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

[Potomac]

Am I only person who thinks "dedicating a victory" is meaningless?

 

[tretiak]

Haha! This is amazing.

Well I guess people got the ending they wanted. Sepp Kuss wins!

I loved the fake Vinge drop just to move a bit further away in GC.

Once more you hit low, wake up please.

 

[Rollthedice]

Caruso "Following Remco is like following a scooter"

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Sepp said sorry to Jonas for something after the finish but I couldn't hear what it was?!

"I'm sorry I ate the last biscuit on that Teide camp two years ago".

 

[noob]

Stage dedication trolling

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Am I only person who thinks "dedicating a victory" is meaningless?

No

 

[Devil's Elbow]

I think this was the worst stage I have seen ever.

Gran Sasso 2023 exists.

 

[DNP-Old]

That one at least had some competition for the stage win.

When NOS was over the moon because OUR Juanma Garaté won. Those were the days.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Sepp said sorry to Jonas for something after the finish but I couldn't hear what it was?!

Lol I think he didn’t even know what he was apologizing for. I think the quote was, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to—“

 

[Andy schleck]

Vingegaard has no problem giving kuss the vuelta. He just wanted to show that even without his shape of the tour, he can be better than Roglic, and assured that Roglic doesn't won this race. There's clearly conflict between the two.

 

[tobydawq]

Gran Sasso 2023 exists.

Yeah, but that was sport. This was not.

 

[dobrien]

Vinjebo actually had a pretty good theory:
Yesterday was the "final test"; if he kept the jersey, they'll ride for him.

That's actually what I was thinking; it's not without merit.

That said, today was just really disheartening to watch on every front; no joy in it for me.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Gran Sasso 2023 exists.

I loved Davide Bais win. Much better than remco lombardia training ride

 

[RobertCrawley]

I was so hoping that Jonas, Primož, and Sepptimus would hammer that last climb and that Sepptimus would hang on for Vuelta victory.

But no, a training ride. I'm glad Sepptimus has a Vuelta next to his name, but disappointed about this stage.

 

[noob]

Lol I think he didn’t even know what he was apologizing for. I think the quote was, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to—“

I was thinking it was staged, like (his apology to Landa yesterday also looked staged honestly)

 

[Netserk]

That was actually a worse final mountain stage than that of the 2020 Tour. Equally boring breakaway action and even worse 'racing' from the peloton. I'm impressed, tbh.

Depending on how much you mind Vingegaard's antics, Morzine '16 is still in the lead.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Kuss needs a bit more of that dawg in him.
Like, "Yeah, I pulled these two through two Grand Tours, so I told them I'm the captain now."

Also, anyone who says "I dedicate my victory..." gets an automatic kick in the groin. No questions asked.

 

[dobrien]

And they're possibly the most embarrassing homers this side of Jack Edwards.

Ok, NO ONE is worse than Carlton Kirby, but being forced to listen to Bob Roll and CVV today was pretty brutal. Had to mute the stream or I would have lost it.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Depending on how much you mind Vingegaard's antics, Morzine '16 is still in the lead.

That one also had significantly better breakaway action than what we got here.

 

[Panda Claws]

Historically speaking it is pretty grating that two bound-to-be legendary riders don't get to win this Vuelta.

That being said, this kind of stuff happens in one-day races all the time. Just odd to see it happen in a GT.

 

[Potomac]

Vingegaard has no problem giving kuss the vuelta. He just wanted to show that even without his shape of the tour, he can be better than Roglic, and assured that Roglic doesn't won this race. There's clearly conflict between the two.

I think this is the dynamic. Vinge willing let a loyal domestique get some glory, but no way was Vingle going to hold back if Roglic went for it.

 

[EddyMazzoleni]

Jumbo "everyone is free to race" Visma.

But i also think it's almost more fair this way then giving a massive advantage to the guy that attacks first

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Well, I think literally everybody involved should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves for that pathetic show.

Maybe Kuss shouldn't be ashamed of himself, but he should be embarrassed that such a pathetic show of passivity is the only reason he's winning a Grand Tour.

The Jumbo team brass should be ashamed of themselves for letting Twitter decide their strategy for them because they're so scared of negative PR that they can be bullied into doing whatever a bunch of people who follow Jonathan Vaughters unironically want.

Jonas and Primož should be ashamed of themselves for being so weak they accept such instructions and perform their act so transparently fakely.

Movistar, UAE and Bahrain should all be ashamed of themselves for being so caught up in battling over minor places that they did Jumbo's work for them half the day, sitting in idle passivity and letting this absolute dog and pony show take place, while then taking up the pace on the last climb to avoid Jumbo having to make any decisions.

The race organisers should all be ashamed of themselves for allowing a third significant stage to be neutralised.

 

[Rackham]

Once more you hit low, wake up please.

I don't get this. It's evidently team orders (I mean everyone accepts this) & once the dust has settled on this GT, people will see Kuss won because he got into the right breakaway & the team told Vingegaard & Rog to stop fighting. The end.

It was fun whilst it lasted though. The Angliru was a big win for Rog tbh so in the intra-Jumbo skirmish he lost 2nd in GC but did win the most famous MTF in Spain. So that's something.

 

[noob]

Ok, NO ONE is worse than Carlton Kirby, but being forced to listen to Bob Roll and CVV today was pretty brutal. Had to mute the stream or I would have lost it.

The guy never breathed?! So exhausting!