Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 17: O/El Barco de Valdeorras – Alto de El Morredero (143.2k)

[Gratemans]

Both him an Vingegaard looked rather meh, tbh.

Looks to me more like Almeida didn't have the legs, and Jonas didn't have the balls.

 

[Red Rick]

Looks like I was wrong about the wind direction

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau Pellizzari!

The scenery on the final climb was surreal, and mostly I'm just relieved there were no disruptions today.

 

[Red Rick]

Can't say for sure if Pidcock is the strongest here or if he's just much more explosive. It sure as hell wasn't Vingegaard and Almeida.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Looks like I was wrong about the wind direction

The section after the final hairpin was heading in the opposite direction to most of the climb.

 

[chickenlips]

Remco gonna be pulling for this guy next summer!! Get ready to learn Italian buddy!!!

No chance. He'll do an Ayuso.

 

[Brullnux]

Looks to me more like Almeida didn't have the legs, and Jonas didn't have the balls.

Vingegaard couldn't even hold on to Hindley's wheel at the end, let's be real. He's just not that strong.

 

[Unchained]

Wow, there is hardly anyone at the finish line. Is this by design?

Yes

 

[Gratemans]

Very happy for Pellizzari indeed. That kid is going places.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Nyet. Sickness and the Tour in his legs. Also, he's in the lead.

He should be smoking these guys.

 

[Peyroteo94]

If there were proper mountain stages in this final week we could totally have had someone other than Vingegaard and Almeida turn this around and win the whole thing. Thanks for nothing, Unipublic.

Of course the climber Pidcock would do that...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Awesome climb and dramatic landscapes: half green, half black (post-fire). It looked like they were climbing an active volcano! Too bad GC action disappointed. Congrats to Pelizzari on a great win after helping Hindley. Pidcock finished strongly and didn't break under Hindley attacks. Vingegaard looked very beatable today but Almeida looked...even worse. Interestingly those two seemed the weakest out of the front group. Game on, tomorrow a time-trial so let's see what happens.

 

[Unchained]

No chance. He'll do an Ayuso.

Unless the kid can absolutely destroy on TTs he should learn Flemish

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Of course the climber Pidcock would do that...

I was thinking mostly about Bora, in a similar fashion to Yates on Finestre.

I also wouldn't rule out Pidcock winning a GT at some point. This breakthrough performance reminds me a lot of Di Luca in the 2005 Giro...

 

[Mayomaniac]

That was actually good teamwork by Bora, traiding attacks on the lesser steep sloped on the final part, so they at least got a stage win out of it.

 

[scribers]

The road graffiti artist is my spirit animal

 

[Brullnux]

Of course the climber Pidcock would do that...

It's gotten to the point that Hindley might, especially with Pellizzari in 5th. Hindley looked the strongest climber today

 

[chickenlips]

Unless the kid can absolutely destroy on TTs he should learn Flemish

Unless Remco can climb like Pelizzari he needs to learn Italian 😁

 

[scribers]

The temerity of pidcock in the face of bora volleys is the story of the stage

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Can't say for sure if Pidcock is the strongest here or if he's just much more explosive. It sure as hell wasn't Vingegaard and Almeida.

Pidcock or maybe one of Bora guys. Vingo and Almeida looked weakest of all, lol.

 

[RobertCrawley]

27 K is a lengthy TT. Could be a really tight race at the end of tomorrow.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

27 K is a lengthy TT. Could be a really tight race at the end of tomorrow.

Vingo really isn't in great form at the moment and could crumble on such a flat TT but Almeida today didn't look great either so I dunno.

 

[gunara]

And this young man is just going to dom for all those GT wjnners next year?

 

[Gratemans]

27 K is a lengthy TT. Could be a really tight race at the end of tomorrow.

Yep. 27k flat.
It certainly ain't over untill the gravitationally-challenged woman sings.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

27 K is a lengthy TT.