Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2024, stage 9: Motril - Granada, 179.2k

[perico]

The only way Del Toro could get the white jersey was to fight him on the road!!

Alasdair Fotheringham will stick pick him as a favorite over Mas.

 

[ingsve]

Is that a real thing from race radio or just a snide dig at Tiberi given his history with cats.

No idea, I assumed it was real. Just saw the comment and looked up what cat scratch fever is.

Tiberi has a history with cats?

 

[Netserk]

Meanwhile I wanna see Pico Veleta junction from the south road after Haza del Lino but I can never get what I want

I'm not asking for a lot, no new ground for the Vuelta is involved. Just do the same roads they have used before in a better way.

 

[Netserk]

No idea, I assumed it was real. Just saw the comment and looked up what cat scratch fever is.

Tiberi has a history with cats?

Ah, you really have been away from cycling. Lots of memes to catch up with.

Trek-Segafredo suspend Antonio Tiberi for killing cat with air rifle

Italian fined, San Marino Minister for Tourism calls residency to be revoked, team ban runs through Milano-Torino

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Samamba]

They said he crashed!?

Yes cause race radio said it, but he didn't (Woods did). He just unclipped. It didn't hinder his performance.

 

[Escarabajo]

This is the one time that the design saved the GC riders. That descent was just too long. They don't have to be that long.

Anyway, great stage. UAE came alive. A pity that Mas effort was wasted. Martinez has been worthless this Vuelta. Just like Vlasov. We have a race after today. Great!!!

 

[Pannenkooky]

Did anyone catch a rider tapping another on the butt and Bobke and Christian cracking up about it? What km was it?

 

[gunara]

His rise to fame was quickly followed and eclipsed by the dawn of the super riders era. But since then, there's almost no one else who as regularly show himself and try something in big races - be it brilliant or sad - without being considered a freak talent or one of the big boys. In this crazy time, it's easy to overlook that Richard Carapaz is such a star.

 

[Descender]

Yeah, but because the stage is so short, I don't expect the gruppetto to be more than 40 minutes behind at the top of the second climb. Heck, they'd probably need to be more than 45 minutes down after 84 km to be lapped. In that case, they'd fall for the time-cut anyway.
EDIT: Hmm, maybe more like 35'-40'.

IIRC you could extend the loop 3-4km by doing mindless loops around the ski resort area.

 

[Unchained]

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I take it in jest, but the guy is a quality rider, and the conditions can be deadly, heat stroke is what was reported. Looking at the race,guy is flying, has chance to walk w white jersey, great daily and overall results. For him to quit, without a serious crash, without something physically stopping him, limb falling off, his abandonment should be seen as serious. Guy wouldn't give up unless he was forced to..

Motorcyclist dies of suspected heat exposure in Death Valley amid record-setting temperatures

The rider was one of six treated for heat exposure Saturday, when the temperature at Death Valley National Park reached a new July 6 high of 128 degrees.

www.nbcnews.com

It can happen

 

[dazaau]

That was an amazing stage. Feel bad for Mas, deserved to get something out of that, but then we can be grateful he isn't going home in an ambulance

What an open GC. Going to be a wild few weeks it seems

 

[BeachBum]

but I can never get what I want

...but if you try sometimes, well, you might find you get what you need

 

[2WpK]

Exciting GC contest. I like Roglic but have a feeling he is not going be up there in the next 2 weeks.

 

[firefly3323]

Hard to tell if the issue with Kuss is partially lingering effects of Covid (even in stage 3 in Burgos he didn't look as strong as I would expect - he seemed to be laboring a lot on that final climb) or that everyone on the team is crap. His team looks Conti caliber at best .

 

[Sciatic]

I realllyyy want to see Carapaz win a stage!

I do hope Mas takes heart from today's performance rather than retreating into his shell, this is still probably his best chance at winning a Vuelta.

As it turns out, this is everybody’s best chance to win the Vuelta.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, Tiberi had a heat stroke. Meanwhile Ciccone is recovering after crashing into a Roe (yes, you heard it right) on the previous stage).

 

[SafeBet]

Tiberi DNF.

Heatstroke. He had a very high body temperature, headache and dizziness.
Feeling better today.

 

[Mako]

What about Josh Tarling? Also just realized he DNF.

 

[SafeBet]

What about Josh Tarling? Also just realized he DNF.

Crashed on the final descent. Will undergo further checks to rule out a broken collarbone.

 

[Squire]

Heatstroke. He had a very high body temperature, headache and dizziness.
Feeling better today.

Real bummer. He was going so well. Hopefully he can come back strong in the Italian autumn races. Although I think GTs are where he really shines.

 

[SafeBet]

Real bummer. He was going so well. Hopefully he can come back strong in the Italian autumn races. Although I think GTs are where he really shines.

He was quite good in Lombardia 2023 and again in Liege 2024 despite working a lot for his teammates, so I reckon he can deliver some decent results in a long hard race despite not being particularly explosive.
That said, heatstrokes are no joke. From what I've heard he stopped on the first ascent of Hazallanas, then tried to continue for a few kms but eventually had to abandon.

 

[Rob5091]

So the team plan was go for the stage -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...in-at-the-2024-vuelta-a-espana-with-58km-solo

"I honestly didn't give a sh*t about GC today, it was all about the stage," Yates concludes. "I just went full gas. We really had nothing to lose so yeah, I just suffered all the way to the line."

Bora & Roglic have now lost lots of minutes to 2 different guys going up the road, which I think shows a weak team. Roglic not being able to follow Mas and going full Covid face mask at the start, is not a good sign. Maybe Bora's weakness is a bug going around?

 

[Mako]

So the team plan was go for the stage -
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...in-at-the-2024-vuelta-a-espana-with-58km-solo


Bora & Roglic have now lost lots of minutes to 2 different guys going up the road, which I think shows a weak team. Roglic not being able to follow Mas and going full Covid face mask at the start, is not a good sign. Maybe Bora's weakness is a bug going around?

I think you're being a bit dramatic there. Okay fair, they underestimated BOC. But Yates wasn't 09:30 down on BOC for no reason. He said himself, that he wasn't in it for the GC. But you're also right, RBBH doesn't have a team as commanding as peak Sky or Visma - they clearly need to choose their battles. But not everything hinges on them, others with a stake in GC are not prohibited to do some work.

 

[proffate]

His rise to fame was quickly followed and eclipsed by the dawn of the super riders era. But since then, there's almost no one else who as regularly show himself and try something in big races - be it brilliant or sad - without being considered a freak talent or one of the big boys. In this crazy time, it's easy to overlook that Richard Carapaz is such a star.

carapaz literally always delivers something worth heaps of fantasy cycling points (except if crashing out of the le tour)

 

[Eagle_Alps]

Carapaz GT achievements:
Stage win in 3 of 3
Worn leaders jersey in 3 of 3
Won mountains classification in 2 of 3

Among active riders, only Froome managed the same. Pogi, Roglic and Nairo are close.

He is that good. And fun to watch !