Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 13: Cabezón de la Sal – L’Angliru (202.5k)

[Rob5091]

Slow mo racing to look forward to but maybe the return of GC Kuss ...

 

[Izzyeviel]

If Landa doesn't ride for GC Kuss again I will be so disappoint,

 

[Sciatic]

Slow mo racing to look forward to but mybe the return of GC Kuss ...

Forget the GC part, but if there any stage where Steepp Kuss needs to be a major factor it’s this one.

 

[Stablo]

It’s a stiff enough climb that even walking up it is challenging, so that should diminish the number of folks showing up just to protest. Though we’ll still some crossover protester/cycling fan individuals, who I hope have enough respect for the latter to not interfere.

This is what im hoping too, that it's too steep to them have the energy to arrive in masses.

 

[Peter von]

Forget the GC part, but if there any stage where Steepp Kuss needs to be a major factor it’s this one.

For sure, this is why he is there. Deliver a classic Kuss hammer and watch the mayhem unfold.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

If Landa doesn't ride for GC Kuss again I will be so disappoint,

Kuss owes beers to Landa for the rest of his life. What a legendary move by Landismo it was when Kuss' "teammates" left him in Angliru fog.

 

[tobydawq]

Did you watch the clip? He clearly accuses Jorgenson for being 'the king of the Vuelta' and the main voice for rider talks against IPT.

I had no idea what you were talking about because your link makes the video start at a point after all the controversy.

 

[KZD]

I think today should be a stage for the GC riders. Vingegaard is the obvious favourite and should finish the stage with a confortable lead on GC but after stage 11, I am really curious about Pidcock, I think Angliru could actually be a good climb for him as he is just 58kg.

 

[Lequack]

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[Red Rick]

Kuss owes beers to Landa for the rest of his life. What a legendary move by Landismo it was when Kuss' "teammates" left him in Angliru fog.

Drafting on 2km of Angliru does not make 17 seconds or whatever it was.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

My prediction for the stage - buitrago.

 

[search]

must be the first time in almost 20 years that we have an Angliru stage of decent length. Usually it's raced passively anyway, but should still take a bit of freshness away.

 

[Cookster15]

A scary mountain. Looks like a Vingegaard special. 2nd place to arrive at +1’-1’30”.

For a wildcard it has to be Pidcock after how he has been riding - finally a GC Tom? This stage should be a great test of his credentials.

 

[YavorD]

I'm really curious to see Pidcock today.
On paper, he is like 45 kilo and Angliru should suit him decently. However, his track record on longer climbs, especially late in a GT/stage race isn't exactly great.
Maybe the stage not being too hard will help him a bit.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Drafting on 2km of Angliru does not make 17 seconds or whatever it was.

8 seconds after Angliru. On the steep section it was more a moral support than pure physics but OTOH the last km or so isn't even uphill. 17 seconds only happened later cause they told Vingo not to attack and work for Kuss etc.

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Finally a stage hard enough for Hindley. Form seems to be improving too. I think he wins unless it goes to the break.

 

[fenns]

Dunno about that GC guy, but I know of a TP guy, not loosing 2 mins.

Maybe but he lost 24 secs to Jonas on a much easier climb

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Archie Ryan DNS due to a muscle strain. Shame, he's been in a few breaks and showed plenty of promise in the last one.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Noticing some Portuguese-based backlash on social media regarding Marc's antics, looking forward to seeing what happens today!

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[Samu Cuenca]

Noticing some Portuguese-based backlash on social media regarding Marc's antics, looking forward to seeing what happens today!

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I don't think it can be ruled out that Soler was actually trying to drop Ayuso yesterday, but instead managed to launch him by mistake.

 

[Cycling111]

I don't think it can be ruled out that Soler was actually trying to drop Ayuso yesterday, but instead managed to launch him by mistake.

They're friends. They both live in Andorra and train together often.

 

[Charlyghoul]

Pidcock is going to blow everyone apart, outsprints Vingo in a 2-up for the win

 

[Hugo Koblet]

MTF's like these usually don't provide as big gaps as one might expect. The last five times Angliru has been the MTF, the margin between 1st and 5th has been:

2023: 44 seconds
2020: 26 seconds
2017: 51 seconds
2013: 54 seconds
2012: 1 minute 21 seconds

So I don't expect huge gaps today either.

2013 is hard to use as a measurement, because it was won by Elissonde from a break (I believe - correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[YavorD]

MTF's like these usually don't provide as big gaps as one might expect. The last five times Angliru has been the MTF, the margin between 1st and 5th has been:

2023: 44 seconds
2020: 26 seconds
2017: 51 seconds
2013: 54 seconds
2012: 1 minute 21 seconds

So I don't expect huge gaps today either.

2013 is hard to use as a measurement, because it was won by Elissonde from a break (I believe - correct me if I'm wrong).

Even Contador had a gap in the beginning of the climb ug I remember correctly.
So if you take that into account, the gaps are even smaller.

I did some research last night and in the last few editions we have like 7 people within a minute.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Noticing some Portuguese-based backlash on social media regarding Marc's antics, looking forward to seeing what happens today!

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It would be funny if the Portoguese backlash against Soler has only just started, given that he has spent the last 4 years in some kind of psychosis when he was supposed to be helping Almida. Meanwhile those Portoguese called for the crucifixion of Masnada after 1 giro stage when he tried his best!