Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 19: Logroño - Alto de Moncalvillo, 173.2k

[solo80k]

O'Conner might hold second

We will drop big time tomorrow and finish below top 5 probably. Really good ride this Vuelta, defending until the last weekend.

 

[Carols]

Bora puts on a masterclass for the entire race and drops Rogla off at 5km. Then he puts on a masterclass of riding alone and gaining time. I'll bet the Bora management is drinking to themselves for having picked up Primoz!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Guess Rogla went into red. Just not on the climb

Bora's pace was insane, but glad it worked out for them and for Roglic.

 

[Divergence]

Guess Rogla went into red. Just not on the climb

I just hope he does not ride around like a tomato with a one piece suit. I guess he has never done that sacrilege to a leader's jersey in his career so far, but BOC looked ridiculous today.

 

[ontheroad]

Roglic very impressive, he has rode a perfect race tactically and should have cemented a 4th Vuelta after today.

O'Connor fought gallantly and may yet salvage a podium but I think he may slip out of the first three tomorrow, it has been a slow death by a thousand cuts since he took the red jersey.

Mas tried to chase down Roglic and eventually blew up but he tried and still clawed back time on O'Connor so it was a good result for him as I expect him to finish second now.

Carapaz just didn't have it in the legs today even though he was trying to close down the gap but still gained some time in a race for the podium. i think the main battle now will be for that third spot on the podium between O'Connor and Carapaz.

Gaudu seems to be getting stronger as the race goes on. He is at his highest level in some time while Skjelmose also climbed well today and will now be aiming for a top 5 and possibly more on GC if he has a good day tomorrow.

 

[jmdirt]

Congrats PR! STOMP!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Bora puts on a masterclass for the entire race and drops Rogla off at 5km. Then he puts on a masterclass of riding alone and gaining time. I'll bet the Bora management is drinking to themselves for having picked up Primoz!

They should be. They aren't though, already looking for his replacement. If Evenepoel and maybe later down the line Jarno end up at Bora then the Roglic thread will be a hotbed of action in the next couple of years.

 

[Netserk]

Hilarious how despite RedBull launching Rogla with an insane pace that the rest ignored, it was still Mas, Carapaz and O'Connor who blew up in the end.

 

[movingtarget]

Roglic's kind of stage and he delivered. Mas just can't finish off on the climbs while being consistent throughout. Gaudu back in form. O'Connor heading for another 4th place in a grand tour ? if so that will be a 4th in every GT but like he said, he's tired of finishing 4th..........

 

[RedheadDane]

Skjelmose (when Reedtz mentioned that there weren't many pictures of him): I wasn't a pretty sight. You didn't miss anything.

 

[Scarponi]

They should be. They aren't though, already looking for his replacement. If Evenepoel and maybe later down the line Jarno end up at Bora then the Roglic thread will be a hotbed of action in the next couple of years.

Dauphine + Veulta isn’t good enough apparently

 

[Sciatic]

That was exciting, yet boring and predictable at the same time. Alrighty.

I don’t get the boring part. Sure the outcome became clear before the finish, but I thought the anticipation leading into the climb was a nice bit of tension because things were going to blow up but we didn’t know how or who among the leaders would perform. And there’s always drama in how long the red jersey can hang on when the elastic breaks.

 

[JosefK]

A 5km Roglastomp? Yes, thank you.

 

[Miha81]

Dauphine + Veulta isn’t good enough apparently

Red Bull probably wants more. They did in every sport they joined in. Best of the best or we are gone

 

[Miha81]

Bora's pace was insane, but glad it worked out for them and for Roglic.

I was a little affraid it might backfire. But he is on form. Would not be surprised if he takes tomorrow stage also.

 

[Scarponi]

Red Bull probably wants more. They did in every sport they joined in. Best of the best or we are gone

They have the cash to throw at Pogacar. Remco ain’t it

 

[Miha81]

They have the cash to throw at Pogacar. Remco ain’t it

They have but just have to wait until 2027 or something like that. But if tensions in UAE are real this might change sooner.

I think Remco can be a treath if the ruite suits him and he prepares solely for Tour.

 

[Netserk]

Can you feel it?
Keep stomping
Keep moving
Can you feel it?
Stomping, keep
Stomping, keep
Moving
Now can you feel it?
Can you feel that's real?

Keep on stomping to the stomp song!

 

[TourOfSardinia]

What a low key celebration from Rogla.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

BORA stronger than 2020 Jumbo Visma confirmed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1832081884714598826

View: https://x.com/ammattipyoraily/status/1832081884714598826

 

[hfer07]

just got to watch the last 10K

WOW - Roglic & Co just went thermonuclear
and what a pity on Mas just blowing up at the last 200 meters to the finish line.....

I guess tomorrow is going to be about Mas & Roglic consolidating winner & runner up spots...

 

[Escarabajo]

Bora only had to use Martinez a couple of times this Vuelta. In those 2 times the Vuelta was decided.

I thought that Roglic was going to blow up due to the insane pace, but at the end was the right move both times, just because he recovered faster than the rest, and once he created the gap he maintained it.

 

[bNator]

Red Bull probably wants more. They did in every sport they joined in. Best of the best or we are gone

In that case, there’s only one rider they can hire. And it’s not Evenepoel…

 

[AmRacer]

In that case, there’s only one rider they can hire. And it’s not Evenepoel…

Ayuso?

 

[ontheroad]

Bora only had to use Martinez a couple of times this Vuelta. In those 2 times the Vuelta was decided.

I thought that Roglic was going to blow up due to the insane pace, but at the end was the right move both times, just because he recovered faster than the rest, and once he created the gap he maintained it.

It was an infernal pace when Martinez moved to the front but I wonder was that part of the plan from Bora to drop everyone else from so far out. It didn't look like the optimum tactic at the time but it worked out simply because Roglic was so much stronger than all the other leading contenders and was able to sustain it and pull further away.