Vuelta a España 2024, stage 1, Lisboa - Oeiras (ITT) 12km

[ppanther92]

McNulty is not a GC rider... stop with the nonsense

I would say - should it happen, stranger thing would have happened before. He showed in Valencia and Nice that he can climb. And he targeted the Vuelta. And that often leads to unusual results (Velits 3rd, Haig 3rd, Carthy 3rd, ...)

 

[Tim Cahill]

Can McNulty win this Vuelta?

No but we should shill the idea anywhere we can to really stir things up in UAE camp

 

[yaco]

That was a surprisingly good ride by Schmid which augurs well for him to win a stage.

 

[perico]

McNulty is not a GC rider... stop with the nonsense

He could be. In the pre-Pogacar era he would be.

he was brutally efficient in the mountains the year Pogi lost the TdF the 1st time

 

[titan31]

I would say - should it happen, stranger thing would have happened before. He showed in Valencia and Nice that he can climb. And he targeted the Vuelta. And that often leads to unusual results (Velits 3rd, Haig 3rd, Carthy 3rd, ...)

Tbf Valencia and Nice are a lot different than competing with Yates, Roglic etc going up Covadonga or Picon Blanco

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Can't wait to see Yates, almida, Soler, vine, de torro and sikavov pulling hard on the front for their leader.

 

[titan31]

He could be. In the pre-Pogacar era he would be.

he was brutally efficient in the mountains the year Pogi lost the TdF the 1st time

He needs a non mountainous course with a ton of time trials (and then prays Remco, Pogacar or Vingegaard don't enter that race). In a course like this Vuelta, I don't think he climbs anywhere well enough for the mountains that are coming and for the competition here.

 

[Cookster15]

Congrats to McNulty. Good to see WvA put in a strong ride.

 

[Mayomaniac]

He could be. In the pre-Pogacar era he would be.

he was brutally efficient in the mountains the year Pogi lost the TdF the 1st time

Yeah, on that one mountain stages, but the discussion about his sudden climbing performance after Majka's injury belongs into another part of the forum.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Where's all the people by the way. Foreign start you often see massive crowds. This has all the UAE stage 2 ITT vibes.

It's Lisboa, so people have other things to do on a Saturday evening, and they already have the Volta, with cooler teams and cooler riders.

 

[Tim Cahill]

That Peyregudes stage with Bjerg dropping Quintana and Geraint Thomas was one of the funniest things I've ever seen on a cycling broadcast.

 

[Andre]

...not too good for Van Eetvelt...

 

[RJH]

Roglic solid, Vlasov and Lipowitz solid… Interesting to see how well Primoz does in the mountains… Fingers crossed.

 

[JosefK]

Not a bad ride for Roglic with a broken back.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

It's Lisboa, so people have other things to do on a Saturday evening, and they already have the Volta, with cooler teams and cooler riders.

They are barely in Lisboa as well, belem is already pretty far out and then they only went west past alges

 

[RJH]

Not a bad ride for Roglic with a broken back.

Is it still healing?… Still broken?

 

[Potomac]

Well that was exciting to see McNulty win the day.

How long does he keep red?

 

[RJH]

It's Lisboa, so people have other things to do on a Saturday evening, and they already have the Volta, with cooler teams and cooler riders.

Yeah, and the heat makes people tired, also.

 

[Peyroteo94]

It's Lisboa, so people have other things to do on a Saturday evening, and they already have the Volta, with cooler teams and cooler riders.

Benfica is playing and beach is a big temptation, specially with this weather. No one can resist to lay down in the beach eating a "bola de Berlim"

 

[RJH]

Well that was exciting to see McNulty win the day.

How long does he keep red?

He could win the Vuelta, couldn’t he?

 

[Peyroteo94]

They are barely in Lisboa as well, belem is already pretty far out and then they only went west past alges

Belém belongs to Lisbon... Are you portuguese???

 

[red_flanders]

Sweet jersey, awesome win! Pretty exciting finish to a TT. Enjoyed that. Feel bad for Wout, but great to see McNulty get it.

 

[Lequack]

Can't believe this guy won

https://twitter.com/x/status/1824882868092289303

View: https://x.com/CyclingLegend_/status/1824882868092289303

 

[Netserk]

Van Aert will take the jersey tomorrow, good to see someone else take it today.

 

[Invicituz]

What a phenomenal performance by Brandon McNulty. His average winning speed was an unbelievable 57.197kph or 35.540mph. Chapeau!