Vuelta a España Vuelta a España, stage 6: La Vall d'Uixó - Pico del Buitre, 183.1k

[Potomac]

4th time I've heard Carlton mention Geoffrey Soupe today, in a broadcast of a mountain stage that has only been on for about an hour.

I've never heard the name before.

 

[Peyroteo94]

So kuss will not win much after all.

 

[Ripper]

stop chasing Landa, set him free

I think they will chase Landa forever. Next year Movistar to chase SQS at numerous pointless times

 

[perico]

3 minutes is the ITT plus one mountain stage at most. The only threat of Kuss then is basically full breakaway mercantilism

If Kuss didn't already have 2 GTs in his legs, I would disagree. Kuss can ride a solid TT when he needs to, but I just can't see him staying in red already with 40+ stages in his legs this year were he to take the lead.

 

[Potomac]

This gap is coming down so fast. Dammit. I want turmoil.

 

[Volderke]

4 minutes. Coming down from 7 minutes at 80K to go.

 

[Riek s]

I assume the time gap will go up again on the climb to the sprint and on the final climb as well. doubt we will see the GC favorites in the peleton pulling from the bottom.

 

[stekelegel]

Movistar is protecting the expected 4th place of Mas, cant blame them.
JV not riding full throttle in the front group to

 

[ManicJack]

This gap is coming down so fast. Dammit. I want turmoil.

Jumbo is looking really stupid now 🙄 with 4 riders up ahead soft pedaling the break that will be there to help on the climb if needed. LOL

 

[Nick2413]

Alas, final gap will be less than 2 mins to the GC group.

 

[Blanco]

So will Roglic pull for Vingegaard, if Gesink and Kelderman are dropped behind and someone attacks.

No, he will pull only for himself if there's a need.

 

[Riek s]

Seems more that there are crosswinds on that part of the parcour.

 

[topcat]

Ineos should let Ganna attack. I think he could catch the breakaway on his own. He’d drop on the climb but it would be good fun.
Is the break going to make it? Y for yes, N for no

 

[Volderke]

They only have 20K to really eat into that gap, because that's the top of the hill with the sprint.

Next is 11K downhill (but slight downhill, so should be possible to chase on that part), and 11K / 30 minute climb where they won't take more than 1, maybe 2 minutes on the best climbers in the break, and only if they race it very hard which I don't think they will do.

My guess is the break still has 2.5-3 minutes at the bottom of the climb, and around 1-1.5 minutes at the top for the stage winner.

 

[Gigs_98]

Jumbo is looking really stupid now 🙄 with 4 riders up ahead soft pedaling the break that will be there to help on the climb if needed. LOL

Maybe they really don't trust Kuss? But then why initiate this in the first place?

 

[noob]

All the talk about Kuss when Jumbo are very far from guaranteed a win (or even a good GC standing in Madrid) with Soler and Martinez there as well.

It could actually be a bad thing for Jumbo to have Kuss high up in the ranks, impeding attacks / initiative by e.g. Vingegaard.

Exactly.

 

[noob]

Maybe they really don't trust Kuss? But then why initiate this in the first place?

To Bait the other teams. If anything it shows Jumbo is weaker than expected.

 

[ManicJack]

Maybe they really don't trust Kuss?

Why would they want to waste any energy having to ride for someone in the red jersey that has no chance of wearing at the end of three weeks?

 

[Gigs_98]

Just thinking this would be an incredibly horrible moment for one of the favorites to have a mechanical.

 

[Volderke]

Is the break split into two groups now?

 

[Samamba]

Is the break split into two groups now?

No that was group behind the peloton.

 

[Volderke]

No that was group behind the peloton.

with a peloton this small, and a lead group this big, I was easily confused!

 

[Samamba]

Are guys like Van Baarle en Tratnik just saving theirselves, cause they've lost 3'30 against like 3 guys riding in the peloton.

 

[ontheroad]

Just tuning in for the expected GC showdown on the final climb only to find a 39 man break with almost 4 minutes. You got to love these chaotic stages.

 

[Earns1985]

You got to love these chaotic stages.

Even more if they would have shown us the chaotic phase...