Vuelta a España 2024, stage 1, Lisboa - Oeiras (ITT) 12km

[ice&fire]

How come there isn't a thread for this yet? I was afraid we'd had to discuss this in the lesser known races thread.

Stage 1 - Torino - Reggia di Venaria > Novara - La Vuelta 2025

Profile, time schedule, all informations on the stage

www.lavuelta.es

Starting times in local time (BST)

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Comment from Escartín

The inaugural stage of La Vuelta will, once again, be an individual time trial – this time consisting of a 12 km route near the mouth of the Tajo River. It will be a powerful, speedy time trial designed for true specialists. The coastal wind may play a pivotal role.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Lisboa já tem Sol mas cheira a Lua
Quando nasce a madrugada sorrateira
E o primeiro eléctrico da rua
Faz coro com as chinelas da Ribeira

Se chove cheira a terra prometida
Procissões têm o cheiro a rosmaninho
Nas tascas das vielas mais escondidas
Cheira a iscas com elas e a vinho

Um cravo numa água-furtada
Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa
Uma rosa a florir na tapada
Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa

A fragata que se ergue na proa
A varina que teima em passar
Cheiram bem porque são de Lisboa
Lisboa tem cheiro de flores e de mar

Lisboa cheira aos cafés do Rossio
E o fado cheira sempre a solidão
Cheira a castanha assada se está frio
Cheira a fruta madura quando é Verão

Os lábios têm o cheiro de um sorriso
Manjerico tem o cheiro de cantigas
E os rapazes perdem o juízo
Quando lhes dá o cheiro a raparigas

Um cravo numa água-furtada
Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa
Uma rosa a florir na tapada
Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa

A fragata que se ergue na proa
A varina que teima em passar
Cheiram bem porque são de Lisboa
Lisboa tem cheiro de flores e de mar

Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa

Cheira bem, cheira a Lisboa


A fragata que se ergue na proa
A varina que teima em passar
Cheiram bem porque são de Lisboa
Lisboa tem cheiro de flores e de mar

So excited for this start in my lovely city, full of history! A shame Pogacar isn't here but can't wait to see Roglic and Almeida starting his TT and seeing them in Cruz Quebrada!! Vamos João! Bota lume!

 

[cen]

LFG!

 

[KZD]

Hard to see past Tarling on this one.

Van Aert will likely be his closer challenger.

Roglič and Almeida should be the best among GC riders.

 

[Didinho]

I'm going for McNulty and Tao as not so dark horse.

 

[carolina]

Nelson Oliveira will do the time trial of his life and get the red jersey.

 

[RedheadDane]

LFG!

Le Felix Gall?

 

[Zoetemelk-fan]

LFG!

Low Fuel G?

 

[Berniece]

Tarling v. WVA

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Joshie T is going to smoke Wout, and I don't think it'll be particularly close.

 

[Potomac]

Thanks @ice&fire for the thread.

I want McNulty to win, but I'm guessing the order for top 5 shall be....

Tarling
WVA
Roglic
McNulty
Campenaerts ( however it is spelled )

 

[Gratemans]

Thanks @ice&fire for the thread.

I want McNulty to win, but I'm guessing the order for top 5 shall be....

Tarling
WVA
Roglic
McNulty
Campenaerts ( however it is spelled )

That's exactly how it's spelled. And I agree.

 

[Squire]

Joshie T is going to smoke Wout, and I don't think it'll be particularly close.

Yeah, under normal circumstances I don't see any way Tarling doesn't win this. There is one single turn, and it comes after a few hundred metres. And the rest is head down, full throttle all the way. Zero coasting.

 

[ManicJack]

Any link to a start list? PCS doesn't seem to have one.

 

[Coffeeplanter]

Yeah, under normal circumstances I don't see any way Tarling doesn't win this. There is one single turn, and it comes after a few hundred metres. And the rest is head down, full throttle all the way. Zero coasting.

I reckon whoever finishes #2 does so at a disadvantage of at least 15 seconds. Tarling is a master at these semi short distances. Different circumstances and all, but in Paris the gap between Wout and Tarling at IT1 was only 3 seconds in favour of Wout, despite the (in)famous flat.

 

[ice&fire]

Any link to a start list? PCS doesn't seem to have one.

If you mean the start time of each rider, the link to the web site of the official time keeper is in the OP

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[MJR]

Tarling's gonna use his Olympic rage to smash this one. Wout in second.

 

[DoYouEvenRideBruh]

Simple reason is people get *** lazy. I blame @Devil's Elbow sorry to tell you that mate. You spoiled us rotten

It would take longer for him to make the thread than for them to ride the 12 km of this stage

 

[E_F_]

Still mad about the Portuguese routes here...

 

[Sciatic]

Any link to a start list? PCS doesn't seem to have one.

Standard start list:

https://www.lavuelta.es/es/corredores

 

[Tim Cahill]

Where's Blythe!

 

[Potomac]

Bob Roll said "Durango".....everyone take a drink

 

[Tricycle Rider]

And we're off to the races! Well, almost... looks like that parachutist had a rough landing. :/

 

[AnotherArmChair]

Kirby is such a **** at times ..... 5 planes go by and he says

"Portuguese air force...not sure if that is all of it "

 

[Barnacle Bill]

I would take Kirby at this point tbh. Just put it on and Hannah Walker is on comms on the international feed (along with Koen de Kort apparently, but we can't hear him). Sigh.