Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 7: Andorra la Vella – Cerler (188.0k)

[Samu Cuenca]

Nice winning salute with the fingers in the ears (not)

Maybe he will put the fingers in his eyes the next time in honour of that bee.

 

[ashhutch1997]

Of course the most boring rider in the history of cycling will win this Vuelta in the most boring way .

Big Mig, Froome, Wiggins, Thomas to name a few. The Granon stage is one of the best stages I've ever seen, and the way Vingegaard raced was a big factor.

 

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Tiberi meanwhile finished, 15 minutes behind. Same as Gaudu and Vine.

 

[Sciatic]

Traen fueling up with strawberry shortcake

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

What's happened to Tiberi today?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Either wasn't good and lost like a minute, or he got too bored and lost a minute.

I choose the funnier option.

Yeah, but why did he lose 12 minutes? For breakaways?

 

[ashhutch1997]

More ill riders. I wonder if we'll see Vingegaard wearing a mask soon.

They only wear masks for covid, other illnesses don't matter for some reason lol.

 

[Red Rick]

Yeah, but why did he lose 12 minutes? For breakaways?

Guess he got really, really, really bored

 

[Lequack]

Where were they hiding Torsten Train all this time?

 

[ice&fire]

Cerler reminding us after 18 years that it's only a half decent first week MTF

 

[ashhutch1997]

too bad Pogi isn't here , he would put on a show . Cycling is dead without him .

Yeah that's why the TDF this year has very low viewing figures, and the Giro had it's highest for almost 10 years, where Pogacar wasn't racing....
Pogacar was great, particularly in 2022/23, but it's really predictable and boring now.

 

[11-34]

I appreciate this stage race not being ruined by the mere presence of Pogi.

 

[Sciatic]

Nice winning salute with the fingers in the ears (not)

I get he's making a point. But kind of sad (just to me) to celebrate what would be a big win for most riders with a show of spite.

 

[PetPaima]

Other notions...

Vervaeke learned his lesson today - he took care of losing enough time to be let to compete for mountain points here on...

Gaudu doesn't have any high mountain legs. Lost 15 minutes.

 

[CyclistAbi]

Did i see that right and Ayuso actually extended the fingers?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Well, now the Vuelta route looks even more like a horrifying trainwreck. Traeen has a really good chance of staying in red until Angliru.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

Where were they hiding Torsten Train all this time?

at altitude apparently.

 

[Cycling111]

@James M
I don't know why you're laughing. A team like UAE has to win the GT, not stages at the Giro and Vuelta.

I'd prefer Simon Yates' Giro than two stages that UAE won.

Last year they won three stages at the Vuelta, but Kuss has one GT and Almeida and Ayuso none.

For a big team, it's more important to win GTs than to win stages in consented breakaways.

Ayuso's performance is especially disappointing. A stage win is fine, but for someone who aspires to win a GT, win a stage against Marco Frigo because the peloton allows him, it's a failure.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Well, now the Vuelta route looks even more like a horrifying trainwreck. Traeen has a really good chance of staying in red until Angliru.

The first 11 riders finished within his current 2:33 margin on Angliru in both 2020 and 2023. I think the odds of him keeping red there are way higher than those of losing it on an earlier stage.

 

[Brullnux]

Either wasn't good and lost like a minute, or he got too bored and lost a minute.

I choose the funnier option.

Lost fifteen minutes...

 

[Netserk]

Tiberi meanwhile finished, 15 minutes behind. Same as Gaudu and Vine.

I thought he had gotten the engine running after yesterday. Big shame.

 

[Red Rick]

Lost fifteen minutes...

I think we all lost a lot more time watching that

Nevermind I thought I saw him the first group behind the GC guys.

 

[Psycat]

I thought he had gotten the engine running after yesterday. Big shame.

Big shame that he is in this, or any, race yes. Hope he won't make a break so that his tv-time is minimal from now on.

 

[Ripper]

I get he's making a point. But kind of sad (just to me) to celebrate what would be a big win for most riders with a show of spite.

Me as well on that. It says a bit about a rider's maturity when they try to make some 'point' that will be lost on many (and more in time) than just the joy of winning

 

[PetPaima]

I think we all lost a lot more time watching that

Nevermind I thought I saw him the first group behind the GC guys.

I thought exactly the same. But it was Buitrago and only Buitrago for Bahrain.

Now, if Tiberi ain't sick and has team morale up he could be a valuable domestique for Traeen.

And outside Vingo-Ciccone-Almeida I haven't seen anyone being strong enough to look likely to make serious damage to Norwegian Under the Sign of Cancer. He is in running for at least 4th overall. 3rd given how Ciccone never manages to finish GC in one piece.