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Is (and if so when) is the Vuelta 2023 going live as a competition?

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[11waterloo]

I wasn’t much better. Shows

I wasn’t much better. Shows the lottery of sprinting – quite a few had their progress halted . Theuns definitely got slowed down & Groves somehow jumped off his bike and stayed on his feet! 

[MinardiM189]

Stage 19 sums up my Vuelta.

Stage 19 sums up my Vuelta.

I brought in 4 sprinters and the best result was 17th !!

[11waterloo]

Exactly! I always check what

Exactly! I always check what a few others have done once window shuts then become paranoid if I haven’t done the same! 

[Daniel Norton]

When you immediately doubt

When you immediately doubt your picks after confirming transfers.

[11waterloo]

Same with me, just sat on my

Same with me, just sat on my existing team and went out to stop myself tinkering! First time that I haven’t been punished by not having Evenepoel. He did say he was going to lose time today so I was glad he was true to his word. Was panicking he would get an extra 10 for coming last! 

[11waterloo]

That is an impressive result!

That is an impressive result! 

[Daniel Norton]

WTF were UAE and Movistar

WTF were UAE and Movistar playing at today.  Real anticlimax.  Ayuso publicly says he needs to take risks to get on the podium, and then lets Vingegaard ride away.  Doh!

In terms of the race, really disappointing to watch the difference between how real winners ride and watching most of the GC riders today. 

[Daniel Norton]

Get Bernal in your teams for

Get Bernal in your teams for the next two days, now you said that.

I had Storer and Poels already in my team and decided not to change.  Had a feeling it would be hard for a break to get enough lead on a stage that short.  I did consider changing to mostly GC riders but went half way and kept my breakaway riders.

ETA: Bernal will be in the break Thursday IMO.

[chrisdstripes]

Good point re Ineos, seems

Good point re Ineos, seems like Ganna trying to mob the sprinters on Friday is their best chance of another win now. I’m not sure how much stock they were holding in Arensmen for GC, but they haven’t responded well since his crash…

[MinardiM189]

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

I guess you had Poels and Storer then.

It was another disasterous stage for me. I hate INEOS !!!!

[MinardiM189]

Ineos have more problems than

Ineos have more problems than I thought.

They wasted so much energy today for absolutely nothing. They will probaby miss the break again tomorrow, on a stage which suits more of their riders.

I guess that is what you get with Cummings as DS.

Was that planned by Jumbo? It was a little similar to the stage in Itzulia that Vingegaard won.

[chrisdstripes]

I had 8 of the top 10 today

I had 8 of the top 10 today so might be close to a win, on a roll after picking Yates for Montreal 🙂 Didn’t see the stage but would’ve been cheering for Ineos chasing that down for me…

[11waterloo]

I feel your pain, I was

I feel your pain, I was annoyed & I only had two in that break.

[MinardiM189]

It was me having the tantrum

It was me having the tantrum today.

I had 3 riders in the initial break of 10, and then Ineos decided to chase it down to try and get Bernal in the break.

 

[11waterloo]

Yes it is but getting any

Yes it is but getting any information on the stages is very difficult. Many of the riders seem to be reluctant to be there and it’s hard to know who will actually be trying! Not the best race to decide the competition on but it is a WT race.

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