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

[Samu Cuenca]

P.S. Longing for Giro.

If you want to watch a different +200 km stage, there's always this one:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDUo4Q35Vw

 

[RedheadDane]

If there's a "Len" there's a "Lenny" - one of the many unwritten rules of the forum.

Now it's not unwritten any longer!

 

[CyclistAbi]

If you want to watch a different +200 km stage, there's always this one:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDUo4Q35Vw

We don't even have to go back that far.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Theres still 92k left lets not be so hasty

 

[Lequack]

Didn't everyone hype this stage as difficult and like the classic races?

 

[topcat]

Has any rider ever made back so much time in the final week as Evenepoel is doing right now? Crazy to think he could have been so many minutes ahead if he hadn't had that bad day.

If stage 13 was neutralised, Remco would be 31 seconds behind Vingo and he’s clearly going to take that back today. So Remco should be favourite for the tour next year.

 

[Red Rick]

If you want to watch a different +200 km stage, there's always this one:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eDUo4Q35Vw

When the queen stage was so hard the dominant GC winner couldn't do more than 5.5W/kg for 22 minutes

 

[DNP-Old]

If there's a "Len" there's a "Lenny" - one of the many unwritten rules of the forum.

Jean-Louis Le Ny

Jean-Louis Le Ny is a 27-year-old cyclist from France, born January 29th 1998. He rides for VC Rouen 76, a UCI Continental.

firstcycling.com

Now what?

 

[RedheadDane]

Jean-Louis Le Ny

Jean-Louis Le Ny is a 27-year-old cyclist from France, born January 29th 1998. He rides for VC Rouen 76, a UCI Continental.

firstcycling.com

Now what?

That's not "Len"! That's "Le N".

 

[dazaau]

Zzzzz night all!

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

When the queen stage was so hard the dominant GC winner couldn't do more than 5.5W/kg for 22 minutes

Wasn’t the climbing times in 2011 really bad the whole season?

 

[Rob5091]

So far my worst fears of the dampest of damp squibs seem to be coming true - SAD!

 

[Potomac]

I assume we are all rooting for Kelderman to get today's stage.
As a reward.

 

[Rob5091]

Jean-Louis Le Ny

Jean-Louis Le Ny is a 27-year-old cyclist from France, born January 29th 1998. He rides for VC Rouen 76, a UCI Continental.

firstcycling.com

Now what?

"French Lenny"

 

[yaco]

'Me doing some research, first time for everything' - Robbie McEwen

And you wonder why GCN commentary is bad...

What - McEwan is just about the best special comments presenter in cycling.

 

[Izzyeviel]

still more exciting than the Giro

 

[RedheadDane]

"French Lenny"

WTF is Lenny Martinez, then?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Didn't everyone hype this stage as difficult and like the classic races?

Everyone who hyped this one said it would either be really good or really bad depending on the GC situation. It was doomed the day Jumbo strangled the race on Tourmalet, and it's not like a different stage would have been particularly exciting either. Another MTF would have been another Cruz de Linares.

 

[Peyroteo94]

This stage is boring because gc is finished

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I assume we are all rooting for Kelderman to get today's stage.
As a reward.

I'm only rooting for one of the guys in the break, but I won't say who it is.

 

[Red Rick]

Everyone who hyped this one said it would either be really good or really bad depending on the GC situation. It was doomed the day Jumbo strangled the race on Tourmalet, and it's not like a different stage would have been particularly exciting either. Another MTF would have been another Cruz de Linares.

If they'd picked say Bola del Mundo I'd imagine they might have chased for a Roglic win while they also make sure Kuss doesn't get dropped too hard.

 

[RedheadDane]

I'm only rooting for one of the guys in the break, but I won't say who it is.

It's Thomas, isn't it? Or maybe Costa?

 

[Red Rick]

Mas attack

Geraint ThoMas

 

[Trofonios]

So the only GC action we might see will be Landa to try to pass Ayuso in GC, or Mas trying to pass Landa and maybe even Ayuso in GC.

Can't wait...

 

[QueenStagiaire]

I'm only rooting for one of the guys in the break, but I won't say who it is.

Pelayo Mayo?