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

[Peyroteo94]

This is so hilariously bad for the race

The race was over the moment Vingegaard decided to race the Vuelta.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Bernal disappointing

 

[E_F_]

Can't wait for Jonas to go full Bordeaux-Paris on the false flat and seal the deal!

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Peacock goes to commercial on the final climb, with less than 8k left???!!! What in the actual ***???!!!

 

[KZD]

lol at Almeida. Another UAE transformation…

You must have missed Almeida riding for Quick-Step in 2020 and 2021...

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Dangerous stage for Pidcock. This is the kind of stage that he can do well in and then get convinced into being a GC guy and if it doesn't pay off, bashing his head against the GT wall for years. This kind of climb is really good for him but I don't see him - as of yet - being able to replicate this on a consistent basis.

 

[noob]

Now I'm a bit provoked by no UAE helping Almeida

 

[RedheadDane]

No wonder Vingegaard attacked.
He just wants to get inside, where it's dry.

 

[Heston]

Trek pulled all day and all they achieved was giving Vinge 30 points for the green jersey. I dont see Mads winning the jersey now.

 

[Brullnux]

Don't really get the fawning/surprise at Almeida's performance to be honest

 

[Unterlenkerfahrend]

Hahaha Almeida doing a Remco, entertaining stuff.

 

[scribers]

I don’t know what to think of pidcock still being there

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Don't really get the fawning/surprise at Almeida's performance to be honest

It makes a lot more sense once you realise the majority of it is coming from the resident UAE fanboys.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Peacock goes to commercial on the final climb, with less than 8k left???!!! What in the actual ***???!!!

I know that networks have their specific number of ad breaks they have to get in; Eurosport traditionally try to cram all their ad breaks into the boring parts of stages in order to give uninterrupted coverage of the business end, I don't know if maybe Peacock have similar but with more breaks or just paced them badly meaning they still have ad spots to go to?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Now I'm a bit provoked by no UAE helping Almeida

Ayuso just saving energy so he can help more in week 3.

 

[AlpRaid]

You must have missed Almeida riding for Quick-Step in 2020 and 2021...

No I didn’t. Precisely why this version is shockingly different level.

 

[Red Rick]

G3 is losing an embarrassing amount of time on this climb

 

[Salvarani]

Moto so close again

 

[noob]

Almeida yelling at Pidcock really is a bad idea

 

[Devil's Elbow]

They conveniently switched to showing Almeida and Pidcock right when Vingegaard ducked in behind the moto again, lol.

 

[Brullnux]

It makes a lot more sense once you realise the majority of it is coming from the resident UAE fanboys.

Some critics saying it's a transformation, too, but shipping half a minute on 10km of a benign Cat 1 is nothing crazy.

 

[Peyroteo94]

You must have missed Almeida riding for Quick-Step in 2020 and 2021...

Just a Pogacar "disliker"... this opinion would change a lot if Remco went for UAE.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Pog waiting for UAE at the finish line...

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Boring Vuelta so far and I dont usually say this

Almeida and Ayuso together could maybe make it a race but alone Almeida will be 2nd at best

 

[Tim Cahill]

It's never a good sign when the discussions start