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

[Armchair Cyclist]

Commentators say that there is a tailwind for most of the climb. Is that not only possible if the road direction is consistent on the climb?

 

[Gratemans]

Imagine yesterday's break not even being able to race for the stage, albeit under whacky circumstances. That would be a lot worse.

I was thinking earlier today that they (or we) were really lucky that a break had formed already that was clearly gonna make it anyway.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Great strategy using Denz hard on the narrow roads, will take a bit of energy to move up now.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Nice, sunny weather, a quiet, narrow road, and peloton is on the move with only 14km to go.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Bora with a Hydra dry run here...

 

[scribers]

This is narrow enough cars shouldn’t be on the race

 

[Sciatic]

Ayuso

 

[Tim Cahill]

Ayuso spent so much for the team this race I don't blame him for being empty.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Ayuso: 'Screw dropping back at the start of the climb, let's drop back before the climb instead!'

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And that's it for the break for today, time for some GC action with 12km to go!

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Ayuso: You're on your own.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Gall is struggling, Lecerf dropped

 

[Tim Cahill]

Mythical Marc saving some energy for future breakaway stages

 

[Samamba]

Gall is starting to feel that Tour, he will drop a few places by the end of this vuelta.

 

[Sciatic]

most of peloton shattered with still several KMs to go before the hard part of the climb

 

[Sciatic]

what a road!

 

[Gratemans]

Well, at least I got my beautiful landscape!

 

[RobertCrawley]

What a gorgeous, brutal climb.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Gall is starting to feel that Tour, he will drop a few places by the end of this vuelta.

Will be bottom end of the top 10 at best now, and worse if he's worse on Bola del Mundo/a break impacts things.

 

[Samamba]

Will be bottom end of the top 10 at best now, and worse if he's worse on Bola del Mundo/a break impacts things.

He's about to hire some protesters

 

[Tricycle Rider]

What a gorgeous, brutal climb.

Also heli shots showed no signs of human trouble ahead, hopefully it'll stay that way till the finish line.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Gall sticking the knees out hoping for tailwind...

 

[Sciatic]

moto crash

 

[Salvarani]

Moto crashed

 

[RobertCrawley]

moto crash

One thing after another in this bicycle race.