Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 5: Figueres – Figueres, 24.1k (TTT)

[Peyroteo94]

UAE is flying

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

This is why you should never have a worldclass TT in your team when half of the team is mediocre. Ganna cooked Ineos.

Well, in the days with proper TTTs in GTs, a part of being "a worldclass TTer" included fine ability to doze your horses with precision in a proper TTT.

But I reckon by state of affairs those days are over, to much personal regret.

 

[titan31]

I feel like that might be out too too fast but UAE

 

[Cycling111]

I don't think it's fair that LIDL doesn't start before Visma. Ciccone is third.
Individual ranking should be prioritized.
LIDL didn't have the references.

 

[Didinho]

Bora still a good time. Strong.

 

[carolina]

Is Gaudu wearing sunglasses under his visor??

Prescription glasses.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Because gorilla Ganna doesn't know how to ride slow.. Guy is a monster!! 2 meters tall and pure stallion!! Surprised anyone on his team could keep the wheel!!
Meanwhile Bora is bobbing and weaving trying to crash each other!! Where's Roglic when you need him!!

Ganna must be the most overrated big guy ever. Jesus... a gorilla was Cancellara, who could win PR and drop riders on flat terrain. Ganna can't beat riders 20 kg lighter than him.
Of course he is a worldclass TT rider but nothing more.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Very good final stretch by Bora considering the crash.

 

[Red Rick]

Because gorilla Ganna doesn't know how to ride slow.. Guy is a monster!! 2 meters tall and pure stallion!! Surprised anyone on his team could keep the wheel!!
Meanwhile Bora is bobbing and weaving trying to crash each other!! Where's Roglic when you need him!!

Him being tall makds it easier to hold the wheel

 

[search]

Quickstep and Astana both with disastrous 2nd splits

 

[dgodave]

So in an TTT if you fall off the back of your team because youre slow, or a mechanical or whatever, youre still on the course and teams coming up on you have to adapt if they encounter you in corners etc?

 

[Samamba]

Quickstep and Astana both with disastrous 2nd splits

Yeah I just saw that, like Astana heeuuh??? They lost a minute in like a few km?

 

[Cycling111]

Ineos' problem is that Bernal, their GC leader, isn´t a great time trialist.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Angle from the camera behind UAE going through all the bumpy roads is awesome

 

[Devil's Elbow]

UAE is flying

You were saying?

 

[Samamba]

Wind circumstances obviously changed. Second half teams all have a slower T2.

 

[Red Rick]

Looks a lot like a chance of wind

 

[Peyroteo94]

You were saying?

They still have a lot of riders. Bora gained time in the last split.

 

[RedheadDane]

Sobrero got back on his bike?

 

[Tim Cahill]

Does Sobrero naturally have those bags under his eyes?

Edit: yeah just looks like that looking at a photo I think

 

[QueenStagiaire]

So in an TTT if you fall off the back of your team because youre slow, or a mechanical or whatever, youre still on the course and teams coming up on you have to adapt if they encounter you in corners etc?

Where else would you be but on the course?

 

[Red Rick]

Visma leased their TT bikes this year

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Bad day for Landa and Team Rex. Visma keep losing time to UAE. Must be due to Vingegaard's sprinting.

 

[Tim Cahill]

UAE might have this but they could get hampered by having to keep Soler on board for his big GC bid.

 

[Peyroteo94]

The problem for Visma is they are trying to keep Kuss there for the GC