2023 la vuelta: straight-no chaser *spoilers because you're too lazy to avoid them*
yeah...2023 la vuelta is now in session. fantasy nonsense can stick/adhere to it's own disturbing thread (worse than a train wreck) and keep their tawdry biz outta here.
bring the love. chance the returning champeen is wearing the red jersey in madrid? putting it at 22-25%. some most excellent rosters and riders. should be an absolute hoot. end of the second week/beginning of the third week will be the undoing of many. |
going with jay vine or kämna to win the angliru stage...let's go with jay vine.
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These predictions are pure fantasy. There's another thread for that. :rolleyes:
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Who's going into red on the first stage? Some lucky domestique? Tratnik maybe? He missed out on my VG team.
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Remco, upon hearing that Vingegaard was going to ride the Vuelta...
"Damnit" ...and Sepp Kuss, too.... "****!!!" Sam Gaze finished 2nd to Tom Pidcock in the XCO MTB World Championships - and won the XCC race. Gaze will be riding the Vuelta for the Alpacin team. He's a powerful dude with great form right now. I would love to see him steal a stage win. |
yay! finally la vuelta time! crazy, weird mix of riders as expected. teams jv and uae coming hard. was hoping to see tgh and sivakov in the proceedings but team xfers are what they are. hopefully next edition.
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I am enjoying (too much, perhaps) the irony that TJV's inclusion of JV was actually a liability in the TTT.
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Oh Roman Bardet hello!
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liking this finish. going with remco for all the stage two tapas.
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Originally Posted by diphthong
(Post 22996753)
liking this finish. going with remco for all the stage two tapas.
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Originally Posted by GrainBrain
(Post 22996882)
Oof I dunno, is there anything more brutal in cycling then wet Spanish roads? 30k to go and I've already watched a camera moto almost lose it, molano then rogla fall, then piccolo go down ... before the final circuit :twitchy:
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I'm a bit surprised that Roglic only got 4th. That final sprint out of a group is generally the thing he excels at.
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Originally Posted by OBoile
(Post 22998126)
I'm a bit surprised that Roglic only got 4th. That final sprint out of a group is generally the thing he excels at.
I predict a similar scenario to the Tour where the punchier rider (Tadej/Remco) will be attempting to squeeze out every advantage he can on stages like this, knowing that the big mountains are going to favor Jonas. |
Originally Posted by Eric F
(Post 22998143)
IMO, he got caught too far back when things ramped up. That said, I expected more from him in that situation. The strength of Jonas' response was impressive.
I predict a similar scenario to the Tour where the punchier rider (Tadej/Remco) will be attempting to squeeze out every advantage he can on stages like this, knowing that the big mountains are going to favor Jonas. LR podcast (just listened to) said the same thing but that they were still surprised that he didn't get past JA for 3rd. |
Originally Posted by OBoile
(Post 22998172)
In that case, a bad tactical move considering what was coming. This is his best chance to steal time and/or deny the bonus seconds to other GC guys.
LR podcast (just listened to) said the same thing but that they were still surprised that he didn't get past JA for 3rd. |
Roglic crashed on Stage 2, so he could still be feeling the effects. Or he could be coming in undercooked like he seemingly did the Giro this year, with a plan to come good in the third week.
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Looking at the results again, even more surprising is Thomas losing > half a minute. Any idea what happened there? It wasn't like it was a particularly select group at the top.
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Originally Posted by diphthong
(Post 22996753)
liking this finish. going with remco for all the stage two tapas.
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**horrible prediction-stage four** looking for the kron dubble-dip.
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Originally Posted by diphthong
(Post 22998613)
**horrible prediction-stage four** looking for the kron dubble-dip.
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liking the stage 5 profile. twere cavagna here, i’d horrible predict him ftw. unsure if ganna will get the green light this early on but gonna go ganna for stage 5 anyway. that’s why they’re horrible predictions™️.
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Originally Posted by diphthong
(Post 22999567)
liking the stage 5 profile. twere cavagna here, i’d horrible predict him ftw. unsure if ganna will get the green light this early on but gonna go ganna for stage 5 anyway. that’s why they’re horrible predictions™️.
I might get lucky. It's been a while (2009) since I predicted Heinrich Haussler would win that stage in Le Tour. :innocent: |
Originally Posted by USAZorro
(Post 22999755)
I've got two names: Daniel Navarro Garcia, Rui Costa.
I might get lucky. It's been a while (2009) since I predicted Heinrich Haussler would win that stage in Le Tour. :innocent: predictions are going on your permanent record. oh. maybe they are. |
I'll throw a dart. Stage 6: Storer from the break.
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Originally Posted by USAZorro
(Post 22999019)
I hear you. As I watch, I am struck by how visceral my dislike for Alpecin Deceunick (sp?) is. It all started six or so weeks back with Phillipsen. I have massive respect for MVDP, but their team vibe strikes me as "classic frat boy", which has always left me cold. This feeling clouds judgment a bit (see my fantasy team), as Groves likely is the lone sprinter in the field who could legitimately make a contest out of a sprint finish with the current best of the pro peloton.
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