Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024 2nd rest day thread: Who will win?

[noob]

but who will explain this to @noob ?

noob knows/understands! The peleton are simply priests and pastors! They also work Sunday and rest on Mondays!

 

[CyclistAbi]

noob knows/understands! The peleton are simply priests and pastors! They also work Sunday and rest on Mondays!

Some pilgrims there too.

 

[Lequack]

What is Jason Statham planning over there?

 

[CyclistAbi]

What is Jason Statham planning over there?

Making sure only official drones in air.

 

[2WpK]

Roglic for the win.

Carapace will try a crazy long range move in one of the medium stages this week.

UAE will continue to desperately will a stage.

Castillo will get a huge pay boost next year.

 

[Rackham]

What is Jason Statham planning over there?

20 seconds for the first car drafting incident... liquidation after the second.

These commissaires don't mess about.

 

[KZD]

Did Rogla ever lead in a race thread poll like that? Looks like not even the parents of most of other riders voted for them.

Massive lead.

Well I kind of doubt that the parents of the riders on the poll have accounts on this forum. Not having Pogačar, Remco and Vingegaard in the Vuelta also helps.

Having said that, I also voted for Roglic. Apart from a crash or illness is very difficult to see a scenario where he doesn' t win.

 

[Oldermanish]

20 seconds for the first car drafting incident... liquidation after the second.

These commissaires don't mess about.

Death by drone...what'a way to go.

 

[Sciatic]

I voted Vino because I’m tired of rest day threads (especially 2nd rest day) having polls, then it orients the discussion to X rider’s 10% chance of winning. Anyone on the thread has been watching the race for two weeks and sees what the possibilities are, unlike at the start of a GT when there is still mystery (we’ll, except for Pogacar at the Giro) about rider’s status and how the race will unfold.

Also wish to make my bi-annual protest about Tour and Vuelta rest days falling on US national holidays when watching sports is best.

 

[Cookster15]

Also wish to make my bi-annual protest about Tour and Vuelta rest days falling on US national holidays when watching sports is best.

At least you guys don't have to stay up until 1:30am to watch European races.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Some pilgrims there too.

Legendary photo! Peak Rogla on and off the bike!

 

[Squire]

Having voted Mas pre-race and on first rest day, I had to change to Roglic now. Even if Roglic continues to have some underwhelming stages, I just don't see Mas gaining the minutes required to be safe for the final TT. And Roglic is almost within TT range of O'Connor already and will surely claw back some more time before Madrid.