La Vuelta 2020 : Stage 11: Villaviciosa > Alto de La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo - 170 km *Spoilers*

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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Nieve blows 2 Jumbos up
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,833
    You can't accuse Roglic of ever attacking too early...
  • Dorset_Boy
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    Gaudau takes it from Soler
  • pblakeney
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    pblakeney said:

    Was that Gaudu zipping up his jersey for the finish with 3kms to go? 🤣🤣🤣

    Yup! 😎
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    That was quite possibly the worst mountain stage of any GT I've watched. I blame tomorrow's stage, even the top riders are scared of it and desperate to avoid using unnecessary energy before it.
  • dabber
    dabber Posts: 1,982
    It might just be me but I can't get into this race. So far I've been bored stiff.
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  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    It's not getting an 8 so far.
  • notquite6foot
    notquite6foot Posts: 248
    edited October 2020
    Even taking the lethargic peloton pace* into account, the young Sunweb duo (Storer and Donovan) rode very well to get 3rd/4th. Thank goodness for race numbers, because I for one couldn't tell their faces apart during the race.

    [* Probably to be expected, given the first-week terrain and what's to come tomorrow]
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    What a waste of a stage.

    Might as well as just drove the buses straight to the start for tomorrow.

    At least everyone was attacking to gain time.

    Here’s an idea, 20km flat section, 10km steep climb. End of stage, job done. At least that way people would only waste an hour of their lives watching.
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  • mrb123
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    That was pretty dire. Even Rog couldn't summon the enthusiasm for his usual sprint finish.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Folks were warned that it would be like this.
    Everybody afraid to make an effort today, in case they blow up on the Angliru tomorrow.

    It will still have had an effect on some, which will cost them when those silly gradients bite.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    notquite6foot said:

    Even taking the lethargic peloton pace* into account, the young Sunweb duo (Storer and Donovan) rode very well to get 3rd/4th. Thank goodness for race numbers, because I for one couldn't tell their faces apart during the race.

    [* Probably to be expected, given the first-week terrain and what's to come tomorrow]


    They were closing quite quickly around 2k from the finish but either ran of legs or time. Very promising rides
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    The thing is even tomorrow there are four climbs before the last climb.

    Break will go, peloton will ride easy up to the last climb. Pace will start to increase on the last climb and we might have some attacks a few km’s from the finish.

    Skip the first 4 climbs, 30/40km ride straight to the final climb. Think I’ll tune in for the last 30 mins or so tomorrow.
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  • davidof
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    edited October 2020
    Dorset_Boy said:

    Gaudau takes it from Soler

    No waiting for Gaudu today
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  • andyp
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    What was the Movistar DS doing today? Was Soler going for the stage or to get back time on GC? Because he knackered himself out doing the latter, but then lost loads of time fannying around for the first. A decent DS would've told him to concentrate on one objective and ride accordingly.
  • pblakeney
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    davidof said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    Gaudau takes it from Soler

    No waiting for Gaudu today
    We've heard that one wayyyyyy too often already thanks.
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  • RichN95.
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    andyp said:

    What was the Movistar DS doing today? Was Soler going for the stage or to get back time on GC? Because he knackered himself out doing the latter, but then lost loads of time fannying around for the first. A decent DS would've told him to concentrate on one objective and ride accordingly.


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  • mididoctors
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    andyp said:

    That would've made sense.

    If there is one potential chink in Roglic's armour, it's his ability on steep, long climbs. He's fairly unproven, I think the only one of the super steep, super long climbs he's done is the Mortirolo and Nibali and Carapaz took substantial time out of him on that. It wasn't a summit finish either, so they held back for the ride up to Ponte di Legno.


    Did alright on the top of that new climb in the tour
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Was a tad tame by 2020 standards .
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  • mididoctors
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    Should have done the stages opposite way round
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  • Pross
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    pblakeney said:

    davidof said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    Gaudau takes it from Soler

    No waiting for Gaudu today
    We've heard that one wayyyyyy too often already thanks.
    Yeah, heard Carlton do it for the first time a few days ago. I think he did it off the cuff and even said "that's the first time I've used that but it won't be the last". He has certainly kept to his word
  • RichN95.
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    Pross said:

    pblakeney said:

    davidof said:

    Dorset_Boy said:

    Gaudau takes it from Soler

    No waiting for Gaudu today
    We've heard that one wayyyyyy too often already thanks.
    Yeah, heard Carlton do it for the first time a few days ago. I think he did it off the cuff and even said "that's the first time I've used that but it won't be the last". He has certainly kept to his word

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  • bm5
    bm5 Posts: 599
    edited November 2020
    I am sure that was disappointing if you weren’t engrossed in the scenery as I was. Strange route for stage 12.
    Agree may have been better if stages reversed as they were obviously too concerned about Angliru.
    Best commentary was from Dan - disappointed when KC came back from lunch

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