2018 Vuelta a España

[Bonus]

25th August isn't far away now :-)

[shaper]

Provisional start list https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-espana-start-list-273764

[Shebeen]

Movistar Team
.. VALVERDE Alejandro
.. LANDA Mikel
.. OLIVEIRA Nelson
.. QUINTANA Nairo

 

 

seriously?!!!

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2018/startlist

[Dirt Tracker]

Movistar Team

.. VALVERDE Alejandro

.. LANDA Mikel

.. OLIVEIRA Nelson

.. QUINTANA Nairo

 

 

seriously?!!!

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2018/startlist

 

It's Movistar's home race. They'd better take some glory. 

[jdwet1980]

Movistar Team

..VALVERDE Alejandro

..LANDA Mikel

..OLIVEIRA Nelson

..QUINTANA Nairo

 

 

seriously?!!!

 

https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/vuelta-a-espana/2018/startlist

Did we not watch their tapering during TDF?

[Bonus]

Hope LM can do something good at the Vuelta

 

:-)

[shaper]

Bernal and Landa possibly out, crashed in a race in San Sebastian

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/egan-bernal-and-mikel-landa-involved-in-serious-san-sebastian-crash/

[Bonus]

Bernal and Landa possibly out, crashed in a race in San Sebastian

 

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/egan-bernal-and-mikel-landa-involved-in-serious-san-sebastian-crash/

 

 

Report does not look good.

 

Damn.

 

Not fussed about the Vuelta but "Bernal awake, 'suffered a serious facial trauma', Landa fractures L1 vertebrae" is bad bad news.

[ScottCM]

Richie Porte Confirms his participation. 

[davidvh]

Richie Porte Confirms his participation. 

 

I am backing Richie for the win!

[Gen]

Well now...

 

Such a tease.. looks like the WC defence is a serious one..Spanish mountains as prep.

 

https://twitter.com/petosagan/status/1026783346192470016?s=19

 

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[jimmycool]

I am backing Richie for the win!

I think you might be right. As long as he keeps the rubber side down as others have said.

['Dale]

And Nibali confirms he will be racing under the fierce Spanish sun ????

[Bonus]

And I can tell you, the sun IS currently fierce.

[ScottCM]

[Shebeen]

AFAIK first time both Yates on a GC crusade. could be interesting tactics as they seem to really work well together.

.

Mitchelton-Scott
.. YATES Simon
.. YATES Adam
.. HAIG Jack

 

 

Well now...

Such a tease.. looks like the WC defence is a serious one..Spanish mountains as prep.

https://twitter.com/petosagan/status/1026783346192470016?s=19

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um ja, I don't know how well he can read. but there are 4670 reasons why he isn't going to defend his rainbow jersey this year.