Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 20: Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama, 207.8k

[Big Doopie]

Well there you have it...from the mouth of Sean Kelly

Remco Evenepol is the new Freddy Maertens (not Merkx)

Martens won the Vuleta , Worlds more than once , PR, RRV , several stage races and one days races

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Never won PR or RRV.

Never won a monument despite the palmares.

 

[Netserk]

Damn, Kelderman letting a gap go ahead of him. He must be quite tired since Tourmalet.

 

[Rob5091]

So... Lenny is not a real French Lenny because his name is actually Lenny?
Though, TBF, apparently his grandfather was originally Spanish.

I hope you're not picking on the Lennys as that'll make you an anti-Lenite!

 

[RedheadDane]

I hope you're not picking on the Lennys as that'll make you an anti-Lenite!

I'm not picking on anyone! Quite the contrary; I'm pointing out that Lenny Martinez is much more "French Lenny" than Le Ny!

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Don't. They inflict things like this haircut on the world.

Phenomenal mullet, tbh. Might make top 50 in the US.

 

[Big Doopie]

QS should let Remco be in front briefly with the other three behind then let him go on the flat where the gap caused by his teammates should be enough.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Phenomenal mullet, tbh. Might make top 50 in the US.

I still think Jaromir Jagr holds the top spot, ahead of Billy Ray Cyrus.

 

[Samamba]

Kron dropped early is surprising, tank empty finally I guess.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I'm hoping Fisher-black finishes 5th. It'll make one hell of a mental stat,

FFS

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

This stage is pretty bland so far.

 

[Gratemans]

Watching Contador climbing just now was the highlight of this stage for me.

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's been a Vuelta of internal silliness.

https://www.wielerflits.nl/nieuws/cian-uijtdebroeks-voel-dat-er-spanning-hangt/



Before the start of stage 20, Uijtdebroeks appeared in front of the HLN camera . Is there anything still possible for the BORA-hansgrohe rider ? “Gaining a place in the standings will be difficult, so I especially want to hold on to seventh place. Even though the competition comes from my own team, as we have seen in previous stages,” Uijtdebroeks referred to Vlasov. “Hopefully everyone is correct and we don't do anything stupid. It would be stupid to let João Almeida gain another place because Vlasov would attack me.”

Uijtdebroeks indicated that it is sometimes a bit difficult internally. “I'm young and I think that plays a role. I just think we should try to secure it (his seventh place, ed.) today. I also thought the previous stage (when Vlasov attacked in the end with teammate Nico Denz , ed.) was a bit ridiculous.”

“I feel there is a certain tension. He would rather end up in front of me, even though that doesn't really matter to me. Do I dare to hit the table? I sometimes say my thoughts, yes, but this is also part of cycling. It is also the case in Formula 1,” Uijtdebroeks concluded.

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[Samu Cuenca]

Pelayo Mayo now only needs less than four minutes to overtake Navarro in GC.

 

[dgodave]

Look, a train!

 

[noob]

The only reasonable thing to do this stage is to:

 

[ice&fire]

SQS train unable to reduce a break of 30 to a group of less than 20

 

[AmRacer]

The most boring stage so far.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

This QS "show of strength" is kind of goofy, honestly. You're bossing the breakaway, ok, here's a cookie.

 

[Trofonios]

Kirby suggests that G need a tougher climb than Kelderman to win this. Kelderman with his vicious sprint...

 

[Trofonios]

La Redoute type of attack coming up from Remco, only way to drop the others?

 

[dobrien]

This stage is pretty bland so far.

Worst case scenario was totally predictable; zero GC action, imminent Remco attack and solo. Boring... if the finale differs from this scenario I will be surprised.

 

[samhocking]

Surprised Thomas is in this considering he's got broken rib iirc?

 

[saunaking]

Anybody remember a similar situation to today? One team totally dominating the break with their own actual train within the break?
HTC in the tour in 2009 when Lance got in there with Alberto back in the peloton.
There must be others.. are they echelons or getaways like today when the main group dont care?

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The most boring stage so far.

Yesterday's flat, agricultural stage put me in a slumber, I haven't been able to recover from it. At least the scenery is much better today, but after stage 18 it can't compare. So yeah, with the gc standings all sewn up this stage is pretty unremarkable.

 

[ice&fire]

Where's Bob when you need to animate your Saturday club ride?