Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 2: Alba – Limone Piemonte (159.6k)

[Tricycle Rider]

I didn't get it

Apologies, I just get the impression the only race you actually enjoy is one where Pog gets to race, and gets to dominate.

Do feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though, please.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It is probably too early for this, but Sérgio Chumil for anonymous bottom end top 10-15 hype activated.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Apologies, I just get the impression the only race you actually enjoy is one where Pog gets to race, and gets to dominate.

Do feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though, please.

I have been following this sport for 25 years...

 

[Tricycle Rider]

I have been following this sport for 25 years...

Following isn't the same as enjoying though?

 

[Rob5091]

It is probably too early for this, but Sérgio Chumil for anonymous bottom end top 10-15 hype activated.

I said on stage 1 that Chumil was the man to watch and he's already ahead of Tiberi on GC - yeah!

 

[Red Rick]

This is why you usually wait a couple of hours for them to readjust the watts.
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It's still a joke number considering you don't do 7 for 13 while sitting in zone 3 for most of the climb.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Following isn't the same as enjoying though?

Look to my avatar and you have my all time favorite. Do you really think I followed cycling in the early 00's without enjoying? I'm a big LA fan also (with other riders like Bettini, Boonen, Vino).

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Fausto coming in with the 'wise elder statesman climber deliberately losing time to hunt stages' group, along with De la Cruz, George bennet, manuele buchmann and James Shaw

 

[Unchained]

Look to my avatar and you have my all time favorite. Do you really think I followed cycling in the early 00's without enjoying? I'm a big LA fan also (with other riders like Bettini, Boonen, Vino).

I too appreciate a good party!! Your list of favorites is like a who's who of partying including Alberto " Open the Puerta" Contador!! Boonen loved smoking cigarettes and enjoyed some Peruvian products while enjoying some late night disco action!! Always be careful eating anywhere where Contador is eating at..remember beware of contaminated meat!!! Vino is the man!!!

 

[Lequack]

If Vinge wins 5 or more stages, he can get a lot of confidence, and then win the Giro and Tour next year just from the confidence alone.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

If Vinge wins 5 or more stages, he can get a lot of confidence, and then win the Giro and Tour next year just from the confidence alone.

He just equaled the 2025 worldtour win count of Rory Townsend . That should give him a lot of confidence.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

He just equaled the 2025 worldtour win count of Rory Townsend . That should give him a lot of confidence.

He won his first WT win in Poland and we know someone else in this race achieved the same this year, so he has to make the most of it before he gets surpassed by this guy in a few years.

 

[Unchained]

Following isn't the same as enjoying though?

Enjoying things is overrated!!

 

[tobydawq]

He won his first WT win in Poland and we know someone else in this race achieved the same this year, so he has to make the most of it before he gets surpassed by this guy in a few years.

Ben Turner is indeed on an upward trajectory but surpassing Vingegaard seems to be a tough ask.

 

[Izzyeviel]

He won his first WT win in Poland and we know someone else in this race achieved the same this year, so he has to make the most of it before he gets surpassed by this guy in a few years.

Kuss won in Poland?

 

[AlpRaid]

Look to my avatar and you have my all time favorite. Do you really think I followed cycling in the early 00's without enjoying? I'm a big LA fan also (with other riders like Bettini, Boonen, Vino).

This is disappointing on so many levels.

Then again, when u started following likely explains this (oblivious) support. Explains many of your posts now.

 

[Copperberg]

Apologies, I just get the impression the only race you actually enjoy is one where Pog gets to race, and gets to dominate.

Do feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though, please.

And as you got corrected we all learn that we shouldnt jump to early conclusions about others...

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So Vingo is back to winning, confirmkng he's a top sprinter again. How many stages won by the end of the race? 5? 10?

 

[jmdirt]

Great finish!

 

[Lequack]

Tadej skipping the Vuelta, only to watch it from close by, menacingly.

 

[dr.eve]

Will be interesting how long Visma will defend the jersey for. Stage 4 is a potential break but I'd assume sprint teams control.

Stage 6 should be a definite break though to get rid of the jersey

Agreed interesting to see what they will choose to do. I think they have the team that may give them confidence to keep going. If that's wise I dunno, depends of Vingegaard can maintain his shape.

UAE leaders kind of underperformed here? Oke Almeida maybe expected for him on this type of stage.

Interesting to see who will be in contention for the top spots.

 

[hayneplane]

It's still a joke number considering you don't do 7 for 13 while sitting in zone 3 for most of the climb.

The drafting benefits of there still being a group of 40+ riders until the last 500 metres must be huge.

 

[hayneplane]

Kind of nice to watch it with some suspense of not being certain who would win but equally I would have enjoyed watching Pogacar put everyone to the sword Flèche Wallone style.

 

[HashRouge]

According to PCS, the average temperature was 20 degrees. No self-respecting Dane needs a jacket in those temps.

I'm worried this is going to damage your opinion of Vingegaard, but in the Tour de France I personally witnessed him cycling down the Hautacam wearing a jacket. And that wasn't even one of the grey, rainy days, it was very hot and sunny....

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Tadej skipping the Vuelta, only to watch it from close by, menacingly.

So, even on a training ride, the entire Vuelta is already behind him.