La Vuelta Stage 16: Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares(189.4km)

mewso · 06-09-2022 1:55pm #1

Flat stage with a punchy finish means Mads is favourite again but he has the points jersey in the bag so lets have a different winner please. As to the break (glances at PCS) it's fairly certain with just two lone riders out there that they won't be getting to the end so expect a sprint at the end. Might be some attacks on that short climb at the end. Could be an opportunity for Fred Wright.

neris · 06-09-2022 2:03pm

Can see this been another dull stage watching the scorched earth go by. Peleton seem very relaxed and stretched out with along way to go. Im starting to think this hasnt been the best Vuelta in a good while

retalivity · 06-09-2022 2:11pm

At least Luis Angel Mate is up the road today

https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta-a-espana/luis-angel-mate-promises-to-plant-a-tree-for-every-breakaway-kilometer-during-vuelta-a-espana/

06-09-2022 3:11pm

Chavez was a DNS, didn't hear why. He's not been great this time out.

retalivity · 06-09-2022 4:45pm

Jesus ROg, and Evanepoel with a mechanical!

06-09-2022 4:45pm

3km rule to the rescue I think???

neris · 06-09-2022 4:46pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580324#Comment_119580324

not a crash though

neris · 06-09-2022 4:48pm

Roglic crashed just short of the line

retalivity · 06-09-2022 4:48pm

FFS ROglic!!

06-09-2022 4:49pm

Wow nothing happening all day and then that!!!!!!

Paddigol · 06-09-2022 4:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580336#Comment_119580336

Have we reached Peak Roglic?

neris · 06-09-2022 4:50pm

Thats a lot of claret

CantGetNoSleep · 06-09-2022 4:51pm

What a finish. Turned on with 5km to go.

Mefistofelino · 06-09-2022 4:56pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580327#Comment_119580327

Doesn't have to be (or at least it didn't have to be) - mechanicals were covered. I don't believe it's changed

06-09-2022 4:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580380#Comment_119580380

Yeah I remember Hugh Carthy I think it was last year riding up to the commissars car and point at his rear wheel/mech during the finale.

06-09-2022 5:00pm

Fred Wright is a great man in the interviews.

neris · 06-09-2022 5:08pm

Rog leading, Mas in 2nd & Remco down to 3rd. Hope Rog can keep going on be shite to see Mas take the lead because of injury

retalivity · 06-09-2022 5:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580451#Comment_119580451

I think Eurosport have got that wrong... they have conspiracies galore about Remco as well!

mewso · 06-09-2022 5:11pm

I suspect that will be corrected or Quickstep go ballistic. Remoc was cruising to the finish as if he had been told it was fine.

06-09-2022 5:11pm

What do we think, had Remco really got a puncture? Lads weren't convinced in the studio.

mewso · 06-09-2022 5:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580459#Comment_119580459

I find it hard to believe to be honest. Not sure what there is to gain there other than not having to put in the effort.

CantGetNoSleep · 06-09-2022 5:12pm

Nothing broken for Roglic according to Eurosport which is good for the race - he looked quite shook up after that.

Remco seemed very certain of the 3km rule applying & clearly rode very calmly to the finish

retalivity · 06-09-2022 5:12pm

Vuelta site have Evanepoel back in red now on their rankings.

mewso · 06-09-2022 5:16pm

After all that I didn't get to express my annoyance that Danny van Poppel or Fred Wright didn't get the win. Enough Mads.

G1032 · 06-09-2022 5:29pm

Delete.....

(Was a question re 3km rule)

eagle eye · 06-09-2022 5:34pm

Just got to watch it now on gcn. Looks like Primoz made the error that caused it. Very unfortunate, the man is just cursed.

Just looking at the results, Primoz given the same time as the first four and Remco given the same time as the next 27 which was 8 seconds back.

The group after the first 30 or so was a fair bit back again.

G1032 · 06-09-2022 5:43pm

Just after watching again and I'm calling shenanigans here. This is all a bit fishy from Remco. Doesn't look like he has a flat. Any possibility he was in mucho trouble and faked the puncture??? Difficult to tell from the screenshots but looking back at the video it doesn't look like he punctured. Actually if you zoom in it's pretty clear he has no puncture

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neris · 06-09-2022 5:58pm

Dan Lloyd was asking on Eurosport why he was able to pedal and keep going but then was standing on the road holding the bike. Dodgyness

G1032 · 06-09-2022 6:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119580716#Comment_119580716

Pure dodge. Had no puncture. Was able to pedal so no mechanical.

06-09-2022 6:40pm

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Daroxtar · 06-09-2022 6:58pm

Well that was some fkn drama!! Rog is cursed. That "Mechanical" definitely looks a bit iffy. Adam Blythe was thoroughly unconvinced, can't wait to see what Pat Lefevre has to say after a few vinos. If the original result had stood it would be absolutely fantastic chaos over the next few days.

La Vuelta Stage 16: Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Tomares(189.4km)

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