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

[Peyroteo94]

um...not with people who actually knew the sport.

The GOAT of cycling tested positive 3 times. The most legendary climber of all times died 21 years ago and we all know his past.
Yes, LA destroyed the romantic side of cycling (to me. A remarkable fairytale and we all know how it ended). I'm not a fan of LA anymore but I was lying if I told LA wasn't one of my favorite riders.

 

[Cycling111]

The GOAT of cycling tested positive 3 times. The most legendary climber of all times died 21 years ago and we all know his past.
Yes, LA destroyed the romantic side of cycling (to me. A remarkable fairytale and we all know how it ended). I'm not a fan of LA anymore but I was lying if I told LA wasn't one of my favorite riders.

Yes. There is a lot of hypocrisy with this. Is Belgiam, there is nothing more to add.

 

[Rob5091]

Kind of Visma to lend a helping hand ...
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...d-ahead-of-vingegaard-after-stage-9-fireworks

“At one point, I got help from two Visma guys,” he revealed intriguingly. “So it felt a bit like maybe they didn’t want Jonas to have the jersey yet.”

 

[RedheadDane]

103

Hate to break it to you, but it's been six years since 1999, not four.

Umm...just to clear the air, I'm not an actual moose.

I am, in fact, a redheaded Dane.

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Hate to break it to you, but it's been six years since 1999, not four.

Math master Dane strikes.

Birth year probably more accurate.
After all @Ilmaestro99 joined in 2021, with that name.
If he was 99  then just think of how old he must be  now!

 

[RedheadDane]

Math master Dane strikes.

Dunno why I was adding the years to 99... which I then transformed to 19...

 

[tourmabet]

'He told me to grow some balls'

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/he...a-but-frustrates-joao-almeida-in-the-process/

 

[tourmabet]

'I didn't know I was that far'

https://www.nieuwsblad.be/sport/wie...een-duikt-als-leider-rustdag-in/87097627.html

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

Dunno why I was adding the years to 99... which I then transformed to 19...

I dunno neither, however it's good to be a 99yo feeling like a teen

 

[tobydawq]

Hate to break it to you, but it's been six years since 1999, not four.

?

 

[Rob5091]

And the top story at the Vuelta continues to be the Man to Watch, Chumil coming in 28th just under4 minutes down on stage winner Vingegaard, but in front of Buitrago, Landa etc. He is still holding onto 23rd place on the GC and if a few of the domestiques drop down the GC he could well be up in the top 20. Vamos!

 

[RedheadDane]

?

I already had a discussin about this with Zoetemelk-fan.
I just thought that for once I could have caught you purple-elbowed making a mathematical mistake...

 

[tobydawq]

I already had a discussin about this with Zoetemelk-fan.
I just thought that for once I could have caught you purple-elbowed making a mathematical mistake...

You thought I couldn't add 4 to 99?

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

What do you think the number in his username refers to?

I do worry about @triley36 and @titan31

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Umm...just to clear the air, I'm not an actual moose.

I am not an actual armchair

 

[topcat]

I am not an actual armchair

Not relevant to the stage, but I am a topcat.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

You thought I couldn't add 4 to 99?

Party like it's 1999, I'm getting Y2k flashbacks

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Not relevant to the stage, but I am a topcat.

The most effectual topcat?

 

[topcat]

The most effectual topcat?

Stage 9 produced the goods.

 

[RedheadDane]

You thought I couldn't add 4 to 99?

Maybe I thought that you thought less time had passed since 99 (and actually I was using 2019 as my base-year.)

 

[titan31]

I do worry about @triley36 and @titan31

31 is actually my house number

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

I do worry about @triley36 and @titan31

I wonder whether @JR1012 has had his 1013th birthday yet

 

[CyclistAbi]

That much for Visma riding reserved and not being here for Jonas to take a plethora of stage wins, good win by Jonas. All thing considered Almeida performed good and still in the fight for the overall victory. Likely at an appropriate stage that suits Almeida for UAE to be the initiator of the attack, beyond that i feel that it will come down to mano a mano fight with Jonas.

 

[PetPaima]

Kind of Visma to lend a helping hand ...
https://cyclinguptodate.com/cycling...d-ahead-of-vingegaard-after-stage-9-fireworks

Yes, this was very visible. I think it was Jorgenson and Kuss pulling and encouraging Traeen upwards in a pace which wouldn't lose too much.

 

[dr.eve]

The GOAT of cycling tested positive 3 times. The most legendary climber of all times died 21 years ago and we all know his past.
Yes, LA destroyed the romantic side of cycling (to me. A remarkable fairytale and we all know how it ended). I'm not a fan of LA anymore but I was lying if I told LA wasn't one of my favorite riders.

We often disagree but I agree wholeheartly with you here on this but.

Many were LA fan, including diehard cycling fans. I remember well being one of the few who wasn't. Not because of LA, I also admired his story and livestrong etc, but simply because I was a fan of Der Jan 😀

Each year I was hoping Jan would win over LA, each year disappointed. Much the same as I have now, I guess I just always support the runner-up or underdog to a certain extent.