Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 4: Plasencia - Pico Villuercas, 170.4k

[Samu Cuenca]

Oh my god

I didn't know you saw me as a god-like figure, but blessed be thee, my child

But I agree, that it wasn't the strongest post I've ever made.

 

[elguapo]

Let's hope that the GC guys would race hard in this stage unlike in 2021 when Bardet won the same stage by breaking away.

 

[Earns1985]

Let's hope that the GC guys would race hard in this stage unlike in 2021 when Bardet won the same stage by breaking away.

GC guys will start to race hard not earlier than 5 km from the finish line, no matter if a break is still up the road or not.

 

[Samamba]

Very controllable break. Expected a stronger one.

 

[Peyroteo94]

First of many mountain stages that will go to the break. Hard start won't be controllable. I expect a strong break and some chaos cause it will have some maybe GC riders in it. Sadly we won't be able to see it.

I will teach one thing my friend (and I'm not trying to be arrogant) but 99% of times, the first MTF goes always to the gc guys.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Not sure who will chase this, none of these a danger for overall

 

[hayneplane]

Not sure who will chase this, none of these a danger for overall

Zana was 11th in the Giro this year. Not saying he is a likely top 5 but I doubt anyone would want to gift him an easy 5 minutes early on.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Except for like 11 Giros in a row between 2013 and 2023, the Vueltas of 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011 andd 2010 and the TdFs of 2023, 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2011 ad that is only since 2010.

Its not that its arrogant, its just bafflingly wrong

Ups, I was discovered

 

[Rob5091]

Looks like it will be a nice warm day. 38 degC. Or 100 in old money

They'll be queuing up for the ice tub today then.

3 Ineos guys ( Arensman, De Plus & O. Rodriguez) and Canal have crashed according to PCS.

 

[tobydawq]

Who is pulling in the bunch?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Except for like 11 Giros in a row between 2013 and 2023, the Vueltas of 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2011 andd 2010 and the TdFs of 2023, 2021, 2019, 2016, and 2011 ad that is only since 2010.

Its not that its arrogant, its just bafflingly wrong

Was about to post this. It's usually only a few breakaway riders that stay away this early in the race, but that doesn't change the fact at all.

 

[Samamba]

Who is pulling in the bunch?

Bora apparently. So Roglic must already be better than most think.

 

[DenisMenchov]

Great job RTVE. We missed everything interesting and important in the first 160kms of the stage.

You didn't even have to bother with broadcasting until 16:30 to be honest now.

 

[Rob5091]

Red Bull/Bora pulling in the peloton - ?

 

[perico]

Bora apparently. So Roglic must already be better than most think.

Either that or Vlasov or Martinez. They did bring a pretty stacked team with multiple options.

 

[Samamba]

Great job RTVE. We missed everything interesting and important in the first 160kms of the stage.

You didn't even have to bother with broadcasting until 16:30 to be honest now.

Always funny in these kind of stages when they go live just when the dull part of the stage starts. We can have full broadcasts of Frankfurt, Rund um fricking Koln, Denmark Tour, Norway, Poland, etc, but not of the Vuelta...

 

[Mako]

Either that or Vlasov or Martinez. They did bring a pretty stacked team with multiple options.

I see Lipowitz above Vlasov tbh

 

[Lequack]

The mustache on Carapaz is something I'm not used to.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Always funny in these kind of stages when they go live just when the dull part of the stage starts. We can have full broadcasts of Frankfurt, Rund um fricking Koln, Denmark Tour, Norway, Poland, etc, but not of the Vuelta...

So long as the Vuelta doesn't have full stage broadcasts, IMO it can never be bigger than the Giro.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Jens Voigt just said that he‘s finished last in every Eurosport expert predictor game and that it must actually be incompetence on his part. Yeah, we know!

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bora apparently. So Roglic must already be better than most think.

Or Vlasov or lipowiz or martinez

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Roglic has this and wants this ...Bora at the front shows this
Also Roglic looked pretty good in the TT
As for other Bora riders...after last year Roglic wont ride for any other team mate nor I think will he want to let them get red...
The other Bora guys will only get a chance if Roglic isn't there or has GC all sewn up by a mile

 

[ice&fire]

Bora apparently. So Roglic must already be better than most think.

...or they want to block the narrow road at the start of the final climb

 

[Lequack]

Do all the riders wear sunscreen? And do they need to re-apply it?

 

[gunara]

So long as the Vuelta doesn't have full stage broadcasts, IMO it can never be bigger than the Giro.

"but...but...would Fuente Dé still have reached its mythical status had we seen how Contador escaped?"

Said no one, of course.

Always think the limited broadcasts cripples Vuelta potentials.