You can't have it both ways. Meanwhile Roglic may already be telling his manager to find him another team for next year.

It's a battle of tastes between... people who enjoy family friendly Disney movies (with hugs, smiles & teammates singing kumbaya whilst dancing around the climbs holding hands with perfect team tactical harmony) versus Mad Max fans who just want R rated apocalyptic nihilistic action in a GT, uncensored, with teammates stabbing each other in the face on the road & throwing insults at each other via the press.

This Vuelta became an action thriller on Stage 16, i.e. "Viewer Discretion is Advised " should have been plastered all over the Eurosport intro program today considering some of the viewer reactions we're seeing.

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Bob had some issues he was working through.

Bob was a nurse. I think Bob had a bit of complex about that, because Bob was also swole, and I think Bob felt like people judged him for being a nurse because most nurses weren't swole men. I always wished he could accept himself more, so he would slow the f**k down. Plus, the stigma that being a nurse was a "woman's job" was bullsh!t anyway. Bob needed to self actualize.

 

[ice&fire]

Me, attack the red jersey, my own team-mate… why not, eh?

My treasure...

 

[Sciatic]

Yep. That's the thing. How many GT champions have gifted a GT to a teammate because of "respect" or "loyalty"? It's just not a thing, but it's now expected and demanded of Jonas and Rog.

Isn’t the sample size pretty small though? How often have we had, going in the final days of a GT, 2 (or 3) teammates close together at top of GC standings with a 4-5 lead over the nearest competitor, AND the stronger teammate trails by some seconds?
The latter part is important because if Jonas was 10 seconds ahead no one would be talking about “gifting” the the Jersey.

ed. i suppose 85 Tour has some similarities.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Happy Birthday, Sepp!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1702042860504105084

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1702042860504105084

 

[AmRacer]

Remco is bored, he's playing with the breakaway.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

New vacation destination? It would be for me if I could teleport myself.

I said that first time now almost 40 years ago and is still on my to-do.
Unfortunately, now both my wife has a favourite at western Sicily, my daughter at Tuscany and friends on western Mallorca as each yearly corner stones, so hard negotiations ahead, but just as riders are feeling it has to be a struggle to get to most beautiful terrains.
*edit* time to drop my phone from 111th floor.

 

[AmRacer]

Happy Birthday, Sepp!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1702042860504105084

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1702042860504105084

Sepp was on the radio seconds before that picture.

 

[RobertCrawley]

He also rode for Froome for quite a while in 2018 iirc even when he was in yellow and it was clear he was the better rider.

It was a loaded question definitely, but I'd rather see people giving candid and interesting answers to questions rather than just 'yeah we are just focusing on our race and I'll see how the legs feel today'.

Well, it was G's job as domestique. Once it was clear that Froomey wasn't going to win and G was the strongest of the Tour, G rode to win.

 

[AmRacer]

Well, it was G's job as domestique. Once it was clear that Froomey wasn't going to win and G was the strongest of the Tour, G rode to win.

Sepp isn't the strongest.

 

[ice&fire]

Jonas: C'mon Sepp, you're late to your birthday party!

Happy Birthday, Sepp!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1702042860504105084

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1702042860504105084

 

[iBanesto]

Happy Birthday, Sepp!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1702042860504105084

View: https://twitter.com/faustocoppi60/status/1702042860504105084

"Was that teamwork or a last f--k you?"

 

[Sciatic]

Remco being Bob. Bob was this dude who used to show up on our Saturday ride. Bob was always pulling through and amping up the pace. Bob had no chill. I hated Bob.

Perfect!

 

[RobertCrawley]

Sepp isn't the strongest.

He lost only 20 seconds or so on the AngryRu, so he's not that much off the pace.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Roglic's brain right now: "It's ours, it is. They steals it from us, my preciousss...Filthy, rotten, Kusseses."

 

[TourOfSardinia]

"Was that teamwork or a last f--k you?"

Klodie didn't attack Lance though

 

[iBanesto]

Klodie didn't attack Lance though

Contador and Armstrong were on the same team.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Remco being Bob. Bob was this dude who used to show up on our Saturday ride. Bob was always pulling through and amping up the pace. Bob had no chill. I hated Bob.

Yeah, f this guy. He rode with us too. Dude got a flat, nobody stopped.