Vuelta a España Vuelta a España 2025, Stage 9: Alfaró – Estación de Esquí de Valdezcaray (195.5k)

[Escarabajo]

All riders in the back group watching each other was very pathetic. I think that made the gap worse. It would have helped to have harder gradients.

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Bela Lugosi is dead.

Luca Brasi is dead... he sleeps with the fishes

I think that Jonas and Pog should only be allowed to appear in races together

 

[Andre]

damnit! no Lecerf in top ten

 

[ice&fire]

Is there even one other candidate in the last 5 years?

Cauterets? And I know that was because how they did Tourmalet

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Bela Lugosi is dead.

The bats have left the belltower, the victims have been bled, red velvet lines the black box... Bela Lugosi's dead.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Pidcock explains that Almeida was too strong and he couldn't give him any turns.

It's amazing how many riders are permanently strong enough to follow pace and chase down moves but not strong enough to contribute.

On a 2% gradient, that‘s really many people.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Almeida criticizing his team. Great!

 

[Netserk]

Almeida missed Ayuso today.

 

[Andre]

Luca Brasi is dead... he sleeps with the fishes

I think that Jonas and Pog should only be allowed to appear in races together

Luca Brasi sleeps with Vingegaard? wth

 

[noob]

He said it out loud!

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I got TNT subscription for the Vuelta

Does anyone know I can watch podiums and interviews and not the God awful Breakaway

 

[Heston]

Almeida firing shots at his own team

 

[Andre]

Vingo lost 4 seconds celebrating

 

[Unchained]

Luca Brasi id dead... he sleeps with the fishes

I think that Jonas and Pog should only be allowed ot appear in races together

Pidcock riding with garlic hanging on his bike, wooden stake on the bottle cage, hidden crucifix under his jersey for safety

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Chapeau Vingo, but the facial hair just isn't happening.

 

[Tim Cahill]

V$ne did a reasonably good job to be fair, it's the others

The attack was shock and awe, I don't know what Soler was doing, fell asleep.

 

[Peyroteo94]

You mean the tactic that has won him a bunch of stages and races during his career?

Where did he use this tactic of putting a rider doing a strong leadout (at the bottom of the climb) for 200m before his attack?

 

[Netserk]

Lidl-Trek gifting green to Vingegaard.

 

[Ripper]

Pidcock explains that Almeida was too strong and he couldn't give him any turns.

It's amazing how many riders are permanently strong enough to follow pace and chase down moves but not strong enough to contribute.

This. And of course the always excellent look of not being able to pull because the other rider was too strong, but then out sprinting them at the very end. Amazing way to get that extra doooosh look

 

[Unchained]

Almeida firing shots at his own team

Visma not playing any games, everyone on same page for Jonas, UAE meanwhile going full circus with Vine wearing clown suit, Ayuso doing daily yo-yo.. Why no plan?

 

[hayneplane]

People trashing Vingegaard in the TdF threads. Here you go, this is Jonas Vingegaard. No multi mountain stages, no gradients, but when he gets it, it's done.

*When Pogacar is not there*

 

[Netserk]

Almeida less willing to pull than Vingegaard today and in Andorra, yet he insults Pidcock who takes turn with him.

 

[Escarabajo]

Great bond in UAE when Pogacar is not there.

 

[Valv.Piti]

People trashing Vingegaard in the TdF threads. Here you go, this is Jonas Vingegaard. No multi mountain stages, no gradients, but when he gets it, it's done.

He's racing perma out of position Almeida with Ayuso as lieutenant and Tom Pidcock. The real question is why the *** you choose to do nothing on Pal and Cerler

 

[bizzmane89]

This. And of course the always excellent look of not being able to pull because the other rider was too strong, but then out sprinting them at the very end. Amazing way to get that extra doooosh look

Why should pidcock give him a turn? Almeida is the weird one for expecting pidcock to help him win the vuelta. They both said the right things in the interviews.