La Vuelta 2019

[Vetplant]

2 from TDD up the road today. 

 

Break: Ángel Madrazo (Burgos-BH), Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck-QuickStep), Jorge Arcas (Movistar), Mikel Iturria (Euskadi-Murias), Francois Bidard (AG2R La Mondiale), Matteo Fabbro (Katusha-Alpecin), Lawson Craddock (EF Education First), Damien Howson (Mitchelton-Scott), Gorka Izagirre (Astana), Alexander Aranburu (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Ben O’Connor and Amanual Ghebreigzabhier (Dimension Data)

Chasers: Benjamin Thomas (Groupama-FDJ), Jonathan Lastra (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)

Peloton: at 3:30

Good break to be in, and they already have 6mins on the peloton

[T-Bob]

Good break to be in, and they already have 6mins on the peloton

 

Second ever WT break from BOC. TDD have pivoted! 

 

Nice break and should stick. Cavagna is the obvious stand out there if he gets over the last lump in touch. Craddock also with his ability to climb well and a track background for the finish. 

[Rowl]

Well done to Iturria. Good break and persistence!

[Vetplant]

I don't enjoy this kind of run-in, where nobody wants to work, so nobody catches the lone ranger.

 

I like the Amstel Gold run-in where the chasers gave it their all and they successfully catch the leaders.

 

Well done to the solo rider, he nailed it!

['Dale]

What a beautiful race within the race today as the breakaway fought for stage glory ????

[Vetplant]

I chuckled, but it is probably the only way to beat him now...

[Eldron]

Gotta love big gap breaks. They bring about oddities like DDs main GC rider (Sir Maincheese) is only third in the DD GC fight.

[Kranswurm]

TV helicopter covering Spain's La Vuelta cycling race exposes rooftop cannabis farm

 

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['Dale]

Today’s finalè suits oom Valverde with a 12% grade wall of about 2 kms within a sniff of the white chalk

 

Gonna be a good final 30 mins ????

[Vetplant]

Today’s finalè suits oom Valverde with a 12% grade wall of about 2 kms within a sniff of the white chalk

 

Gonna be a good final 30 mins

8km downhill finish after they crest that climb.

 

GC contenders will try do drop each other here and make a dive for the finish line.

 

Jumbo Visma will do well to get someone up the road in the break to be able to wait at the top for Roglic and give him some pulls in the run-in to the line, either to recover some time lost or to maximize the gap to those he left behind...

 

Gonna be fun.

[lechatnoir]

Today’s finalè suits oom Valverde with a 12% grade wall of about 2 kms within a sniff of the white chalk

 

Gonna be a good final 30 mins

 

So, similar to last year's World Champs....? 

 

Oh, I see your point...

 

8km downhill finish after they crest that climb.

 

GC contenders will try do drop each other here and make a dive for the finish line.

 

Jumbo Visma will do well to get someone up the road in the break to be able to wait at the top for Roglic and give him some pulls in the run-in to the line, either to recover some time lost or to maximize the gap to those he left behind...

 

Gonna be fun.

 

IIRC, 2018 stage 19 in TdF was vaguely similar though not as steep, but saw Rog vanish down the final descent

[dsw]

Jumbo Vista must just follow the Team Sky blueprint and they should win the race.  They certainly have the necessary firepower to do it. 

[Vetplant]

40KM into the stage and no break has stuck. The peloton must be wishing for one to stick by now...

[Long Wheel Base]

Jumbo Vista must just follow the Team Sky blueprint and they should win the race.  They certainly have the necessary firepower to do it. 

Does that blueprint get kept in a jiffy bag?

[Vetplant]

Will we see some fun...?

[Vetplant]

100km into the stage and no attack has stuck, guys have been giving it everything but the response is just too much every time.

 

Willie Smit off the front now.

 

70km to the finish line...