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

[Mako]

Wow. The break is a mess without WvA and I'm not convinced anymore that the break is gonna win this. WvA will get Llomena max points and then soft pedal it out while being perfectly happy to let the GC guys take max points on Covadonga.

 

[noob]

I wonder who did bite Wout for him to have that size of scar. A giant 🪰

 

[noob]

Cyclists are so disgusting really first they flap their genitals and then they drink and then dry their nose with hands and arms.

Kinda like kids. Or dogs

 

[Samamba]

Wow. The break is a mess without WvA and I'm not convinced anymore that the break is gonna win this. WvA will get Llomena max points and then soft pedal it out while being perfectly happy to let the GC guys take max points on Covadonga.

They have 9 minutes and the favorites in that group have teammates with them to keep the tempo up... No reason to think this break will get caught today. Peloton isn't trying.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Van Aert has a great fluid pedalling action, always makes it look like he's not doing much whilst going pretty fast.

Van art fans grasping at straws when trying to advocate against MVDP these days

 

[Mako]

They have 9 minutes and the favorites in that group have teammates with them to keep the tempo up... No reason to think this break will get caught today. Peloton isn't trying.

But it's UAE. Soler and Vine are famous for a lot of things, teamwork being not one of them.

 

[ppanther92]

If you remove Tadej's wins, UAE is still the team with most wins this season.

Thats true but the argument that it was in subpar races has some credit.

One GT stage (McNulty).
Three WT stage races (Yates, Ayuso, Wellens).

Those are the meaningful ones. But also 30 wins in non-WT races.

 

[topcat]

Van art fans grasping at straws when trying to advocate against MVDP these days

Van Aert is the next Marc Soler.

 

[Samamba]

But it's UAE. Soler and Vine are famous for a lot of things, teamwork being not one of them.

Vine literally was the best teammate ever on Sunday for Sivakov. Also he should be their leader today.
The point remains the same (as every other mountain stage lately), no one in peloton is interested so the break wins (or atleast someone out of it).

 

[Mako]

Vine literally was the best teammate ever on Sunday for Sivakov. Also he should be their leader today.
The point remains the same (as every other mountain stage lately), no one in peloton is interested so the break wins (or atleast someone out of it).

You're probablyright.

Yeah on Sunday Vine was great! A lot of other times I recall... not so much. But might be bias.

 

[noob]

I fell asleep 2 seconds Wout was caught?

 

[Mako]

I fell asleep 2 seconds Wout was caught?

He sat up

 

[noob]

But it's UAE. Soler and Vine are famous for a lot of things, teamwork being not one of them.

Wait what? Vine is not a bad teammate. He just crashes a lot.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Mads Poole looks like the best candidate for the win?

 

[Landeirovic]

Thats true but the argument that it was in subpar races has some credit.

One GT stage (McNulty).
Three WT stage races (Yates, Ayuso, Wellens).

Those are the meaningful ones. But also 30 wins in non-WT races.

They won Basque with a great tactical plan with Bax, Soler and Arrieta

 

[Taxus4a]

Hope one team try something at Llomena...Movistar, T Rex, or even Bora

 

[Peyroteo94]

Go go Movi!! Carnage incoming!!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mads Poole looks like the best candidate for the win?

It looks like Enric Mads might have other ideas.

 

[Luthor]

Movistar pacing, the break gets even more time

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Expecting a Soler burst ...

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Go go Movi!! Carnage incoming!!

Roglic isnt the only former cobadonga winner in the race!

Nairo has been peaking for this third week since July 2017

 

[Earns1985]

Lazkano as satellite rider not the worst option..

 

[Slavique Nuke]

Movistar has some plans, I wonder how they will fail

 

[Samamba]

They will try to make it a bit harder by going faster on this climb, but it won't be for the stage.

 

[noob]

This is so pretty. Sick noob obviously have to fall asleep. Such mighty views.