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

[cellardoor]

I'm just watching this on a ticker - how did the peloton get so small? Are Bahrain pulling?

 

[ice&fire]

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[Tim Cahill]

They can all follow his wheel. He'll act as their de facto domestique.

Or they can just let him go.

If they let him go someone has to chase him.

UAE and Movistar stood still and sent Finn Fisher-Black up the road last time that happened

 

[Netserk]

Honestly don't know if I have ever seen a more difficult descent than this. Extremely narrow, really steep, lots and lots of sharp corners and most of them blind. Imagine a young Nibali on that...

It's mostly at low speed. Pramartino is at least as tricky, and faster.

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Since his collapse in the Pyrenees and his subsequent change of focus on the KOM jersey, Remco has won 13 out of 16 possible KOM's (if he also takes the last one today which looks quite reasonable).

It's a shame no one else wanted to go for it. Quite a freebie now.

 

[Potomac]

I've been out these last two hours.

Did anybody besides Remco take a turn on the front?

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Only question now is when Landa attacks if Vinge or Roglic follow leaving Kuss behind.

Kuss riding in domestique position today like he did yesterday, so I'd say they leave him for dead if they can.

 

[SafeBet]

I'm just watching this on a ticker - how did the peloton get so small? Are Bahrain pulling?

Yes Tiberi paced the entire climb.

 

[theyoungest]

I'm just watching this on a ticker - how did the peloton get so small? Are Bahrain pulling?

Yes they are.

 

[Netserk]

Yes Tiberi paced the entire climb.

Tratnik took over near the top.

 

[theyoungest]

Kuss riding in domestique position today like he did yesterday, so I'd say they leave him for dead if they can.

Pretty sure it's been decided he wins the Vuelta.

 

[Elos Anjos]

This belgium domestique is what GT Landa needs for his podium aspirations.

 

[saunaking]

That is immaterial to the point I made as a response to the post in question.

Do you think beating Poole and Bardet in breakaways makes someone a better GC rider than Ayuso and Mas?

No but maybe beating them both last year does.
Remco Ayuso and Mas are all at a similar level if u want to ride for the GC podium.
But Remco sure has a spectacular plan B once the podium hopes are dashed

 

[Filippo_3467]

Caruso not pulling so bahrain will go absolutely crazy on the last climb. If landa drops Kuss there's the excuse for Vingegaard to take red.

 

[Sciatic]

I'm just watching this on a ticker - how did the peloton get so small? Are Bahrain pulling?

Yes

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bit of a shame we didn't really get to watch Almeida tackling that descent

 

[Red Rick]

Caruso not pulling so bahrain will go absolutely crazy on the last climb. If landa drops Kuss there's the excuse for Vingegaard to take red.

It's such a lol excuse.

 

[SafeBet]

Where's the gruppetto BTW?

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

BORA BORA

 

[Red Rick]

Peloton slowed down so much it looks like Vingegaard attacked

 

[KOM]

Since his collapse in the Pyrenees and his subsequent change of focus on the KOM jersey, Remco has won 13 out of 16 possible KOM's (if he also takes the last one today which looks quite reasonable).

Yes instead of fightning for GC Remco is gonna win the "no one cares except the eventual winner" competition its quite impressive indeed

 

[theyoungest]

The tv broadcast is so bad. Every fart of Evenepoel gets shown, but for the moves between the favourites you need a magnifying glass.

 

[RedheadDane]

Where's the gruppetto BTW?

Hopefully not so far behind Evenepoel ends up "doing a Vejle".

 

[Tricycle Rider]

One final climb for Nature Boy Remco

 

[Aimar16]

Cian already?

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