Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 16: Luanco - Lagos de Covadonga, 181.3k

[Coffeeplanter]

His most iconic moment was him putting on the wrong helmet and blowing the tour, while some confused Jumbo faces look on in horror.

Stabbing his most trusted luitenant Kuss in the back after he had saved so many grand tours for him was pretty iconic tbh.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Darren Rafferty been taking break formation tips from Ben Healy, might want to follow someone else's wheel once in a while Darren.

 

[Samamba]

Break is gone now

 

[Samamba]

But stage 19 is a Unipuerto with a tailor-made Roglic finish. They need a long, hard day to give Mas a better chance to distance Roglic. Today and stage 20 are really the only opportunities.

Yeah well an unipuerto stage is the only controllable one for them. More, they have Lazkano pulling the break right now even tho he ccan never win

 

[Tim Cahill]

Correct mix of riders I think, half of them dangerous for the win the others engines.

Rafferty made it but I think it could be a satellite for hopefully a big Carapaz move later on.

 

[Lequack]

Correct mix of riders I think, half of them dangerous for the win the others engines.

No, because there is no Castrillo. How can there be a break without him?

 

[dazaau]

Surely uae conjure up a stage win from this break.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Eisel "It's not about manipulation dear viewers, it's just about a game you play with the rules to manipu... use them to your best advantage."

 

[Tim Cahill]

Marc Soler has the opportunity to do the funniest thing for the KOM points on the first climb

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Van Aert vs. Vine mountain sprinting for the KOM?

 

[Rackham]

Now Rog can put his feet up, relax and drop a watts bomb on Covadonga.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

There is a chance on Llomena

Yates and/or Sivakov should just go for it, legs or no legs. Fringe top-10 is meaningless for UAE anyway.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Marc Soler you are my hero

 

[Tim Cahill]

That's it Ben get back in amongst the cars, easier to draft

 

[IndurainsTdF1994]

20 seconds for BOC for holding on to the car (before his mechanical). Or do the rules not apply if you have a mechanical afterwards?

 

[Samamba]

20 seconds for BOC for holding on to the car (before his mechanical). Or do the rules not apply if you have a mechanical afterwards?

You are trolling right?

 

[Rou]

Decathlon should not allow the stage to be easy. They should make it as hard as possible and chase the break all day to zap Roglic's legs. If Roglic arrives fresh at the base of Covadonga a minute loss for BOC minimum.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Let's just give everyone apart from Nicolas Vinokurov a 4 hour penalty.

 

[Luthor]

Decathlon should not allow the stage to be easy. They should make it as hard as possible and chase the break all day to zap Roglic's legs. If Roglic arrives fresh at the base of Covadonga a minute loss for BOC minimum.

I don't think Decathlon cares only about Roglic. Realistically Roglic takes it anyway no matter the pace but Mas/Carapaz can be beaten and a harder pace favors them.

 

[dazaau]

Decathlon should not allow the stage to be easy. They should make it as hard as possible and chase the break all day to zap Roglic's legs. If Roglic arrives fresh at the base of Covadonga a minute loss for BOC minimum.

Agree it's not good for anyone except Bora for Roglic to arrive at the base fresh.

 

[Luthor]

You are trolling right?

So holding to cars repeatedly is somehow fair? It's basically similar to a sticky bottle.

 

[Mako]

Who's pulling in the Peloton right now?

 

[Luthor]

Who's pulling in the Peloton right now?

Pulling in an overstatement at 8 minutes down. Obviously Decathlon

 

[Bolder]

I think Decathlon are playing this wisely. O'Connor has a better chance to stick with Roglic on Covadonga if he's fresh, I think.

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Yes, leaning onto the car for a few seconds to discuss if to change bike or have it fixed on the spot while going the same pace as the free wheeling peleton in a downhill is the exact same thing as voluntary changing a bike before the final climb to get an advantage and then cut the 30s gap back to the peleton by fully drafting behind a car the full time.

The world is out to get Primoz Roglic, you guys got it figured out.