Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 3: Súria - Arinsal, 158.5k

[Berniece]

Except Remco has said he wants the break to go all the way

He still might test his legs, he just doesn't want the red jersey yet

 

[QueenStagiaire]

They‘ve put Serry up at the front.

 

[Rob5091]

He still might test his legs, he just doesn't want the red jersey yet

Yep, agree, but QS has sent a man to the front of the peloton so the break won't get too far ahead (together with Ineos)
Edit - looks like QueenStagiaire beat me to it.

 

[Berniece]

Yep, agree, but QS has sent a man to the front of the peloton so the break won't get too far ahead (together with Ineos)
Edit - looks like QueenStagiaire beat me to it.

Also, they lie in interviews A lot of riders and their directors aren't truthful in interviews, so we'll just have to wait and see the race unfold. And at the same time, new information can change tactics. Kamna and Caruso being in front might also have them putting a guy in for chasing.

 

[Rackham]

I suspect Evenepoel might want to try something just in case Rog has bad legs today. For him it won't even matter if Vingegaard follows because he could put time into one of the Jumbo leaders.

 

[Rob5091]

I did wonder if QS & UAE would test Jumbo by driving hard (it seems Bahrain might well too) in the first week. Roglic did crash (and Thomas) yesterday so would seem smart to see how things are.

 

[Earns1985]

https://www.wetteronline.de/wetter/arinsal

Do you guys have any information about the weather conditions of the final climb? My weather forecast shows a strong headwind with 35 km/h with gusts up to 70 km/h.
Might kill the GC action today..

 

[HelloDolly]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696156674069786806

View: https://twitter.com/DanMartin86/status/1696156674069786806?s=20

 

[Netserk]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696156674069786806

View: https://twitter.com/DanMartin86/status/1696156674069786806?s=20

Volta a Catalunya has used the climb as a MTF twice.

 

[roundabout]

https://www.wetteronline.de/wetter/arinsal

Do you guys have any information about the weather conditions of the final climb? My weather forecast shows a strong headwind with 35 km/h with gusts up to 70 km/h.
Might kill the GC action today..

Even if there is northerly wind it would not be headwind for the whole climb purely because of the road direction

Übersichtskarte Arinsal (1905 m)

Karte / Übersichtskarte / Passkarte zur Passbeschreibung Arinsal (1905 m) Andorra / Pyrenäen

www.quaeldich.de

 

[Tim Cahill]

"Yes my entire family were wiped out in a tsunami but I'm absolutely delighted to be here" - Cian Uijtdebroeks

 

[Rob5091]

56 km to go and the break has 4 minutes - time for the peloton to decide if they want to catch them or not.

 

[Aimar16]

Van Baarle does a lot of damage, but the gap always widens when Serry goes in front

 

[HelloDolly]

FFS Adam Blythe contribution ...
"Geraint Thomas has pulled over and his car has stopped by the road " ...please save me from this level of comms

 

[Riek s]

Van Baarle does a lot of damage, but the gap always widens when Serry goes in front

Makes sense that Remco is giving back to Landa's team

 

[Libertine Seguros]

FFS Adam Blythe contribution ...
"Geraint Thomas has pulled over and his car has stopped by the road " ...please save me from this level of comms

This is impressively observant by Blythe's standards.

Usually he'd say "My mate G has pulled over, the Ineos rider Geraint Thomas" and then his co-commentator would have to bail him out by pointing out that the car had stopped by the road.

 

[Angelo1985]

Jan Hirt at the back, hopefully not a bad sign.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Blythe ...
Blither ..
Blether (Northern England)
Blather =
To say (something foolish or nonsensical);
To say (something) in a foolish or overly verbose way.

 

[search]

Jan Hirt at the back, hopefully not a bad sign.

don't think he has ever been competitive this late in the season

 

[Devil's Elbow]

don't think he has ever been competitive this late in the season

He managed a top-20 in the Innsbruck WCRR but that's about it.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bit windy at the top. Hope it calms down before the riders arrive. Otherwise, they're gonna need something to catch the smaller riders.

 

[nightowl]

Well it does look very very windy up at the finish :/

 

[Izzyeviel]

will the stage be neutralised due to wind?

 

[Earns1985]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1696156674069786806

View: https://twitter.com/DanMartin86/status/1696156674069786806?s=20

Huyy, that image wasn´t zero wind anymore..

 

[Rob5091]

It's windy - neutralize the stage!