Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 11: Padrón - Padrón, 166.4k

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Why are the Decathlon riders riding like they own the road?

Power gone to the head I suppose

OR maybe they are tired of the controlling job...probably didnt sign up for this...Come to Spain, have a few laughs, bit of paella, maybe go in breakaway, who knows win a stage ?

But no
 
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Did any team miss out 😂
Apart from Ag2R, only Wanty and EF. But the latter only because Rafferty waited for Carapaz.

Astana (Garofoli) and Groupama (Thompson and Germani) must be pretty unhappy as well, though, as there's really no excuse for Tejada and Küng to miss this group. Both would have been among the favorites to win.
 
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Anyone got a list of the breakaway

14KRUIJSWIJK Steven38:04
26VALTER Attila40:50
317MCNULTY Brandon1:15:42
424NARVÁEZ Jhonatan51:55
525RIVERA Brandon Smith1:43:41
634KNOX James1:24:31
745OOMEN Sam57:27
848VERONA Carlos1:01:54
964DENZ Nico1:56:21
1065GAMPER Patrick1:46:24
1167MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe39:10
1273HERMANS Quinten1:16:40
1382BENNETT George9:50
1483FRIGO Marco1:08:13
1585RICCITELLO Matthew41:59
1687STRONG Corbin1:24:50
1792CAMPENAERTS Victor1:32:41
1895LIVYNS Arjen1:42:12
1997SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo1:26:08
20102BYSTRØM Sven Erik1:50:17
21104GERMANI Lorenzo1:44:34
22108THOMPSON Reuben1:52:58
23123CANAL Carlos1:12:12
24128SÁNCHEZ Pelayo1:46:33
25136MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran1:38:22
26141DUNBAR Eddie15:55
27148ZANA Filippo1:18:40
28156LE BERRE Mathis1:24:13
29171POOLE Max51:17
30173HAMILTON Chris1:16:44
31174LEEMREIZE Gijs1:17:48
32181MARTIN Guillaume12:23
33185IZAGIRRE Ion42:48
34186HERRADA Jesús1:35:27
35193GAROFOLI Gianmarco1:21:39
36201BERRADE Urko48:19
37207RUIZ Ibon1:43:49
38216ISASA Xabier1:50:2

Oh, and Meurisse is currently the lone rider upfront by about 1:20.
 
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Thats alot of breakaway

Hard to pick one rider ftw...
MCNulty, Narvaez, Riccitello ?
Bennett. Israel might even be able to bring him and Riccitello to the final climb without a rouleur group having jumped ahead. But there's surely a lot of regrouping still to happen here.

Edit: Oh, and Dunbar has also looked good so far this race, so he should be good on the final climb.
 
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Israel will probably use Strong on the flat instead, but with the headwind on the final climb, I otherwise wouldn't rule him out
 
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Israel will probably use Strong on the flat instead, but with the headwind on the final climb, I otherwise wouldn't rule him out
You think Strong can survive 3km at 9% against proper climbers? Only chance I see is if he's in a sneaky group that leaves the likes of Dunbar behind. But sounds unlikely that Strong will be there and not Bennett/Riccitello.
 
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Some Belgians have a name that, to my eyes at least, could be pronounced in either a French or a Flemish manner. For years I looked at results of a guy who I assumed was called "Day-bou-shairr".

So which bad accent do I use for Meurisse?
 
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Some Belgians have a name that, to my eyes at least, could be pronounced in either a French or a Flemish manner. For years I looked at results of a guy who I assumed was called "Day-bou-shairr".

So which bad accent do I use for Meurisse?
Day-bou-shairr's first name should have given you a clue. :D

McEwen says Meurisse in the Flemish way and he might have some inside info, but that's not an obvious one, I agree.