La Vuelta 2025 ***SPOILERS***

[mididoctors]

He doesn't actually win races much, but depending on the rule set of the game it can make sense. The sprinting field is dreadful at this Vuelta.

Hard agree . Lead out organisation isn't great either

 

[mididoctors]

STAGE 9 again not hard enough to cause big gaps ... Maybe a break again

 

[mididoctors]

The break wont pull for vine or ayuso if they are there

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Despite the high level of competition in this year’s race, this is definitely the worst mountain top finish.
With a false flat top, it screams small bunch of GC riders, sprint.
Or just maybe another breakaway win…

 

[Adam4868]

Hard agree . Lead out organisation isn't great either

The lead out from Lotto was class.

 

[Adam4868]

Kwiato for the stage....the boys on fire and deserves one 😁

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Despite the high level of competition in this year’s race, this is definitely the worst mountain top finish.
With a false flat top, it screams small bunch of GC riders, sprint.
Or just maybe another breakaway win…

Cheapest Cat 1 climb I've seen outside Denmark....

 

[Pblakeney]

Despite the high level of competition in this year’s race, this is definitely the worst mountain top finish.
With a false flat top, it screams small bunch of GC riders, sprint.
Or just maybe another breakaway win…

Yeah, utterly predictable. 😉😂

 

[mididoctors]

Yeah, utterly predictable. 😉😂

I can't see riders up for towing ayuso or vine so I suspect the gap may not be big enough for a breakaway to.stay away

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I can't see riders up for towing ayuso or vine so I suspect the gap may not be big enough for a breakaway to.stay away

I'm fairly sure Bahrain will be motivated to keep Træn in red for the rest day media circus, while nobody who wants to be wearing it in Madrid will want to take it off him. And I doubt that anyone is going to go hard enough on the 7-8% start of the climb to do all that much damage, so we should probably see another climbers lead out sprint.*



*Prepares himself mentally for the inevitable 60km solo win by a respectable GC rider

 

[No Ta Doctor]

It's going to be a tough day for Mikkel Berg if he doesn't catch this bike thief...

 

[Adam4868]

I'm fairly sure Bahrain will be motivated to keep Træn in red for the rest day media circus, while nobody who wants to be wearing it in Madrid will want to take it off him. And I doubt that anyone is going to go hard enough on the 7-8% start of the climb to do all that much damage, so we should probably see another climbers lead out sprint.*



*Prepares himself mentally for the inevitable 60km solo win by a respectable GC rider

Good chance of Bahain keeping the jersey until Angliru ?

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Good chance of Bahain keeping the jersey until Angliru ?

Well a lot of it looks a bit hockey-stick until then, with not particularly inspiring or hard climbs, and he's got two and half minutes to play with to Vingegaard so I'd say that was entirely possible - but they'll need to pay a lot of attention to the break and I'm not sure they've got the team to control if it gets manic.

 

[mididoctors]

They're on

 

[mididoctors]

Ayuso and vine abscent from the break