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

[Tricycle Rider]

Oh! Thanks for reminding me they're part of the show. I forgot. (literally, no joke)

That river is amazing!

I need Phil Liggett to mention there are some fish in that river that only he can see...

 

[johnymax]

I am amused about how all the "experts" thought this stage would go to Rogla.

Didn't three of them pick Mas?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Will never forget majka being totally baffled in his interview after being beaten for the win by totally unknown Spanish climber on la camperona in that stage a few years ago. Maybe Oscar rodrigues can cement his legacy with another dominant win today

You should never underestimate a Basque rider. He's also found some decent form this year, after that Giro crash hampered him last season.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Ineos could really use something, preferably a win...

 

[Sciatic]

Kern Pharma has been prominent or at least visible in most of the breakaways thus far. But I haven’t paid attention to which riders—or has it generally been the same guy?

 

[search]

I am amused about how all the "experts" thought this stage would go to Rogla.

Didn't three of them pick Mas?

to be fair, (in case we're talking about the Eurosport game) they get points for Top 10. So in case of a somewhat open day, point-wise it usually makes more sense to just pick Roglic than a random breakaway guy, like Voigt usually does. Who always ends up last for a reason.

Not sure why anyone would pick Mas over Roglic on a "sprint" stage like today's, though.

 

[Sciatic]

Those ramps? Assisted suicide Spanish-style?

 

[search]

Kern Pharma has been prominent or at least visible in most of the breakaways thus far. But I haven’t paid attention to which riders—or has it generally been the same guy?

most days it was Castrillo, yeah - it's his 4th time up the road today. Yesterday Urko Berrade.

 

[Sciatic]

most days it was Castrillo, yeah - it's his 4th time up the road today. Yesterday Urko Berrade.

Thanks

 

[ManicJack]

most days it was Castrillo, yeah - it's his 4th time up the road today. Yesterday Urko Berrade.

Watching the US peacock feed they never even mention them.

 

[noob]

Those ramps? Assisted suicide Spanish-style?

Oh what a way to go out!

 

[ppanther92]

Skejmoze is doing this vuelta? Another ninja rider in this race

He really does a Zubeldia GC attempt.

 

[RedheadDane]

Those ramps? Assisted suicide Spanish-style?

You'd have to climb over the fence.

You know what? I changed my mind; I'm no longer rooting for Verona.
I'm hoping for an epic Mauro vs Mauri show-down!

Soler didn't, though...

 

[Netserk]

Has anything happened yet?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Poole doing too much too soon again, no need to chase Verona so hard there

 

[noob]

Has anything happened yet?

Just half of the break killing itself. Or at least "trying"

 

[noob]

Honestly the sight seeing of today stage was to die for so no matter the race.

 

[Sciatic]

That was a strange attack—riding on the other side of the road as though he was in the group’s blind spot of their side-view mirror, and no one reacted.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Verona going for it (for now)

 

[noob]

Verona going for it (for now)

I finally realize it's actually the same rider that used to go in every vuelta break for Movistar! I wasn't sure until now if he just had a name twin

 

[ciranda]

I'm rooting for Verona!
Because then Trek will have a winner named for a major city two days in a row.
And he's a bit behind in the "City-named winners' race"...

but it's not "jonathan milano"

 

[RedheadDane]

Castrillo going for the win for the Kern Pharma founder.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Quite a few puzzled looks when Ineos were rumoured to sign Castrillo but be does seem to have something about him.

 

[tobydawq]

Could we introduce a meaningless yellow card system on the forum?
Crack a joke- yellow card.
Question Rog's form - yellow card.
Using the words ciciban and stomp- yellow card.

Pretending there's no way to watch a race after it happened - orange card.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Castrillo upfront now - the break is pretty wild