Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua (156.2 km) | Tracking & Results
2023 La Vuelta ciclista a España - Stage 14
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Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua (156.2 km) | Tracking & Results
9 Comments
julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Extraordinary. What the hell happened yesterday that he could come back from like that?
xohshoo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Bad legs, then when he saw he would drop out of contention intentionally lost more time and ride easy to be allowed up the road for stages
julietOscarEcho@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
"His tank was empty". This is understandable, I've seen tonnes of leaders blow up towards the end of a grand tour. But none of them immediately bounced back to dominating the very next day.
This wasn't him missing the last few % or whatever, he got dropped from a 50+ peloton on the first climb, he had nothing yesterday. Can you remember any comeback ride remotely comparable?
writerlygal@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
It will be interesting to see what JV will do. They can’t expect Kuss to play the supporting role while he’s that much ahead, no?
I think that Evenepoel will go for a breakaway if he has the legs today. He’s so much behind now…
Beforehand, I picked today for Wout Poels in the vuelta game I do, no real reason other than he likes tough stages and I want a Dutch win.
gxabbo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
I agree that Remco will go stage hunting eventually. But today? I'd assume whatever hampered him yesterday will do so today, as well. Maybe take it slow for a day, recover, lose a bit more time to have a solid breakaway ticket in stages to come?
mark@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
I think he's lost enough time already to not be marked, but surely he won't have the legs to win even if he got into the break.
POST RACE EDIT: Well this was a bad call!
writerlygal@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Not surprised by it. He’s in the depiction of the phrase: let’s try again tomorrow. Such mental strength for one so young!
writerlygal@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
Well… 😀
gxabbo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Yeah, I was a teensy bit wrong there 😂