Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2021 (La Vuelta Ciclista a España)

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Men's Road Cycling UCI World Tour 2021 (La Vuelta Ciclista a España)

 

Various Cities (ESP) - 14 August 2021 - 5 September 2021

 

 

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[Grassmarket 4,128]

Ineos team named.  Adam Yates will be the leader.  Tom Pidcock will be snubbing the European Mountain Bike Champs , which will be left for the usual tiny group of cultists.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/58150688

[heywoodu 16,182]

Judging by the starters named so far, one would imagine Roglic being the main favourite for the win, with a big host of possible challengers at least for the podium positions (if not more):

 

- INEOS duo Bernal/Carapaz, if they fail there could be a Yates if he's found some better form and if that doesn't work out neither there's still Sivakov

- Carthy (and in his shadow, Uran) for EF Education

- Landa, and considering Bahrain's insane year so far I wouldn't even count out Padun and definitely not Haig

- MAL and Mas for Movistar, and Valverde somehow? Who knows, it's Movistar

- Vlasov for Astana, Ciccone with Trek, who knows even DSM with Bardet

- Kuss if it doesn't work out for Roglic

 

It could be a very interesting Vuelta  

[Federer91 3,089]

Time for Picon Blanco and the first top-notch battle! 

[heywoodu 16,182]

And then it's Rein Taaramae of all people taking the spoils

 

Today it's a sprint, which according to the official profile will be a final uphil kilometer, but in reality will be maybe 300m of a slight upwards trajectory but nothing too special, and so fine for normal sprinters.

[Agger 1,721]

Way to go Cort after a way too long break from Danish World Tour wins!

[heywoodu 16,182]

2 hours ago, Agger said:

Way to go Cort after a way too long break from Danish World Tour wins!

And this was a really cool one! I honestly did not expect him to win when the main pack was only half a minute behind at the bottom  

[Federer91 3,089]

I see that Movistar are going with the great old tactic of having 5 leaders again . Valverde said pre-race, that at his age, he is there for support only. Sure you are Alejandro, sure  

[Grassmarket 4,128]

1 hour ago, Federer91 said:

I see that Movistar are going with the great old tactic of having 5 leaders again . Valverde said pre-race, that at his age, he is there for support only. Sure you are Alejandro, sure  

And as ever the  will be expected to do all the work up till stage 18, and will get abandoned for the best  rider on stages 19 & 20.

[heywoodu 16,182]

Damn, nasty nasty fall from Valverde in one of the descents. Seems to be very lucky he stopped sliding in time, otherwise he could have taken a deep tumble downwards, while now he was at least able to climb up (with the help of Rojas) after catching his breath a bit.

 

That right shoulder is gonna be the main issue, seems like a collarbone injury.