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

[Samamba]

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

Cause that's what controlling teams always do? Also, basically everyone who wanted is in the break, it's not like they did anything wrong.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

At least 30 riders in the break? Maybe 40.

32 according to PCS

Edit: actually now it's 39 because the big group caught up to the lone riders up front, and peloton is 3:15 behind.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

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

 

[Potomac]

So.....No way today's stage winner is not in the break?

 

[Potomac]

But three Red bull riders are in the break?

 

[Scarponi]

Did any team miss out 😂

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Adam Blythe ...aaahhhh

The teams are not worried about George Bennett
The teams dont want George Bennett to gain time and go up the GC

Says one thing and then says the opposite...such punditry

 

[ppanther92]

Goerge Bennett for GC!

 

[Potomac]

Replay shows it was a decathlon rider that crashed into Carapaz.

 

[Squire]

Adam Blythe ...aaahhhh

The teams are not worried about George Bennett
The teams dont want George Bennett to gain time and go up the GC

Says one thing and then says the opposite...such punditry

The entire Eurosport 'saying lots of words without any regard to what they mean' crew is on at the same time now.

 

[search]

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.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Anyone got a list of the breakaway

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Replay shows it was a decathlon rider that crashed into Carapaz.

It looked like Carapaz had no room to move courtesy of Decathlon's blockade, but thankfully he appears to be all right.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Anyone got a list of the breakaway

1		4	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	38:04
2		6	VALTER Attila	40:50
3		17	MCNULTY Brandon	1:15:42
4		24	NARVÁEZ Jhonatan	51:55
5		25	RIVERA Brandon Smith	1:43:41
6		34	KNOX James	1:24:31
7		45	OOMEN Sam	57:27
8		48	VERONA Carlos	1:01:54
9		64	DENZ Nico	1:56:21
10		65	GAMPER Patrick	1:46:24
11		67	MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe	39:10
12		73	HERMANS Quinten	1:16:40
13		82	BENNETT George	9:50
14		83	FRIGO Marco	1:08:13
15		85	RICCITELLO Matthew	41:59
16		87	STRONG Corbin	1:24:50
17		92	CAMPENAERTS Victor	1:32:41
18		95	LIVYNS Arjen	1:42:12
19		97	SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo	1:26:08
20		102	BYSTRØM Sven Erik	1:50:17
21		104	GERMANI Lorenzo	1:44:34
22		108	THOMPSON Reuben	1:52:58
23		123	CANAL Carlos	1:12:12
24		128	SÁNCHEZ Pelayo	1:46:33
25		136	MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran	1:38:22
26		141	DUNBAR Eddie	15:55
27		148	ZANA Filippo	1:18:40
28		156	LE BERRE Mathis	1:24:13
29		171	POOLE Max	51:17
30		173	HAMILTON Chris	1:16:44
31		174	LEEMREIZE Gijs	1:17:48
32		181	MARTIN Guillaume	12:23
33		185	IZAGIRRE Ion	42:48
34		186	HERRADA Jesús	1:35:27
35		193	GAROFOLI Gianmarco	1:21:39
36		201	BERRADE Urko	48:19
37		207	RUIZ Ibon	1:43:49
38		216	ISASA Xabier	1:50:2

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

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Felix Gall gives good interview

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Thats alot of breakaway

Hard to pick one rider ftw...
MCNulty, Narvaez, Riccitello ?

Hamilton Dunbar, Izagirre ????

 

[Potomac]

I have both McNulty and Narvaez in the PCS game today.

 

[Squire]

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.

 

[search]

Israel will probably use Strong on the flat instead, but with the headwind on the final climb, I otherwise wouldn't rule him out

 

[AnotherArmChair]

G Martin for another top 10 GC this Vuelta

 

[Rob5091]

Another giant break with 6 minutes on the peloton. I'm getting déjà vu again.

 

[Squire]

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.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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?

 

[Squire]

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.

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

 

[Sciatic]

Always fun to turn the race on, see the 1st thing they’re showing and think “hmm, the peloton is already pretty small.” Then realizing, “wait, that’s the break?!”