La Vuelta 2026 ***Spoilers***

[M.R.M]

Sounds about right to me.

Okay, let's see at the end of the Vuelta where WVA places on GC. We should probably bet on it.

I don't think visma having the lead would make any difference to UAE's tactics tomorrow. They'll control when they want to.

True, but they would not need to. The other team would do it for them "to honor the jersey".

 

[Milzy]

Sod Dave & his conspiracy theories. Carapaz needs to pull out some time, he’s the only one who has a slight chance to take on planet Pog.

 

[Aravis]

I agree mostly. I don't mind him going for wins. Today his likelihood of winning was incredibly low. Giving away the jersey for a few days or even 1 day is just good GC tactics. It makes Visma work and saves his teammates' legs.

As some have already hinted, wearing the leader's jersey from start to finish in a GT is a very rare achievement. Gianni Bugno in the 1990 Giro might be the last, I'm not certain. With the Andorra stage tomorrow Poggy will never have a better chance than this.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

So, who is finishing second tomorrow?

 

[Pblakeney]

Okay, let's see at the end of the Vuelta where WVA places on GC. We should probably bet on it.

True, but they would not need to. The other team would do it for them "to honor the jersey".

I’m quite happy to bet on WvA finishing 2nd or lower.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

You really have a massive Pogi chip on your shoulder.
Most would say it was pretty cool by Pogi.
Like the classy comments and actions from Pogi to Josh T, giving him a red jersey this morning and his comments behind the podium yesterday

Sorry, I forgot. Exactly when is the Pope confirming his sainthood?

Anyway, Pog chased Wout down then didn't work with him to finish the stage off, one-two for either of them. If Wout had won the stage and Pog finished second he'd still have been in red. He finished third in the end, so probably lost a place doing it. If he didn't think Wout might stay away he wouldn't have chased him down. So does he think by acting the anchor he can beat all the quick men that are coming back to them? Seems less likely than winning the two-up. Which leaves me thinking that it probably was at least a bit about Van Aert.

But you're right, I don't like him. I don't like his sponsors, and regard that as a moral failing from him, and I think his niceness is slightly too performative. I've seen plenty of "most popular kid in the school" types and they all have a touch of the manipulative about them.