Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2023, stage 4: Andorra la Vella - Tarragona (184.6k)

[Rob5091]

Nice 10 km long descent from the last climb to the sprint with bonus seconds - then another 20 km downhill until another sprint for more bonus seconds. What could possibly go wrong?! Hoping that a team drills it to wear out GC guys - it's a tailwind and downhill for Ch***ts sake!
Groves, Malano or an outsider if the break makes it (or QS lets the jersey go).

 

[staubsauger]

Remco to make the headlines for some unforeseeable reason

Remco even was on the news at Dutch radio station SLAM! this morning due to yesterday's incident!

 

[tobydawq]

Nice 10 km long descent from the last climb to the sprint with bonus seconds - then another 20 km downhill until another sprint for more bonus seconds. What could possibly go wrong?! Hoping that a team drills it to wear out GC guys - it's a tailwind and downhill for Ch***ts sake!
Groves, Malano or an outsider if the break makes it (or QS lets the jersey go).

It becomes quite grating that we always have to hear so much preoccupation because of very benign things on a profile.

 

[Red Rick]

Wind looks great for crosswinds in finale?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Wind looks great for crosswinds in finale?

Speeds are pretty borderline and the road isn't that exposed. It will make for a nervy finale but I doubt we're going to see lots of splits.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Stage has the potential to produce more action than one would think at first glance. Barely any sprint teams here, bonus seconds available, two climbs where at least the second isn't thaaat easy and the long soft downhill with cross-tailwind predicted. Last 40km could be quite carnage.

Will probably be a total nothingburger now.

 

[Lequack]

Team presentations

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRPcfG3lY6k

 

[HelloDolly]

The great Baulke Mollema and (the great) Thomas de Gendt in the break ??
No one will bring them back

 

[Rob5091]

It becomes quite grating that we always have to hear so much preoccupation because of very benign things on a profile.

Well, I could always pour 400 liters of oil on the road to liven things up!
"Apparently there has already been more drama. With four men arrested for allegedly planning on sabotaging the race by pouring 400 litres of cooking oil on the riders.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the local police said: "With this mechanism they intended to sabotage yesterday's stage of La Vuelta. Two drums with 400 litres of liquid that they intended to throw on the road as the peloton passed four people arrested red-handed in Lleida."

 

[Samamba]

3 easy to control guys, bunch sprint it is.

 

[Ludwigzgz]

What a Vuelta!!
Now a earthquake!!

Un terremoto de magnitud 4.2 se deja sentir en Vielha, provincia de Lleida

El epicentro del temblor se ha situado cerca de Vielha e Mijaran y se ha sentido en Tremp, Vielha e Mijaran y Graus

www.elconfidencial.com

 

[yaco]

Teams will try to split the peleton on the final climb - It will probably be unsuccessful.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

According to the profiles I've seen, there is a very sharp left turn, more than 90 degrees, with 300m to go, and then the road is uphill to the line. Is not a standard sprint finish

 

[jflemaire]

What a Vuelta!!
Now a earthquake!!

Un terremoto de magnitud 4.2 se deja sentir en Vielha, provincia de Lleida

El epicentro del temblor se ha situado cerca de Vielha e Mijaran y se ha sentido en Tremp, Vielha e Mijaran y Graus

www.elconfidencial.com

I'm curious to see how Evenepoel will blame this on the organisers.

 

[KZD]

Well, I could always pour 400 liters of oil on the road to liven things up!
"Apparently there has already been more drama. With four men arrested for allegedly planning on sabotaging the race by pouring 400 litres of cooking oil on the riders.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the local police said: "With this mechanism they intended to sabotage yesterday's stage of La Vuelta. Two drums with 400 litres of liquid that they intended to throw on the road as the peloton passed four people arrested red-handed in Lleida."

Maybe they are the same ones that also sabotaged this year's Tour Basque stages. Hope that they have to stay under house arrest to rethink their life choices.

Anyway, regarding the stage I will go with Coquard, he is usually really fast in uphill sprints

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Nairo has turned up in the starting town: Hey, don‘t you want to sign me, hello?

 

[HelloDolly]

Coquard has an injured backside

 

[DJ Sprtsch]

Coquard has an injured backside

A new injury or the one from Sunday?

 

[HelloDolly]

A new injury or the one from Sunday?

From Sunday ..still sore

 

[HelloDolly]

So Primoz was not that impressed with Remco yesterday

' Not a big gap' 'but yeah bonus point huh ?'

He was in pain yesterday after crash days before

 

[RobertCrawley]

The dog days -- long, hot, and dry roads in Spain.

 

[Izzyeviel]

I cannot tell you how annoyed I am with the finish today. I spent many a childhood holiday in Calella & Salou and they're finishing in the town next door.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Just tuned in at about 56km to go, am surprised at how quiet this thread has been. But then looking at the dry and arid scenery I can definitely understand!

 

[Izzyeviel]

I appear to the only person watching this. You'll missed Dan Lloyd's anecdote about Wim Vansevenant. again

 

[RedheadDane]

I appear to the only person watching this. You'll missed Dan Lloyd's anecdote about Wim Vansevenant. again

I'm watching. Didn't hear Lloyd's anecdote, for obvious reasons of not watching in English.