Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 14: Avilés – La Farrapona (135.9k)

[Red Rick]

Being a superdomestique is great, but being a team leader is a different level altogether.

And then your performance goes down on a worse team and lo and behold, you're 9th.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I think Jonas is tired . Remember he doesn't race 2 GTs or lots of races back to back

 

[Netserk]

Almeida : Actually the plan wasn't to have Marc in the breakaway.

 

[Didinho]

I’m predicting an Ivo Oliveira breakaway win tomorrow. A Grosschartner breakaway next. Maybe for once an Ayuso breakaway. Bjerg in the TT.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Vingegaard looked terrible there in my opinion. And Hindley only lost 4s in the end, I can't be convinced he was significantly weaker than Almeida and Vingegaard considering the pull he did into a headwind.

Almeida has a great ally in Hindley

 

[Pantani Attacks]

Vingegaard looks underwhelming. I was expecting a much more easy win in this Vuelta.

2nd greatest watt per kilo guy of all time and he's petrified to show it and attack.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

You could see Pickering anxiously looking behind, trying to hold off Traeen for 10th, big Grinta by Professor X

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Vingegaard does not look strong. He got stronger as the race went on in 2023, though.

 

[tobydawq]

I don't need more UAE victories in this Vuelta. To put it mildly.

Me neither. Fair enough if it's Almeida in a GC battle but it's just too much now with all the breakaway wins. 7 out of 13 stages, come on...

 

[Salvarani]

Almeida has a great ally in Hindley

Because Hindley wants to distance Pidcock for the podium

 

[MagliaNera]

I really don't understand Vingegaard's defensive riding here. Of course he's in the lead but not by that much, if he attacks and gains some more time that would ease off a lot of pressure if he has a bad day later on. It feels a bit like watching a football team defending their 1-0 lead halfway into the game, which rarely ends well.

Of course if he doesn't feel well then it's good to just defend, but I don't know if that's actually the case.

 

[RobertCrawley]

And then your performance goes down on a worse team and lo and behold, you're 9th.

Depends on the team. Some guys settle for being #2. Some don't.

 

[Red Rick]

Almeida : Actually the plan wasn't to have Marc in the breakaway.

Almeida would be in the lead if you got bonus seconds for yeeting teammates under the bus

 

[tobydawq]

Almeida : Actually the plan wasn't to have Marc in the breakaway.

Well, he then proceeded to explain why he did go there after all, to be fair.

 

[Rob5091]

Soler gets his win, Almeida stays with Vingegaard and Ayuso pulled a bit - great day for UAE! Good to see Hindley in good shape and try an attack.

 

[Red Rick]

I really don't understand Vingegaard's defensive riding here. Of course he's in the lead but not by that much, if he attacks and gains some more time that would ease off a lot of pressure if he has a bad day later on. It feels a bit like watching a football team defending their 1-0 lead halfway into the game, which rarely ends well.

Of course if he doesn't feel well then it's good to just defend, but I don't know if that's actually the case.

The most logical explanation is simply "he couldn't"

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Me neither. Fair enough if it's Almeida in a GC battle but it's just too much now with all the breakaway wins. 7 out of 13 stages, come on...

Telltale sign of the completely broken power dynamics in current cycling.

 

[tobydawq]

Almeida would be in the lead if you got bonus seconds for yeeting teammates under the bus

Yeah, no. He also didn't throw him under the bus.

 

[Tim Cahill]

You're going to have to drop him at some point Joao, the history books won't show 'Vingegaard wasn't looking too good at points'

 

[Unchained]

Pathetic stage.

Brilliant final 10k!! Absolutely awesome!! Hindley told team earlier that he had some juice! Great finish.. And slightly wider road today but Vingegaard wasn't having any of that rub me against the guardrail BS from Almeida today. Pidcock looking like doing some interpretive dance to stay on his bike.. What an awesome set-up for final week!
Bonus, Spanish announcer screaming Marc Soler Jimenez..!

 

[AnotherArmChair]

All the crap about Jonas being a coward or afraid to attack is so moot

Anyone can see he cant ...He has attacked plenty of times at the Tour and against a better rider in Pog

 

[Red Rick]

Telltale sign of the completely broken power dynamics in current cycling.

Hindley shall be the one to deliver us from evil this Vuelta.

 

[pastronef]

I want a knee length bib shorts like Marc Soler

 

[RobertCrawley]

The most logical explanation is simply "he couldn't"

This year, the second GT seems to be wearing on him.

 

[pastronef]

Hindley shall be the one to deliver us from evil this Vuelta.

by winning it or by snatching Pidcock's 3rd place?