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

[Earns1985]

So what to expect for today?

The beginning of the stage will be pretty hard to control. The leader Covi is just with 4 teammates here. And there is no need to hold power back for the end in this stage, so I am curious how this stage will be ridden..

 

[SafeBet]

UAE is in for a few hard days of racing I think.

 

[Landeirovic]

So what to expect for today?

The beginning of the stage will be pretty hard to control. The leader Covi is just with 4 teammates here. And there is no need to hold power back for the end in this stage, so I am curious how this stage will be ridden..

This is hard to control. Movistar, Astana or Ineos can go with other riders close in gc try in breakaway. So Covi cannot counter everything. Maybe Movistar control for Serrano and Intermarche for Ghirmay. I think spectacular race!

 

[Samamba]

Definitely Intermarché controlling for Ghirmay. Don't think he can lose on this finish in this field.

Tmrw tho is gonna be more interesting with that hard climb in the beginning and UAE not being able to control.

 

[Landeirovic]

For Covi only last stage important. But with him leggs can win that stage...

 

[Bushman]

What happened to Lutsenko? I thought he'd be the favourite today after his showing a couple of days ago in Clasica Jaen.

Covi super strong.

I just dont think he is that well suited to these super explosive finishes. He has decent punch of course, but has he ever won on a finish like this outside of Oman? He seems to prefer shallower gradients and more grinding efforts

 

[will-10]

I don't see any one team being able to control that for a sprint. Gonna be a strong break once it sticks cos everyone's gonna want to be in there

 

[Earns1985]

For Covi only last stage important. But with him leggs can win that stage...

Well for stage win perspective perhaps true. But he and his team have to take care, that no GC threat will be in the break today and tomorrow. Because there aren´t a lot of teams who have an interest in a controlled race here..

 

[Earns1985]

Gazprom and Human Power Health will not start today.. (Probably because of COVID cases)

 

[Skijumper Roglic fan]

Good showing from Covi, the new Killer!

In times of Covid-19, Covi clearly has an advantage, I would guess.

Maybe the other riders try to avoid finishing too close to him (behind him), because they fear his name. grin

 

[Devil's Elbow]

So much for a strong breakaway... sprint stage it is then. The bigger teams really aren't bothered so far this race...

 

[Earns1985]

What a disappointing break given the potential here..

 

[Samamba]

I don't get why people expected so much out of this stage. Intermarché has showed they want Ghirmay to win this one and tomorrows stage is better suited for attackers with that hard first climb where you simply can't control who goes and who doesn't.

 

[Earns1985]

I don't get why people expected so much out of this stage. Intermarché has showed they want Ghirmay to win this one and tomorrows stage is better suited for attackers with that hard first climb where you simply can't control who goes and who doesn't.

Intermache in all honour, but they alone couldn´t control a 20 man break with strong riders in it, if the World tour teams really would have tried it.. so for me this break is a waste opportunity for a lot of teams in this race.. I have Ghirmay in my CQ team, so I won´t complain..

 

[will-10]

I don't see any one team being able to control that for a sprint. Gonna be a strong break once it sticks cos everyone's gonna want to be in there

Wrong
Could make for a fun final now though. Maybe it's tougher than it looks

 

[Remy55]

Kämna goes!

 

[SafeBet]

Intermarche is actually doing nothing to control the break and leaving all of the work to UAE which is down to three riders. Attacks now coming from the peloton (Kamna). Could become interesting.

 

[Remy55]

Now we have some racing. Yates next

 

[SafeBet]

Chaos! Simon Yates drops everybody and goes solo 32 km from the finish.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Intermarche is actually doing nothing to control the break and leaving all of the work to UAE which is down to three riders. Attacks now coming from the peloton (Kamna). Could become interesting.

Ghirmay has no chance of getting over these climbs when the GC riders are coming to play, makes sense that they waited until the flat.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Imagine showing a group that dropped 10 minutes ago when the race explodes...

 

[SafeBet]

Landismo!

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Italian airplanes in Spain?

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Landismo!

he broke the TV transmission!

 

[jaylew]

Landa, Yates, Lopez, and Dunbar away and we lose pictures...

edit: Rodriguez, O'Connor, and Vansevenant joined while coverage was out