Vuelta Ciclista a Andalucía - Ruta del Sol 2022 (February 16-20)

[Fantastico]

Back in the 2000s (early-mid) there was a rare edition in which the peloton basically gifted the race to a small break in the first stage, they got a huge gap.

The break was composed of one of the García-Quesada brothers, late Serge Baguet, Oliver Zaugg and two / three more riders.

That was in 2006 and both García Quesada brothers were in the break. In 2005 a similar thing happened, when Carlos García Quesada was leading the race after two stages. At the third stage a large break (about 30 riders) got clear and had a 30 minute advantage on what remained of the peloton in the end. García Quesada lost his red jersey to his teammate Francisco Cabello.

 

[Wvv]

Lol... These motors pulling the peloton. Jezus.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Still 6:30 min with 32km to go . . .

 

[SafeBet]

I handclocked the gap at around 34 km to go and it's more or less 5 minutes.
The GPS is wrong, but the break still has a chance.

 

[Wvv]

TV shows 5 minutes as well. With 28 kms to go, the climb is 8 km but not that steep ... if the wind isn't really hard they are going to make it.

 

[yaco]

According to the GPS the break has gone down 20 seconds in 40 kms with six teams riding on the front - Also the GPS is usually in a state of movement.

 

[Samamba]

Herregodts winning this would be awesome

 

[Roku]

Okamika and Christian should be also in contention

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Gap is around 4 mins

 

[Samamba]

No way the peloton makes up 3 minutes on this climb. If it's actually 4 min still this one is for the break.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

It's baffling why they gave the break 15 minutes in the first place. I mean why?

 

[greyclouds]

The GPS is not reliable at all. I don't think this is will be for the break, or if it will be, it will be by a very small margin.

 

[Samamba]

Is the break gonna lose more than a minute in the last km? Doubt it.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

It's downhill 10 km's from here on, right? It won't be close then.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

2:20 still at the KOM. Would be incredible if the break doesn't survive.

 

[SafeBet]

2'20" on top of the climb.

 

[Samamba]

GPS is correct 2'15ish

 

[Earns1985]

Right now the GPS gap seems to be correct

 

[Samamba]

Break needs to keep riding tho.

 

[SafeBet]

Break needs to keep riding tho.

True.
They can still lose some time in the final uphill km.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

True.
They can still lose some time in the final uphill km.

They would need to start surplacing uphill to lose this though.

 

[Samamba]

What is De Vylder doing

 

[SafeBet]

Herregodts takes it. I didn't really understand their team tactics but in the end the strongest won.
Covi gains 5 seconds on the peloton.

 

[Samamba]

Beautiful win for Topsport Vlaanderen, despite horrible team tactics.
Go Rune!

 

[BlueRoads]

Really stupid of the peloton... of course one likes to see the break win, but such arrogance and probably disunity is also annoying.