La Vuelta 2019

[shaper]

Stage 1 and 2 action packed.... great start to the tour.... can't wait for the week ahead !!

[dsw]

I managed to watch both, switched over to the ashes, watched that stokes machine do the Impossible, and then switched back and managed to see quintana dominate! Not a bad Sunday on the couch!

 

 

I am stoked for Quintana taking the win but Stokes' innings was unreal. 

[Roguemeister]

I am stoked for Quintana taking the win but Stokes' innings was unreal.

I'm 100% sure he's already passed out in a gutter somewhere, I sure would be after that!

[Dirt Tracker]

I'm 100% sure he's already passed out in a gutter somewhere, I sure would be after that!

 

Thankfully they replayed the last 40 minutes straight after. Awesome. And each player interviewed after to a man said how everything he does is for the team. The focus to smash 2 rural 6s and then notice they'd drop a man back slightly and then just pad a ball there to take another 2. Brilliant. All I could think when watching it was 'Kevin who'? 

[Dirt Tracker]

Back to the cycling and there as some solid carnage today especially for Ineos with no one in the front 2 groups and Teo coming in over 9 minutes down, now sitting 10:10 on GC with co leader Wout P.  

 

Best placed for that team is David De La Cruz and Salvio Puccio at 2:04. Louis M' lost 2 minutes odd and sits at 2:14 down with EBH. 

 

Quintana is 2 seconds down on the GC with Primoz is now at 36s, Chavez at 51s, Aru at 1:08, Bennett at 1:13, Teejay at 1:46 and Stevie K at 2:19,  

 

And of course Movistar are front and centre of the team classification. 

[Dirt Tracker]

Stage 3: Gaviria? Bennett? Who? 

 

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[lechatnoir]

Back to the cycling and there as some solid carnage today especially for Ineos with no one in the front 2 groups and Teo coming in over 9 minutes down, now sitting 10:10 on GC with co leader Wout P.  

 

Best placed for that team is David De La Cruz and Salvio Puccio at 2:04. Louis M' lost 2 minutes odd and sits at 2:14 down with EBH. 

 

Quintana is 2 seconds down on the GC with Primoz is now at 36s, Chavez at 51s, Aru at 1:08, Bennett at 1:13, Teejay at 1:46 and Stevie K at 2:19,  

 

And of course Movistar are front and centre of the team classification. 

 

And the two Ineos GC riders are 10min down. Going to be an interesting race from here.

['Dale]

Stage 3: Gaviria? Bennett? Who? 

 

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Anyone's bet, Dirt Tracker.

 

I can never write Gav' off. He is picking up nicely after his injury setback.

[Vetplant]

Stage 3: Gaviria? Bennett? Who? 

 

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I'll lean towards a Bennett victory if the bunch comes to the line but there is a real chance of a break-away going up the road at one of the CAT 3's and the sprinters not pulling it back in time.

 

I'm leaning towards a reduced bunch finish, with a strongman taking it.

[Shebeen]

I'm 100% sure he's already passed out in a gutter somewhere, I sure would be after that!

pretty much

 

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[Bonus]

Coming in Hot.....

 

[Cheabb78]

Coming in Hot.....

 

 

 

The aftermath...   

[Vetplant]

Bunch together, except for for Gaviria.

 

Bennett surely the favourite. 18km to the finish, tune in if you can.

[Dirt Tracker]

Bye Bye Gaviria! Time for Sam B to lodge a job application. 

[T-Bob]

He made that look easy to take his 1st stage at this years Vuelta by 2 lengths. Left everyone for dust. Add a few rands more to whatever contracts are being negotiated. 

[Bonus]

The aftermath...   

 

Thank goodness there was no one on that corner.