Vuelta 2021-stage 10: Roquetas de Mar > Rincón de la Victoria -189km *SPOILERS*

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Virtual jersey
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Attacks from the break ..over 12 mins to the peloton
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    edited August 2021

    Not seeing the stage start is annoying when there's a fight to get in the break, but let's face it, most Vuelta stages are 100km of dual carriageway followed by a bump or two of varying sizes

    Friday they managed to show it from the start, and that was worth it. It's not difficult to look at the profiles and say "that's an easy break day when it's Euskatel, Burgos and Caja Rural" or "that's one they're all going to fight to be in". Been 4 days so far when the profile looked likely.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Kicking off on the climb
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    The peloton 13 Mins behind
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Roglic attacks from peloton
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    Roglic has attacked.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Does he not realise he's almost 20 kms from the finish, not 300m?
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    All happening in GC group
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Movistar in pursuit . Haig following
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Coverage is all over the place
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,647
    Storer out front... wonder how long he'll stay at DSM
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    I think race radio is lacking
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Roglic is so boring :wink:
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Ineos caught out completely
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    This has confused Movistar, there's no Ineos rider in front for them to chase down and no Ineos rider with them to chase Roglic for them.
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,025
    Oops. Roglic down.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Roglic stacks it!
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    Pross said:

    Roglic is so boring :wink:

    Yup.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Jesus roglic crashes
    "If I was a 38 year old man, I definitely wouldn't be riding a bright yellow bike with Hello Kitty disc wheels, put it that way. What we're witnessing here is the world's most high profile mid-life crisis" Afx237vi Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:43 pm
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Doh!
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Rog down. Was overcooking a corner and wobbled. Up again
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Storer doubles up to take hissecond stage.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Going to be an Odd red jersey
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Another excellent ride by Storer
  • rozzer32
    rozzer32 Posts: 3,923
    If Roglic had a brain and used it sometimes he would actually win a lot more than he has.
    ***** Pro Tour Pundit Champion 2020, 2018, 2017 & 2011 *****
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    To sum up Ineos' race van Baarle leads out the sprint from the chasing group only for one or two to pass him.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,593
    Turns out descending a dead straight ski jump ramp doesn't make you a great descender on a bike. Who'd have thought? Some pretty poor lines being chosen by Roglic in the group. Still taking over 30" more from Bernal though.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Decent day's work for Rog, apart from the dodgy descending.
    Palms off the red jersey for a few days and puts another half a minute into Bernal and Yates.
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