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

[tobydawq]

Langellotti looks unlikely to still get into the right position for this

He was gassed too early.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Now that he's being interviewed I'm looking very closely at Vingo's nostrils to see if he too got the Campi nose hair removal treatment...

 

[Tim Cahill]

EF riding for Carapaz

 

[Heston]

Bahrain's best man today was Buitrago in 21st. What the hell happened to them?

 

[E_F_]

Vingegaard paid tribute to Roglic by not celebrating after a 10 minute stomp. Good lad.

He shook his fist in a fleeting moment of pure emotion, and then quickly remembered to kiss his wedding ring.

 

[tobydawq]

Abandoned by the team

Lol, no. They literally rode for him and then he drifted backwards when it got a bit steeper.

Stop lying all the time, it's ridiculous.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Vingegaard timing his peak nicely for that European Championships showdown, the Superbowl of Cycling.

 

[Sciatic]

Who on earth were EF trying to ride for? None of them even finished in that final group.

which was very predictable

 

[Netserk]

Solerism is back, boys. Will be a fun race.

He shows just how brilliant he is, the genius of the peloton.

 

[RedheadDane]

Bahrain's best man today was Buitrago in 21st. What the hell happened to them?

They lost Caruso.
Bahrain not-so-Victorious.

 

[Cycling111]

This is Vingegaard's first stage victory of 2025. He won the Algarve time trial, but he hadn't won a line stage.

 

[AmRacer]

EF riding for Carapaz

🤔

 

[Sciatic]

I'll make sure to do that since you insist.

Thank goodness. None of us would grasp that otherwise

 

[RedheadDane]

Kragh describing the conditions as "Perfect for a bit of soap race."

TV2 just showed the Visma-crash again; looked like Vingegaard was starting to get up before he'd even stopped sliding.

 

[titan31]

Archie Ryan lmao

I like Ryan but not on a finish like this in this sort of company. He needs to be in breaks for most of these stages outside of maybe the Bilbao stage

 

[yaco]

No surprise! The best climbers wins a mountain finish.

 

[Cycling111]

I don't see any other winner than Vingegaard, Ayuso, or Ciccone.

Almeida has improved in these finals, but in Switzerland he was beaten by Onley. I'd only put him as a fourth option.

Bernal has never been a rider with punch. Less since the accident.

Predictable. Only Ayuso has failed

Ayuso especially disappointing. These stage finishes are his style. Almeida has nothing to do to do with this route.
Ciccone looked good and is a podium contender. But at 30, never finished in the top 10 in a GT.

 

[AlpRaid]

Not particularly convincing from Jonas... Not that it will matter at the Vuelta, though.

really? a low-gradient unipuerto? and he outsprints an entire pack (after having to chase back on from a crash)... seems pretty formidable to me.

 

[Heston]

At what point do Q36 stop spending energy controlling all day on these types of stages? They did it for Pidcock in the Giro too and got nothing out of it.

 

[Sciatic]

Pretty impressive for an Idaho guy to be able to carry a conversation in another language (regardless of quality), so kudos to Jorgenson for that. Maybe he did learn something at Movistar after all

 

[RedheadDane]

Pretty impressive for an Idaho guy to be able to carry a conversation in another language (regardless of quality), so kudos to Jorgenson for that.

What language?

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Lol, no. They literally rode for him and then he drifted backwards when it got a bit steeper.

Stop lying all the time, it's ridiculous.

It was a joke come on mate

 

[Sciatic]

What language?

Spanish -- in his post-race interview

 

[search]

I like Ryan but not on a finish like this in this sort of company. He needs to be in breaks for most of these stages outside of maybe the Bilbao stage

he said he would take it easy the first part of the race to hit breakaways later on, yeah.

 

[KZD]

Too bad Ciccone didn't manage to beat Vingegaard here. Great to see Bernal up there too.

A bit disappointing from Pidcock and the UAE leaders.