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

[Oldermanish]

He has done this before. He is weakest when there is a sudden change of tempo when he's not his best. Afterwards, he's usually quite good at limiting the damage, as he again showed here. A weakness, partly offset by a strength.

He did exactly what he should have to limit losses. This does bode poorly for the remaining mountain stages, though. It's going to get harder and his team isn't likely to be with him as much as they should be.
Still....it's a long race.

 

[Izzyeviel]

yes!

I found a video of that crash... if you've ever doubted Sepp, just know he faceplanted & got straight up & rode off without stopping. Unstoppable object...

 

[Red Rick]

There will be a day when the age of Jumbo fails and Rabofail returns to the world

But it is not this day

 

[Lequack]

On a serious note, Jumbo didn't take into account how bad the competition was going to be. Not sure what to do now. LOL.

1-2-3 is the only option. Has that ever happened in a GT?

 

[Elos Anjos]

Bernal with 12m loss.

 

[Volderke]

I found a video of that crash... if you've ever doubted Sepp, just know he faceplanted & got straight up & rode off without stopping. Unstoppable object...

I linked that crash in the Sepp Kuss topic: https://forum.cyclingnews.com/threads/sepp-kuss-is-the-next-sepp-kuss-thread.34251/post-2891852

 

[Red Rick]

I swear Ayuso saw Red Rick was typing and got angry.

Rent prices are so high I take any rent free space I can get

 

[JosefK]

The Vuelta is shaping up nicely for GC drama to come. Good recovery from the opening stage debacle.

 

[ontheroad]

Roglic put in a big effort to break clear of the other GC riders but couldn't really sustain that pace and the others such as Ayuso, Almeida, Uijtdebroeks, Remco etc eventually started riding back to both he and Vingegaard up front. That for me is the glimmer of hope for the other riders such as Remco and Ayuso. Plus Vingegaard visually at least, looked to be suffering badly nearing the end of the stage.

But it's definitely Jumbos race to lose, the internal team dynamics from here on in will be interesting with Kuss very much in play for GC now as well.

 

[Volderke]

Jumbo has a luxury problem now.
They came into this GT with no pressure, having already won all GT's this year, but now they have to think hard who they are going to launch into the top seat in the 3rd week.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Breaking news, Evenepoel's reaction to the stage:

 

[Tim Cahill]

1-2-3 is the only option. Has that ever happened in a GT?

Glassdrive, 2022 Volta

 

[Divergence]

Btw, I think Kuss rode the same pace as Rog/Vingo since Vingo closed down Rog. Idk what to make of it

 

[Gigs_98]

Rent prices are so high I take any rent free space I can get

That's alright since we all know someone is already living at yours.

 

[ice&fire]

Kuss breaking the no-alcohol rule by a country mile

 

[Volderke]

That ad fundum of the cava bottle is quickly making all discussions of Kuss for GC redundant!

 

[movingtarget]

Strong win by Kuss. Damage control by Remco. Good day for Jumbo.

 

[RedheadDane]

Aaah, no empty bottles this time.

 

[Izzyeviel]

Good result for Thomas, only a minute behind Remco... he'd have taken that before today.

 

[dampframme]

Sadly Mas dropped like a stone in the end. Hope he can improve in the next weeks. At least he's still slightly in front of the two yellow guys.

Nice to see Ayuso, Almeida and Uijtdebroeks up there.

 

[Lequack]

I hope they don't make Kuss work for Vinge and Roglic now. If they really are about the team win they need to get behind GC Kuss.
Also, how cool would it be to win each GT with a different rider. Probably a record never to be broken again.

 

[skippo12]

Jumbo has a luxury problem now.
They came into this GT with no pressure, having already won all GT's this year, but now they have to think hard who they are going to launch into the top seat in the 3rd week.

09 Astana vibes. Will be interesting to see if they work together or start to attack each other.

 

[Sciatic]

I think mostly, it was Mas covering...but Vingegaard certainly wasn't mad about it, and covered the last few feet.

Thanks, they didn’t show when those two accelerated to p
Join Roglic so I wasn’t sure who initiated it.

 

[Grayguard]

I hope they don't make Kuss work for Vinge and Roglic now. If they really are about the team win they need to get behind GC Kuss.

Well, ITT might change that....

 

[meat puppet]

I hope they don't make Kuss work for Vinge and Roglic now. If they really are about the team win they need to get behind GC Kuss.
Also, how cool would it be to win each GT with a different rider. Probably a record never to be broken again.

Indeed, #freesepp