La Vuelta 2026 ***Spoilers***

[No Ta Doctor]

Perhaps both

Think it was six of one and half a dozen of the other. Wout had no leadout when they got there and was maybe a bit boxed in. But Brennan didn't manage to hold on to the Laporte's wheel the other day either, so their finishing hasn't been flawless with either rider

 

[mididoctors]

Stage 11 Cartagena > Lorca 153.8 km

If it's a sprint that last corner looks jarring. Still 400ish m to go though

 

[M.R.M]

I literally caught the last 1.5kms. Seemed to me Visma backed the wrong horse. Is that the consensus, or was it simply not enough numbers to control the finish?

I agree. I think it's an issue of Brennan having already won 2 stages and WVA wanting to get his win too. If WVA already had a stage win, I think they'd have gone for Brennan.

 

[Archie from BR]

Stg 11 : is that corner at about 400 to go really necessary, couldn't they have designed something better.

 

[Pross]

Stg 11 : is that corner at about 400 to go really necessary, couldn't they have designed something better.

Looks like they could have just come in the opposite way. Need to look on Streetview though.

 

[wakemalcolm]

Ben turner climbs off

Some strange messaging in the team's scratch post. Says he chose not to continue.

Is it more post Tarling trauma, or 'I've seen the parcours for the next fortnight.... and I'm off to Quickstep next year anyhow'

 

[T4tomo]

I agree. I think it's an issue of Brennan having already won 2 stages and WVA wanting to get his win too. If WVA already had a stage win, I think they'd have gone for Brennan.

I think it was more the finish was more suited to Wout given it was a 5k uphill drag. in the end it was quite chaotic so chapeau to Tronchon, he came like a speeding bullet from nowhere!

 

[wakemalcolm]

I think it was more the finish was more suited to Wout given it was a 5k uphill drag. in the end it was quite chaotic so chapeau to Tronchon, he came like a speeding bullet from nowhere!

Yes, the front on camera made it look a lot closer than the overhead shot. At least the front on camera wasn't shooting directly into the sun this time.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

I think it was more the finish was more suited to Wout given it was a 5k uphill drag. in the end it was quite chaotic so chapeau to Tronchon, he came like a speeding bullet from nowhere!

It was an uphill drag until it wasn't - the last 300m or so were downhill and very fast!

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Mads P has gone home to rest and focus on World's prep. He's not been well and clearly hasn't had his usual form

 

[wakemalcolm]

Mads P has gone home to rest and focus on World's prep. He's not been well and clearly hasn't had his usual form

His interview yesterday where he said he hoped Wout wins the green jersey now makes a load more sense.

 

[No Ta Doctor]

His interview yesterday where he said he hoped Wout wins the green jersey now makes a load more sense.

Ah, well he wasn't targeting green anyway, just a stage win and trying to help Skjelmose in the GC. I think he's good mates with Wout - first to congratulate him at Roubaix, but also came and commiserated when he got pipped by Pippo Ganna in Dwars door Vlanderen (spent about a minute telling him how epic and fantastic he'd been!). They've got quite a lot in common, as classics riders that would have the whole thing sewn up in a world without Pog and MvdP. If Pog, Remco and MvdP are the Big Balls Club clique, I think Wout, Mads P and Vingegaard are the shadow version

 

[mididoctors]

Some strange messaging in the team's scratch post. Says he chose not to continue.

Is it more post Tarling trauma, or 'I've seen the parcours for the next fortnight.... and I'm off to Quickstep next year anyhow'

If your heads not right . Myriad reasons

 

[mididoctors]

 

[wakemalcolm]

This one will be on the Visma vista, so I guess it depends if they want it, and have the legs for it, or not.