Vuelta a España Who Will Win La Vuelta 2022-First Rest Day Poll

[Cookster15]

Heart says Almeida. Head says Roglic or Remco. I couldn't decide so voted for Almeida. But difficult to predict until there is a proper MTF. What I will say is Roglic seems better than I expected after all his injury troubles.

 

[Escarabajo]

I voted for Lopez because he didn't have any votes!
That's as good of an explanation as the ones that I have read here!

 

[Valv.Piti]

Mas and Lopez, 2nd and 3rd going into last stage last year, will want to redeem themselves after terrible years from one of them. I expect lots of them, especially in the 2nd week, but I dont think its enough to win unless Remco and Roglic explode.

 

[VayaVayaVaya]

Voted Roglic. I don’t think he would have come to the Vuelta if he didn’t have the health and condition to win it. And I also don’t think they would have bothered naming Roglic leader of the Tour with Vingo if he wasn’t at least close to Vingo pre-Tour. And I watched the 2014 Vuelta.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Heart says Remco
Head says listen to your heart
when he's calling for you
Listen to your heart,
there's nothing else you can do
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why
But listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye
* guitar solo *

Pinky toe said Lopez

Haven't voted yet btw

 

[noob]

Heart: Rogla
Head: Rogla
Eyes: Rogla
"Other" reasons: Rogla

 

[Tonton]

Voted "Other/Vino". Until it's clear that Roglic is 100%, I will believe in the magic bag and its powers. Mark my words: Vincenzo Nibali will win this bike race.

 

[Kaptain Kool]

I voted for Roglic because I correctly assumed he would have the most votes.

 

[Cookster15]

Voted Roglic. I don’t think he would have come to the Vuelta if he didn’t have the health and condition to win it. And I also don’t think they would have bothered naming Roglic leader of the Tour with Vingo if he wasn’t at least close to Vingo pre-Tour. And I watched the 2014 Vuelta.

Fair logic. I had written off Rogla’s chances at going for 4 straight Vuelta wins but now I am hoping I was wrong to doubt him prematurely. Would be good to see.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Heart says Remco
Head says listen to your heart
when he's calling for you
Listen to your heart,
there's nothing else you can do
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know why
But listen to your heart
before you tell him goodbye
* guitar solo *

Pinky toe said Lopez

Haven't voted yet btw

 

[tobydawq]

I voted for Primož Roglič.

I thought he was heavily injured.

 

[tobydawq]

It's hard to see past Quentin Pacher here.

 

[Hugo Koblet]

Hindley will show up in his mythical climbing form and the rest are riding for second place.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I thought he was heavily injured.

I still cannot grasp how Roglic managed to convince the evil doctors at Jumbo Visma to let him start. Poor medical decisions after poor medical decisions on that team.

 

[dazaau]

I voted for Hindley, but after reviewing the profiles again it's really not a hard core climbers race. There is like one UC climb. There are no huge mountain days.

So, I don't know. Really does suit a Remco but I'm not sure. Being a fan of climbing in general I'm not that excited by the course. However, anything that is raced full gas will separate people so bring it on.

Probably Roglic though.

 

[Valv.Piti]

I think stage 8 especially is plenty for the climbers in this second week to gain lots of time on the rouleurs. That climb is really tough, and the day after you have Les Praeres, and then, all the time you gain on Remco there goes out the window on stage 10, and then its the mountains en Andalucia who decides the race.

 

[ontheroad]

1. Roglic
2. Almeida
3. Carapaz

If Roglic is over the injury and barring a crash I think he is stronger than all of these. He will take time on most of his main rivals in the TT and has the team support around him to be able to defend the lead if needed. He is a proven GT rider whereas there are too many question marks over the rest. Evenepoel is the great unknown which makes the race less predictable but I get the feeling that he will have at least one bad day and blow up at some stage.

 

[Carrick-On-Seine]

Heart - Remco
Head - No idea yet.

 

[Pirazziattacks]

How many people voting for Remco really believe he can beat everyone else on the list, and a few others who aren't there (Mäder, Landa, various Ineos riders)?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

The two big unknowns, yet also the two most obvious shouts, are still Roglic and Evenepoel. Everyone else will be hoping the former isn't sufficiently recovered and the latter bonks on one of the few real mountains, because they haven't usually shown the climbing level to just ride away from a GT field in the mountains and if either Roglic or Evenepoel are up there in the mountains they'll likely need to given the TT.

 

[Bonimenier]

How many people voting for Remco really believe he can beat everyone else on the list, and a few others who aren't there (Mäder, Landa, various Ineos riders)?

I'm guessing 25 so far

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I'm guessing 25 so far

But people voting for him don't really count. They're voting in a weak voting field.

 

[Bonimenier]

But people voting for him don't really count. They're voting in a weak voting field.

The only people (or person) that count are the ones who vote for O'Connor

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

I voted for Hindley, but after reviewing the profiles again it's really not a hard core climbers race. There is like one UC climb. There are no huge mountain days.

So, I don't know. Really does suit a Remco but I'm not sure. Being a fan of climbing in general I'm not that excited by the course. However, anything that is raced full gas will separate people so bring it on.

Probably Roglic though.

Yeah, just one HC climb (also the only 1900m+ climb in the race ) ...an MTF just before the final rest day. Followed by 2 relatively easy stages.

That's the worst part of the route for me. And the fact that the Sierra Nevada stage is preceded by a Unipuerto stage.

I still think the hardest GC-relevant climbs are hard enough to bring the best "pure" climbers to the fore.

 

[movingtarget]

This pole means absolutely nothing, as we have not yet had a confrontation between the Bigs.

The pole means something if you run into it............