Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 18: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Maeztu, 179.3k

[Netserk]

It was really not a lot of gap. 6-7s at top. Hard to keep in a descend if they one chasing risks (and he also has Lafay and Paret Peintre).

Furthermore, all the riders up the road that waited meant that the group got quite big, so with a long tail on the descent. Makes it easier to gain contact.

 

[noob]

Lefwvrere you have an AMETEUR team. They should be screaming at the radio to get pederson, whoever is ahead to drop back and pull hard for their leader, he race for a podium and the team has nothing else to get from this race . Comeon man somebody please tell lefwvre this

Lefevere there's a guy on cyclingnews who wants to talk to you!

Hope this hleps.

 

[Tim Cahill]

QS Vuelta/ToB double disasterclass

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Excellent entertainment—lots to keep an eye on these last 25 km

Need almost half a dozen screens to keep up with everything

 

[Ricco']

Lefwvrere you have an AMETEUR team. They should be screaming at the radio to get pederson, whoever is ahead to drop back and pull hard for their leader, he race for a podium and the team has nothing else to get from this race . Comeon man somebody please tell lefwvre this

Great cuisine in the Basque Country.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Lan_dismal_ismo

 

[search]

Was Kuss dropped by Group Landa, or what happened to him?

 

[ppanther92]

Never

Went back now in Eurosport player. That was the gap on top. Roughly 5s.
E: to the tail of the group even less.

 

[RedheadDane]

Pedersen down with Landa now.
Better late than never...

 

[E_F_]

Casper P insane 30 km pull coming now.

 

[noob]

Maybe Landa ill?

 

[Fantastico]

But he waited for VPP who was 10 seconds later

I just rewatched the end of the climb and the descent. There was never a gap of more than 10 seconds. Maybe even less. At the top of the climb it was around 8 seconds.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

What a joke my god, Cattaneo sit in a group with actual winners for an 8th place in the stage. PULL HIM BACK NOW, this is an all hands on deck situation. Landa should go to new Astana team, they would actually care for theirnleade r

 

[Faserr]

Was Kuss dropped by Group Landa, or what happened to him?

Yes.

 

[ppanther92]

Landa and Kuss will lose easily 3min+ (should they continue to ride in the "peloton").

 

[noob]

Yates looks like he's on a Sunday ride :O

 

[E_F_]

KÜNG-KØNG

 

[Tim Cahill]

David Gaudu leaping up to top-5 deep into a GC in 2024, who would've thought

 

[SafeBet]

What a joke my god, Cattaneo sit in a group with actual winners for an 8th place in the stage. PULL HIM BACK NOW, this is an all hands on deck situation. Landa should go to new Astana team, they would actually care for theirnleade r

Landa is finally free and you complain.

 

[Faserr]

Without Cattaneo Landa will loose over 3min

 

[ppanther92]

How hard is this last rise on the profile?

 

[E_F_]

Landa is finally free and you complain.

Free from team support...

 

[Peyroteo94]

I just rewatched the end of the climb and the descent. There was never a gap of more than 10 seconds. Maybe even less. At the top of the climb it was around 8 seconds.

And VPP was there?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

David Gaudu leaping up to top-5 deep into a GC in 2024, who would've thought

I never stopped believing in him.

 

[Miha81]

Thought it will be boring stage and missed most action due to Eurosport commercials or babysitting :/