La Vuelta 2021 - Stage 17: Unquera > Lagos de Covadonga 185,8 km **Spoilers**

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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bernal dropped
    "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
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    Yep, he does not want to be leaving a gap this big... Going to be dropped.
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Roglic drops Bernal
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    Midi called it ;-). I guess with legs like Roglic's who care what your tactics are.
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  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bernal fighting hard ...
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Lopez thanks Bahrain for the 50km tow and departs in search of Bernal.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Followed (marked) by Kuss and Yates.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bernal going to get caught ?
    "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
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    mididoctors said:

    Bernal going to get caught ?

    Quite possibly.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Bernal is dying
    "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
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    mididoctors said:

    Bernal is dying

    Different mentality when you’ve won giro and Tour already.

    Sh!t or bust
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  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Roglic takes the win as Bernal is caught.
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    Sep Kuss cuts up Yates in the run to the line.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Brave ride by bernal and roglic
    "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
    Good win by roglic
    "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
    Boring.
  • poweredbyidris
    poweredbyidris Posts: 848
    The most predictable result, but a great race
  • No_Ta_Doctor
    No_Ta_Doctor Posts: 14,692
    Roglic is different gravy. That's this vuelta sewn up, barring accidents
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  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    Kuss would get relegated in a sprint stage for almost putting Yates into the barriers.

    Guaranteed to be another Jumbo lockdown day tomorrow, which is a bummer.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,444
    As above - good race, boring result, doesn't really help elevate this Vuelta
  • Dorset_Boy
    Dorset_Boy Posts: 7,610
    The race really needed Bernal to take the stage with the gap Roglic had.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,486
    Race over. Both GC and my PTP. Probably climbers jersey too.
    At least Bernal asked the question before failing.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    edited September 2021
    Haig already has Poels, Mader and Caruso towing up every mountain.
    The pair of Movistar sheep are happy to graze on Roglic's droppings.
    Bernal isn't capable to going again tomorrow.

    All of which means tomorrow is now a "Free Landa", or snooze day waiting for the final 500 metres.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • mididoctors
    mididoctors Posts: 18,912
    Kom break day
    "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
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Any chance Yates could try and go big tomorrow?
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,227
    It was a cracking day's racing - and not the day anyone expected. Roglic is proving he's up there on a different level, above all but the one gc rider missing from the race.
  • singleton
    singleton Posts: 2,523
    I'm guessing I don't get many PTP points for Storer coming in 64th?
    O well, tomorrow is another day....
  • blazing_saddles
    blazing_saddles Posts: 22,730
    mididoctors said:

    Kom break day

    Unfortunately I now tend to agree with you, which means I have more work to do on the stage thread.
    "Science is a tool for cheaters". An anonymous French PE teacher.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    So much for the Roglic 3rd week fade.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,660
    From the opening stage:
    RichN95. said:

    rick_chasey said:

    So someone should pin this to see if the prologue form > good indicator for GC form checks out.

    In this instance Roglic by a long way.


    Roglic is always on fire in the first week. And then he declines as the race goes on. Keep in touch with him up to the third week and there's a big chance.

    There's no more TTing until the last stage. Stages 17 and 18 will test him. 18 looks like the graveyard of dreams
    One more day to go!
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