Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024 Stage 3, Lousã-Castelo Branco, 191.5k

[RedheadDane]

Skjelmose's recipe for making an ice west:
Get your grandma to sew a lot of ice bags together.

 

[Brullnux]

I think this is probably my favorite victory celebration! It’s fun, a bit silly, doesn’t show anyone else up, looks cool.

Isn't it just an advert though?

 

[red_flanders]

Didn't Sagan used to do something similar

Don't recall that, but can't say for sure.

Isn't it just an advert though?

I don't know about "just" but it's for sure an advert. Doesn't bother me, it's done with enthusiasm.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Mate is just ecstatic on the podium, good for the orange squad!

Edit - only just now found out Mate is 40, wow! I have a new old rider to root for!

He will retire after the last stage in Madrid, so you won't get to root for him for long.

 

[Mayomaniac]

GC Wout anyone?

Hell yeah brother!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Hell yeah brother!

If GC Wout is him softpedalling and losing 15 min tomorrow, count me in brother

 

[Tricycle Rider]

He will retire after the last stage in Madrid, so you won't get to root for him for long.

It's all right, in that case I hope he has one last good GT and I'll be keeping my eye on him!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It's all right, in that case I hope he has one last good GT and I'll be keeping my eye on him!

He's definitely come to love Portugal after winning stages in the last two Voltas, but hopefully he can keep it going on the other side of the border, too.

 

[Oldermanish]

Isn't it just an advert though?

For Bora....

 

[Oldermanish]

One thing was more apparent on this stage: riders signaling obstacles frequently. It was refreshing to see guys on the edges and the middle warning of approaching dangers, particularly from about 18km to the finish. The last 6km was a complete minefield and no one crashed! It's early and most are fresh and racey; so that's new.

 

[scribers]

GC Wout anyone?

lol not this again

 

[Hugh Januss]

lol not this again

Did you see Wout's own reaction to that post race today?

 

[Unchained]

lol not this again

Wout had the power and torque today of a Belgian draft horse, super human power in his legs..and for reference, on flat ground!!
There are some really hard stages coming and the Woooutster ain't going to be climbing w the best..nice to be optimistic, but also prudent to be realistic!!

 

[Unchained]

Mate is just ecstatic on the podium, good for the orange squad!

Edit - only just now found out Mate is 40, wow! I have a new old rider to root for!

I smile at the directors of small teams making the most of these opportunities, getting people prolonged camera time in breakaway efforts!! The orange crush and Kern Pharma are really getting great exposure and some decent results..

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Congratulations to Wout van Aert for winning a stage of the Vuelta al Ecuador, thanks to a CQ editor typo.

Maybe the race suddenly becoming Latin American explains the Andean Condor celebration. I knew I'd seen it before, and of course I had - from Gonzalo Najár.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Congratulations to Wout van Aert for winning a stage of the Vuelta al Ecuador, thanks to a CQ editor typo.

Maybe the race suddenly becoming Latin American explains the Andean Condor celebration. I knew I'd seen it before, and of course I had - from Gonzalo Najár.

Somewhat similar to when your favorite rider burst onto the scene (like Micah Richards, if you know, you know) in 2012 and won three stages.

Edit: And while we are it the comparison, above mentioned Micah is very comparable to how Blythe does punditry - only difference being Micah is fun and loveable, but Orla is certainly no Kate Abdo, and Dan Lloyd is certainly no Roy Keane either.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

I wouldn't exactly call the guy that won three stages at the 2012 Vuelta a España "bursting onto the scene". I mean, he was 33 years old and had been top 10 of six GTs before then

 

[Valv.Piti]

I wouldn't exactly call the guy that won three stages at the 2012 Vuelta a España "bursting onto the scene". I mean, he was 33 years old and had been top 10 of six GTs before then

I should have specified it was TdF...

 

[BeachBum]

Didn't Sagan used to do something similar

 Sagan had at least half a dozen finish line salutes: Forest Gump, Hulk, the wheelies; that's just from memory, I'm sure a quick internet search would turn up more.

 

[Boes]

Great to see Wout bounce back from his crash 5 months ago and polish off the big names like Antonio Jesús Soto and Arjen Livyns.

I get your point but don't underestimate Livyns, in the 2020 RVV edition he was 3rd fastest on all the climbs just after WVA and MVP, ahead of the likes of Pedersen and Van Avermaet.

 

[Invicituz]

What a stupendous victory by Wout van Aert, winning stage 3 of the Vuelta, proving once again what an incrediblely versatile rider he is, maintaining his stranglehold on the red jersey, and establishing a grip on the green.

 

[scribers]

Did you see Wout's own reaction to that post race today?

I did not. I didn't even watch the race. I just like to talk about it all like I did.

(I will go look now. Maybe)

 

[tobydawq]

 Sagan had at least half a dozen finish line salutes: Forest Gump, Hulk, the wheelies; that's just from memory, I'm sure a quick internet search would turn up more.

He did a few in the 2012 Tour, then never again, yet that's his legacy for some dumb reason.

 

[Hugh Januss]

I did not. I didn't even watch the race. I just like to talk about it all like I did.

(I will go look now. Maybe)

When asked "so what for tomorrow?" he laughed out loud and said "well the fun's over".

 

[Libertine Seguros]

To be fair, we have a 40-year-old with a bit of a history wearing a classification jersey and a big guy who wins sprints in the leader's jersey who can turn into an elite climber for brief periods every year, the route may have been lacklustre but at least the weather and some of the riders paid tribute to what cycling in Portugal is all about. The women's TdF gave us the other element, the completely counter-intuitive and insane tactics, although for bonus Volta a Portugal points Danny Stam would have needed to call up the commentators mid-race and insult his own riders. Bahrain needed to sign Stannard early enough to get him on the startlist, though.