Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 10: Ponteareas - Baiona, 159.6k

[ChasingPotatoes]

With regards to Pacher's contribution, it seems more prudent to cooperate and be 100% sure of that second place, rather than to not cooperate and risk getting worked over and getting dropped, even having to give up that second place to the first chasers.

 

[Unchained]

Pacher should've stopped pulling a long time ago. What is he doing? They're taking turns as if the others are 10 seconds behind them.

He rode the perfect, pragmatic race strategy given who was paired with, brilliant would have been to devise a way to beat Wout but that being unlikely to impossible, Parcher deserves praise..

 

[Didinho]

What is it with riders riding for a top 2 spot? If I was in his situation and you know it will be place 1 to 5, why don’t you do anything what will give you the most chance to 1. I don’t care if I was 2nd or 5th.
You just knew it would end up like Politt in the Omloop. Don’t get this.

Or teams don’t wanting to do everything to get in the break, we all knew this would end up like this. Or the teams with Wout in the break. Don’t work and try another break where you have more chance.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau WvA - stage win, lots of Green Jersey points and 2nd on KOM too. Not a bad day, and a mention in despatches for Pacher.
GC guys, a warm up before the next days.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

Pellizotti making a guest appearance.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Dolphins!

Maybe today's stage wasn't too thrilling, but the scenery definitely delivered.

 

[movingtarget]

WVA does what he does. Good result for Pacher. Soler needs the Shark of Messina Descending Seminar...............

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

And if they got caught, Pacher would have a better chance than in a two-up sprint against WVA.

They wouldn’t have got caught. A) WVA wouldn’t have allowed it, b) the other two (then 3) were cooked

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Wout wins, then rocks the Zoolander haircut warming down on the trainer.

GOAT.

 

[memyselfandI]

Doesn't change a thing, WVA was not even riding all out just yet, it's obvious. No one had a slightest chance in that escape gruppo.

 

[noob]

Oh UCI points for Groupama

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

You guys ever considered Wout told patcher to pull or else get a beating behind the podium????

The guy normally relies on a Danish herring and the only underweight American on the planet for protection. Do you really think Pacher should be intimidated by that?

 

[topcat]

Congratulations Quentin Pacher on a beautiful 2nd place.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Congratulations Quentin Pacher on a beautiful 2nd place.

Historic and unforgettable

 

[Jagartrott]

What is it with riders riding for a top 2 spot? If I was in his situation and you know it will be place 1 to 5, why don’t you do anything what will give you the most chance to 1. I don’t care if I was 2nd or 5th.
You just knew it would end up like Politt in the Omloop. Don’t get this.

Or teams don’t wanting to do everything to get in the break, we all knew this would end up like this. Or the teams with Wout in the break. Don’t work and try another break where you have more chance.

Yeah, *you* don't care if you would get 2nd or 5th, but I'm guessing that for Pacher, that actually does make a difference. He's 32, he'll take what he can get. Also, he probably figured that if he started 'playing it smart', Van Aert would get annoyed after a while and just drop him. I'm not saying it was perfect, but getting more than second here was almost impossible in this situation.

 

[Unchained]

Belgian pozzato shamelessly resorting to buying the services of other riders to help him win mickey mouse transition stages in the Vuelta, stages where Marc Soler is the only other rider trying to win.

This is a clear and obvious sign of desperation for small wins and indicative of his current status in the world cycling.

After blatantly applying an illegal chain lube to win e3 last year, on camera, I would never thought he could stoop to new lows

Shame on you quinten pascher.

I don't know if English is your first language, in American dialect, any rider,team director or race officials that would have an issue with chain lube being the difference in winning and losing is a petty punk. If you went to judges table filing a protest to DQ a rider for illegal lube the laughter would be loud and long lasting. That kind of protest would follow a rider forever!! Right up there w I got beat because the guy had illegal aero socks or shoe covers!!

 

[Didinho]

What a beautiful place!

 

[Unchained]

Kung establishing himself as a Vuelta sprinter specialist!!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Yeah, *you* don't care if you would get 2nd or 5th, but I'm guessing that for Pacher, that actually does make a difference. He's 32, he'll take what he can get. Also, he probably figured that if he started 'playing it smart', Van Aert would get annoyed after a while and just drop him. I'm not saying it was perfect, but getting more than second here was almost impossible in this situation.

Can't wait for van aert to return the favour by working tirelessly to gift Roubaix to pascher next spring. Masterclass tactics by the francois

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Yeah, *you* don't care if you would get 2nd or 5th, but I'm guessing that for Pacher, that actually does make a difference. He's 32, he'll take what he can get. Also, he probably figured that if he started 'playing it smart', Van Aert would get annoyed after a while and just drop him. I'm not saying it was perfect, but getting more than second here was almost impossible in this situation.

For your information, he finished second in a Vuelta stage two years ago as well and was in tears at falling short of the win.

 

[Unchained]

Wout wins, then rocks the Zoolander haircut warming down on the trainer.

GOAT.

I find the highlights very very attractive if he goes more he risks getting a Cruella de Vil look.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Trophy presenter taking the trophies away before Wout's kid drops them or hurts himself

 

[Brullnux]

Van Aert's climbing form looks to be improving a lot, should be on track for 3rd at the Worlds.

 

[zlev11]

harold tejada picking me up some velogames points with his sprint for a useless 10th place, chapeau

 

[Black Betsy]

Glad Wout didn't give the stage.
53 more to go!