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

[Didinho]

I’m ready for a Del Toro stage win.

Team Soler not far.

 

[Sciatic]

But all in all, the sport is the result of what the fans want and what the teams want. If you want the extreme stuff, you'll have to acknowledge the risk. Otherwise it's hypocrisy.

Except that it IS cycling—Wout’s crash was the same kind I’ve had to avoid on my bike commute to work, no matter what you can’t take freak accidents out of cycling.

 

[Samamba]

Vine's KOM jersey won't be in the bag after this stage.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Vine looks so confused

I agree that mustache was a bad choice.

 

[Samamba]

Poole winning this, maybe Del Torro if he finally found his legs but doubt it.

 

[Tim Cahill]

About to see the most telegraphed comeback-look tired-attack combo of all time from Marc.

 

[RedheadDane]

@Sciatic... how did that happen?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Marc Soler attacks. Drops his teammate.

 

[Didinho]

Marc Soler attacks. Drops his teammate.

Marc doesn’t have teammates.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Poole attacks. Drops Soler.

 

[Samamba]

UAE is ridiculously dumb, perfect for Poole

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Marc Soler attacks. Drops his teammate.

And himself.

 

[Penninepeddler]

WTF are UAE doing lmao.

Had 3 in a ~10 man group... now 0 in a 4 man group.

Horrific tactically.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Poole looks good, so does Zana

 

[Tim Cahill]

Wouldn't underestimate Del Toro though, he did this in Tirreno and teleported to the front after we didn't see him the entire climb

 

[Sciatic]

I’ve gotten annoyed with Decathlon’s doms trying to fight with other teams to be at the front at the start of climbs. Do they think other teams will mistake them for Ineos and just settle in behind them while they ride the tempo they want? Of course they want that but it’s not something they could manage on many of these climbs. Just creates unnecessary chaos.

 

[Brullnux]

Soler lmao

 

[Didinho]

Soler got 9 lifes. He deserves a stage win at this point.

 

[Scarponi]

Soler with the froome-yo

 

[Tim Cahill]

Poole has trouble getting rid of Zana, Soler attacks and gets rid of him for him.

 

[Rechtschreibfehler]

Soler not dead yet, attack!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

VAMOS MARC

 

[Didinho]

LANDANIII

 

[topcat]

Landa. Race over

 

[Kaptain Kool]

WTF are UAE doing lmao.

Had 3 in a ~10 man group... now 0 in a 4 man group.

Horrific tactically.

Maybe made some mistakes this stage. But remember just 2 days they successfully executed a masterplan to have Vine ride domestique so that Sivakov was able to squeak into the top 10 in GC. Big budget or not, you can't have everything all the time.