Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 8: Úbeda - Cazorla, 158.7k

[Samamba]

Break looks to be 8 man in a bit. Controllable if Bora wants to, otherwise pretty lame break for the win I guess.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

They are riding 50 km/h for more than an hour and the very second the images hit the air waves they block the peloton and it all dies. Cannot make this up.

 

[Samamba]

Doesn't look like Bora wants to control.

 

[Rackham]

Doesn't look like Bora wants to control.

That's predictable.

The big time differences can come tomorrow. It's probably not worth riding for 100km just for 10 seconds & a stage win.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Red Bull raced like madmen for an hour, and when an actual controllable group goes clear they let it all go without a care in the world. Here's hoping Patxi Vila sends them out to the front again when the gap goes above 5.

 

[Valv.Piti]

Surprised Bora and Lotto don't use just make an agreement and send 1 rider to the front

 

[Tricycle Rider]

There's quite a bit of greenery and even a river (yes please!) today, so mercifully it doesn't look like they are riding in the middle of a desert again.

Nairoman for the win! (Eh, he may be small, old, and way past his prime, but he took out Groves yesterday, so don't underestimate the Nairoman! lol)

 

[topcat]

AG2R are wise to this move. Tejada is only 6:57 down and he's always had a big engine. This Vuelta is a 2 man race: O'Connor vs Tejada.

 

[johnymax]

AG2R are wise to this move. Tejada is only 6:57 down and he's always had a big engine. This Vuelta is a 2 man race: O'Connor vs Tejada.

The way this Vuelta is going, after tomorrow's stage it will be a 2 men race: Tejada vs Quintana.

 

[staubsauger]

Red Bull raced like madmen for an hour, and when an actual controllable group goes clear they let it all go without a care in the world. Here's hoping Patxi Vila sends them out to the front again when the gap goes above 5.

Patxi Villa should know you can't control a dangerous breakaway with just 1 rider.

It's what Villa failed at himself in 2005 up towards the Stelvio against your eponym!

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Who is fav to win the stage assuming the break make it? Ion? He is a wily old fox

 

[Rob5091]

Israel PT send a guy up to the front to pull ... ?

 

[Samamba]

Woods has good legs, it is a finish for him, but I doubt Israel can actually get that break back. Not gonna happen with one guy.

 

[Potomac]

Israel still pulling, stop it or attack.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Woods has good legs, it is a finish for him, but I doubt Israel can actually get that break back. Not gonna happen with one guy.

What happened to him on stage 4? That was a perfect climb for him and he was very poor on it

 

[Potomac]

What happened to him on stage 4? That was a perfect climb for him and he was very poor on it

Mechanical?

 

[Valv.Piti]

Interesting developement, Isreal at the front and they have some strong guys for the finish. Beyond me that Lotto doesn't help them out, why are they here if they dont?

 

[ice&fire]

What happened to him on stage 4? That was a perfect climb for him and he was very poor on it

He was slower than Bahamontes in Puy de Dome. I can't see him doing anything relevant in a stage from the peloton.

 

[search]

Mechanical?

yes, Woods had to stop for 1 1/2 minutes at the beginning of the steep part.

 

[Colombiano Cadence]

Mechanical?

And the other thing about Woods is he is terrible at positioning - with the narrow entrance to final climb this will see him having to come from like position 50 once again

 

[Potomac]

I just looked up Woods on PCS and he is not getting his typical results in 2024.

 

[noob]

I find it so confusing that there't both a rider called Adria and a team called adria. My brain gets so messed up

wow I love the surroundings this stage!

 

[glassmoon]

So IPT sends a guy forward and then chase to gift the win to Rogla?

 

[Rob5091]

What has Riley Sheehan done to deserve this? He should definitely get first dips on the ice tub today.

 

[Samamba]

What happened to him on stage 4? That was a perfect climb for him and he was very poor on it

Mechanical at the bottom of the climb.