Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 12: Ourense - Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda, 137.4k

[Tim Cahill]

First Spanish ProConti Vuelta win since?

 

[tobydawq]

First Spanish ProConti Vuelta win since?

Oh, too quick with the yes.

Mikel Iturria won stage 11 in that race.

 

[Sciatic]

Beautiful seeing how much the win meant to the team and Castrillo. Especially as it was largely due to the WT riders ****ing about, trying to be clever. Seems so rare that a victory like this seems to happen in GTs these days?

Great stuff—really happy for Kern Pharma who already had shown more aggression than most pro-conti teams in GTs these past few yrs.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Beautiful seeing how much the win meant to the team and Castrillo. Especially as it was largely due to the WT riders ****ing about, trying to be clever. Seems so rare that a victory like this seems to happen in GTs these days?

Most likely the emotions come from the passing of Manolo Azcona, who died this week. He was the big man behind the team. All the way from a minuscule team called AD Galibier, to the famous Lizarte school and which would eventually become Kern Pharma. The team that has launched so many careers, including Castrillo and Soler and, to some extend, Carapaz.

 

[tobydawq]

Most likely the emotions come from the passing of Manolo Azcona, who died this week. He was the big man behind the team. All the way from a minuscule team called AD Galibier, to the famous Lizarte school and which would eventually become Kern Pharma. The team that has launched so many careers, including Castrillo and Soler and, to some extend, Carapaz.

I think he even died today (or maybe yesterday) as there was a minute's silence in his honour at the start of the stage.

 

[Rob5091]

Chapeau Castrillo & Kern Phrma - he's been in the break a few times and looked good so a well deserved win. A win for an invite team is also always a good thing. Poole again with a chance to win, but messed around a bit too much and throw it away. Another day maybe.

 

[Oldermanish]

Absolutely. Poole did not trust his ability.

Or overconfident on his closing ability by 20 seconds or so. The Vuelta is always entertaining for these kinds of finishes.

 

[Bolder]

No he should blame himself, he was gone with Narvaez 2 or 3 times on the climb but he refused to immediately word or his turns were only a few seconds.

Oh yeah, definitely on Poole. I meant the fear of pulling anyone who might have something left to come around you at the line...

 

[saunaking]

At least the last 7 km are relatively hard and last 2 km enough to do a bit of a different. Will definitely see more than yesterday, thats too pessimistic of a take I think, Netserk. It is a MTF after all with decent gradients towards the end. Could see Ben lose 10-20, but nothing major will happen.. and then I agree with you: WVA for the win!

man screw you guys for me getting my hopes up today
what a snorefest

 

[Valv.Piti]

I think my assessment was half right to be honest, the terrain was there to do more than what happened. Everybody just agreed to wait for tomorrow

 

[Netserk]

I think my assessment was half right to be honest, the terrain was there to do more than what happened. Everybody just agreed to wait for tomorrow

Wide roads to a ski station on mid gradients at the end of the easiest stage of the week in the middle of race with plenty of hard MTFs coming up. O'Connor was never going to lose time today when the break takes the stage win.

 

[Red Rick]

I'm not gonna lie I was full coping mode finding the one example of Contador taking off on Arcalis in 2009 on similar gradients minutes behind a breakaway

 

[Valv.Piti]

I'm not gonna lie I was full coping mode finding the one example of Contador taking off on Arcalis in 2009 on similar gradients minutes behind a breakaway

Arcalis is significantly harder and not really a good comp IMO

 

[dobrien]

That's a pretty epic win.

So happy for Castrillo and his team; gotta love that one!!

 

[Oldermanish]

I think my assessment was half right to be honest, the terrain was there to do more than what happened. Everybody just agreed to wait for tomorrow

I think every team's Doms know what's coming and fear those hills. No point in burning them out now. I'd hate to be in this race with that job but at least it's bearable temperature-wise.

 

[Squire]

Arcalis Contador is significantly harder greater and not really a good comp IMO

Fixed that for you.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats Pablo!

 

[KZD]

Kern Pharma and Castrillo's resilience were rewarded with a stage win. Great moment for them.

A bit disappointed with the lack of action among the favourites but understandable given the fact that there are two very hard MTF's still to come this week.

 

[perico]

Einer Rubio has COVID. My guess is that Lazkano has it too if you judge how he road today.

Movistar better keep Enric covered in a full body condom. Probably need to keep Nairo and Pelayo isolated too so Mas has someone that could conceivably help out.

 

[Andy262]

Nice win for Castrillo/Kern

Good to see a pro conti team get the win.

 

[RedheadDane]

Movistar better keep Enric covered in a full body condom.

What?

 

[perico]

What?

It was a joke. Did you ever see the Naked Gun?

 

[RedheadDane]

It was a joke. Did you ever see the Naked Gun?

No.

 

[Lequack]

Such a wonderful win today for the underdogs, Kern Pharma, and Pablo Castrillo. So happy for them. It's not often a wildcard team wins, so it's nice to savor these moments.

And also a sad goodbye to the man who made the team what it is, Manolo Azcona. We just learned about it today.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1829088271781028129

View: https://twitter.com/EqKernPharma/status/1829088271781028129

 

[joe_papp]

Disappointed that Carapaz didn't try to kick Bouchard butt today! As long as you let someone push you around, they and others will continue to do so.